Inter-Cities_Fairs_Cup_1968-69
1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
International football competition
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]
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| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions |  Newcastle United (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Újpest |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 120 |
← 1967–68 1969–70 → | |
KB and Union Luxembourg withdrew when drawn to play in Warsaw Pact countries.[2]
First leg
FC Lausanne-Sport  | 0–2 |  Juventus |
|---|---|---|
Zigoni  17'Leoncini 63' |
Rapid București  | 3–1 |  OFK Beograd |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Botev Plovdiv  | 3–1 |  Real Zaragoza |
|---|---|---|
| Nenov 32' Dermendzhiev 65' Popov 78' |
Tejedor 88' |
Vitória Setúbal  | 3–0 |  Linfield |
|---|---|---|
| Tomé 18' Figueiredo 63'Carriço 81' |
Report |
Second leg
 Dundalk | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | DOS Utrecht  |
|---|---|---|
| Stokes 8' Morrissey 109' |
Report | Nieuwenhuys 20' |
Dundalk won 3–2 on aggregate.
Juventus won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Fiorentina | 2–1 | Dinamo Zagreb |
|---|---|---|
| Amarildo 1' Maraschi 37' |
Novak 64' |
Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.
| OFK Beograd | 6–1 (a.e.t.) | Rapid București |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Napoli won 3–2 on aggregate.
Real Zaragoza 3–3 Botev Plovdiv on aggregate. Real Zaragoza won on away goals rule.
| Linfield | 1–3 | Vitória Setúbal |
|---|---|---|
| Scott 26' |
Report | Figueiredo 2' Baptista 24'Arcanjo 29' |
Vitória Setúbal won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Académica | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |  Lyon |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel António 76' |
Report |
1–1 on aggregate. Lyon won on toss of coin.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 |
2–2 (c) | 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
| Hansa Rostock | 3–2 | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|
| Kostmann 69' Barthels 80'Hergesell 90' |
Maraschi 70' Rizzo 84' |
| Vitória Setúbal | 5–0 | Olympique Lyonnais |
|---|---|---|
| Carriço 30' Tomé 32', 70'Figueiredo 57'Petita 81' |
Report |
Second leg
Rangers won 9–1 on aggregate.
| Olympique Lyonnais | 1–2 | Vitória Setúbal |
|---|---|---|
| Félix 29' |
Report | Figueiredo 11' Arcanjo 59' (pen.) |
Vitória Setúbal won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Bechtold 120' |
Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Fiorentina | 2–1 | Hansa Rostock |
|---|---|---|
| Rizzo 36' Merlo 68' |
Kostmann 26' |
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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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
| Vitória de Setúbal | 3–0 | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|
| José Maria 13' 52' Arcanjo 36' |
Second leg
| Fiorentina | 2–1 | Vitória de Setúbal |
|---|---|---|
| Amarildo 12' Rogora 36' |
Mancin 90' (o.g.) |
Vitória de Setúbal won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 |
First leg
| Newcastle United | 5–1 | Vitória Setúbal |
|---|---|---|
| Foggon 23' Robson 36', 75'Davies 60'Gibb 89' |
Report | José Maria 84' |
Second leg
| Vitória Setúbal | 3–1 | Newcastle United |
|---|---|---|
| Arcanjo 27' Petita 60'Figueiredo 66' |
Report | Davies 40' |
Newcastle United won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 |
First leg
| Göztepe A.Ş. | 1–4 | Újpest FC |
|---|---|---|
| Çağlayan 16' (pen.) |
Bene 12' 32' Dunai II 62' 82' |
Second leg
| Newcastle United | 2–0 | Rangers FC |
|---|---|---|
| Scott 52' Sinclair 77' |
Newcastle United won 2–0 on aggregate.
Újpest FC won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle United |
6–2 | Újpest FC |
3–0 | 3–2 |
- Watson, Ian (10 October 2022). "Big Six longest trophy droughts and how they eventually ended as Spurs edge towards 15 years". Football365.com.
- "Leeds United Wins Cup". Winnipeg Free Press. Reuters. 12 September 1968. p. 59 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Seasons 1968-69 – results, protocols
- website eurocups-uefa.ru Fairs' Cup Seasons 1968-69 – results, protocols
- website Football Archive 1968–69 Fairs' Cup