The 2010–11 Swiss Cup was the 86th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It began on 18 September 2010 with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 29 May 2011 with the Final. The winners, FC Sion, claimed their 12th cup overall and will qualify for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.
Participating clubs All ten Super League teams and fifteen Challenge League clubs (FC Vaduz are from Liechtenstein and thus play in the 2010–11 Liechtenstein Cup) entered this year's competition, as well as 13 teams from 1. Liga and 26 teams from lower leagues. Teams from 1. Liga and below had to qualify through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues. 2010–11 Super League10 teams 2010–11 Challenge League15 teams 2010–11 1. Liga13 teams Amateur teams26 teams FC Basel AC Bellinzona Grasshoppers Zürich FC Luzern Neuchâtel Xamax FC St. Gallen FC Sion FC Thun BSC Young Boys FC ZürichFC Aarau FC Biel-Bienne FC Chiasso SR Delémont SC Kriens FC Lausanne-Sport FC Locarno AC Lugano FC Schaffhausen Servette FC Stade Nyonnais FC Wil FC Winterthur FC Wohlen Yverdon-Sport FCFC Baulmes SC Brühl SC Buochs SC Cham CS Chênois Grand-Lancy FC FC Grenchen ES FC Malley FC Meyrin FC Le Mont FC Mendrisio-Stabio FC Schötz FC TuggenFourth level FC Bavois Black Stars Basel FC Courtételle FC Eschenbach FC Freienbach FC Gumefens/Sorens FC Ibach FC Langenthal FC Liestal Losone Sportiva FC Montreux-Sports FC Perly-Certoux FC Seefeld Zürich FC Spiez AC Taverne FC Wettswil-Bonstetten Fifth level FC Béroche-Gorgier SC Binningen FC Champvent FC Collex-Bossy US Collombey-Muraz FC Entfelden FC Flawil FC Subingen Sixth level Racing Club Zürich FC Uznach
Teams in bold are still active in the competition.
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.
The games were played on 18, 19 and 22 September 2010.
| colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;"|18 September 2010
| colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;"|19 September 2010
| colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;"|22 September 2010
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.
The games were played on 15, 16 and 17 October 2010.
| colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;"|15 October 2010
| colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;"|16 October 2010
| colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;"|17 October 2010
Round 3 The winners of Round 2 played in this round, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable.
The games were played on 20–21 November 2010.
| colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;"|20 November 2010
| colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;"|21 November 2010
Quarter-finals The winners of Round 3 played in this round. The games were played on 2 and 3 March 2011.
Semi-finals The winners of the quarter-finals played this round. The games were played on 25 and 28 April 2011.
Final The final was played on 29 May 2011 between the two semi-final winners and took place at St. Jakob-Park in Basel.
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