Swiss Cup
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The Swiss Cup (German: Schweizer Cup; French: Coupe de Suisse; Italian: Coppa Svizzera; Romansh: Cuppa Svizra) is a football cup competition that has been organised annually since 1925–1926 by the Swiss Football Association.
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Founded | 1925; 99 years ago (1925) |
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Region | Switzerland |
Number of teams | 64 |
Qualifier for | UEFA Europa League |
Current champions | Servette FC (8th title) |
Most successful club(s) | Grasshoppers (19 titles) |
Television broadcasters | SRG SSR |
Website | www![]() |
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The Swiss Cup Final is usually the most important game of the year with a high attendance. The competition is also shaped by games in the first rounds when villages celebrate the tie of their club with a professional team leading to infrastructure improvements and often thousands of spectators at the local football pitch. Since 1999 the winner earns the chance to qualify for the UEFA Europa League or the UEFA Europa Conference League in accordance with the rankings of Switzerland in the UEFA coefficient.