The 1955–56 Swiss Cup was the 31st 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 25 September 1955. The competition was to be completed on Whit Monday, 21 May 1956, with the final, which was traditionally held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The clubs from the 1955–56 Swiss 1. Liga were given a bye for the first round, they joined the competition in the second round on the week-end of 16 October. 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 20 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 establish the team that qualified for the next round.
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 25 September 1955. Summary Region Ostschweiz
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1955
Region Zürich
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1955
Region Bern
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1955
Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 October 1955
Region Solothurn
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1955
Region Nordwestschweiz
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1955
Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 October 1955
Region Aargau
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1955
Region Innerschweiz
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1955
Region Ticino
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1955
Region Romande
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1955
Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 October 1955
Round 2 The clubs from the 1955–56 Swiss 1. Liga had been given a bye for the first round, they now joined the competition here, in the second round. Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 October 1955
Note: Match Länggasse–US Lausanne awarded 3–0 Forfeit because the player Oskar Porredos of US Lausanne was not qualified. Replays
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 November 1955
Matches
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 19 and 20 November 1956. Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 November 1956
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 or 20 November 1956
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|20 November 1956
Replays
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 December 1956
Matches
Note: SC Binningen waived the home ground advantage and played in the Landhof.
Round 4 Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18 December 1955
Matches
Round 5 Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 February 1956
Matches
Quarter-finals Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 April 1956
Matches
Semi-finals Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 April 1956
Matches
Final The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Whit Monday 1956. Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|21 May 1956
Telegram
Grasshopper Club won the cup and this was the club's thirteenth cup title to this date.
Further in Swiss football 1955–56 Nationalliga A 1955–56 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Fussball-Schweiz FCB Cup games 1955–56 at fcb-achiv.ch Switzerland 1955–56 at RSSSF