The 1999–2000 Swiss Cup was the 75th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It began on 7 August with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 28 May 2000 with the Final held at Wankdorf, Bern. The winners earned a place in the first round of the UEFA Cup.

Overview This years cup competition began on the week-end 6, 7–8 August with the first round. The competition ended on Sunday 28 May 2000 with the final held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. This year saw some modifications in the early rounds. The 54 clubs from the 1999–2000 1. Liga were granted byes for the first round and were to join the competition in the second round. The 12 clubs from the Nationalliga B were granted byes for the first three rounds. The 12 clubs from the Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first four rounds. The winners of the cup qualified themselves for the first round of the first round of the UEFA Cup in the following season.

When possible, the draw respected regionalities and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. In the entire competition, 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 in the entire competition.

Round 1 In the first round a total of 114 amateur clubs participated from the fourth-tier and lower. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage.

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 August 1999

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 August 1999

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|8 August 1999

Round 2 The 54 teams from the 1999–2000 1. Liga, that had been granted byes for the first round, joined the competition in this the second round. They were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted the home advantage.

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|20 August 1999

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|21 August 1999

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 August 1999

Round 3

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 September 1999

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|5 September 1999

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 September 1999

Round 4 The teams from the 1999–2000 Nationalliga B (NLB) were granted byes for the first three rounds and they joined the competition in the fourth round. These 12 teams were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage.

Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|23 September 1999

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|24 September 1999

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1999

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|26 September 1999

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 November 1999

Matches

Round 5 The 12 first-tier clubs from the 1999–2000 Nationalliga A had been granted byes for the first four rounds and they joined the competition in this round. The first-tier teams were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage.

Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 November 1999

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 November 1999

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|5 December 1999

Matches

Round 6 Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 March 2000

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|5 March 2000

Matches

Quarter-finals Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 April 2000

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 April 2000

Matches

Semi-finals Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 May 2000

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 May 2000

Matches

Final The winners of the first drawn semi-final was considered as home team in the final.

Summary

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|28 May 2000

Telegram

Zürich won the cup and this was the club's sixth cup title to this date.

Further in Swiss football 1999–2000 Nationalliga A 1999–2000 Nationalliga B 1999–2000 Swiss 1. Liga

Sources and references Official site Switzerland 1999/00 at RSSSF