The 1996–97

Swiss Cup The Swiss Cup (; ; ; ) is a football cup competition that has been organised annually since 1925–26 season by the Swiss Football Association. The Swiss Cup final is usually the most important game of the year with a high attendance. The co ...

was the 72nd season of

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's annual football cup competition. It began on 10 August with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 8 June 1997 with the Final held at Wankdorf,

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. The winners earned a place in the

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of the Cup Winners' Cup.

Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Sources and references

RSSSF Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:1996-97 Swiss Cup Swiss Cup seasons