2025–26 Liechtenstein Cup
Football tournament season
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The 2025–26 Liechtenstein Cup was the 81st season of Liechtenstein's annual cup competition. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2026–27 UEFA Conference League.
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| Country | Liechtenstein |
| Teams | 7 (and 12 reserve teams) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FC Vaduz |
| Runners-up | USV Eschen/Mauren |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 99 (5.82 per match) |
Vaduz successfully defended their title by beating Eschen/Mauren 4-3 in the final.
Participating clubs
A total of 19 teams have registered to participate in the Liechtenstein Cup 2025/26. The lower-class team has home advantage in all cup rounds up to and including the semi-finals.
| 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League (2nd tier) |
2024–25 1. Liga (4th tier) |
2024–25 2. Liga inter (5th tier) |
2024–25 2. Liga (6th tier) |
2024–25 3. Liga (7th tier) |
2024–25 4. Liga (8th tier) |
2024–25 5. Liga (9th tier) |
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TH Title holders.
Pre-qualification
The draw was made on 8 July 2025.[2]
The five third teams, and a randomly drawn second team, will play a preliminary qualification match. USV Eschen/Mauren II were drawn as the only second team to enter pre-qualification.[2]
The pre-qualification matches will take place from 12 August 2025 to 14 August 2025.[3]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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12 August 2025 | ||
| Ruggell III A (9) | 4–1 | Balzers III (9) |
13 August 2025 | ||
| Ruggell III B (9) | 1–7 | Eschen/Mauren II (8) |
14 August 2025 | ||
| Eschen/Mauren III (8) | 1–5 (a.e.t.) | Vaduz III (8) |
Round of 16
The pre-qualification winners and remaining 13 teams entered the Round of 16. Vaduz, Eschen/Mauren and Balzers 1st teams are seeded, and were unable to be drawn against each other in this round.[3]
The draw was made by Liechtenstein women's national team player Sina Kollmann.[4]
The round of 16 matches are scheduled to take place on 16 and 17 September 2025.[4]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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17 September 2025 | ||
| Triesen II (9) | 0–4 | Balzers (5) |
| Triesenberg II (9) | 0–12 | Vaduz (2) |
| Balzers II (8) | 0–4 | Eschen/Mauren II (8) |
| Schaan (6) | 1–4 | Ruggell (6) |
18 September 2025 | ||
| Ruggell II (8) | 1–3 | Triesen (7) |
19 September 2025 | ||
| Ruggell III A (9) | 3–7 (a.e.t.) | Vaduz III (8) |
24 September 2025 | ||
| Schaan II (8) | 0–6 | Triesenberg (7) |
15 October 2025 | ||
| Vaduz II (6) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) |
Eschen/Mauren (4) |
Quarter-finals
The draw was made on 25 September 2025 by Liechtenstein Under 17's coach Mathias Mayer.[5]
The quarter finals consisted of the 8 winners from the previous round.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 29 October 2025 | ||
| Vaduz III (8) | 2–3 | Triesen (7) |
| Ruggell (6) | 0–1 | Eschen/Mauren (4) |
| 4 November 2025 | ||
| Triesenberg (7) | 1–5 | Vaduz (2) |
| 5 November 2025 | ||
| Eschen/Mauren II (8) | 1–4 | Balzers (5) |
Semi-finals
The draw was made on 11 November 2025 by Liechtenstein men's national football team player Maximilian Göppel[6]
The semi finals consisted of the 4 winners from the previous round.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 14/15 April 2026 | ||
| Balzers (5) | 2–4 | Vaduz (2) |
| Triesen (7) | 1–11 | Eschen/Mauren (4) |
Final
The final consists of the two semi-final winners.
| Vaduz | 4–3 | Eschen/Mauren |
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Bracket
| Pre-qualification | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ruggell III A | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Balzers III | 1 | 9 | Ruggell III A | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Eschen/Mauren III | 1 | 8 | Vaduz III (a.e.t.) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Vaduz III (a.e.t.) | 5 | 8 | Vaduz III | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Triesen | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ruggell II | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Triesen | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Triesen | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Eschen/Mauren | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Schaan | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ruggell | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ruggell | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Eschen/Mauren | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Vaduz II | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Eschen/Mauren (p) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Vaduz | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ruggell III B | 1 | 4 | Eschen/Mauren | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Eschen/Mauren II | 7 | 8 | Balzers II | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Eschen/Mauren II | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Eschen/Mauren II | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Balzers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Triesen II | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Balzers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Balzers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Vaduz | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Triesenberg II | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Vaduz | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Triesenberg | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Vaduz | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Schaan II | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Triesenberg | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||