1990–91 Swiss Cup

1990–91 Swiss Cup
Tournament details
CountrySwitzerland
Teams196
Final positions
ChampionsFC Sion
Runners-upBSC Young Boys
Tournament statistics
Matches played195

The 1990–91 Swiss Cup was the 66th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It began on 11 August with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 20 May 1991 with the Final held at former stadium Wankdorf in Bern. The winners earned a place in the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the following season.

Overview

The competition began on the week-end 11–12 August 1990 with the first games of Round 1 and ended on Whit Monday 20 May 1991 with the final held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The 24 clubs from the Nationalliga B were granted byes for the first round. The 12 clubs from the Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first two rounds. The winners of the cup qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the next season.

The draw was respecting regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. In the entire 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 to decide which team qualified for the next round. No replays were foreseen, except in the final.

Round 1

In the first round a total of 160 clubs participated from the third-tier and lower. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition.

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
11–12 August 1990
FC Donzelle 1–0 Signal FC (Bernex)
Lancy-Sports 2–4 Stade Nyonnais
Gland 0–3 FC Collex-Bossy
FC Grône 4–5 (a.e.t.) FC Aigle
FC Brig 1–5 Martigny-Sports
FC Saint-Imier 0–1 Moutier
FC Bassecourt 2–1 FC Le Locle
FC Ueberstorf 0–2 FC Châtel-St-Denis
FC Siviriez 0–2 Vevey Sports
FC Pully 3–1 Concordia/Folgore Lausanne
FC Dompierre 0–12 FC Beauregard Fribourg
FC Marly 2–5 FC Farvagny
FC Allmendingen 0–1 FC Lerchenfeld (Thun)
FC Rapid Ostermundigen 1–4 Thun
FC Langenthal 0–2 Münsingen
Lengnau 2–0 Bümpliz
FC Lamboing 0–2 Biel-Bienne
FC Laupen 1–3 FC Ceneri Bienne
FC Hägglingen 0–2 FC Suhr
FC Windisch 0–6 FC Brugg
Schötz 2–1 FC Hochdorf
FC Sarnen 4–1 FC Brunnen
FC Littau 2–3 FC Zug
FC Hergiswil 2–3 Buochs
SC Emmen 0–1 FC Sursee
Muttenz 7–2 FC Breitenbach
FC Allschwil 0–4 * FC Pratteln
FC Gelterkinden 1–1
(5–4 p)
Alle
Wangen bei Olten 0–2 FC Klus-Balsthal
FC Welschenrohr 1–4 Solothurn
FC Subingen 1–2 SC Derendingen
FC Effretikon 4–3 Red Star
Schwarz-Weiss Zürich 0–7 Young Fellows
SC Siebnen 0–7 FC Brüttisellen
FC Neunkirch 0–2 FC Fehraltorf
SC Berg 0–5 FC Rorschach
FC Wil 0–1 Frauenfeld
FC Grabs 1–3 Vaduz
US Monte Carasso 0–4 FC Ascona
FC Morbio 1–0 FC Ponte Tresa
FC Apples-Balens 3–2 FC Perly
FC Italia Morges 2–1 FC Versoix
FC Saint-Légier 0–2 FC Fully
FC Grimisuat 2–1 FC Savičse
Bex 1–3 FC Raron
FC Saint-Gingolph n/p * Monthey
FC Courtételle 0–3 Laufen
Cortaillod 1–1
(4–2 p)
Delémont
FC Superga 0–1 FC Boudry
FC Bure 1–3 (a.e.t.) FC Haute-Rive
FC Develier 0–6 Colombier
Düdingen 0–1 FC Domdidier
Baulmes 1–3 Echallens
FC Vallorbe 0–1 FC Grandson
FC Muri (BE) 0–7 FC Bern
Azzurra Gümligen 0–3 SV Lyss
FC Bremgarten 1–5 Wohlen
FC Menziken 0–6 FC Muri (AG)
SC Obergeissenstein 2–1 FC Willisau
SC Baudepartement Basel 0–1 Nordstern Basel
Black Stars 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
FC Riehen
FC Dottikon 1–0 FC Härkinge
FC Beringen 3–1 SC Veltheim (Winterthur)
FC Greifensee 1–2 (a.e.t.) FC Männedorf
FC Birmensdorf 0–9 Bülach
Blue Stars 1–3 Tuggen
FC Stäfa 2–0 FC Kilchberg
SV Schaffhausen 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–2 p)
FC Thayngen
FC Spreitenbach 5–2 FC Einsielden
FC Dietikon 2–1 FC Töss (Winterthur)
FC Uzwil 0–4 FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)
FC Winkeln (St.Gallen) 0–1 Brühl
FC Heiden 0–3 Kreuzlingen
St. Otmar 0–4 Herisau
FC Flums 2–0 FC Landquart
FC Mels 1–0 Gossau
FC Vex 1–3 FC Bramois
FC Maggia 5–4 (a.e.t.) Biaschesi
FC Stabio 0–1 Mendrisio
Racing Club Lausanne 1–14 *
FF aws 3–0
FC Renens
  • Note to the match Allschwil–Pratteln was played in Pratteln.
  • Note to the match Saint-Gingolph–Monthey was not played, no referees, and replayed.
  • Note to the match Racing Club–Renens was annulled and awarded as a 3–0 vistory for Racing Club. The player Raphaël Baumgartner of Renens was not qualified.
Replay
Team 1  Score  Team 2
16 August 1990
Monthey 2–0 FC Saint-Gingolph

Round 2

The 24 clubs from the Nationalliga B were granted byes for the first round and joined the competition in the second round. These teams were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage.

Summary

Teams from the Nationalliga B against teams from the 1. Liga:

Team 1  Score  Team 2
18–19 August 1990
Echallens 0–2 (a.e.t.) Urania Genève Sport
FC Châtel-St-Denis 1–3 Bulle
FC Lerchenfeld (Thun) 1–5 Fribourg
FC Beauregard Fribourg 0–1 SC Burgdorf
FC Klus-Balsthal 0–2 Grenchen
FC Pratteln 4–0 Basel
Young Fellows 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Winterthur
FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) 0–1 FC Glarus
Tuggen 1–0 Chur
Mendrisio 1–2 Locarno

Teams from NLB against teams from the 2. Liga:

Team 1  Score  Team 2
18–19 August 1990
FC Italia Morges 0–10 Chênois
FC Pully 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Montreux-Sports
FC Farvagny 2–5 ES Malley
FC Haute-Rive 1–10 Yverdon-Sport
FC Boudry 0–10 La Chaux-de-Fonds
Muttenz 1–3 Old Boys
Schötz 1–2 Kriens
FC Effretikon 1–4 SC Zug
SV Schaffhausen 0–4 Baden
FC Stäfa 1–7 FC Schaffhausen
FC Morbio 0–10 Chiasso

Teams from NLB against teams from the 3. Liga:

Team 1  Score  Team 2
18–19 August 1990
FC Donzelle 0–7 Étoile-Carouge
SC Obergeissenstein 0–3 Bellinzona
FC Sarnen 1–3 Emmenbrücke

Teams from the 1. Liga amongst themselves:

Team 1  Score  Team 2
18–19 August 1990
FC Aigle 1–3 FC Raron
Münsingen 4–1 FC Bern
Nordstern Basel 0–4 FC Sursee
Buochs 1–2 FC Zug
Vaduz 1–3 Kreuzlingen
FC Riehen 1–2 Laufen
Herisau 1–3 FC Rorschach
Monthey 1–0 Martigny-Sports

Teams from the 1. Liga against teams from the 2. Liga:

Team 1  Score  Team 2
18–19 August 1990
FC Bramois 0–5 Vevey-Sports
FC Grimisuat 0–3 FC Fully
Cortaillod 3–1 FC Domdidier
Biel-Bienne 0–2 SV Lyss
FC Dottikon 1–2 FC Suhr
FC Muri (AG) 1–5 Solothurn
FC Gelterkinden 2–3 Moutier
Bülach 3–2 FC Brüttisellen
FC Beringen 3–0 FC Brugg
FC Flums 3–5 Brühl
FC Mels 2–5 Frauenfeld
FC Maggia 3–2 FC Ascona

Teams from the 1. Liga against teams from the 3. Liga:

Team 1  Score  Team 2
18–19 August 1990
FC Grandson 1–4 Colombier
FC Ceneri Bienne 1–2 Thun
FC Racing Club Lausanne 0–10 FC Collex-Bossy

Teams from the 2. Liga amongst themselves:

Team 1  Score  Team 2
18–19 August 1990
FC Bassecourt 3–1 Lengnau
Wohlen 4–0 SC Derendingen
FC Dietikon 0–3 FC Spreitenbach
FC Fehraltorf 4–1 FC Männedorf

Teams from the 2. Liga against teams from the 3. Liga:

Team 1  Score  Team 2
18–19 August 1990
FC Apples-Balens 0–1 Stade Nyonnais

Matches


FC Pratteln[1]4–0Basel
Ferreira  41'
Böni  67'
Füri 62' (1:0)
Utvic 86' (2:0)
Weng 86' (3:0)
Steiner 90' (4:0)
Summary  49' Bernauer
 83' Reich
In den Sandgruben, Pratteln
Attendance: 1,389[2]
Referee: Walter Rudin (Birsfelden)

Round 3

The 12 clubs from the Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first two rounds and they joined the competition in this round. These teams were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage.

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
19 September 1990
FC Pratteln 1–0 Solothurn
28 September 1990
Brühl 1–2 Tuggen
Emmenbrücke 0–2 Luzern
Stade Nyonnais 0–5 Lausanne-Sport
29 September 1990
FC Beringen 3–11 FC Schaffhausen
ES Malley 3–0 Urania Genève Sport
Thun 2–4 (a.e.t.) Fribourg
FC Maggia 0–3 Chiasso
Moutier 5–0 SV Lyss
Baden 0–2 FC Glarus
Cortaillod 2–1 Colombier
SC Kriens 2–1 AC Bellinzona
La Chaux-de-Fonds 4–1 Bulle
Old Boys 1–2 Wettingen
FC Rorschach 0–2 St. Gallen
Wohlen 0–1 FC Sursee
Yverdon-Sport 1–2 Xamax
Chênois 0–4 Servette
FC Raron 3–2 Monthey
Vevey-Sports 1–4 Montreux-Sports
30 September 1990
FC Fehraltorf 0–7 Zürich
FC Grenchen 1–0 Aarau
Laufen 1–2 FC Suhr
FC Bassecourt 0–7 Young Boys
Bülach 3–0 FC Spreitenbach
FC Collex-Bossy 2–8 Étoile-Carouge
FC Fully 1–3 Sion
Kreuzlingen 1–5 Frauenfeld
Locarno 2–0 Lugano
Münsingen 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
SC Burgdorf
FC Zug 0–3 SC Zug
31 October 1990
Winterthur 1–3 Grasshopper Club

Matches


Chênois0–4Servette
Servette summary 15' (0:1) Türkyilmaz
48' (0:2) Türkyilmaz
49' (0:3) Türkyilmaz
53' (0:4) Türkyilmaz
Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex

FC Fehraltorf[3]0–7Zürich
FCZ summary 35' (0:1) Tréllez
57' (0:2) Tréllez
58' (0:3) Lurati
65' (0:4) Ljung
80' (0:5) Landolt
87' (0:7) Tréllez
90' (0:6) Lurati
Hüttenwis, Fehraltorf
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Walter Nussbaumer (Siebnen)

FC Grenchen1–0Aarau
Jäggi 70' (pen.) FCA summary
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Gottfried Friedrich (Seedorf, Uri)

FC Bassecourt[4]0–7Young Boys
YB summary 4' (0:1) Grossenbacher
8' (0:2) Bregy
15' (0:3) Gottardi
16' (0:4) Zuffi
25' (0:5) Bohinen
26' (0:6) Bohinen
28' (0:7) Löbmann
Stade des Grands-Prés, Bassecourt
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Rolf Blattmann (Zeiningen)

Winterthur1–3Grasshopper Club
Maiano 44' (1:2) RSSSF summary 10' (0:1) De Vicente
40' (pen. 0:2)Sforza
90+2' (1:3) Strudal

Round 4

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
23 March 1991
Bülach 0–3 Grasshopper Club
ES Malley 3–0 SC Burgdorf
Frauenfeld 0–1 St. Gallen
Chiasso 2–1 (a.e.t.) Luzern
Kriens 0–1 Wettingen
Moutier 0–7 Xamax
Étoile-Carouge 5–2 Montreux-Sports
La Chaux-de-Fonds 3–0 Servette
FC Sursee 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
FC Glarus
24 March 1991
Cortaillod 0–4 Lausanne-Sport
Fribourg 0–1 Young Boys
Locarno 1–0 Grenchen
FC Pratteln 0–1 Zürich
FC Schaffhausen 2–0 SC Zug
Tuggen 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
FC Suhr
FC Raron 0–2 Sion

Matches


Bülach0–3Grasshopper Club
RSSSF summary 38' (0:1) De Vicente
68' (0:2) Strudal
77' (0:3) Strudal
Stadion Erachfeld, Bülach

La Chaux-de-Fonds3–0Servette
37' (0:1) Kincses
49' (0:2) Urosevic
50' (pen.) Haatrech
Servette summary

Fribourg0–1Young Boys
YB summary 66' (0:1) Wittwer
 88' Bregy

FC Pratteln0–1Zürich
FCZ summary 63' (0:1) Mazenauer
In den Sandgruben, Pratteln
Attendance: 2,700

Round 5

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
9 April 1991
Tuggen 1–0 FC Sursee
Chiasso 2–1 (a.e.t.) ES Malley
Étoile-Carouge 1–3 (a.e.t.) Zürich
Grasshopper Club 1–0 (a.e.t.) Lausanne-Sport
La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–0 Xamax
Locarno 0–1 (a.e.t.) Sion
Wettingen 1–5 St. Gallen
Young Boys 3–0 FC Schaffhausen

Matches


Tuggen1–0FC Sursee[5]
Bachmann 50' (1:0) RSSSF summary

Chiasso2–1 (a.e.t.)ES Malley
Bernaschina 7' (1:0)
Paradiso 96' (2:1)
RSSSF summary 80' (pen. 1:1) Comisetti

Étoile-Carouge1–3 (a.e.t.)Zürich
Celso 26' (1:0)
Thome  30'
Besnard  96'
FCZ summary  35' Studer
 41' Grassi
54' (1:1) Bärlocher
 81' Kok
95' (pen 1:2) Kok
115' (1:3) Kok
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Fredy Philippoz (Sion)




Wettingen1–5St. Gallen
Rueda 45' (1:1) RSSSF summary 41' (0:1) Raschle
52' (1:2) Gambino
63' (1:3) Cardozo
76' (1:4) Cardozo
83' (pen.) Raschle
Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen

Young Boys3–0FC Schaffhausen
32' (1:0) Jakobsen
38' (2:0) Fimian
40' (3:0) Hänzi
YB summary
Attendance: 3,980

Quarter-finals

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
23 April 1991
Tuggen 0–4 Chiasso
Sion 1–0 (a.e.t.) St. Gallen
Young Boys 2–0 Grasshopper Club
Zürich 4–1 (a.e.t.) La Chaux-de-Fonds

Matches


Tuggen0–4Chiasso
RSSSF summary 36' (0:1) Bernaschina
64' (0:2) Dario
 67' Käslin
 75' Minelli
83' (0:3) Pelosi
84' (0:4) Milton
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Arturo Martino (Neukirch an der Thur)

Sion1–0 (a.e.t.)St. Gallen
Brigger  8'
Brigger 119' (1:0)
RSSSF summary  98' Irizik
 102' Raschle
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Gottfried Friedrich (Seedorf, Uri)

Young Boys2–0Grasshopper Club
Löbmann 35' (1:0)
Zuffi 68' (2:0)
YB summary
Attendance: 4,460
Referee: Karl Strässle (Steinach)

Zürich4–1 (a.e.t.)La Chaux-de-Fonds
Grassi 24' (1:0)
Kok 94' (2:1)
Tréllez 114' (3:1)
Grassi 120' (4:1)
FCZ summary 45' (pen. 1:1) Haatrecht
Attendance: 2,350
Referee: Daniel Roduit Sion, Switzerland

Semi-finals

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
7 May 1991
Sion 2–1 Chiasso
Young Boys 5–1 Zürich

Matches


Sion2–1Chiasso
A. Rey 13' (1:0)
Gertschen 54' (2:0)
RSSSF summary 73' (2:1) Dario
Attendance: 8,650
Referee: Rolf Blattmann (Zeiningen)

Young Boys4–1Zürich
Jakobsen 25' (1:0)
Bregy 39' (pen. 2:0)
Bregy  41'
Bohinen 57' (3:0)
Jakobsen 65' (4:0)
 73'
Hänzi 90' (5:0)
YB summary
FCZ summary
 41' Grassi
 43' Fournier
73' (4:1) Bärlocher

Final

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
20 May 1991
Sion 3–2 Young Boys

Telegram


Sion3–2Young Boys
Clausen  35'
Brigger  44'
Orlando 50' (1:2)
Orlando 80' (2:2)
O. Rey 81' (3:2)
Geiger  86'
A. Rey  90+1'
Report 4' (og 0:1) Piffaretti
47' (0:2) Zuffi
 86' Bregy
Attendance: 50,000

Sion won the cup and this was the club's sixth cup title to this date.

Sources and references

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