The 2016–17

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was the 92nd season of

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's annual football cup competition. The competition commenced on 13 August 2016 with the first games of Round 1 and concluded on 25 May 2017 with the Final. The winner of the competition was

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Participating clubs

All teams from 2015–16 Super League and 2015–16 Challenge League as well as the top 4 teams from 2015–16 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

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are not allowed in the competition, the latter only enter the 2016–17 Liechtenstein Cup. Teams in bold are still active in the competition. ^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. , - , colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;", 10 August 2016 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;", 14 August 2016 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;", 15 August 2016

Round 2

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. , - , colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;", 16 September 2016 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;", 17 September 2016 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;", 18 September 2016

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. , - , colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;", 26 October 2016 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;", 27 October 2016 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;", 2 November 2016

Quarter-finals

The winners of Round 3 played in the Quarter-finals, there was no home advantage granted in the draw.

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, from the third tier of Swiss football, were the lowest-ranked team in this round.

Semi-finals

The winners of Quarterfinals play in the Semifinals, there is no home advantage granted in the draw. The games played on the 5 April 2017.

Final

The winners of the Semifinals play in the Final. The match will be played on 25 May 2017 at the

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References

External links

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