The 2022–23 Swiss Cup, or Schweizer Pokal, is the 98th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It features 64 teams from the first to the eight tier of the Swiss football league. The first round will be played from 19 to 21 August 2022. The final will take place on 4 June 2023.

FC Lugano FC Lugano is a Swiss football club based in Lugano. The club was refounded as AC Lugano in 2004 as a result of relegation and the financial situation of FC Lugano, which was founded in 1908. In 2008, the club reverted to its original name, FC Lu ...

is the reigning Cup champion.

Participating Teams

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FC Basel Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel, is a Swiss football club based in Basel, in the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Formed in 1893, the club has been Swiss national champions 20 times, Swiss Cup winners 13 times, a ...

* Grasshopper Club Zürich *

FC Luzern Fussball-Club Luzern (), or simply abbreviated to FCL, is a Swiss sports club based in Lucerne (german: Luzern). It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Super League, the top tier of the Swiss football league s ...

* Servette FC *

FC Sion Football Club de Sion, commonly known as simply FC Sion or Sion, is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909, and play their home matches at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the Swiss Super League twice, and ...

* FC St. Gallen 1879 *

FC Winterthur FC Winterthur is a Swiss football club based in Winterthur, Canton of Zürich. They play in the Swiss Super League, the first tier of Swiss football, and appeared regularly in the Nationalliga A during the 20th century. Their home is the Stadi ...

* BSC Young Boys *

FC Zürich Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to FC Zürich or simply FCZ, is a Swiss football club based in Zürich. The club was founded in 1896 and has won the Swiss Super League 13 times and the Swiss Cup 10 times. The most recent titles a ...

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FC Aarau FC Aarau is a Swiss football club based in Aarau. They play in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football after being relegated from Swiss Super League. History FC Aarau was formed on 26 May 1902 by workers from a local br ...

AC Bellinzona AC Bellinzona is a Swiss football club based in Bellinzona. It was founded in 1904, and won the Swiss Super League in 1948. After being folded in 2013 declaring bankruptcy, the team played the Ticino Group of 2.Liga, the sixth tier of the Swi ...

FC Lausanne-Sport FC Lausanne–Sport (also referred to as LS) is a Swiss football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport played in the Swiss Super League in their most recent 2021-22 season, the highest tier of football i ...

FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy, sometimes referred to as SLO, is a Swiss football team based in Ouchy, Lausanne. They currently play in the Swiss Challenge League after achieving promotion in 2019. History The club is the result of a merger between ''FC ...

* FC Schaffhausen *

FC Thun Fussballclub Thun 1898 is a Swiss football team from the Bernese Oberland town of Thun. The club plays in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league system, following relegation from the Swiss Super League in the ...

FC Wil 1900 FC Wil (''Fussball Club Wil 1900'') is a football club based in Wil, Switzerland. They play in the ''Sportpark Bergholz'', which has a total capacity of 6,048. The club has consistently played in the Swiss second tier since regaining promotion ...

Neuchâtel Xamax FCS Neuchâtel Xamax Football Club Serrières or Neuchâtel Xamax FCS () is a Swiss football club based in Neuchâtel. It was created in 1970 through a merger between FC Cantonal, founded in 1906 and Swiss champions of 1916, and FC Xamax fou ...

Yverdon-Sport FC Yverdon-Sport FC is a Swiss football team from the town of Yverdon-les-Bains. The club plays in a green and white strip, and were promoted from the Swiss 1. Liga Promotion, the third tier of Swiss football after winning in the 2020–21 season. ...

, * FC Bavois *

FC Bulle FC Bulle is a Swiss football club, based in Bulle. Their home ground is the Stade de Bouleyres. History Founded in 1910, they last played in the Swiss top tier in 1992–93. That was ten years after their previous spell at the highest level. ...

FC Breitenrain Football Club Breitenrain Bern are a football team from Bern, Switzerland. The club was founded in 1994 as a merger of the clubs FC Minerva Bern and FC Zaehringia Bern, is currently playing in the Swiss Promotion League The Promotion League, n ...

SC Cham SC Cham 1910 is a Swiss football team which plays in the third tier of the Swiss football pyramid. They are based in Cham and were founded in 1910. History The club was founded on 14 June 1910 and was the first football club in Canton Zug. ...

FC Chiasso FC Chiasso is a Swiss football club based in Chiasso. It was founded in 1905. Chiasso also played in the Italian first league between 1914 and 1923. The team's most glorious period was between 1948 and 1961, when the team was promoted to the ...

Étoile Carouge FC Étoile Carouge FC is a Swiss football team based in Carouge and founded in 1904. It currently plays in the Promotion League and holding home games at ''Stade de la Fontenette'', which seats up to 3,690 spectators. History Carouge had survi ...

SC Kriens SC Kriens is a football club based in Kriens, Switzerland, who currently play in the Swiss Challenge League. They currently play at the Stadion Kleinfeld and form a local rivalry with FC Lucerne. SC Kriens women's team plays in the Nationallig ...

FC Stade Nyonnais FC Stade Nyonnais is an association football club based in the town of Nyon, Switzerland. The team currently competes in the Promotion League, the third tier of the Swiss football league system and plays its home matches at Stade de Colovray, ...

FC Rapperswil-Jona Fussball Club Rapperswil-Jona, was founded in 1928 and is now the largest sports club in the Oberer Lake / Linth area. After achieving promotion in June 2017, the first team will played in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss foot ...

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CS Chênois Club Sportif Chênois is a Swiss association football club, playing in the Swiss 2. Liga Interregional. It plays in the municipality of Thônex. History Formed in 1907 as FC Thônex, the club adopted its current name in 1924. The club compete ...

*FC Grand-Saconnex *

FC Köniz FC Köniz are a football team from Köniz Köniz (, ) is a statistical town, however considers itself still as a village, and a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district right on the southern border to Bern in the canton o ...

FC Kreuzlingen FC Kreuzlingen is a Swiss football club from the town of Kreuzlingen in Canton Thurgau, the German-speaking region of Switzerland. The team currently plays in 2. Liga Interregional 2. Liga Interregional (2nd League Interregional in english) ...

FC La Chaux-de-Fonds FC La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss football club based in La Chaux-de-Fonds. It was founded in 1894 and used to play at the Stade Charrière. History F.C. La Chaux-de-Fonds was founded on July 4, 1894, and won the Swiss first division in the ...

*FC Linth 04 * Meyrin FC *FC Muri *FC Portalban/Gletterens *FC Rotkreuz *

FC Schötz Fussballclub Schötz is a football club from Schötz Schötz is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Ohmstal merged into the municipality of Schöt ...

FC Solothurn FC Solothurn is a Swiss football club based in Solothurn. The club has played in Nationalliga B (2nd level), and currently plays at 1. Liga (Group 2) (3rd level). History From season 1925–26 to 1930–31, when a new system got introduce ...

*FC Wettswil-Bonstetten *

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Schedule and Venues

The table below shows the schedule of the competition. Home advantage for the first five rounds is granted to the team from the lower league,League is indicated in brackets:
(SL): Swiss Super League
(ChL): Swiss Challenge League
(PL): Swiss_Promotion_League
(1): 1. Liga
(2I):

(2): 2. Liga
(3):

(4): 4. Liga if applicable. The final will be held at

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31 January - 1 February 2023Two games postponed due to scheduling conflicts. , - , Round 4 (quarter-finals) , 28 February - 2 March 2023 , - , Round 5 (semi-finals) , 4-6 April 2023 , - , Round 6 (final) , 4 June 2023 , -

Results

Round 1

The matches of the first round were drawn on 5 July 2022 and will take place between 19 and 21 August 2022. Teams of the Swiss Challenge League and the Swiss Super League cannot be drawn against each other. Teams in bold continued to the next round of the competition.

Round 2

The matchups of the second round were drawn on 21 August 2022, following the conclusion of the first round. Teams of the Swiss Super League cannot be drawn against each other. The matches will be held between 16 and 18 September 2022.

Round 3

The matchups of the third round were drawn on 18 September 2022, following the conclusion of the second round. Six of the eight matches will be held on 8 and 9 November 2022. Due to the

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match between

and

being postponed to 9 November 2022, their games are scheduled for 31 January and 1 February 2023, respectively.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were drawn on 9 November 2022. The matches will be held between 28 February and 2 March 2023.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were drawn on 4 March 2023. Following the elimination of

and FC Rotkreuz of the Swiss Challenge League and the 1. Liga, respectively, only teams of the Swiss Super League remain. The games will be played on 4 and 5 April, respectively.

Final

The final will be held on 4 June 2023 in

Notes

References

External links

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