1967-68_European_Cup
1967–68 European Cup
13th season of the UEFA club football tournament
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 tenth 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 an English side had won the trophy.
The Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 September 1967 – 29 May 1968 |
| Teams | 32 (31 competed) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Manchester United (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Benfica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 60 |
| Goals scored | 162 (2.7 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,059,590 (34,327 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Eusébio (Benfica) 6 goals |
← 1966–67 1968–69 → | |
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 were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Dynamo Kyiv in the first round.
 Dinamo Tirana (1st) |
 Rapid Wien (1st) |
 Anderlecht (1st) |
 Botev Plovdiv (1st) |
 Olympiakos Nicosia (1st) |
 Sparta Prague (1st) |
 Hvidovre (1st) |
Manchester United (1st) |
 KuPS (1st) |
 Saint-Étienne (1st) |
 FC Karl-Marx-Stadt (1st) |
 Eintracht Braunschweig (1st) |
 Olympiacos (1st) |
 Vasas (1st) |
 Valur (1st) |
 Dundalk (1st) |
 Juventus (1st) |
 Jeunesse Esch (1st) |
 Hibernians (1st) |
 Ajax (1st) |
 Glentoran (1st) |
 Skeid (1st) |
 Górnik Zabrze (1st) |
Benfica (1st) |
 Rapid București (1st) |
 Celtic (1st)TH |
 Real Madrid (1st) |
 Djurgården (1st) |
 Basel (1st) |
 Beşiktaş (1st) |
 Dynamo Kyiv (1st) |
 Sarajevo (1st) |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympiakos Nicosia |
3–5 | Sarajevo |
2–2 | 1–3 |
| Manchester United |
4–0 | Hibernians |
4–0 | 0–0 |
| Celtic |
2–3 | Dynamo Kyiv |
1–2 | 1–1 |
| Górnik Zabrze |
4–0 | Djurgården |
3–0 | 1–0 |
| Basel |
4–5 | Hvidovre |
1–2 | 3–3 |
| Ajax |
2–3 | Real Madrid |
1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Skeid |
1–2 | Sparta Prague |
0–1 | 1–1 |
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
2–5 | Anderlecht |
1–3 | 1–2 |
| Dundalk |
1–9 | Vasas |
0–1 | 1–8 |
| Valur |
4–4 (a) | Jeunesse Esch |
1–1 | 3–3 |
| Glentoran |
1–1 (a) | Benfica |
1–1 | 0–0 |
Saint-Étienne  |
5–0 | KuPS |
2–0 | 3–0 |
| Beşiktaş |
0–4 | Rapid Wien |
0–1 | 0–3 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig |
(w/o) | Dinamo Tirana |
– | – |
| Olympiacos |
0–2 | Juventus |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Botev Plovdiv |
2–3 | Rapid București |
2–0 | 0–3 (a.e.t.) |
First leg
| Manchester United | 4–0 | Hibernians |
|---|---|---|
Sadler  12', 58'Law 43', 62' |
Report |
| Górnik Zabrze | 3–0 | Djurgården |
|---|---|---|
| Lubański 41', 86' Lentner 88' |
Report |
| Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1–3 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Steinmann 41' |
Report | Mulder 3', 35' Van Himst 38' |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2–0 | Rapid București |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Second leg
| Sarajevo | 3–1 | Olympiakos Nicosia |
|---|---|---|
| Antić 33' Šiljkut 83', 84' |
Report | Kettenis 79' |
Sarajevo won 5–3 on aggregate.
Manchester United won 4–0 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.
Górnik Zabrze won 4–0 on aggregate.
Hvidovre won 5–4 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 2–1 | Karl-Marx-Stadt |
|---|---|---|
| Bergholtz 33' Van Himst 38' |
Report | Schuster 11' |
Anderlecht won 5–2 on aggregate.
Vasas won 9–1 on aggregate.
| Jeunesse Esch | 3–3 | Valur |
|---|---|---|
| Hnatow 56' Di Genova 86'Langer 89' |
Report | Jónsson 10' Gunnarsson 36', 60' |
4–4 on aggregate; Valur won on away goals.
1–1 on aggregate; Benfica won on away goals.
Saint-Étienne won 5–0 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 4–0 on aggregate.
Juventus won 2–0 on aggregate.
Rapid București won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarajevo |
1–2 | Manchester United |
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
2–3 | Górnik Zabrze |
1–2 | 1–1 |
| Hvidovre |
3–6 | Real Madrid |
2–2 | 1–4 |
| Sparta Prague |
6–5 | Anderlecht |
3–2 | 3–3 |
| Vasas |
11–1 | Valur |
6–0 | 5–1 |
| Benfica |
2–1 | Saint-Étienne |
2–0 | 0–1 |
| Rapid Wien |
1–2 | Eintracht Braunschweig |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Juventus |
1–0 | Rapid București |
1–0 | 0–0 |
First leg
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1–2 | Górnik Zabrze |
|---|---|---|
| Olek 12' (o.g.) |
Report | Szołtysik 15' Lubański 61' |
| Hvidovre | 2–2 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Hansen 25' Petersen 71' |
Report | Gento 35' Pirri 47' |
| Sparta Prague | 3–2 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Mašek 25', 32' (pen.), 62' |
Report | Jurion 35' Van Himst 55' |
| Benfica | 2–0 | Saint-Étienne |
|---|---|---|
| José Augusto 28' Eusébio 59' (pen.) |
Report |
Second leg
Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Górnik Zabrze | 1–1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Szołtysik 43' |
Report | Turyanchik 37' |
Górnik Zabrze won 3–2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 3–3 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Van Himst 60', 65' Devrindt 83' |
Report | Mašek 30', 85' Mráz 89' |
Sparta Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.
Vasas won 11–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2–0 | Rapid Wien |
|---|---|---|
| Grzyb 38' Saborowski 43' |
Report |
Eintracht Braunschweig won 2–1 on aggregate.
Juventus won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United |
2–1 | Górnik Zabrze |
2–0 | 0–1 |
| Real Madrid |
4–2 | Sparta Prague |
3–0 | 1–2 |
| Vasas |
0–3 | Benfica |
0–0 | 0–3 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig |
3–31 | Juventus |
3–2 | 0–1 |
1 Juventus beat Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 in a play-off to reach the semi-finals.
First leg
| Manchester United | 2–0 | Górnik Zabrze |
|---|---|---|
| Florenski 60' (o.g.) Kidd 90' |
Report |
| Real Madrid | 3–0 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Amancio 61', 62', 68' |
Report |
Second leg
| Górnik Zabrze | 1–0 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Lubański 70' |
Report |
Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 2–1 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Kvašňák 36' Dyba 45' |
Report | Gento 57' |
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Juventus | 1–0 | Eintracht Braunschweig |
|---|---|---|
| Bercellino 88' (pen.) |
Report |
Juventus 3–3 Eintracht Braunschweig on aggregate.
Juventus won 1–0 in a play-off.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United |
4–3 | Real Madrid |
1–0 | 3–3 |
| Benfica |
3–0 | Juventus |
2–0 | 1–0 |
First leg
Second leg
| Real Madrid | 3–3 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Pirri 32' Gento 41'Amancio 45' |
Report | Zoco 44' (o.g.) Sadler 73'Foulkes 78' |
Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate.
Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eusébio |
Benfica |
6 |
| 2 | Francisco Gento |
Real Madrid |
5 |
| Václav Mašek |
Sparta Prague |
5 | |
| Paul Van Himst |
Anderlecht |
5 | |
| 5 | Amancio |
Real Madrid |
4 |
| Hermann Gunnarsson |
Valur |
4 | |
| Włodzimierz Lubański |
Górnik Zabrze |
4 | |
| 8 | Boško Antić |
Sarajevo |
3 |
| George Best |
Manchester United |
3 | |
| János Farkas |
Vasas |
3 | |
| István Korsós |
Vasas |
3 | |
| Ivan Mráz |
Sparta Prague |
3 | |
| Pirri |
Real Madrid |
3 | |
| János Radics |
Vasas |
3 | |
| David Sadler |
Manchester United |
3 | |
| Source: [4] | |||
- "Rapid București v Botev Plovdiv" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- "Sarajevo v Manchester United, 15 November 1967" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- "Vasas v Valur, 15 November 1967" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- "Season 1967/68 Player stats". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- 1967–68 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1967–68 European Cup according to protocols UEFA
- 1967-68 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)
- European Cup 1967-68 – results, protocols, players statistics
- website eurocups-uefa.ru European Cup 1967-68 – results, protocols
- website Football Archive 1967–68 European Cup