1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup

1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup
Champions Milan lifting the trophy
Final positions
ChampionsItaly A.C. Milan (1st title)
Runners-upWest Germany Hamburger SV
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored200 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uwe Seeler (Hamburger SV) 8 goals

The 1967–68 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup club football tournament was won by A.C. Milan following their final victory against Hamburger SV, the fourth West German finalist in four years. Milan beat defending champions Bayern Munich en route to the final.

Teams

Austria Austria Wien (CW) Belgium Standard Liège (CW) Bulgaria Levski Sofia (CW) Cyprus Apollon Limassol (CW)
Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava (CW) Denmark Randers Freja (CW) England Tottenham Hotspur (CW) Finland HJK (CW)
France Lyon (CW) East Germany BSG Sachsenring Zwickau (CW) West Germany Bayern Munich (CW)TH West Germany Hamburger SV (CR)
Greece Panathinaikos (CW) Hungary Győri ETO (CW) Iceland KR Reykjavík (CW) Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers (CW)
Italy A.C. Milan (CW) Luxembourg Aris Bonnevoie (CW) Malta Floriana (CW) Netherlands NAC Breda (CW)
Northern Ireland Crusaders (CW) Norway Fredrikstad (CW) Poland Wisła Kraków (CW) Portugal Vitória de Setúbal (CW)
Romania Steaua București (CW) Scotland Aberdeen (CR) Spain Valencia (CW) Switzerland Lausanne Sports (CR)
Turkey Altay SK (CW) Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow (CR) Wales Cardiff City (CW) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split (CW)

Bracket

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                  
Turkey Altay SK 2 0 2
Belgium Standard Liège 3 0 3
Belgium Standard Liège 3 0 3
Scotland Aberdeen 0 2 2
Scotland Aberdeen 10 4 14
Iceland KR Reykjavík 0 1 1
Belgium Standard Liège 1 1 2 (0)
Italy A.C. Milan 1 1 2 (2)
Hungary Győri ETO 5 4 9
Cyprus Apollon Limassol 0 0 0
Hungary Győri ETO 2 1 3
Italy A.C. Milan (a) 2 1 3
Italy A.C. Milan 5 1 6
Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1 1 2
Italy A.C. Milan 2 0 2
West Germany Bayern Munich 0 0 0
Spain Valencia 4 4 8
Northern Ireland Crusaders 0 2 2
Spain Valencia 3 0 3
Romania Steaua București 0 1 1
Austria Austria Wien 0 1 1
Romania Steaua București 2 2 4
Spain Valencia 1 0 1
West Germany Bayern Munich 1 1 2
West Germany Bayern Munich 5 2 7
Greece Panathinaikos 0 1 1
West Germany Bayern Munich 6 1 7
Portugal Vitória de Setúbal 2 1 3
Norway Fredrikstad 1 1 2
Portugal Vitória de Setúbal 5 2 7
Italy A.C. Milan 2
West Germany Hamburger SV 0
Finland HJK 1 0 1
Poland Wisła Kraków 4 4 8
Poland Wisła Kraków 0 0 0
West Germany Hamburger SV 1 4 5
West Germany Hamburger SV 5 2 7
Denmark Randers Freja 3 0 3
West Germany Hamburger SV 2 0 2 (2)
France Lyon 0 2 2 (0)
Luxembourg Aris Bonnevoie 0 1 1
France Lyon 3 2 5
France Lyon (a) 1 3 4
England Tottenham Hotspur 0 4 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split 0 3 3
England Tottenham Hotspur 2 4 6
West Germany Hamburger SV 1 3 4
Wales Cardiff City 1 2 3
Malta Floriana 1 0 1
Netherlands NAC Breda 2 1 3
Netherlands NAC Breda 1 1 2
Wales Cardiff City 1 4 5
Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 1 0 1
Wales Cardiff City 1 2 3
Wales Cardiff City 1 0 1 (1)
Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow 0 1 1 (0)
Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow 0 1 1
East Germany BSG Sachsenring Zwickau 0 0 0
Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow 3 3 6
Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava 0 1 1
Switzerland Lausanne Sports 3 0 3
Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava 2 2 4

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Altay SK Turkey 2–3 Belgium Standard Liège 2–3 0–0
Aberdeen Scotland 14–1 Iceland KR Reykjavík 10–0 4–1
Győri ETO Hungary 9–0 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 5–0 4–0
A.C. Milan Italy 6–2 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 5–1 1–1
Valencia Spain 8–2 Northern Ireland Crusaders 4–0 4–2
Austria Wien Austria 1–4 Romania Steaua București 0–2 1–2
Bayern Munich West Germany 7–1 Greece Panathinaikos 5–0 2–1
Fredrikstad Norway 2–7 Portugal Vitória de Setúbal 1–5 1–2
HJK Finland 1–8 Poland Wisła Kraków 1–4 0–4
Hamburger SV West Germany 7–3 Denmark Randers Freja 5–3 2–0
Aris Bonnevoie Luxembourg 1–5 France Lyon 0–3 1–2
Hajduk Split Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 3–6 England Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 3–4
Floriana Malta 1–3 Netherlands NAC Breda 1–2 0–1
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 1–3 Wales Cardiff City 1–1 0–2
Torpedo Moscow Soviet Union 1–0 East Germany BSG Sachsenring Zwickau 0–0 1–0
Lausanne Sports Switzerland 3–4 Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava 3–2 0–2

First leg

Altay SK Turkey2–3Belgium Standard Liège
Akı 23'
İçten 42'
Colonval 11'
Claessen 72', 82'
Referee: Vasile Dumitrescu (Romania)

Aberdeen Scotland10–0Iceland KR Reykjavik
Munro 19', 52', 61'
Storrie 21', 57'
Smith 31', 80'
McMillan 45'
Taylor 48'
Petersen 72'
Referee: Adrianus Aalbrecht (Netherlands)

Győri ETO Hungary5–0Cyprus Apollon Limassol
Nell 19'
Györffi 25'
Varsányi 48'
Szaló 80', 83'
Vagongyári ETO pálya, Győr
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

A.C. Milan Italy5–1Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Sormani 50'
Hamrin 51', 74'
Anquilletti 81', 86'
Asparuhov 63'
Attendance: 39,779
Referee: Konstantin Zečević (Yugoslavia)

Valencia Spain4–0Northern Ireland Crusaders
Ansola 2', 13'
Jara 28' (pen.)
Waldo 55'
Referee: Roger Mâchin (France)

Austria Wien Austria0–2Romania Steaua București
Report
Attendance: 14,433
Referee: Ivan Placek (Czechoslovakia)


Fredrikstad Norway1–5Portugal Vitória Setúbal
Fuglset 72' Pedras 20', 33'
José Maria 43'
Guerreiro 63', 78'
Attendance: 5,204
Referee: Gunnar Michaelsen (Denmark)

HJK Finland1–4Poland Wisła Kraków
Pajo 76' Skupnik 10'
Lendzion 14', 27'
Sykta 66'
Referee: Erwin Vetter (East Germany)

Hamburger SV West Germany5–3Denmark Randers Freja
Seeler 3', 28', 83'
Krämer 55'
Hönig 64'
Andreasen 18'
Sørensen 68'
Gaardsøe 90'
Referee: Peter Coates (Ireland)

Aris Bonnevoie Luxembourg0–3France Lyon
Pin 22'
di Nallo 39', 63'
Referee: Hans-Joachim Weyland (West Germany)

Hajduk Split Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia0–2England Tottenham Hotspur
Robertson 4'
Greaves 88'
Referee: Todor Bechirov (Bulgaria)

Floriana Malta1–2Netherlands NAC Breda
Buttigieg 49' Visschers 48', 69'
Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy)

Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland1–1Wales Cardiff City
Gilbert 16' King 48'
Referee: Piet Roomer (Netherlands)

Torpedo Moscow Soviet Union0–0East Germany BSG Sachsenring Zwickau
Referee: Pekka Aho (Finland)

Lausanne Sports Switzerland3–2Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava
Kerkhoffs 33', 43'
Armbruster 90'
Švec 8', 17'

Second leg

Standard Liège won 3–2 on aggregate.


KR Reykjavik Iceland1–4Scotland Aberdeen
Hafsteinsson 72' Storrie 43', 58'
Buchan 44'
Munro 53'
Referee: Ivar Hornslien (Norway)

Aberdeen won 14–1 on aggregate.


Apollon Limassol Cyprus0–4Hungary Győri ETO
Kiss 63'
Szaló 65'
Varsányi 72'
Stolcz 79'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

Győri ETO won 9-0 on aggregate.


Levski Sofia Bulgaria1–1Italy A.C. Milan
Asparuhov 75' Sormani 12'
Attendance: 24,864
Referee: Faruk Talu (Turkey)

Milan won 6–2 on aggregate.


Crusaders Northern Ireland2–4Spain Valencia
Trainor 3'
Magill 69'
Paquito 14', 33', 63'
Ansola 41'
Referee: Joseph Hannet (Belgium)

Valencia won 8–2 on aggregate.


Steaua București Romania2–1Austria Austria Wien
Report
Attendance: 9,101
Referee: Timoleon Latsios (Greece)

Steaua București won 4–1 on aggregate.


Panathinaikos Greece1–2West Germany Bayern Munich
  • Kalaitzidis 68'

Bayern Munich won 7–1 on aggregate.


Vitória Setúbal Portugal2–1Norway Fredrikstad
Pedras 5'
Bonjour 50'
Arntsen 59'
Attendance: 6,546
Referee: Daniel Zariquiegui Izco (Spain)

Vitória Setúbal won 7–2 on aggregate.


Wisła Kraków Poland4–0Finland HJK
Rainiala 25' (o.g.)
Skupnik 44'
Wójcik 60'
Sykta 79'

Wisła Kraków won 8–1 on aggregate.


Randers Freja Denmark0–2West Germany Hamburger SV
Kurbjuhn 2'
Dieckmann 21'
Referee: Birger Nilsen (Norway)

Hamburger SV won 7–3 on aggregate.


Lyon France2–1Luxembourg Aris Bonnevoie
Pin 5'
Maison 28' (pen.)
Heger 79'

Lyon won 5–1 on aggregate.


Tottenham Hotspur England4–3Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split
Robertson 20', 83'
Gilzean 34'
Venables 38'
Vardić 81'
Mušović 82'
Hlevnjak 89'
Referee: Joaquim Fernandes dos Campos (Portugal)

Tottenham Hotspur won 6–3 on aggregate.


NAC Breda Netherlands1–0Malta Floriana
Pirard 56'

NAC Breda won 3–1 on aggregate.


Cardiff City Wales2–0Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
Toshack 30'
Brown 74' (pen.)
Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium)

Cardiff City won 3–1 on aggregate.


BSG Sachsenring Zwickau East Germany0–1Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow
Streltsov 68'
Referee: Ryszard Banasiuk (Poland)

Torpedo Moscow won 1–0 on aggregate.


Spartak Trnava Czechoslovakia2–0Switzerland Lausanne Sports
Adamec 25'
Martinkovič 90'

Spartak Trnava won 4–3 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Standard Liège Belgium 3–2 Scotland Aberdeen 3–0 0–2
Győri ETO Hungary 3–3 (a) Italy A.C. Milan 2–2 1–1
Valencia Spain 3–1 Romania Steaua București 3–0 0–1
Bayern Munich West Germany 7–3 Portugal Vitória de Setúbal 6–2 1–1
Wisła Kraków Poland 0–5 West Germany Hamburger SV 0–1 0–4
Lyon France 4–4 (a) England Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 3–4
NAC Breda Netherlands 2–5 Wales Cardiff City 1–1 1–4
Torpedo Moscow Soviet Union 6–1 Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava 3–0 3–1

First leg

Standard Liège Belgium3–0Scotland Aberdeen
Claessen 6'
Jurkiewicz 11'
Pilot 66'
Referee: Salvador Heliodoro Garcia (Portugal)

Győri ETO Hungary2–2Italy A.C. Milan
Györfi 29', 80' Sormani 19', 81'
Vagongyári ETO pálya, Győr
Attendance: 15,533

Valencia Spain3–0Romania Steaua București
Report
Attendance: 22,049
Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy)

Bayern Munich West Germany6–2Portugal Vitória Setúbal
Müller 8', 59', 89' (pen.)
Brenninger 20'
Ohlhauser 27'
Nafziger 50'
Pedras 7'
Tomé 81'
Attendance: 18,341

Wisła Kraków Poland0–1West Germany Hamburger SV

Lyon France1–0England Tottenham Hotspur
Report Report 2 Report 3
Attendance: 10,997
Referee: Josef Krnavek (Czechoslovakia)

NAC Breda Netherlands1–1Wales Cardiff City
Referee: Kåre Sirevaag (Norway)

Second leg

Aberdeen Scotland2–0Belgium Standard Liège
Munro 20'
Melrose 66'
Referee: Magnús Pétursson (Iceland)

Standard Liège won 3–2 on aggregate.


A.C. Milan Italy1–1Hungary Győri ETO
Prati 22' Szaló 6'
Attendance: 17,757
Referee: Helmut Fritz (West Germany)

3–3 on aggregate; Milan won on away goals.


Steaua București Romania1–0Spain Valencia
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Milovoje Gugulovic (Yugoslavia)

Valencia won 3–1 on aggregate.


Vitória Setúbal Portugal1–1West Germany Bayern Munich
Pedras 68' Ohlhauser 75'
Attendance: 5,259
Referee: Roger Barde (France)

Bayern Munich won 7–3 on aggregate.  


Hamburger SV West Germany4–0Poland Wisła Kraków
Referee: Patrick Graham (Republic of Ireland)

Hamburger SV won 5–0 on aggregate.


Tottenham Hotspur England4–3France Lyon
Report Report 2

4–4 on aggregate; Lyon won on away goals.


Cardiff City Wales4–1Netherlands NAC Breda
  • Nouwens 29'
Referee: Gunnar Michaelsen (Denmark)

Cardiff City won 5–2 on aggregate.


Spartak Trnava Czechoslovakia1–3Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow
Referee: Adrianus Aalbrecht (Netherlands)

Torpedo Moscow won 6–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Standard Liège Belgium 2–21 Italy A.C. Milan 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Valencia Spain 1–2 West Germany Bayern Munich 1–1 0–1
Hamburger SV West Germany 2–22 France Lyon 2–0 0–2
Cardiff City Wales 1–13 Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow 1–0 0–1

1 Milan beat Standard Liège 2–0 in a play-off.

2 Hamburg beat Lyon 2–0 in a play-off.

3 Cardiff City beat Torpedo Moscow 1–0 in a play-off.

First leg

Standard Liège Belgium1–1Italy A.C. Milan
Claessen 38' Prati 20'
Attendance: 28,730

Valencia Spain1–1West Germany Bayern Munich
Vilar 6' Mestre 77' (o.g.)

Hamburger SV West Germany2–0France Lyon
Dieckmann 81'
Nafziger 50'
Referee: Anvar Zverev (Soviet Union)

Cardiff City Wales1–0Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow
Jones 44'
Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium)

Second leg

A.C. Milan Italy1–1 (a.e.t.)Belgium Standard Liège
Rognoni 40' Jurkiewicz 74'
Attendance: 55,146

2–2 on aggregate.


Bayern Munich won 3–1 on aggregate.


Lyon France2–0 (a.e.t.)West Germany Hamburger SV

2–2 on aggregate.


Torpedo Moscow Soviet Union1–0 (a.e.t.)Wales Cardiff City
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)

1–1 on aggregate.

Play-offs

A.C. Milan Italy2–0Belgium Standard Liège
Prati 3'
Rivera 47'
Attendance: 40,362
Referee: Roger Barde (France)

Milan won play-off 2–0.


Hamburger SV West Germany2–0France Lyon
Referee: Adrianus Aalbrecht (Netherlands)

Hamburg won play-off 2–0.


Cardiff City Wales1–0Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow
Referee: Helmut Fritz (West Germany)

Cardiff City won play-off 1–0.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
A.C. Milan Italy 2–0 West Germany Bayern Munich 2–0 0–0
Hamburger SV West Germany 4–3 Wales Cardiff City 1–1 3–2

First leg

A.C. Milan Italy2–0West Germany Bayern Munich
Sormani 51'
Prati 73'
Report Report 2
Attendance: 70,158
Referee: Salvador Heliodoro Garcia (Portugal)

Second leg

Milan won 2–0 on aggregate.


Hamburg won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 West Germany Uwe Seeler West Germany Hamburger SV 8
2 West Germany Gerd Müller West Germany Bayern Munich 7
3 France Fleury di Nallo France Lyon 6
4 Spain Fernando Ansola Spain Valencia 5
Scotland Frank Munro Scotland Aberdeen 5
Portugal Pedras Portugal Vitória Setúbal 5
Italy Angelo Sormani Italy A.C. Milan 5
8 Belgium Roger Claessen Belgium Standard Liège 4
Sweden Kurt Hamrin Italy A.C. Milan 4
Italy Pierino Prati Italy A.C. Milan 4
Scotland Jim Storrie Scotland Aberdeen 4
Hungary József Szaló Hungary Győri ETO 4

See also