The 1957–58 Swiss Cup was the 33rd season of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since 1925–26 by the Swiss Football Association.
Overview This season's cup competition began with the games of the first round, played on the week-end of the 22 September 1957. The competition was to be completed on Sunday, 27 April 1958, with the final, which was traditionally held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The clubs from the 1957–58 Swiss 1. Liga were given a bye for the first round, they joined the competition in the second round on the week-end of 6 October. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga A (NLA) and from this season's Nationalliga B (NLB) were given byes for the first two rounds. These teams joined the competition in the third round, which was played on the week-end of 3 November.
The matches were played in a 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 replay was foreseen and this was played on the visiting team's pitch. If the replay ended in a draw after extra time, a toss of a coin would establish the team that qualified for the next round.
Round 1 In the first phase, the lower league teams that had qualified themselves for the competition through their regional football association's regional cup competitions or their association's requirements, competed here. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The first round was played on the weekend of 22 September 1957. Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 September 1957
Replays
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|29 September 1957
Round 2 The clubs from the 1957–58 Swiss 1. Liga had been given a bye for the first round, they now joined the competition here, in the second round. Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 October 1957
Replays
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 October 1957
Round 3 The teams from the NLA and NLB entered the cup competition in this round. However, the teams from the NLA were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The third round was played on the week-end of 3 November 1957. Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 November 1957
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|3 November 1957
Replays
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|24 November 1957
Matches
Uster played 1957 in the 1. Liga
Round 4 Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|1 December 1957
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 December 1957
Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 December 1957
Matches
Round 5 Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 December 1957
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|29 December 1957
Replays
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|29 December 1957
Note: (t): Thun qualified on toss of a coin.
Matches
Quarter-finals Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|29 December 1957
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|5 January 1958
Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 January 1958
Matches
Semi-finals Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 April 1958
Matches
Final The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Sunday 27 April 1958. The replay on Ascension Thursday 15 May. Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|27 April 1958
Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|15 May 1958
Telegram
Young Boys won the cup and this was the club's fourth cup title to this date. The team also won the league championship that season, so they completed their first domestic double.
Further in Swiss football 1957–58 Nationalliga A 1957–58 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Fussball-Schweiz FCB Cup games 1957–58 at fcb-achiv.ch Switzerland 1957–58 at RSSSF