1969 Cup of the Alps

1969 Coppa delle Alpi shows the results of the 1969 tournament that was held in Switzerland in the preseason 1969/70. The Coppa delle Alpi (translated as Cup of the Alps) was a football tournament, first organized by the Italian national league to start the season 1960/61 and then they aided by the Swiss League after 1962. This competition ran from 1960 until 1987.

1969 Coppa delle Alpi
Alpencup, Coupe des Alpes
CountrySwitzerland and Germany
Teams12
Defending championsFC Schalke 04
ChampionsFC Basel
Runners-upBologna
Matches played31
Goals scored82 (2.65 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Giuseppe Savoldi (6)
← 1968
1970 →

Most of the games in the 1969 competition were played in Switzerland, three were played in Hof, one in Rüsselsheim. The teams taking part were Lausanne Sports, Zürich, Basel and Biel-Bienne. From Belgium K.S.V. Waregem were qualified and from Italy were Bologna, Hellas Verona, Sampdoria and Napoli.[1] Qualified from Germany were Alemannia Aachen, Eintracht Frankfurt[2] and Bayern Hof.[3] Two teams from each country were divided into each of the two groups. Teams did not play compatriots; Waregem did not play Eintracht.

Group A

Matches
Round 1
Lausanne Sports Switzerland1 – 2Italy Bologna
Vavassori (o.g.) Savoldi
Attendance: 4,500
Zürich Switzerland0 – 2Germany Alemannia Aachen
(pen.) Hoffmann
Tennbruck
Attendance: 4,500
Bayern Hof Germany0 – 0Italy Hellas Verona
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Netherlands Geluck
Round 2
Zürich Switzerland0 – 3Italy Bologna
Savoldi
Scala
Attendance: 4,500
Bayern Hof Germany2 – 1Switzerland Lausanne Sports
Reiber
Greim (pen.)		 Zappella
Alemannia Aachen Germany3 – 1Italy Hellas Verona
Walter
Krott
Hoffmann (pen.)		 Bui
Attendance: 7,000
Round 3
Lausanne Sports Switzerland4 – 1Germany Alemannia Aachen
Hosp
Chapuisat 		Krott
Attendance: 1,500
Zürich Switzerland2 – 1Italy Hellas Verona
Meyer
Pellegrini 		Sega
Attendance: 3,900
Bayern Hof Germany1 – 1Italy Bologna
Schonauer Savoldi
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Belgium Delecourt
Round 4
Lausanne Sports Switzerland2 – 1Italy Hellas Verona
Hosp
Chapuisat 		Bonfanti
Attendance: 1,000
Zürich Switzerland3 – 2Germany Bayern Hof
P.Stierli
Kunzil
Quentin 		Greim
Breuer
Attendance: 600
Alemannia Aachen Germany1 – 1Italy Bologna
Hoffmann (pen.) Savoldi
Attendance: 7,000

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1Bologna4220736
2Alemannia Aachen4211764
3Lausanne Sports4202864
4Bayern Hof4121554
5Zürich4202584
5Hellas Verona4013371

Group B

Matches
Round 1
Basel Switzerland4 – 1Italy Sampdoria
Hauser
Benthaus
Sundermann
Odermatt 		Frustaluppi
Attendance: 6,500
Biel-Bienne Switzerland1 – 3Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Peters Lutz
Grabowski
Nickel
Attendance: 4,500
K.S.V. Waregem Belgium2 – 2Italy Napoli
Van Horenbeke Canzion
Nielsen
Attendance: 5,000
Round 2
Basel Switzerland3 – 0Belgium K.S.V. Waregem
Sundermann
Hauser
Attendance: 4,500
Biel-Bienne Switzerland1 – 1Italy Sampdoria
Knuchel Frustaluppi
Attendance: 3,600
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany2 – 1Italy Napoli
Nickel
Kraus 		Barison
Attendance: 11,500
Round 3
Basel Switzerland3 – 2Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Hauser
Benthaus
Balmer 		Hölzenbein
Attendance: 9,500
Biel-Bienne Switzerland0 – 2Italy Napoli
Sportiello
Barison
Attendance: 7,300
K.S.V. Waregem Belgium5 – 1Italy Sampdoria
Lambert
Paulicek
Lammens 		Corni
Attendance: 5,000
Round 4
Basel Switzerland2 – 3Italy Napoli
Odermatt
Wenger 		Barison
Montefusco
Salvi
Attendance: 10,500
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany0 – 4Italy Sampdoria
Salvi
Stadion am Sommerdamm, Rüsselsheim
Attendance: 2,500
Biel-Bienne Switzerland2 – 2Belgium K.S.V. Waregem
Knuchel (pen.)
Peters 		Bettens
Paulicek
Attendance: 1,000

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1Basel43011266
2Napoli4211865
3K.S.V. Waregem4121984
4Eintracht Frankfurt4202794
5Sampdoria41127103
6Biel-Bienne4022482

Final
Basel Switzerland3 – 1[4]Italy Bologna
Hauser 16'
Kiefer 21'
Sundermann 28'		 50' Ciacci
Attendance: 21,000

Sources and References
  1. "Coppa delle Alpi 1969". napolistat.it. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  2. fg. "Alpenpokal 1969, Gruppe B". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  3. Anders, Franz (2008). "Der FC Bayern Hof auf der europäischen Fußballbühne". SpVgg Bayern Hof. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  4. Bologna FC 1909 (1969). "Stagione: 1968-69". bolognafc.it. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
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