1967–68 European Cup

1967–68 European Cup

The Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates 20 September 1967 – 29 May 1968
Teams 32
Final positions
Champions England Manchester United (1st title)
Runners-up Portugal Benfica
Tournament statistics
Matches played 60
Goals scored 162 (2.7 per match)
Top scorer(s) Eusébio (6 goals)

The 1967–68 European Cup was the 13th European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Manchester United, who beat Benfica 4–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium, London. The European Cup title marked the 10th year since the Munich air disaster, in which eight United players were killed and their manager, Matt Busby, was left close to death, the day after earning a place in the semi-finals of the 1957–58 competition. It was also the first time that an English side had won the trophy.

The away goals rule (which had already been used in the Cup Winners' Cup and the Fairs' Cup) was introduced if aggregate scores were level after two legs, but only for the first round of the competition; extra time goals were not included in the rule.

Celtic, the defending champions, were eliminated by Dynamo Kyiv in the first round.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olympiakos Nicosia Cyprus 3–5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo 2–2 1–3
Manchester United England 4–0 Malta Hibernians 4–0 0–0
Celtic Scotland 2–3 Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 1–2 1–1
Górnik Zabrze Poland 4–0 Sweden Djurgården 3–0 1–0
Basel Switzerland 4–5 Denmark Hvidovre 1–2 3–3
Ajax Netherlands 2–3 Spain Real Madrid 1–1 1–2
Skeid Norway 1–2 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 0–1 1–1
Karl-Marx-Stadt East Germany 2–5 Belgium Anderlecht 1–3 1–2
Dundalk Republic of Ireland 1–9 Hungary Vasas 0–1 1–8
Valur Iceland 4–4 (a) Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 1–1 3–3
Glentoran Northern Ireland 1–1 (a) Portugal Benfica 1–1 0–0
Saint-Étienne France 5–0 Finland KuPS 2–0 3–0
Beşiktaş Turkey 0–4 Austria Rapid Wien 0–1 0–3
Eintracht Braunschweig West Germany (w/o) Albania Dinamo Tirana
Olympiacos Greece 0–2 Italy Juventus 0–0 0–2
Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria 2–3 Romania Rapid Bucureşti 2–0 0–3

First leg

20 September 1967
Olympiakos Nicosia Cyprus 2–2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo
Kettenis  1'
Tešan  43' (o.g.)
Report Antić  50', 58'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)

20 September 1967
Manchester United England 4–0 Malta Hibernians
Sadler  12', 58'
Law  43', 62'
Report
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 43,912
Referee: Pereira da Costa (Portugal)

20 September 1967
Celtic Scotland 1–2 Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
Lennox  62' Report Puzach  4'
Byshovets  29'

20 September 1967
Górnik Zabrze Poland 3–0 Sweden Djurgården
Lubański  41', 86'
Lentner  88'
Report

20 September 1967
Basel Switzerland 1–2 Denmark Hvidovre
Hauser  17' Report Larsen  58'
Sørensen  80'
St. Jakob Stadium, Basle
Attendance: 13,344
Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)

20 September 1967
Ajax Netherlands 1–1 Spain Real Madrid
Cruyff  17' Report Pirri  35'
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 55,940
Referee: Jim Finney (England)

20 September 1967
Skeid Norway 0–1 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague
Report Mráz  7'
Bislett Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 16,123
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)

20 September 1967
Karl-Marx-Stadt East Germany 1–3 Belgium Anderlecht
Steinmann  41' Report Mulder  3', 35'
Van Himst  38'

20 September 1967
Dundalk Republic of Ireland 0–1 Hungary Vasas
Report Korsós  67'
Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 4,177
Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

17 September 1967
Valur Iceland 1–1 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
Gunnarsson  38' Report Di Genova  25'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 3,125
Referee: John Russel (Northern Ireland)

13 September 1967
Glentoran Northern Ireland 1–1 Portugal Benfica
Colrain  10' (pen.) Report Eusébio  86'
The Oval, Belfast
Attendance: 24,750
Referee: Roger Barde (France)

20 September 1967
Saint-Étienne France 2–0 Finland KuPS
Herbin  43'
Jacquet  47'
Report

13 September 1967
Beşiktaş Turkey 0–1 Austria Rapid Wien
Report Flögel  22'
Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 31,208
Referee: Goncho Rusev (Bulgaria)

20 September 1967
Olympiacos Greece 0–0 Italy Juventus
Report
Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 35,702
Referee: Lajos Horvath (Hungary)

27 September 1967
Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria 2–0 Romania Rapid Bucureşti
Dermendzhiev  53' (pen.)
Popov  70'
Report
Chernomorets Stadium, Burgas
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Sergei Alimov (Soviet Union)

Second leg

11 October 1967
Sarajevo Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 3–1 Cyprus Olympiakos Nicosia
Antić  33'
Šiljkut  83', 84'
Report Kettenis  79'
Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo
Attendance: 4,308
Referee: Gyula Gere (Hungary)

Sarajevo won 5–3 on aggregate.


27 September 1967
Hibernians Malta 0–0 England Manchester United
Report
Empire Stadium, Gżira
Attendance: 23,217
Referee: Bruno de Marchi (Italy)

Manchester United won 4–0 on aggregate.


4 October 1967
Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union 1–1 Scotland Celtic
Byshovets  89' Report Lennox  67'
Central Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 68,352
Referee: Antonio Sbardella (Italy)

Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.


4 October 1967
Djurgården Sweden 0–1 Poland Górnik Zabrze
Report Musiałek  35'
Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Attendance: 1,364
Referee: Tage Sørensen (Denmark)

Górnik Zabrze won 4–0 on aggregate.


18 October 1967
Hvidovre Denmark 3–3 Switzerland Basel
Hansen  18'
Sørensen  39'
Olsen  58'
Report Hauser  2'
Benthaus  78'
Wenger  85'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 9,363
Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)

Hvidovre won 5–4 on aggregate.


11 October 1967
Real Madrid Spain 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands Ajax
Gento  58'
Veloso  99'
Report Groot  69'

Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.


4 October 1967
Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia 1–1 Norway Skeid
Mráz  58' Report Sjøberg  38'
Letná Stadium, Prague
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Franz Mayer (Austria)

Sparta Prague won 2–1 on aggregate.


Anderlecht won 5–2 on aggregate.


11 October 1967
Vasas Hungary 8–1 Republic of Ireland Dundalk
Vidáts  10', 87'
Farkas  32', 35', 72'
Korsós  43', 85'
Molnár  68'
Report Hale  25'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 74,117
Referee: Josef Krňávek (Czechoslovakia)

Vasas won 9–1 on aggregate.


1 October 1967
Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg 3–3 Iceland Valur
Hnatow  56'
Di Genova  86'
Langer  89'
Report Jónsson  10'
Gunnarsson  36', 60'

Valur 4–4 Jeunesse Esch on aggregate. Valur won on away goals.


4 October 1967
Benfica Portugal 0–0 Northern Ireland Glentoran
Report
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 36,844
Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium)

Benfica won 1–1 on away goals.


4 October 1967
KuPS Finland 0–3 France Saint-Étienne
Report Herbin  5'
Bosquier  25'
Revelli  84' (pen.)
Väinölänniemen Stadion, Kuopio
Attendance: 5,279
Referee: Tofik Bakhramov (Soviet Union)

Saint-Étienne won 5–0 on aggregate.


19 September 1967
Rapid Wien Austria 3–0 Turkey Beşiktaş
Seitl  9'
Grausam  43'
Flögel  75'
Report
Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 27,783
Referee: Joseph Heymann (Switzerland)

Rapid Wien won 4–0 on aggregate.


11 October 1967
Juventus Italy 2–0 Greece Olympiacos
Zigoni  12'
Menichelli  49'
Report
Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 31,878
Referee: Gilbert Droz (Switzerland)

Juventus won 2–0 on aggregate.


18 October 1967
Rapid Bucureşti Romania 3 – 0 (a.e.t.) Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv
Codreanu  25', 70'
Ionescu  108'
Report
23 August Stadium, Bucharest
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Marian Środecki (Poland)

Rapid Bucureşti won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sarajevo Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–2 England Manchester United 0–0 1–2
Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union 2–3 Poland Górnik Zabrze 1–2 1–1
Hvidovre Denmark 3–6 Spain Real Madrid 2–2 1–4
Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia 6–5 Belgium Anderlecht 3–2 3–3
Vasas Hungary 11–1 Iceland Valur 6–0 5–1
Benfica Portugal 2–1 France Saint-Étienne 2–0 0–1
Rapid Wien Austria 1–2 West Germany Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 0–2
Juventus Italy 1–0 Romania Rapid Bucureşti 1–0 0–0

First leg

15 November 1967
Sarajevo Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 0–0 England Manchester United
Report
Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo
Attendance: 37,222
Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy)

17 November 1967
Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union 1–2 Poland Górnik Zabrze
Olek  12' (o.g.) Report Szołtysik  15'
Lubański  61'
Central Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 57,038
Referee: Vasile Dumitrescu (Romania)

15 November 1967
Hvidovre Denmark 2–2 Spain Real Madrid
Hansen  25'
Petersen  71'
Report Gento  35'
Pirri  47'

29 November 1967
Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia 3–2 Belgium Anderlecht
Mašek  25', 32' (pen.), 62' Report Jurion  35'
Van Himst  55'
Stadion Dr. Václava Vacka, Praha
Attendance: 10,071
Referee: Joseph Heymann (Switzerland)

15 November 1967
Vasas Hungary 6–0 Iceland Valur
Bergsson  5' (o.g.)
Pál  14'
Radics  37', 44', 50'
Puskás  47'
Report
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 27,800
Referee: Pavel Špoták (Czechoslovakia)

16 November 1967
Benfica Portugal 2–0 France Saint-Étienne
José Augusto  28'
Eusébio  59' (pen.)
Report
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 22,804
Referee: John Adair (Northern Ireland)


29 November 1967
Juventus Italy 1–0 Romania Rapid Bucureşti
Magnusson  57' Report
Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 19,452
Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)

Second leg

29 November 1967
Manchester United England 2–1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo
Aston  10'
Best  63'
Report Delalić  87'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 62,801
Referee: Roger Mâchin (France)

Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.


29 November 1967
Górnik Zabrze Poland 1–1 Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
Szołtysik  43' Report Turyanchik  37'
Silesian Stadium, Chorzów
Attendance: 71,145
Referee: Johan Einar Boström (Sweden)

Górnik Zabrze won 3–2 on aggregate.


29 November 1967
Real Madrid Spain 4–1 Denmark Hvidovre
Velázquez  16'
Grosso  19', 30'
Gento  75'
Report Petersen  28'
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium)

Real Madrid won 6–3 on aggregate.


6 December 1967
Anderlecht Belgium 3–3 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague
Van Himst  60', 65'
Devrindt  83'
Report Mašek  30', 85'
Mráz  89'
Émile Versé Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 31,466
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

Sparta Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.


17 November 1967
Valur Iceland 1–5 Hungary Vasas
Gunnarsson  85' Report Molnár  11'
Pál  13'
Mathesz  30'
Váradi  53'
Kovács  72'
Városi Stadium, Várpalota
Attendance: 2,773
Referee: Iván Pláček (Czechoslovakia)

Vasas won 11–1 on aggregate.


30 November 1967
Saint-Étienne France 1–0 Portugal Benfica
Bereta  10' Report
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 24,480
Referee: Marian Środecki (Poland)

Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.


Eintracht Braunschweig won 2–1 on aggregate.


13 December 1967
Rapid Bucureşti Romania 0–0 Italy Juventus
Report
23 August Stadium, Bucharest
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Karl Riegg (West Germany)

Juventus won 1–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester United England 2–1 Poland Górnik Zabrze 2–0 0–1
Real Madrid Spain 4–2 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 3–0 1–2
Vasas Hungary 0–3 Portugal Benfica 0–0 0–3
Eintracht Braunschweig West Germany 3–31 Italy Juventus 3–2 0–1

1 Juventus beat Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 in a play-off to reach the semi-finals.

First leg


6 March 1968
Real Madrid Spain 3–0 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague
Amancio  62', 63', 68' Report
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Jim Finney (England)

6 March 1968
Vasas Hungary 0–0 Portugal Benfica
Report

31 January 1968
Eintracht Braunschweig West Germany 3–2 Italy Juventus
Kaack  28'
Dulz  37'
Berg  38'
Report Kaack  10' (o.g.)
Sacco  81'
Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig
Attendance: 29,963
Referee: Gilbert Droz (Switzerland)

Second leg

Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.


20 March 1968
Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia 2–1 Spain Real Madrid
Kvašňák  36'
Dyba  45'
Report Gento  57'
Stadion Dr. Václava Vacka, Prague
Attendance: 40,431
Referee: Hans Rademacher (West Germany)

Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.


14 March 1968
Benfica Portugal 3–0 Hungary Vasas
Eusébio  48', 70'
Torres  77'
Report
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 49,336
Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.


28 February 1968
Juventus Italy 1–0 West Germany Eintracht Braunschweig
Bercellino  88' (pen.) Report
Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 37,918
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

Juventus 3–3 Eintracht Braunschweig on aggregate.

Juventus won 1–0 in play-off.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester United England 4–3 Spain Real Madrid 1–0 3–3
Benfica Portugal 3–0 Italy Juventus 2–0 1–0

First leg


9 May 1968
Benfica Portugal 2–0 Italy Juventus
Torres  64'
Eusébio  70'
Report
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 69,375
Referee: Roger Barde (France)

Second leg

Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate.


15 May 1968
Juventus Italy 0–1 Portugal Benfica
Report Eusébio  66'
Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 62,570
Referee: Rudolf Glöckner (East Germany)

Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.

Final

29 May 1968
Manchester United England 4 – 1 (a.e.t.) Portugal Benfica
Charlton  53', 99'
Best  92'
Kidd  94'
Report

MatchCentre

Graça  79'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 92,225
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1967–68 European Cup are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Portugal Eusébio Portugal Benfica 6
2 Spain Francisco Gento Spain Real Madrid 5
Belgium Paul Van Himst Belgium Anderlecht 5
Czechoslovakia Václav Mašek Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 5
5 Spain Amancio Spain Real Madrid 4
Iceland Hermann Gunnarsson Iceland Valur 4
Poland Włodzimierz Lubański Poland Górnik Zabrze 4
8 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boško Antić Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo 3
Northern Ireland George Best England Manchester United 3
Hungary János Farkas Hungary Vasas 3
Hungary István Korsós Hungary Vasas 3
Czechoslovakia Ivan Mráz Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 3
Spain Pirri Spain Real Madrid 3
Hungary János Radics Hungary Vasas 3
England David Sadler England Manchester United 3
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