1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

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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.

## First round

KB and Union Luxembourg withdrew when drawn to play in Warsaw Pact countries.

### First leg

 * Neagu  28', 90'
* Năsturescu  85'

 * Gonçalves  18'

### Second leg

*Dundalk won 3–2 on aggregate.*

*Juventus won 4–0 on aggregate.*

*Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.*

 * Santrač  4', 13', 104', 107'
* Turudija  11', 100'

*OFK Beograd won 7–4 on aggregate.*

*Bologna won 6–2 on aggregate.*

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

*Hamburger SV won 7–3 on aggregate.*

*Napoli won 3–2 on aggregate.*

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

 *Vitória Setúbal won 6–1 on aggregate.*

*1–1 on aggregate. Lyon won on toss of coin.*

## Second round

### First leg

 * Öznur  3'
* Aksel  10', 35'

### Second leg

*Rangers won 9–1 on aggregate.*

 *Vitória Setúbal won 7–1 on aggregate.*

*Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 on aggregate.*

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

*OFK Beograd won 2–1 on aggregate.*

 * Prepurgel  56' (pen.)
* Derebaşı  58' (o.g.)
* Jercan  65'
* Zemzem  77'

*Göztepe won 5–3 on aggregate.*

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

## Third round

### Second leg

*Vitória de Setúbal won 4–2 on aggregate.*

## Quarter-finals

 **Newcastle United**  | 6–4
 **Göztepe A.Ş.**  | w/o |  Hamburger SV(withdrew)
 Leeds United  | 0–3

### Second leg

 *Newcastle United won 6–4 on aggregate.*

### Second leg

*Newcastle United won 2–0 on aggregate.*

*Újpest FC won 8–1 on aggregate.*

## Final

Main article: 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final

## References

1. ↑ "Leeds United Wins Cup", *Winnipeg Free Press*, 12 September 1968, p. 59.

## External links

* Inter-Cities Fairs Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
* Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Seasons 1968-69 – results, protocols
* website eurocups-uefa.ru Fairs' Cup Seasons 1968-69 – results, protocols
* website Football Archive 1968–69 Fairs' Cup

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* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark '68 '69
* England
* Faroe Islands '68 '69
* Finland '68 '69
* France
* East Germany
* West Germany
* Greece
* Hungary '68 '69
* Iceland '68 '69
* Israel
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '68 '69
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Scotland
* Soviet Union '68 '69
* Spain
* Sweden '68 '69
* Switzerland
* Turkey
 Domestic cups
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* England
* Faroe Islands '68 '69
* Finland '68 '69
* France
* East Germany
* West Germany
* Greece
* Hungary '68 '69
* Iceland '68 '69
* Israel
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '68 '69
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Scotland
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Wales