The 1976–77 Swiss Cup was the 52nd season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition.

Overview The cup competition began on 6 June 1976, with the first games of the first round, but this round was not completed until 8 August. The entire competition was to be completed on Easter Monday 11 April 1978 with the final, which was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga B (NLB) were granted byes for the first round. These entered the competition for the second round, played on the weekend of 14 and 15 of August. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga A (NLA) were granted byes for the first three rounds. These teams joined the competition in the fourth round on 25 and 26 September. The matches were played in a knockout format. Up until the fifth-round, in the event of a draw at the end of extra time, the match was decided with a penalty shoot-out. In and after the fifth-round, a replay was foreseen and this was played on the visiting team's pitch. The winners of the cup qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the next season.

Round 1 The teams from the lower divisions, who had qualified for this round through their regional football association's cup competitions or their requirements, competed in the first round. Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 June 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 June 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|20 June 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|27 June 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|8 August 1976

Round 2 The teams from the NLB entered the cup competition in the second round, they were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The lower-tier team in each drawn tie was granted the home advantage. Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 and 15 August 1976

Matches

Round 3 Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 September 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|5 September 1976

Round 4 The teams from the NLA entered the cup competition in the fourth round, they were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. The draw was still respecting regionalities and the lower-tier team was again granted the home advantage. Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|26 September 1976

Matches

Round 5 Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 October 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 October 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|17 October 1976

Matches

Quarter-finals Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 December 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 December 1976

Matches

Remarks: This match was postponed on December 12 due to unplayable terrain (snow).

Semi-finals Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|20 March 1977

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|21 March 1977

Replay

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|23 March 1977

Matches

Final The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on East Monday 1977. Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 April 1977

Telegram

Young Boys, with Kurt Linder as head coach, won the cup and this was the club's fifth cup title to this date.

Further in Swiss football 1976–77 Nationalliga A 1976–77 Swiss 1. Liga

References

Sources Fussball-Schweiz Cup 1976–77 at fcb-achiv.ch Cup 1976–77 at bscyb.ch/archiv Switzerland 1976–77 at RSSSF