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1968 Cup of the Alps

1968 Coppa delle Alpi shows the results of the 1968 tournament that was held mainly in Switzerland in the preseason 1968/69. The Coppa delle Alpi (translated as Cup of the Alps) was a football tournament, jointly organized by the Italian national league and the Swiss League as a pre-season event.

1968 Coppa delle Alpi
Alpencup, Coupe des Alpes
Tournament details
CountrySwitzerland and Germany
Teams12
Defending championsEintracht Frankfurt
Final positions
ChampionsFC Schalke 04
Runner-upFC Basel
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored109 (3.52 per match)
← 1967
1969 →

Most of the games in the 1968 competition were played in Switzerland. There were four teams taking part from Italy A.S. Roma, ACF Fiorentina, Cagliari and Juventus, four from Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern, 1. FC Köln, Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Schalke 04 as well as four from Switzerland Luzern, Servette FC Genève, Young Boys and FC Basel. The teams were drawn into two groups, two teams from each country in either group. The winners of the two groups were matched in the final.

Group A edit

Matches edit

Round 1
Roma  1 – 0  Fiorentina
Taccola   63'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee:   Tschentcher
Basel  1 – 1  Servette
   
Kaiserslautern  1 – 0  Köln
 
Round 2
FC Basel  2 – 2  A.S. Roma
Fischli   6'
Demarmels   18'		   49' Taccola
  85' Jair
Referee:   Ott
Kaiserslautern  2 – 2  Fiorentina
       
Servette  1 – 1  Köln
   
Round 3
Match day 3
FC Basel  1 – 0  1. FC Kaiserslautern
 
Match day 3
Fiorentina  1 – 0  Köln
 
23 June 1968
Servette  2 – 3  A.S. Roma
Blanchard   52'
Sirena   82' (o.g.)		   16' Taccola
  41', 65' Enzo
Referee:   Siebert
Round 4
Match day 4
FC Basel  3 – 2  1. FC Köln
         
Match day 4
Servette  1 – 4  Fiorentina
         
Match day 4
1. FC Kaiserslautern  3 – 0  A.S. Roma
     
Round 5
Match day 5
A.S. Roma  2 – 0  1. FC Köln
   
Match day 5
Servette  1 – 0  1. FC Kaiserslautern
 
Match day 5
FC Basel  1 – 1  Fiorentina
   

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 FC Basel 5 2 3 0 8 6 7
2 A.S. Roma 5 2 2 1 8 7 6
3 Fiorentina 5 2 2 1 8 5 6
4 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5 2 1 2 6 4 5
5 Servette FC Genève 5 1 2 2 6 9 4
6 1. FC Köln 5 0 1 4 3 8 2

Group B edit

Matches edit

Round 1
Cagliari  1 – 0  Juventus
Cera   43' Summary Juventus
Referee:   Anton Bucheli
Young Boys  3 – 2  Luzern
         
Eintracht Frankfurt  1 – 1  FC Schalke 04
Solz   38' (Report Eintracht Frankfurt) Słomiany   13'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee:   Helmut Fritz
Round 2
Young Boys  2 – 2  Eintracht Frankfurt
Grosser   35', 74' (Report Eintracht Frankfurt) Lotz   15'
Schämer   86'
Attendance: 2,918
Referee:   Francescon
Luzern  1 – 4  Cagliari
         
FC Schalke 04  3 – 1  Juventus
Pohlschmidt   16'
Wittkamp   30'
Hans-Jürgen Becher   88'		 Summary Juventus   71' Leoncini
Referee:   Joseph Heymann
Round 3
Eintracht Frankfurt  2 – 1  Juventus
Blusch  52', 61' Summary Juventus   49' De Paoli
Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Schneuwly
Match day 3
Young Boys  2 – 3  Cagliari
         
Match day 3
Luzern  0 – 4  FC Schalke 04
       
Round 4
Young Boys  3 – 1  Juventus
Allemann  28'
Guggisberg   34', 70'		 Summary Juventus   90' (pen.) Zigoni
Match day 4
Luzern  4 – 9  Eintracht Frankfurt
Richter   9', 61'
Meier   24'
Flury   25'		 (Report Eintracht Frankfurt) Lothar Schämer   50'
Abbé   53', 65', 85'
Huberts   71', 89'
Friedrich   72', 80'
Lotz   73'
Attendance: 4,000
Match day 4
FC Schalke 04  2 – 2  Cagliari
       
Round 5
Match day 5
Young Boys  0 – 3  FC Schalke 04
     
Luzern  2 – 5  Juventus
Richter  32'
Trivellin   86'		 Summary Juventus   31' Sacco
  64' (pen.) Zigoni
  71' Menichelli
  80' Gori
  84' Favalli
Referee:   Heinz Siebert
Match day 5
Eintracht Frankfurt  2 – 2  Cagliari
Grabowski  
Huberts  		 (Report Eintracht Frankfurt)    
Attendance: 12,000

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 FC Schalke 04 5 3 2 0 13 4 8
2 Cagliari 5 3 2 0 12 7 8
3 Eintracht Frankfurt 5 2 3 0 16 10 7
4 Young Boys 5 2 1 2 10 11 5
5 Juventus 5 1 0 4 8 11 2
6 Luzern 5 0 0 5 9 23 0

Final edit

Final
FC Basel  1 – 3 (a.e.t.)  FC Schalke 04
Helmut Hauser   40' Report FC Schalke 04   8', 95', 103' Michel
Attendance: 13,000

Sources and References edit

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