European Champion Clubs' Cup 1968/69
European Champion Clubs' Cup 1968/69 | |
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Cup winners |
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Beginning | 18th September 1968 |
final | May 28, 1969 |
Final stadium | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu , Madrid |
Teams | 32 |
Games | 52 |
Gates | 176 (ø 3.38 per game) |
Top scorer |
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← European Champion Clubs' Cup 1967/68 |
The European Cup of National Champions 1968/69 was the 14th edition of the competition. 32 club teams took part, including 31 national champions from the previous season and with Manchester United the defending champions.
The participants played in a pure cup mode with (except for the finals) back and forth games for the crown of European club football. In the event of a tie, the away goals rule decided . If the application of this rule did not lead to a decision either, there was a playoff in a neutral seat. One innovation this season was that, for the first time, all of the first-round home and return games were played on the same day.
In view of the events of the Prague Spring , the Western European associations refused to allow their representatives to compete against the teams of the Eastern Bloc countries involved in the crackdown . UEFA finally bowed to the pressure and, contrary to its statutes, declared the first-round draw to be invalid. A new rescheduling carried out in camera (this took place on August 30th in Zurich) only provided for games between the Eastern Bloc countries concerned, whereupon their associations withdrew their participation in the competition in protest. Affected by this measure were Dynamo Kiev ( Soviet Union ), FC Carl Zeiss Jena ( GDR ), Ruch Chorzów ( Poland ), Ferencváros Budapest ( Hungary ) and Levski Sofia ( Bulgaria ). In the second round, AC Milan and Benfica Lisbon benefited from the reduced field of participants, both of whom made it to the quarter-finals without a fight.
The final took place on May 28, 1969 at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid in front of 31,000 spectators. The AC Milan won with a 4: 1 victory over Ajax Amsterdam for the second time in 1963 the trophy. Scorer was Denis Law from Manchester United with nine goals.
1 round
Original draw
Repeated draw with division into east and west
The first leg took place on September 18, the second leg on September 26th / 2nd. October 1968.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Waterford FC ![]() |
2:10 |
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1: 3 | 1: 7 |
RSC Anderlecht ![]() |
5: 2 |
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3-0 | 2: 2 |
Rosenborg Trondheim ![]() |
4: 6 |
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1: 3 | 3: 3 |
real Madrid ![]() |
12: 0 |
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6-0 | 6-0 |
1. FC Nuremberg ![]() |
1: 5 |
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1: 1 | 0: 4 |
Valur Reykjavík ![]() |
1: 8 |
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0-0 | 1: 8 |
Manchester City ![]() |
1: 2 |
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0-0 | 1: 2 |
FC Floriana ![]() |
1: 3 |
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1: 1 | 0: 2 |
AEK Athens ![]() |
5: 3 |
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3-0 | 2: 3 |
FC Carl Zeiss Jena 2nd ![]() |
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Malmö FF ![]() |
3: 5 |
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2: 1 | 1: 4 |
AS Saint-Etienne ![]() |
2: 4 |
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2-0 | 0: 4 |
Steaua Bucharest ![]() |
3: 5 |
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3: 1 | 0: 4 |
FC Zurich ![]() |
3: 4 |
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1: 3 | 2: 1 |
Dynamo Kiev 2 ![]() |
- |
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Levski Sofia 2 ![]() |
- |
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2nd round
A bye received:
The first legs took place on 13./20. November, the second leg on 27./28. November / 4. December 1968.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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AEK Athens ![]() |
2-0 |
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0-0 | 2-0 |
Ajax Amsterdam ![]() |
4-0 |
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2-0 | 2-0 |
Manchester United ![]() |
4: 3 |
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3-0 | 1: 3 |
Celtic Glasgow ![]() |
6: 2 |
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5: 1 | 1: 1 |
Lahden Reipas ![]() |
2:16 |
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1: 9 | 1: 7 |
SK Rapid Vienna ![]() |
( a ) 2: 2 |
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1-0 | 1: 2 |
Quarter finals
The first leg took place on 12./26. February, the second legs took place from February 19 to March 12, 1969.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Ajax Amsterdam ![]() |
4: 4 |
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1: 3 | 3: 1 |
AC Milan ![]() |
1-0 |
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0-0 | 1-0 |
Manchester United ![]() |
3-0 |
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3-0 | 0-0 |
Spartak Trnava ![]() |
3: 2 |
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2: 1 | 1: 1 |
Playoff
The game took place on March 5, 1969.
Result | ||
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Ajax Amsterdam ![]() |
3: 0 a.d. |
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Semifinals
The first leg took place on 13./23. April, the second legs on April 24th / 15th May 1969.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Ajax Amsterdam ![]() |
3: 2 |
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3-0 | 0: 2 |
AC Milan ![]() |
2: 1 |
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2-0 | 0: 1 |
final
AC Milan | Ajax Amsterdam | |||||||
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Fabio Cudicini - Angelo Anquilletti , Karl-Heinz Schnellinger - Roberto Rosato , Saul Malatrasi , Giovanni Trapattoni - Kurt Hamrin , Giovanni Lodetti , Angelo Sormani , Gianni Rivera , Pierino Prati Trainer: Nereo Rocco![]() |
Gert Bals - Wim Suurbier (46th Bennie Muller ), Barry Hulshoff , Velibor Vasović , Theo van Duivenbode - Anton Pronk , Henk Groot (46th Klaas Nuninga ) - Sjaak Swart , Inge Danielsson , Johan Cruyff , Piet Keizer Trainer: Rinus Michels![]() |
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Best goal scorers
rank | player | club | Gates |
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1 |
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Manchester United | 9 |
2 |
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Ajax Amsterdam | 6th |
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AC Milan | 6th | |
4th |
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Spartak Trnava | 5 |
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Spartak Trnava | 5 | |
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Benfica Lisbon | 5 | |
7th |
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RSC Anderlecht | 4th |
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Ajax Amsterdam | 4th | |
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Rosenborg Trondheim | 4th | |
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FC Spartak Trnava | 4th | |
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real Madrid | 4th |
Players used AC Milan
1. | AC Milan |
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See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ “The new draw in the European Cup” in “Volkszeitung Kärnten” No. 200 of September 1, 1968, page 7, POS. Box center left