1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
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Final positions | |
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Champions | England Newcastle United (1st title) |
Runners-up | Hungary Újpest |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 120 |
← 1967–68 1969–70 → |
The eleventh Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1968–1969 season. The competition was won by Newcastle United over two legs in the final against Újpest FC. It was the second consecutive time that a Hungarian side finished runners-up in the competition, and the first time Newcastle United had competed in a European competition. Newcastle have not won a major trophy since.[1]
First round
KB and Union Luxembourg withdrew when drawn to play in Warsaw Pact countries.[2]
First leg
DOS Utrecht Netherlands | 1–1 | Republic of Ireland Dundalk |
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van Veen File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' | Report | Stokes File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' |
FC Lausanne-Sport Switzerland | 0–2 | Italy Juventus |
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Zigoni File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Leoncini File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' |
Dinamo Zagreb Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 1–1 | Italy Fiorentina |
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Zambata File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' | Pirovano File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
Napoli Italy | 3–1 | Switzerland Grasshopper |
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Altafini File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Salvi File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' |
Rüegg File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' |
Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria | 3–1 | Spain Real Zaragoza |
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Nenov File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Dermendzhiev File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' Popov File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' |
Tejedor File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
Vitória Setúbal Portugal | 3–0 | Northern Ireland Linfield |
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Tomé File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' Figueiredo File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Carriço File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
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Second leg
Republic of Ireland Dundalk | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | DOS Utrecht Netherlands |
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Stokes File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Morrissey File:Soccerball shade.svg 109' |
Report | Nieuwenhuys File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' |
Dundalk won 3–2 on aggregate.
Juventus Italy | 2–0 | Switzerland FC Lausanne-Sport |
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Benetti File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' del Sol File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' |
Juventus won 4–0 on aggregate.
Fiorentina Italy | 2–1 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb |
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Amarildo File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' Maraschi File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' |
Novak File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' |
Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.
OFK Beograd Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 6–1 (a.e.t.) | Romania Rapid București |
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Report |
OFK Beograd won 7–4 on aggregate.
FC Basel Switzerland | 1–2 | Italy Bologna |
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Hauser File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' | Pace File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' Savoldi File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' |
Bologna won 6–2 on aggregate.
Argeș Pitești 1–1 Leixões on aggregate. Argeș Pitești won on away goals rule.
Hamburger SV won 7–3 on aggregate.
Napoli won 3–2 on aggregate.
Real Zaragoza Spain | 2–0 | Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv |
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Bustillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 24', 76' |
Real Zaragoza 3–3 Botev Plovdiv on aggregate. Real Zaragoza won on away goals rule.
Vitória Setúbal won 6–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Lyon won on toss of coin.
Second round
First leg
OFK Beograd Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Italy Bologna |
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Santrač File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' |
Göztepe Turkey | 3–0 | Romania Argeș Pitești |
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Report |
Leeds United England | 2–0 | Italy Napoli |
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Charlton File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' |
Second leg
Republic of Ireland Dundalk | 0–3 | Rangers Scotland |
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Report | Mathieson File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Stein File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
Rangers won 9–1 on aggregate.
Olympique Lyonnais France | 1–2 | Portugal Vitória Setúbal |
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Félix File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' | Report | Figueiredo File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Arcanjo File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' (pen.) |
Vitória Setúbal won 7–1 on aggregate.
Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 on aggregate.
Fiorentina Italy | 2–1 | East Germany Hansa Rostock |
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Rizzo File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Merlo File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' |
Kostmann File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' |
Fiorentina 4–4 Hansa Rostock on aggregate. Fiorentina won on away goals rule.
Bologna Italy | 1–1 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia OFK Beograd |
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Mujesan File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' | Santrač File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' |
OFK Beograd won 2–1 on aggregate.
Göztepe won 5–3 on aggregate.
Napoli Italy | 2–0 | England Leeds United |
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Sala File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Juliano File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' (pen.) |
Napoli 2–2 Leeds United on aggregate. Leeds United won on a coin toss.
Third round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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DWS Netherlands | 1–4 | Scotland Rangers | 0–2 | 1–2 |
Athletic Bilbao Spain | 2–1 | West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Real Zaragoza Spain | 4 – 4(a) | England Newcastle United | 3–2 | 1–2 |
Vitória de Setúbal Portugal | 4–2 | Italy Fiorentina | 3–0 | 1–2 |
OFK Beograd Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 3 – 3(a) | Turkey Göztepe A.Ş. | 3–1 | 0–2 |
Hamburger SV West Germany | 2(a) – 2 | Scotland Hibernian | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Leeds United England | 7–2 | West Germany Hannover 96 | 5–1 | 2–1 |
Legia Warszawa Poland | 2–3 | Hungary Újpest FC | 0–1 | 2–2 |
First leg
Vitória de Setúbal Portugal | 3–0 | Italy Fiorentina |
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José Maria File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Arcanjo File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' |
Second leg
Fiorentina Italy | 2–1 | Portugal Vitória de Setúbal |
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Amarildo File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Rogora File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' |
Mancin File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (o.g.) |
Vitória de Setúbal won 4–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Rangers FC Scotland | 4–3 | Spain Athletic Bilbao | 4–1 | 0–2 |
Newcastle United England | 6–4 | Portugal Vitória de Setúbal | 5–1 | 1–3 |
Göztepe A.Ş. Turkey | w/o | West Germany Hamburger SV(withdrew) | – | – |
Leeds United England | 0–3 | Hungary Újpest FC | 0–1 | 0–2 |
First leg
Second leg
Newcastle United won 6–4 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Rangers FC Scotland | 0–2 | England Newcastle United | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Göztepe A.Ş. Turkey | 1–8 | Hungary Újpest FC | 1–4 | 0–4 |
First leg
Second leg
Newcastle United England | 2–0 | Scotland Rangers FC |
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Scott File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Sinclair File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' |
Newcastle United won 2–0 on aggregate.
Újpest FC Hungary | 4–0 | Turkey Göztepe A.Ş. |
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Bene File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' Nagy File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' |
Újpest FC won 8–1 on aggregate.
Final
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Newcastle United England | 6–2 | Hungary Újpest FC | 3–0 | 3–2 |
References
- ↑ Watson, Ian (10 October 2022). "Big Six longest trophy droughts and how they eventually ended as Spurs edge towards 15 years". Football365.com.
- ↑ "Leeds United Wins Cup". Winnipeg Free Press. Reuters. 12 September 1968. p. 59 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
External links
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Seasons 1968-69 – results, protocols
- website eurocups-uefa.ru Fairs' Cup Seasons 1968-69 – results, protocols
- website Football Archive 1968–69 Fairs' Cup