Liechtenstein Football Cup

Liechtenstein Football Cup
Founded 1946
Region Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
Number of teams 7 (and 11 Reserve teams)
Current champions FC Vaduz (42nd title)
Most successful club(s) FC Vaduz (42 titles)
Website Official Site
2014–15 Liechtenstein Cup

The Liechtenstein Football Cup is Liechtenstein's premier football competition, and has been organised annually by the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) since 1946. The winner qualifies to take part in the UEFA Europa League.

As there is no national league in Liechtenstein, the Liechtenstein Football Cup is the only national football competition in the country. The country has only seven national clubs all of which historically have already established themselves in the Swiss league competitions. The national cup competition is the only route for Liechtenstein to be represented at the European football club competitions.[1]

Competition format

The competition has an unusual format in that not only can the first teams of the main seven football clubs enter, but also the reserve sides, which all play in lower divisions in the Swiss league system. This can lead to some unusual scenarios, such as in the second round of the 2006–07 cup, where FC Triesenberg's second team went through, but the first team was knocked out.

Teams from the same football club can be drawn together in any round of the competition. In the 2009–10 competition semi-final stage, USV Eschen/Mauren were drawn with USV Eschen/Mauren II.

Teams are seeded based on the performance in the previous year's competition, and the seeding determines which round the team will start the competition in.

Records

A list of all Liechtenstein clubs reflecting their success in the Liechtenstein Cup after 69 competitions (from 1946 to 2014 inclusive).

"League Tier" indicates in which tier of the Swiss Football League the clubs are active (status: season 2011/12).

Club League Tier Finals Won Lost
FC Vaduz 1 55 42 13
FC Balzers 3 25 11 14
FC Triesen 7 18 8 10
USV Eschen/Mauren 3 21 5 16
FC Schaan 5 13 3 10
FC Ruggell 6 6 - 6
FC Triesenberg 5 1 - -

List of winners

FinalWinnerScoreLost
1946FC Triesen3–1FC Vaduz
1947FC Triesen2–0FC Vaduz
1948FC Triesen4–2FC Vaduz
1949FC Vaduz2–1FC Triesen
1950FC Triesen3–2FC Vaduz
1951FC Triesen3–1FC Vaduz
1952FC Vaduz2–0FC Triesen
1953FC Vaduz4–2FC Triesen
1954FC Vaduz1–0FC Triesen
1955FC Schaan1–0FC Vaduz
1956FC Vaduz4–1FC Schaan
1957FC Vaduz4–0FC Schaan
1958FC Vaduz2–0FC Triesen
1959FC Vaduz3–0FC Triesen
1960FC Vaduz3–2FC Schaan
1961FC Vaduz3–0FC Schaan
1962FC Vaduz4–0FC Schaan
1963FC Schaan3–1FC Ruggell
1964FC Balzers1–0FC Triesen
1965FC Triesen4–3FC Schaan
1966FC Vaduz7–0FC Schaan
1967FC Vaduz2–1FC Triesen
1968FC Vaduz4–2FC Triesen
1969FC Vaduz1–0FC Triesen
1970FC Vaduz2–1FC Schaan
1971FC Vaduz4–2FC Schaan
1972FC Triesen2–1FC Vaduz
1973FC Balzers2–1FC Ruggell
1974FC Vaduz2–24-3FC Balzers
1975FC Triesen5–2FC Balzers
1976USV Eschen/Mauren3–1FC Balzers
1977USV Eschen/Mauren0–04-2FC Vaduz
1978USV Eschen/Mauren3–1FC Ruggell
1979FC Balzers3–1USV Eschen/Mauren
1980FC Vaduz1–14-2FC Balzers
FinalWinnerScoreLost
1981FC Balzers3–0FC Ruggell
1982FC Balzers5–0USV Eschen/Mauren
1983FC Balzers1–15-3USV Eschen/Mauren
1984FC Balzers2–0FC Vaduz
1985FC Vaduz3–1USV Eschen/Mauren
1986FC Vaduz2–0FC Balzers
1987USV Eschen/Mauren1–0FC Vaduz
1988FC Vaduz2–0USV Eschen/Mauren
1989FC Balzers4–2USV Eschen/Mauren
1990FC Vaduz4–1USV Eschen/Mauren
1991FC Balzers2–1FC Vaduz
1992FC Vaduz2–1FC Balzers
1993FC Balzers5–2FC Schaan
1994FC Schaan3–0FC Balzers
1995FC Vaduz3–1USV Eschen/Mauren
1996FC Vaduz1–0USV Eschen/Mauren
1997FC Balzers3–2FC Vaduz
1998FC Vaduz5–1USV Eschen/Mauren
1999FC Vaduz3–2FC Balzers
2000FC Vaduz6–0FC Balzers
2001FC Vaduz9–0FC Ruggell
2002FC Vaduz6–1USV Eschen/Mauren
2003FC Vaduz6–0FC Balzers
2004FC Vaduz5–0FC Balzers
2005FC Vaduz4–1USV Eschen/Mauren
2006FC Vaduz4–2FC Balzers
2007FC Vaduz8–0FC Ruggell
2008FC Vaduz4–0FC Balzers
2009FC Vaduz2–1USV Eschen/Mauren
2010FC Vaduz1–14-2USV Eschen/Mauren
2011FC Vaduz5–0USV Eschen/Mauren
2012USV Eschen/Mauren2–24-2FC Vaduz
2013FC Vaduz1–13-0FC Balzers
2014FC Vaduz6–0USV Eschen/Mauren

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References

  1. ↑ "Swiss first for Liechtenstein's Vaduz". UEFA. 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  2. ↑ "Liechtenstein - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

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