1967–68 European Cup

The 1967–68 European Cup was the 13th European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Manchester United, who beat Benfica 4–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium, London. The European Cup title marked the tenth year since the Munich air disaster, in which eight United players were killed and their manager, Matt Busby, was left close to death, the day after earning a place in the semi-finals of the 1957–58 competition. It was also the first time an English side had won the trophy.

1967–68 European Cup
The Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates20 September 1967 – 29 May 1968
Teams32 (31 competed)
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Manchester United (1st title)
Runners-upPortugal Benfica
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Goals scored162 (2.7 per match)
Attendance2,059,590 (34,327 per match)
Top scorer(s)Eusébio (Benfica)
6 goals

The away goals rule (which had already been used in the Cup Winners' Cup and the Fairs' Cup) was introduced if aggregate scores were level after two legs, but only for the first round of the competition. Extra time goals were not included in the rule.

Celtic, the defending champions, were eliminated by Dynamo Kyiv in the first round.

Bracket
First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Cyprus Olympiakos Nicosia 2 1 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo 2 3 5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo 0 1 1
England Manchester United 4 0 4 England Manchester United 0 2 2
Malta Hibernians 0 0 0 England Manchester United 2 0 2
Scotland Celtic 1 1 2 Poland Górnik Zabrze 0 1 1
Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 2 1 3 Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 1 1 2
Poland Górnik Zabrze 3 1 4 Poland Górnik Zabrze 1 2 3
Sweden Djurgården 0 0 0 England Manchester United 1 3 4
Switzerland Basel 1 3 4 Spain Real Madrid 0 3 3
Denmark Hvidovre 2 3 5 Denmark Hvidovre 2 1 3
Netherlands Ajax 1 1 2 Spain Real Madrid 2 4 6
Spain Real Madrid (a.e.t.) 1 2 3 Spain Real Madrid 3 1 4
Norway Skeid 0 1 1 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 0 2 2
Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 1 1 2 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 3 3 6
East Germany FC Karl-Marx-Stadt 1 1 2 Belgium Anderlecht 2 3 5
Belgium Anderlecht 3 2 5 England Manchester United (a.e.t.) 4
Republic of Ireland Dundalk 0 1 1 Portugal Benfica 1
Hungary Vasas 1 8 9 Hungary Vasas 6 5 11
Iceland Valur (a) 1 3 4 Iceland Valur 0 1 1
Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 1 3 4 Hungary Vasas 0 0 0
Northern Ireland Glentoran 1 0 1 Portugal Benfica 0 3 3
Portugal Benfica (a) 1 0 1 Portugal Benfica 2 0 2
France Saint-Étienne 2 3 5 France Saint-Étienne 0 1 1
Finland KuPS 0 0 0 Portugal Benfica 2 1 3
Turkey Beşiktaş 0 0 0 Italy Juventus 0 0 0
Austria Rapid Wien 1 3 4 Austria Rapid Wien 1 0 1
West Germany Eintracht Braunschweig (w/o) West Germany Eintracht Braunschweig 0 2 2
Albania Dinamo Tirana West Germany Eintracht Braunschweig 3 0 3
Greece Olympiacos 0 0 0 Italy Juventus 2 1 3
Italy Juventus 0 2 2 Italy Juventus 1 0 1
Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv 2 0 2 Romania Rapid București 0 0 0
Romania Rapid București (a.e.t.) 0 3 3

First round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olympiakos Nicosia Cyprus 3–5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo 2–2 1–3
Manchester United England 4–0 Malta Hibernians 4–0 0–0
Celtic Scotland 2–3 Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 1–2 1–1
Górnik Zabrze Poland 4–0 Sweden Djurgården 3–0 1–0
Basel Switzerland 4–5 Denmark Hvidovre 1–2 3–3
Ajax Netherlands 2–3 Spain Real Madrid 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Skeid Norway 1–2 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 0–1 1–1
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt East Germany 2–5 Belgium Anderlecht 1–3 1–2
Dundalk Republic of Ireland 1–9 Hungary Vasas 0–1 1–8
Valur Iceland 4–4 (a) Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 1–1 3–3
Glentoran Northern Ireland 1–1 (a) Portugal Benfica 1–1 0–0
Saint-Étienne France 5–0 Finland KuPS 2–0 3–0
Beşiktaş Turkey 0–4 Austria Rapid Wien 0–1 0–3
Eintracht Braunschweig West Germany (w/o) Albania Dinamo Tirana – –
Olympiacos Greece 0–2 Italy Juventus 0–0 0–2
Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria 2–3 Romania Rapid București 2–0 0–3 (a.e.t.)

First leg
Olympiakos Nicosia Cyprus2–2Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo
Kettenis 1'
Tešan 43' (o.g.)		 Report Antić 50', 58'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)
Manchester United England4–0Malta Hibernians
Sadler 12', 58'
Law 43', 62'		 Report
Attendance: 43,912
Referee: Pereira da Costa (Portugal)
Celtic Scotland1–2Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
Lennox 62' Report Puzach 4'
Byshovets 29'
Attendance: 52,223
Górnik Zabrze Poland3–0Sweden Djurgården
Lubański 41', 86'
Lentner 88'		 Report
Attendance: 35,665
Basel Switzerland1–2Denmark Hvidovre
Hauser 17' Report Larsen 58'
Sørensen 80'
Attendance: 13,344
Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)
Ajax Netherlands1–1Spain Real Madrid
Cruyff 17' Report Pirri 35'
Attendance: 55,940
Referee: Jim Finney (England)
Skeid Norway0–1Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague
Report Mráz 7'
Attendance: 16,123
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)
Karl-Marx-Stadt East Germany1–3Belgium Anderlecht
Steinmann 41' Report Mulder 3', 35'
Van Himst 38'
Attendance: 29,260
Dundalk Republic of Ireland0–1Hungary Vasas
Report Korsós 67'
Attendance: 4,177
Valur Iceland1–1Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
Gunnarsson 38' Report Di Genova 25'
Attendance: 3,125
Referee: John Russel (Northern Ireland)
Glentoran Northern Ireland1–1Portugal Benfica
Colrain 10' (pen.) Report Eusébio 86'
Attendance: 24,750
Referee: Roger Barde (France)
Saint-Étienne France2–0Finland KuPS
Herbin 43'
Jacquet 47'		 Report
Attendance: 18,948
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales)
Beşiktaş Turkey0–1Austria Rapid Wien
Report Flögel 22'
Attendance: 31,208
Referee: Goncho Rusev (Bulgaria)
Olympiacos Greece0–0Italy Juventus
Report
Attendance: 35,702
Referee: Lajos Horvath (Hungary)
Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria2–0Romania Rapid București
 Report
Attendance: 11,600
Referee: Sergei Alimov (Soviet Union)

Second leg
Sarajevo Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia3–1Cyprus Olympiakos Nicosia
Antić 33'
Šiljkut 83', 84'		 Report Kettenis 79'
Attendance: 4,308
Referee: Gyula Gere (Hungary)

Sarajevo won 5–3 on aggregate.

Hibernians Malta0–0England Manchester United
Report
Attendance: 23,217
Referee: Bruno de Marchi (Italy)

Manchester United won 4–0 on aggregate.

Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union1–1Scotland Celtic
Byshovets 89' Report Lennox 67'
Attendance: 68,352

Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.

Djurgården Sweden0–1Poland Górnik Zabrze
Report Musiałek 35'
Attendance: 1,364
Referee: Tage Sørensen (Denmark)

Górnik Zabrze won 4–0 on aggregate.

Hvidovre Denmark3–3Switzerland Basel
Hansen 18'
Sørensen 39'
Olsen 58'		 Report Hauser 2'
Benthaus 78'
Wenger 85'
Attendance: 9,363
Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)

Hvidovre won 5–4 on aggregate.

Real Madrid Spain2–1 (a.e.t.)Netherlands Ajax
Gento 58'
Veloso 99'		 Report Groot 69'
Attendance: 39,244

Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia1–1Norway Skeid
Mráz 58' Report Sjøberg 38'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Franz Mayer (Austria)

Sparta Prague won 2–1 on aggregate.

Anderlecht Belgium2–1East Germany Karl-Marx-Stadt
Bergholtz 33'
Van Himst 38'		 Report Schuster 11'
Attendance: 28,831

Anderlecht won 5–2 on aggregate.

Vasas Hungary8–1Republic of Ireland Dundalk
Vidáts 10', 87'
Farkas 32', 35', 72'
Korsós 43', 85'
Molnár 68'		 Report Hale 25'
Attendance: 74,117
Referee: Josef Krňávek (Czechoslovakia)

Vasas won 9–1 on aggregate.

Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg3–3Iceland Valur
Hnatow 56'
Di Genova 86'
Langer 89'		 Report Jónsson 10'
Gunnarsson 36', 60'
Attendance: 4,552

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

Benfica Portugal0–0Northern Ireland Glentoran
Report
Attendance: 36,844
Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium)

1–1 on aggregate; Benfica won on away goals.

KuPS Finland0–3France Saint-Étienne
Report Herbin 5'
Bosquier 25'
Revelli 84' (pen.)
Väinölänniemen Stadion, Kuopio
Attendance: 5,279

Saint-Étienne won 5–0 on aggregate.

Rapid Wien Austria3–0Turkey Beşiktaş
Seitl 9'
Grausam 43'
Flögel 75'		 Report
Attendance: 27,783
Referee: Joseph Heymann (Switzerland)

Rapid Wien won 4–0 on aggregate.

Juventus Italy2–0Greece Olympiacos
Zigoni 12'
Menichelli 49'		 Report
Attendance: 31,878
Referee: Gilbert Droz (Switzerland)

Juventus won 2–0 on aggregate.

Rapid București Romania3–0 (a.e.t.)Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv
 Report
Attendance: 20,179[1]
Referee: Marian Srodecki (Poland)

Rapid București won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sarajevo Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–2 England Manchester United 0–0 1–2
Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union 2–3 Poland Górnik Zabrze 1–2 1–1
Hvidovre Denmark 3–6 Spain Real Madrid 2–2 1–4
Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia 6–5 Belgium Anderlecht 3–2 3–3
Vasas Hungary 11–1 Iceland Valur 6–0 5–1
Benfica Portugal 2–1 France Saint-Étienne 2–0 0–1
Rapid Wien Austria 1–2 West Germany Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 0–2
Juventus Italy 1–0 Romania Rapid București 1–0 0–0

First leg
Sarajevo Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia0–0England Manchester United
Report
Attendance: 37,222[2]
Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy)
Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union1–2Poland Górnik Zabrze
Olek 12' (o.g.) Report Szołtysik 15'
Lubański 61'
Attendance: 57,038
Referee: Vasile Dumitrescu (Romania)
Hvidovre Denmark2–2Spain Real Madrid
Hansen 25'
Petersen 71'		 Report Gento 35'
Pirri 47'
Attendance: 40,663
Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia3–2Belgium Anderlecht
Mašek 25', 32' (pen.), 62' Report Jurion 35'
Van Himst 55'
Attendance: 10,071
Referee: Joseph Heymann (Switzerland)
Vasas Hungary6–0Iceland Valur
Bergsson 5' (o.g.)
Pál 14'
Radics 37', 44', 50'
Puskás 47'		 Report
Attendance: 27,797[3]
Referee: Pavel Špoták (Czechoslovakia)
Benfica Portugal2–0France Saint-Étienne
José Augusto 28'
Eusébio 59' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 22,804
Referee: John Adair (Northern Ireland)
Rapid Wien Austria1–0West Germany Eintracht Braunschweig
Hasil 54' Report
Attendance: 51,181
Juventus Italy1–0Romania Rapid București
Magnusson 57' Report
Attendance: 19,452
Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)

Second leg
Manchester United England2–1Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo
Aston 10'
Best 63'		 Report Delalić 87'
Attendance: 62,801
Referee: Roger Mâchin (France)

Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.

Górnik Zabrze Poland1–1Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
Szołtysik 43' Report Turyanchik 37'
Attendance: 71,145

Górnik Zabrze won 3–2 on aggregate.

Real Madrid Spain4–1Denmark Hvidovre
Velázquez 16'
Grosso 19', 30'
Gento 75'		 Report Petersen 28'
Attendance: 26,263
Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium)

Real Madrid won 6–3 on aggregate.

Anderlecht Belgium3–3Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague
Van Himst 60', 65'
Devrindt 83'		 Report Mašek 30', 85'
Mráz 89'
Attendance: 31,466

Sparta Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.

Valur Iceland1–5Hungary Vasas
Gunnarsson 85' Report Molnár 11'
Pál 13'
Mathesz 30'
Váradi 53'
Kovács 72'
Városi Stadium, Várpalota
Attendance: 2,773
Referee: Iván Pláček (Czechoslovakia)

Vasas won 11–1 on aggregate.

Saint-Étienne France1–0Portugal Benfica
Bereta 10' Report
Attendance: 24,480
Referee: Marian Środecki (Poland)

Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.

Eintracht Braunschweig West Germany2–0Austria Rapid Wien
Grzyb 38'
Saborowski 43'		 Report
Attendance: 30,507

Eintracht Braunschweig won 2–1 on aggregate.

Rapid București Romania0–0Italy Juventus
Report
Attendance: 5,510
Referee: Karl Riegg (West Germany)

Juventus won 1–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester United England 2–1 Poland Górnik Zabrze 2–0 0–1
Real Madrid Spain 4–2 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 3–0 1–2
Vasas Hungary 0–3 Portugal Benfica 0–0 0–3
Eintracht Braunschweig West Germany 3–31 Italy Juventus 3–2 0–1

1 Juventus beat Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 in a play-off to reach the semi-finals.

First leg
Manchester United England2–0Poland Górnik Zabrze
Florenski 60' (o.g.)
Kidd 90'		 Report
Attendance: 63,456
Real Madrid Spain3–0Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague
Amancio 61', 62', 68' Report
Attendance: 35,250
Referee: Jim Finney (England)
Vasas Hungary0–0Portugal Benfica
Report
Attendance: 36,394
Eintracht Braunschweig West Germany3–2Italy Juventus
Kaack 28'
Dulz 37'
Berg 38'		 Report Kaack 10' (o.g.)
Sacco 81'
Attendance: 29,963
Referee: Gilbert Droz (Switzerland)

Second leg
Górnik Zabrze Poland1–0England Manchester United
Lubański 70' Report
Attendance: 77,649

Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia2–1Spain Real Madrid
Kvašňák 36'
Dyba 45'		 Report Gento 57'
Attendance: 40,431
Referee: Hans Rademacher (West Germany)

Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.

Benfica Portugal3–0Hungary Vasas
Eusébio 48', 70'
Torres 77'		 Report
Attendance: 49,336

Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.

Juventus Italy1–0West Germany Eintracht Braunschweig
Bercellino 88' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 37,918

Juventus 3–3 Eintracht Braunschweig on aggregate.

Juventus Italy1–0West Germany Eintracht Braunschweig
Magnusson 56' Report
Attendance: 44,701

Juventus won 1–0 in a play-off.

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester United England 4–3 Spain Real Madrid 1–0 3–3
Benfica Portugal 3–0 Italy Juventus 2–0 1–0

First leg
Manchester United England1–0Spain Real Madrid
Best 36' Report
Attendance: 62,562
Benfica Portugal2–0Italy Juventus
Torres 64'
Eusébio 70'		 Report
Attendance: 69,375
Referee: Roger Barde (France)

Second leg
Real Madrid Spain3–3England Manchester United
Pirri 32'
Gento 41'
Amancio 45'		 Report Zoco 44' (o.g.)
Sadler 73'
Foulkes 78'
Attendance: 77,299

Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate.

Juventus Italy0–1Portugal Benfica
Report Eusébio 66'
Attendance: 62,570

Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 1968 European Cup Final
Manchester United England4–1 (a.e.t.)Portugal Benfica
Charlton 53', 99'
Best 92'
Kidd 94'		 Report Graça 79'
Attendance: 92,225

Top scorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1 Portugal Eusébio Portugal Benfica 6
2 Spain Francisco Gento Spain Real Madrid 5
Czechoslovakia Václav Mašek Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 5
Belgium Paul Van Himst Belgium Anderlecht 5
5 Spain Amancio Spain Real Madrid 4
Iceland Hermann Gunnarsson Iceland Valur 4
Poland Włodzimierz Lubański Poland Górnik Zabrze 4
8 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boško Antić Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo 3
Northern Ireland George Best England Manchester United 3
Hungary János Farkas Hungary Vasas 3
Hungary István Korsós Hungary Vasas 3
Czechoslovakia Ivan Mráz Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 3
Spain Pirri Spain Real Madrid 3
Hungary János Radics Hungary Vasas 3
England David Sadler England Manchester United 3
Source: [4]

References
  1. "Rapid București v Botev Plovdiv" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. "Sarajevo v Manchester United, 15 November 1967" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. "Vasas v Valur, 15 November 1967" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. "Season 1967/68 Player stats". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 30 May 2022.


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