The 2013–14

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was the 89th season of

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's annual football cup competition. The competition started on 14 August 2013 with the first game of Round 1 and ended in May 2014 with the Final. The winners of the competition qualified for the play-off round2014/15 Access list
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. The title holders were Grasshopper Zürich.

Participating clubs

All 19 teams from

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and Challenge League (teams from Liechtenstein only play in the 2013–14 Liechtenstein Cup) automatically entered this year's competition, as well as 45 teams from lower leagues. Teams from 1. Liga Promotion and below had to qualify through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues. Teams from regional leagues had to qualify by winning the last season's regional cups. ^TH Title holders.
^FP Qualified for having the lowest fair play points inside its regional tier.
^† Qualified in their last season's tier qualifiers before being promoted.
^‡ Qualified in their last season's tier qualifiers before being relegated.

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. , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC", 14 August 2013 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC", 17 August 2013 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC", 18 August 2013

Round 2

The winners of Round 1 played in this round. Teams from Super League were seeded, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. FC Savièse, from the sixth tier of Swiss football, were the lowest-ranked team in this round. , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC", 13 September 2013 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC", 14 September 2013 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC", 15 September 2013

Round 3

The winners of Round 2 played in this round. Teams from Super League were seeded, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. FC Baden, from the fourth tier of Swiss football, were the lowest-ranked team in this round. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC", 9 November 2013 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC", 10 November 2013 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC", 14 November

Quarter-finals

The winners of Round 3 played in the Quarter-finals, there was no home advantage granted in the draw. FC Le Mont, from the third tier of Swiss football, were the lowest-ranked team in this round. ---- ---- ----

Semi-finals

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Final

The two winners of the semi-finals played against each other in the final, which was held on 21 April 2014 in the Stade de Suisse in

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, with the winner of the first semi-final was to be treated as home team.

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5–4 in the penalty shoot-out following a goalless draw in the first semi-final and

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1–0 in the second semi-final.

References

External links

Official site

Official site
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2013–14 in Swiss football