1966–67 Swiss Cup

The 1966–67 Swiss Cup was the 42nd season of Switzerland's annual cup competition. The winner was FC Basel.

Principal rounds
The first principal round was held on September 10 and 11 and the second principal round was held on October 1 and 2. The teams from the Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B were granted byes.

Main rounds
The Nationalliga B teams joined the competition in the Round of 64 and the teams from the Nationalliga A in the round of 32.

The final was held in the former Wankdorf Stadium on 15 May 1967. The opponents were FC Basel and Lausanne-Sports. The game went down in football history due to the sit-down strike that followed a penalty goal shortly before the end of the match. After 88 minutes of play, with the score at 1–1, referee Karl Göppel awarded Basel a controversial penalty. André Grobéty had pushed Helmut Hauser gently in the back and he had let himself drop theatrically. Hauser scored the decisive penalty. Subsequent to the 2–1 lead for Basel the Lausanne players refused to resume the game and they sat down demonstratively on the pitch. The referee had to abandon the match. Basel were awarded the cup with a 3–0 forfeit.

Round of 32
[Nov 6] FC Uster		0-4 FC Zürich FC Lugano		ppd FC Turgi FC Lugano		4-0 FC Turgi			[Dec 11] FC Thun			1-2 Servette FC Genève		[aet] FC Sion                1-0 FC Fribourg FC Luzern 		ppd FC Chiasso FC Luzern 		5-1 FC Chiasso			[Dec 11] AC Bellinzona 		ppd Young Fellows Zürich AC Bellinzona 		3-0 Young Fellows Zürich	[Dec 11] Grünstern Ipsach	1-3 Xamax-Sports FC Biel-Bienne		2-0 Minerva Bern FC Grenchen		7-1 Vevey-Sports Le Locle-Sports		3-0 FC Moutier Grasshopper Club Z	6-2 FC Wettingen FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	2-0 FC Aarau FC St.Gallen 		1-2 BSC Young Boys Bern Urania-Genève-Sport    0-3 Lausanne-Sports FC Winterthur		3-0 FC Frauenfeld

Round of 16
[Dec 11] FC Grenchen		0-1 FC Biel-Bienne Le Locle-Sports		1-4 Grasshopper Club Zürich FC Winterthur		3-1 BSC Young Boys Bern Lausanne-Sports		2-0 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds [Dec 18] FC Lugano 		1-0 Servette FC Genève AC Bellinzona 		4-1 Xamax-Sports FC Sion                3-0 FC Luzern 			[abd at 80'] FC Sion is qualified [Sion - Luzern 3-0 Forfait]

Quarter-finals
[March 5] Grasshopper Club	0-0 FC Lugano			[aet] FC Lugano		5-0 Grasshopper Club Zürich	[Replay] FC Sion			4-0 AC Bellinzona FC Winterthur		0-3 Lausanne-Sports

Sources and References

 * Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2027-6
 * Switzerland 1966–67 at RSSSF