1968–69 European Cup

The season 1968-69 of the European Cup football club tournament was won by AC Milan against Ajax in a one-sided final match. A number of Eastern European clubs withdrew from the first two rounds for political reasons.

First round

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Malmö FF	3 - 5	AC Milan	2 - 1	1 - 4
AS Saint-Étienne	2 - 4	Celtic FC	2 - 0	0 - 4
FK Red Star	w/o	FC Carl Zeiss Jena
Waterford United	2 - 10	Manchester United	1 - 3	1 - 7
R.S.C. Anderlecht	5 - 2	Glentoran F.C.	3 - 0	2 - 2
Rosenborg B.K.	4 - 6	SK Rapid Wien	1 - 3	3 - 3
Real Madrid	12 - 0	AEL Limassol FC	6 - 0	6 - 0
1. FC Nürnberg	1 - 5	Ajax	1 - 1	0 - 4
Manchester City	1 - 2	Fenerbahçe SK	0 - 0	1 - 2
Valur	1 - 8	SL Benfica	0 - 0	1 - 8
Floriana	1 - 3	Lahden Reipas	1 - 1	0 - 2
FC Steaua Bucureşti	3 - 5	TJ Spartak Trnava	3 - 1	0 - 4
AEK Athens	5 - 3	Jeunesse d'Esch	3 - 0	2 - 3
FC Zürich	3 - 4	Akademisk Boldklub	1 - 3	2 - 1

Second round

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
AC Milan	Bye
Celtic FC	6 - 2	FK Red Star	5 - 1	1 - 1
Manchester United	4 - 3	R.S.C. Anderlecht	3 - 0	1 - 3
SK Rapid Wien	2a - 2	Real Madrid	1 - 0	1 - 2
Ajax	4 - 0	Fenerbahçe SK	2 - 0	2 - 0
SL Benfica	Bye
Lahden Reipas	2 - 16	TJ Spartak Trnava	1 - 9	1 - 7
AEK Athens	2 - 0	Akademisk Boldklub	0 - 0	2 - 0

Quarter-finals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg	Playoff
AC Milan	1 - 0	Celtic FC	0 - 0	1 - 0
Manchester United	3 - 0	SK Rapid Wien	3 - 0	0 - 0
Ajax	4 - 4	SL Benfica	1 - 3	3- 1	3 - 0
TJ Spartak Trnava	3 - 2	AEK Athens	2 - 1	1 - 1

Semi-finals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
AC Milan	2 - 1	Manchester United	2 - 0	0 - 1
Ajax	3 - 2	TJ Spartak Trnava	3 - 0	0 - 2

Final

Main article: 1969 European Cup Final

May 26, 1969

AC Milan	4 – 1	AFC Ajax
Prati 7' 40' 75' Sormani 67'		Vasović 60' (pen.)

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: José Ortiz de Mendíbil

European Cup 1968-69
A.C. Milan Second Title

External links

• 1968-69 season at UEFA website
• European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

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