The 1972–73 Swiss Cup was the 48th season of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since 1925–26 by the Swiss Football Association.

Overview This season's cup competition began on the weekend of 2 and 3 September 1972, with the first games of the first round. The competition was to be completed on Easter Monday 23 April 1973 with the final, which was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga B (NLB) entered the competition in the third round. 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, which was played on the week-end of 4 and 5 November.

The matches were played in a 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 replay was foreseen and this was played on the visiting team's pitch. If the replay ended in a draw after extra time, a toss of a coin would decide the outcome of the match. For the first time, the quarter- and semi-finals were played as two legged fixtures. This was going to be a test, that would last for three years. The final was again played in one single match. The cup-winners qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the next season.

Round 1 In this first phase, the lower league teams (1. Liga and lower) that had qualified themselves for the competition through their regional football association's cup competitions or the association's requirements, competed here. 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"|2 and 3 September 1972

Replays

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 September 1972

FC Turgi qualified on toss of a coin

Round 2 Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 and 17 September 1972

Replays

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|21 September 1972

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|24 September 1972

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|26 September 1972

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|1 October 1972

Round 3 The teams from the NLB entered the cup competition in this round. However, 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"|7 October 1972

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|8 October 1972

Matches

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"|4 and 5 November 1972

Matches

Round 5 Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 and 26 November 1972Replay

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|29 November 1972Matches

Quarter-finals For the first time since three years, the quarter- and semi-finals were played as two legged fixtures. This was going to be a test, that would last for three years. Summary

The first legs of the quarter-finals were played on 10 December and the return legs on 17 December 1972.

Matches

Semi-finals Summary

The first legs were played on 25 March and the return legs were played on 28 March 1973.

Matches

Final The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Easter Monday 1973. Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|23 April 1973'

Telegram

For the third time in four years, following their encounters in 1970 and 1972, the two teams FCZ and FCB battled it out for the national cup title. After a 1–4 loss in extra time at the start of this trilogy and a 0–1 defeat last season, the club from the Rhine knee was shaky at the reunion. FCZ promptly triumphed in front of 45,000 spectators at Bern's Wankdorf stadium under the motto "All good things come in threes." On Easter Monday, 23 April 1973, they secured the fourth cup trophy in their history (the first, incidentally, had come in 1966, against Servette).

Further in Swiss football 1972–73 Nationalliga A 1972–73 Swiss 1. Liga

References

Sources Fussball-Schweiz FCB Cup games 1972–73 at fcb-achiv.ch Switzerland 1972–73 at RSSSF