1931–32 Swiss Cup
Football tournament season
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The 1931â32 Swiss Cup was the 7th edition of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since the 1925â26 season by the Swiss Football Association.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Switzerland |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Grasshopper Club |
| Runners-up | Urania Genève Sport |
Overview
Preamble
At this time, within the Swiss football scene, a major crisis had occurred which had to be resolved. After the first world war, many new clubs had been founded, especially during the 1920's, and these were trying to join the existing clubs in the national rankings. Then, in the late 1920s, major disagreements arose between the smaller and larger clubs, mainly revolving around the relegation and promotion procedures to the top and second divisions. The Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) resolved the differences by modifying the formats in the football league system. As of this season, the top-tier was renamed to Nationalliga and now had only 18 clubs, which were divided into two groups of nine teams, as opposed to three groups of eleven teams. And as of this season, a new second division had been created. This was now called 1. Liga, also with two groups of nine teams. The former second-tier, which had been 54 teams in six regional groups, called 2. Liga or earlier Serie Promotion, now became the third-tier.
The first and second tier teams were automatically qualified for the first round of the Swiss Cup and the lower tier teams had to qualify for their inclusion to the competition.
Format
This season's cup competition began with two preliminary rounds, before the main competition began. These two preliminary rounds were played during the last week-end of August and first week-end of September 1932. The first principal round was played at the beginning of October. The competition was to be completed on Sunday 3 April 1932, with the final, which that year was held at the Hardturm in Zürich.
The preliminary rounds were held for the lower league teams that were not qualified for the main rounds. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition. The 18 clubs from this season's reformed 1931â32 Nationalliga and the 18 clubs from this season's newly created 1931â32 Swiss 1. Liga joined the competition in the first principal round, which was played on Sunday 4 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, if agreed between the clubs, a second extra time was played. If the score was still level at the final whistle, a replay was foreseen and this was played on the visiting team's pitch. If no replay was agreed or the replay ended in a draw after extra time, a toss of a coin would establish the team that qualified for the next round.[1]
Preliminary rounds
The lower league teams that had not qualified for the competition competed here in two preliminary knockout rounds. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition. The aim of this preliminary stage was to reduce the number of lower league teams to 28 before the first main round, to join the 36 clubs from the top two tiers. The draw in the preliminary stage and in the early rounds of the main competition respected local regionalities. Both preliminary rounds were played in advance of the lower leagues regional season.
First preliminary round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 August 1931 | ||
| Richemond-Daillettes (FR) | 0â5 | Cercle des Sports Bienne |
| Delémont | 7â2 | Sport Boys Bern |
| FC Tavannes | 4â2 | Thun |
| FC Reconvilier | 3â2 | FC Liestal |
| White Star (Yverdon) | 3â5 (a.e.t.) | Central Fribourg |
| FC Renens | 3â1 | CA Genève |
| Sylva-Sports (Le Locle) | 5â1 | Couvet-Sports |
| FC Sierre | 5â2 | FC Yverdon |
| Chênois | 1â0 (a.e.t.) | Sainte-Croix-Sports |
| FC Fleurier | 6â3 | Montreux-Sports |
| FC Gloria (Le Locle) | 4â3 | Martigny-Sports |
| Vevey Sports (t) | 4â4 (a.e.t.) * | Villeneuve-Sports |
| FC Jonction (Genève) | 3â2 (a.e.t.) | CS La Tour-de-Peilz |
| FC Le Locle | 5â1 | Concordia Yverdon |
| Star Sécheron (GE) | 1â13 | FC Forward Morges |
| FC Boudry | 1â3 | FC Xamax (Neuchâtel) |
| FC Chailly/Lausanne | 5â1 | Olympia-Sports Vevey |
| Stade Nyonnais | 3â1 (a.e.t.) | FC Saint-Jean (GE) |
| USI Dopolavoro Genève | 11â0 | Sion |
| Bellinzona | 15â0 | Mendrisio |
| FC Flawil | 2â3 | SC Balerna |
| FC Amriswil | 0â1 | Sparta Schaffhausen |
- Note (t): Match VeveyâVilleneuve no replay was agreed between the two teams. Vevey qualified on toss of a coin.
Second preliminary round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1931 | ||
| FC Gloria (Le Locle) | 7â1 | FC Chailly/Lausanne |
| FC Sierre | 1â4 | FC Forward Morges |
| USI Dopolavoro Genève | 3â5 | FC Renens |
| FC Fleurier | 6â3 | Sylva-Sports (Le Locle) |
| Vevey Sports | 0â1 | FC Xamax (Neuchâtel) |
| Chênois | 2â6 | FC Jonction (Genève) |
| FC Le Locle | 5â1 | Stade Nyonnais |
| Bellinzona | 5â1 | FC Wädenswil |
| Sparta Schaffhausen | 5â1 | FC Bülach |
| FC Balerna | 2â1 | Juventus Zürich |
| Kreuzlingen | 0â3 | Baden |
| FC Fortuna (SG) | 4â2 | SC Zug |
| FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | 3â2 | Hakoah Zürich |
| FC Tössfeld (Winterthur) | 0â2 | FC Buchs (SG) |
| FC Birsfelden | 1â0 | FC Madretsch (Biel) |
| Lengnau | 2â3 | FC Bözingen |
| CS Bienne | 1â0 | FC Nidau |
| 13 September 1931 | ||
| FC Viktoria Bern[2][3] | 4â0 | Fulgor Grenchen |
| FC Allschwil | 4â1 | FC Langenthal |
First principal round
The 18 clubs from the 1931â32 Nationalliga and the 18 clubs from 1931â32 1. Liga joined the competition in the first principal round.
Summary
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 October 1931 | ||
| Sparta Schaffhausen | 2â1 | FC Fortuna (SG) |
| Grasshopper Club | 6â1 | Nordstern |
| Bellinzona | 3â0 | FC Töss (Winterthur) |
| St. Gallen | 2â3 | Concordia Basel |
| FC Lenzburg | 3â2 | Black Stars |
| Kickers Luzern | 8â2 | FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) |
| Old Boys | 1â0 | Luzern |
| FC Oerlikon (ZH) | 0â1 | Chiasso |
| SC Veltheim (Winterthur) | 1â5 | Basel |
| FC Birsfelden | 0â2 | Lugano |
| Blue Stars | 8â4 | Locarno |
| Zürich | 9â0 | FC Allschwil |
| Winterthur | 3â1 | Baden |
| Young Fellows | 10â0 | FC Balerna |
| Brühl | 8â0 | FC Suhr |
| Lausanne-Sport | 5â3 (a.e.t.) | Grenchen |
| FC Forward Morges | 1â0 | Cercle des Sports Bienne |
| Ãtoile-Sporting | 1â2 | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Stade Lausanne | 4â1 | FC Xamax (Neuchâtel) |
| FC Olten | 7â1 | FC Fleurier |
| FC Viktoria Bern | 2â3 | Young Boys |
| Fribourg | 2â1 | Central Fribourg |
| FC Tramelan | 5â7 | Monthey |
| Racing-Club Lausanne | 3â2 (a.e.t.) | Delémont |
| Biel-Bienne | 5â1 | Etoile Carouge |
| FC Le Locle | 2â0 | FC Reconvilier |
| FC Jonction (Genève) | 1â2 | Cantonal Neuchâtel |
| FC Gloria (Le Locle) | 3â0 | FC Renens |
| Urania Genève Sport | 2â0 | Bern |
| Solothurn | 1â4 | Servette |
| Aarau | 4â2 | FC Bözingen |
| 11 October 1931 | ||
| Wohlen | 4â2 | FC Buchs (SG) |
Matches
- Veltheim played the 1931/32 season in the 2. Liga (third tier), Basel in the Nationalliga (top-tier).
| Zürich | 9â0 | FC Allschwil[5] |
|---|---|---|
Friedmann  2' (1:0)Bösch 15' (2:0)Bösch (3:0)Varga (4:0)Bösch (5:0)Hollenstein (6:0)Hollenstein (7:0)Bösch (8:0)Righetti (9:0) |
FCZ summary |
- Zürich played the 1931/32 season in the Nationalliga (top-tier), Allschwil in the 2. Liga (third tier).
- Solothurn played the 1931/32 season in the 1. Liga (second tier), Servette in the Nationalliga (Top-tier)
| Aarau | 4â2 | FC Bözingen[6] |
|---|---|---|
|
FCA summary | |
- Aarau played the 1931/32 season in the Nationalliga (top-tier), Bözingen in the 3. Liga (fourth tier)
Round 2
Summary
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 November 1931 | ||
| Sparta Schaffhausen | 1â10 | Grasshopper Club |
| Bellinzona | 3â0 | Concordia Basel |
| FC Lenzburg | 0â9 | Kickers Luzern |
| Old Boys | 4â1 | Chiasso |
| Basel | 3â3 (a.e.t.) | Lugano |
| Blue Stars | 2â0 | Zürich |
| Winterthur | 2â3 | Young Fellows |
| Wohlen | 1â2 | Brühl |
| Lausanne-Sport | 6â1 | FC Forward Morges |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 17â2 | Stade Lausanne |
| FC Olten | 0â1 | Young Boys |
| Fribourg | ppd | Monthey |
| Racing-Club Lausanne | 2â3 | Biel-Bienne |
| FC Le Locle | 1â3 | Cantonal Neuchâtel |
| FC Gloria (Le Locle) | 2â10 | Urania Genève Sport |
| Servette | 4â1 | Aarau |
- Rescheduled
- Replay
Matches
| Basel | 3â3 (a.e.t.) | Lugano |
|---|---|---|
| Enderlin (I) 47' (1:3) Haftl 75' (2:3)Hufschmid 80' (3:3) |
FCB summary | 5' (0:1) Lestina 14' (0:2) Ranzi 20' (0:3) Poretti |
- Both teams played the 1931/32 season in the Nationalliga (top-tier).
| Lugano | 0â1 | Basel |
|---|---|---|
| FCB summary | 2' (0:1) Schlecht |
- An episode that is noted in association with the Swiss Cup this season, is the second-round replay Lugano against Basel on 22 November 1931. The mood amongst the 3,000 spectators was heated even before the kick-off. This because after the 3â3 draw in the first game; the local press had circulated the most incredible rumours. As the game was started, Basel's Alfred Schlecht scored the winning goal early, not even two minutes after the game had begun. Then however, shortly before the end of the match, referee Hans Wüthrich did not blow his whistle to award a penalty for the home team after an alleged handball by a Basel player. The referee ended the game shortly afterwards with a Basel victory and the ill tempers were worsened. After the game there were tumults and riots among the spectators who were not satisfied with the referee's performance. Stones were thrown at the referee and towards the players and the windows of the changing rooms were smashed. It was some eight hours later, before things were settled enough, for the police to able to bring both the referee and the entire Basel team to safety, by ship over Lake Lugano.[7] According to the reports in the club chronicles, quite a few players were injured.[8] Josef Remay had a bleeding head, Hermann Enderlin had a hole above his eye, Leopold Kielholz and goalkeeper Paul Blumer were also hurt quite badly.[9]
| Blue Stars | 2â0 | Zürich |
|---|---|---|
| Rey 5' (1:0) Gobet 40' (2:0) |
FCZ summary |
- Both teams played the 1931/32 season in the Nationalliga (top-tier).
| Servette | 4â1 | Aarau |
|---|---|---|
| Rier Rier Wassilief Tax |
Servette summary FCA summary |
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- Both teams played the 1931/32 season in the Nationalliga (top-tier).
Round 3
Summary
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 December 1931 | ||
| Servette | 2â1 * Awd 0â3 |
Lausanne-Sport |
| Kickers Luzern | 0â5 | Blue Stars |
| Brühl | 1â4 | Basel |
| Young Fellows | 2â2 (a.e.t.) | Bellinzona |
| Grasshopper Club | 11â1 | Old Boys |
| Fribourg | 0â1 | Young Boys |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2â0 | Cantonal Neuchâtel |
| 9 January 1932 | ||
| Urania Genève Sport | 4â3 (a.e.t.) | Biel-Bienne |
- Note to result ServetteâLausanne: Result annuled. The match was awarded as a 0â3 victory for Lausanne.
- Replay
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 20 December 1931 | ||
| Bellinzona | 0â1 | Young Fellows |
Matches
| Servette | 2â1 Annuled Awarded 0â3 | Lausanne-Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Passello 12' (1:0) Rier 42' (2:1) |
Servette summary | 36' (2:1) Friedmann |
- Note to result ServetteâLausanne: The result was annuled because Servette played with too many foreign players at the same time (Karl Rappan and Francesco Rier). The match was awarded as a 0â3 victory for Lausanne.
- Servette played the 1931/32 season in the Nationalliga (top-tier), Lausanne in the 1. Liga (second tier).
| Kickers Luzern[10] | 0â5 | Blue Stars |
|---|---|---|
| RSSSF summary | 44' (pen.) Rey 52' (0:2) Springer 64' (0:3) Gobet 72' (0:5) Springer 85' (0:5) Rey |
- The Kickers played the 1931/32 season in the 2. Liga (third tier), Blue Stars in the Nationalliga (top-tier).
| SC Brühl St. Gallen | 1â4 | Basel |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph (1:4) |
FCB summary | 22' (0:1) Müller (0:2) Haftl 60' (0:3) Müller 78' (0:4) Kielholz |
- Brühl played the 1931/32 season in the 1. Liga (second tier), Basel in the Nationalliga (top-tier).
| Young Fellows | 2â2 (a.e.t.) | Bellinzona |
|---|---|---|
| Martin 60' (1:1) Gyurko 103' (2:2) |
RSSSF summary | 4' (1:0) Berini 90' (og 1:2) (Fehr) |
- Young Fellows played the 1931/32 season in the Nationalliga (top-tier), Bellinzona in the 2. Liga (third tier)
| Bellinzona | 0â1 | Young Fellows |
|---|---|---|
| RSSSF summary | 75' (0:1) Gyurko |
| Grasshopper Club | 11â1 | Old Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 5x Hitrec 2x A. Abegglen 2x Max Abegglen ŽivkoviÄ |
RSSSF summary | Bucher |
- Both teams played the 1931/32 season in the Nationalliga (top-tier).
| Fribourg | 0â1 | Young Boys |
|---|---|---|
| RSSSF summary | 40' (0:1) Gerold |
- Fribourg played the 1931/32 season in the 1. Liga (second tier), Young Boys in the Nationalliga (top-tier).
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2â0 | Cantonal Neuchâtel |
|---|---|---|
| Grimm 35' (1:0) Haefeli 55' (2:0) |
RSSSF summary |
- La Chaux-de-Fonds played the 1931/32 season in the Nationalliga (top-tier), Cantonal in the 1. Liga (second tier).
| Urania Genève Sport | 4â3 (a.e.t.) | Biel-Bienne |
|---|---|---|
| Chabanel Chabanel Zila 85' (pen.)Loichot 100' (4:3) |
RSSSF summary | 25' Wenger 60' Zech 75' Ponzinibio |
- Both teams played the 1931/32 season in the Nationalliga (top-tier).
Quarter-finals
Summary
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 February 1932 | ||
| Grasshopper Club | 3â1 | Blue Stars |
| Urania Genève Sport | 1â1 (a.e.t.) | Young Fellows |
| Lausanne-Sport | 5â0 | Young Boys |
| Basel | 6â3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
- Replay
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 February 1932 | ||
| Young Fellows | 2â6 | Urania Genève Sport |
Matches
| Grasshopper Club | 3â1 | Blue Stars |
|---|---|---|
| A. Abegglen Hitrec Max Abegglen |
RSSSF summary | (o.g.) (Minelli) |
| Urania Genève Sport | 1â1 (a.e.t.) | Young Fellows |
|---|---|---|
| Stalder 42' (1:1) |
RSSSF summary | 12' (0:1) Winkler |
| Young Fellows | 2â6 | Urania Genève Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Roomberg |
RSSSF summary | 2x Jäggi 3x SekuliÄ 1x Syrvet |
| Lausanne-Sport | 5â0 | Young Boys |
|---|---|---|
| Kramer 5' (1:0) Weiler 50' (2:0)Tschirren 55' (3:0)Weiler (4:0)Kramer 89' (5:0) |
RSSSF summary |
| Basel | 6â3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
|---|---|---|
| Haftl 24' (1:0) Haftl 32' (2:0)Müller 36' (3:0)Hiss 40' (4:0)Kielholz (5:1)Kielholz (6:2) |
FCB summary | 55' (4:1) Ducommun 73' (5:2) Grimm 88' (6:3) Romy |
Semi-finals
Summary
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 March 1932 | ||
| Basel | 1â8 | Grasshopper Club |
| Lausanne-Sport | 1â2 | Urania Genève Sport |
Matches
| Basel | 1â8 | Grasshopper Club |
|---|---|---|
| Jaeck 18' (pen 1:2) |
FCB summary | 8' (0:1) Adam 10' (0:2) Hitrec 20' (1:3) Max Abegglen 40' (1:4) Hitrec 70' (1:5) Hitrec 75' (1:6) A. Abegglen 79' (1:7) Hitrec 85' (1:8) ŽivkoviÄ |
| Lausanne-Sport | 1â2 | Urania Genève Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Tschirren 25' (1:2) |
RSSSF summary | 6' (0:1) Syrvet 21' (0:2) Chabanel |
Final
The final was held at the Hardturm Sportplatz in Zürich on Sunday 3 April 1932.
Summary
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 April 1932 | ||
| Grasshopper Club | 5â1 | Urania Genève Sport |
Telegram
| Grasshopper Club | 5â1 | Urania Genève Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Max Abegglen 8' (1:0) Hitrec 13' (2:0)ŽivkoviÄ 66' (3:1)Hitrec 68' (4:1)A. Abegglen 84' (pen.) |
Fussball-Schweiz summary | 53' (2:1) Syrvet |
Grasshopper Club won the cup and this was the club's third cup title to this date.[1]