The 2024–25 Swiss Cup, or Schweizer Pokal, was the 100th anniversary of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It featured 64 teams from the first to the eight tier of the Swiss football league. The first round had been played from 16 to 18 August 2024. The final took place on 1 June 2025 and was won by FC Basel.
Servette were the defending champions, but they lost in the semi-finals to eventual winners FC Basel. By winning, Basel qualified for the play-off round of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League.
Participating teams 64 teams participate in the Swiss Cup. 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
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Schedule and venues The table below shows the schedule of the competition. The competitor of the lower league has home ground advantage in all rounds except the final, if applicable. The final will be held at Stadion Wankdorf, Bern.
Matchup restrictions apply in the first two rounds: In Round 1, clubs of the Swiss Football League (SL and ChL) cannot be drawn against each other. Furthermore, matchups are regionally drawn. In Round 2, teams of the Swiss Super League cannot be drawn against each other. From Round 3 onwards, no more matchup restrictions apply.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Round !Match date |- |Round 1 (round of 64) |16–18 August 2024 |- |Round 2 (round of 32) |13–15 September 2024 |- |Round 3 (round of 16) |3–5 December 2024 |- |Round 4 (quarter-finals) |25–27 February 2025 |- |Round 5 (semi-finals) |26–27 April 2025 |- |Round 6 (final) |1 June 2025
Results
First round Matchups for the first round were drawn on 3 July 2024 and will be played between 18 and 20 August 2024. Representatives of the Swiss Football League (SL and ChL) could not be drawn against each other. Furthermore, in the first round, the matchups are regionally restricted. Teams' leagues are indicated in brackets.
Second round The second round were drawn on 18 August 2024, following the conclusion of the first round. Teams of the Swiss Super League cannot be drawn against each other.
Third round The third round were drawn on 15 September 2024, following the conclusion of the second round. No more match-up restrictions apply.
Quarter-finals The quarter-finals will be drawn on 5 December 2024, following the conclusion of the third round.
Semi-finals The semi-finals were drawn on 27 February 2025, following the conclusion of the quarter-finals. FC Biel-Bienne is the only non-Super League team remaining and is the first amateur club to reach the semi-final of the Swiss Cup since 1999.
Final The final took place on 1 June 2025 at the Stadion Wankdorf in Bern.
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