# 2013–14 Swiss Cup

The 2013–14 Swiss Cup was the 89th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition started on 14 August 2013 with the first game of Round 1 and ended in May 2014 with the Final. The winners of the competition qualified for the play-off round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. The title holders were Grasshopper Zürich.

## Participating clubs

All 19 teams from Super League and Challenge League (teams from Liechtenstein only play in the 2013–14 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.
| 2013–14 Super League 10 teams | 2013–14 Challenge League 9 teams | 2013–14 1. Liga Promotion 10 teams | 2013–14 1. Liga 11 teams | 2013-14 2. Liga Interregional 10 teams | 2013-14 Regional leagues 14 teams |
| FC Aarau (AG) FC Basel (BS) Grasshopper Zürich $^{TH}$ (ZH) FC Lausanne-Sport (VD) FC Luzern (LU) FC Sion (VS) FC St. Gallen (SG) FC Thun (BE) BSC Young Boys (BE) FC Zürich (ZH) | FC Biel-Bienne (BE) FC Chiasso (TI) FC Locarno (TI) FC Lugano (TI) FC Schaffhausen (SH) Servette FC (GE) FC Wil (SG) FC Winterthur (ZH) FC Wohlen (AG) | AC Bellinzona (TI) SC Brühl (SG) Étoile Carouge FC (GE) FC Köniz$^†$ (BE) SC Kriens (LU) FC Le Mont$^†$ (VD) BSC Old Boys (BS) FC Stade Nyonnais (VD) FC Tuggen (SZ) SC YF Juventus (ZH) | FC Baden (AG) FC Bavois$^†$ (VD) FC Bulle (FR) FC Concordia Basel$^†$ (BS) FC Échallens (VD) Lancy FC (GE) FC Münsingen (BE) Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (NE) FC Schötz (LU) FC Sursee$^†$ (LU) US Terre Sainte (VD) | FC Altstätten (SG) FC Amriswil$^†$ (TG) FC Ascona (TI) SC Buochs (NW) FC Dietikon (ZH) FC Hergiswil (NW) FC Kreuzlingen$^‡$ (TG) FC La Chaux-de-Fonds$^†$ (NE) FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy (VD) FC Vevey-Sports 05$^†$ (VD) | Sixth tier SC Balerna (TI) FC Bassersdorf (ZH) AS Calcio Kreuzlingen (TG) FC Chippis$^‡$ (VS) FC Cornol (JU) SC Fulenbach (SO) FC Murten (FR) FC Reinach (BL) FC Savièse (VS) FC Schönbühl (BE) FC Suhr (AG) FC Veyrier Sports (GE) Seventh tier SC Obergeissenstein (LU) FC Wiesendangen$^{FP}$ (ZH) |
$^{TH}$ Title holders. $^{FP}$ Qualified for having the lowest fair play points inside its regional tier. $^†$ Qualified in their last season's tier qualifiers before being promoted. $^‡$ Qualified in their last season's tier qualifiers before being relegated.

## 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 |
| 14 August 2013 |||
| FC Fulenbach | 0–6 | FC Baden |
| 17 August 2013 |||
| FC Sursee | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | FC Sion |
| FC Kreuzlingen | 2–4 | FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy |
| FC Bassersdorf | 0–6 | FC Zürich |
| FC Veyrier Sports | 0–8 | BSC Young Boys |
| FC Amriswil | 2–3 | FC Tuggen |
| FC Münsingen | 2–0 | FC Bulle |
| FC Altstätten | 0–5 | FC Wohlen |
| FC Reinach | 1–4 | Lancy FC |
| FC Wiesendangen | 1–2 | FC Savièse |
| SC Kriens | 0–1 | Grasshopper Zürich |
| SC Brühl | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (p. 5–4) | FC Winterthur |
| FC Stade Nyonnais | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | AC Bellinzona |
| BSC Old Boys | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Basel |
| FC Le Mont | 4–1 | FC Wil |
| US Terre Sainte | 2–1 | FC Chiasso |
| FC Dietikon | 0–6 | SC YF Juventus |
| SC Balerna | 1–3 | FC Hergiswil |
| FC Vevey-Sports 05 | 1–3 | FC Köniz |
| Étoile Carouge FC | 1–4 | FC Lugano |
| FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0–3 | Servette FC |
| 18 August 2013 |||
| FC Concordia Basel | 2–4 | FC Biel-Bienne |
| FC Chippis | 0–6 | FC Schaffhausen |
| SC Obergeissenstein | 1–3 | FC Bavois |
| FC Échallens | 1–3 | FC Thun |
| FC Cornol | 0–7 | FC Lausanne-Sport |
| FC Murten | 0–11 | FC Luzern |
| FC Suhr | 1–3 | SC Buochs |
| Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | 1–3 | FC Aarau |
| FC Schönbühl | 1–8 | FC St. Gallen |
| AS Calcio Kreuzlingen | 0–4 | FC Schötz |
| FC Ascona | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 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. FC Savièse, from the sixth tier of Swiss football, were the lowest-ranked team in this round.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 13 September 2013 |||
| FC Locarno | 0–3 | FC Thun |
| 14 September 2013 |||
| FC Hergiswil | 2–3 | FC Baden |
| FC Schötz | 3–4 | FC Köniz |
| FC Stade Nyonnais | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Grasshopper Zürich |
| SC Brühl | 3–2 | FC Schaffhausen |
| FC Bavois | 0–4 | FC Biel-Bienne |
| Lancy FC | 0–5 | FC Le Mont |
| FC Münsingen | 0–1 | FC Basel |
| SC YF Juventus | 2–4 | BSC Young Boys |
| FC Savièse | 1–3 | FC Tuggen |
| SC Buochs | 1–5 | FC Aarau |
| Servette FC | 0–1 | FC Lausanne-Sport |
| 15 September 2013 |||
| FC Wohlen | 0–1 | FC Sion |
| US Terre Sainte | 1–4 | FC Luzern |
| FC Lugano | 1–3 | FC St. Gallen |
| FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy | 2–3 | FC Zürich |

## 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, if applicable. FC Baden, from the fourth tier of Swiss football, were the lowest-ranked team in this round.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 9 November 2013 |||
| FC Baden | 1–4 | FC Zürich |
| FC Köniz | 1–4 | Grasshopper Zürich |
| SC Brühl | 0–3 | FC Lausanne-Sport |
| FC Le Mont | 4–1 | BSC Young Boys |
| 10 November 2013 |||
| FC Tuggen | 1–3 | FC Basel |
| FC Luzern | 1–0 | FC Sion |
| FC St. Gallen | 4–0 | FC Aarau |
| 14 November |||
| FC Biel-Bienne | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Thun |

## Quarter-finals

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

## Final

The two winners of the semi-finals played against each other in the final, which was held on 21 April 2014 in the Stade de Suisse in Bern, with the winner of the first semi-final was to be treated as home team. Zürich beat Thun 5–4 in the penalty shoot-out following a goalless draw in the first semi-final and Basel beat Luzern 1–0 in the second semi-final.
| GK | David Da Costa | | |
| DF | Jorge Teixeira | | |
| DF | Ivan Kecojević | 95' | |
| DF | Berat Djimsiti | | |
| MF | Oliver Buff | 83' | 86' |
| MF | Philippe Koch (cap) | | |
| MF | Davide Chiumiento | | |
| MF | Yassine Chikhaoui | 61' | |
| MF | Avi Rikan | | 111' |
| ST | Mario Gavranović | | |
| ST | Franck Etoundi | | 91' |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | Davide Mariani | | 86' |
| MF | Armando Sadiku | | 91' |
| FW | Asmir Kajević | | 111' |
| Manager: ||
| Urs Meier ||
| DF | Naser Aliji | | |
| DF | Marek Suchý | | |
| DF | Gastón Sauro | 66' | |
| DF | Behrang Safari | | |
| MF | Serey Die | 102' | |
| MF | Mohamed Elneny | 62' | |
| MF | Davide Callà | | 70' |
| MF | Fabian Frei | | 60' |
| MF | Valentin Stocker (cap) | | 106' |
| ST | Giovanni Sio | 77' 99' | |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | Matías Delgado | | 60' |
| MF | Arlind Ajeti | | 70' |
| MF | Marcelo Díaz | | 106' |
| Manager: ||||
| Murat Yakin ||||