2015–16 Swiss Cup

The 2015–16 Swiss Cup is the 91st season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition started on 15 August 2015 with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 29 May 2016 with the Final, won by FC Zürich. As winners of the competition they qualified for the group stage^[1] of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. The reigning title holders were Sion.

2015–16 Swiss Cup

Tournament details
Country	Switzerland
Teams	64
Final positions
Champions	FC Zürich
Runner-up	FC Lugano
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63
Top goal scorer(s)	Marco Schneuwly (6)
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Participating clubs

All teams from 2014–15 Super League and 2014–15 Challenge League as well as the top 4 teams from 2014–15 Promotion League automatically entered this year's competition. The remaining 41 teams had to qualify through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues. Reserve teams and teams from Liechtenstein are not allowed in the competition, the latter only enter the 2015–16 Liechtenstein Cup.

2015–16 Super League 9 teams	2015–16 Challenge League 10 teams	2015–16 Promotion League 9 teams	2015–16 1. Liga 12 teams	2015–16 2. Liga Interregional 11 teams	2015–16 Regional leagues 13 teams
FC Basel (BS) Grasshopper Zürich (ZH) FC Lugano (TI) FC Luzern (LU) FC Sion TH (VS) FC St. Gallen (SG) FC Thun (BE) BSC Young Boys (BE) FC Zürich (ZH)	FC Aarau (AG) FC Biel-Bienne (BE) FC Chiasso (TI) FC Lausanne-Sport (VD) FC Le Mont (VD) Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (NE) FC Schaffhausen (SH) FC Wil (SG) FC Winterthur (ZH) FC Wohlen (AG)	FC Breitenrain (BE) SC Brühl (SG) SC Cham (ZG) FC Köniz (BE) SC Kriens (LU) BSC Old Boys (BS) Servette FC (GE) FC Stade Nyonnais (VD) SC YF Juventus (ZH)	FC Azzurri LS (VD) FC Bavois (VD) SC Buochs (NW) SR Delémont (JU) FC La Chaux-de-Fonds (NE) FC Martigny-Sports (VS) FC Münsingen (BE) FC Oberwallis Naters (VS) FC Solothurn (SO) FC United Zürich (ZH) FC Wettswil-Bonstetten (ZH) FC Zug 94 (ZG)	AC Bellinzona (TI) FC Bulle (FR) AS Castello (TI) FC Dardania Lausanne (VD) FC Konolfingen (BE) Meyrin FC (GE) SV Muttenz (BL) FC Red Star Zürich (ZH) FC Sierre (VS) FC Tavannes/Tramelan (BE) FC Uzwil (SG)	Sixth tier FC Arbon 05 (TG) FC Brunnen (SZ) FC Gontenschwil (AG) FC Grand-Saconnex (GE) FC Härkingen (SO) FC Küsnacht (ZH) FC Matran (FR) FC Pied du Jura (VD) FC Pratteln (BL) FC Ticino (NE) Seventh tier FC Hausen am Albis (ZH) FC Länggasse (BE) FC Rheineck (SG)

^TH Title holders.

Round 1

Teams from Super League and Challenge League were seeded in this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.

FC Red Star Zürich v FC Oberwallis Naters

15 August 2015	FC Red Star Zürich	1-0	FC Oberwallis Naters	Zürich
16:00	Cyrill Graf 67'	Report		Stadium: Allmend Brunau

FC Konolfingen v FC Martigny-Sports

15 August 2015	FC Konolfingen	1-1 (a.e.t.) (1-4 p)	FC Martigny-Sports	Konolfingen
16:30	Christoph Künzi 114'	Report	102' Ramiz Mehmetaj  114' Joël Ndongabi	Stadium: Inseli

FC Uzwil v FC Sierre

15 August 2015	FC Uzwil	0-0 (a.e.t.) (4-5 p)	FC Sierre	Henau
17:00		Report	42' Christian Amato	Stadium: Rüti

FC Pied du Jura v FC Münsingen

15 August 2015	FC Pied du Jura	1-3	FC Münsingen	Apples
17:00	Samy Laubscher 46'	Report	2' David Frey 31' Christian Plüss 89' Sandro Christen	Stadium: Terrain les Planches à Apples

FC Bulle v FC Dardania Lausanne

15 August 2015	FC Bulle	2-1	FC Dardania Lausanne	Bulle
17:00	Theo Jaquet 18' Hakim Khadrouche 44'	Report	75' Gustavo Fernando Batista	Stadium: Stade de Bouleyres

AS Castello v FC Lugano

15 August 2015	AS Castello	0-2	FC Lugano	Mendrisio
17:00		Report	8' Tosetti 83' (pen.) Bottani	Stadium: Campo comunale Attendance: 1'748

SC Kriens v BSC Young Boys

15 August 2015	SC Kriens	1-2	BSC Young Boys	Kriens
17:30	Sorgić 58'	Report	45', 54' Kubo	Stadium: Kleinfeld Attendance: 2'312 Referee: Fedayi San

Meyrin FC v FC Basel

15 August 2015	Meyrin FC	0-4	FC Basel	Meyrin
18:00		Report	35', 60' Ajeti 58' Elneny 61' Delgado	Stadium: Stade des Arbères Attendance: 2'100 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich

FC Hausen am Albis v FC St. Gallen

15 August 2015	FC Hausen am Albis	0-9	FC St. Gallen	Hausen am Albis
18:00		Report	18' Lang 24', 77' Gotal 44' Michael Scherrer 67', 83' Andi Qerfozi 69' Michael Eisenring 78' Tafer 82' Aratore	Stadium: Jonentäli Attendance: 2'200 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich

FC Bavois v FC Wil

15 August 2015	FC Bavois	1-3	FC Wil	Bavois
18:00	Aziz Demiri 79'	Report	84' Şahin 88', 90' Santos	Stadium: Terrain des Peupliers Attendance: 200 Referee: Skalonja

FC Küsnacht v FC Wohlen

15 August 2015	FC Küsnacht	2-9	FC Wohlen	Küsnacht
18:00	Bieli 38' 84' Anthony Bauer	Report	2', 52' Rexhep Thaqi 12' Simon Dünki 34', 46', 72' Ramizi 53' Schultz 57' Abegglen 77' Lugo	Stadium: Heslibach Attendance: 350

FC La Chaux-de-Fonds v Zug 94

15 August 2015	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	3-1 (a.e.t.)	Zug 94	La Chaux-de-Fonds
18:00	Frédéric Tosato 39' Julien Pretot 92' Alhassane Touré 108'	Report	6' (pen.) Dušan Ilić  94' Pasquale Martino	Stadium: Stade de la Charrière

FC Rheineck v FC Köniz

15 August 2015	FC Rheineck	1-7	FC Köniz	Rheineck
18:30	Alessandro Chiarello 90+4' (pen.)	Report	6', 90+3' Altin Osmani 21' Cristian Miani 58' Dino Rebronja 61', 85' Varela 86' Raphael Walther	Stadium: Stapfenwies

FC Pratteln v SV Muttenz

15 August 2015	FC Pratteln	2-3	SV Muttenz	Pratteln
19:00				Stadium: Stadion Sandgruben

FC Länggasse v FC Wettswil-Bonstetten

15 August 2015	FC Länggasse	1-2	FC Wettswil-Bonstetten	Bern
19:00	Matthias Hadorn 11' Yves Mezger  90+5'	Report	4' Yannick Waser 90+4' Oleg Dukhnich	Stadium: Stadion Neufeld

FC Solothurn v FC Thun

15 August 2015	FC Solothurn	0-4	FC Thun	Solothurn
19:30		Report	10', 21' Frontino 63', 85' Munsy	Stadium: Stadion FC Solothurn Attendance: 1'200 Referee: Sébastien Pache

SC Buochs v FC Le Mont

15 August 2015	SC Buochs	0-2 (a.e.t.)	FC Le Mont	Buochs
20:00		Report	108' Adrian Alvarez 116' Aurélien Chappuis	Stadium: Seefeld

SC Cham v Grasshopper Zürich

16 August 2015	SC Cham	1–4	Grasshopper Zürich	Cham
14:00	Severin Dätwyler 25' Esat Balaj  89'	Report	81' Marko Bašić 82' Tarashaj 90+2', 90+4' Dabbur	Stadium: Eizmoos Attendance: 2'345 Referee: Pascal Erlachner

FC Brunnen v FC Sion

16 August 2015	FC Brunnen	0–2	FC Sion	Brunnen
14:00				Stadium: Stadion Schoeller-Meyer

FC Härkingen v FC Breitenrain

16 August 2015	FC Härkingen	0–4	FC Breitenrain	Härkingen
14:30				Stadium: Sportplatz Aesch

FC Tavannes/Tramelan v FC Zürich

16 August 2015	FC Tavannes/Tramelan	1–6	FC Zürich	Tramelan
15:00				Stadium: Allianz Suisse Stadium

FC Stade Nyonnais v FC Chiasso

16 August 2015	FC Stade Nyonnais	2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)	FC Chiasso	Nyon
15:00				Stadium: Centre sportif de Colovray

FC United Zürich v FC Aarau

16 August 2015	FC United Zürich	0–5	FC Aarau	Zürich
15:00				Stadium: Utogrund

FC Matran v AC Bellinzona

16 August 2015	FC Matran	1–4	AC Bellinzona	Matran
15:00				Stadium: Stade de Matran

Servette FC v FC Luzern

16 August 2015	Servette FC	2–5	FC Luzern	Lancy
15:30				Stadium: Stade de Genève

SC Brühl v Neuchâtel Xamax FCS

16 August 2015	SC Brühl	1–5	Neuchâtel Xamax FCS	St. Gallen
16:00				Stadium: Paul-Grüninger-Stadion

BSC Old Boys v FC Schaffhausen

16 August 2015	BSC Old Boys	1–2	FC Schaffhausen	Basel
16:00				Stadium: Schützenmatte

SR Delémont v FC Winterthur

16 August 2015	SR Delémont	0–1	FC Winterthur	Delémont
16:00				Stadium: Stade de la Blancherie

FC Grand-Saconnex v FC Biel-Bienne

16 August 2015	FC Grand-Saconnex	1–10	FC Biel-Bienne	Collex-Bossy
16:00				Stadium: Stade Marc-Burdet

FC Ticino v FC Lausanne-Sport

16 August 2015	FC Ticino	0–3	FC Lausanne-Sport	Le Locle
16:00				Stadium: Stade des Jeannerets

FC Arbon 05 v SC YF Juventus

16 August 2015	FC Arbon 05	1–4	SC YF Juventus	Arbon
16:00				Stadium: Stacherholz

FC Gontenschwil v FC Azzurri LS

16 August 2015	FC Gontenschwil	0–2	FC Azzurri LS	Gontenschwil
16:00				Stadium: Neumättli

Round 2

The winners of Round 1 played in this round. Teams from Super League were seeded, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the third round.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
18 September 2015
FC Lausanne-Sport	0–1	FC Thun
FC Köniz	3–1	Grasshopper Zürich
19 September 2015
FC Red Star Zürich	1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 5–4)	FC Azzurri LS
AC Bellinzona	2–3 (a.e.t.)	FC Lugano
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	0–3	FC Aarau
FC Schaffhausen	2–1 (a.e.t.)	FC Wil
FC Winterthur	1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 6–5)	FC Biel-Bienne
FC Breitenrain	0–2	FC St. Gallen
FC Sierre	0–3	FC Wettswil-Bonstetten
FC Wohlen	0–1	FC Zürich
20 September 2015
SC YF Juventus	1–4	FC Basel
FC Münsingen	0–2	FC Sion
Neuchâtel Xamax FCS	2–4	FC Luzern
FC Martigny-Sports	0–1	FC Le Mont
FC Bulle	0–3	SV Muttenz
FC Chiasso	0–2	BSC Young Boys

Round 3

The winners of Round 2 played in this round. The home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. Teams in bold continue to the quarter-finals.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
28 October 2015
FC Wettswil-Bonstetten	1–2	FC Thun
SV Muttenz	1–5	FC Basel
FC Red Star Zürich	1–2	FC Köniz
FC St. Gallen	2–3	FC Luzern
29 October 2015
FC Aarau	2–0	FC Le Mont
BSC Young Boys	1–3	FC Zürich
FC Schaffhausen	2–3 (a.e.t.)	FC Sion
FC Winterthur	0–2	FC Lugano

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Quarter-finals

The winners of Round 3 played in the Quarter-finals. There was no home advantage granted in the draw. Teams in bold continue to the next round.

FC Aarau v FC Luzern

12 December 2015	FC Aarau	3–4	FC Luzern	Aarau
18:00	Nganga 4', 90+3' Romano 55'		9', 79' Schneuwly 60' Hyka 79' Lezcano	Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld Attendance: 5,724 Referee: Alain Bieri

FC Thun v FC Zürich

12 December 2015	FC Thun	1–4	FC Zürich	Thun
18:30	Wittwer 11'		50', 71' Etoundi 57' Grgic 79' Koch	Stadium: Stockhorn Arena Attendance: 4,917 Referee: Pascal Erlachner

FC Lugano v FC Köniz

13 December 2015	FC Lugano	2–0 (a.e.t.)	FC Köniz	Lugano
14:30	Črnigoj 110' Donis 115'			Stadium: Stadio Cornaredo Attendance: 1,849 Referee: Sébastien Pache

FC Sion v FC Basel

13 December 2015	FC Sion	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	FC Basel	Sion
15:30	Pa Modou 37' Assifuah 66'		79' Elneny 89' (pen.) Janko	Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Stephan Klossner
	Penalties
	Bia Ziegler Salatić Carlitos Pa Modou		Elneny Janko Bjarnason Samuel Callà

Semi-finals

FC Luzern v FC Lugano

2 March 2016	FC Luzern	1–2	FC Lugano	Lucerne
19:00	Schneuwly 45+1' (pen.)		Donis 2', 51'	Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 11,107 Referee: Sandro Schärer

FC Sion v FC Zürich

2 March 2016	FC Sion	0–3	FC Zürich	Sion
20:45			10', 43' Kerzhakov 50' Buff	Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon Attendance: 9,800 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet

Final

FC Lugano	0–1	FC Zürich
		40' Sarr

29 May 2016

16:15

Letzigrund, Zürich

Attendance: 21,500

Referee: Alain Bieri^[2]

Teams

GK 23 Mirko Salvi DF 13 Frédéric Veseli  82'  90+5' DF 20 Niko Datković DF 6 Orlando Urbano DF 3 Goran Jozinović MF 14 Jonathan Sabbatini  42'  60' MF 18 Mario Piccinocchi MF 19 Antoine Rey (c)  90+2' FW 7 Ezgjan Alioski  56' FW 22 Anastasios Donis  70' FW 10 Mattia Bottani Substitutes: GK 1 Alex Valentini MF 8 Domagoj Pušić FW 11 Karim Rossi  73'  70' DF 12 Matías Malvino FW 17 Matteo Tosetti  56' MF 21 Nikola Milosavljevic MF 33 Domen Črnigoj  60' Manager: Zdeněk Zeman

GK 32 Anthony Favre  31' DF 13 Alain Nef DF 25 Ivan Kecojević DF 20 Burim Kukeli  20' MF 16 Philippe Koch  74' MF 29 Sangoné Sarr  17' MF 37 Gilles Yapi Yapo (c)  52' MF 17 Vinícius  90+1' FW 15 Oliver Buff  71' FW 33 Kevin Bua FW 72 Aleksandr Kerzhakov Substitutes: GK 31 Novem Baumann MF 4 Moussa Koné MF 6 Cabral  52' MF 10 Davide Chiumiento  74' MF 22 Anto Grgić  20' MF 23 Artyom Simonyan FW 30 Aldin Turkeš Manager: Uli Forte

References

1. 2016/17 Access list Bert Kassies' Site
2. "FIFA Referees News: Switzerland : 2016 Swiss Cup Final". 29 May 2016.

External links

• Official site (in German)
• Official site (in French)

• Association football portal
• Switzerland portal