2012–13 Swiss Cup

The 2012–13 Swiss Cup was the 88th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition commenced on 14 September 2012 with the first game of Round 1 and ended on 20 May 2013 with the Final. The winners of the competition, Grasshopper Club Zürich qualified for the play-off round[1] of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. They beat defending champions FC Basel in the final.

2012–13 Swiss Cup
Country  Switzerland
Teams64
ChampionsGrasshopper Club Zürich
Runners-upFC Basel
Top goal scorer(s)Frank Feltscher (8)

Participating clubs

All ten Super League and nine Challenge League teams (FC Vaduz are from Liechtenstein and thus play in the 2012–13 Liechtenstein Cup) entered this year's competition, as well as 45 teams from lower leagues. Teams from 1. Liga Promotion and below qualified through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues. Teams from regional leagues qualified by winning the last season's regional cups.

2012–13 Super League
10 teams		 2012–13 Challenge League
9 teams		 2012–13 1. Liga Promotion
6 teams		 2012–13 1. Liga
13 teams		 2012-13 2. Liga Interregional
10 teams		 2012-13 Regional leagues
16 teams

Sixth tier

  • FC Aarberg (BE)
  • FC Altstetten (ZH)
  • FC Amriswil (TG)
  • FC Arlesheim (BL)
  • FC Ems (GR)
  • FC Hochdorf (LU)
  • CS Italien (GE)
  • FC Olten (SO)
  • Pully Football (VD)
  • FC Richemond (FR)
  • FC Saxon-Sports (VS)
  • FC Schönbühl (BE)
  • AC Vallemaggia (TI)
  • Vedeggio Calcio‡ (TI)
  • FC Windisch (AG)

Seventh tier

  • FC DiessenhofenFP (TG)

Teams in bold are still active in the competition.

th Title holders.
FP Qualified for having the lowest fair play points inside its regional tier.
† Qualified as regional leagues cup winners before being promoted to 2. Liga Interregional.
‡ Qualified through 2. Liga Interregional qualifiers after being relegated to their regional league.

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.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
14 September 2012
FC Le Mont 1–4 FC Biel-Bienne
15 September 2012
FC Olten 0–4 FC Lugano
FC Altstetten 0–7 FC St. Gallen
FC Wettswil-Bonstetten 1–5 BSC Young Boys
FC Arlesheim 1–3 FC Chiasso
FC Köniz 3–1 FC Tuggen
FC Amriswil 1–6 FC Basel
FC Schönbühl 2–1 FC Aarberg
FC Eschenbach 0–1 FC Winterthur
FC Monthey 2–4 (a.e.t.) SC Brühl
FC Colombier 2–4 FC Hergiswil
SC Düdingen 3–4 FC Thun
FC Hochdorf 0–4 FC Lausanne-Sport
FC Thierrens 2–3 FC Locarno
FC Saxon-Sports 2–3 (a.e.t.) FC La Sarraz-Éclépens
SC Zofingen 1–3 (a.e.t.) FC Schötz
FC Langenthal 1–3 SC Kriens
FC Moutier 0–4 FC Grenchen
CS Italien 1–5 FC Schaffhausen
FC Ibach 1–2 (a.e.t.) FC Black Stars
AC Vallemaggia 3–1 (a.e.t.) SC Bümpliz 78
FC Diessenhofen 0–5 FC Baden
Étoile Carouge FC 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(p. 4–5)		 FC Wohlen
16 September 2012
SC Cham 2–1 Servette FC
SR Delémont 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(p. 6–5)		 FC Luzern
Vedeggio Calcio 0–5 Grasshoppers Zürich
FC Ems 0–5 AC Bellinzona
FC Echallens 0–6 FC Zürich
FC Windisch 0–7 FC Wil
FC Richemond 0–1 FC Sion
Pully Football 1–4 FC Aarau
FC Linth 04 2–3 SV Muttenz

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.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
10 November 2012
FC Schönbühl 0–4 SC Kriens
FC Black Stars 1–3 FC Zürich
AC Vallemaggia 0–6 Grasshoppers Zürich
FC Köniz 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(p. 4–2)		 FC Winterthur
FC Schötz 1–4 FC Wil
FC Baden 0–5 FC Schaffhausen
FC Lugano 0–2 FC Thun
11 November 2012
FC Grenchen 0–4 FC Wohlen
FC Hergiswil 0–3 FC Sion
FC Biel-Bienne 0–3 FC St. Gallen
SV Muttenz 1–5 BSC Young Boys
FC Chiasso 1–4 FC Basel
FC Aarau 2–0 AC Bellinzona
FC La Sarraz-Éclépens 0–3 SC Brühl
SC Cham 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(p. 4–5)		 FC Locarno
SR Delémont 0–4 FC Lausanne-Sport

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.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
8 December 2012
SC Brühl 1–3 FC Lausanne-Sport
FC Schaffhausen 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(p. 2–3)		 Grasshoppers Zürich
9 December 2012
FC Köniz 1–5 FC Zürich
FC Wil 4–3 BSC Young Boys
FC Locarno 2–3 (a.e.t.) FC Basel
3 February 2013
FC Wohlen 1–2 FC Thun
SC Kriens 0–4 FC Sion
FC Aarau 2–0 (a.e.t.) FC St. Gallen

Quarter-finals

The winners of Round 3 played in the Quarter-finals, there was no home advantage granted in the draw.

FC Wil2 – 4 (a.e.t.)FC Zürich
Muslin  29'
Audino  96'		 Gavranović  5'
Gajić  93'
Drmić  114'
Schönbächler  120'
Attendance: 2,950
Referee: Sascha Amhof
FC Thun1 – 2 (a.e.t.)FC Basel
Schneuwly  79' A. Frei  12', 115'
Attendance: 3,664
Referee: Alain Bieri
FC Aarau1 – 4Grasshoppers Zürich
Ioniţă  66' Report Feltscher  16', 74'
Zuber  89'
Ngamukol  90'
Attendance: 6,600
FC Lausanne-Sport0 – 2FC Sion
Vanczák  28'
N'Djeng  90+4' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,000

Semi-finals

The winners of the Quarter-finals stage advanced to play in the Semi-finals.

FC Zürich1 − 2 (a.e.t.)Grasshoppers Zürich
Benito  23' Feltscher  39'
Hajrović  94'
Letzigrund, Zürich
Attendance: 20,507
Referee: Alain Bieri
FC Sion0 − 1FC Basel
(FCB Report)
(in German)		 Stocker  73' (Pen)
Attendance: 13,800

Final

The winners of the Semi-finals stage played in the Final, which was held in the capital.

FC Basel1 – 1 (a.e.t.)Grasshoppers Zürich
Steinhöfer  71' Hajrović  75'
Penalties
Schär
F. Frei
Steinhöfer
Díaz
Bobadilla 		3 – 4 Salatić
Hajrović
Lang
Feltscher
Vilotić
Attendance: 27,290

References
  1. 2013/14 Access list Bert Kassies' Site
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