The 1952–53 Swiss Cup was the 28th 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 first game of the first round, played on Saturday 7 September 1952. The other games were played on the week-end of 14 September. The competition was to be completed on Ascension Thursday, 14 May 1953, with the final, which, since 1937, was traditionally held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The clubs from the 1952–53 Swiss 1. Liga were given a bye for the first round, they joined the competition in the second round on the week-end of 5 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 26 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 toss of a coin would establish the team that qualified for the next round.

Round 1 In the first round, 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 Saturday 14 September 1952, with two exceptions. Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 September 1952

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 September 1952

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|28 September 1952

Replays

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|28 September 1952

Round 2 The clubs from the 1952–53 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"|5 October 1952

Replay

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 October 1952

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 26 October. Due to the number of teams, one team was awarded a bye, this was awarded to Thun. Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|26 October 1952

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|9 November 1952

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|23 November 1952

Replay

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|9 November 1952

Matches

Baden played in the 1. Liga in 1952/1953.

Olten played in the 1. Liga in 1952/1953.

Concordia played in the 1. Liga in 1952/1953.

Helvetia Bern played in the 1. Liga in 1952/1953

Round 4 Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 November 1952

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 or 23 November 1952

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 January 1953

The match Morges–Cantonal was played in Neuchâtel. Replay

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 December 1952

Matches

Thun played in the 1. Liga in 1952/53.

SC Zug played in the NLB in 1952/53.

US Lausanne played in the 1. Liga in 1952/53.

Round 5 Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 January 1953

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 January 1953

Matches

Quarter-finals Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|15 February 1953

Replays

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 February 1953

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|1 March 1953

The replay Zürich–Lausanne-Sport was played in Lausanne.

Matches

Semi-finals Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|8 March 1953

Replay

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 March 1953

Matches

Final The final was held in the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Ascension Thursday 1953.

Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 May 1953

Telegram

Young Boys won the Swiss Cup and this was the club's third cup title to this date.

Further in Swiss football 1952–53 Nationalliga A 1952–53 Nationalliga B 1952–53 Swiss 1. Liga

References

Sources Fussball-Schweiz FCB Cup games 1952–53 at fcb-achiv.ch Switzerland 1952–53 at RSSSF