1967–68 European Cup
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The Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 September 1967 – 29 May 1968 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Manchester United (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Benfica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 60 |
| Goals scored | 162 (2.7 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Eusébio (6 goals) |
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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 10th year since the Munich air disaster, in which eight United players were killed and their manager, Matt Busby, was left close to death. It was also the first time that 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, the defending champions, were eliminated by Dynamo Kyiv in the first round.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | 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  |
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1–1 | 1–2 |
Skeid  |
1–2 |  Sparta Prague |
0–1 | 1–1 |
Karl-Marx-Stadt  |
2–5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Anderlecht |
1–3 | 1–2 |
Dundalk  |
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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  |
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0–2 |  Juventus |
0–0 | 0–2 |
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2–3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Rapid Bucureşti |
2–0 | 0–3 |
First leg
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.
18 October 1967 |
| Hvidovre |
3–3 | Basel |
|---|---|---|
Hansen  18'Sørensen 39'Olsen 58' |
Report | Hauser 2' Benthaus 78'Wenger 85' |
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.
11 October 1967 |
| Vasas |
8–1 | Dundalk |
|---|---|---|
| Vidáts 10', 87' Farkas 32', 35', 72'Korsós 43', 85'Molnár 68' |
Report | Hale 25' |
Vasas won 9–1 on aggregate.
1 October 1967 |
| Jeunesse Esch |
3–3 | Valur |
|---|---|---|
| Hnatow 56' Di Genova 86'Langer 89' |
Report | Jónsson 10' Gunnarsson 36', 60' |
Valur 4–4 Jeunesse Esch on aggregate. Valur won on away goals.
Benfica won 1–1 on away goals.
Saint-Étienne won 5–0 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 4–0 on aggregate.
Juventus won 2–0 on aggregate.
Rapid Bucureşti won 3–2 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | 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 Bucureşti |
1–0 | 0–0 |
First leg
29 November 1967 |
| Sparta Prague |
3–2 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Mašek 25', 32' (pen.), 62' |
Report | Jurion 35' Van Himst 55' |
Second leg
Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.
Górnik Zabrze won 3–2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 6–3 on aggregate.
6 December 1967 |
| Anderlecht |
3–3 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Van Himst 60', 65' Devrindt 83' |
Report | Mašek 30', 85' Mráz 89' |
Sparta Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.
17 November 1967 |
| Valur |
1–5 | Vasas |
|---|---|---|
| Gunnarsson 85' |
Report | Molnár 11' Pál 13'Mathesz 30'Váradi 53'Kovács 72' |
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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3–31 | Juventus |
3–2 | 0–1 |
1 Juventus beat Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 in a play-off to reach the semi-finals.
First leg
31 January 1968 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig |
3–2 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Kaack 28' Dulz 37'Berg 38' |
Report | Kaack 10' (o.g.) Sacco 81' |
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.
Juventus won 1–0 in play-off.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United |
4–3 | Real Madrid |
1–0 | 3–3 |
| Benfica |
3–0 | Juventus |
2–0 | 1–0 |
First leg
Second leg
15 May 1968 |
| Real Madrid |
3–3 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Pirri 32' Gento 41'Amancio 45' |
Report | Zoco 44' (o.g.) Sadler 73'Foulkes 78' |
Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate.
Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.
Final
29 May 1968 |
| Manchester United |
4 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Charlton 53', 99' Best 92'Kidd 94' |
Report | Graça 79' |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1967–68 European Cup are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eusébio |
Benfica |
6 |
| 2 | Francisco Gento |
Real Madrid |
5 |
| Paul Van Himst |
Anderlecht |
5 | |
| Václav Mašek |
Sparta Prague |
5 | |
| 5 | Amancio |
Real Madrid |
4 |
| Hermann Gunnarsson |
Valur |
4 | |
| Włodzimierz Lubański |
Górnik Zabrze |
4 | |
| 8 | Boško Antić |
Sarajevo |
3 |
| George Best |
Manchester United |
3 | |
| János Farkas |
Vasas |
3 | |
| István Korsós |
Vasas |
3 | |
| Ivan Mráz |
Sparta Prague |
3 | |
| Pirri |
Real Madrid |
3 | |
| János Radics |
Vasas |
3 | |
| David Sadler |
Manchester United |
3 |
External links
- 1967–68 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1967–68 European Cup according to protocols UEFA
- 1967-68 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)
- European Cup 1967-68 – results, protocols, players statistics
- website eurocups-uefa.ru European Cup 1967-68 – results, protocols
- website Football Archive 1967–68 European Cup
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