The 1946–47 Swiss Cup was the 22nd season of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since the 1925–26 season by the Swiss Football Association.
Overview This season's cup competition began with the first round, which was played on the week-end of the 22 September 1946. The competition was to be completed on Easter Monday, 7 April 1947, with the final, which, since 1937, was traditionally held in the country's capital, however this time at the Stadion Neufeld. The clubs from the 1946–47 Swiss 1. Liga were given a bye for the first round, they joined the competition in the second round on the week-end of 20 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 17 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 second replay was required. Should the second replay also end 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 own regional cup competitions or had achieved their association's requirements, competed here. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The games of the first round were played on Saturday 22 September 1946.
Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 September 1946
Note: The match Trimbach–Wacker Grenchen was not played. It was awarded 0–3 forfeit to Wacker Grenchen. Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|29 September 1946
Round 2 The clubs from the 1946–47 1. Liga had been given a bye for the first round, these teams now joined the competition here, in the second round. Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|20 October 1946
Note: The match Burgdorf–Moutier, a player of Burgdorf was not a qualified player. The result was annulled and awarded awd 0–3 forfeit. Note: The match Derendingen–Minerva was annulled and replayed. Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|3 November 1946
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 November 1946
Second replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 November 1946
Round 3 The teams from this season's NLA and this season's 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 17 November.
Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|17 November 1946
Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|24 November 1946
Matches
Round 4 Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|8 December 1946
Matches
Round 5 Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|29 December 1946
Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 January 1947
Matches
Quarter-finals Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|9 February 1947
Note: The match Lugano–Locarno was abandoned after 90 minutes due to snow and therefore, replayed. Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|23 February 1947
Note: The match was abandoned at 100 minutes due to heavy rain and a water logged pitch. Therefore, replayed. Second replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 March 1947
Matches
Semi-finals Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 March 1947
Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 March 1947
Note: the match was abandoned in the 103 minute due to bad weather and therefore, replayed. Second replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|5 April 1947
Matches
Final The final was held in the capital Bern, at the Stadion Neufeld, on Easter Monday 1947. Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 April 1947
Telegram
Basel won the cup and this was the club's second cup title to this date.
Further in Swiss football 1946–47 Nationalliga A 1946–47 Nationalliga B 1946–47 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Fussball-Schweiz FCB Cup games 1946–47 at fcb-achiv.ch Switzerland 1946–47 at RSSSF