The 1945–46 Swiss Cup was the 21st 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 30 September 1945. The competition was to be completed on Easter Monday, 22 April 1946, with the final, which, since 1937, was traditionally held in the country's capital, at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The lower league teams that had qualified themselves for the competition and the clubs from the 1945–46 Swiss 1. Liga joined the competition in the first round. 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 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 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 together with all of the teams from this years 1. Liga. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The games of the first round were played on Saturday 30 September.
Summary Region Ostschweiz
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 September 1945
Region Zürich
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 September 1945
Region Innerschweiz
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 September 1945
Region Aargau
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 September 1945
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 October 1945
Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 October 1945
Region Nordwestschweiz
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 September 1945
Region Zentralschweiz
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 September 1945
Region Romande
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 September 1945
Replays
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|21 October 1945
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|28 October 1945
Note: (t): Couvet-Sports qualified on toss of a coin. Region Ticino
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 September 1945
Round 2 Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 November 1945
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18 November 1945
Replays
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18 November 1945
Note: (t): Mendrisio qualified on toss of a coin.
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 25 November. Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 November 1945
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 December 1945
Matches
Round 4 Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 December 1945
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 January 1946
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 January 1946
Replays
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 January 1946
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 January 1946
Matches
Round 5 Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 January 1946
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|20 January 1946
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|3 February 1946
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 February 1946
Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|17 February 1946
Matches
Quarter-finals Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|17 March 1946
Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|24 March 1946
Matches
Semi-finals Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 April 1946
Replay
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 April 1946
Matches
Final The final was held in the capital Bern, at the former Wankdorf Stadium, on Easter Monday 1946. Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 April 1946
Telegram
Grasshopper Club won the cup and this was the club's eleventh cup title to this date.
Further in Swiss football 1945–46 Nationalliga A 1945–46 Nationalliga B 1945–46 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Fussball-Schweiz FCB Cup games 1945–46 at fcb-achiv.ch Switzerland 1945–46 at RSSSF