The 1977–78 Swiss League Cup was the sixth edidition of the Swiss League Cup competition since its introduction in 1972. The first round was played in summer 1977 as a pre-season warm-up to the 1977–78 Swiss football season, the later rounds were played after the winter-break.
Overview The League Cup had been created five seasons earlier to allow clubs from the top two tiers to compete in a tournament in advance of the league season, with the semi-finals and final played in the Autumn. But, in the passed few season, only the first round was played in advance of the season, the later rounds were played in the second half of the league season.
The matches were played in a single 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 penalty shoot-out was to decide which team qualified for the next round. No replays were foreseen.
First round Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 August 1977
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|17 August 1977
Matches
Second round Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 February 1978
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 February 1978
Matches
Quarter-finals Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 March 1978
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|27 March 1978
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 April 1978
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 April 1978
Matches
Semi-finals Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|9 May 1978
Matches
Final The final was held at the Schützenwiese in Winterthur on 15 August 1978.
Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|15 August 1978
Telegram
St. Gallen won the cup and this was the club's first League Cup title to this date.
Further in Swiss football 1977–78 Nationalliga A 1977–78 Swiss 1. Liga 1977–78 Swiss Cup
References
Swiss League Cup results 1976–79 at RSSSF