1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

The eleventh Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1968-'69 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.

Contents

First round

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea 9 - 3 Morton 5 - 0 4 - 3
K. Beerschot V.A.C. 2 - 3 DWS 1 - 1 1 - 2
Rangers 2 - 1 FK Vojvodina 2 - 0 0 - 1
DOS Utrecht 2 - 3 Dundalk FC 1 - 1 1 - 2(aet)
R. Daring Club Molenbeek 2 - 3 Panathinaikos FC 2 - 1 0 - 2
Athletic Bilbao 3(c) - 3 Liverpool 2 - 1 1 - 2(aet)
FC Lausanne-Sport 0 - 4 Juventus 0 - 2 0 - 2
FC Wacker Innsbruck 2 - 5 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 - 2 0 - 3
PFC Slavia Sofia 0 - 2 Aberdeen 0 - 0 0 - 2
Trakia Plovdiv 3 - 3(a) Real Zaragoza 3 - 1 0 - 2
Sporting Clube de Portugal 5 - 4 Valencia CF 4 - 0 1 - 4
Newcastle United 4 - 2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 4 - 0 0 - 2
Vitória de Setúbal 6 - 1 Linfield FC 3 - 0 3 - 1
Olympique Lyonnais 1(c) - 1 Académica 1 - 0 0 - 1(aet)
Hansa Rostock 4 - 2 OGC Nice 3 - 0 1 - 2
Dinamo Zagreb 2 - 3 Fiorentina 1 - 1 1 - 2
Rapid Bucureşti 4 - 7 OFK Beograd 3 - 1 1 - 6(aet)
Bologna 6 - 2 FC Basel 4 - 1 2 - 1
Göztepe A.Ş. 2 - 2(c) Olympique de Marseille 2 - 0 0 - 2(aet)
Leixões SC 1 - 1(a) FC Argeş Piteşti 1 - 1 0 - 0
FC Metz 3 - 7 Hamburger SV 1 - 4 2 - 3
Wiener Sportclub 1 - 5 SK Slavia Praha 1 - 0 0 - 5
Olimpija Ljubljana 1 - 5 Hibernian 0 - 3 1 - 2
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig w/o KB - -
Standard Liège 2 - 3 Leeds United 0 - 0 2 - 3
Napoli 3 - 2 Grasshopper 3 - 1 0 - 1
FK Skeid 2 - 3 AIK 1 - 1 1 - 2
Hannover 96 4 - 2 B1909 3 - 2 1 - 0
Atlético Madrid 2 - 2(a) K.S.V. Waregem 2 - 1 0 - 1
Legia Warszawa 9 - 2 TSV 1860 München 6 - 0 3 - 2
Aris Thessaloniki F.C. 7 - 0 Hibernians FC 1 - 0 6 - 0
Újpest FC w/o US Luxembourg - -

First leg

18 September 1968
 FC Lausanne-Sport 0 – 2 Juventus Lausanne
Zigoni  17'
Leoncini  63'
18 September 1968
 Dinamo Zagreb 1 – 1 Fiorentina Zagreb
Zambata  18' Pirovano  83'
18 September 1968
 Bologna 4 – 1 FC Basel Bologna
Turra  12'
Cresci  50'
Pace  53'
Savoldi  83'		 Konrad  48'
11 September 1968
 Napoli 3 – 1 Grasshopper Naples
Altafini  6'
Salvi  12'  33'		 Rüegg  78'

Second leg

9 October 1968
 Juventus 2 – 0 FC Lausanne-Sport Turin
Benetti  43'
del Sol  74'

Juventus won 4–0 on aggregate.

2 October 1968
 Fiorentina 2 – 1 Dinamo Zagreb Florence
Amarildo  1'
Maraschi  37'		 Novak  64'

Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.

2 October 1968
 FC Basel 1 – 2 Bologna Basel
Hauser  42' Pace  46'
Savoldi  63'

Bologna won 6–2 on aggregate.

23 October 1968
 Grasshopper 1 – 0 Napoli Zürich
Grahn  58'

Napoli won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea 0 - 0(c) DWS 0 - 0 0 - 0(aet)
Rangers 9 - 1 Dundalk FC 6 - 1 3 - 0
Panathinaikos FC 0 - 1 Athletic Bilbao 0 - 0 0 - 1
Juventus 0 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 0 0 - 1(aet)
Aberdeen 2 - 4 Real Zaragoza 2 - 1 0 - 3
Sporting Clube de Portugal 1 - 2 Newcastle United 1 - 1 0 - 1
Vitória de Setúbal 7 - 1 Olympique Lyonnais 5 - 0 2 - 1
Hansa Rostock 4 - 4(a) Fiorentina 3 - 2 1 - 2
OFK Beograd 2 - 1 Bologna 1 - 0 1 - 1
Göztepe A.Ş. 5 - 3 FC Argeş Piteşti 3 - 0 2 - 3
Hamburger SV 5 - 4 SK Slavia Praha 4 - 1 1 - 3
Hibernian 4 - 1 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 3 - 1 1 - 0
Leeds United 2(c) - 2 Napoli 2 - 0 0 - 2(aet)
AIK 6 - 7 Hannover 96 4 - 2 2 - 5
K.S.V. Waregem 1 - 2 Legia Warszawa 1 - 0 0 - 2
Aris Thessaloniki F.C. 2 - 11 Újpest FC 1 - 2 1 - 9

First leg

6 November 1968
 Juventus 0 – 0 Eintracht Frankfurt Turin
13 November 1968
 Hansa Rostock 3 – 2 Fiorentina Rostock
Kostmann  69'
Barthels  80'
Hergesell  90'		 Maraschi  70'
Rizzo  84'
6 November 1968
 OFK Beograd 1 – 0 Bologna Belgrade
Santrač  32'
13 November 1968
 Leeds United 2 – 0 Napoli Leeds
Charlton  23'  25'

Second leg

21 November 1968
 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Juventus Frankfurt am Main
Bechtold  120'

Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 on aggregate.

27 November 1968
 Fiorentina 2 – 1 Hansa Rostock Florence
Rizzo  36'
Merlo  68'		 Kostmann  26'

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

20 November 1968
 Bologna 1 – 1 OFK Beograd Bologna
Mujesan  40' Santrač  80'

OFK Beograd won 2–1 on aggregate.

27 November 1968
 Napoli 2 – 0 Leeds United Naples
Sala  14'
Juliano  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
DWS 1 - 4 Rangers 0 - 2 1 - 2
Athletic Bilbao 2 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 - 0 1 - 1
Real Zaragoza 4 - 4(a) Newcastle United 3 - 2 1 - 2
Vitória de Setúbal 4 - 2 Fiorentina 3 - 0 1 - 2
OFK Beograd 3 - 3(a) Göztepe A.Ş. 3 - 1 0 - 2
Hamburger SV 2(a) - 2 Hibernian 1 - 0 1 - 2
Leeds United 7 - 2 Hannover 96 5 - 1 2 - 1
Legia Warszawa 2 - 3 Újpest FC 0 - 1 2 - 2

First leg

18 December 1968
 Vitória de Setúbal 3 – 0 Fiorentina Setúbal
José Maria  13'  52'
Arcanjo  36'

Second leg

22 January 1969
 Fiorentina 2 – 1 Vitória de Setúbal Florence
Amarildo  12'
Rogora  36'		 Mancin  90' (o.g.)

Vitória de Setúbal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter finals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rangers FC 4 - 3 Athletic Bilbao 4 - 1 0 - 2
Newcastle United 6 - 4 Vitória de Setúbal 5 - 1 1 - 3
Göztepe A.Ş. w/o Hamburger SV(withdrew) - -
Leeds United 0 - 3 Újpest FC 0 - 1 0 - 2

Semifinals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rangers FC 0 - 2 Newcastle United 0 - 0 0 - 2
Göztepe A.Ş. 1 - 8 Újpest FC 1 - 4 0 - 4

Final

Main article: 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final
Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Newcastle United 6 - 2 Újpest FC 3 - 0 3 - 2

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