National men's association football cup in Liechtenstein
Football tournament
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 Conference 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 clubs, all of which historically have already established themselves in the
Swiss league competitions
. The national cup competition is currently the only route for Liechtenstein to be represented at the European football club competitions, since Liechtensteiner clubs are prevented from qualifying for European competition via the Swiss league system.
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Competition format
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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 from the semi-finals onwards. In the 2009?10 competition semi-final stage,
USV Eschen/Mauren
were drawn with
USV Eschen/Mauren
II, and again in 2022-23 semi-finals, where
FC Balzers
were drawn with
FC Balzers
II.
The top 3 clubs based on league position can only meet from the quarter-finals onwards. A qualifying round also takes place if more than 16 teams enter, and a draw is made to determine which of the third-teams are required to participate in this round.
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List of winners
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FC Vaduz
have won the competition on 50 occasions, which is a domestic football cup world record.
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Records
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A list of all Liechtenstein clubs reflecting their success in the Liechtenstein Cup after 76 competitions (from 1946 to 2023, exclude 2019-2021).
"League Tier" indicates in which tier of the
Swiss Football League
the clubs are active (status: season 2023?24).
References
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