The 2009–10 Swiss Cup was the 85th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It began on 17 September with the first game of Round 1 and ended on 9 May 2010 with the Final held at St. Jakob-Park, Basel. The competition was won by FC Basel, who defeated second-level side Lausanne-Sport, 6–0. Since Basel also won the 2009–10 Swiss Super League, Lausanne qualified for the second qualification round of the UEFA Europa League.
Participating clubs All ten Super League teams and fifteen Challenge League clubs (FC Vaduz are from Liechtenstein and thus play in the 2009–10 Liechtenstein Cup) 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. 2009–10 Super League10 teams 2009–10 Challenge League15 teams 2009–10 1. Liga13 teams Amateur teams26 teams FC Aarau FC Basel AC Bellinzona Grasshoppers Zürich FC Luzern Neuchâtel Xamax FC St. Gallen FC Sionth BSC Young Boys FC ZürichFC Biel-Bienne FC Concordia Basel FC Gossau SC Kriens FC La Chaux-de-Fonds FC Lausanne-Sport FC Le Mont, Lausanne FC Locarno AC Lugano FC Schaffhausen Servette FC Genève Stade Nyonnais FC Thun FC Wil FC Winterthur FC Wohlen Yverdon-Sport FCFC Baden SC Cham CS Chênois FC Chiasso FC Chur 97 FC Echallens Etoile-Carouge FC FC Laufen FC Münsingen FC Rapperswil-Jona FC Schötz FC Solothurn FC Tuggen Fourth level SC Buochs FC Colombier FC Härkingen FC Langenthal FC La Tour/Le Pâquier FC Le Locles Sport 1 FC Linth 04 Losone Sportiva FC Serrières NE FC Thalwil FC Töss Fifth level FC Amicitia Riehen FC Belp FC Echichens FC Farvagny/Ogoz 1 FC Frauenfeld US Giubiasco FC Montlingen FC Regensdorf 1 FC Wängi FC Zollikofen Sixth level FC Dottikon 1 FC La Combe FC Muotathal FC Vernier 1 FC Witikon 1
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.
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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.
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Round 3 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.
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Quarter-finals The winners of Round 3 played in this round.
Semi-finals The winners in the quarter-finals played in this round.
Final The final was played on 9 May 2010 between the two semi-final winners and took place at St. Jakob-Park in Basel.
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