1968–69 European Cup
1968–69 European Cup
The 1968–69 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Milan, who beat Ajax 4–1 in the final, giving Milan its first European Cup title since 1963, and its second overall. A number of Eastern European clubs withdrew from the first two rounds when UEFA paired up all of the Eastern European clubs against one another.
Substitutions of two players at any game time were allowed; obligatory match dates were introduced (two weeks between the legs) and fixed on Wednesdays; the away goal rule was extended to the first and second rounds.
Manchester United, the defending champions, were eliminated by Milan in the semi-finals.
Bracket
First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
Malmö FF | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Milan | 1 | 4 | 5 | Milan | Bye | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dynamo Kyiv | (w) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ruch Chorzów | (o) | Milan | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saint-Étienne | 0 | 2 | 2 | Celtic | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Celtic | 0 | 4 | 4 | Celtic | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Red Star Belgrade | (w) | Red Star Belgrade | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
FC Carl Zeiss Jena | (o) | Milan | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Waterford | 1 | 1 | 2 | Manchester United | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Manchester United | 3 | 7 | 10 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Anderlecht | 3 | 2 | 5 | Anderlecht | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Glentoran | 0 | 2 | 2 | Manchester United | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rosenborg | 1 | 3 | 4 | Rapid Wien | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rapid Wien | 3 | 3 | 6 | Rapid Wien | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Real Madrid | 6 | 6 | 12 | Real Madrid | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
AEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | Milan | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nurnberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ajax | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ajax | 1 | 4 | 5 | Ajax | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Manchester City | 0 | 1 | 1 | Fenerbahçe | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fenerbahçe | 0 | 2 | 2 | Ajax | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Valur | 0 | 1 | 1 | Benfica | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
S.L. Benfica | 0 | 8 | 8 | Benfica | Bye | ||||||||||||||||||||
PFC Levski Sofia | (w) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ferencváros | (o) | Ajax | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Floriana | 1 | 0 | 1 | Spartak Trnava | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reipas Lahti | 1 | 2 | 3 | Reipas Lahti | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Steaua București | 3 | 0 | 3 | Spartak Trnava | 9 | 7 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Spartak Trnava | 1 | 4 | 5 | Spartak Trnava | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
AEK Athens | 3 | 2 | 5 | AEK Athens | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jeunesse Esch | 0 | 3 | 3 | AEK Athens | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Zürich | 1 | 2 | 3 | AB | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
AB | 3 | 1 | 4 |
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Malmö FF | 3–5 | Milan | 2–1 | 1–4 |
Saint-Étienne | 2–4 | Celtic | 2–0 | 0–4 |
Red Star Belgrade | (w/o) | Carl Zeiss Jena | – | – |
Waterford F.C. | 2–10 | Manchester United | 1–3 | 1–7 |
Anderlecht | 5–2 | Glentoran | 3–0 | 2–2 |
Rosenborg | 4–6 | Rapid Wien | 1–3 | 3–3 |
Real Madrid | 12–0 | AEL | 6–0 | 6–0 |
Nürnberg | 1–5 | Ajax | 1–1 | 0–4 |
Manchester City | 1–2 | Fenerbahçe | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Valur | 1–8 | Benfica | 0–0 | 1–8 |
Floriana | 1–3 | Reipas Lahti | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Steaua București | 3–5 | Spartak Trnava | 3–1 | 0–4 |
AEK Athens | 5–3 | Jeunesse Esch | 3–0 | 2–3 |
Zürich | 3–4 | AB | 1–3 | 2–1 |
Dynamo Kyiv | (w/o) | Ruch Chorzów | – | – |
Levski-Spartak | (w/o) | Ferencváros | – | – |
First leg
Second leg
Milan won 5–3 on aggregate.
Celtic won 4–2 on aggregate.
Manchester United won 10–2 on aggregate.
Anderlecht won 5–2 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 6–4 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.
Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.
Fenerbahçe won 2–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 8–1 on aggregate.
Reipas Lahti won 3–1 on aggregate.
Spartak Trnava won 5–3 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 5–3 on aggregate.
AB won 4–3 on aggregate.
Second round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Milan | Bye | – | – | – |
Celtic | 6–2 | Red Star Belgrade | 5–1 | 1–1 |
Manchester United | 4–3 | Anderlecht | 3–0 | 1–3 |
Rapid Wien | 2–2 (a) | Real Madrid | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Ajax | 4–0 | Fenerbahçe | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Benfica | Bye | – | – | – |
Reipas Lahti | 2–16 | Spartak Trnava | 1–9 | 1–7 |
AEK Athens | 2–0 | AB | 0–0 | 2–0 |
First leg
Second leg
Celtic won 6–2 on aggregate.
Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 2–2 on away goals.
Ajax won 4–0 on aggregate.
Spartak Trnava won 16–2 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 2–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Milan | 1–0 | Celtic | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Manchester United | 3–0 | Rapid Wien | 3–0 | 0–0 |
Ajax | 4–41 | Benfica | 1–3 | 3–1 |
Spartak Trnava | 3–2 | AEK Athens | 2–1 | 1–1 |
1 Ajax beat Benfica 3–0 in a play-off to reach the semi-finals.
First leg
Second leg
Milan won 1–0 on aggregate.
Manchester United won 3–0 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate. Tie is decided by a tie-breaker match on neutral ground.
Spartak Trnava won 3–2 on aggregate.
Tie-breakers
Ajax win the tie-breaker.
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Milan | 2–1 | Manchester United | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Ajax | 3–2 | Spartak Trnava | 3–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
Second leg
Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.
Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1968–69 European Cup are as follows:
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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1 | Denis Law | Manchester United | 9 |
2 | Johan Cruyff | Ajax | 6 |
Pierino Prati | Milan | 6 | |
4 | Jozef Adamec | Spartak Trnava | 5 |
Valér Švec | Spartak Trnava | 5 | |
José Augusto Torres | Benfica | 4 | |
7 | Gerard Bergholtz | Anderlecht | 4 |
Inge Danielsson | Ajax | 4 | |
Odd Iversen | Rosenborg | 4 | |
Ladislav Kuna | Spartak Trnava | 4 | |
Pirri | Real Madrid | 4 |