1959–60 Swiss Cup
football tournament season
The 1959–60 Swiss Cup was the 35th season of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since 1925–26 by the Swiss Football Association.
Overview
This season's cup competition began with the games of the first round, played on the week-end of the 13 September 1959. The competition was completed on Sunday 8 May 1960, with the final, which was traditionally held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The clubs from the 1959–60 Swiss 1. Liga were given a bye for the first round, they played in the second round on the week-end of 27 September. 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 1 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.
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