# 1967–68 European Cup

The 1967–68 European Cup was the 13th European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Manchester United, who beat Benfica 4–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium, London. The European Cup title marked the tenth year since the Munich air disaster, in which eight United players were killed and their manager, Matt Busby, was left close to death, the day after earning a place in the semi-finals of the 1957–58 competition. It was also the first time an English side had won the trophy.
The away goals rule (which had already been used in the Cup Winners' Cup and the Fairs' Cup) was introduced if aggregate scores were level after two legs, but only for the first round of the competition. Extra time goals were not included in the rule.
Celtic were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Dynamo Kyiv in the first round.

## Teams

| Dinamo Tirana (1st) | Rapid Wien (1st) | Anderlecht (1st) | Botev Plovdiv (1st) |
| Olympiakos Nicosia (1st) | Sparta Prague (1st) | Hvidovre (1st) | Manchester United (1st) |
| KuPS (1st) | Saint-Étienne (1st) | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt (1st) | Eintracht Braunschweig (1st) |
| Olympiacos (1st) | Vasas (1st) | Valur (1st) | Dundalk (1st) |
| Juventus (1st) | Jeunesse Esch (1st) | Hibernians (1st) | Ajax (1st) |
| Glentoran (1st) | Skeid (1st) | Górnik Zabrze (1st) | Benfica (1st) |
| Rapid București (1st) | Celtic (1st) | Real Madrid (1st) | Djurgården (1st) |
| Basel (1st) | Beşiktaş (1st) | Dynamo Kyiv (1st) | Sarajevo (1st) |

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sarajevo | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sarajevo | 2 | 3 | 5 | Sarajevo | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Manchester United | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Manchester United | 4 | 0 | 4 | Manchester United | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hibernians | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hibernians | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Górnik Zabrze | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Celtic | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Górnik Zabrze | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2 | 1 | 3 | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Górnik Zabrze | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Górnik Zabrze | 3 | 1 | 4 | Górnik Zabrze | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Djurgården | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Djurgården | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Manchester United | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Real Madrid | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Basel | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Real Madrid | 0 | 3 | 3 | | |
| Hvidovre | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hvidovre | 2 | 3 | 5 | Hvidovre | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Real Madrid | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ajax | 1 | 1 | 2 | Real Madrid | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Real Madrid (a.e.t.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Real Madrid (a.e.t.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | Real Madrid | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Sparta Prague | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Skeid | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Sparta Prague | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Sparta Prague | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sparta Prague | 1 | 1 | 2 | Sparta Prague | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Anderlecht | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1 | 1 | 2 | Anderlecht | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anderlecht | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anderlecht | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Manchester United (a.e.t.) | 4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Benfica | 1 | |
| Dundalk | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Benfica | 1 |
| Vasas | 1 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vasas | 1 | 8 | 9 | Vasas | 6 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Valur | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Valur (a) | 1 | 3 | 4 | Valur | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeunesse Esch | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeunesse Esch | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | Vasas | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Benfica | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Glentoran | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Benfica | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Benfica (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Benfica (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | Benfica | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Saint-Étienne | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint-Étienne | 2 | 3 | 5 | Saint-Étienne | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| KuPS | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| KuPS | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Benfica | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Juventus | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Beşiktaş | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Juventus | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Rapid Wien | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rapid Wien | 1 | 3 | 4 | Rapid Wien | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | | | w | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dinamo Tirana | | | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dinamo Tirana | | | o | | | | | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3 | 0 | 3 (0) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Juventus | 2 | 1 | 3 (1) | | | | | | | | | |
| Olympiacos | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Juventus | 2 | 1 | 3 (1) | | | | | | | |
| Juventus | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Juventus | 0 | 2 | 2 | Juventus | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Rapid București | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2 | 0 | 2 | Rapid București | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rapid București (a.e.t.) | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 3–5 | Sarajevo | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Manchester United | 4–0 | Hibernians | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Celtic | 2–3 | Dynamo Kyiv | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 4–0 | Djurgården | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Basel | 4–5 | Hvidovre | 1–2 | 3–3 |
| Ajax | 2–3 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Skeid | 1–2 | Sparta Prague | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2–5 | Anderlecht | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Dundalk | 1–9 | Vasas | 0–1 | 1–8 |
| Valur | 4–4 (a) | Jeunesse Esch | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Glentoran | 1–1 (a) | Benfica | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Saint-Étienne | 5–0 | KuPS | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Beşiktaş | 0–4 | Rapid Wien | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | (w/o) | Dinamo Tirana | – | – |
| Olympiacos | 0–2 | Juventus | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2–3 | Rapid București | 2–0 | 0–3 (a.e.t.) |

### Second leg

Sarajevo won 5–3 on aggregate.
Manchester United won 4–0 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.
Górnik Zabrze won 4–0 on aggregate.
Hvidovre won 5–4 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague won 2–1 on aggregate.
Anderlecht won 5–2 on aggregate.
Vasas won 9–1 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate; Valur won on away goals.
1–1 on aggregate; Benfica won on away goals.
Saint-Étienne won 5–0 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 4–0 on aggregate.
Juventus won 2–0 on aggregate.
Rapid București won 3–2 on aggregate.

## Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sarajevo | 1–2 | Manchester United | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2–3 | Górnik Zabrze | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Hvidovre | 3–6 | Real Madrid | 2–2 | 1–4 |
| Sparta Prague | 6–5 | Anderlecht | 3–2 | 3–3 |
| Vasas | 11–1 | Valur | 6–0 | 5–1 |
| Benfica | 2–1 | Saint-Étienne | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Rapid Wien | 1–2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Juventus | 1–0 | Rapid București | 1–0 | 0–0 |

### Second leg

Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.
Górnik Zabrze won 3–2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 6–3 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.
Vasas won 11–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.
Eintracht Braunschweig won 2–1 on aggregate.
Juventus won 1–0 on aggregate.

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
| Manchester United | 2–1 | Górnik Zabrze | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Real Madrid | 4–2 | Sparta Prague | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Vasas | 0–3 | Benfica | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 3–3 | Juventus | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |

### Second leg

Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.
Juventus 3–3 Eintracht Braunschweig on aggregate.

### Play-off
## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Manchester United | 4–3 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | 3–3 |
| Benfica | 3–0 | Juventus | 2–0 | 1–0 |

### Second leg

Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate.
Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Eusébio | Benfica | 6 |
| 2 | Francisco Gento | Real Madrid | 5 |
| 2 | Václav Mašek | Sparta Prague | 5 |
| 2 | Paul Van Himst | Anderlecht | 5 |
| 5 | Amancio | Real Madrid | 4 |
| 5 | Hermann Gunnarsson | Valur | 4 |
| 5 | Włodzimierz Lubański | Górnik Zabrze | 4 |
| 8 | Boško Antić | Sarajevo | 3 |
| 8 | George Best | Manchester United | 3 |
| 8 | János Farkas | Vasas | 3 |
| 8 | István Korsós | Vasas | 3 |
| 8 | Ivan Mráz | Sparta Prague | 3 |
| 8 | Pirri | Real Madrid | 3 |
| 8 | János Radics | Vasas | 3 |
| 8 | David Sadler | Manchester United | 3 |
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