The 1960–61 Swiss Cup was the 36th season of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since 1925–26 by the Swiss Football Association.
Overview This season's cup competition began with the games of the first round, played on the week-end of the 11 September 1960. The competition was completed on Sunday, 23 April 1961, with the final, which was traditionally held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The clubs from the 1960–61 Swiss 1. Liga were given a bye for the first round, they played in the second round on the week-end of 25 and 26 September. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga A (NLA) and from this season's Nationalliga B (NLB) were given byes for the first two rounds. These teams joined the competition in the third round, which was played on the week-end of 16 and 17 of October.
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 second replay would take place. Should this 2nd replay end in a draw after extra time, a toss of a coin would establish the team qualified for the next round. The cup winners qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the next season.
Round 1 In the first phase, the lower league teams that had qualified themselves for the competition through their regional football association's regional cup competitions or their association's requirements, competed here. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The first round was played on the weekend of 11 September 1961. Summary Region Ostschweiz
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 September 1960
Region Zürich
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 September 1960
Region Bern
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 September 1960
Region Solothurn
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 September 1960
Region Nordwestschweiz
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 September 1960
Region Aargau
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 September 1960
Region Innerschweiz
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 September 1960
Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18 September 1960
Region Ticino
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 September 1960
Region Romande
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 September 1960
Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18 September 1960
Round 2 The clubs from the 1960–61 Swiss 1. Liga were given a bye for the first round, they now joined the competition here, in the second round. Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1960
Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 October 1960
Round 3 The teams from the NLA and NLB entered the cup competition in this round. However, the teams from the NLA were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The third round was played on the week-end of 16 and 17 of October. Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 October 1960
Replays
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|27 October 1960
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 October 1960
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 November 1960
Matches
Note: corners 0:18
Round 4 Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 November 1960
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 November 1960
Replays
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|20 November 1960
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 November 1960
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 December 1960
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 December 1960
Second replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 December 1960
Matches
Round 5 Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18 December 1960
Replays
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|8 January 1961
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 February 1961
Second replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 February 1961
Matches
Quarter-finals Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 February 1961
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|26 February 1961
Note; the match Chiasso–Biel-Bienne was played at Stadion Gurzelen in Biel/Bienne Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|26 February 1961
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 March 1961
Semi-finals Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|3 April 1961
Matches
Final The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Sunday 23 April 1961. Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|23 April 1961
Telegram
La Chaux-de-Fonds won the cup and this was the club's sixth cup title to this date.
Further in Swiss football 1960–61 Nationalliga A 1960–61 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Fussball-Schweiz FCB Cup games 1960–61 at fcb-achiv.ch Switzerland 1960–61 at RSSSF