1974–75 Swiss League Cup

1974–75 Swiss League Cup
Tournament details
CountrySwitzerland
Teams32
Defending championsGrasshopper Club
Final positions
ChampionsGrasshopper Club
Runners-upZürich
Tournament statistics
Matches played31

The 1974–75 Swiss League Cup was the third Swiss League Cup competition. The early stages were played in summer 1974 as a pre-season tournament to the 1974–75 Swiss football season, the semi-finals were played in September and the final was due to be played in November, but it was cancelled and postponed until March 1975. It was won by Grasshopper Club who defeated Zürich 3–0 in the final at the Letzigrund in Zürich.

Overview

The League Cup had been created two seasons earlier to allow clubs from the top two tiers to compete in a tournament in advance of the league season, with the semi-finals and final played in the Autumn. There was no seeding and no qualifing-stage this year, but an additional round was added. The teams from the two top-tiers were joined by Baden, Emmenbrücke, Frauenfeld and Monthey from the third-tier. The draw was respecting regionalities, when possible. In the 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 and no replays were foreseen.

First round

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
3 August 1974
La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–4 Étoile Carouge
Monthey 0–10 Lausanne-Sport
Bellinzona 2–1 Mendrisiostar
Zürich 3–0 Winterthur
Nordstern Basel 1–2 Xamax
Emmenbrücke 2–2(a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)
Biel-Bienne
Young Boys 2–4 Basel
Luzern 4–0 US Giubiasco[1]
Chiasso 1–1(a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Lugano
Frauenfeld 0–2 Grasshopper Club
FC Raron[2] 3–8 Sion
Grenchen 0–2 Fribourg
Martigny-Sports 2–3 Vevey-Sports
Servette 2–0 Chênois
Aarau 3–1 Wettingen
Baden 3–3(a.e.t.)
(8–9 p)
St. Gallen

Matches


Zürich3–0Winterthur
Jeandupeux 29' (1:0)
Kuhn 57' (2:0)
Jeandupeux 86' (3:0)
FCZ summary

Young Boys2–4Basel
Leuzinger 24' (1:0)
Bruttin  35'
Bruttin 42' (2:1)
FCB summary 35' (1:1) Nielsen
47' (2:2) Balmer
Schönebeck 87' (2:3)
Wirth 90' (2:4)
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Otto Isler Zürich

Servette2–0Chênois
Barriquand 25' (1:0)
Barriquand 70' (2:0)
Servette summary


Second round

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
7 August 1974
Étoile Carouge 1–0 Lausanne-Sport
Xamax 4–0 Biel-Bienne
Basel 5–2 Luzern
Chiasso 1–4 Grasshopper Club
Sion 3–0 Fribourg
Vevey-Sports 3–2 Servette
Aarau 1–0 St. Gallen
8 August 1974
Bellinzona 1–4 Zürich

Matches


Basel5–2Luzern
Wirth 9' (1:0)
Tanner 17' (2:0)
Tanner 19' (2:0)
Ramseier 65' (4:0)
von Wartburg 69' (5:1)
Tanner  78'
FCB summary 68' (4:1) Küttel
79' (5:2) Schaller
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Mario Osta Oberuzwil



Bellinzona1–4Zürich
Bang 31' (1:0)
Tagli
Manzoni
FCZ summary 56' (1:1) Martinelli
75' (1:2) Jeandupeux
78' (1:3) Jeandupeux
83' (1:4) Katić
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kurt Fuchs (Basel)

Quarter-finals

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
13 August 1974
Étoile Carouge 2–3 (a.e.t.) Zürich
Xamax 4–1 Sion
Basel 4–2 (a.e.t.) Aarau
Grasshopper Club 4–1 Vevey-Sports

Matches


Étoile Carouge2–3 (a.e.t.)Zürich
Manai 6' (1:0)
Meier 26' (2:0)
FCZ summary  25' Martinelli
 51' Zigerlig
61' (1:2) Katić
77' (2:2) Rutschmann
101' (2:3) Botteron
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ulysse Darbellay (Roche, Vaud)

Xamax4–1Sion
Guillaume 26' (1:1)
Elsig 30' (2:1)
Mathez 41' (3:1)
Claude 80' (4:1)
RSSSF summary 8' (0:1) Ricci

Basel4–2 (a.e.t.)Aarau
Hitzfeld 86' (1:1)
Schönenberger 94' (2:1)
Schönenberger 98' (3:2)
Ramseier 119' (4:2)
FCB ummary 27' (0:1) Ponte
96' (2:2) Caduff
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Walter Gallmann Oberrieden

Grasshopper Club4–1Vevey-Sports
Santrač 17' (1:1)
Grahn 35' (2:1)
Bigi Meyer 60' (3:1)
Santrač 85' (4:1)
RSSSF summary 8' (0:1) Durussel

Semi-finals

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
24 September 1974
Zürich 5–1 Xamax
25 September 1974
Basel 1–3 Grasshopper Club

Matches


Zürich5–1Xamax
Heer 30' (1:0)
Zigerlig  43'
Bionda 51' (2:1)
Kuhn 53' (3:1)
Rutschmann 75' (pen. 4:1)
Botteron 86' (5:1)
FCZ summary 45' (1:1) Müller
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mario Osta (Oberuzwil)

Basel1–3Grasshopper Club
Mundschin 29' (1:2) FCB summary 25' (0:1) Elsener
27' (0:2) Noventa
 36' Santrač
87' (1:3) Ohlhauser
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Ernest Guignet Yverdon

Final

The final was held at the Letzigrund in Zürich on Wednesday 26 March 1975.

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
26 March 1975
Zürich 0–3 Grasshopper Club

Telegram


Zürich0–3Grasshopper Club
FCZ summary (0:1) Grahn
53' (0:2) Elsener
 63' Grahn
75' (0:3) Bosco

Grasshopper Club won the cup and this was the club's second cup title in a row.

Further in Swiss football

References

  1. ^ (red) Federazione ticinese di calcio (2024). "US Giubiasco" (in Italian). Federazione ticinese di calcio. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  2. ^ (red) Walliser Fussballverband (2024). "FC Raron" (in French). Walliser Fussballverband - avf-wfv.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.