Swiss League Cup

The Swiss League Cup was a football tournament which took place as a summer pre-season tournament in 1972 and 1973, and during the Swiss football season from 1974–75 to 1981–82. The tournament was a knockout competition contested by clubs from the top two levels of Swiss football, the Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B.

Swiss League Cup
Founded1972
Abolished1982
Region  Switzerland
Number of teams16 (1972–1973)
32 (1974–1982)
Last championsFC Aarau (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Servette FC (3 titles)

Finals

Single match finals

Edition Winner Score Runner-up Location Date
1972FC Basel4–1FC WinterthurLetzigrund, Zürich11 November 1972
1973Grasshopper Club Zürich2–2 aet (5–4 pens)FC WinterthurLetzigrund, Zürich10 October 1973
1974–75Grasshopper Club Zürich3–0FC ZürichLetzigrund, Zürich26 March 1975
1975–76BSC Young Boys4–2FC ZürichWankdorf Stadium, Bern23 May 1976
1976–77Servette FC2–0Neuchâtel XamaxPontaise, Lausanne3 May 1977
1977–78FC St. Gallen3–2Grasshopper Club ZürichStadion Schützenwiese, Winterthur15 August 1978
1978–79Servette FC2–2 aet (4–3 pens)FC BaselSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel5 March 1979
1979–80Servette FC3–0Grasshopper Club ZürichGurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne6 May 1980

Two-legged finals

Edition Home team Score Away team Location Date
1980–81 FC Lausanne-Sport 1–2 FC Zürich Pontaise, Lausanne26 May 1981
FC Zürich 0–0 FC Lausanne-Sport Letzigrund, Zürich8 September 1981
FC Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate
1981–82 FC St. Gallen 0–1 FC Aarau Espenmoos, St. Gallen18 May 1982
FC Aarau 0–0 FC St. Gallen Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau29 May 1982
FC Aarau won 1–0 on aggregate

Performance By Club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years Years runner-up
Servette FC 3 1977, 1979, 1980
Grasshopper Zürich 2 2 1973, 1975 1978, 1980
FC Zürich 1 2 1981 1975, 1976
FC Basel 1 1 1972 1979
FC St. Gallen 1 1 1978 1982
BSC Young Boys 1 1976
FC Aarau 1 1982
FC Winterthur 2 1972, 1973
Neuchâtel Xamax 1 1977
FC Lausanne-Sport 1 1981

References

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