# 2016–17 Swiss Cup

The 2016–17 Swiss Cup was the 92nd season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition commenced on 13 August 2016 with the first games of Round 1 and concluded on 25 May 2017 with the Final. The winner of the competition was FC Basel.

## Participating clubs

All teams from 2015–16 Super League and 2015–16 Challenge League as well as the top 4 teams from 2015–16 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 from Liechtenstein are not allowed in the competition, the latter only enter the 2016–17 Liechtenstein Cup.
| 2016–17 Super League 9 teams | 2016–17 Challenge League 10 teams | 2016–17 Promotion League 9 teams | 2016–17 1. Liga 13 teams | 2016–17 2. Liga Interregional 9 teams | 2016–17 Regional leagues 14 teams |
| FC Basel (BS) Grasshopper Club (ZH) FC Lausanne-Sport (VD) FC Lugano (TI) FC Luzern (LU) FC Sion (VS) FC St. Gallen (SG) FC Thun (BE) BSC Young Boys (BE) | FC Aarau (AG) FC Chiasso (TI) FC Le Mont (VD) Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (NE) FC Schaffhausen (SH) Servette FC (GE) FC Wil (SG) FC Winterthur (ZH) FC Wohlen (AG) FC Zürich $^{TH}$ (ZH) | FC Breitenrain (BE) SC Brühl (SG) SC Cham (ZG) FC Köniz (BE) SC Kriens (LU) FC La Chaux-de-Fonds (NE) BSC Old Boys (BS) FC Rapperswil-Jona (SG) FC Tuggen (SZ) | FC Azzurri 90 LS (VD) AC Bellinzona (TI) FC Black Stars (BS) Lancy FC (GE) FC La Sarraz-Éclépens (VD) FC Münsingen (BE) FC Oberwallis Naters (VS) FC Red Star Zürich (ZH) FC Seefeld (ZH) FC Seuzach (ZH) FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy (VD) Yverdon-Sport FC (VD) Zug 94 (ZG) | SC Binningen (BL) FC Conthey (VS) FC Dulliken (SO) FC Genolier-Begnins (VD) FC Illiria Payerne (VD) FC Meyrin (GE) FC Moutier (BE) FC Ticino (NE) FC Uzwil (SG) | Sixth tier US Arbedo (TI) FC Bazenheid (SG) FC Bubendorf (BL) AS Calcio Kreuzlingen (TG) FC Grenchen (SO) FC Gunzwil (LU) FC Klingnau (AG) CS Romontois (FR) SC Veltheim (ZH) FC Vernier (GE) FC Wabern (BE) Seventh tier FC Donneloye (VD) SV Rümlang (ZH) FC Zollbrück (BE) |
Teams in bold are still active in the competition.
$^{TH}$ 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. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 10 August 2016 |||
| FC Bubendorf (6) | 1–2 | Zug 94 (4) |
| FC Wabern (6) | 0–5 | SC Brühl (3) |
| SC Binningen (5) | 2–1 | FC Münsingen (4) |
| FC Seefeld (4) | 1–2 | FC Köniz (3) |
| FC Grenchen (6) | 0–2 | FC Illiria Payerne (5) |
| FC Gunzwil (6) | 2–0 | FC Vernier (6) |
| FC Oberwallis Naters (4) | 1–4 | FC Luzern (1) |
| SV Rümlang (7) | 2–5 | FC Seuzach (4) |
| FC Ticino (5) | 4–0 | FC Uzwil (5) |
| FC Meyrin (5) | 1–3 | FC Wohlen (2) |
| Yverdon-Sport FC (4) | 1–4 | FC Winterthur (2) |
| CS Romontois (6) | 1–6 | FC Sion (1) |
| FC Conthey (5) | 1–4 | AC Bellinzona (4) |
| FC Klingnau (6) | 0–6 | FC Tuggen (3) |
| SC Veltheim (6) | 0–6 | BSC Young Boys (1) |
| FC Moutier (5) | 0–3 | FC Lugano (1) |
| US Arbedo (6) | 0–5 | Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (2) |
| FC La Chaux-de-Fonds (3) | 0–2 | FC Zürich (2) |
| 14 August 2016 |||
| FC Dulliken (5) | 0–3 | FC Chiasso (2) |
| FC Breitenrain (3) | 3–1 | Servette FC (2) |
| FC Donneloye (7) | 0–14 | FC Le Mont (2) |
| BSC Old Boys (3) | 0–2 | Grasshopper Club (1) |
| FC Zollbrück (7) | 0–5 | FC Aarau (2) |
| AS Calcio Kreuzlingen (6) | 1–0 | SC Cham (3) |
| FC Genolier-Begnins (5) | 1–3 | FC Azzurri 90 LS (4) |
| Lancy FC (4) | 1–2 | FC Lausanne-Sport (1) |
| FC Rapperswil-Jona (3) | 0–1 | FC Basel (1) |
| FC La Sarraz-Éclépens (4) | 0–3 | FC Schaffhausen (2) |
| FC Bazenheid (6) | 2–1 | FC Red Star Zürich (4) |
| FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy (4) | 4–2 | FC Wil (2) |
| SC Kriens (3) | 2–1 | FC Thun (1) |
| 15 August 2016 |||
| FC Black Stars (4) | 2–3 | FC St. Gallen (1) |

## Round 2

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 |
| 16 September 2016 |||
| FC Köniz (3) | 3–1 | FC Lausanne-Sport (1) |
| FC Breitenrain (3) | 0–1 | FC Aarau (2) |
| 17 September 2016 |||
| FC Chiasso (2) | 1–0 | FC Wohlen (2) |
| SC Binningen (5) | 1–2 | SC Brühl (3) |
| FC Gunzwil (6) | 1–4 | FC Lugano (1) |
| FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy (4) | 0–3 | FC Winterthur (2) |
| AS Calcio Kreuzlingen (6) | 1–1 (5–6 p) | FC Tuggen (3) |
| FC Azzurri 90 LS (4) | 2–3 | SC Kriens (3) |
| FC Ticino (5) | 0–3 | FC Luzern (1) |
| FC Seuzach (4) | 1–4 | Grasshopper Club (1) |
| FC Le Mont (2) | 0–1 | FC St. Gallen (1) |
| 18 September 2016 |||
| FC Bazenheid (6) | 1–7 | BSC Young Boys (1) |
| FC Illiria Payerne (5) | 1–4 | FC Schaffhausen (2) |
| Zug 94 (4) | 0–1 | FC Basel (1) |
| AC Bellinzona (4) | 0–2 | FC Zürich (2) |
| Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (2) | 3–4 | FC Sion (1) |

## Round 3

The winners of Round 2 played in this round. The home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. Teams in bold continue to the quarter-finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 26 October 2016 |||
| FC Aarau (2) | 2–0 | FC Lugano (1) |
| SC Kriens (3) | 5–3 (a.e.t.) | SC Brühl (3) |
| FC Tuggen (3) | 1–4 | FC Basel (1) |
| FC Winterthur (2) | 2–1 | FC Chiasso (2) |
| BSC Young Boys (1) | 5–0 | Grasshopper Club (1) |
| 27 October 2016 |||
| FC Köniz (3) | 1–1 (4–5 p) | FC Lucerne (1) |
| FC Zürich (2) | 2–1 | FC St. Gallen (1) |
| 2 November 2016 |||
| FC Schaffhausen (2) | 2–5 (a.e.t.) | FC Sion (1) |

## Quarter-finals

The winners of Round 3 played in the Quarter-finals, there was no home advantage granted in the draw. SC Kriens, from the third tier of Swiss football, were the lowest-ranked team in this round.

## Semi-finals

The winners of Quarterfinals play in the Semifinals, there is no home advantage granted in the draw. The games played on the 5 April 2017.

## Final

The winners of the Semi-finals play in the Final. The match was played on 25 May 2017 at the Stade de Genève.

### Teams

| GK | Tomáš Vaclík | |
| DF | Michael Lang | |
| DF | Marek Suchý | |
| DF | Manuel Akanji | |
| DF | Adama Traoré | |
| MF | Taulant Xhaka | |
| MF | Luca Zuffi | 90+3' |
| MF | Mohamed Elyounoussi | |
| MF | Matías Delgado (c) | 81' |
| MF | Renato Steffen | |
| ST | Seydou Doumbia | 88' |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | Serey Die | 81' |
| ST | Marc Janko | 88' |
| MF | Alexander Fransson | 90+3' |
| Manager: ||
| Urs Fischer ||
| DF | Nicolas Lüchinger | |
| DF | Elsad Zverotić (c) | |
| DF | Reto Ziegler | |
| DF | Pa Modou Jagne | 63' |
| MF | Gregory Karlen | 70' |
| MF | Vero Salatić | |
| MF | Kévin Constant | |
| ST | Chadrac Akolo | 79' |
| ST | Moussa Konaté | |
| ST | Joaquim Adão | |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | Carlitos | 63' |
| MF | Geoffrey Mujangi Bia | 70' |
| MF | Léo Itaperuna | 79' |
| Manager: ||||
| Sébastien Fournier ||||