The 2016–17

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was the 92nd season of

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's annual football cup competition. The competition commenced on 13 August 2016 with the first games of Round 1 and concluded on 25 May 2017 with the Final. The winner of the competition was

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Participating clubs

All teams from 2015–16 Super League and 2015–16 Challenge League as well as the top 4 teams from 2015–16 Promotion League automatically entered this year's competition. The remaining 41 teams had to qualify through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues. Reserve teams and teams from

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are not allowed in the competition, the latter only enter the

2016–17 Liechtenstein Cup The 2016–17 Liechtenstein Cup is the 72nd season of Liechtenstein's annual cup competition. Seven clubs competed with a total of 17 teams for one spot in the first qualifying round

Round 2

In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition. , - , colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;", 16 September 2016 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;", 17 September 2016 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;", 18 September 2016

Round 3

The winners of Round 2 played in this round. The home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. Teams in bold continue to the quarter-finals. , - , colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;", 26 October 2016 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;", 27 October 2016 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;", 2 November 2016

Quarter-finals

The winners of Round 3 played in the Quarter-finals, there was no home advantage granted in the draw.

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, from the third tier of Swiss football, were the lowest-ranked team in this round.

Semi-finals

The winners of Quarterfinals play in the Semifinals, there is no home advantage granted in the draw. The games played on the 5 April 2017.

Final

The winners of the Semi-finals play in the Final. The match was played on 25 May 2017 at the

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References

External links

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