The 2023–24 Swiss Cup, or Schweizer Pokal, was the 99th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It featured 64 teams from the first to the eight tier of the Swiss football league. The first round was played from 18 to 20 August 2023. The final took place on 2 June 2024.
Young Boys were the reigning Cup champion, but lost in the quarter-finals to FC Sion. As the winners, Servette qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League.
Participating teams 64 teams participate in the Swiss Cup. They come from across the three levels of the Swiss football pyramid: The 21 eligible members of the Swiss Football League are automatically entered Twelve from the Super League Nine teams from the Challenge League 17 teams can qualify from the First League (Promotion League and 1. Liga) Seven top ranked eligible teams of 2022-23 Swiss Promotion League (U21 squads of SFL teams are not eligible) Ten teams from the 1. Liga 25 teams can qualify from the Amateur League Nine teams from the 2. Liga Interregional 16 teams from the 13 regional football associations (regional associations of Bern-Jura, Zürich and Eastern Switzerland have two participants) Final spot is awarded to the winner of the Suva Fairplay Trophy, awarded to the fairest football club of the last season
Super League12 teams Challenge League9 teams Promotion League7 teams 1. Liga13 teams 2. Liga Interregional7 teams 2. Liga12 teams 3. Liga4 teams FC Basel Grasshopper Club Zürich FC Lausanne-Sport FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy FC Lugano FC Luzern Servette FC FC St. Gallen FC Winterthur BSC Young Boys Yverdon-Sport FC FC ZürichFC Aarau FC Baden AC Bellinzona FC Schaffhausen FC Sion FC Thun FC Wil 1900 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS FC Stade NyonnaisFC Bulle FC Breitenrain SC Brühl SC Cham Étoile Carouge FC SC Kriens FC Rapperswil-Jona
Schedule and venues The table below shows the schedule of the competition. The competitor of the lower league has home ground advantage in all rounds except the final, if applicable. The final will be held at Stadion Wankdorf, Bern.
Matchup restrictions apply in the first two rounds: In Round 1, clubs of the Swiss Football League (SL and ChL) cannot be drawn against each other. Furthermore, matchups are regionally drawn. In Round 2, teams of the Swiss Super League cannot be drawn against each other. From Round 3 onwards, no more matchup restrictions apply.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Round !Match date |- |Round 1 (round of 64) |18–20 August 2023 |- |Round 2 (round of 32) |15–17 September 2023 |- |Round 3 (round of 16) |31 October – 2 November 2023 |- |Round 4 (quarter-finals) |27–29 February 2024 |- |Round 5 (semi-finals) |27–28 April 2024 |- |Round 6 (final) |2 June 2024
Results
First round Matchups for the first round were drawn on 3 July 2023 and will be played between 18 and 20 August 2023. Representatives of the Swiss Football League (SL and ChL) could not be drawn against each other. Furthermore, in the first round, the matchups are regionally restricted. Teams' leagues are indicated in brackets.
Second round Following the conclusion of the first round, the matchups for the second round were drawn. Teams of the Swiss Super League cannot be drawn against each other.
Round of 16 The matchups for the round of 16 were drawn on 17 September 2023, following the conclusion of the second round. No more matchup restrictions apply. FC Onex is the last remaining team of the Amateur League.
Quarter-finals The matchups for the quarter-finals were drawn on 1 November 2023, following the conclusion of the second round. SR Delémont were the only representative not of the Swiss Football League remaining.
Semi-finals The semi-finals were drawn on 29 February 2024 following the conclusion of the last quarter-final match. FC Sion was the only team remaining that did not play in the Swiss Super League.
Final The final took place on 2 June 2024 at the Stadion Wankdorf in Bern. Lugano qualified for their third cup final in a row, having won in 2022. Meanwhile, Servette played their first cup final since 2001, which they won 3–0.
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