1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

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. It is also Newcastle United's most recent trophy.

1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Final positions
Champions Newcastle United (1st title)
Runners-up Újpest
Tournament statistics
Matches played120

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea 9–3 Morton 5–0 4–3
K. Beerschot V.A.C. 2–3 DWS 1–1 1–2
Rangers 2–1 FK Vojvodina 2–0 0–1
DOS Utrecht 2–3 Dundalk FC 1–1 1 – 2(aet)
R. Daring Club Molenbeek 2–3 Panathinaikos FC 2–1 0–2
Athletic Bilbao 3–3 (c) Liverpool 2–1 1 – 2(aet)
FC Lausanne-Sport 0–4 Juventus 0–2 0–2
FC Wacker Innsbruck 2–5 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 0–3
PFC Slavia Sofia 0–2 Aberdeen 0–0 0–2
PFC Botev Plovdiv 3–3 (a) Real Zaragoza 3–1 0–2
Sporting Clube de Portugal 5–4 Valencia CF 4–0 1–4
Newcastle United 4–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 4–0 0–2
Vitória de Setúbal 6–1 Linfield FC 3–0 3–1
Olympique Lyonnais 1–1 (c) Académica 1–0 0 – 1(aet)
Hansa Rostock 4–2 OGC Nice 3–0 1–2
Dinamo Zagreb 2–3 Fiorentina 1–1 1–2
Rapid București 4–7 OFK Beograd 3–1 1 – 6(aet)
Bologna 6–2 FC Basel 4–1 2–1
Göztepe A.Ş. 2–2 (c) Olympique de Marseille 2–0 0 – 2(aet)
Leixões SC 1–1 (a) Argeş Piteşti 1–1 0–0
FC Metz 3–7 Hamburger SV 1–4 2–3
Wiener Sportclub 1–5 SK Slavia Praha 1–0 0–5
Olimpija Ljubljana 1–5 Hibernian 0–3 1–2
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig w/o KB – –
Standard Liège 2–3 Leeds United 0–0 2–3
Napoli 3–2 Grasshopper 3–1 0–1
FK Skeid 2–3 AIK 1–1 1–2
Hannover 96 4–2 B1909 3–2 1–0
Atlético Madrid 2–2 (a) K.S.V. Waregem 2–1 0–1
Legia Warszawa 9–2 TSV 1860 München 6–0 3–2
Aris Thessaloniki F.C. 7–0 Hibernians FC 1–0 6–0
Újpest FC w/o US Luxembourg – –

First leg
DOS Utrecht 1–1 Dundalk
van Veen 27' Report Stokes 74'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Joseph Minnoy, Belgium
FC Lausanne-Sport 0–2 Juventus
Zigoni 17'
Leoncini 63'
Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 Fiorentina
Zambata 18' Pirovano 83'
Rapid București 3–1 OFK Beograd
 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nejat Şener (Turkey)
Bologna 4–1 FC Basel
Turra 12'
Cresci 50'
Pace 53'
Savoldi 83'		 Konrad 48'
Leixões 1–1 Argeș Pitești
 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Medina Iglesias (Spain)
Metz 1–4 Hamburger SV
Hausser 21' Report Dörfel 22'
Zvunka 57' (o.g.)
Krämer 63'
Hönig 82'
Napoli 3–1 Grasshopper
Altafini 6'
Salvi 12' 33'		 Rüegg 78'
Botev Plovdiv 3–1 Real Zaragoza
Nenov 32'
Dermendzhiev 65'
Popov 78'		 Tejedor 88'

Second leg
Dundalk2–1 (a.e.t.)DOS Utrecht
Stokes 8'
Morrissey 109'		 Report Nieuwenhuys 20'
Attendance: 12,000

Dundalk won 3–2 on aggregate.

Juventus 2–0 FC Lausanne-Sport
Benetti 43'
del Sol 74'

Juventus won 4–0 on aggregate.

Fiorentina 2–1 Dinamo Zagreb
Amarildo 1'
Maraschi 37'		 Novak 64'

Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.

OFK Beograd 6–1 (a.e.t.) Rapid București
 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Konstantin Zečević (Yugoslavia)

OFK Beograd won 7–4 on aggregate.

FC Basel 1–2 Bologna
Hauser 42' Pace 46'
Savoldi 63'

Bologna won 6–2 on aggregate.

Argeș Pitești 0–0 Leixões
Report
Attendance: 15,000

Argeș Pitești 1–1 Leixões on aggregate. Argeș Pitești won on away goals rule.

Hamburger SV 3–2 Metz
Hönig 7'
Krämer 18'
Seeler 88'		 Report Hitz 40'
Niesser 85'

Hamburger SV won 7–3 on aggregate.

Grasshopper 1–0 Napoli
Grahn 58'

Napoli won 3–2 on aggregate.

Real Zaragoza 2–0 Botev Plovdiv
Bustillo 24', 76'

Real Zaragoza 3–3 Botev Plovdiv on aggregate. Real Zaragoza won on away goals rule.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea 0–0 (c) DWS 0–0 0 – 0(aet)
Rangers 9–1 Dundalk FC 6–1 3–0
Panathinaikos FC 0–1 Athletic Bilbao 0–0 0–1
Juventus 0–1 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 0 – 1(aet)
Aberdeen 2–4 Real Zaragoza 2–1 0–3
Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–2 Newcastle United 1–1 0–1
Vitória de Setúbal 7–1 Olympique Lyonnais 5–0 2–1
Hansa Rostock 4–4 (a) Fiorentina 3–2 1–2
OFK Beograd 2–1 Bologna 1–0 1–1
Göztepe A.Ş. 5–3 FC Argeş Piteşti 3–0 2–3
Hamburger SV 5–4 SK Slavia Praha 4–1 1–3
Hibernian 4–1 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 3–1 1–0
Leeds United 2–2 (c) Napoli 2–0 0 – 2(aet)
AIK 6–7 Hannover 96 4–2 2–5
K.S.V. Waregem 1–2 Legia Warszawa 1–0 0–2
Aris Thessaloniki F.C. 2–11 Újpest FC 1–2 1–9

First leg
Rangers 6–1 Dundalk
Henderson 13' 26'
Greig 50'
Ferguson 55' 90'
Brennan 88' og		 Report Murray 43'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Curt Nystrand, Sweden
Juventus 0–0 Eintracht Frankfurt
Hansa Rostock 3–2 Fiorentina
Kostmann 69'
Barthels 80'
Hergesell 90'		 Maraschi 70'
Rizzo 84'
OFK Beograd 1–0 Bologna
Santrač 32'
Göztepe 3–0 Argeș Pitești
 Report
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Bohumil Smejkal (Czechoslovakia)
Leeds United 2–0 Napoli
Charlton 23' 25'

Second leg
Dundalk0–3Rangers
Report Mathieson 45'
Stein 64' 81'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kåre Sirevaag, Norway

Rangers won 9–1 on aggregate.

Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 (a.e.t.) Juventus
Bechtold 120'

Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 on aggregate.

Fiorentina 2–1 Hansa Rostock
Rizzo 36'
Merlo 68'		 Kostmann 26'

Fiorentina 4–4 Hansa Rostock on aggregate. Fiorentina won on away goals rule.

Bologna 1–1 OFK Beograd
Mujesan 40' Santrač 80'

OFK Beograd won 2–1 on aggregate.

Argeș Pitești 3–2 Göztepe
 Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Leonidas Vamvakopoulos (Greece)

Göztepe won 5–3 on aggregate.

Napoli 2–0 Leeds United
Sala 14'
Juliano 84' (pen.)

Napoli 2–2 Leeds United on aggregate. Leeds United won on a coin toss.

Third round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
DWS 1–4 Rangers 0–2 1–2
Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 1–1
Real Zaragoza 4 – 4(a) Newcastle United 3–2 1–2
Vitória de Setúbal 4–2 Fiorentina 3–0 1–2
OFK Beograd 3 – 3(a) Göztepe A.Ş. 3–1 0–2
Hamburger SV 2(a) – 2 Hibernian 1–0 1–2
Leeds United 7–2 Hannover 96 5–1 2–1
Legia Warszawa 2–3 Újpest FC 0–1 2–2

First leg
Vitória de Setúbal 3–0 Fiorentina
José Maria 13' 52'
Arcanjo 36'

Second leg
Fiorentina 2–1 Vitória de Setúbal
Amarildo 12'
Rogora 36'		 Mancin 90' (o.g.)

Vitória de Setúbal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rangers FC 4–3 Athletic Bilbao 4–1 0–2
Newcastle United 6–4 Vitória de Setúbal 5–1 1–3
Göztepe A.Ş. w/o Hamburger SV(withdrew) – –
Leeds United 0–3 Újpest FC 0–1 0–2

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rangers FC 0–2 Newcastle United 0–0 0–2
Göztepe A.Ş. 1–8 Újpest FC 1–4 0–4

First leg
Rangers FC 0–0 Newcastle United
Göztepe A.Ş. 1–4 Újpest FC
Çağlayan 16' (pen.) Bene 12' 32'
Dunai II 62' 82'

Second leg
Newcastle United 2–0 Rangers FC
Scott 52'
Sinclair 77'

Newcastle United won 2–0 on aggregate.

Újpest FC 4–0 Göztepe A.Ş.
Bene 24' 55' 78'
Nagy 56'

Újpest FC won 8–1 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Newcastle United 6–2 Újpest FC 3–0 3–2
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