The 1972 Swiss League Cup was the inaugural Swiss League Cup competition. It was played in the summer of 1972 as a pre-season tournament to the 1972–73 Swiss football season. It was won by FC Basel who defeated FC Winterthur 4–1 in the final.

1972 Swiss League Cup
Tournament details
Country Switzerland
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsFC Basel
Runner-upFC Winterthur
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored54 (3.6 per match)
1973 →

Round 1

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Basel 8–0 Servette FC Genève
Lausanne Sports 2–0 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
FC Grenchen 0–0 aet
(0–3 pens)
FC Sion
AC Bellinzona 0–1 Young Boys Bern
FC Luzern 4–2 FC St. Gallen
FC Fribourg 0–1 CS Chênois
FC Zürich 0–2 Grasshopper Club Zürich
FC Winterthur 4–1 FC Lugano

Quarter-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Basel 2–1 aet Lausanne-Sports
FC Sion 3–1 Young Boys Bern
FC Luzern 4–1 CS Chênois
Grasshopper Club Zürich 1–2 FC Winterthur

Semi-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Basel 6–1 FC Sion
FC Luzern 0–2 FC Winterthur

Final

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The final took place on 11 November 1972 at Letzigrund in Zürich

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Basel 4–1 FC Winterthur

References

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