| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Switzerland |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Basel |
| Runners-up | Lausanne Sport |
The1946–47Swiss Cup was the 22nd season ofSwitzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since the1925–26 season by theSwiss Football Association.
This season's cup competition began with the first round, which was played on the week-end of the 22 September 1946. The competition was to be completed on Easter Monday, 7 April 1947, with the final, which, since 1937, was traditionally held in the country's capital, however this time at theStadion Neufeld. The clubs from the1946–47 Swiss 1. Liga were given a bye for the first round, they joined the competition in the second round on the week-end of 20 October. The clubs fromthis season's Nationalliga A (NLA) and fromthis 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 17 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 second replay was required. Should the second replay also end in a draw after extra time, atoss of a coin would establish the team that qualified for the next round.[1]
In the first round, the lower league teams that had qualified themselves for the competition through their regional football association's own regional cup competitions or had achieved their association's requirements, competed here. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The games of the first round were played on Saturday 22 September 1946.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 September 1946 | ||
| FC Trimbach | FF * Awd 0–3 | Wacker Grenchen |
| FC Phönix (Winterthur) | 0–4 | FC Amriswil |
| FC Wetzikon | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | SV Seebach |
| SV Höngg | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | FC Stäfa (ZH) |
| FC Widnau | 1–0 | Chur |
| FC Lachen | 2–4 | FC Wil |
| FC Längasse (Bern) | 4–1 | FC Mett |
| FC Schönbühl | 1–3 | FC Victoria Bern |
| FC Breitenbach | 1–4 | Binningen |
| FC Horgen | 2–0 | SC Balerna |
| US Giubiasco | 6–1 | FC Altdorf (Uri) |
| Emmenbrücke | 1–4 | Luzerner SC |
| FC Yverdon | 0–2 | FC Ambrosiana Lausanne |
| Bulle | 2–5 | CS La Tour-de-Peilz |
| FC Villeneuve | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Sion |
| FC Chalais | 1–2 | FC Saint-Léonard |
| Vignoble Cully | 2–1 | Monthey |
| FC Le Sentier | 3–1 | FC Fontainemelon |
| Sainte-Croix Sports | 3–0 | Couvet-Sports |
| FC Aurore Bienne | 2–1 | FC Auvernier/Hauterive |
| Minerva Bern | 2–1 | FC Aegerten Brügg |
| SC Subingen | 3–5 | FC Tramelan |
| Burgdorf | 2–1 | FC Post Bern |
| Delémont | 3–1 | FC Reconvilier |
| FC Lenzburg | 6–2 | Sporting Aarau |
| FC Niedergösgen | 0–4 | Baden |
| TC Turgi | 2–1 | FC Muhen |
| FC Stein am Rhein | 1–3 | FC Neuhausen |
| FC Münchenstein | 4–0 | Rotschwarz Basel |
| SV Sissach | 0–1 | FC Allschwil |
| FC Diana Zürich | 0–4 | FC Tössfeld |
| FC OberWinterthur | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | FC Oerlikon |
| FC Adliswil | 2–3 | FC Langnau am Albis |
| Frauenfeld | 2–0 | FC Winkeln St.Gallen |
| Chênois | 1–5 | ES Malley |
| Abattoirs Genève | 1–2 | Rhexia Campagnes Meinier |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1946 | ||
| Sion | 0–2 | FC Villeneuve |
The clubs from the1946–47 1. Liga had been given a bye for the first round, these teams now joined the competition here, in the second round.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 20 October 1946 | ||
| Le Locle-Sports | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | FC Aurore Bienne |
| Sainte-Croix-Sports | 0–1 | Concordia Yverdon |
| Étoile-Sporting | 4–1 | FC Tramelan |
| CS La Tour-de-Peilz | 2–1 | Montreux-Sports |
| FC Sierre | 5–2 | FC Saint-Léonard |
| Vevey Sports | 1–3 | FC Villeneuve-Sports |
| Stade Lausanne | 1–2 | FC Ambrosiana Lausanne |
| FC Renens | 3–1 | Vignoble Cully |
| ES Malley | 3–0 | Racing Club Lausanne |
| Rhexia Campagnes Meinier | 2–4 | FC Gardy-Jonction (GE) |
| FC Le Sentier | 4–3 | Stade Nyonnais |
| Chiasso | 4–2 | US Giubiasco |
| GC Biasca | 3–1 | FC Oerlikon (ZH) |
| Luzerner SC | 2–0 | US Pro Daro |
| FC Horgen | 2–0 | Mendrisio |
| FC Widnau | 6–2 | Kreuzlingen |
| FC Amriswil | 0–1 | Arbon |
| FC Olten | 2–1 | FC Tössfeld |
| Frauenfeld | 2–1 | FC Altstetten (Zürich) |
| FC Stäfa (ZH) | 1–0 | Blue Stars |
| FC Lenzburg | 3–2 | FC Gränichen |
| Schöftland | 4–0 | FC Langnau am Albis |
| Zofingen | 4–3 | Baden |
| SC Derendingen | 4–3 (a.e.t.) * Annulled | Minerva Bern |
| FC Victoria Bern | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Central Fribourg |
| Lengnau | 3–1 | FC Längasse (Bern) |
| Burgdorf | 2–1 * awd 0–3 | Moutier |
| FC Muhen | 3–2 | Solothurn |
| FC Porrentruy | 4–4 (a.e.t.) | Wacker Grenchen |
| FC Allschwil | 3–1 | FC Birsfelden |
| Binningen | 3–2 | Concordia |
| Delémont | 1–3 | Black Stars |
| SC Kleinhüningen | 1–2 | FC Münchenstein |
| FC Neuhausen | 3–4 | FC Pratteln |
| FC Wil | 0–1 | Winterthur |
| Uster | 2–0 | FC Wetzikon |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 November 1946 | ||
| FC Aurore Bienne | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Le Locle-Sports |
| Wacker Grenchen | 2–3 | FC Porrentruy |
| 10 November 1946 | ||
| SC Derendingen | 10–2 | Minerva Bern |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 November 1946 | ||
| Le Locle-Sports | 3–0 | FC Aurore Bienne |
The teams from thethis season's NLA and thethis season's 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 17 November.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 November 1946 | ||
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 8–1 | Villeneuve-Sports |
| Basel | 3–2 | Black Stars |
| FC Porrentruy | 0–1 | Nordstern |
| Urania Genève Sport | 2–3 | FC Ambrosiana Lausanne |
| FC Lenzburg | 4–2 | FC Helvetia Bern |
| FC Olten | 4–2 | Moutier |
| Red Star | 2–1 | Winterthur |
| Frauenfeld | 3–5 (a.e.t.) | Grasshopper Club |
| Bern | 2–1 | FC Renens |
| Thun | 5–1 | FC Münchenstein |
| ES Malley | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Servette |
| FC Victoria Bern | 0–2 | FC Allschwil |
| Young Boys | 2–0 | FC Gardy-Jonction (GE) |
| Grenchen | 10–1 | FC Concordia Yverdon |
| Arbon | 3–4 | St. Gallen |
| Bellinzona | 6–1 | GC Biasca |
| Schöftland | 4–4 (a.e.t.) | Lengnau |
| Biel-Bienne | 4–0 | FC Le Sentier |
| Young Fellows | 4–0 | Uster |
| FC Widnau | 0–4 | Zürich |
| Zofingen | 0–5 | Luzern |
| FC Horgen | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Brühl |
| CS La Tour-de-Peilz | 0–8 | Lausanne-Sport |
| Cantonal Neuchâtel | 4–1 | Le Locle-Sports |
| Chiasso | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Lugano |
| Schaffhausen | 3–2 | FC Pratteln |
| Aarau | 3–0 | SC Derendingen |
| SC Zug | 3–0 | FC Stäfa (ZH) |
| Fribourg | 4–0 | Étoile-Sporting |
| FC Sierre | 1–2 | CS International Genève |
| Luzerner SC | 1–2 | Locarno |
| FC Muhen | 3–1 | Binningen |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 November 1946 | ||
| Lengnau | 0–2 | Schöftland |
| Basel | 3–2 | Black Stars Basel |
|---|---|---|
| Bader Suter Bader | FCB summary |
| ES Malley | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Servette |
|---|---|---|
| Servette summary | 2xPasteur 1xBelli 1xFatton |
| Aarau | 3–0 | SC Derendingen[3] |
|---|---|---|
| FCA summary |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 December 1946 | ||
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1–2 | Basel |
| Nordstern | 4–0 | FC Ambrosiana Lausanne |
| FC Lenzburg | 0–3 | FC Olten |
| Red Star | 1–2 | Grasshopper Club |
| Bern | 7–1 | Thun |
| Servette | 7–0 | FC Allschwil |
| Young Boys | 1–3 | Grenchen |
| St. Gallen | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Bellinzona |
| Schöftland | 3–4 | Biel-Bienne |
| Young Fellows | 1–0 | Zürich |
| Luzern | 5–0 | FC Horgen |
| Lausanne-Sport | 6–0 | Cantonal Neuchâtel |
| Lugano | 2–1 | Schaffhausen |
| Aarau | 5–0 | SC Zug |
| Fribourg | 4–3 | CS International Genève |
| Locarno | 12–2 | FC Muhen |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1–2 | Basel |
|---|---|---|
| Kernen | FCB summary |
| Servette | 7–0 | FC Allschwil[4] |
|---|---|---|
| 1x Roland Preu´hom 1xTamini 4xFatton 1xBelli | Servette summary |
| Young Fellows | 1–0 | Zürich |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Fink | FCZ summary |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 December 1946 | ||
| Basel | 6–1 | Nordstern |
| FC Olten | 0–3 | Grasshopper Club |
| Bern | 2–1 | Servette |
| Grenchen | 3–2 | St. Gallen |
| Biel-Bienne | 5–0 | Young Fellows |
| Luzern | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Lausanne-Sport |
| Lugano | 2–1 | Aarau |
| Fribourg | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Locarno |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 January 1947 | ||
| Locarno | 2–0 | Fribourg |
| Basel | 6–1 | Nordstern |
|---|---|---|
| Suter Grauer Stöcklin Vonthron Oberer Bader | FCB summary |
| Lugano | 2–1 | Aarau |
|---|---|---|
| FCA summary |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 February 1947 | ||
| Bern | 0–2 | Grenchen |
| Biel-Bienne | 0–1 | Lausanne-Sport |
| Basel | 2–1 | Grasshopper Club |
| Lugano | 0–0 * | Locarno |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 23 February 1947 | ||
| Lugano | 1–1 * | Locarno |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 March 1947 | ||
| Lugano | 0–2 | Locarno |
| Basel | 2–1 | Grasshoppers |
|---|---|---|
| Wenk Grauer | FCB summary |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 March 1947 | ||
| Basel | 2–1 | Grenchen |
| Lausanne-Sport | 3–3 | Locarno |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 March 1947 | ||
| Locarno | 2–2 * | Lausanne-Sport |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 April 1947 | ||
| Lausanne-Sport | 3–2 | Locarno |
| Basel | 2–1 | Grenchen |
|---|---|---|
| Oberer Bader | FCB summary |
| Lausanne-Sport | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Locarno |
|---|---|---|
| Monnard Guhl Monnard | Summary |
| Lausanne-Sport | 3–2 | Locarno |
|---|---|---|
| Bocquet Aeby Eggimann | Summary |
The final was held in the capitalBern, at theStadion Neufeld, on Easter Monday 1947.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 April 1947 | ||
| Basel | 3–0 | Lausanne-Sport |
| Basel | 3–0 | Lausanne Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Stöcklin Bader Stöcklin | Fussball-Schweiz summary FCB summary |
Basel won the cup and this was the club's second cup title to this date.[1]
| Preceded by 1945–46 | Swiss Cup seasons | Succeeded by 1947–48 |