2024–25 Swiss Cup Explained

Swiss Cup
Year:	2024–25
Country:	Switzerland
Num Teams:	64
Matches:	63
Prev Season:	2023–24
Next Season:	2025–26
Defending Champions:	Servette
Date:	16 August 2024 – 1 June 2025

The 2024–25 Swiss Cup, or Schweizer Pokal, is the 100th anniversary 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 16 to 18 August 2024.^{[1] [2]} The final will take place on 1 June 2025.^[3]

Servette are the reigning Cup champion.^[4] The winner qualifies for the third qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League.

Participating teams

64 teams participate in the Swiss Cup.^[5] They come from across the three levels of the Swiss football pyramid:

• The 21 eligible members of the Swiss Football League are automatically entered
  • Twelve from the Super League
  • Nine teams from the Challenge League
• 17 teams can qualify from the First League (Promotion League and 1. Liga)
  • Seven top ranked eligible teams of 2023–24 Swiss Promotion League
  • Ten teams from the 1. Liga
• 25 teams can qualify from the Amateur League
  • Nine teams from the 2. Liga Interregional
  • 16 teams from the 13 regional football associations (regional associations of Bern-Jura, Zürich and Eastern Switzerland have two participants)
• Final spot is awarded to the winner of the Suva Fairplay Trophy, awarded to the fairest football club of the last season

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spiele der 1. Runde im Schweizer Cup 2024/25 terminiert. de. 12 July 2024. 3 August 2024. SFV.
2. Web site: Spieldaten und Modus. SFV. 3 August 2024.
3. Web site: Cupfinal. SFV. 3 August 2024.
4. Web site: Männer-Cupfinal: Servette FC erstmals seit 23 Jahren Cupsieger. 3 August 2024. SFV. 2 June 2024.
5. Web site: SCHWEIZER CUP 2024/25 INFORMATIONEN UND WEISUNGEN FÜR DIE TEILNEHMENDEN KLUBS. de. 3 August 2024. SFV.