European Cup Winners' Cup 1967/68

European Cup Winners' Cup 1967/68
Cup winners	AC Milan (1st title)
Beginning	September 6, 1967
final	May 23, 1968
Final stadium	De Kuip , Rotterdam
Teams	32
Games	64
Gates	200  (ø 3.13 per game)
Top scorer	Uwe Seeler (8)
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Milan after winning the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1967/68

The 1967/68 European Cup Winners 'Cup was the eighth draw in the European Cup Winners' Cup. 32 club teams from 31 countries took part, including defending champion FC Bayern Munich , who also competed as the reigning DFB Cup winner, a further 27 reigning cup winners and five defeated cup finalists ( FC Aberdeen , Lausanne-Sports , Torpedo Moscow , NAC Breda and Hamburger SV ).

In addition to the defending champion and current DFB Cup winner FC Bayern Munich , the finalist Hamburger SV was at the start from Germany, as the defending champion would have been eligible to start anyway. BSG Motor Zwickau from the GDR took part in the competition as FDGB cup winners, from Austria the ÖFB cup winners FK Austria Wien and from Switzerland cup finalist Lausanne-Sports .

AC Milan and Hamburger SV contested the final in De Kuip von Rotterdam on May 23, 1968. AC Milan prevailed 2-0 with two early goals from Kurt Hamrin . With HSV reaching the finals, it was the only time in four consecutive seasons that representatives of an association could reach the final.

The top scorer was Uwe Seeler from Hamburger SV with eight goals.

mode

As usual, the participants played the winner in pure cup mode with home and return matches. If there was a tie after both games, the number of goals scored away decided ( away goal rule ). If their number was the same, a playoff took place on a neutral pitch, as a penalty shoot-out was not yet planned. The final was decided in a game on a neutral court. In the event of a tie after extra time, a replay would have been scheduled, as a penalty shoot-out was not planned in the final either.

1 round

The first legs took place from September 6 to 21, the second legs from September 13 to October 11, 1967.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Aberdeen FC	14: 10	KR Reykjavík	10-00	4: 1
Hamburger SV	7: 3	Randers Freja	5: 3	2-0
FK Austria Vienna	1: 4	Steaua Bucharest	0: 2	1: 2
Rába ETO Győr	9-0	Apollon Limassol	5-0	4-0
Hajduk Split	3: 6	Tottenham Hotspur	0: 2	3: 4
Shamrock Rovers	1: 3	Cardiff City	1: 1	0: 2
FC Aris Bonneweg	1: 5	Olympique Lyon	0: 3	1: 2
Torpedo Moscow	1-0	BSG Motor Zwickau	0-0	1-0
HJK Helsinki	1: 8	Wisła Krakow	1: 4	0: 4
Fredrikstad FK	2: 7	Vitória Setúbal	1: 5	1: 2
Valencia CF	8: 2	Crusaders FC	4-0	4: 2
Lausanne Sports	3: 4	Spartak Trnava	3: 2	0: 2
AC Milan	6: 2	Levski Sofia	5: 1	1: 1
Altay İzmir	2: 3	Standard Liege	2: 3	0-0
FC Bayern Munich	7: 1	Panathinaikos Athens	5-0	2: 1
FC Floriana	1: 3	NAC Breda	1: 2	0: 1

2nd round

The first legs took place from November 8 to 30, the second legs from November 14 to December 14, 1967.

	total		First leg	Return leg
FC Bayern Munich	7: 3	Vitória Setúbal	6: 2	1: 1
NAC Breda	2: 5	Cardiff City	1: 1	1: 4
Wisła Krakow	0: 5	Hamburger SV	0: 1	0: 4
Rába ETO Győr	(a)3: 3 ( a )	AC Milan	2: 2	1: 1
Torpedo Moscow	6: 1	Spartak Trnava	3-0	3: 1
Standard Liege	3: 2	Aberdeen FC	3-0	0: 2
Olympique Lyon	( a ) 4: 4(a)	Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	3: 4
Valencia CF	3: 1	Steaua Bucharest	3-0	0: 1

Quarter finals

The first legs took place on 14./21./28. February and 6th March, the second leg on 13/19 March 1968.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Valencia CF	1: 2	FC Bayern Munich	1: 1	0: 1
Hamburger SV	2: 2	Olympique Lyon	2-0	0: 2 a.d.
Standard Liege	2: 2	AC Milan	1: 1	1: 1 a.d.
Cardiff City	1: 1	Torpedo Moscow	1-0	0: 1 a.d.

Playoffs

The games took place on March 20, 1968 in Hamburg, Milan and Augsburg, respectively.

	Result
Hamburger SV	2-0	Olympique Lyon
Standard Liege	0: 2	AC Milan
Cardiff City	1-0	Torpedo Moscow

Semifinals

The first leg took place on April 24/1. May, the second leg on 1./8. May 1968.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Hamburger SV	4: 3	Cardiff City	1: 1	3: 2
AC Milan	2-0	FC Bayern Munich	2-0	0-0

final

AC Milan		Hamburger SV		Lineup
	May 23, 1968 in Rotterdam ( De Kuip ) Result: 2: 0 (2: 0) Spectators: 53,276 Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil ( Spain )
	Fabio Cudicini - Angelo Anquilletti , Roberto Rosato , Giovanni Trapattoni , Karl-Heinz Schnellinger - Giovanni Lodetti , Gianni Rivera , Nevio Scala - Kurt Hamrin , Angelo Sormani , Pierino Prati Trainer: Nereo Rocco	Özcan Arkoç - Helmut Sandmann , Willi Schulz , Holger Dieckmann , Jürgen Kurbjuhn - Werner Krämer , Egon Horst - Bernd Dörfel , Uwe Seeler , Franz-Josef Hönig , Gert Dörfel Trainer: Kurt Koch
	1-0 Kurt Hamrin (3rd) 2-0 Kurt Hamrin (15th)

See also

• European Champion's Cup 1967/68
• Exhibition cities cup 1967/68

Individual evidence

1. ↑ rsssf.com: Cup Winners' Cup 1967-68

Web links

• Official website of UEFA for the 1967/68 season
• Game details on weltfussball.de