# 2014–15 Swiss Cup

The 2014–15 Swiss Cup was the 90th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition started on 23 August 2014 with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 7 June 2015 with the Final, won by Sion. As winners of the competition, they qualified for the Group Stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. The reigning title holders were Zürich.

## Participating clubs

All 19 teams from Super League and Challenge League (teams from Liechtenstein only play in the 2014–15 Liechtenstein Cup) automatically entered this year's competition, as well as 45 teams from lower leagues. Teams from 1. Liga Promotion and below had to qualify through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues. Teams from regional leagues had to qualify by winning the last season's regional cups.
| 2014–15 Super League 9 teams | 2014–15 Challenge League 10 teams | 2014–15 Promotion League 9 teams | 2014–15 1. Liga 13 teams | 2014–15 2. Liga Interregional 9 teams | 2014–15 Regional leagues 14 teams |
| FC Aarau (AG) FC Basel (BS) Grasshopper Zürich (ZH) FC Luzern (LU) FC Sion (VS) FC St. Gallen (SG) FC Thun (BE) BSC Young Boys (BE) FC Zürich $^{TH}$ (ZH) | FC Biel-Bienne (BE) FC Chiasso (TI) FC Lausanne-Sport (VD) FC Le Mont (VD) FC Lugano (TI) FC Schaffhausen (SH) Servette FC (GE) FC Wil (SG) FC Winterthur (ZH) FC Wohlen (AG) | FC Breitenrain (BE) Étoile Carouge FC (GE) FC Köniz (BE) FC Locarno (TI) Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (NE) BSC Old Boys (BS) FC Stade Nyonnais (VD) FC Tuggen (SZ) SC YF Juventus (ZH) | FC Baden (AG) FC Bavois (VD) FC Black Stars (BS) SC Cham (ZG) FC Dietikon (ZH) SC Düdingen (FR) FC Mendrisio (TI) FC Münsingen (BE) FC Muri (AG) FC Schötz (LU) FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy (VD) AC Taverne (TI) US Terre Sainte (VD) | SC Buochs (NW) FC Eschenbar (LU) FC Frauenfeld (TG) FC Hergiswil (NW) FK Konolfingen (BE) FC La Chaux-de-Fonds (NE) FC Perly-Certoux (GE) FC Sirnach (TG) FC Stade-Payerne (VD) | Sixth tier ASI Audax-Friùl (NE) FC Greifensee (ZH) FC Henau (SG) CS Italien (GE) FC Murten (FR) FC Pratteln (BL) FC Rothrist (AG) FC Schönbühl (BE) FC Subingen (SO) FC Tägerwilen (TG) Vedeggio Calcio (TI) FC Visp (VS) Seventh tier FC Nottwil (LU) SC Veltheim (AG) |
$^{TH}$ Title holders.

## Round 1

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.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 23 August 2014 |||
| FC Baden | 0–3 | FC St. Gallen |
| FC Breitenrain | 2–3 | FC Thun |
| US Terre Sainte | 0–1 | FC Biel-Bienne |
| SC Cham | 2–1 | SC Düdingen |
| CS Italien | 0–4 | FC Basel |
| BSC Old Boys | 1–2 | FC Lugano |
| SC YF Juventus | 1–3 | FC Lausanne-Sport |
| FC Muri | 0–3 | FC Wohlen |
| FC Eschenbar | 1–3 | FC Winterthur |
| FC Rothrist | 0–1 | FC Le Mont |
| FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy | 0–1 | FC Münsingen |
| SC Buochs | 1–0 | FC Frauenfeld |
| FC Stade-Payerne | 1–4 | FC Schötz |
| FC Dietikon | 0–4 | FC Wil |
| FC Mendrisio | 0–2 | FC Chiasso |
| FC Pratteln | 0–8 | FC Black Stars |
| SC Veltheim | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | FC Henau |
| Vedeggio Calcio | 0–2 | Grasshopper Zürich |
| Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 4–2) | Étoile Carouge FC |
| FC Hergiswil | 2–1 | FC Tuggen |
| 24 August 2014 |||
| FC Perly-Certoux | 2–4 | FC Schaffhausen |
| FC Sirnach | 0–8 | Servette FC |
| FC Nottwil | 0–5 | FC Köniz |
| FC Konolfingen | 0–9 | FC Luzern |
| FC Bavois | 0–1 | BSC Young Boys |
| FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1–3 | FC Sion |
| FC Schönbühl | 0–7 | FC Zürich |
| FC Murten | 0–4 | FC Stade Nyonnais |
| FC Greifensee | 2–1 | FC Subingen |
| FC Tägerwilen | 4–1 | FC Visp |
| AC Taverne | 1–7 | FC Aarau |
| ASI Audax-Friùl | 0–2 | FC Locarno |

## Round 2

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.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 19 September 2014 |||
| FC Lausanne-Sport | 0–1 | FC Thun |
| 20 September 2014 |||
| FC Tägerwilen | 3–9 | FC Lugano |
| FC Münsingen | 1–0 | FC Locarno |
| FC Biel-Bienne | 0–1 | FC Sion |
| FC Chiasso | 0–1 | FC Aarau |
| FC Schaffhausen | 3–5 (a.e.t.) | FC Luzern |
| SC Buochs | 1–0 | BSC Young Boys |
| FC Henau | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | FC Wil |
| FC Hergiswil | 1–3 | FC Schötz |
| 21 September 2014 |||
| FC Black Stars | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | FC Zürich |
| FC Winterthur | 0–4 | FC Basel |
| Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | 3–5 | Grasshopper Zürich |
| Servette FC | 1–2 | FC Wohlen |
| FC Greifensee | 2–3 | SC Cham |
| FC Le Mont | 1–2 | FC St. Gallen |
| FC Stade Nyonnais | 1–2 | FC Köniz |

## Round 3

The winners of Round 2 played in this round. Teams from Super League were seeded, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. SC Buochs, from the fifth tier of Swiss football, were the lowest-ranked team in this round.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 29 October 2014 |||
| FC Luzern | 1–2 | FC Aarau |
| FC Lugano | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Grasshopper Zürich |
| FC Wohlen | 1–3 | FC Basel |
| FC St. Gallen | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Thun |
| 30 October 2014 |||
| FC Köniz | 0–3 | FC Sion |
| FC Münsingen | 3–2 | FC Wil |
| SC Buochs | 2–0 | FC Schötz |
| 3 December 2014 |||
| SC Cham | 0–5 | FC Zürich |

## Quarter-finals

The winners of Round 3 played in the Quarter-finals. There was no home advantage granted in the draw. SC Buochs, from the fifth tier of Swiss football, are the lowest-ranked team in this round.

## Final

Note: Beginning of the second half with a 15 minute delay, because of the firing of pyrotechnics in the Sion fan sector.
| GK | Germano Vailati | | |
| DF | Taulant Xhaka | 49' | 74' |
| DF | Fabian Schär | | |
| DF | Marek Suchý | | |
| DF | Adama Traoré | | |
| MF | Fabian Frei | 65' | |
| MF | Shkëlzen Gashi | 46' | |
| MF | Mohamed Elneny | | |
| MF | Luca Zuffi | | |
| ST | Davide Callà | | 53' |
| ST | Marco Streller (c) | | 75' |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | Ahmed Hamoudi | | 53' |
| MF | Matías Delgado | | 74' |
| FW | Albian Ajeti | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Paulo Sousa ||
| DF | Elsad Zverotić | |
| DF | Léo Lacroix | |
| DF | Reto Ziegler | |
| DF | Pa Modou Jagne | |
| MF | Carlitos | |
| MF | Xavier Kouassi (c) | |
| MF | Vero Salatić | |
| ST | Edimilson Fernandes | 73' |
| ST | Ebenezer Assifuah | 75' |
| ST | Pape Moussa Konaté | 85' |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | Michael Perrier | 73' |
| MF | Daniel Follonier | 75' |
| MF | Demetris Christofi | 85' |
| Manager: ||||
| Didier Tholot ||||

### Match summary

The Final was played on 7 June 2015 Basel against Sion and with an attendance of 35,674 fans the St. Jakob-Park was sold out. Referee was Nikolaj Hänni. An ex-Basler was the match winner for Sion. The Portuguese technical genius Carlitos played the two deadly passes into the depth, which led to the 1–0 by goal getter Moussa Konaté on 18 minutes and the 2–0 by Edimilson Fernandes on 50 minutes. Carlitos himself scored the goal for the 3–0 final result after an hours play. He scored after a cross from Elsad Zverotić with a diving header.

### Conclusion

The FC Sion cup myth is alive more than ever after this final, because they celebrated their 13th victory in their 13th final of this knockout competition. Sion didn’t give their opponents a chance, even playing in their own stadium. The 13th Cup triumph will forever have a special place in the club’s history. The Red-Whites have never been able to win a cup final so clearly and the fact that this was achieved with the strongest Super League club over the previous years was astonishing and impressive at the same time.