1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

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1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Newcastle United (1st title)
Runners-upHungary Újpest
Tournament statistics
Matches played120

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]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea England 9–3 Scotland Morton 5–0 4–3
K. Beerschot V.A.C. Belgium 2–3 Netherlands DWS 1–1 1–2
Rangers Scotland 2–1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Vojvodina 2–0 0–1
DOS Utrecht Netherlands 2–3 Republic of Ireland Dundalk FC 1–1 1 – 2(aet)
R. Daring Club Molenbeek Belgium 2–3 Greece Panathinaikos FC 2–1 0–2
Athletic Bilbao Spain 3–3 (c) England Liverpool 2–1 1 – 2(aet)
FC Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 0–4 Italy Juventus 0–2 0–2
FC Wacker Innsbruck Austria 2–5 West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 0–3
PFC Slavia Sofia Bulgaria 0–2 Scotland Aberdeen 0–0 0–2
PFC Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria 3–3 (a) Spain Real Zaragoza 3–1 0–2
Sporting Clube de Portugal Portugal 5–4 Spain Valencia CF 4–0 1–4
Newcastle United England 4–2 Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 4–0 0–2
Vitória de Setúbal Portugal 6–1 Northern Ireland Linfield FC 3–0 3–1
Olympique Lyonnais France 1–1 (c) Portugal Académica 1–0 0 – 1(aet)
Hansa Rostock East Germany 4–2 France OGC Nice 3–0 1–2
Dinamo Zagreb Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2–3 Italy Fiorentina 1–1 1–2
Rapid București Romania 4–7 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia OFK Beograd 3–1 1 – 6(aet)
Bologna Italy 6–2 Switzerland FC Basel 4–1 2–1
Göztepe A.Ş. Turkey 2–2 (c) France Olympique de Marseille 2–0 0 – 2(aet)
Leixões SC Portugal 1–1 (a) Romania Argeş Piteşti 1–1 0–0
FC Metz France 3–7 West Germany Hamburger SV 1–4 2–3
Wiener Sportclub Austria 1–5 Czechoslovakia SK Slavia Praha 1–0 0–5
Olimpija Ljubljana Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–5 Scotland Hibernian 0–3 1–2
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig East Germany w/o Denmark KB
Standard Liège Belgium 2–3 England Leeds United 0–0 2–3
Napoli Italy 3–2 Switzerland Grasshopper 3–1 0–1
FK Skeid Norway 2–3 Sweden AIK 1–1 1–2
Hannover 96 West Germany 4–2 Denmark B1909 3–2 1–0
Atlético Madrid Spain 2–2 (a) Belgium K.S.V. Waregem 2–1 0–1
Legia Warszawa Poland 9–2 West Germany TSV 1860 München 6–0 3–2
Aris Thessaloniki F.C. Greece 7–0 Malta Hibernians FC 1–0 6–0
Újpest FC Hungary w/o Luxembourg US Luxembourg

First leg




Rapid București Romania3–1Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia OFK Beograd
Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nejat Şener (Turkey)







Second leg

Dundalk won 3–2 on aggregate.


Juventus won 4–0 on aggregate.


Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.


OFK Beograd won 7–4 on aggregate.


Bologna won 6–2 on aggregate.


Argeș Pitești Romania0–0Portugal Leixões
Report
Attendance: 15,000

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 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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea England 0–0 (c) Netherlands DWS 0–0 0 – 0(aet)
Rangers Scotland 9–1 Republic of Ireland Dundalk FC 6–1 3–0
Panathinaikos FC Greece 0–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao 0–0 0–1
Juventus Italy 0–1 West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 0 – 1(aet)
Aberdeen Scotland 2–4 Spain Real Zaragoza 2–1 0–3
Sporting Clube de Portugal Portugal 1–2 England Newcastle United 1–1 0–1
Vitória de Setúbal Portugal 7–1 France Olympique Lyonnais 5–0 2–1
Hansa Rostock East Germany 4–4 (a) Italy Fiorentina 3–2 1–2
OFK Beograd Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2–1 Italy Bologna 1–0 1–1
Göztepe A.Ş. Turkey 5–3 Romania FC Argeş Piteşti 3–0 2–3
Hamburger SV West Germany 5–4 Czechoslovakia SK Slavia Praha 4–1 1–3
Hibernian Scotland 4–1 East Germany 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 3–1 1–0
Leeds United England 2–2 (c) Italy Napoli 2–0 0 – 2(aet)
AIK Sweden 6–7 West Germany Hannover 96 4–2 2–5
K.S.V. Waregem Belgium 1–2 Poland Legia Warszawa 1–0 0–2
Aris Thessaloniki F.C. Greece 2–11 Hungary Újpest FC 1–2 1–9

First leg







Second leg

Rangers won 9–1 on aggregate.


Vitória Setúbal won 7–1 on aggregate.


Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 on aggregate.


Fiorentina 4–4 Hansa Rostock on aggregate. Fiorentina won on away goals rule.


OFK Beograd won 2–1 on aggregate.


Göztepe won 5–3 on aggregate.


Napoli 2–2 Leeds United on aggregate. Leeds United won on a coin toss.

Third round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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

Second leg

Vitória de Setúbal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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 won 2–0 on aggregate.


Újpest FC won 8–1 on aggregate.

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Newcastle United England 6–2 Hungary Újpest FC 3–0 3–2

References

  1. Watson, Ian (10 October 2022). "Big Six longest trophy droughts and how they eventually ended as Spurs edge towards 15 years". Football365.com.
  2. "Leeds United Wins Cup". Winnipeg Free Press. Reuters. 12 September 1968. p. 59 – via Newspaperarchive.com.

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