1968 Cup of the Alps

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1968 Coppa delle Alpi
Alpencup, Coupe des Alpes
Tournament details
CountrySwitzerland and Germany
Teams12
Defending champions Eintracht Frankfurt
Final positions
Champions FC Schalke 04
Runners-up FC Basel
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored109 (3.52 per match)
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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.

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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

Matches

Round 1
Roma Flag of Italy.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina
Taccola Soccerball shade.svg63'
Rosenaustadion, Augsburg
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Flag of Germany.svg Tschentcher
Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1 – 1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Servette
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St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Kaiserslautern Flag of Germany.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Germany.svg Köln
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Round 2
FC Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2 – 2 Flag of Italy.svg A.S. Roma
Fischli Soccerball shade.svg6'
Demarmels Soccerball shade.svg18'		Soccerball shade.svg49' Taccola
Soccerball shade.svg85' Jair
Referee: Flag of Germany.svg Ott
Kaiserslautern Flag of Germany.svg 2 – 2 Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina
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Servette Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1 – 1 Flag of Germany.svg Köln
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Round 3

Table

PosTeam Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 FC Basel 5230867
2 A.S. Roma 5221876
3 Fiorentina 5221856
4 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5212645
5 Servette FC Genève 5122694
6 1. FC Köln 5014382

Group B

Matches

Round 1
Cagliari Flag of Italy.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Cera Soccerball shade.svg43' Summary Juventus
St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Referee: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Anton Bucheli
Young Boys Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 3 – 2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luzern
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Eintracht Frankfurt Flag of Germany.svg 1 – 1 Flag of Germany.svg FC Schalke 04
Solz Soccerball shade.svg38' (Report Eintracht Frankfurt) Słomiany Soccerball shade.svg13'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Flag of Germany.svg Helmut Fritz
Round 2
Young Boys Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2 – 2 Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Frankfurt
Grosser Soccerball shade.svg35', 74' (Report Eintracht Frankfurt) Lotz Soccerball shade.svg15'
Schämer Soccerball shade.svg86'
Attendance: 2,918
Referee: Flag of Italy.svg Francescon
Luzern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1 – 4 Flag of Italy.svg Cagliari
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FC Schalke 04 Flag of Germany.svg 3 – 1 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Pohlschmidt Soccerball shade.svg16'
Wittkamp Soccerball shade.svg30'
Hans-Jürgen Becher Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Summary Juventus Soccerball shade.svg71' Leoncini
Referee: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Joseph Heymann
Round 3
Eintracht Frankfurt Flag of Germany.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Blusch Soccerball shade.svg52', 61' Summary Juventus Soccerball shade.svg49' De Paoli
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Schneuwly

Table

PosTeam Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 FC Schalke 04 53201348
2 Cagliari 53201278
3 Eintracht Frankfurt 523016107
4 Young Boys 521210115
5 Juventus 51048112
6 Luzern 50059230

Final

Final
FC Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) Flag of Germany.svg FC Schalke 04
Helmut Hauser Soccerball shade.svg40' Report FC Schalke 04 Soccerball shade.svg8', 95', 103' Michel
St. Jakob Stadium Basel
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Flag of Italy.svg Mario Carminati

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