The 1997–98 Swiss Cup was the 73rd season of Switzerland's football cup competition organised annually by the Swiss Football Association. The competition began on 3 August 1997 with the first game of Round 1 and ended on 1 June 1998 with the final, which was held at the former Wankdorf in Bern. The winners earned a place in the qualifying round of the Cup Winners' Cup.

Overview The competition began on 3 August with the first game of the first round, but the majority of the matches were played during the week-end of 9–10 August. the competition ended on Whit Monday 1 June 1996 with the final held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. This year saw some modifications in the early rounds. The 12 clubs from the Nationalliga B were granted byes for the first three rounds. The 12 clubs from the Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first four rounds. The winners of the cup qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the following season.

When possible, the draw respected regionalities and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. In the entire competition, the matches were played in a single knockout format. In the event of a draw after 90 minutes, the match went into extra time. In the event of a draw at the end of extra time, a penalty shoot-out was to decide which team qualified for the next round. No replays were foreseen in the entire competition.

Round 1 In the first round a total of 158 amateur clubs participated from the third-tier and lower. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage.

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|3 August 1997

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 August 1997

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 August 1997

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|8 August 1997

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|9 August 1997

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 August 1997

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 August 1997

Round 2

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|17–24 August 1997

: Note to match Stade Payerne–Bex: the result was voided and awarded as a 3–0 victory for Stade Payerne, because Bex fielded the ineligible player Saydou Diallo.

Round 3

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6–7 September 1997

Round 4 The teams from the 1997–98 Nationalliga B (NLB) were granted byes for the first three rounds and they joined the competition in the fourth round. These 12 teams were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 September 1997

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|20 September 1997

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|21 September 1997

Matches

Round 5 The first-tier clubs from the 1994–95 Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first four rounds, they joined the competition in this round. The first-tier teams were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|15 November 1997

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 November 1997

Matches

Round 6 Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|21 February 1998

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 February 1998

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|1 April 1998

Matches

Quarter-finals Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 April 1998

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 April 1998

Matches

Semi-finals Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|5 May 1998

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 May 1998

Matches

Final Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|1 June 1998

Telegram

Lausanne-Sport won the cup and this was the club's 8th cup title to this date.

Further in Swiss football 1997–98 Nationalliga A 1997–98 Nationalliga B 1997–98 Swiss 1. Liga

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