The European Cup 1967/68 ( Eng. 1967–68 European Cup ) was the 13th draw of the European Cup , the main European cup tournament. The victory in the tournament was won for the first time by Manchester United , who defeated Benfica in the final. This was the first victory of the English team in the European Cup [1] . Manchester United managed to win the tournament ten years after the Munich plane crash , in which 8 Manchester United players died, and their coach Matt Busby was on the verge of death [2] .
| European Cup 1967/1968 | |
|---|---|
| European Cup 1967/1968 | |
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| Tournament Details | |
| Time spending | September 20, 1967 - May 29, 1968 |
| Number of participants | 32 |
| Top places | |
 Winner |  Manchester United |
 Finalist |  Benfica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 60 |
| Goals scored | 162 ( 2.7 per game) |
| Bombardier (s) | Eusebio ( Benfica ) (6) |
Content
- 1 first round
- 1.1 First matches
- 1.2 Return matches
- 2 second round
- 2.1 First matches
- 2.2 Return matches
- 3 Quarter Final
- 3.1 First matches
- 3.2 Return matches
- 4 Semifinals
- 4.1 First matches
- 4.2 Return matches
- 5 Final
- 6 notes
- 7 References
Round One
| Team 1 | Total | Team 2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympiacos Nicosia | 3: 5 | Sarajevo | 2: 2 | 1: 3 |
| Manchester United | 4-0 | Hibernians | 4-0 | 0: 0 |
| Celtic | 2: 3 | Dynamo Kiev | 1: 2 | 1: 1 |
| Gurnik Zabrze | 4-0 | Djurgarden | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| Basel | 4: 5 | Vidovre | 1: 2 | 3: 3 |
| Ajax | 2: 3 | RealMadrid | 1: 1 | 1: 2 (AI) |
| Shade | 1: 2 | Sparta Prague | 0: 1 | 1: 1 |
| Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2: 5 | Anderlecht | 1: 3 | 1: 2 |
| Dundalk | 1: 9 | Your | 0: 1 | 1: 8 |
| Valur | 4: 4 ( c ) | Jeunesse | 1: 1 | 3: 3 |
| Glentoran | 1: 1 ( in ) | Benfica | 1: 1 | 0: 0 |
| Saint Etienne | 5: 0 | KuPS | 2-0 | 3-0 |
| Besiktas | 0: 4 | Rapid Vienna | 0: 1 | 0: 3 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | next | Dynamo Tirana | ||
| Olympiacos | 0: 2 | Juventus | 0: 0 | 0: 2 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2: 3 | Rapid Bucharest | 2-0 | 0: 3 (a.a.) |
First matches
September 20, 1967 |
| Olympiacos Nicosia | 2: 2 | Sarajevo |
|---|---|---|
| Kettenis one' 43 '( aut. ) | (report) | Antich fifty' 58 ' |
GSP , Nicosia Spectators: 4000 Referee: Aurelio Angonese |
September 20, 1967 |
| Manchester United | 4-0 | Hibernians |
|---|---|---|
| Sadler 12' 58 ' Low 43 ' 62 ' | (report) |
Old Trafford , Manchester Spectators: 43 912 Referee: Pereira da Costa |
September 20, 1967 20:00 |
| Celtic | 1: 2 | Dynamo Kiev |
|---|---|---|
| Lennox 62 ' | (report) | Puzach four' Byshovets 29 ' |
Celtic Park , Glasgow Spectators: 52,223 Referee: Kurt Chencher |
September 20, 1967 |
| Gurnik Zabrze | 3-0 | Djurgarden |
|---|---|---|
| Luban 41 ' 86 ' 88 ' | (report) |
Slaski , Chorzow Spectators: 35,665 Referee: Rudolph Glockner |
September 20, 1967 |
| Basel | 1: 2 | Vidovre |
|---|---|---|
| 17 ' | (report) | Larsen 58 ' Sørensen 80 ' |
Sant Jacob Basel Spectators: 13 344 Referee: |
September 20, 1967 |
| Ajax | 1: 1 | RealMadrid |
|---|---|---|
| Cruyff 17 ' | (report) | Pierre 35 ' |
Olympic Stadium , Amsterdam Spectators: 55 940 Referee: |
September 20, 1967 |
| Shade | 0: 1 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| (report) | 7 ' |
Bislett , Oslo Spectators: 16 123 Referee: Bertil Loev |
September 20, 1967 |
| Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1: 3 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Steinmann 41 ' | (report) | 3 ' 35 ' van Himst 38 ' |
Ernst Thalmann, Karl-Marx-Stadt Spectators: 29,260 Referee: Kevin Hawley |
September 20, 1967 |
| Dundalk | 0: 1 | Your |
|---|---|---|
| (report) | Korshosh 67 ' |
Oriel Park , Dundalk Spectators: 4177 Referee: Lau van Ravens |
September 17, 1967 |
| Valur | 1: 1 | Jeunesse |
|---|---|---|
| 38 ' | (report) | Di Zhenova 25 ' |
Laugardalswellur Reykjavik Spectators: 3125 Referee: John Russell |
September 13, 1967 |
| Glentoran | 1: 1 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| 10 '( pen. ) | (report) | Eusebio 86 ' |
Oval Belfast Spectators: 24,750 Referee: Roger Bard |
September 20, 1967 |
| Saint Etienne | 2-0 | KuPS |
|---|---|---|
| Erben 43 ' Jacques 47 ' | (report) |
Geoffroy Guichard , Saint-Etienne Spectators: 18 948 Referee: |
September 13, 1967 |
| Besiktas | 0: 1 | Rapid Vienna |
|---|---|---|
| (report) | 22 ' |
Midhat Pasha , Istanbul Spectators: 31 208 Referee: Goncho Rusev |
September 20, 1967 |
| Olympiacos | 0: 0 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| (report) |
" Georgios Karaiskakis ", Piraeus Spectators: 35,702 Referee: Lajos Horvat |
September 27, 1967 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2-0 | Rapid Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Dermendzhiev 53 '( pen. ) 70 ' | (report) |
, Burgas Spectators: 11,000 Referee: Sergey Alimov ) |
Return matches
October 11, 1967 |
| Sarajevo | 3: 1 | Olympiacos Nicosia |
|---|---|---|
| Antich 33 ' Shilkut 83 ' 84 ' | (report) | Kettenis 79 ' |
The Koshevo Stadium, Sarajevo Spectators: 4308 Referee: Gyula Gere |
“Sarajevo” won with a score of 5: 3 in the sum of two matches.
September 27, 1967 |
| Hibernians | 0: 0 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| (report) |
The , Gzira Spectators: 23,217 Referee: Bruno de Marchi |
Manchester United won with a score of 4: 0 in the sum of two matches.
October 4, 1967 19:00 |
| Dynamo Kiev | 1: 1 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Byshovets 89 ' | (report) | Lennox 67 ' |
Stadium "Central" , Kiev Viewers: 68 352 Referee: |
Dynamo Kiev won with a score of 3: 2 in the sum of two matches.
October 4, 1967 |
| Djurgarden | 0: 1 | Gurnik Zabrze |
|---|---|---|
| (report) | 35 ' |
" Olympic Stadium , Stockholm Spectators: 1364 Referee: Tage Sørensen |
Gurnik Zabrze won with a score of 4: 0 in the sum of two matches.
October 18, 1967 |
| Vidovre | 3: 3 | Basel |
|---|---|---|
| Hansen eighteen' Sørensen 39 ' Olsen 58 ' | (report) | 2 ' Benthouse 78 ' Wenger 85 ' |
, Copenhagen Spectators: 9363 Referee: Ken Dagnall |
Vidovre won with a score of 5: 4 in the sum of two matches.
October 11, 1967 |
| RealMadrid | 2: 1 ( extra time ) | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Hento 58 ' 99 ' | (report) | Grotto 69 ' |
Santiago Bernabeu , Madrid Spectators: 120,000 Referee: |
Real Madrid won with a score of 3: 2 in the sum of two matches.
October 4, 1967 |
| Sparta Prague | 1: 1 | Shade |
|---|---|---|
| 58 ' | (report) | Schöberg 38 ' |
Letna , Prague Spectators: 4000 Referee: Franz Mayer |
Sparta Prague won with a score of 2: 1 in the sum of two matches.
October 18, 1967 |
| Anderlecht | 2: 1 | Karl-Marx-Stadt |
|---|---|---|
| 33 ' van Himst 38 ' | (report) | Schuster eleven' |
Emil Verse , Brussels Spectators: 28 831 Referee: Jose Maria Ortiz de Mendibil |
Anderlecht won with a score of 5: 2 in the sum of two matches.
October 11, 1967 |
| Your | 8: 1 | Dundalk |
|---|---|---|
| 10' 87 ' Farkash 32 ' 35 ' 72 ' 43 ' 85 ' 68 ' | (report) | Hale 25 ' |
Nepstadion , Budapest Spectators: 74 117 Referee: Joseph Krnyavek |
Vashash won with a score of 9: 1 in the sum of two matches.
October 1, 1967 |
| Jeunesse | 3: 3 | Valur |
|---|---|---|
| Gnatov 56 ' Di Zhenova 86 ' Langer 89 ' | (report) | Jonsson 10' 36 ' 60 ' |
, Esch-sur-Alzette Spectators: 4552 Referee: Michelle Kitabjan |
Draw 4: 4 by the sum of two matches. According to the away goal rule, the next round was Valur.
Draw 1: 1 by the sum of two matches. The next round, according to the away goal rule, was Benfica.
October 4, 1967 |
| KuPS | 0: 3 | Saint Etienne |
|---|---|---|
| (report) | Erben 5' Boscier 25 ' Revelli 84 '( pen. ) |
Väinölännienmen, Kuopio Spectators: 5279 Referee: Tofig Bahramov |
Saint-Etienne won with a score of 5: 0 in the sum of two matches.
September 19, 1967 |
| Rapid Vienna | 3-0 | Besiktas |
|---|---|---|
| Seitl 9' Grausam 43 ' 75 ' | (report) |
Praterstadion , Vienna Spectators: 27,783 Referee: Joseph Haymann |
“Rapid Vienna” won with a score of 4: 0 in the sum of two matches.
October 11, 1967 |
| Juventus | 2-0 | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| 12' Menicelli 49 ' | (report) |
Stadio Komunale , Turin Spectators: 31,878 Referee: Gilbert Droz |
Juventus won with a score of 2: 0 in the sum of two matches.
October 18, 1967 |
| Rapid Bucharest | 3-0 ( extra time ) | Botev Plovdiv |
|---|---|---|
| Codreanu 25 ' 70 ' 108 ' | (report) |
“ ”, Bucharest Spectators: 20,000 Referee: Marian Srodesky |
“Rapid Bucharest” won with a score of 3: 2 in the sum of two matches.
Round Two
| Team 1 | Total | Team 2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarajevo | 1: 2 | Manchester United | 0: 0 | 1: 2 |
| Dynamo Kiev | 2: 3 | Gurnik Zabrze | 1: 2 | 1: 1 |
| Vidovre | 3: 6 | RealMadrid | 2: 2 | 1: 4 |
| Sparta Prague | 6: 5 | Anderlecht | 3: 2 | 3: 3 |
| Your | 11: 1 | Valur | 6: 0 | 5: 1 |
| Benfica | 2: 1 | Saint Etienne | 2-0 | 0: 1 |
| Rapid Vienna | 1: 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1-0 | 0: 2 |
| Juventus | 1-0 | Rapid Bucharest | 1-0 | 0: 0 |
First matches
November 15, 1967 |
| Sarajevo | 0: 0 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| (report) |
The Koshevo Stadium, Sarajevo Spectators: 45,000 Referee: Francesco Francescon |
November 17, 1967 19:00 |
| Dynamo Kiev | 1: 2 | Gurnik Zabrze |
|---|---|---|
| Olek 12 '( aut. ) | (report) | Sholtysik fifteen' Luban 61 ' |
Stadium "Central" , Kiev Spectators: 57 038 Referee: Vasile Dumitrescu |
November 15, 1967 |
| Vidovre | 2: 2 | RealMadrid |
|---|---|---|
| Hansen 25 ' Petersen 71 ' | (report) | Hento 35 ' Pierre 47 ' |
, Copenhagen Spectators: 40 663 Referee: Rudolph Glockner |
November 29, 1967 |
| Sparta Prague | 3: 2 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| 25 ' 32 '( pen. ) 62 ' | (report) | 35 ' van Himst 55 ' |
“ ”, Prague Viewers: 10,071 Referee: Joseph Haymann |
November 15, 1967 |
| Your | 6: 0 | Valur |
|---|---|---|
| Bergsson 5 '( aut. ) Pal fourteen' Radic 37 ' 44 ' fifty' 47 ' | (report) |
Nepstadion , Budapest Spectators: 27 800 Referee: Pavel Shpotak |
November 16, 1967 |
| Benfica | 2-0 | Saint Etienne |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Augusto 28 ' Eusebio 59 '( pen. ) | (report) |
“ ”, Lisbon Spectators: 22,804 Referee: John adair |
November 15, 1967 |
| Rapid Vienna | 1-0 | Eintracht Braunschweig |
|---|---|---|
| Hazil 54 ' | (report) |
Praterstadion , Vienna Spectators: 51 181 Referee: Tofig Bahramov |
November 29, 1967 |
| Juventus | 1-0 | Rapid Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Magnusson 57 ' | (report) |
Stadio Komunale , Turin Spectators: 19 452 Referee: |
Return matches
November 29, 1967 |
| Manchester United | 2: 1 | Sarajevo |
|---|---|---|
| Aston 10' Best 63 ' | (report) | Delalich 87 ' |
Old Trafford , Manchester Spectators: 62,801 Referee: Roger Cars |
Manchester United won 2-1 on the total of two matches.
November 29, 1967 17:30 |
| Gurnik Zabrze | 1: 1 | Dynamo Kiev |
|---|---|---|
| Sholtysik 43 ' | (report) | Turyanchik 37 ' |
Slaski , Chorzow Spectators: 71,145 Referee: Johan Einar Bostrom |
Gurnik Zabrze won 3–2 in the sum of two matches.
November 29, 1967 |
| RealMadrid | 4: 1 | Vidovre |
|---|---|---|
| Velazquez 16' Grosso 19' thirty' Hento 75 ' | (report) | Petersen 28 ' |
Santiago Bernabeu , Madrid Spectators: 90,000 Referee: Vital Loro |
“Real Madrid” won with a score of 6: 3 in the sum of two matches.
December 6, 1967 |
| Anderlecht | 3: 3 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| van Himst 60 ' 65 ' 83 ' | (report) | thirty' 85 ' 89 ' |
Emil Verse , Brussels Spectators: 31,466 Referee: Paul Schiller |
Sparta Prague won with a score of 6: 5 in the sum of two matches.
November 17, 1967 |
| Valur | 1: 5 | Your |
|---|---|---|
| 85 ' | (report) | eleven' Pal 13' thirty' Varadi 53 ' Kovacs 72 ' |
City stadium, Varpalota Spectators: 2773 Referee: Ivan Cry |
“Vashash” won with a score of 11: 1 in the sum of two matches.
November 30, 1967 |
| Saint Etienne | 1-0 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| 10' | (report) |
Geoffroy Guichard , Saint-Etienne Spectators: 24,480 Referee: Marian Srodesky |
“Benfica” won with a score of 2: 1 in the sum of two matches.
November 29, 1967 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2-0 | Rapid Vienna |
|---|---|---|
| Grzib 38 ' Saborowski 43 ' | (report) |
Braunschweig Spectators: 30 507 Referee: |
Eintracht Braunschweig won 2-1 in the total of two matches.
December 13, 1967 |
| Rapid Bucharest | 0: 0 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| (report) |
“ ”, Bucharest Spectators: 5500 Referee: Karl Rigg |
Juventus won 1-0 in the total of two matches.
Quarter Final
| Team 1 | Total | Team 2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 2: 1 | Gurnik Zabrze | 2-0 | 0: 1 |
| RealMadrid | 4: 2 | Sparta Prague | 3-0 | 1: 2 |
| Your | 0: 3 | Benfica | 0: 0 | 0: 3 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 3: 3 1 | Juventus | 3: 2 | 0: 1 |
1 Juventus defeated Eintracht Braunschweig in the playoff match 1-0 and reached the semifinals.
First matches
February 28, 1968 |
| Manchester United | 2-0 | Gurnik Zabrze |
|---|---|---|
| Florensky 60 '( aut. ) Kidd 90 ' | (report) |
Old Trafford , Manchester Spectators: 63,456 Referee: Jose Maria Ortiz de Mendibil |
March 6, 1968 |
| RealMadrid | 3-0 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Amancio 62 ' 63 ' 68 ' | (report) |
Santiago Bernabeu , Madrid Spectators: 120,000 Referee: |
January 31, 1968 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 3: 2 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| 28 ' 37 ' Berg 38 ' | (report) | 10 '( aut. ) 81 ' |
Braunschweig Spectators: 29 963 Referee: Gilbert Droz |
Return matches
March 13, 1968 |
| Gurnik Zabrze | 1-0 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Luban 70 ' | (report) |
Slaski , Chorzow Spectators: 77,649 Referee: Concetto Lo Bello |
Manchester United won with a score of 2: 1 in the sum of two matches.
March 20, 1968 |
| Sparta Prague | 2: 1 | RealMadrid |
|---|---|---|
| Kwashniak 36 ' Rack 45 ' | (report) | Hento 57 ' |
“ ”, Prague Spectators: 40,431 Referee: Hans Rademacher |
Real Madrid won with a score of 4: 2 in the sum of two matches.
March 14, 1968 |
| Benfica | 3-0 | Your |
|---|---|---|
| Eusebio 48 ' 70 ' Torrish 77 ' | (report) |
“ ”, Lisbon Spectators: 49 336 Referee: Lau van Ravens |
“Benfica” won with a score of 3: 0 in the sum of two matches.
February 28, 1968 |
| Juventus | 1-0 | Eintracht Braunschweig |
|---|---|---|
| Bercellina 88 '( pen. ) | (report) |
Stadio Komunale , Turin Spectators: 37 918 Referee: Paul Schiller |
According to the sum of two matches between Juventus and Eintracht Braunschweig, a draw 3: 3 was recorded.
March 20, 1968 |
| Juventus | 1-0 | Eintracht Braunschweig |
|---|---|---|
| Magnusson 56 ' | (report) |
Wankdorf , Bern Spectators: 44,700 Referee: Gottfried dinst |
Juventus won the playoff match 1-0.
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Total | Team 2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 4: 3 | RealMadrid | 1-0 | 3: 3 |
| Benfica | 3-0 | Juventus | 2-0 | 1-0 |
First matches
April 24, 1968 |
| Manchester United | 1-0 | RealMadrid |
|---|---|---|
| Best 36 ' | (report) |
Old Trafford , Manchester Viewers: 62 562 Referee: Tofig Bahramov |
May 9, 1968 |
| Benfica | 2-0 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Torrish 64 ' Eusebio 70 ' | (report) |
Estadio da Lush , Lisbon Spectators: 69,375 Referee: Roger Bard |
Return matches
May 15, 1968 |
| RealMadrid | 3: 3 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre 32 ' Hento 41 ' Amancio 45 ' | (report) | Soko 44 '( aut. ) Sadler 73 ' Foulkes 78 ' |
Santiago Bernabeu , Madrid Spectators: 125,000 Referee: Antonio Sbardella |
Manchester United won with a score of 4: 3 in the sum of two matches.
May 15, 1968 |
| Juventus | 0: 1 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| (report) | Eusebio 66 ' |
Stadio Komunale , Turin Spectators: 62 570 Referee: Rudolph Glockner |
“Benfica” won with a score of 3: 0 in the sum of two matches.
Final
May 29, 1968 19:45 BST |
| Benfica | 1: 4 ( extra time ) | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Grasse 79 ' | (report) | Charlton 53 ' 99 ' Best 92 ' Kidd 94 ' |
Wembley , London Viewers: 92,225 Referee: Concetto Lo Bello |
Benfica | Manchester United |
Notes
- ↑ Manchester United win European Cup, 1968: Busby's finest hour remembered . ESPN (May 29, 2018).
- ↑ BBC On This Day: 1968: Manchester Utd win European Cup . BBC