The 1976–77 Swiss League Cup was the fifth edidition of the Swiss League Cup competition. The first round was played in summer 1976 as a pre-season warm-up to the 1976–77 Swiss football season, the later rounds were played during the season.
Overview The League Cup had been created four seasons earlier to allow clubs from the top two tiers to compete in a tournament in advance of the league season, with the semi-finals and final played in the Autumn. But this season only the first round was played in advance of the season, the later rounds were played in the second half of the league season.
The matches were played in a single 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 penalty shoot-out was to decide which team qualified for the next round. No replays were foreseen.
First round Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 August 1977
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 August 1977
Matches
Second round Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 February 1977
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 February 1977
Matches
Quarter-finals Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 February 1977
Matches
Semi-finals Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 April 1977
Matches
Final The final was held at the Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne on 3 May 1977.
Summary
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|3 May 1977
Telegram
Servette won the cup and this was the club's first League Cup title to this date.
Further in Swiss football 1976–77 Nationalliga A 1976–77 Swiss 1. Liga 1976–77 Swiss Cup
References
Swiss League Cup results 1976–77 at RSSSF