1968 Intertoto Cup

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The 1968 Intertoto Cup was the second, following the previous year's in which no knock-out rounds were contested, and therefore the second in which no winner was declared. The tournament was expanded, with 50 clubs and fourteen groups compared to 48 clubs and twelve groups the season before. Clubs from Portugal and Spain participated for the first time.

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Group stage

The teams were divided into fourteen groups - of three clubs each in the 'A' section, and of four clubs each in the 'B' section. Clubs from Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal were placed in 'A'; while clubs from East Germany, Poland, Sweden and Denmark were placed in 'B' groups. Clubs from West Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Switzerland were placed in both sections.

Group A1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of Germany.svg Nürnberg 4310133+107
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anderlecht 411271033
3 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 410331072
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group A2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax 422073+46
2 Flag of Italy.svg Torino 41128803
3 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Atlético Madrid 41125943
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Group A3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting 421165+15
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dukla Prague 311132+13
3 Flag of Austria.svg Rapid Vienna 31024622
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group A4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Feyenoord 422082+66
2 Flag of France.svg Saint-Étienne 41215504
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Standard Liège 402251162
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group A5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Español 430173+46
2 Flag of Germany.svg 1860 Munich 430196+36
3 Flag of Austria.svg Austria Vienna 400441170
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Group A6

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg ADO Den Haag 430164+26
2 Flag of France.svg RCF Paris 421153+25
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lugano 40132641
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of East Germany.svg FC Karl-Marx-Stadt 632194+58
2 Flag of Austria.svg LASK Linz 62311410+47
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Helsingborg 6312109+17
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Biel-Bienne 6024818102
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of East Germany.svg F.C. Hansa Rostock 6510103+711
2 Flag of Poland.svg Katowice 63034516
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Örebro 6213144+105
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg La Chaux-de-Fonds 6105420162
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slovan Bratislava 6501157+810
2 Flag of Austria.svg Wiener Sportclub 6222121426
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö FF 621391235
4 Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg 6114131633
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Košice 6501126+610
2 Flag of Poland.svg Szombierki Bytom 6402129+38
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Djurgården 6204121424
4 Flag of Germany.svg Werder Bremen 610561372
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lokomotíva Košice 6501176+1110
2 Flag of East Germany.svg FC Carl Zeiss Jena 632183+58
3 Flag of Austria.svg Austria Salzburg 61232974
4 Flag of Denmark.svg Horsens 602431292
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B6

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of Poland.svg Odra Opole 651091+811
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jednota Trenčín 631294+57
3 Flag of East Germany.svg 1. FC Magdeburg 6303129+36
4 Flag of Denmark.svg Hvidovre 6006521160
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B7

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Braunschweig 6411117+49
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne Sports 63121410+47
3 Flag of Austria.svg Tirol Innsbruck 620481244
4 Flag of Denmark.svg AB 61233744
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B8

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of Poland.svg Legia Warsaw 6420166+1010
2 Flag of Germany.svg Hannover 96 6321167+98
3 Flag of Denmark.svg Frem 62137925
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bellinzona 6015320171
Source: [ citation needed ]

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