1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Year:1968–69
Champion Other: Newcastle United
Count:1
Second Other: Újpest
Matches:120
Prevseason:1967–68
Nextseason: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 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]

First round

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First leg

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Second leg

Dundalk won 3–2 on aggregate.----Juventus won 4–0 on aggregate.----Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.----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.---- Vitória Setúbal won 6–1 on aggregate.----1–1 on aggregate. Lyon won on toss of coin.

Second round

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First leg

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Second leg

Rangers won 9–1 on aggregate.---- Vitória Setúbal won 7–1 on aggregate.----Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 on aggregate.----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.

Third round

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Second leg

Vitória de Setúbal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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Second leg

Newcastle United won 6–4 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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First leg

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Second leg

Newcastle United won 2–0 on aggregate.----

Újpest FC won 8–1 on aggregate.

Final

See main article: 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final.

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big Six longest trophy droughts and how they eventually ended as Spurs edge towards 15 years. Football365.com. Ian. Watson. 10 October 2022.
  2. News: Leeds United Wins Cup . subscription . Newspaperarchive.com . Winnipeg Free Press . Reuters . 12 September 1968 . 59 .