1968 Cup of the Alps

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1968 Coppa delle Alpi
Alpencup, Coupe des Alpes
CountrySwitzerland and Germany
Teams12
Defending champions Eintracht Frankfurt
Champions FC Schalke 04
Runners-up FC Basel
Matches played31
Goals scored109 (3.52 per match)
1967
1969

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.svg 63'
Rosenaustadion, Augsburg
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Flag of Germany.svg Tschentcher

Basel Flag of Switzerland.svg 1 – 1 Flag of Switzerland.svg Servette
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Kaiserslautern Flag of Germany.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Germany.svg Köln
Soccerball shade.svg

Round 2

FC Basel Flag of Switzerland.svg 2 – 2 Flag of Italy.svg A.S. Roma
Fischli Soccerball shade.svg 6'
Demarmels Soccerball shade.svg 18'
Soccerball shade.svg 49' Taccola
Soccerball shade.svg 85' 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.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.svg 43' Summary Juventus
St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Referee: Flag of Switzerland.svg Anton Bucheli

Young Boys Flag of Switzerland.svg 3 – 2 Flag of Switzerland.svg Luzern
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Eintracht Frankfurt Flag of Germany.svg 1 – 1 Flag of Germany.svg FC Schalke 04
Solz Soccerball shade.svg 38' (Report Eintracht Frankfurt) Słomiany Soccerball shade.svg 13'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Flag of Germany.svg Helmut Fritz

Round 2

Young Boys Flag of Switzerland.svg 2 – 2 Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Frankfurt
Grosser Soccerball shade.svg 35', 74' (Report Eintracht Frankfurt) Lotz Soccerball shade.svg 15'
Schämer Soccerball shade.svg 86'
Attendance: 2,918
Referee: Flag of Italy.svg Francescon

Luzern Flag of Switzerland.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.svg 16'
Wittkamp Soccerball shade.svg 30'
Hans-Jürgen Becher Soccerball shade.svg 88'
Summary Juventus Soccerball shade.svg 71' Leoncini
Referee: Flag of Switzerland.svg Joseph Heymann

Round 3

Eintracht Frankfurt Flag of Germany.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Blusch Soccerball shade.svg 52', 61' Summary Juventus Soccerball shade.svg 49' De Paoli
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Flag of Switzerland.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.svg 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) Flag of Germany.svg FC Schalke 04
Helmut Hauser Soccerball shade.svg 40' Report FC Schalke 04 Soccerball shade.svg 8', 95', 103' Michel
St. Jakob Stadium Basel
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Flag of Italy.svg Mario Carminati

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