1968 Cup of the Alps

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.

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 →

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

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1FC Basel5230867
2A.S. Roma5221876
3Fiorentina5221856
41. FC Kaiserslautern5212645
5Servette FC Genève5122694
61. FC Köln5014382

Group B

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

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1FC Schalke 0453201348
2Cagliari53201278
3Eintracht Frankfurt523016107
4Young Boys521210115
5Juventus51048112
6Luzern50059230

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

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