1968 Cup of the Alps

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1968 Coppa delle Alpi
Alpencup, Coupe des Alpes
CountrySwitzerland and Germany
Teams12
Defending championsEintracht Frankfurt
ChampionsFC Schalke 04
Runners-upFC 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.

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 Italy1 – 0Italy Fiorentina
Taccola Goal 63'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Germany Tschentcher
Basel Switzerland1 – 1Switzerland Servette
Goal Goal
Kaiserslautern Germany1 – 0Germany Köln
Goal
Round 2
FC Basel Switzerland2 – 2Italy A.S. Roma
Fischli Goal 6'
Demarmels Goal 18'		 Goal 49' Taccola
Goal 85' Jair
Referee: Germany Ott
Kaiserslautern Germany2 – 2Italy Fiorentina
Goal Goal Goal Goal
Servette Switzerland1 – 1Germany Köln
Goal Goal
Round 3
Match day 3
FC Basel Switzerland1 – 0Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Goal
Match day 3
Fiorentina Italy1 – 0Germany Köln
Goal
23 June 1968
Servette Switzerland2 – 3Italy A.S. Roma
Blanchard Goal 52'
Sirena Goal 82' (o.g.)		 Goal 16' Taccola
Goal 41', 65' Enzo
Referee: Germany Siebert
Round 4
Match day 4
FC Basel Switzerland3 – 2Germany 1. FC Köln
Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal
Match day 4
Servette Switzerland1 – 4Italy Fiorentina
Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal
Match day 4
1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany3 – 0Italy A.S. Roma
Goal Goal Goal
Round 5
Match day 5
A.S. Roma Italy2 – 0Germany 1. FC Köln
Goal Goal
Match day 5
Servette Switzerland1 – 0Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Goal
Match day 5
FC Basel Switzerland1 – 1Italy Fiorentina
Goal Goal

Table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 FC Basel 5 2 3 0 8 6 7
2 A.S. Roma 5 2 2 1 8 7 6
3 Fiorentina 5 2 2 1 8 5 6
4 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5 2 1 2 6 4 5
5 Servette FC Genève 5 1 2 2 6 9 4
6 1. FC Köln 5 0 1 4 3 8 2

Group B[]

Matches[]

Round 1
Cagliari Italy1 – 0Italy Juventus
Cera Goal 43' Summary Juventus
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli
Young Boys Switzerland3 – 2Switzerland Luzern
Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany1 – 1Germany FC Schalke 04
Solz Goal 38' (Report Eintracht Frankfurt) Słomiany Goal 13'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Germany Helmut Fritz
Round 2
Young Boys Switzerland2 – 2Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Goal 35', 74' (Report Eintracht Frankfurt) Goal 15'
Schämer Goal 86'
Attendance: 2,918
Referee: Italy Francescon
Luzern Switzerland1 – 4Italy Cagliari
Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal
FC Schalke 04 Germany3 – 1Italy Juventus
Pohlschmidt Goal 16'
Wittkamp Goal 30'
Hans-Jürgen Becher Goal 88'		 Summary Juventus Goal 71' Leoncini
Referee: Switzerland Joseph Heymann
Round 3
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany2 – 1Italy Juventus
BluschGoal 52', 61' Summary Juventus Goal 49' De Paoli
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Switzerland Schneuwly
Match day 3
Young Boys Switzerland2 – 3Italy Cagliari
Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal
Match day 3
Luzern Switzerland0 – 4Germany FC Schalke 04
Goal Goal Goal Goal
Round 4
Young Boys Switzerland3 – 1Italy Juventus
AllemannGoal 28'
Goal 34', 70'		 Summary Juventus Goal 90' (pen.) Zigoni
Match day 4
Luzern Switzerland4 – 9Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Richter Goal 9', 61'
Meier Goal 24'
Flury Goal 25'		 (Report Eintracht Frankfurt) Lothar Schämer Goal 50'
Goal 53', 65', 85'
Huberts Goal 71', 89'
Friedrich Goal 72', 80'
Goal 73'
Attendance: 4,000
Match day 4
FC Schalke 04 Germany2 – 2Italy Cagliari
Goal Goal Goal Goal
Round 5
Match day 5
Young Boys Switzerland0 – 3Germany FC Schalke 04
Goal Goal Goal
Luzern Switzerland2 – 5Italy Juventus
Goal 32'
Goal 86'		 Summary Juventus Goal 31' Sacco
Goal 64' (pen.) Zigoni
Goal 71' Menichelli
Goal 80' Gori
Goal 84' Favalli
Referee: Germany
Match day 5
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany2 – 2Italy Cagliari
Grabowski Goal
Huberts Goal		 (Report Eintracht Frankfurt) Goal Goal
Attendance: 12,000

Table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 FC Schalke 04 5 3 2 0 13 4 8
2 Cagliari 5 3 2 0 12 7 8
3 Eintracht Frankfurt 5 2 3 0 16 10 7
4 Young Boys 5 2 1 2 10 11 5
5 Juventus 5 1 0 4 8 11 2
6 Luzern 5 0 0 5 9 23 0

Final[]

Final
FC Basel Switzerland1 – 3 (a.e.t.)Germany FC Schalke 04
Helmut Hauser Goal 40' Report FC Schalke 04 Goal 8', 95', 103'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Italy

Sources and References[]

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