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1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

FieldValue
tourney_nameInter-Cities Fairs Cup
year1968–69
champion_otherENG Newcastle United
count1
second_otherHUN Újpest
matches120
prevseason[1967–68](1967-68-inter-cities-fairs-cup)
nextseason[1969–70](1969-70-inter-cities-fairs-cup)

The eleventh Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1968–1969 season. The competition was won by Newcastle United over two legs in the final against Újpest. It was the second consecutive time that a Hungarian side finished runners-up in the competition, and the first time Newcastle United had competed in a European competition. Newcastle did not win a major trophy again until the 2024–25 EFL Cup.

First round

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First leg

Leoncini

  • Neagu
  • Năsturescu
  • Stepanović

Cresci Pace Savoldi

  • Gonçalves
  • Nuțu

Zvunka Krämer Hönig

Salvi

Dermendzhiev
Popov

Figueiredo Carriço

Second leg

Morrissey Dundalk won 3–2 on aggregate.

del Sol Juventus won 4–0 on aggregate.

Maraschi Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.

  • Santrač
  • Turudija
  • Codreanu

Savoldi Bologna won 6–2 on aggregate.

Krämer Seeler Niesser Hamburger SV won 7–3 on aggregate.

Napoli won 3–2 on aggregate.

  • Zaragoza 3–3 Botev Plovdiv on aggregate. Zaragoza won on away goals rule.*

Baptista Arcanjo

  • Vitória Setúbal won 6–1 on aggregate.*

1–1 on aggregate. Lyon won on toss of coin.

Second round

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First leg

Greig Ferguson
Brennan og

Barthels Hergesell Rizzo

Tomé Figueiredo Petita

  • Öznur
  • Aksel

Second leg

Stein
Rangers won 9–1 on aggregate.

Arcanjo

  • Vitória Setúbal won 7–1 on aggregate.*

Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 on aggregate.

Merlo Fiorentina 4–4 Hansa Rostock on aggregate. Fiorentina won on away goals rule.

OFK Beograd won 2–1 on aggregate.

  • Prepurgel
  • Derebaşı
  • Jercan
  • Öznur
  • Zemzem

Juliano Napoli 2–2 Leeds United on aggregate. Leeds United won on a coin toss.

Third round

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First leg

Arcanjo

Second leg

Rogora Vitória de Setúbal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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First leg

Robson Davies Gibb

Second leg

Petita Figueiredo

  • Newcastle United won 6–4 on aggregate.*

Semi-finals

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First leg

Dunai II }}

Second leg

Sinclair

Newcastle United won 2–0 on aggregate.

Nagy

Újpest won 8–1 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final

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References

References

  1. Watson, Ian. (10 October 2022). "Big Six longest trophy droughts and how they eventually ended as Spurs edge towards 15 years".
  2. "Liverpool vs Newcastle LIVE: Carabao Cup final score, updates & commentary from Wembley".
  3. (12 September 1968). "Leeds United Wins Cup". Winnipeg Free Press.
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