The 2020–21 Swiss Cup is the 96th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 29 August 2020 with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 24 May 2021. BSC Young Boys are the title holders. Participating clubs All teams from 2019–20 Super League and 2019–20 Challenge League. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only 18 slots (instead of 45) were allocated to teams from lower divisions. Those teams had to qualify through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues. Reserve teams and A-teams from Liechtenstein are not allowed in the competition, the latter only enter the 2020–21 Liechtenstein Cup. Teams in bold are still active in the competition. TH Title holders. Round 1 Teams from Super League and Challenge League received a bye in this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition. |- | colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;"|29 August 2020 |- | colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;"|30 August 2020 |- | colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;"|31 August 2020 |} Round 2 Teams engaged in UEFA competitions received a bye in this round. Teams from Super League were seeded. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition. |- | colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;"|11 September 2020 |- | colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;"|12 September 2020 |- | colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;"|13 September 2020 |- | colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;"|26 September 2020 |} Round 3 In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition. |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 February 2021 |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|17 February 2021 |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|24 February 2021 |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 March 2021 |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 April 2021 |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|8 April 2021 |} Quarter-finals In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition. |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 April 2021 |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 April 2021 {{OneLegResult|FC Lugano (1)||1–2 |FC Luzern (1)}} |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 April 2021 |} Semi-finals Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition. |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 May 2021 |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|5 May 2021 |} Final |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|24 May 2021 |} References External links Official site Swiss Cup seasons Swiss