1989–90 Swiss Cup

The 1989–90 Swiss Cup was the 65th season of Switzerland's football cup competition organised annually by the Swiss Football Association. It began on 11 August with the first games of Round 1 and ended on Whit Monday 1990 with the final held at the former stadium Wankdorf, Bern. The winners earned a place in the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup.

Overview The competition began on the week-end 11–12–13 August 1988 with the first round and ended on Whit Monday 4 June 1990 with the final held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The 24 clubs from the Nationalliga B were granted byes for the first round. The 12 clubs from the Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first two rounds. The winners of the cup qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the next season.

The draw was respecting regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. In the entire competition, the matches were played in a single knockout format. In the event of a draw after 90 minutes, the match went into extra time. In the event of a draw at the end of extra time, a penalty shoot-out was to decide which team qualified for the next round. No replays were foreseen, except in the fimal.

Round 1 In the first round a total of 160 clubs participated from the third-tier and lower. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition. Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 August 1989

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 August 1989

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 August 1989

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12–13 August 1989

The result of the match Bôle–FC Grandson was annulled and awarded as a 3–0 victory for Bôle because the player Frédéric Robin of Grandson was not qualified.

Round 2 The 24 clubs from the Nationalliga B were granted byes for the first round and joined the competition in the second round. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. Summary Teams from the Nationalliga B against teams from the 1. Liga: