Swiss Cup 2011-2012 edition [r]

Preliminary matches continue this weekend:

In the 2nd Interregional League:

Code:

Sa 06.08.2011
15:00	FC Perly-Certoux  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Alle  (2e Int.)	 
16:00	FC Lerchenfeld  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Laufen  (2e Int.)	 
16:00	FC Black Stars  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Kosova 1 (2e Int.)	 
16:30	FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Portalban/Gletterens (2e Int.)	 
17:00	FC Langenthal  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Kreuzlingen  (2e Int.)	 
17:00	FC Wettingen 93  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Eschenbach (2e Int.)	 
17:00	FC Seuzach  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Ibach  (2e Int.)	 
17:00	Chur 97  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Allschwil  (2e Int.)	 
17:00	FC Bavois  (2e Int.)	 - 	US Terre Sainte  (2e Int.)	 
17:30	FC Vevey Sports 05  (2e)	 - 	FC Gumefens/Sorens I (2e)	 
18:00	FC Köniz  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Oberdorf  (2e Int.)	 
18:00	FC Montreux-Sports (2e Int.)	 - 	FC La Sarraz-Eclépens  (2e Int.)	 
19:00[b]	FC Bern  (2e Int.)[/b]	 - 	FC Wettswil-Bonstetten (2e Int.)	 
19:00	FC Orbe  (2e Int.)	 - 	CS Chênois  (2e Int.)	 
20:00	FC Hergiswil  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Seefeld ZH  (2e Int.)	 

07.08.2011
15:00	SC Bümpliz 78 (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Töss (2e Int.)	 
15:00	FC Freienbach  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Altstätten  (2e Int.)	 
16:00	FC Dulliken  (2e)	 - 	SC Schöftland (2e Int.)	 
18:00	Losone Sportiva  (2e Int.)	 - 	AC Taverne 1 (2e)

Since I know little about any of these teams I really can not comment. It is a little sad to see FC Bern so far down the scale now. One of the founding teams of the federation and a winner of the Och cup the forerunner to the Swiss Cup in 1921.

For the 1st League:

Code:

Sa 13.08.2011
16:00	SV Höngg  (1e)	 - 	FC Baden (1e)	 
16:00	SC Dornach  (1e)	 - 	FC Martigny-Sports  (1e)	 
16:00	SC Cham  (1e)	 - 	FC Muri  (1e)	 
17:00	ES FC Malley LS  (1e)	 - 	FC Rapperswil-Jona  (1e)	 
17:00	FC Münsingen  (1e)	 - 	GC Biaschesi  (1e)	 
17:30	FC Naters  (1e)	 - 	SC YF Juventus  (1e)	 
17:30	FC Serrières NE  (1e)	 - 	FC Grand-Lancy  (1e)	 
18:00	SC Düdingen  (1e)	 - 	FC Meyrin  (1e)	 
18:00	FC Le Mont LS (1e)	 - 	FC Schötz (1e)	 
18:00	FC Tuggen (1e)	 - 	FC Schaffhausen (1e)	 
19:15	Yverdon-Sport FC (1e)	 - 	FC Solothurn  (1e)	 
Di 14.08.2011
14:30	FC Breitenrain  (1e)	 - 	FC Wangen b.O. (1e)	 
15:00	FC Baulmes  (1e)	 - 	FC Grenchen  (1e)

2nd round for the 2nd leagues:

Code:

Sa 06.08.2011
15:00	FC Perly-Certoux  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Alle  (2e Int.)	3	 : 	6	 
16:00	FC Lerchenfeld  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Laufen  (2e Int.)	8	 : 	7	 
16:00	FC Black Stars  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Kosova 1 (2e Int.)	4	 : 	2	 
16:30	FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Portalban/Gletterens (2e Int.)	2	 : 	1	 
17:00	FC Langenthal  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Kreuzlingen  (2e Int.)	1	 : 	0	 
17:00	FC Wettingen 93  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Eschenbach (2e Int.)	0	 : 	2	 
17:00	FC Seuzach  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Ibach  (2e Int.)	1	 : 	0	 
17:00	Chur 97  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Allschwil  (2e Int.)	4	 : 	1	 
17:00	FC Bavois  (2e Int.)	 - 	US Terre Sainte  (2e Int.)	2	 : 	3	 
17:30	FC Vevey Sports 05  (2e)	 - 	FC Gumefens/Sorens I (2e)	0	 : 	2	 
18:00	FC Köniz  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Oberdorf  (2e Int.)	4	 : 	0	 
18:00	FC Montreux-Sports (2e Int.)	 - 	FC La Sarraz-Eclépens  (2e Int.)	4	 : 	0	 
19:00	FC Bern  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Wettswil-Bonstetten (2e Int.)	2	 : 	1	 
[b]19:00	FC Orbe  (2e Int.)	 - 	CS Chênois  (2e Int.)	1	 : 	0	 [/b]
20:00	FC Hergiswil  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Seefeld ZH  (2e Int.)	2	 : 	0	 
Di 07.08.2011
15:00	SC Bümpliz 78 (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Töss (2e Int.)	1	 : 	3	 
15:00	FC Freienbach  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Altstätten  (2e Int.)	1	 : 	0	 
16:00	FC Dulliken  (2e)	 - 	SC Schöftland (2e Int.)	1	 : 	4	 
Ma 09.08.2011
20:30	Losone Sportiva  (2e Int.)	 - 	AC Taverne 1 (2e)	 

The CS Chenois loss was a surprise to Orbe.

3rd Preliminary round:

Ma 16.08.2011
19:30 FC Lerchenfeld (2e Int.) - FC Langenthal (2e Int.)

Me 17.08.2011
FC Black Stars (2e Int.) - FC Freienbach (2e Int.)
FC Köniz (2e Int.) - FC Eschenbach (2e Int.)
Chur 97 (2e Int.) - FC Seuzach (2e Int.)
FC Töss (2e Int.) - FC Bern (2e Int.)
SC Schöftland (2e Int.) - FC Hergiswil (2e Int.)
FC Alle (2e Int.) - FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy (2e Int.)
FC Montreux-Sports (2e Int.) - US Terre Sainte (2e Int.)
FC Orbe (2e Int.) - FC Gumefens/Sorens I (2e)

1st round:

Code:

FC Collex-Bossy 1 (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Lausanne-Sport (ASL)
FC United Zürich 1 (2e)	 - 	FC Lugano (ChL)
FC Renens (2e)	 - 	FC Wil 1900  (ChL)
FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Thun (ASL)
SC Cham  (1e)	 - 	Etoile Carouge FC  (ChL)
FC Henau (3e)	 - 	FC Wohlen  (ChL)
SC Düdingen  (1e)	 - 	Servette FC (ASL)
FC Entfelden 1 (2e Int.)	 - 	SC Kriens  (ChL)
FC Baden (1e)	 - 	FC Winterthur  (ChL)
FC Ascona (2e)	 - 	FC Chiasso (ChL)
Losone Sportiva  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Luzern (ASL)
FC Hergiswil  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Locarno  (ChL)
ES FC Malley LS  (1e)	 - 	SR Delémont  (ChL)
FC Töss (2e Int.)	 - 	Grasshopper Club Zürich (ASL)
Chur 97  (2e Int.)	 - 	Neuchâtel Xamax FC (ASL)
FC Grenchen  (1e)	 - 	FC Zürich (ASL)
FC Abtwil-Engelburg (2e)	 - 	FC Stade Nyonnais  (ChL)
FC Orbe  (2e Int.)
FC Gumefens/Sorens I (2e)	 - 	AC Bellinzona (ChL)
FC Eschenbach (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Basel 1893  (ASL)
GC Biaschesi  (1e)	 - 	FC Biel-Bienne  (ChL)
FC Amicitia Riehen  (2e)	 - 	FC Aarau (ChL)
FC Naters  (1e)	 - 	FC St. Gallen (ChL)
FC Colombier I (2e)	 - 	FC Sion  (ASL)
FC Domdidier I (3e)	 - 	BSC Young Boys (ASL)
FC Ellikon Marthalen 1 (3e)	 - 	FC Freienbach  (2e Int.)
FC Langenthal  (2e Int.)	 - 	Yverdon-Sport FC (1e)
FC Herzogenbuchsee (2e)	 - 	FC Breitenrain  (1e)
FC Konolfingen (2e)	 - 	FC Grand-Lancy  (1e)
FC Deitingen (3e)	 - 	FC Schattdorf I (2e)
US Collombey-Muraz  (2e Int.)	 - 	FC Schötz (1e)
FC Tuggen (1e)	 - 	SC Dornach  (1e)
US Terre Sainte  (2e Int.)	 - 	SC Brühl  (ChL)

Matches this weekend. Break out Google Earth to find some of these locations.

September 16
FT FC Hergiswil 1 - 3 Locarno
FT FC Langenthal 1 - 3 Yverdon
September 17
AET Terre Sainte 2 - 5 SC Bruhl
FT FC Deitingen 1 - 4 FC Schattdorf
FT FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 0 - 5 Thun
FT Naters 1 - 5 St. Gallen
FT FC Konolfingen 1 - 2 Grand-Lacy
FT Collex-Bossy 1 - 8 Lausanne Sports
FT FC Eschenbach 0 - 4 Basel
FT FC Henau 1 - 5 Wohlen
FT FC Herzogenbuchsee 1 - 3 Breitenrain
FT Collombey 0 - 5 Schotz
FT FC Abtwil-Engelburg 1 - 5 Stade Nyonnais
FT Ascona 1 - 2 Chiasso
FT FC Amicitia Riehen 0 - 8 Aarau
FT FC Ellikon Marthalen 3 - 10 FC Freienbach
AET FC United Zurich 1 - 5 Lugano
FT Toss 0 - 10 Grasshoppers
FT FC Domdidier 0 - 8 Young Boys Bern
Pen. Malley * 3 - 3 Delemont
FT FC Grenchen 0 - 5 Zurich
FT FC Renens 1 - 4 Wil
September 18
FT Cham 2 - 0 Etoile Carouge
FT Colombier 0 - 5 Sion
AET Dudingen 1 - 4 Servette
FT Tuggen 3 - 0 Dornach
FT Chur 97 1 - 2 Neuchatel Xamax
FT FC Entfelden 1 0 - 9 Kriens
FT Losone Sportiva 0 - 3 Lucerne
FT Gumefens/Sorens 1 - 3 Bellinzona
FT Baden 0 - 1 Winterthur
FT Biaschesi 1 - 2 Biel-Bienne

A few notable results:
Cham 2 - 0 Etoile Carouge
Malley * 3 - 3 Delemont
AET Dudingen 1 - 4 Servette

Draw for the round of 32:
Sa 15.10.2011
FC Schattdorf I (2e) - FC Lausanne-Sport (ASL)
FC Chiasso (ChL) - Grasshopper Club Zürich (ASL)
FC Schötz (1e) - FC Basel 1893 (ASL)
FC Grand-Lancy (1e) - FC Luzern (ASL)
Yverdon-Sport FC (1e) - Servette FC (ASL)
FC Stade Nyonnais (ChL) - FC Sion (ASL)
FC St. Gallen (ChL) - FC Thun (ASL)
FC Aarau (ChL) - FC Zürich (ASL)
SC Kriens (ChL) - Neuchâtel Xamax FC (ASL)
FC Freienbach (2e Int.) - BSC Young Boys (ASL)
FC Winterthur (ChL) - SC Brühl (ChL)
FC Breitenrain (1e) - FC Tuggen (1e)
FC Lugano (ChL) - FC Biel-Bienne (ChL)
ES FC Malley LS (1e) - AC Bellinzona (ChL)
FC Locarno (ChL) - FC Wil 1900 (ChL)
SC Cham (1e) - FC Wohlen (ChL)

Sion has to play in Nyon . Btw, did Colombier play under protest?

Like you, I'm unfamiliar with most of the clubs listed above.

However, I remember when FC Wettingen were in the NLA back in the early 80's.

My, how times change!

Unfortunately, the English Premier League remains pretty much the same every year.

I'd like to see Man Utd (for example) to be playing in the 'Conference North'.....but I don't suppose that will ever happen.

I had noted the irony of that.

it's even better as stade de Colovray belongs to UEFA afaik. and it's just on the other side of the street of the UEFA building, so Sions supporters surely will think about some action(s)

October 15

16:00 Breitenrain ? - ? Tuggen

16:00 FC Schattdorf ? - ? Lausanne Sports

17:00 Schotz ? - ? Basel

17:30 Aarau ? - ? Zurich

17:30 Stade Nyonnais ? - ? Sion

17:30 Yverdon ? - ? Servette

18:00 Winterthur ? - ? SC Bruhl

19:00 Malley ? - ? Bellinzona

October 16

14:30 Cham ? - ? Wohlen

14:30 Chiasso ? - ? Grasshoppers

14:30 FC Freienbach ? - ? Young Boys Bern

14:30 Grand-Lacy ? - ? Lucerne

14:30 Kriens ? - ? Neuchatel Xamax

14:30 Lugano ? - ? Biel-Bienne

15:30 St. Gallen ? - ? Thun

16:00 Locarno ? - ? Wil

Cup games this weekend:

Stade de Nyon - FC Sion // FC Sion -1.25 @1.74

Sion is playing on homeground. Nyon asked to switch the stadium because it would be too expensive to guarantee safety. Nyon in downtrend and Sion 1 class above Nyon.

Yverdon - Servette // Servette -1.25 @1.83

Servette 2 classes above Yverdon. Servette struggled last game against a same team as Yverdon. played 1:1 but won after overtime 1:4. This time, make everything sure earlier.

Malley - Bellinzona // Bellinzona win @1.40

Malley in the 1st Division while Bellinzona in the Challenge league. (1 class above). Malley fighting against the relegation in the 1st division.

FC Aarau - FC Zürich // over 3 @ 1.94

Aarau with lots of confidents. Zürich is in a very bad form right now. Also, they are struggling every time against Aarau. In the pre-season games this game finished 3:3. Both teams are stronger in attack than defending.

Sc Kriens - Xamax // SC Kriens DNB (Draw no bet) @4.33

Troubles in Xamax. They didn't get the money for August in time. Salary for September still outstanding for all 80 employees. They are minimum 1 class better but because of this troubles in the team and the very very bad performance in the 1st round of this cup I'm going to risk very small money on DNB Kriens

Zurich can use the Aarau match to get back on track... on Sunday, GC could struggle at Chiasso and St.Gallen will give Thun a hard fight and Thun is about to lose a bit of their early-season shape

Xamax and Thun out, Lugano as well

Bellinzona almost lost at Malley

next round:
Wil – Basel
St. Gallen – Zürich
Kriens – Grasshoppers
Winterthur – Young Boys
Biel – Servette
Bellinzona – Lausanne
Tuggen – Sion
Wohlen – Luzern

Servette also started slow, then picked it up in the 2nd half. Diallo also picked up a red card.

November 26

FT Tuggen 1 - 2 Sion

FT Bellinzona 0 - 4 Lausanne Sports

AET Wil 2 - 3 Basel

November 27

FT Biel-Bienne 3 - 0 Servette

FT St. Gallen 4 - 2 Zurich

Pen. Kriens 2 - 2 Grasshoppers *

Pen. Winterthur * 1 - 1 Young Boys Bern

FT Wohlen 1 - 2 Lucerne

Weekend to forget for Servette, YB, FCZ.

J. Alves fired as Servette coach and already replaced by JC Pereira - bad decision in my eyes. You don't fire a good coach to replace him with a worse coach...

then, J.Alves had a lot of support in the teams and among the fans

reminds me a bit of the Schällibaum-Aeby story or Favre-Morinini or Castella-Exbrayat

Agreed. I wonder if this is what the team thought that was needed to shake up some things.

20 March 2012
FC Luzern 20:00 Grasshoppers Zürich

21 March 2012
FC Winterthur 19:30 FC St. Gallen
FC Basel 19:45 FC Lausanne-Sport
FC Biel-Bienne 20:15 FC Sion

March 20
20:15 Lucerne ? - ? Grasshoppers

March 21
19:30 Winterthur ? - ? St. Gallen
19:45 Basel ? - ? Lausanne Sports
20:15 Biel-Bienne ? - ? Sion

FCL must be the favorite in their tie. Basel still the big favorite, with FCSG or Sion next.

hope, the bigger teams pass... I like to see underdogs winning from time to time, but not so much in the swiss cup as I want a good team to represent us in the European cups, so nothing against Lucerne, Basel, Sion and St.Gallen passing into next round. St.Gallen will be in the SL next season. For Sion it's the only chance to get in the European cups.

March 20
FT Lucerne 3 - 0 Grasshoppers

March 21
Pen. Winterthur * 2 - 2 St. Gallen
FT Basel 5 - 2 Lausanne Sports
FT Biel-Bienne 1 - 3 Sion

Two surpises, FCSG not winning and LS scoring twice against Basel.

One instance of problem at the FCL-GCZ match After GCZ lost, fans threw stones at police officers. About 200 crowded streets and the police had to use water cannons to get the people moving. There was an estimated 20,000 CHF of damage, mostly windows.

the semis are

Winterthur vs Basel
Sion vs Lucerne

Sion vs Lucerne tonight, the other match over the weekend as Basel would have played Xamax in the next ASL round