1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup

1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup
Champions Milan lifting the trophy
Final positions
Champions A.C. Milan (1st title)
Runners-up Hamburger SV
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored200 (3.13 per match)
Top scorerUwe Seeler (Hamburger SV) 8 goals

The 1967–68 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup club football tournament was won by A.C. Milan following their final victory against Hamburger SV, the fourth West German finalist in four years. Milan beat defending champions Bayern Munich en route to the final.

Teams

Austria Wien (CW) Standard Liège (CW) Levski Sofia (CW) Apollon Limassol (CW)
Spartak Trnava (CW) Randers Freja (CW) Tottenham Hotspur (CW) HJK (CW)
Lyon (CW) BSG Sachsenring Zwickau (CW) Bayern Munich (CW)TH Hamburger SV (CR)
Panathinaikos (CW) Győri ETO (CW) KR Reykjavík (CW) Shamrock Rovers (CW)
A.C. Milan (CW) Aris Bonnevoie (CW) Floriana (CW) NAC Breda (CW)
Crusaders (CW) Fredrikstad (CW) Wisła Kraków (CW) Vitória de Setúbal (CW)
Steaua București (CW) Aberdeen (CR) Valencia (CW) Lausanne Sports (CR)
Altay SK (CW) Torpedo Moscow (CR) Cardiff City (CW) Hajduk Split (CW)

Bracket

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                  
Altay SK 2 0 2
Standard Liège 3 0 3
Standard Liège 3 0 3
Aberdeen 0 2 2
Aberdeen 10 4 14
KR Reykjavík 0 1 1
Standard Liège 1 1 2 (0)
A.C. Milan 1 1 2 (2)
Győri ETO 5 4 9
Apollon Limassol 0 0 0
Győri ETO 2 1 3
A.C. Milan (a) 2 1 3
A.C. Milan 5 1 6
Levski Sofia 1 1 2
A.C. Milan 2 0 2
Bayern Munich 0 0 0
Valencia 4 4 8
Crusaders 0 2 2
Valencia 3 0 3
Steaua București 0 1 1
Austria Wien 0 1 1
Steaua București 2 2 4
Valencia 1 0 1
Bayern Munich 1 1 2
Bayern Munich 5 2 7
Panathinaikos 0 1 1
Bayern Munich 6 1 7
Vitória de Setúbal 2 1 3
Fredrikstad 1 1 2
Vitória de Setúbal 5 2 7
A.C. Milan 2
Hamburger SV 0
HJK 1 0 1
Wisła Kraków 4 4 8
Wisła Kraków 0 0 0
Hamburger SV 1 4 5
Hamburger SV 5 2 7
Randers Freja 3 0 3
Hamburger SV 2 0 2 (2)
Lyon 0 2 2 (0)
Aris Bonnevoie 0 1 1
Lyon 3 2 5
Lyon (a) 1 3 4
Tottenham Hotspur 0 4 4
Hajduk Split 0 3 3
Tottenham Hotspur 2 4 6
Hamburger SV 1 3 4
Cardiff City 1 2 3
Floriana 1 0 1
NAC Breda 2 1 3
NAC Breda 1 1 2
Cardiff City 1 4 5
Shamrock Rovers 1 0 1
Cardiff City 1 2 3
Cardiff City 1 0 1 (1)
Torpedo Moscow 0 1 1 (0)
Torpedo Moscow 0 1 1
BSG Sachsenring Zwickau 0 0 0
Torpedo Moscow 3 3 6
Spartak Trnava 0 1 1
Lausanne Sports 3 0 3
Spartak Trnava 2 2 4

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Altay SK 2–3 Standard Liège 2–3 0–0
Aberdeen 14–1 KR Reykjavík 10–0 4–1
Győri ETO 9–0 Apollon Limassol 5–0 4–0
A.C. Milan 6–2 Levski Sofia 5–1 1–1
Valencia 8–2 Crusaders 4–0 4–2
Austria Wien 1–4 Steaua București 0–2 1–2
Bayern Munich 7–1 Panathinaikos 5–0 2–1
Fredrikstad 2–7 Vitória de Setúbal 1–5 1–2
HJK 1–8 Wisła Kraków 1–4 0–4
Hamburger SV 7–3 Randers Freja 5–3 2–0
Aris Bonnevoie 1–5 Lyon 0–3 1–2
Hajduk Split 3–6 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 3–4
Floriana 1–3 NAC Breda 1–2 0–1
Shamrock Rovers 1–3 Cardiff City 1–1 0–2
Torpedo Moscow 1–0 BSG Sachsenring Zwickau 0–0 1–0
Lausanne Sports 3–4 Spartak Trnava 3–2 0–2

First leg

Altay SK 2–3 Standard Liège
Akı 23'
İçten 42'
Colonval 11'
Claessen 72', 82'
Referee: Vasile Dumitrescu (Romania)

Aberdeen 10–0 KR Reykjavik
Munro 19', 52', 61'
Storrie 21', 57'
Smith 31', 80'
McMillan 45'
Taylor 48'
Petersen 72'
Referee: Adrianus Aalbrecht (Netherlands)

Győri ETO 5–0 Apollon Limassol
Nell 19'
Györffi 25'
Varsányi 48'
Szaló 80', 83'
Vagongyári ETO pálya, Győr
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

A.C. Milan 5–1 Levski Sofia
Sormani 50'
Hamrin 51', 74'
Anquilletti 81', 86'
Asparuhov 63'
Attendance: 39,779
Referee: Konstantin Zečević (Yugoslavia)

Valencia 4–0 Crusaders
Ansola 2', 13'
Jara 28' (pen.)
Waldo 55'
Referee: Roger Mâchin (France)

Austria Wien 0–2 Steaua București
Report
Attendance: 14,433
Referee: Ivan Placek (Czechoslovakia)


Fredrikstad 1–5 Vitória Setúbal
Fuglset 72' Pedras 20', 33'
José Maria 43'
Guerreiro 63', 78'
Attendance: 5,204
Referee: Gunnar Michaelsen (Denmark)

HJK 1–4 Wisła Kraków
Pajo 76' Skupnik 10'
Lendzion 14', 27'
Sykta 66'
Referee: Erwin Vetter (East Germany)

Hamburger SV 5–3 Randers Freja
Seeler 3', 28', 83'
Krämer 55'
Hönig 64'
Andreasen 18'
Sørensen 68'
Gaardsøe 90'
Referee: Peter Coates (Ireland)

Aris Bonnevoie 0–3 Lyon
Pin 22'
di Nallo 39', 63'
Referee: Hans-Joachim Weyland (West Germany)

Hajduk Split 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur
Robertson 4'
Greaves 88'
Referee: Todor Bechirov (Bulgaria)

Floriana 1–2 NAC Breda
Buttigieg 49' Visschers 48', 69'
Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy)

Shamrock Rovers 1–1 Cardiff City
Gilbert 16' King 48'
Referee: Piet Roomer (Netherlands)

Torpedo Moscow 0–0 BSG Sachsenring Zwickau
Referee: Pekka Aho (Finland)

Lausanne Sports 3–2 Spartak Trnava
Kerkhoffs 33', 43'
Armbruster 90'
Švec 8', 17'

Second leg

Standard Liège won 3–2 on aggregate.


KR Reykjavik 1–4 Aberdeen
Hafsteinsson 72' Storrie 43', 58'
Buchan 44'
Munro 53'
Referee: Ivar Hornslien (Norway)

Aberdeen won 14–1 on aggregate.


Apollon Limassol 0–4 Győri ETO
Kiss 63'
Szaló 65'
Varsányi 72'
Stolcz 79'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

Győri ETO won 9-0 on aggregate.


Levski Sofia 1–1 A.C. Milan
Asparuhov 75' Sormani 12'
Attendance: 24,864
Referee: Faruk Talu (Turkey)

Milan won 6–2 on aggregate.


Crusaders 2–4 Valencia
Trainor 3'
Magill 69'
Paquito 14', 33', 63'
Ansola 41'
Referee: Joseph Hannet (Belgium)

Valencia won 8–2 on aggregate.


Steaua București 2–1 Austria Wien
Report
Attendance: 9,101
Referee: Timoleon Latsios (Greece)

Steaua București won 4–1 on aggregate.


Panathinaikos 1–2 Bayern Munich
  • Kalaitzidis 68'
Referee: Jacques Colling (Luxembourg)

Bayern Munich won 7–1 on aggregate.


Vitória Setúbal 2–1 Fredrikstad
Pedras 5'
Bonjour 50'
Arntsen 59'
Attendance: 6,546
Referee: Daniel Zariquiegui Izco (Spain)

Vitória Setúbal won 7–2 on aggregate.


Wisła Kraków 4–0 HJK
Rainiala 25' (o.g.)
Skupnik 44'
Wójcik 60'
Sykta 79'

Wisła Kraków won 8–1 on aggregate.


Randers Freja 0–2 Hamburger SV
Kurbjuhn 2'
Dieckmann 21'
Referee: Birger Nilsen (Norway)

Hamburger SV won 7–3 on aggregate.


Lyon 2–1 Aris Bonnevoie
Pin 5'
Maison 28' (pen.)
Heger 79'

Lyon won 5–1 on aggregate.


Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 Hajduk Split
Robertson 20', 83'
Gilzean 34'
Venables 38'
Vardić 81'
Mušović 82'
Hlevnjak 89'
Referee: Joaquim Fernandes dos Campos (Portugal)

Tottenham Hotspur won 6–3 on aggregate.


NAC Breda 1–0 Floriana
Pirard 56'

NAC Breda won 3–1 on aggregate.


Cardiff City 2–0 Shamrock Rovers
Toshack 30'
Brown 74' (pen.)
Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium)

Cardiff City won 3–1 on aggregate.


BSG Sachsenring Zwickau 0–1 Torpedo Moscow
Streltsov 68'
Referee: Ryszard Banasiuk (Poland)

Torpedo Moscow won 1–0 on aggregate.


Spartak Trnava 2–0 Lausanne Sports
Adamec 25'
Martinkovič 90'

Spartak Trnava won 4–3 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Standard Liège 3–2 Aberdeen 3–0 0–2
Győri ETO 3–3 (a) A.C. Milan 2–2 1–1
Valencia 3–1 Steaua București 3–0 0–1
Bayern Munich 7–3 Vitória de Setúbal 6–2 1–1
Wisła Kraków 0–5 Hamburger SV 0–1 0–4
Lyon 4–4 (a) Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 3–4
NAC Breda 2–5 Cardiff City 1–1 1–4
Torpedo Moscow 6–1 Spartak Trnava 3–0 3–1

First leg

Standard Liège 3–0 Aberdeen
Claessen 6'
Jurkiewicz 11'
Pilot 66'
Referee: Salvador Heliodoro Garcia (Portugal)

Győri ETO 2–2 A.C. Milan
Györfi 29', 80' Sormani 19', 81'
Vagongyári ETO pálya, Győr
Attendance: 15,533

Valencia 3–0 Steaua București
Report
Attendance: 22,049
Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy)

Bayern Munich 6–2 Vitória Setúbal
Müller 8', 59', 89' (pen.)
Brenninger 20'
Ohlhauser 27'
Nafziger 50'
Pedras 7'
Tomé 81'
Attendance: 18,341

Wisła Kraków 0–1 Hamburger SV

Lyon 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur
Report Report 2 Report 3
Attendance: 10,997
Referee: Josef Krnavek (Czechoslovakia)

NAC Breda 1–1 Cardiff City
Referee: Kåre Sirevaag (Norway)

Second leg

Aberdeen 2–0 Standard Liège
Munro 20'
Melrose 66'
Referee: Magnús Pétursson (Iceland)

Standard Liège won 3–2 on aggregate.


A.C. Milan 1–1 Győri ETO
Prati 22' Szaló 6'
Attendance: 17,757
Referee: Helmut Fritz (West Germany)

3–3 on aggregate; Milan won on away goals.


Steaua București 1–0 Valencia
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Milovoje Gugulovic (Yugoslavia)

Valencia won 3–1 on aggregate.


Vitória Setúbal 1–1 Bayern Munich
Pedras 68' Ohlhauser 75'
Attendance: 5,259
Referee: Roger Barde (France)

Bayern Munich won 7–3 on aggregate.  


Hamburger SV 4–0 Wisła Kraków
Referee: Patrick Graham (Republic of Ireland)

Hamburger SV won 5–0 on aggregate.


Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 Lyon
Report Report 2

4–4 on aggregate; Lyon won on away goals.


Cardiff City 4–1 NAC Breda
  • Nouwens 29'
Referee: Gunnar Michaelsen (Denmark)

Cardiff City won 5–2 on aggregate.


Spartak Trnava 1–3 Torpedo Moscow
Referee: Adrianus Aalbrecht (Netherlands)

Torpedo Moscow won 6–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Standard Liège 2–21 A.C. Milan 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Valencia 1–2 Bayern Munich 1–1 0–1
Hamburger SV 2–22 Lyon 2–0 0–2
Cardiff City 1–13 Torpedo Moscow 1–0 0–1

1 Milan beat Standard Liège 2–0 in a play-off.

2 Hamburg beat Lyon 2–0 in a play-off.

3 Cardiff City beat Torpedo Moscow 1–0 in a play-off.

First leg

Standard Liège 1–1 A.C. Milan
Claessen 38' Prati 20'
Attendance: 28,730

Valencia 1–1 Bayern Munich
Vilar 6' Mestre 77' (o.g.)

Hamburger SV 2–0 Lyon
Dieckmann 81'
Nafziger 50'
Referee: Anvar Zverev (Soviet Union)

Cardiff City 1–0 Torpedo Moscow
Jones 44'
Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium)

Second leg

A.C. Milan 1–1 (a.e.t.) Standard Liège
Rognoni 40' Jurkiewicz 74'
Attendance: 55,146

2–2 on aggregate.


Bayern Munich won 3–1 on aggregate.


Lyon 2–0 (a.e.t.) Hamburger SV

2–2 on aggregate.


Torpedo Moscow 1–0 (a.e.t.) Cardiff City
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)

1–1 on aggregate.

Play-offs

A.C. Milan 2–0 Standard Liège
Prati 3'
Rivera 47'
Attendance: 40,362
Referee: Roger Barde (France)

Milan won play-off 2–0.


Hamburger SV 2–0 Lyon
Referee: Adrianus Aalbrecht (Netherlands)

Hamburg won play-off 2–0.


Cardiff City 1–0 Torpedo Moscow
Referee: Helmut Fritz (West Germany)

Cardiff City won play-off 1–0.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
A.C. Milan 2–0 Bayern Munich 2–0 0–0
Hamburger SV 4–3 Cardiff City 1–1 3–2

First leg

A.C. Milan 2–0 Bayern Munich
Sormani 51'
Prati 73'
Report Report 2
Attendance: 70,158
Referee: Salvador Heliodoro Garcia (Portugal)

Second leg

Milan won 2–0 on aggregate.


Hamburg won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Uwe Seeler Hamburger SV 8
2 Gerd Müller Bayern Munich 7
3 Fleury di Nallo Lyon 6
4 Fernando Ansola Valencia 5
Frank Munro Aberdeen 5
Pedras Vitória Setúbal 5
Angelo Sormani A.C. Milan 5
8 Roger Claessen Standard Liège 4
Kurt Hamrin A.C. Milan 4
Pierino Prati A.C. Milan 4
Jim Storrie Aberdeen 4
József Szaló Győri ETO 4

See also