| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Switzerland |
| Date | 18 August 2023 – 2 June 2024 |
| Teams | 64 |
| Defending champions | Young Boys |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Servette (8th title) |
| Runners-up | Lugano |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Žan Celar (6 goals) |
The2023–24Swiss 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 theSwiss football league. The first round was played from 18 to 20 August 2023.[1] The final took place on 2 June 2024.[2]
Young Boys were thereigning Cup champion.[3] The winner qualified for the third qualifying round of the2024–25 UEFA Europa League.
64 teams participate in the Swiss Cup.[4] They come from across the three levels of theSwiss football pyramid:
| Super League 12 teams | Challenge League 9 teams | Promotion League 7 teams | 1. Liga 13 teams | 2. Liga Interregional 7 teams | 2. Liga 12 teams | 3. Liga 4 teams |
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The table below shows the schedule of the competition.[2] The competitor of the lower league[d] has home ground advantage in all rounds except the final, if applicable.[1] The final will be held atStadion Wankdorf,Bern.
Matchup restrictions apply in the first two rounds:[2]
| 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 |
Source:[2]
Matchups for the first round were drawn on 3 July 2023 and will be played between 18 and 20 August 2023.[1] Representatives of the Swiss Football League (SL andChL) could not be drawn against each other.[2] Furthermore, in the first round, the matchups are regionally restricted. Teams' leagues are indicated in brackets.[d]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
FC Ajoie-Monterri(2Int) | 0–3 | SR Delémont(1) |
FC Breitenrain(PL) | 0–5 | BSC Young Boys(SL) |
Lancy FC(2Int) | 2–1 |  FC Stade Nyonnais(ChL) |
| Etoile Carouge FC(PL) | 1–3 |  FC Sion(ChL) |
| FC Genolier-Begnins(2) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Onex(2) |
SV Höngg(1) | 1–3 |  FC Rapperswil-Jona(PL) |
| FC Affoltern a/A(3) | 0–4 |  FC Baden(ChL) |
| FC Wettswil-Bonstetten(1) | 0–2 | FC Winterthur(SL) |
| FC Grand-Saconnex(1) | 0–4 | FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy(SL) |
| FC Buchs(2) | 0–4 |  AC Bellinzona(ChL) |
| FC Dietikon(1) | 0–1 | FC Aarau(ChL) |
FC Haute-Gruyère(2) | 0–9 | Yverdon-Sport FC(ChL) |
| FC Courtételle(1) | 0–2 |  FC Black Stars(1) |
FC Schönenwerd-Niedergösgen(2) | 0–2 | FC Greifensee(2) |
| FC Porrentruy(2) | 0–2 | FC Bosporus(2Int) |
| FC Frutigen(3) | 0–5 | FC Thun(ChL) |
| FC Red Star Zürich(2Int) | 0–2 | FC Zürich(SL) |
| Meyrin FC(1) | 0–8 | Servette FC(SL) |
| FC Mendrisio(1) | 1–3 |  SC Kriens(PL) |
| AC Malcantone(2) | 1–2 |  FC Tuggen(1) |
| FC Gunzwil(3) | 0–7 | FC Lugano(SL) |
| AC Taverne(1) | 0–3 | SC Brühl(PL) |
| FC Iliria(2) | 0–2 |  FC La Chaux-de-Fonds(1) |
| Vevey-Sports(1) | 0–3 | FC Lausanne-Sport(SL) |
| VfR Kleinhünigen(3) | 0–8 | Neuchâtel Xamax FCS(ChL) |
| FC Saint-Blaise(2) | 1–8 | FC Basel(SL) |
SC Cham(PL) | 1–3 |  FC Schaffhausen(ChL) |
| FC Savièse(2) | 0–5 | FC Bulle(PL) |
| FC Winkeln(2) | 0–6 | FC Luzern(SL) |
| FC Widnau(2Int) | 1–2 | FC St. Gallen(SL) |
| SV Schaffhausen(2Int) | 0–4 | Grasshopper Club Zürich(SL) |
| FC Collina d'Oro(2Int) | 0–4 | FC Wil(ChL) |
Following the conclusion of the first round, the matchups for the second round were drawn.[6] Teams of theSwiss Super League cannot be drawn against each other.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Wil(ChL) | 1–1 3–4 (p) | FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy(SL) |
| Neuchâtel Xamax FCS(ChL) | 0–1 | BSC Young Boys(SL) |
| FC Sion(ChL) | 3–0 | Grasshopper Club Zürich(SL) |
| Lancy FC(2Int) | 0–3 | FC Lugano(SL) |
| FC Rapperswil-Jona(PL) | 1–0 | Yverdon-Sport FC(ChL) |
| FC Black Stars(1) | 4–1 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds(1) |
| SC Kriens(PL) | 4–0 | FC Baden(ChL) |
| FC Thun(ChL) | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | FC Luzern(SL) |
| FC Bulle(PL) | 1–4 | Servette FC(SL) |
| FC Bosporus(2Int) | 0–8 | FC Basel(SL) |
| FC Greifensee(2) | 1–2 | FC Onex(2) |
| SR Delémont(PL) | 2–1 | FC St. Gallen(SL) |
| SC Brühl(PL) | 0–4 | FC Lausanne-Sport(SL) |
| AC Bellinzona(ChL) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Schaffhausen(ChL) |
| FC Tuggen(1) | 0–3 | FC Zürich(SL) |
| FC Aarau(ChL) | 1–2 | FC Winterthur(SL) |
The matchups for the round of 16 were drawn on 17 September 2023, following the conclusion of the second round.[7] No more matchup restrictions apply. FC Onex is the last remaining team of theAmateur League.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| AC Bellinzona(ChL) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Zürich(SL) |
| FC Onex(2) | 1–6 | FC Sion(ChL) |
| FC Rapperswil-Jona(PL) | 0–2 | BSC Young Boys(SL) |
| Servette FC(SL) | 1–1 4–1 (p) | FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy(SL) |
| FC Black Stars(1) | 2–6 | FC Winterthur(SL) |
| SR Delémont(PL) | 1–0 | FC Luzern(SL) |
| FC Lausanne-Sport(SL) | 0–4 | FC Lugano(SL) |
| SC Kriens(PL) | 0–1 | FC Basel(SL) |
The matchups for the quarter-finals were drawn on 1 November 2023, following the conclusion of the second round.[8]SR Delémont were the only representative not of the Swiss Football League remaining.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Zürich(SL) | 0–2 | FC Winterthur(SL) |
| FC Basel(SL) | 2–2 3–4 (p) | FC Lugano(SL) |
| SR Delémont(PL) | 0–2 | Servette FC(SL) |
| FC Sion(ChL) | 2–1 | BSC Young Boys(SL) |
The semi-finals were drawn on 29 February 2024 following the conclusion of the last quarter-final match.[9]FC Sion was the only team remaining that did not play in theSwiss Super League.[10]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Sion(ChL) | 0–2 | FC Lugano(SL) |
| FC Winterthur(SL) | 0–1 | Servette FC(SL) |
The final took place on 2 June 2024 at theStadion Wankdorf inBern.[11]Lugano qualified for their third cup final in a row,[12] having won in2022. Meanwhile,Servette played their first cup final since2001,[13] which they won 3–0.
