1988–89 Swiss Cup

1988–89 Swiss Cup
Tournament details
CountrySwitzerland
Teams196
Defending championsGrasshopper Club
Final positions
ChampionsGrasshopper Club
Runners-upAarau
Tournament statistics
Matches played195

The 1988–89 Swiss Cup was the 64th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition organised by the Swiss Football Association. The first round began on 13 August and ended on 15 May 1989 with the Final held at Wankdorf, Bern. The cup winners earned a place in the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup.

Overview

The competition began on the week-end 13–14 August 1988 with the first games of Round 1 and ended on Whit Monday 15 May 1989 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.

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
13–14 August 1988
FC Stade Payerne 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
FC Moudon
FC Versoix 0–3 Fribourg
FC Aïre-le-Lignon 3–4 Folgore Lausanne
CS La Tour-de-Peilz 2–5 FC Aigle
FC Agarn 2–4 FC Leytron
FC Morat 1–4 Colombier
FC Prangins 0–4 Stade Lausanne
FC Superga (NE) 3–0 FC Cortaillod
FC Fully 3–1 Vevey Sports
FC Bramois 0–3 FC Raron
WEF Bern 3–5 Thun
FC Allschwil 0–6 FC Suhr
FC Oftringen 2–3 FC Oensingen
FC Brugg 2–1 FC Frick
FC Bremgarten 1–0 FC Pratteln
FC Saignelégier 0–6 Moutier
FC Courtemaîche 0–4 FC Le Locle
FC Gerlafingen 3–2 Köniz
US Morobbia-Giubiasco 3–0 (a.e.t.) FC Tresa
FC Brunnen 0–1 FC Morbio
FC Effretikon 6–0 FC Küsnacht (ZH)
FC Wädenswil 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
FC Embrach
FC Root 1–4 FC Zug
FC Gunzwil 1–5 Buochs
FC Hergiswil 1–3 FC Muri
FC Au-Heerbrugg 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
FC Bad Ragaz
FC Buttikon 2–13 Tuggen
FC Altbüron 0–2 Kriens
FC Corcelles 0–2 FC Boudry
FC Marly 1–2 Monthey
Signal FC (Bernex) 2–1 FC Vernier
Lancy-Sports 2–4 US Meinier GE
US Collombey-Muraz 6–0 FC Puidoux-Chêbres
FC Farvagny 3–10 FC Châtel-St-Denis
FC Brig 3–4 FC Savièse
FC Pully 0–2 Grand-Lancy
FC Bottens 1–3 FC Echichens
FC Donneloye 1–4 Central Fribourg
FC Portalban 2–1 FC Domdidier
Bex 2–1 FC Conthey
FC Saint-Blaise 2–1 (a.e.t.) Echallens
SV Sissach 0–1 FC Rapid Ostermundigen
FC Oberwil 4–2 FC Therwil
FC Härkingen 1–2 FC Olten
FC Bettlach 0–1 SV Lyss
FC Bassecourt 4–3 (a.e.t.) FC Azzurri Bienne
FC Aarberg 2–3 FC Breitenbach
FC Dornach 0–3 FC Klus-Balsthal
FC Grünstern (Ipsach) 2–1 TT Bern
Italia Bern 0–3 FC Beauregard Fribourg
FC Langenthal 3–1 SC Baudepartement Basel
FC Bözingen 34 0–4 Delémont
FC Mett 2–7 Burgdorf
FC Zollbrück 1–2 FC Dürrenast
FC Sarmenstorf 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Wohlen
FC Spiez 1–9 Solothurn
FC Lerchenfeld (Thun) 4–0 Bern
FC Rheinfelden 0–4 Laufen
AC Sementina 2–3 FC Ascona
Losone Sportiva 0–2 FC Altdorf (Uri)
GC Biaschesi 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Mendrisio
FC Rebstein 1–3 FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)
Young Fellows 0–2 FC Dübendorf
FC Tägerwilen 2–4 FC Töss (Winterthur)
Arbon 0–2 Herisau
FC Rüti 0–3 Bülach
FC Schwamendingen 2–0 FC Stäfa
FC Flawil 3–4 Frauenfeld
Balzers 1–0 FC Landquart
FC Schwarz-Weiss Zürich 1–2 Red Star
FC Rotkreuz 3–4 FC Sursee
FC Witikon (ZH) 0–5 FC Kilchberg
SV Schaffhausen 0–3 FC Beringen
Luzerner Sportclub 1–5 FC Einsielden
FC Münchwilen 1–4 FC Rorschach
FC Wülflingen 2–6 Vaduz
FC Wetzikon 3–1 FC Brüttisellen
FC Hochdorf 2–0 SC Goldau
Interclub Zurigo 1–0 FC Seefeld Zürich
FC Heiden 0–5 FC Amriswil

Round 2

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
20–21 August 1988
Monthey 0–4 FC Renens
FC Raron 1–0 (a.e.t.) Martigny-Sports
US Collombey-Muraz 0–5 Montreux-Sports
FC Oberwil 0–5 Basel
FC Sursee 0–4 SC Zug
FC Echichens 2–5 Etoile Carouge
FC Stade Payerne 0–2 Yverdon-Sports
Moutier 2–3 Biel-Bienne
FC Leytron 1–2 ES Malley
FC Sarmenstorf 0–2 Old Boys
FC Kilchberg 0–4 Winterthur
FC Beringen 2–3 Chur
Buochs 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Chiasso
Delémont 4–3 (a.e.t.) La Chaux-de-Fonds
FC Dübendorf 0–2 FC Schaffhausen
FC Boudry 0–7 Bulle
FC Bad Ragaz 1–3 FC Glarus
Kriens 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Emmenbrücke
FC Savièse 5–1 Urania Genève Sport
Folgore Lausanne 0–1 Chênois
FC Saint-Blaise 0–3 Grenchen
FC Einsielden 1–6 Locarno
FC Rorschach 0–8 Zürich
FC Bremgarten 2–3 Baden
Grand-Lancy 3–2 FC Aigle
FC Fully 2–3 FC Châtel-St-Denis
FC Klus-Balsthal 1–2 Laufen
Burgdorf 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
FC Suhr
FC Altdorf (Uri) 3–1 FC Ascona
Mendrisio 2–0 SC Zug
Signal FC (Bernex) 2–3 Stade Lausanne
FC Bassecourt 0–4 Colombier
Fribourg 3–2 Central Fribourg
Brugg 2–0 FC Rapid Ostermundigen
FC Langenthal 4–2 FC Muri
FC Oensingen 1–2 FC Olten
FC Morbio 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Tuggen
FC Beauregard Fribourg 2–1 FC Le Locle
FC Gerlafingen 1–2 Solothurn
Dürrenast 0–3 SV Lyss
FC Lerchenfeld (Thun) 1–0 FC Breitenbach
FC Grünstern (Ipsach) 0–9 Thun
Balzers 1–2 Vaduz
FC Wädenswil 1–2 Red Star
FC Wetzikon 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)
FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)
FC Töss (Winterthur) 1–0 Herisau
Bex 4–2 US Meinier GE
FC Hochdorf 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
US Morobbia-Giubiasco
Bülach 1–0 FC Schwamendingen
Interclub Zurigo 2–3 Frauenfeld
FC Portalban 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
FC Superga (NE)
FC Effretikon 0–1 FC Amriswil

Matches


FC Oberwil[1]0–5Basel
Eichenberger  1' FCB summary 22' (0:1) Esposito
32' (0:2) Rahmen
76' (0:3) Baumann
79' (pen. 0:4) Dittus
83' (0:5) Aebi
Sportanlage Eisweiher, Oberwil
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Peter Bochsler (Basel)

FC Rorschach[2]0–8Zürich
FCZ summary 7' (0:1) Studer
24' (0:2) Müller
43' (0:3) Landolt
48' (0:4) Gilli
57' (0:5) Şahin
59' (0:6) Maiano
82' (0:7) Răducanu
89' (0:8) Landolt
Sportplatz Pestalozzi, Rorschach
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Gritsch (Schaanwald)

Round 3

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
3 September 1988
Red Star 0–6 Grasshopper Club
Tuggen 1–2 Luzern
Grand-Lancy 0–2 Sion
Thun 3–1 FC Suhr
Buochs 0–1 Bellinzona
SV Lyss 1–2 Wettingen
US Morobbia-Giubiasco 2–3 Mendrisio
Old Boys 1–2 (a.e.t.) Aarau
FC Savièse 2–4 Yverdon-Sports
Biel-Bienne 0–1 Étoile-Carouge
ES Malley 2–0 Chênois
Brugg 3–2 (a.e.t.) FC Langenthal
Basel 4–1 Young Boys
Delémont 2–1 Montreux-Sports
FC Raron 0–2 Lausanne-Sport
FC Renens 1–5 Xamax
Zürich 1–2 St. Gallen
Fribourg 0–6 Servette
Locarno 0–2 Lugano
4 September 1988
FC Töss (Winterthur) 1–0 Chur
Laufen 1–4 Solothurn
Frauenfeld 1–2 FC Schaffhausen
Vaduz 1–3 FC Glarus
FC Altdorf (Uri) 1–3 FC Olten
Bex 2–5 FC Beauregard Fribourg
Colombier 2–4 Stade Lausanne
FC Portalban 0–6 Grenchen
FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) 1–4 Winterthur
Bülach 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
FC Amriswil
FC Châtel-St-Denis 0–2 Bulle
FC Lerchenfeld (Thun) 1–4 Baden
SC Zug 4–1 Emmenbrücke

Matches


Red Star0–6Grasshopper Club
RSSSF summary 5' (0:1) Stiel
20' (0:2) Andermatt
35' (0:3) Andermatt
43' (0:4) Paulo César
66' (0:5) Rufer
85' (0:6) Ugras
Allmend Brunau, Zürich

Old Boys1–2 (a.e.t.)Aarau
Hauck 56' (pen. 1:1) FCA summary 7' (0:1) van der Gijp
104' (1:2) Barth
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: René Kellenberger (Herisau)

Basel4–1Young Boys
Esposito 8' (1:0)
Baumann  29'
Brügger  45'
Hodel 53' (2:1)
Thoma 55' (3:2)
Hodel  57'
Dittus 81' (4:1)
FCB summary  31' Limpar
48' (1:1) Zuffi
 63' Rapolder
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Arturo Martino (Neukirch an der Thur)

Zürich1–2St. Gallen
Fischer  8'
Şahin 10' (1:0)
FCZ summary  36' Metzler
64' (1:1) Piserchia
73' (1:2) Braschler
Braschler
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Franz Gächter (Aarau, Suhr, Aargau)

Fribourg0–6Servette
Servette summary 23' (Pen) Eriksen
38' (0:2) Sinval
64' (0:3) Kok
70' (0:4) Bonvin
83' (0:5) Grossenbacher
86' (0:6) Bamert

Round 4

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
12 November 1988
ES Malley 2–1 (a.e.t.) Bulle
Delémont 1–0 Étoile-Carouge
FC Solothurn 0–1 Grenchen
Servette 0–2 Xamax
13 November 1988
FC Töss (Winterthur) 0–1 (a.e.t.) Basel
FC Amriswil 0–4 Bellinzona
Thun 2–6 Baden
FC Beauregard Fribourg 0–9 Sion
FC Glarus 0–2 FC Schaffhausen
Grasshopper Club 2–1 St. Gallen
Lugano 2–1 Wettingen
Mendrisio 0–2 (a.e.t.) Winterthur
Stade Lausanne 0–5 Lausanne-Sport
Yverdon-Sport 2–4 (a.e.t.) Aarau
FC Brugg 0–4 FC Olten
SC Zug 0–2 Luzern

Matches


ES Malley2–1 (a.e.t.)Bulle
Bitscnau 75' (1:0)
106' (2:1) Mann
RSSSF summary 83' (1:1) Fluri
Centre sportif de la Tuilière, Lausanne, Malley

Delémont1–0Étoile-Carouge
Muster 25' (1:0) RSSSF summary


Servette0–2Xamax
Servette summary 20' (1:0) Smajic
77' (2:0) Decastel

FC Töss (Winterthur)[3]0–1 (a.e.t.)Basel
Moor  28'
Hofmann  44'
FCB ummary 107' (0:1) Bernauer
 112' Fanciulli
Attendance: 1,200

FC Amriswil[4]0–4Bellinzona
RSSSF summary 53' (0:1) Türkyilmaz
56' (0:2) Türkyilmaz
67' (0:3) Türkyilmaz
88' (0:4) Zbinden
Tellenfeld, Amriswil

Thun2–6Baden
Streun 60' (1:3)
Zahnd 75' (2:5)
RSSSF summary 5' (0:1) Zaugg
11' (0:2) Zaugg
21' (0:3)
66' (1:4) Schneider
70' (1:5) Schneider
79' (2:6) Zanobio

FC Beauregard Fribourg[5]0–9Sion
RSSSF summary 3' (0:1) Cina
13' (0:2) Brigger
37' (0:3) Brigger
43' (0:4) Cina
50' (0:5) Cina
58' (0:6) Balet
70' (0:7) Albertoni
72' (0:8) Brigger
77' (0:9) Albertoni
Guintzet, Fribourg

FC Glarus[6]0–2FC Schaffhausen
RSSSF summary 50' (0:1) Thoma
90' (0:2) Bacher
Buchholz, Glarus

Grasshopper Club2–1St. Gallen
Koller 77' (1:1)
Paulo César 86' (pen. 2:1)
RSSSF summary 94' (0:1) Metzler

Lugano2–1Wettingen
Elia 57' (1:1)
Leva 71' (2:1)
RSSSF summary 41' (0:1) Peterhans

Mendrisio0–2 (a.e.t.)Winterthur
RSSSF summary 105' (0:1) Güntensperger
118' (0:2) Hutka
Centro Sportivo Comunale, Mendrisio

Stade Lausanne0–5Lausanne-Sport
RSSSF summary 13' (0:1) Herr
23' (0:2) Schürmann
43' (pen.) Bregy
67' (0:4) Antognoni
46' (0:5) Aeby

Yverdon-Sport2–4 (a.e.t.)Aarau
Ruchat 14' (1:0)
Ruchat 25' (2:0)
FCA summary 47' (2:1) Barth
75' (2:2) Osterwalder
95' (pen.) Herberth
109' (2:4) Knup

FC Brugg0–4FC Olten[7]
RSSSF summary 8' (0:1) Grütter
28' (0:2) Nocita
87' (0:3) Nocita
90' (0:4) Nocita

SC Zug0–2Luzern
RSSSF summary 40' (0:1) Nadig
57' (0:2) Burri
Herti Allmend Stadion, Zug

Round 5

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
11 March 1989
Aarau 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Grenchen
12 March 1989
Baden 1–3 Lugano
Bellinzona 2–0 Xamax
Delémont 0–3 FC Schaffhausen
Lausanne-Sport 3–0 ES Malley
Luzern 2–3 (a.e.t.) Grasshopper Club
FC Olten 1–2 Basel
Sion 2–1 Winterthur

Matches


Aarau1–1 (a.e.t.)Grenchen
Knup 1:1' (116) FCA summary 107' (0:1) Du Buisson
Penalties
van der Gijp
Knup
Osterwalder
Lunde
4–3 Ciołek
Jäggi
Steiner
Lanz
Gunia
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Peter Bochsler (Basel)

Baden1–3Lugano
Born 68' (1:2) RSSSF summary 27' (0:1) Elia
35' (0:2) Sylvestre
90+1' (1:3) Manfreda


Delémont0–3FC Schaffhausen
RSSSF summary 23' (0:1) Thoma
70' (0:2) Krebs
81' (0:3) Thoma

Lausanne-Sport3–0ES Malley
Schürmann 26' (1:0)
Douglas 80' (2:0)
Bregy 83' (3:0)
RSSSF summary

Luzern2–3 (a.e.t.)Grasshopper Club
Bernaschina 55' (1:2)
RSSSF summary 34' (0:1) Wyss
54' (0:2) Halter
117' (2:3) Rufer

FC Olten1–2Basel
Granata  10'
Dervishaj 45' (1:1)
FCB summary 18' (pen. 0:1) Dittus
88' (1:2) Cueni
Sportanlagen Kleinholz, Olten
Attendance: 1,650
Referee: Gottfried Friedrich (Seedorf, Uri)

Sion2–1Winterthur
Cina 7' (1:0)
Bajic 39' (2:0)
RSSSF summary 84' (2:1) Jakovliev

Quarter-finals

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
12 April 1989
FC Schaffhausen 0–1 Sion
Basel 0–2 Aarau
Lausanne-Sport 1–2 (a.e.t.) Grasshopper Club
Lugano 2–0 Bellinzona

Matches


FC Schaffhausen0–1Sion
RSSSF summary 23' (0:1) Piffaretti
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Paul-Louis Christe

Basel0–2Aarau
Dittus  40'
Moscatelli  67'
Thoma  68'
FCB summary
FCA summary
 15' Knup
39' (0:1) Knup
 67' Kilian
 80' Kühni
90+1' (0:2) van der Gijp
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Fredy Philippoz

Lausanne-Sport1–2 (a.e.t.)Grasshopper Club
Schürmann 42' (1:1) RSSSF summary 8' (1:0) Halter
119' (1:2) Andermatt
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Arturo Martino (Neukirch an der Thur)

Lugano2–0Bellinzona
Englund 7' (1:0)
Pelosi 38' (2:0)
RSSSF summary
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Daniel Roduit (Fully)

Semi-finals

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
18 April 1989
Aarau 3–2 Lugano
FC Sion 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Grasshopper Club

Matches


Aarau3–2Lugano
Sforza 2' (1:0)
Knup 64' (2:0)
Knup 86' (3:2)
FCA summary 69' (og 2:1) (Böckli)
80' (pen 2:2) Gorter
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Marcel Despland (Yverdon-les-Bains)

FC Sion0–0 (a.e.t.)Grasshopper Club
RSSSF summary
Penalties
3–4
Attendance: 14,120
Referee: Marco Raveglia (San Vittore)

Final

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
15 May 1989
Grasshopper Club 2–1 Aarau

Telegram


Grasshopper Club2–1Aarau
Halter 9' (1:0)
Andermatt  13'
Halter 50' (2:0)
Halter  75'
Fussball-Schweiz summary 59' (2:1) van der Gijp
 76' Kühni
Attendance: 27,000

Grasshopper Club won the cup and this was the club's 16th cup title to this date and the second in a row.

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