The 1971–72

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was the 47th season of

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's football cup competition, organised annually since 1925–26 by the

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Overview

This season's cup competition began on the weekend of 4 and 5 September 1971, with the first games of the first round. The competition was to be completed on Whit Monday 22 May 1972 with the final, which was held at the former

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. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga B (NLB) were given byes for the first two rounds and entered the competition in the third round. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga A (NLA) were granted byes for the first three rounds. These teams joined the competition in the fourth round, which was played on the week-end of 23 and 24 October. The matches were played in a knockout format. In the event of a draw after 90 minutes, the match went into extra time. In the event of a draw at the end of extra time, a replay was foreseen and this was played on the visiting team's pitch. If the replay ended in a draw after extra time, a toss of a coin would decide the outcome of the match. The winners of the cup qualified themselves for the first round of the

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in the next season.

Round 1

In this first phase, the lower league teams (1. Liga and lower) that had qualified themselves for the competition through their regional football association's regional cup competitions or their association's requirements, competed here. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The lower-tier team in each drawn tie was granted the home advantage.

Summary

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Round 2

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* 1971–72 Swiss 1. Liga

References

Sources

Fussball-Schweiz

FCB Cup games 1971–72 at fcb-achiv.ch

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Overview

Round 1

Summary

Round 2

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Round 3

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Matches

Round 4

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Matches

Round 5

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Matches

Quarter-finals

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Matches

Semi-finals

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Matches

Final

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Telegram

Further in Swiss football

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