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The 2016–17 Swiss Cup is the 92nd season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition will start on 13 August 2016 with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 25 May 2017 with the Final. Winners will qualify for the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. The title holders are FC Zürich.
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Participating clubs
All teams from 2015–16 Super League and 2015–16 Challenge League as well as the top 4 teams from 2015–16 Promotion League automatically entered this year's competition. The remaining 41 teams had to qualify through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues. Reserve teams and teams from Liechtenstein are not allowed in the competition, the latter only enter the 2016–17 Liechtenstein Cup.
Teams in bold are still active in the competition.
TH Title holders.
Round 1
Teams from Super League and Challenge League were seeded 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.
Round 2
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.
Round 3
The winners of Round 2 played in this round. The home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. Teams in bold continue to the quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals
The winners of Round 3 played in the Quarter-finals, there was no home advantage granted in the draw. SC Kriens, from the third tier of Swiss football, were the lowest-ranked team in this round.