| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Switzerland |
| Teams | 101 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Servette |
| Runners-up | Grasshopper Club |
The1927–28Swiss Cup was the 3rd edition ofSwitzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since the1925–26 season by theSwiss Football Association. This competition was to be continued annually.
In Switzerland, after the end of the first world war, the 1920s saw a rapid rise in the popularity of top-level football and also a decade of rapid growth in grassroots football and many new football clubs were formed. By the mid-1920s, every larger Swiss town had a football pitch and its own football club. Top level organised football also experienced a boom and the larger already existing clubs were also expanding and growing. Between 1922 and 1930, twelve new football stadiums were built, each with a capacity of over 10,000 spectators. Furthermore, semi- and fully professional football players began to emerge and transfer fees started to become a reality.[1]
The structure of the Swiss championships provided a top-tier Serie A with 27 teams (3 groups of 9 clubs) and a second-tier Promotion Series with 54 teams divided into 8 groups (4 groups of 8 teams, 1 group with 7 and 1 group with nine teams). From the third-tier the football system was arranged in the regional leagues, named Serie B, C and D. However, the Swiss league system was beginning to suffer a crisis and this would expand further during the following years. There were continuous disagreements between smaller and larger clubs. These were mainly concerning promotion/relegation procedures, but also due to the expanding professionalism, because the larger clubs would contest for the better players by offering them a wage.[2]
This season 101 clubs applied for participation for the Swiss Cup. Therefore, the preliminary round was expanded to 48 teams. These played a knock out for 24 slots in the first principal round. This expansion, therefore, required that selected top-tier clubs also had to compete in the preliminary round and this caused further irritations.[3]
With one exception, this qualifying round was played on the first Sunday in September 1927, thus in advance of the domestic league season. The first principal round was played on Sunday 2 October 1927. The competition was to be completed on Sunday 25 March 1928 with the final, which this year took place at theStade des Charmilles inGenève. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition.
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, if agreed between the clubs, a second extra time was played. If the score was still level at the final whistle, a replay was foreseen and this was played on the visiting team's pitch. If no replay was agreed or if the replay ended in a draw after extra time, atoss of a coin would establish which team was qualified for the next round.[4]
The lower league teams that had not qualified for the main competition competed here in a knockout qualification round. The aim of this preliminary stage was to reduce the number of lower league teams before the first round was played. The winners of the qualification were to join the other clubs from the top-tier that were automatically qualified. The draw in the preliminary stage and in the early rounds of the main competition respected local regionalities. The qualification round was played in advance of the lower leagues regional season.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 August 1927 | ||
| Grenchen | 13–1 | FC La Neuveville |
| 4 September 1927 | ||
| Baden | 2–0 | Kickers Luzern |
| SV Seebach (Zürich) | 5–7 (a.e.t.) * Abd/replayed | Wohlen |
| FC Bülach | 5–1 | Sirius Zürich |
| GC Luganesi | 1–0 | VfR Rasenspiele Basel |
| Chiasso | 6–0 | FC Horgen |
| Frauenfeld | 8–4 | FC Thalwil |
| FC Höngg | 4–2 | FC Diana Zürich |
| Arbon | 1–0 | FC Romanshorn |
| Luzern | 7–1 | Uster |
| FC Töss (Winterthur) | 5–2 | SC Kleinhüningen |
| FC Langenthal | 4–2 | FC Waedenswil |
| FC Adliswil | 3–0 | SV Schaffhausen |
| FC Birsfelden | 4–2 | FC Neumünster (ZH) |
| FC Liestal | 3–1 | Locarno |
| Red Star | 5–2 | Ballspielclub Zürich |
| SC Veltheim (Winterthur) | 6–1 | Kreuzlingen |
| Winterthurer SV | 4–3 | FC Oerlikon (ZH) |
| FC Münchenstein | 4–0 | FC Neuhausen |
| FC Reconvilier | 4–2 | FC Länggasse (Bern) |
| CAA Genève | 2–1 | FC Jonction (Genève) |
| Zähringia Bern | 4–1 | FC Bözingen |
| Central Fribourg | 0–0 | FC Viktoria Bern[5][6] |
| Burgdorf | 2–3 | Stade Nyonnais |
| FC Yverdon | 2–5 | Cantonal Neuchâtel |
| Concordia Yverdon | 7–3 | Vevey Sports |
| Racing-Club Lausanne | 4–3 | Delémont |
| Black Stars | 6–1 | Helvetik Basel |
| FC Biberist-Derendingen | 6–1 | Villeneuve-Sports |
| FC Olten | 4–0 | Le Locle-Sports |
| Sion | 3–1 | Cercle des Sports Bienne |
| Monthey | 3–1 | FC Breite (Basel) |
| FC Renens | 6–1 | Thun |
| Couvet-Sports | 7–0 | CS La Tour-de-Peilz |
| FC Forward Morges | 7–4 | FC Orbe |
| Stade Lausanne | 3–2 | Montreux-Sports |
| FC Madretsch (Biel) | 5–0 | FC Tramelan |
| Minerva Bern | 2–1 | FC Allschwil |
| Bellinzona | FF Awd 3–0 * | Hakoah Zürich |
| Sparta Schaffhausen | FF Awd 3–0 * | SC Sankt Johann Basel |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 September 1927 | ||
| FC Viktoria Bern | 3–1 | Central Fribourg |
| 25 September 1927 | ||
| SV Seebach (Zürich) | 2–0 | Wohlen |
The winners of the qualification round were to join the clubs from the lower leagues that had already qualified and the teams from the top-tier that were automatically qualified. The draw in the early rounds of the main competition respected local regionalities, whenever possible.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 October 1927 | ||
| Young Boys | 9–1 | Étoile-Sporting |
| Grenchen | 3–1 | Urania Genève Sport |
| Aarau | 5–2 | Lausanne-Sport |
| Biel-Bienne | 1–3 | Servette |
| Zürich | 3–2 | Nordstern |
| Basel | 0–1 | Young Fellows |
| Blue Stars | 5–4 | Lugano |
| Fribourg | 3–2 | CAA Genève |
| Monthey | 1–2 | Etoile Carouge |
| FC Olten | 2–0 | Cantonal Neuchâtel |
| Stade Nyonnais | 0–4 | Solothurn |
| Racing-Club Lausanne | 2–3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Grasshopper Club | 17–0 | Arbon |
| SC Veltheim (Winterthur) | 0–3 | St. Gallen |
| Red Star | 1–4 | Old Boys |
| Vereinigten FC Winterthur-Veltheim | 6–0 | Baden |
| Concordia Basel | 12–0 | Bellinzona |
| Chiasso | 6–0 | FC Höngg |
| Brühl | 6–2 | SV Seebach (Zürich) |
| Bern | 13–1 | FC Biberist-Derendingen |
| Stade Lausanne | 2–1 | FC Renens |
| Couvet-Sports | 1–2 | FC Viktoria Bern |
| Frauenfeld | 1–2 | Winterthurer Sportverein |
| FC Madretsch (Biel) | 5–0 | FC Forward Morges |
| Concordia Yverdon | 1–2 | Minerva Bern |
| Sparta Schaffhausen | 4–1 | FC Adliswil |
| FC Liestal | 5–1 | FC Töss (Winterthur) |
| GC Luganesi | 2–3 | Luzern |
| Sion | 0–9 | Black Stars |
| FC Reconvilier | 0–5 | Zähringia Bern |
| FC Birsfelden | 4–0 | FC Neuhausen |
| Bülach | 4–2 | FC Langenthal |
| Zürich | 3–2 | Nordstern |
|---|---|---|
Stutz 18' (1:0)Stelzer 55' (2:0)Eggler (3:0) | FCZ summary | (3:1)Karl Breitenstein (pen.) |
| Basel | 0–1 | Young Fellows Zürich |
|---|---|---|
| FCB summary | 60' (0:1) Winkler |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 November 1927 | ||
| FC Viktoria Bern | 2–0 | Black Stars |
| 13 November 1927 | ||
| Vereinigten FC Winterthur-Veltheim | 1–3 | Zürich |
| Chiasso | 5–1 | Blue Stars |
| Concordia Basel | 0–2 | Young Fellows |
| Fribourg | 1–3 | Aarau |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 3–2 | Solothurn |
| Old Boys | 2–1 * | Winterthurer Sportverein |
| Young Boys | 12–2 | Stade Lausanne |
| Etoile Carouge | 3–1 | FC Olten |
| Servette | 5–2 | FC Madretsch (Biel) |
| Brühl | 1–2 | FC Liestal |
| Grasshopper Club | 12–1 | Bülach |
| FC Birsfelden | 1–2 | St. Gallen |
| Bern | 9–1 | Zähringia Bern |
| Minerva Bern | 5–3 | Grenchen |
| Sparta Schaffhausen | 1–4 | Luzern |
| Vereinigten FC Winterthur-Veltheim | 1–3 | Zürich |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Kuhn 87' (1:3) | FCZ summary | 18' (0:1)Eggler 27' (0:2) Aeschlimann 35' (pen 0:3) |
| Servette | 5–2 | FC Madretsch (Biel) |
|---|---|---|
| Jäggi III Jäggi IV Jäggi IV Chabanel Lüthy | Servette summary | |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 December 1927 | ||
| Grasshopper Club | 9–0 | Chiasso |
| Zürich | 1–4 | Young Fellows |
| Luzern | 1–2 | St. Gallen |
| Minerva Bern | 0–4 | Etoile Carouge |
| Bern | 0–4 | Servette |
| Aarau | 1–0 | Young Boys |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 7–0 | FC Viktoria Bern |
| FC Liestal | 2–2 | Old Boys |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 December 1927 | ||
| Old Boys | FF Awd 3–0 * | FC Liestal |
| Grasshopper Club | 9–0 | Chiasso |
|---|---|---|
| 5xMax Abegglen 2x Neuenschwander 1xFrankenfeldt 1x Weber | RSSSF summary |
| Zürich | 1–4 | Young Fellows |
|---|---|---|
| Heinrich 12' (1:0) | FCZ summary | 22' (1:1) Denk (1:2) Muntwyler 60' (1:3) Muntwyler 85' (1:4)Winkler |
| Luzern | 1–2 | St. Gallen |
|---|---|---|
| Mümheim | RSSSF summary | (pen.) Frei Huber |
| Minerva Bern | 0–4 | Etoile Carouge |
|---|---|---|
| RSSSF summary | 28' (0:1) Arn 32' (0:2)A. Abegglen 85' (0:3) Wassilieff 87' (0:4) Arn |
| Bern | 0–4 | Servette |
|---|---|---|
| Servette summary | 10' (0:1)Thurling 35' (pen.)Jäggi IV 63' (0:3)Bailly 70' (0:4)Jäggi IV |
| Aarau | 1–0 | Young Boys |
|---|---|---|
| Wernle 20' (pen.) | FCA summary |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 7–0 | FC Viktoria Bern |
|---|---|---|
| Held 4' (1:0) Mader 10' (2:2)Mader 30' (3:0)Held 57' (4:0)Mader 58' (5:0)Leuba 62' (6:0)Held 77' (7:0) | RSSSF summary |
| FC Liestal | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Old Boys |
|---|---|---|
| RSSSF summary | Bossi Lorenzelli |
| Old Boys | FF Awd 3–0 | FC Liestal |
|---|---|---|
| RSSSF summary |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 February 1928 | ||
| Etoile Carouge | 1–3 | Young Fellows |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1–0 | Aarau |
| Old Boys | 0–7 | Grasshopper Club |
| St. Gallen | 1–3 | Servette |
| Etoile Carouge | 1–3 | Young Fellows |
|---|---|---|
| Borcier 78' (1:3) | RSSSF summary | 12' (0:1) Winkler 17' (0:2) Brendle 35' (0:3) Winkler |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1–0 | Aarau |
|---|---|---|
| Grimm 20' (1:0) | FCA summary |
| St. Gallen | 1–3 | Servette |
|---|---|---|
| Tschumper 52' (1:1) | Servette summary | 12' (0:1)Jäggi IV 58' (1:2)Passello 75' (1:3)Jäggi IV |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 March 1928 | ||
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1–2 | Servette |
| Grasshopper Club | 3–1 | Young Fellows |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1–2 | Servette |
|---|---|---|
| Maeder 79' (pen 1:2) | Servette summary | 65' (0:1)Jäggi IV 70' (0:2)Passello |
| Grasshopper Club | 3–1 | Young Fellows |
|---|---|---|
| (Haag) 9' (o.g.) Frankenfeldt 72' (2:1)Max Abegglen 75' (3:1) | RSSSF summary | 55' (o.g.) (Pasche) |
The final was held at the end of March 1928. The location for the final was decided by atoss of a coin between the two finalists.Servette won the draw and so the final was held at theStade des Charmilles inGenève.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 March 1928 | ||
| Servette | 5–1 | Grasshopper Club |
| Servette | 5–1 | Grasshopper Club |
|---|---|---|
| Bailly 12' (1:0) Jäggi IV 41' (2:1)Passello 44' (3:1)Passello 51' (4:1)Passello 80' (5:1) | Fussball-Schweiz summary summary | 15' (1:1)Max Abegglen |
Servette won the cup and this was the club's first cup title.Raymond Passello was the first player to score a hat-trick in a Swiss Cup final.Grasshopper Club reached the final for the third consecutive season, so this was the first ever cup game that the team lost in the competition.
| Preceded by 1926–27 | Swiss Cup seasons | Succeeded by 1928–29 |