The 2023–24

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Participating Teams

64 teams participate in the Swiss Cup. They come from across the three levels of the Swiss football pyramid: * The 21 eligible members of the ''Swiss Football League'' are automatically entered ** Twelve from the

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** Nine teams from the Challenge League * 17 teams can qualify from the ''First League'' (

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(U21 squads of SFL teams are not eligible) ** Ten teams from the 1. Liga * 25 teams can qualify from the ''Amateur League'' ** Nine teams from the

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** 16 teams from the 13 regional football associations (regional associations of

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have two participants) * Final spot is awarded to the winner of the ''Suva Fairplay Trophy'', awarded to the fairest football club of the last season

Schedule and Venues

The table below shows the schedule of the competition. The competitor of the lower league has home ground advantage in all rounds except the final, if applicable. The final will be held at Stadion Wankdorf,

. Matchup restrictions apply in the first two rounds: * In Round 1, clubs of the Swiss Football League ( SL and ChL) cannot be drawn against each other. Furthermore, matchups are regionally drawn. * In Round 2, teams of the

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cannot be drawn against each other. * From Round 3 onwards, no more matchup restrictions apply. {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" , - !Round !Match date , - , Round 1 (round of 64) , 18–20 August 2023 , - , Round 2 (round of 32) , 15–17 September 2023 , - , Round 3 (round of 16) , 31 October – 2 November 2023 , - , Round 4 (quarter-finals) , 27–29 February 2024 , - , Round 5 (semi-finals) , 27–28 April 2024 , - , Round 6 (final) , 2 June 2024 , -

Results

First round

Matchups for the first round were drawn on 3 July 2023 and will be played between 18 and 20 August 2023. Representatives of the Swiss Football League ( SL and ChL) could not be drawn against each other. Furthermore, in the first round, the matchups are regionally restricted. Teams' leagues are indicated in brackets.

Second round

Following the conclusion of the first round, the matchups for the second round were drawn. Teams of the

cannot be drawn against each other.

Round of 16

The matchups for the round of 16 were drawn on 17 September 2023, following the conclusion of the second round. No more matchup restrictions apply. FC Onex is the last remaining team of the ''Amateur League''.

Quarter-finals

The matchups for the quarter-finals were drawn on 1 November 2023, following the conclusion of the second round.

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were the only representative not of the Swiss Football League remaining.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were drawn on 29 February 2024 following the conclusion of the last quarter-final match. FC Sion is the only team remaining that does not play in the

Final

The final will take place on 2 June 2024 at the Stadion Wankdorf in

. FC Lugano qualify for their third cup final in a row, having won in

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. Meanwhile,

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play their first cup final since

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, which they won 3–0.

Notes

References

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