The 1990–91 Swiss Cup was the 66th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It began on 11 August with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 20 May 1991 with the Final held at former stadium Wankdorf in Bern. The winners earned a place in the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the following season.
Overview The competition began on the week-end 11–12 August 1990 with the first games of Round 1 and ended on Whit Monday 20 May 1991 with the final held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The 24 clubs from the Nationalliga B were granted byes for the first round. The 12 clubs from the Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first two rounds. The winners of the cup qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the next season.
The draw was respecting regionalities, when possible, 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, except in the final.
Round 1 In the first round a total of 160 clubs participated from the third-tier and lower. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition. Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11–12 August 1990
Note to the match Allschwil–Pratteln was played in Pratteln. Note to the match Saint-Gingolph–Monthey was not played, no referees, and replayed. Note to the match Racing Club–Renens was annulled and awarded as a 3–0 victory for Racing Club. The player Raphaël Baumgartner of Renens was not qualified. Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 August 1990
Round 2 The 24 clubs from the Nationalliga B were granted byes for the first round and joined the competition in the second round. These 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 Teams from the Nationalliga B against teams from the 1. Liga:
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18–19 August 1990
Teams from NLB against teams from the 2. Liga:
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18–19 August 1990
Teams from NLB against teams from the 3. Liga:
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18–19 August 1990
Teams from the 1. Liga amongst themselves:
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18–19 August 1990
Teams from the 1. Liga against teams from the 2. Liga:
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18–19 August 1990
Teams from the 1. Liga against teams from the 3. Liga:
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18–19 August 1990
Teams from the 2. Liga amongst themselves:
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18–19 August 1990
Teams from the 2. Liga against teams from the 3. Liga:
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18–19 August 1990
Matches
Round 3 The 12 clubs from the Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first two rounds and they joined the competition in this round. These 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 1990
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|28 September 1990
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|29 September 1990
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 September 1990
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|31 October 1990
Matches
Round 4 Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|23 March 1991
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|24 March 1991
Matches
Round 5 Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|9 April 1991
Matches
Quarter-finals Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|23 April 1991
Matches
Semi-finals Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 May 1991
Matches
Final Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|20 May 1991
Telegram
Sion won the cup and this was the club's sixth cup title to this date.
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