African Cup of Champions Clubs 1968
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The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1968 was the 4th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF
region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football
in Africa
.
The tournament was played by 20 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away.
TP Englebert
from Congo (Kinshasa) won the final, and became CAF club champion for the second time.
1 Mighty Blackpool withdrew.
2 Augustinians withdrew.
3 Cosmopolitans withdrew.
1 Africa Sports were ejected from the competition for fielding three ineligible players.
2 Mighty Barolle were disqualified after Liberia was suspended by FIFA.
3 Stationery Stores won after drawing of lots.
1 A replay was played in Dakar by agreement; FAR Rabat won by drawing of lots after the replay finished 2–2.
2 Conakry II withdrew before the 2nd leg.
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
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The tournament was played by 20 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away.
TP Englebert
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest...
from Congo (Kinshasa) won the final, and became CAF club champion for the second time.
Prelimanary Round
|}1 Mighty Blackpool withdrew.
2 Augustinians withdrew.
3 Cosmopolitans withdrew.
First round
|}1 Africa Sports were ejected from the competition for fielding three ineligible players.
2 Mighty Barolle were disqualified after Liberia was suspended by FIFA.
3 Stationery Stores won after drawing of lots.
Quarter-Finals
|}1 A replay was played in Dakar by agreement; FAR Rabat won by drawing of lots after the replay finished 2–2.
2 Conakry II withdrew before the 2nd leg.
Semi-Finals
|}Final
|}Champion
| African Cup of Champions Clubs 1968 Winners |
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| TP Englebert TP Mazembe Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest... Second Title |
External links
- RSSSF summary of results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics FoundationRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics FoundationThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation is an international amateur organization dedicated to collecting statistics about association football...