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1968 Coppa delle Alpi
Alpencup, Coupe des Alpes
Tournament details
CountrySwitzerland and Germany
Teams12
Defending championsEintracht Frankfurt
Final positions
ChampionsFC Schalke 04
Runner-upFC Basel
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored109 (3.52 per match)
← 1967
1969 →

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.

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[edit]

Matches[edit]

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[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 FC Basel 5 2 3 0 8 6 7
2 A.S. Roma 5 2 2 1 8 7 6
3 Fiorentina 5 2 2 1 8 5 6
4 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5 2 1 2 6 4 5
5 Servette FC Genève 5 1 2 2 6 9 4
6 1. FC Köln 5 0 1 4 3 8 2

Group B[edit]

Matches[edit]

Round 1
Cagliari Italy1 – 0Italy Juventus
Young Boys Switzerland3 – 2Switzerland Luzern
FC Schalke 04 Germany1 – 1Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Round 2
Young Boys Switzerland2 – 2Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Luzern Switzerland1 – 4Italy Cagliari
FC Schalke 04 Germany3 – 1Italy Juventus
Pohlschmidt 16'
Wittkamp 30'
Hans-Jürgen Becher 88'		 71' Leoncini
Referee: Germany Joseph Heymann
Round 3
Match day 3
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany2 – 1Italy Juventus
Match day 3
Young Boys Switzerland2 – 3Italy Cagliari
Match day 3
Luzern Switzerland0 – 4Germany FC Schalke 04
Round 4
Match day 4
Young Boys Switzerland3 – 1Italy Juventus
Match day 4
Luzern Switzerland4 – 9Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Match day 4
FC Schalke 04 Germany2 – 2Italy Cagliari
Round 5
Match day 5
Young Boys Switzerland0 – 3Germany FC Schalke 04
Match day 5
Luzern Switzerland2 – 3Italy Juventus
Match day 5
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany2 – 2Italy Cagliari

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 FC Schalke 04 5 3 2 0 13 4 8
2 Cagliari 5 3 2 0 12 7 8
3 Eintracht Frankfurt 5 2 3 0 16 10 7
4 Young Boys 5 2 1 2 10 11 5
5 Juventus 5 1 0 4 6 11 2
6 Luzern 5 0 0 5 9 23 0

Final[edit]

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

Sources and References[edit]

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