Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1967-68
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The tenth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
was played over the 1967-68 season. The competition was won by Leeds United over two legs in the final against Ferencváros. It was the first English
victory in the competition, despite sides from the country having finished as defeated finalists on four previous occasions. English clubs went on to win the cup on the final few occasions it was contested.
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Napoli won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Leeds won 16–0 on aggregate.
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Bologna won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Hibernian won 6–4 on aggregate.
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Leeds won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Bologna won 2–1 on aggregate.
Dundee FC, Rangers FC, Athletic Bilbao
and Bologna
received byes to the Quarter-Finals.
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Leeds won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Leeds won 2–1 on aggregate.
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supremo Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barassi from Italy, and the English Football Association general secretary Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials...
was played over the 1967-68 season. The competition was won by Leeds United over two legs in the final against Ferencváros. It was the first English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
victory in the competition, despite sides from the country having finished as defeated finalists on four previous occasions. English clubs went on to win the cup on the final few occasions it was contested.
First round
| Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| DWS Door Wilskracht Sterk AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam.-History:AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk was founded on 11 October 1907, by the trio of Robert Beijerbacht, Theo Beijerbacht and Jansen van Galen under the name of Fortuna which was soon changed to Hercules. The team played in a blue and...  |
2 - 4 |  Dundee FC |
2 - 1 | 0 - 3 |
| PAOK FC PAOK FC P.A.O.K. F.C. is a Greek association football club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the largest supported football club in Macedonia.PAOK FC is the football department of Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans , a multi-sport club. Since its formation in 1926 the football club...  |
2 - 5 |  RFC LiegeoisR.F.C. de Liège Royal Football Club de Liège is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège. It currently plays in the Belgian Third Division. Its matricule is 4, meaning that it was the fourth club to register with the country's national federation, and the club was the first Belgian champion in history... |
0 - 2 | 2 - 3 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...  |
0 - 5 |  Nottingham Forest |
0 - 1 | 0 - 4 |
FC Zürich  |
3 - 2 |  FC BarcelonaFC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... |
3 - 1 | 0 - 1 |
| Club Brugge Club Brugge Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,472.... |
1 - 2 |  Sporting CP |
0 - 0 | 1 - 2 |
| Nice OGC Nice Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur is a French association football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top-tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray located within the city. In 2013, the club is...  |
0 - 5 |  FiorentinaACF Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A... |
0 - 1 | 0 - 4 |
| Dynamo Dresden Dynamo Dresden SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...  |
2 - 3 | Rangers FC |
1 - 1 | 1 - 2 |
| 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07.... |
4 - 2 |  TJ Slavia Praha |
2 - 0 | 2 - 2 |
| FK Partizan FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...  |
6 - 2 |  PFC Lokomotiv PlovdivPFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. The club was founded on July 25, 1926 when two of the oldest Plovdiv clubs - Atletic and Karadzha united into a new club named Sports Club Plovdiv... |
5 - 1 | 1 - 1 |
| CA Spora Luxembourg CA Spora Luxembourg CA Spora Luxembourg was a football club, based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is now a part of Racing FC Union Luxembourg.-History:...  |
0 - 16 | Leeds United |
0 - 9 | 0 - 7 |
| Napoli S.S.C. Napoli Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season.... |
5 - 1 | Hannover 96 Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:... |
4 - 0 | 1 - 1 |
| Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... |
4 - 3 | FC Porto |
3 - 0 | 1 - 3 |
| DOS Utrecht |
4 - 5 | Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points... |
3 - 2 | 1 - 3 |
| FC Argeş Piteşti FC Arges Pitesti FC Argeş Piteşti is a Romanian professional football club from Piteşti, Argeş county.FC Argeş was one of the most successful Romanian clubs in the 1970s, when it won the national championship twice: in 1972 and 1979, and finished twice as runner-up...  |
3 - 5 |  Ferencváros |
3 - 1 | 0 - 4 |
| Malmö FF Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...  |
1 - 4 | Liverpool FC |
0 - 2 | 1 - 2 |
| Servette FC Servette FC Servette FC is a Swiss football club, based in Geneva currently playing in the Swiss Super League. They were playing in the Swiss Challenge League, the second highest tier of Swiss football having been relegated from the Swiss Super League at the end of 2004/05 season... |
2 - 6 | TSV 1860 München TSV 1860 München Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München or 1860 Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003–04 season... |
2 - 2 | 0 - 4 |
St. Patrick's Athletic  |
4 - 9 | FC Girondins de Bordeaux FC Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux is a French association football club based in the city of Bordeaux. The club currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, and won its last Ligue 1 title in the 2008–09 season.... |
1 - 3 | 3 - 6 |
| BK Frem Boldklubben Frem Boldklubben Frem is a Danish sports club based in the Valby-Sydhavnen area of Copenhagen. It is best known for its semi-professional football team. Since its foundation in 1886, Frem has won the Danish Championships six times and the Danish Cup twice...  |
2 - 4 | Athletic Bilbao Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions... |
0 - 1 | 2 - 3 |
| Bologna Bologna F.C. 1909 Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history... |
2 - 0 |  Lyn |
2 - 0 | 0 - 0 |
| Dinamo Zagreb |
5 - 2 | Petrolul Ploieşti Petrolul Ploiesti Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:... |
5 - 0 | 0 - 2 |
| FK Vojvodina FK Vojvodina FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded... |
4 - 1 | GD CUF |
1 - 0 | 3 - 1 |
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
5 - 2 |  Linfield F.C.Linfield F.C. Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team.... |
5 - 1 | 0 - 1 |
| Wiener Sportclub Wiener Sportclub The Wiener Sport-Club, commonly referred to simply as WSC, was established in 1883 playing in club colours of black and white. It is one of the Austrian capital Vienna's oldest athletics clubs, their traditional home is in the Dornbach quarter of the city....  |
3 - 7 | Atlético Madrid |
2 - 5 | 1 - 2 |
| R. Antwerp F.C. |
1 - 2 |  Göztepe A.Ş.Göztepe A.S. Göztepe SK are a Turkish sports club in Güzelyalı, İzmir.They were founded in 1925 as a breakaway club from Altay. Their colours are red-yellow. They merged with İzmirspor and were renamed as Doğanspor in 1937. Some supporters of İzmirspor opposed the merger and founded Ateşspor in 1938. Doğanspor... |
1 - 2 | 0 - 0 |
First leg
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Second leg
Fiorentina won 5–0 on aggregate.----
Napoli won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Leeds won 16–0 on aggregate.
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Bologna won 2–0 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Dundee FC |
7 - 2 | RFC Liegeois R.F.C. de Liège Royal Football Club de Liège is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège. It currently plays in the Belgian Third Division. Its matricule is 4, meaning that it was the fourth club to register with the country's national federation, and the club was the first Belgian champion in history... |
3 - 1 | 4 - 1 |
| Nottingham Forest |
2 - 2(a) | FC Zürich |
2 - 1 | 0 - 1 |
| Sporting CP |
3 - 2 | Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A... |
2 - 1 | 1 - 1 |
| Rangers FC |
4 - 3 | 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07.... |
3 - 0 | 1 - 3(aet) |
| FK Partizan FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978... |
2 - 3 | Leeds United |
1 - 2 | 1 - 1 |
| Napoli S.S.C. Napoli Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season.... |
4 - 6 | Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... |
4 - 1 | 0 - 5 |
| Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points... |
2 - 4 | Ferencváros |
2 - 1 | 0 - 3 |
| Liverpool FC |
9 - 2 | TSV 1860 München TSV 1860 München Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München or 1860 Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003–04 season... |
8 - 0 | 1 - 2 |
| FC Girondins de Bordeaux FC Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux is a French association football club based in the city of Bordeaux. The club currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, and won its last Ligue 1 title in the 2008–09 season.... |
1 - 4 | Athletic Bilbao Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions... |
1 - 3 | 0 - 1 |
| Bologna Bologna F.C. 1909 Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history... |
2 - 1 | Dinamo Zagreb |
0 - 0 | 2 - 1 |
| FK Vojvodina FK Vojvodina FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded... |
2 - 0 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
0 - 0 | 2 - 0 |
| Atlético Madrid |
2 - 3 | Göztepe A.Ş. Göztepe A.S. Göztepe SK are a Turkish sports club in Güzelyalı, İzmir.They were founded in 1925 as a breakaway club from Altay. Their colours are red-yellow. They merged with İzmirspor and were renamed as Doğanspor in 1937. Some supporters of İzmirspor opposed the merger and founded Ateşspor in 1938. Doğanspor... |
2 - 0 | 0 - 3 |
First leg
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Second leg
Sporting CP won 3–2 on aggregate.----
Hibernian won 6–4 on aggregate.
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Leeds won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Bologna won 2–1 on aggregate.
Third round
| Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| FC Zürich |
3 - 1 | Sporting CP |
3 - 0 | 0 - 1 |
| Leeds United |
2 - 1 | Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... |
1 - 0 | 1 - 1 |
| Ferencváros |
2 - 0 | Liverpool FC |
1 - 0 | 1 - 0 |
| FK Vojvodina FK Vojvodina FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded... |
2 - 0 | Göztepe A.Ş. Göztepe A.S. Göztepe SK are a Turkish sports club in Güzelyalı, İzmir.They were founded in 1925 as a breakaway club from Altay. Their colours are red-yellow. They merged with İzmirspor and were renamed as Doğanspor in 1937. Some supporters of İzmirspor opposed the merger and founded Ateşspor in 1938. Doğanspor... |
1 - 0 | 1 - 0 |
Dundee FC, Rangers FC, Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions...
and Bologna
Bologna F.C. 1909
Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history...
received byes to the Quarter-Finals.
First leg
Second leg
Leeds won 2–1 on aggregate.Quarter finals
| Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Dundee FC |
2 - 0 | FC Zürich |
1 - 0 | 1 - 0 |
| Rangers FC |
0 - 2 | Leeds United |
0 - 0 | 0 - 2 |
| Ferencváros |
4 - 2 | Athletic Bilbao Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions... |
2 - 1 | 2 - 1 |
| Bologna Bologna F.C. 1909 Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history... |
2 - 0 | FK Vojvodina FK Vojvodina FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded... |
0 - 0 | 2 - 0 |
First leg
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Bologna won 2–0 on aggregate.----
Leeds won 2–0 on aggregate.
Semifinals
| Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Dundee FC |
1 - 2 | Leeds United |
1 - 1 | 0 - 1 |
| Ferencváros |
5 - 4 | Bologna Bologna F.C. 1909 Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history... |
3 - 2 | 2 - 2 |
First leg
----Second leg
Ferencváros won 5–4 on aggregate.----
Leeds won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
| Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Leeds United |
1 - 0 | Ferencváros |
1 - 0 | 0 - 0 |