1973 Swiss League Cup
Football tournament season
1973 Swiss League Cup
Tournament details
CountrySwitzerland
Teams28
Defending championsBasel
Final positions
ChampionsGrasshopper Club
Runners-upWinterthur
Tournament statistics
Matches played35

The 1973 Swiss League Cup was the second Swiss League Cup competition. It was played in summer 1973 as a pre-season tournament to the 1973–74 Swiss football season. It was won by Grasshopper Club Zürich who defeated FC Winterthur 5–4 on penalties after a 2–2 draw in the final.

Overview

The League Cup was created to allow clubs from the top two tiers to compete in a tournament in advance of the league season. There was a seeding, the top eight teams from last seasons Nationalliga A were directly qualified for the round of 16. The other six teams from the top-tier and all the teams from the second-tier played a qualification round. As opposed to in the inaugural version last season, where the teams were divided into regional groups to play a round-robin, this year the 20 teams were drawn in a two-legged elimination tournament, yet only the best eight winners qualified for the round of 16. In the main competition, the matches were played in a single 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 penalty shoot-out was foreseen.

Qualification round

The first legs were played on 16 June and the return legs were played on 23 June 1973.

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Grenchen10–2Brühl St. Gallen6–14–1
Mendrisiostar5–1Chiasso4–11–0
Biel-Bienne9–4Martigny-Sports8–11–3
St. Gallen7–4Wettingen2–25–2
Buochs4–4Young Fellows Zürich3–21–2
Luzern11–1Bellinzona6–15–0
Chênois1–6Fribourg1–40–2
Xamax9–5La Chaux-de-Fonds5–24–3
Young Boys5–4Aarau1–24–2
Vevey-Sports6–2Étoile Carouge4–02–2
  • The best eight winners qualified. Buochs and Young Boys did not qualify.

Matches

First leg
Young Boys1–2Aarau
Brechbühl 83' (1:2) YB summary
FCA summary		 44' (0:1) Osterwalder
50' (0:2) Osterwalder
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli (Luzern)
Return leg
Aarau2–4Young Boys
Züttel 32' (1:2)
Züttel 80' (2:4)		 FCA summary
YB summary		 25' (0:1) Zahnd
30' (0:2) Cornioley
60' (1:3) Muhmenthaler
61' (1:4) Bruttin
Attendance: 629
Referee: Switzerland Adolf Schumacher (Lucerne)

Round of 16

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
11 August 1973
Biel-Bienne 2–1 Lausanne-Sport
Lugano 3–0 Grenchen
Xamax 4–1 Basel
Sion 0–2 Servette
Vevey-Sports 2–1 Fribourg
Winterthur 1–0 Luzern
Zürich 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p) 		Grasshopper Club
St. Gallen 2–0 Mendrisiostar

Matches

Neuchâtel Xamax4–1Basel
Rub 10' (1:0)
Citherlet 29' (2:1)
Richard Yellow card 33'
Elsig 38' (3:1)
Richard 68' (4:1)		 FCB summary Yellow card 3' Hitzfeld
15' (1:1) Rahmen
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland André Favre (Echallens)
Sion0–2Servette
Servette summary 23' (0:1) Petrović
54' (0:2) Pfister
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Fernand Burioli (Lausanne)
Zürich1–1 (a.e.t.)Grasshopper Club
Kuhn 83' (pen 1:1) FCZ summary 21' (0:1) Grahn
Penalties
Kuhn soccer ball with red X
Jeandupeux soccer ball with red X
Bionda soccer ball with check mark
Botteron soccer ball with check mark
Zigerlig soccer ball with check mark		 3–4 soccer ball with red X Gross
soccer ball with check mark Noventa
soccer ball with check mark Meier
soccer ball with check mark Winiger
soccer ball with check mark Grahn
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Switzerland Hans Wieland (Grenchen)

Quarter-finals

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
14 August 1973
Vevey-Sports 1–4 Grasshopper Club
Lugano 2–4 Servette
Xamax 1–2 Biel-Bienne
St. Gallen 1–2 Winterthur

Matches

Vevey-Sports1–4Grasshopper Club
Lambelet 53' (1:2) RSSSF summary 23' (0:1) Noventa
45' (0:2) Grahn
61' (1:3) Grahn
73' (1:4) Elsener
Lugano2–4Servette
Lubanski 3' (1:0)
Luttrop 73' (2:2)		 Servette summary 5' (1:1) Petrović
31' (1:2) Petrović
87' (2:3) Schnyder
89' (2:4) Riner
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli (Luzern)
Xamax1–2Biel-Bienne
Citherlet 2' (1:0) RSSSF summary 54' (1:1) Peters
75' (1:2) Gobet
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Switzerland Ulysse Darbellay (Roche, Vaud)
St. Gallen1–2Winterthur
Blättler 78' (1:1) RSSSF summary 38' (0:1) Risi
90' (1:2) Grünig
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Switzerland Jean Dubach (Nidau)

Semi-finals

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
8 September 1973
Grasshopper Club 2–0 Servette
12 September 1973
Biel-Bienne 0–3 Winterthur

Matches

Grasshopper Club2–0Servette
Grahn 30' (1:0)
(Marchi) 43' (o.g.)		 Servette summary
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Karl Keller (Basel)
Biel-Bienne0–3Winterthur
RSSSF summary 51' (0:1) Meili
80' (0:2) Nielsen
82' (0:3) Künzli
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Switzerland Pierre Despont (Lausanne)

Final

Summary

The final took place on Wednesday 10 October 1973 at Letzigrund in Zürich.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
10 October 1973
Grasshopper Club 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p) 		Winterthur

Telegram

Grasshopper Club2–2 (a.e.t.)Winterthur
Elsener 71' (1:2)
Ohlhauser 76' (2:2)		 RSSSF summary 25' (0:1) Risi
66' (0:2) Risi
Penalties
Winiger soccer ball with check mark
Meier soccer ball with check mark
T. Niggl soccer ball with check mark
Gröbli soccer ball with check mark
Grahn soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark Fehr
soccer ball with red X Nielsen
soccer ball with check mark Arnold
soccer ball with check mark Risi
soccer ball with check mark Küng
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli (Luzern)

Grasshopper Club won the cup and this was the club's first League Cup title to this date.

Further in Swiss football

References

  • Swiss League Cup results at RSSSF
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