2008–09_Swiss_Cup
2008–09 Swiss Cup
Football tournament season
The 2008–09 Swiss Cup was the 84th season of Switzerland's annual cup competition. It began on 20 September with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 20 May 2009 with the Final held at Stade de Suisse, Bern. The winners earned a place in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League. FC Basel were the defending champions.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FC Sion |
| Runner-up | BSC Young Boys |
Nine Super League teams (FC Vaduz are from Liechtenstein and thus play in the 2008–09 Liechtenstein Cup) and all sixteen Challenge League clubs entered this year's competition, as well as thirteen teams from 1. Liga and 26 teams from lower leagues (their level within the Swiss league pyramid is given in parentheses below). Teams from 1. Liga and below had to qualify through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues.
| 2008–09 Super League 9 teams |
2008–09 Challenge League 16 teams |
2008–09 1. Liga 13 teams |
Amateur teams 26 teams |
|
Fourth level
Fifth level
Sixth level
|
Teams from Super League and Challenge League were seeded in this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2008 | ||
| FC Grand-Lancy | 0–3 | FC Lausanne-Sport |
| FC Sursee | 0–2 | FC Wohlen |
| Racing Club Genève | 1–2 | FC Echallens |
| FC Windisch | 1–5 | FC Thun |
| 20 September 2008 | ||
| Le Locle Sports | 0–7 | Yverdon-Sport FC |
| SC Binningen | 2–6 | FC Aarau |
| FC Oerlikon/Polizei | 1–5 | AC Bellinzona |
| FC Allmendingen | 0–2 | SC Zofingen |
| FC Wacker Grenchen | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | FC Alle |
| FC Amriswil | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (p. 2–4) |
FC Schaffhausen |
| FC Seefeld | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (p. 3–2) |
FC Winterthur |
| FC Thalwil | 1–3 | FC Gossau |
| FC Bavois | 3–1 | FC Baulmes |
| CS Chênois | 1–3 | ES FC Malley |
| FC Bazenheid | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | FC St. Gallen |
| FC Kreuzlingen | 1–3 | FC Locarno |
| SC Brühl | 0–5 | Grasshopper Club Zürich |
| FC Le Mont | 2–0 | Stade Nyonnais |
| FC Liestal | 0–3 | FC Concordia Basel |
| FC Schötz | 0–1 | FC Basel |
| FC Bassersdorf | 0–2 | SV Höngg |
| FC Tavannes/Tramelan | 0–2 | FC Bulle |
| FC Saxon-Sports | 0–2 | Neuchâtel Xamax |
| Etoile-Carouge FC | 0–5 | FC Sion |
| FC Grenchen | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | FC Biel-Bienne |
| 21 September 2008 | ||
| FC Widnau | 0–6 | FC Zürich |
| FC Ibach | 0–6 | BSC Young Boys Bern |
| FC La Sarraz-Ecléplens | 1–6 | Servette FC Genève |
| FC Plaffeien | 0–3 | FC Luzern |
| GC Biaschesi | 0–1 | FC Wil 1900 |
| FC Plan-les-Ouates | 0–3 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| AC Vallemaggia | 0–5 | AC Lugano |
- ^1 The match between Wacker Grenchen and FC Alle was abandoned after 119 minutes because of violent altercations among players, coaches and spectators.[1] Both teams had originally been expelled from the competition. However, upon a successful appeal, FC Alle were awarded the victory and gained permission to compete in the second round.[2]
The winners of Round 1 played in this round. Teams from Super League were seeded. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 October 2008 | ||
| FC Bulle | 1–4 | FC Basel |
| 18 October 2008 | ||
| SV Höngg | 0–3 | FC Wil |
| FC Seefeld | 1–3 | FC Gossau |
| FC Zofingen | 2–3 | AC Bellinzona |
| FC Wohlen | 2–3 | Grasshoppers Zürich |
| FC Concordia Basel | 3–1 | Servette FC Genève |
| FC Lausanne-Sport | 1–2 | Neuchâtel Xamax |
| Yverdon Sports | 1–2 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| FC St. Gallen | 2–0 | FC Aarau |
| ES FC Malley | 3–2 | FC Echallens |
| 19 October 2008 | ||
| FC Grenchen | 0–3 | FC Luzern |
| FC Schaffhausen | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Zürich |
| FC Bavois | 0–1 | FC Thun |
| FC Le Mont | 2–5 | FC Sion |
| FC Locarno | 3–1 | AC Lugano |
| 29 October 2008 | ||
| FC Alle | 0–5 | BSC Young Boys |
The winners of Round 2 played in this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Some games were postponed due to snow, and subsequently played elsewhere.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 November 2008 | ||
| FC Concordia Basel | 4–0 | Neuchâtel Xamax |
| FC Thun | 0–4 | FC Basel |
| FC St. Gallen | 2–0 | FC Locarno |
| 23 November 2008 | ||
| Grasshoppers Zürich | 2–1 | AC Bellinzona |
| ES FC Malley | 0–1 | FC Sion |
| FC Wil | 0–1 | FC Zürich |
| 10 December 2008 | ||
| FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0–4 | FC Luzern |
| FC Gossau | 0–1 | BSC Young Boys |
- ^1 The match was played at Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel.
- ^2 The match was played at Stade de Suisse, Bern.
The winners of Round 3 played in this round.
| BSC Young Boys | 3 – 0 | Grasshoppers Zürich |
|---|---|---|
Ghezal  56'Hochstrasser 67'Seydou 70' |
| FC St. Gallen | 1 – 2 | FC Sion |
|---|---|---|
| Sarni 12' (o.g.) |
Monterrubio 53' Dominguez 66' |
| FC Concordia Basel | 0 – 2 | FC Luzern |
|---|---|---|
| Schwegler 65' João Paiva 88' |
The winners of the quarter-finals played in this round. As in the previous round, matches were openly drawn, meaning that the team drawn first in a match earned the home game.
| FC Luzern | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | FC Sion |
|---|---|---|
| Lustenberger 90+5' |
Monterrubio 85' |
|
| Penalties | ||
Gajić  Paiva  Pacar Renggli |
2 – 4 | Obradović Fermino Afonso Paíto |
| BSC Young Boys | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | FC Basel |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Yapi Yapo Hochstrasser Bastians Schneuwly |
3 – 2 | Huggel Ergić Abraham Chipperfield Gjasula |
- Official site (in German)
- "Spielabbruch nach Massenschlägerei in Grenchen" (in German). Basler Zeitung. 2008-09-21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- "Alle trifft im Cup auf YB" (in German). Schweizer Fussball-Verband. 2008-10-14. Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2008-10-14.