# 2020–21 Swiss Cup

The 2020–21 Swiss Cup was the 96th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 29 August 2020 with the first games of Round 1, and ended on 24 May 2021.
Young Boys were the title holders.

## Participating clubs

All teams from 2019–20 Super League and 2019–20 Challenge League. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only 18 slots (instead of 45) were allocated to teams from lower divisions. Those teams had to qualify through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues. Reserve teams and A-teams from Liechtenstein are not allowed in the competition, the latter only enter the 2020–21 Liechtenstein Cup.
| 2020–21 Super League 9 teams | 2020–21 Challenge League 10 teams | 2020–21 Promotion League 3 teams | 2020–21 1. Liga 4 teams | 2020–21 2. Liga Interregional 4 teams | 2020–21 Regional leagues 7 teams |
| FC Basel (BS) FC Lausanne-Sport (VD) FC Lugano (TI) FC Luzern (LU) FC Sion (VS) FC St. Gallen (SG) Servette FC (GE) BSC Young Boys$^{TH}$ (BE) FC Zürich (ZH) | FC Aarau (AG) FC Chiasso (TI) Grasshopper Zürich (ZH) SC Kriens (LU) Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (NE) FC Schaffhausen (SH) FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy (VD) FC Thun (BE) FC Wil (SG) FC Winterthur (ZH) | FC Black Stars (BS) FC Köniz (BE) FC Stade Nyonnais (VD) | FC Schötz (LU) FC Solothurn (SO) FC Tuggen (ZG) FC Vevey United (VD) | FC Ajoie-Monterri (JU) FC Monthey (VS) SC Schöftland (AG) FC Sierre (VS) | Sixth tier SC Balerna (TI) FC Dübendorf (ZH) FC Laufen (BL) FC Savièse (VS) Seventh tier FC Dürrenast (BE) AS Haute-Broye (VD) FC Zollbrück (BE) |
Teams in bold are still active in the competition.
$^{TH}$ Title holders.

## Round 1

Teams from Super League and Challenge League received a bye in this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 29 August 2020 |||
| FC Monthey (5) | 2–1 | FC Black Stars (3) |
| AS Haute-Broye (7) | 1–4 | FC Vevey United (4) |
| SC Schöftland (5) | 6–1 | FC Sierre (5) |
| 30 August 2020 |||
| FC Laufen (6) | 0–6 | FC Solothurn (4) |
| FC Dübendorf (6) | 1–2 | FC Schötz (4) |
| FC Savièse (6) | 0–2 | SC Balerna (6) |
| FC Zollbrück (7) | 0–7 | FC Stade Nyonnais (3) |
| FC Ajoie-Monterri (5) | 0–2 | FC Tuggen (4) |
| 31 August 2020 |||
| FC Dürrenast (7) | 1–5 | FC Köniz (3) |

## Round 2

Teams engaged in UEFA competitions received a bye in this round. Teams from Super League were seeded. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 11 September 2020 |||
| FC Schaffhausen (2) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | FC Lugano (1) |
| 12 September 2020 |||
| FC Schötz (4) | 0–3 | FC Sion (1) |
| FC Tuggen (4) | 1–2 | FC Winterthur (2) |
| FC Stade Nyonnais (3) | 1–3 | FC Lausanne-Sport (1) |
| FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy (2) | 1–2 | Grasshopper Zürich (2) |
| FC Aarau (2) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | FC Wil (2) |
| FC Vevey United (4) | 3–0 | FC Köniz (3) |
| 13 September 2020 |||
| SC Schöftland (5) | 1–5 | FC Solothurn (4) |
| Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (2) | 1–4 | SC Kriens (2) |
| FC Chiasso (2) | 3–2 | FC Zürich (1) |
| FC Thun (2) | 0–1 | FC Luzern (1) |
| 26 September 2020 |||
| SC Balerna (6) | 1–2 | FC Monthey (5) |

## Round 3

In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 10 February 2021 |||
| FC Aarau (2) | 4–2 | FC Sion (1) |
| FC Solothurn (4) | 0–3 (w/o) | SC Kriens (2) |
| 17 February 2021 |||
| FC Winterthur (2) | 6–2 | FC Basel (1) |
| 24 February 2021 |||
| Grasshopper Zürich (2) | 2–0 | FC Lausanne-Sport (1) |
| 10 March 2021 |||
| FC Chiasso (2) | 1–2 | FC Luzern (1) |
| 7 April 2021 |||
| FC Vevey United (4) | 2–4 | Servette FC (1) |
| FC Monthey (5) | 0–3 | FC Lugano (1) |
| 8 April 2021 |||
| St. Gallen (1) | 4–1 | BSC Young Boys (1) |

## Quarter-finals

In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.

## Semi-finals

Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.