1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| 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. 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 did not win a major trophy again until the 2024–25 EFL Cup.[1][2]
First round
KB and Union Luxembourg withdrew when drawn to play in Warsaw Pact countries.[3]
First leg
| DOS Utrecht | 1–1 | |
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| van Veen |
Report | Stokes |
| Lausanne-Sport | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zigoni Leoncini |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zambata |
Pirovano |
| Rapid București | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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| Leixões | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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| Napoli | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Altafini Salvi |
Rüegg |
| Botev Plovdiv | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nenov Dermendzhiev Popov |
Tejedor |
| Vitória Setúbal | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tomé Figueiredo Carriço |
Second leg
| 2–1 (a.e.t.) | DOS Utrecht | |
|---|---|---|
| Stokes Morrissey |
Report | Nieuwenhuys |
Dundalk won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Juventus | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Benetti del Sol |
Juventus won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Fiorentina | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Amarildo Maraschi |
Novak |
Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.
| OFK Beograd | 6–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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OFK Beograd won 7–4 on aggregate.
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.
| Grasshopper | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grahn |
Napoli won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Zaragoza | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bustillo |
Zaragoza 3–3 Botev Plovdiv on aggregate. Zaragoza won on away goals rule.
| Linfield | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott |
Figueiredo Baptista Arcanjo |
Vitória Setúbal won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Académica | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel António |
1–1 on aggregate. Lyon won on toss of coin.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea |
0–0 (c) | 0–0 | 0 – 0(aet) | |
| Rangers |
9–1 | 6–1 | 3–0 | |
| Panathinaikos |
0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Juventus |
0–1 | 0–0 | 0 – 1(aet) | |
| Aberdeen |
2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Sporting Clube de Portugal |
1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Vitória de Setúbal |
7–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
| Hansa Rostock |
4–4 (a) | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| OFK Beograd |
2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Göztepe |
5–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | |
| Hamburger SV |
5–4 | 4–1 | 1–3 | |
| Hibernian |
4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Leeds United |
2–2 (c) | 2–0 | 0 – 2(aet) | |
| AIK |
6–7 | 4–2 | 2–5 | |
| K.S.V. Waregem |
1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Aris Thessaloniki |
2–11 | 1–2 | 1–9 |
First leg
| Hansa Rostock | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kostmann Barthels Hergesell |
Maraschi Rizzo |
| OFK Beograd | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Santrač |
| Vitória Setúbal | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Carriço Tomé Figueiredo Petita |
| Göztepe | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|
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| Leeds United | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Charlton |
Second leg
Rangers won 9–1 on aggregate.
| Olympique Lyonnais | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Félix |
Figueiredo Arcanjo |
Vitória Setúbal won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Bechtold |
Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Fiorentina | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rizzo Merlo |
Kostmann |
Fiorentina 4–4 Hansa Rostock on aggregate. Fiorentina won on away goals rule.
| Bologna | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mujesan |
Santrač |
OFK Beograd won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Argeș Pitești | 3–2 | |
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| Report |
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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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DWS |
1–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Athletic Bilbao |
2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Zaragoza |
4 – 4(a) | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Vitória de Setúbal |
4–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| OFK Beograd |
3 – 3(a) | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| Hamburger SV |
2(a) – 2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Leeds United |
7–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| Legia Warsaw |
2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
First leg
| Vitória de Setúbal | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| José Maria Arcanjo |
Second leg
| Fiorentina | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Amarildo Rogora |
Mancin |
Vitória de Setúbal won 4–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers |
4–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | |
| Newcastle United |
6–4 | 5–1 | 1–3 | |
| Göztepe |
w/o | – | – | |
| Leeds United |
0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
First leg
| Newcastle United | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Foggon Robson Davies Gibb |
José Maria |
Second leg
| Vitória Setúbal | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Arcanjo Petita Figueiredo |
Davies |
Newcastle United won 6–4 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers |
0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Göztepe |
1–8 | 1–4 | 0–4 |
First leg
Second leg
| Newcastle United | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Sinclair |
Newcastle United won 2–0 on aggregate.
Újpest won 8–1 on aggregate.
Final
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle United |
6–2 | 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.
- ^ "Liverpool vs Newcastle LIVE: Carabao Cup final score, updates & commentary from Wembley". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Leeds United Wins Cup". Winnipeg Free Press. Reuters. 12 September 1968. p. 59 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
External links
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup results at RSSSF
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Seasons 1968–69 – results, protocols
- Fairs' Cup Seasons 1968-69 – results, protocols at Eurocups
- 1968–69 Fairs' Cup at Football Archive