2010–11 Swiss Cup

The 2010–11 Swiss Cup was the 86th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It began on 18 September 2010 with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 29 May 2011 with the Final. The winners, FC Sion, claimed their 12th cup overall and will qualify for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.

2010–11 Swiss Cup
Country  Switzerland
Teams64
ChampionsFC Sion
Runners-upNeuchâtel Xamax
Top goal scorer(s)Dragan Mrđa,
Steven Zuber (6)

Participating clubs

All ten Super League teams and fifteen Challenge League clubs (FC Vaduz are from Liechtenstein and thus play in the 2010–11 Liechtenstein Cup) entered this year's competition, as well as 13 teams from 1. Liga and 26 teams from lower leagues. Teams from 1. Liga and below had to qualify through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues.

2010–11 Super League
10 teams		 2010–11 Challenge League
15 teams		 2010–11 1. Liga
13 teams		 Amateur teams
26 teams

Fourth level

Fifth level

  • FC Béroche-Gorgier
  • SC Binningen
  • FC Champvent
  • FC Collex-Bossy
  • US Collombey-Muraz
  • FC Entfelden
  • FC Flawil
  • FC Subingen

Sixth level

  • Racing Club Zürich
  • FC Uznach

Teams in bold are still active in the competition.

Round 1

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.

The games were played on 18, 19 and 22 September 2010.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
18 September 2010
CS Chênois 1–3 FC Chiasso
Racing Club Zürich 1–7 Yverdon-Sport FC
Black Stars Basel 5–0 SC Brühl
FC Seefeld Zürich 1–3 AC Bellinzona
FC Wettswil-Bonstetten 0–2 Servette FC
SC Binningen 0–2 FC Baulmes
FC Spiez 0–7 BSC Young Boys
FC Uznach 1–3 Neuchâtel Xamax
FC Bavois 1–3 FC Aarau
SC Buochs 2–1 (aet) SR Delémont
FC Collex-Bossy 5–1 FC Champvent
FC Flawil 1–5 (aet) FC St. Gallen
ES FC Malley 3–2 (aet) Grand-Lancy FC
FC Schötz 0–6 FC Zürich
US Collombey-Muraz 4–0 FC Courtételle
FC Eschenbach 1–3 (aet) FC Wohlen
FC Liestal 2–5 FC Schaffhausen
Losone Sportiva 0–3 FC Biel-Bienne
FC Meyrin 1–3 FC Locarno
FC Montreux-Sports 1–2 FC Grenchen
FC Subingen 0–1 FC Gumefens/Sorens
AC Taverne 0–4 FC Sion
FC Le Mont 1–5 SC Kriens
19 September 2010
FC Ibach 0–2 AC Lugano
FC Béroche-Gorgier 0–9 Grasshoppers Zürich
SC Cham 0–4 FC Thun
FC Entfelden 0–3 FC Luzern
FC Freienbach 2–3 (aet) FC Winterthur
FC Tuggen 2–1 FC Wil
FC Mendrisio-Stabio 0–5 FC Basel
FC Perly-Certoux 0–1 Stade Nyonnais
22 September 2010
FC Langenthal 2–5 FC Lausanne-Sport

Round 2

The winners of Round 1 played in this round. Teams from Super League were seeded, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable.

The games were played on 15, 16 and 17 October 2010.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
15 October 2010
Yverdon-Sport FC 0–2 FC Basel
16 October 2010
Black Stars Basel 0–3 AC Lugano
SC Buochs 0–3 FC Thun
FC Tuggen 4–0 FC Grenchen
US Collombey-Muraz 2–5 BSC Young Boys
FC Collex-Bossy 0–5 FC Sion
FC Wohlen 5–1 FC Winterthur
FC Lausanne-Sport 0–2 AC Bellinzona
FC Chiasso 0–0 (aet, p. 3–4) Neuchâtel Xamax
ES FC Malley 0–3 FC Biel-Bienne
17 October 2010
FC Baulmes 2–5 Servette FC
FC Gumefens/Sorens 0–12 Grasshoppers Zürich
FC Locarno 0–3 FC Zürich
Stade Nyonnais 1–2 FC Luzern
FC Schaffhausen 2–6 FC St. Gallen
FC Aarau 2–3 SC Kriens

Round 3

The winners of Round 2 played in this round, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable.

The games were played on 20–21 November 2010.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
20 November 2010
FC Tuggen 0–4 FC Zürich
Servette FC 1–1 (aet, p. 3–4) FC Basel
FC St. Gallen 0–1 FC Thun
21 November 2010
AC Lugano 2–3 (aet) FC Sion
FC Biel-Bienne 2–2 (aet, p. 5–3) FC Luzern
SC Kriens 1–2 BSC Young Boys
Neuchâtel Xamax 1–0 AC Bellinzona
FC Wohlen 1–2 Grasshoppers Zürich

Quarter-finals

The winners of Round 3 played in this round. The games were played on 2 and 3 March 2011.

Grasshoppers Zürich1 – 2[1]FC Sion
Abrashi  56' Mrdja  19'
Obradović  87'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Alain Bieri
FC Thun1 – 1 (aet)Neuchâtel Xamax
Klose  120' Tréand  106'
Penalties
Matić
Schneider
Taljevic 		0 – 3[1] Tréand
Gohou
Niasse
Attendance: 2,385
BSC Young Boys3 – 4 (aet)[1]FC Zürich
Farnerud  54'
Bienvenu  56'
Mayuka 82'		 Schönbächler  5'
Margairaz  41'  116'
Chermiti  49'
Attendance: 12,195
FC Biel-Bienne3 – 1[1]FC Basel
Egli  53'
Morello  80'
Etoundi 84'		 (Report) (in German) Kehrli  43' (o.g.)
Attendance: 6,500

Semi-finals

The winners of the quarter-finals played this round. The games were played on 25 and 28 April 2011.

FC Zürich1 – 1 (aet)Neuchâtel Xamax
Teixeira  26' Tréand  66'
Penalties
Chermiti
Nikci
Rodríguez
Béda
Alphonse
Aegerter
Djurić 		6 – 7[2] Tréand
Nuzzolo
Gohou
Niasse
Besle
Page
Binya
Attendance: 10,064
FC Sion2 – 1[2]FC Biel-Bienne
Sio  62'
Vanczák  85'		 Kehrli  43'
Attendance: 14,600

Final

The final was played on 29 May 2011 between the two semi-final winners and took place at St. Jakob-Park in Basel.

Neuchâtel Xamax0 – 2[3]FC Sion
Sio  2'
Vanczák  6'
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Jérôme Laperrière

References
  1. SFV (2011). "Schweizer Cup (1/4 - Final)". SFV. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  2. SFV (2011). "Schweizer Cup (1/2 - Final)". SFV. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  3. SFV (2011). "Schweizer Cup (Final)". SFV. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
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