| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Switzerland |
| Teams | 64 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FC Zürich |
| Runners-up | FC Lugano |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Top goal scorer | Marco Schneuwly (6) |
The2015–16Swiss Cup is the 91st season ofSwitzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition started on 15 August 2015 with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 29 May 2016 with the Final, won byFC Zürich. As winners of the competition they qualified for thegroup stage[1] of the2016–17 UEFA Europa League. The reigning title holders wereSion.
All teams from2014–15 Super League and2014–15 Challenge League as well as the top 4 teams from2014–15 Promotion League automatically entered this year's competition. The remaining 41 teams had to qualify through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues. Reserve teams and teams fromLiechtenstein are not allowed in the competition, the latter only enter the2015–16 Liechtenstein Cup.
| 2015–16 Super League 9 teams | 2015–16 Challenge League 10 teams | 2015–16Promotion League 9 teams | 2015–161. Liga 12 teams | 2015–162. Liga Interregional 11 teams | 2015–16 Regional leagues 13 teams |
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| Sixth tier
Seventh tier |
TH Title holders.
Teams from Super League and Challenge League were seeded in this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams inbold continue to the next round of the competition.
| 15 August 2015 | FC Red Star Zürich | 1-0 | FC Oberwallis Naters | Zürich |
| 16:00 | Cyrill Graf 67' | Report | Stadium:Allmend Brunau |
| 15 August 2015 | FC Konolfingen | 1-1 (a.e.t.) (1-4p) | FC Martigny-Sports | Konolfingen |
| 16:30 | Christoph Künzi 114' | Report | 102' Ramiz Mehmetaj 114' Joël Ndongabi | Stadium:Inseli |
| 15 August 2015 | FC Uzwil | 0-0 (a.e.t.) (4-5p) | FC Sierre | Henau |
| 17:00 | Report | 42' Christian Amato | Stadium:Rüti |
| 15 August 2015 | FC Pied du Jura | 1-3 | FC Münsingen | Apples |
| 17:00 | Samy Laubscher 46' | Report | 2' David Frey 31' Christian Plüss 89' Sandro Christen | Stadium:Terrain les Planches à Apples |
| 15 August 2015 | FC Bulle | 2-1 | FC Dardania Lausanne | Bulle |
| 17:00 | Theo Jaquet 18' Hakim Khadrouche 44' | Report | 75' Gustavo Fernando Batista | Stadium:Stade de Bouleyres |
| 15 August 2015 | AS Castello | 0-2 | FC Lugano | Mendrisio |
| 17:00 | Report | 8'Tosetti 83' (pen.)Bottani | Stadium:Campo comunale Attendance: 1'748 |
| 15 August 2015 | SC Kriens | 1-2 | BSC Young Boys | Kriens |
| 17:30 | Sorgić 58' | Report | 45',54'Kubo | Stadium:Kleinfeld Attendance: 2'312 Referee: Fedayi San |
| 15 August 2015 | Meyrin FC | 0-4 | FC Basel | Meyrin |
| 18:00 | Report | 35',60'Ajeti 58'Elneny 61'Delgado | Stadium:Stade des Arbères Attendance: 2'100 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich |
| 15 August 2015 | FC Hausen am Albis | 0-9 | FC St. Gallen | Hausen am Albis |
| 18:00 | Report | 18'Lang 24',77'Gotal 44' Michael Scherrer 67',83' Andi Qerfozi 69' Michael Eisenring 78'Tafer 82'Aratore | Stadium:Jonentäli Attendance: 2'200 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich |
| 15 August 2015 | FC Bavois | 1-3 | FC Wil | Bavois |
| 18:00 | Aziz Demiri 79' | Report | 84'Şahin 88',90'Santos | Stadium:Terrain des Peupliers Attendance: 200 Referee: Skalonja |
| 15 August 2015 | FC Küsnacht | 2-9 | FC Wohlen | Küsnacht |
| 18:00 | Bieli 38' 84' Anthony Bauer | Report | 2',52' Rexhep Thaqi 12' Simon Dünki 34',46',72'Ramizi 53'Schultz 57'Abegglen 77'Lugo | Stadium:Heslibach Attendance: 350 |
| 15 August 2015 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 3-1 (a.e.t.) | Zug 94 | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 18:00 | Frédéric Tosato 39' Julien Pretot 92'Alhassane Touré 108' | Report | 6' (pen.) Dušan Ilić 94' Pasquale Martino | Stadium:Stade de la Charrière |
| 15 August 2015 | FC Rheineck | 1-7 | FC Köniz | Rheineck |
| 18:30 | Alessandro Chiarello 90+4' (pen.) | Report | 6',90+3' Altin Osmani 21' Cristian Miani 58' Dino Rebronja 61',85'Varela 86' Raphael Walther | Stadium:Stapfenwies |
| 15 August 2015 | FC Pratteln | 2-3 | SV Muttenz | Pratteln |
| 19:00 | Stadium:Stadion Sandgruben |
| 15 August 2015 | FC Länggasse | 1-2 | FC Wettswil-Bonstetten | Bern |
| 19:00 | Matthias Hadorn 11' Yves Mezger 90+5' | Report | 4' Yannick Waser 90+4' Oleg Dukhnich | Stadium:Stadion Neufeld |
| 15 August 2015 | FC Solothurn | 0-4 | FC Thun | Solothurn |
| 19:30 | Report | 10',21'Frontino 63',85'Munsy | Stadium:Stadion FC Solothurn Attendance: 1'200 Referee: Sébastien Pache |
| 15 August 2015 | SC Buochs | 0-2 (a.e.t.) | FC Le Mont | Buochs |
| 20:00 | Report | 108' Adrian Alvarez 116' Aurélien Chappuis | Stadium:Seefeld |
| 16 August 2015 | SC Cham | 1–4 | Grasshopper Zürich | Cham |
| 14:00 | Severin Dätwyler 25' Esat Balaj  89' | Report | 81' Marko Bašić 82'Tarashaj 90+2',90+4'Dabbur | Stadium:Eizmoos Attendance: 2'345 Referee: Pascal Erlachner |
| 16 August 2015 | FC Härkingen | 0–4 | FC Breitenrain | Härkingen |
| 14:30 | Stadium:Sportplatz Aesch |
| 16 August 2015 | FC Tavannes/Tramelan | 1–6 | FC Zürich | Tramelan |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Allianz Suisse Stadium |
| 16 August 2015 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–4p) | FC Chiasso | Nyon |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Centre sportif de Colovray |
| 16 August 2015 | FC United Zürich | 0–5 | FC Aarau | Zürich |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Utogrund |
| 16 August 2015 | FC Matran | 1–4 | AC Bellinzona | Matran |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Stade de Matran |
| 16 August 2015 | Servette FC | 2–5 | FC Luzern | Lancy |
| 15:30 | Stadium:Stade de Genève |
| 16 August 2015 | SC Brühl | 1–5 | Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | St. Gallen |
| 16:00 | Stadium:Paul-Grüninger-Stadion |
| 16 August 2015 | BSC Old Boys | 1–2 | FC Schaffhausen | Basel |
| 16:00 | Stadium:Schützenmatte |
| 16 August 2015 | SR Delémont | 0–1 | FC Winterthur | Delémont |
| 16:00 | Stadium:Stade de la Blancherie |
| 16 August 2015 | FC Grand-Saconnex | 1–10 | FC Biel-Bienne | Collex-Bossy |
| 16:00 | Stadium:Stade Marc-Burdet |
| 16 August 2015 | FC Ticino | 0–3 | FC Lausanne-Sport | Le Locle |
| 16:00 | Stadium:Stade des Jeannerets |
| 16 August 2015 | FC Arbon 05 | 1–4 | SC YF Juventus | Arbon |
| 16:00 | Stadium:Stacherholz |
| 16 August 2015 | FC Gontenschwil | 0–2 | FC Azzurri LS | Gontenschwil |
| 16:00 | Stadium:Neumättli |
The winners of Round 1 played in this round. Teams from Super League were seeded, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams inbold continue to the third round.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2015 | ||
| FC Lausanne-Sport | 0–1 | FC Thun |
| FC Köniz | 3–1 | Grasshopper Zürich |
| 19 September 2015 | ||
| FC Red Star Zürich | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 5–4) | FC Azzurri LS |
| AC Bellinzona | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | FC Lugano |
| FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0–3 | FC Aarau |
| FC Schaffhausen | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Wil |
| FC Winterthur | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 6–5) | FC Biel-Bienne |
| FC Breitenrain | 0–2 | FC St. Gallen |
| FC Sierre | 0–3 | FC Wettswil-Bonstetten |
| FC Wohlen | 0–1 | FC Zürich |
| 20 September 2015 | ||
| SC YF Juventus | 1–4 | FC Basel |
| FC Münsingen | 0–2 | FC Sion |
| Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | 2–4 | FC Luzern |
| FC Martigny-Sports | 0–1 | FC Le Mont |
| FC Bulle | 0–3 | SV Muttenz |
| FC Chiasso | 0–2 | BSC Young Boys |
The winners of Round 2 played in this round. The home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. Teams inbold continue to the quarter-finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 October 2015 | ||
| FC Wettswil-Bonstetten | 1–2 | FC Thun |
| SV Muttenz | 1–5 | FC Basel |
| FC Red Star Zürich | 1–2 | FC Köniz |
| FC St. Gallen | 2–3 | FC Luzern |
| 29 October 2015 | ||
| FC Aarau | 2–0 | FC Le Mont |
| BSC Young Boys | 1–3 | FC Zürich |
| FC Schaffhausen | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | FC Sion |
| FC Winterthur | 0–2 | FC Lugano |
The winners of Round 3 played in the Quarter-finals. There was no home advantage granted in the draw. Teams inbold continue to the next round.
| 12 December 2015 | FC Aarau | 3–4 | FC Luzern | Aarau |
| 18:00 | Nganga 4',90+3' Romano 55' | 9',79'Schneuwly 60'Hyka 79'Lezcano | Stadium:Stadion Brügglifeld Attendance: 5,724 Referee: Alain Bieri |
| 12 December 2015 | FC Thun | 1–4 | FC Zürich | Thun |
| 18:30 | Wittwer 11' | 50',71'Etoundi 57'Grgic 79'Koch | Stadium:Stockhorn Arena Attendance: 4,917 Referee: Pascal Erlachner |
| 13 December 2015 | FC Lugano | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | FC Köniz | Lugano |
| 14:30 | Črnigoj 110' Donis 115' | Stadium:Stadio Cornaredo Attendance: 1,849 Referee: Sébastien Pache |
| 13 December 2015 | FC Sion | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3p) | FC Basel | Sion |
| 15:30 | Pa Modou 37' Assifuah 66' | 79'Elneny 89' (pen.)Janko | Stadium:Stade de Tourbillon Attendance: 9,200 Referee:Stephan Klossner | |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 2 March 2016 | FC Luzern | 1–2 | FC Lugano | Lucerne |
| 19:00 | Schneuwly 45+1' (pen.) | Donis 2',51' | Stadium:Swissporarena Attendance: 11,107 Referee:Sandro Schärer |
| 2 March 2016 | FC Sion | 0–3 | FC Zürich | Sion |
| 20:45 | 10',43'Kerzhakov 50'Buff | Stadium:Stade de Tourbillon Attendance: 9,800 Referee:Adrien Jaccottet |
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