1968 Cup of the Alps

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.

1968 Coppa delle Alpi

Alpencup, Coupe des Alpes
Tournament details
Country	Switzerland and Germany
Teams	12
Defending champions	Eintracht Frankfurt
Final positions
Champions	FC Schalke 04
Runners-up	FC Basel
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	109 (3.52 per match)
← 1967 1969 →

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

Matches

Round 1

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16 June 1968

Roma	1 – 0	Fiorentina
Taccola 63'

Rosenaustadion, Augsburg

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Tschentcher

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16 June 1968

Basel	1 – 1	Servette

St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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16 June 1968

Kaiserslautern	1 – 0	Köln

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Round 2

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18 June 1968

21:00

FC Basel	2 – 2	A.S. Roma
Fischli 6' Demarmels 18'		49' Taccola 85' Jair

St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

Referee: Ott

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18 June 1968

Kaiserslautern	2 – 2	Fiorentina

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18 June 1968

Servette	1 – 1	Köln

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Round 3

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Match day 3

FC Basel	1 – 0	1. FC Kaiserslautern

St. Jakob Stadium Basel

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Match day 3

Fiorentina	1 – 0	Köln

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23 June 1968

Servette	2 – 3	A.S. Roma
Blanchard 52' Sirena 82' (o.g.)		16' Taccola 41', 65' Enzo

Charmilles Stadium, Geneva

Referee: Siebert

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Round 4

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Match day 4

FC Basel	3 – 2	1. FC Köln

St. Jakob Stadium Basel

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Match day 4

Servette	1 – 4	Fiorentina

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Match day 4

1. FC Kaiserslautern	3 – 0	A.S. Roma

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Round 5

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Match day 5

A.S. Roma	2 – 0	1. FC Köln

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Match day 5

Servette	1 – 0	1. FC Kaiserslautern

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Match day 5

FC Basel	1 – 1	Fiorentina

St. Jakob Stadium Basel

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Table

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

Matches

Round 1

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15 June 1968

Cagliari	1 – 0	Juventus
Cera 43'	Summary Juventus

St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

Referee: Anton Bucheli

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16 June 1968

Young Boys	3 – 2	Luzern

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14 June 1968

Eintracht Frankfurt	1 – 1	FC Schalke 04
Solz 38'	(Report Eintracht Frankfurt)	Słomiany 13'

Wiesbaden

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Helmut Fritz

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Round 2

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18 June 1968

Young Boys	2 – 2	Eintracht Frankfurt
Grosser 35', 74'	(Report Eintracht Frankfurt)	Lotz 15' Schämer 86'

Attendance: 2,918

Referee: Francescon

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18 June 1968

Luzern	1 – 4	Cagliari

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18 June 1968

19:30

FC Schalke 04	3 – 1	Juventus
Pohlschmidt 16' Wittkamp 30' Hans-Jürgen Becher 88'	Summary Juventus	71' Leoncini

Glückauf-Kampfbahn, Gelsenkirchen

Referee: Joseph Heymann

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Round 3

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23 June 1968

Eintracht Frankfurt	2 – 1	Juventus
Blusch 52', 61'	Summary Juventus	49' De Paoli

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Schneuwly

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Match day 3

Young Boys	2 – 3	Cagliari

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Match day 3

Luzern	0 – 4	FC Schalke 04

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Round 4

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25 June 1968

Young Boys	3 – 1	Juventus
Allemann 28' Guggisberg 34', 70'	Summary Juventus	90' (pen.) Zigoni

Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein

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25 June 1968

Match day 4

Luzern	4 – 9	Eintracht Frankfurt
Richter 9', 61' Meier 24' Flury 25'	(Report Eintracht Frankfurt)	Lothar Schämer 50' Abbé 53', 65', 85' Huberts 71', 89' Friedrich 72', 80' Lotz 73'

Attendance: 4,000

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Match day 4

FC Schalke 04	2 – 2	Cagliari

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Round 5

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Match day 5

Young Boys	0 – 3	FC Schalke 04

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29 June 1968

Luzern	2 – 5	Juventus
Richter 32' Trivellin 86'	Summary Juventus	31' Sacco 64' (pen.) Zigoni 71' Menichelli 80' Gori 84' Favalli

Stadion Allmend, Luzern

Referee: Heinz Siebert

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29 June 1968

Match day 5

Eintracht Frankfurt	2 – 2	Cagliari
Grabowski Huberts	(Report Eintracht Frankfurt)

Attendance: 12,000

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Table

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	8	11	2
6	Luzern	5	0	0	5	9	23	0

Final

2 July 1968

Final

FC Basel	1 – 3 (a.e.t.)	FC Schalke 04
Helmut Hauser 40'	Report FC Schalke 04	8', 95', 103' Michel

St. Jakob Stadium Basel

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Mario Carminati

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