1978–79 Swiss League Cup

1978–79 Swiss League Cup
Tournament details
CountrySwitzerland
Teams32
Defending championsServette
Final positions
ChampionsServette
Runners-upBasel
Tournament statistics
Matches played43

The 1978–79 Swiss League Cup was the seventh edidition of the Swiss League Cup competition since its introduction in 1972. The first and second rounds were played in summer 1978 as a pre-season warm-up to the 1978–79 Swiss football season, the later rounds were played after the winter-break.

Overview

The League Cup had been created six 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. However, this planning was given up and modified. This season the first two rounds were played in advance of the season and the later rounds were played in the second half of the league season. This year the format was also modified, the first round was played as a two legged affair, however, the teams that competed in the 1978 Intertoto Cup played only a single tie, which was held on a neutral ground. In the remainder of 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. No replays were foreseen.

First round

Summary

The first legs were played on 22 July and the return legs were played on 29 July 1978.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Lugano1–3St. Gallen1–20–1
Kriens0–6Chiasso0–20–4
Fribourg0–5Lausanne-Sport0–10–4
FC Bern1–6Xamax0–31–3
Vevey-Sports2–8La Chaux-de-Fonds1–11–7
Servette7–4Étoile Carouge4–03–4
Wettingen1–0Aarau1–00–0
Biel-Bienne0–7Chênois0–20–5
Frauenfeld1–3Winterthur1–10–2
Bellinzona4–6Luzern3–21–4
Basel4–3Grenchen2–02–3
Young Fellows Zürich1–7Nordstern Basel1–30–4 *
  • The match Nordstern–Young Fellows was played 1 August.

The one legged ties were all played in Oerlikon.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
26 July 1978
FC Unterstrass (Zürich) 1–8 Grasshopper Club
27 July 1978
Ibach 2–6 Zürich
2 August 1978
FC Raron[1] 0–6 Sion
3 August 1978
FC Lerchenfeld (Thun) 1–3 Young Boys

Matches

Two legged ties
First leg
Servette4–0Étoile Carouge
Schnyder (1:0)
Pfister (2:0)
Guyot (3:0)
Hamberg (4:0)		 Servette summary
Second leg
Étoile Carouge4–3Servette
Rieder 20' (1:1)
Mouny 32' (2:1)
Bussard 64' (3:2)
Ducommun 80' (4:2)		 Servette summary 11' (0:1) Elia
35' (2:1) Elia
86' (4:3) Peterhans

Servette won 7–4 on aggregate.

First leg
Wettingen1–0Aarau
Läuppi 3' (1:0) FCA summary
Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen
Second leg
Aarau0–0Wettingen
FCA summary

Wettingen won 1–0 on aggregate.

First leg
Basel2–0Grenchen
Siegenthaler 24' (1:0)
Maissen 56' (2:0)		 FCB summary
Attendance: 900
Referee: Bruno Burgener (Kriens)
Second leg
Grenchen3–2Basel
Wirth 43' (1:1)
Albanese 51' (2:1)
Huser 80' (3:2)		 FCB summary 14' (0:1) Stohler
57' (2:2) Baldinger
Attendance: 900
Referee: Gerald Corminboeuf

Basel won 4–3 on aggregate.

One legged ties
FC Unterstrass[2]1–8Grasshopper Club
Gusset 61' (1:5) RSSSF summary 14' (0:1) Sulser
16' (0:2) Bauer
27' (0:3) Wehrli
45' (0:4) Wehrli
56' (0:5) Traber
63' (1:6) Egli
64' (1:7) Wehrli
83' (1:8) Hey
Neudorf, Zürich
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Franz Gächter (Suhr, Aargau)
Ibach2–6Zürich
Suter 58' (1:4)
Schibig 74' (pen. 2:6)		 FCZ summary 20' (1:0) Scheiwiler
26' (0:2) Botteron
28' (pen- 0:3) Risi
36' (o.g.) (Suter)
61' (1:5) Jerković
67' (1:6) Aliesch
Fischbach
Kundert
Gerbihof, Ibach
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Marco Raveglia (San Vittore, Switzerland)
FC Lerchenfeld[3]1–3Young Boys
Walther 11' (1:1) YB summary 5' (0:1) Odermatt
65' (1:2) Zwahlen
69' (1:3) Küttel
Sportanlagen Waldeck, Thun
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Aschwanden

Second round

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
5 August 1978
Young Boys 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p) 		St. Gallen
Chiasso 0–1 Grasshopper Club
Lausanne-Sport 2–3 Xamax
La Chaux-de-Fonds 0–1 Servette
Wettingen 0–5 Zürich
Chênois 2–1 Sion
Winterthur 0–2 Luzern
4 October 1978
Basel 1–0 Nordstern Basel

Matches

Young Boys1–1 (a.e.t.)St. Gallen
Zwygart 40' (pen. 1:0)
Rebmann  70'		 YB summary 51' (1:1) Stöckl
Penalties
Zwygart
Odermatt
Brechbühl
Müller 		4–1 Brander
Stöckl
Locher
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Bruno Burgener (Kriens)
Chiasso0–1Grasshopper Club
RSSSF summary 70' (0:1) Egli
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret (Rueyres, Switzerland)
La Chaux-de-Fonds0–1Servette
Servette summary 16' (0:1) Schnyder
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Franz Gächter (Suhr, Aargau)
Wettingen0–5Zürich
Strasser 65′ FCZ summary 39' (0:1) Baur
62' (0:2) Risi
65' (0:3) Zwicker
75' (0:4) Zwicker
82' (pen.) Botteron
Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen
Attendance: 2,300
Basel1–0Nordstern Basel
Stohler 52′
Schönenberger 79' (1:0)		 FCB summary
Attendance: 6,600
Referee: Denis Perrenoud

Quarter-finals

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
11 November 1978
Basel 1–0 Luzern
Xamax 3–1 Zürich
Chênois 2–4 Servette
Grasshopper Club 5–3 Young Boys

Matches

Basel3–1Luzern
Demarmels 42' (1:0)
Marti 52' (2:0)
Baldinger 54' (3:0)		 FCB summary 66' (pen. 3:1) Christen
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Werner Bösch
Xamax3–1Zürich
Zaugg 49' (1:1)
Gross 51' (2:1)
Rub 88' (3:1)		 FCZ summary 39' (0:1) Risi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Gottlieb Barmettler (Luzern)
Chênois2–4Servette
Tachet 37' (1:1)
Seramondi 80' (o.g.)		 Servette summary 18' (0:1) Pfister
58' (1:2) Hamberg
61' (1:3) Schnyder
65' (1:4) Schnyder
Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex
Grasshopper Club5–3Young Boys
Hermann 21' (1:0)
Müller 65' (o.g.)
Sulser 72' (3:2)
Ponte 76' (pen.)
Meyer 80' (5:3)		 YB summary 25' (1:1) Hußner
28' (1:2) Hußner
74' (pen.) Odermatt
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Franz Gächter (Suhr, Aargau)

Semi-finals

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
24 January 1979
Xamax 0–2 Basel
25 January 1979
Servette 3–1 (a.e.t.) Grasshopper Club

Matches

Xamax0–2Basel
FCB summary 40' (0:1) Baldinger
66' Schönenberger
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Hans Wolfer
Servette3–1 (a.e.t.)Grasshopper Club
Peterhans 94' (1:0)
Bizzini 110' (2:1)
Elia 120' (3:1)		 Servette summary 101' (1:1) Egli

Final

The final was held at the St. Jakob Stadium in Basel on 1 May 1979.

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
1 May 1979
Servette 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p) 		Basel

Telegram

Servette2–2 (a.e.t.)Basel
Peterhans 5'
Barberis 37'		 FCB summary 18', 87' Schönenberger
Penalties
Schnyder
Barberis
Guyot
Trinchero
Engel 		4–3 Stohler
Maradan
Schönenberger
von Wartburg
Tanner
Attendance: 8,500
Referee:

Servette won the cup and this was the club's second consecutive League Cup title.

Further in Swiss football

References

  1. ^ (red) Walliser Fussballverband (2024). "FC Raron" (in French). Walliser Fussballverband - avf-wfv.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  2. ^ (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich (2024). "FC Unterstrass" (in German). Fussballverband Region Zürich. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ^ (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura (2024). "FC Lerchenfeld" (in German). Fussballverband Bern/Jura - fvbj-afbj.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
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