1968–69 European Cup#First round

A total of 32 teams participated in the competition.

Thirty-one leagues were represented, with England being represented by its most recent champion, Manchester City, as well as defending European champion, Manchester United.

Real Madrid made their 14th consecutive appearance in the competition, while Anderlecht and Benfica each made their ninth appearances.

Nürnberg and Steaua București both made their first appearances in the competition since the 1961-62 European Cup.

This year's competition included only five debutants: Denmark's AB, Cyprus's AEL Limassol, England's Manchester City, Norway's Rosenborg, and Czechoslovakia's Spartak Trnava. This was the smallest number to date.

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|RD1=First round

|RD2=Second round

|RD3=Quarter-finals

|RD4=Semi-finals

|RD5=Final

|RD1-team01={{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö FF

|RD1-score01-1=2

|RD1-score01-2=1

|RD1-score01-agg=3

|RD1-team02={{flagicon|ITA}} Milan

|RD1-score02-1=1

|RD1-score02-2=4

|RD1-score02-agg=5

|RD1-team03={{flagicon|URS|1955}} Dynamo Kyiv

|RD1-score03-agg=(w)

|RD1-team04={{flagicon|POL|1928}} Ruch Chorzów

|RD1-score04-agg=(o)

|RD1-team05={{flagicon|FRA}} Saint-Étienne

|RD1-score05-1=2

|RD1-score05-2=0

|RD1-score05-agg=2

|RD1-team06={{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic

|RD1-score06-1=0

|RD1-score06-2=4

|RD1-score06-agg=4

|RD1-team07={{flagicon|YUG}} Red Star Belgrade

|RD1-score07-agg=(w)

|RD1-team08={{flagicon|GDR}} Carl Zeiss Jena

|RD1-score08-agg=(o)

|RD1-team09={{flagicon|IRE}} Waterford

|RD1-score09-1=1

|RD1-score09-2=1

|RD1-score09-agg=2

|RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United

|RD1-score10-1=3

|RD1-score10-2=7

|RD1-score10-agg=10

|RD1-team11={{flagicon|BEL}} Anderlecht

|RD1-score11-1=3

|RD1-score11-2=2

|RD1-score11-agg=5

|RD1-team12={{flagicon|NIR}} Glentoran

|RD1-score12-1=0

|RD1-score12-2=2

|RD1-score12-agg=2

|RD1-team13={{flagicon|NOR}} Rosenborg

|RD1-score13-1=1

|RD1-score13-2=3

|RD1-score13-agg=4

|RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

|RD1-score14-1=3

|RD1-score14-2=3

|RD1-score14-agg=6

|RD1-team15={{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Real Madrid

|RD1-score15-1=6

|RD1-score15-2=6

|RD1-score15-agg=12

|RD1-team16={{flagicon|CYP|1960}} AEL Limassol

|RD1-score16-1=0

|RD1-score16-2=0

|RD1-score16-agg=0

|RD1-team17={{flagicon|FRG}} Nurnberg

|RD1-score17-1=1

|RD1-score17-2=0

|RD1-score17-agg=1

|RD1-team18={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax

|RD1-score18-1=1

|RD1-score18-2=4

|RD1-score18-agg=5

|RD1-team19={{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City

|RD1-score19-1=0

|RD1-score19-2=1

|RD1-score19-agg=1

|RD1-team20={{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe

|RD1-score20-1=0

|RD1-score20-2=2

|RD1-score20-agg=2

|RD1-team21={{flagicon|ISL}} Valur

|RD1-score21-1=0

|RD1-score21-2=1

|RD1-score21-agg=1

|RD1-team22={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica

|RD1-score22-1=0

|RD1-score22-2=8

|RD1-score22-agg=8

|RD1-team23={{flagicon|BUL|1967}} Levski Sofia

|RD1-score23-agg=(w)

|RD1-team24={{flagicon|HUN|1957}} Ferencváros

|RD1-score24-agg=(o)

|RD1-team25={{flagicon|MLT}} Floriana

|RD1-score25-1=1

|RD1-score25-2=0

|RD1-score25-agg=1

|RD1-team26={{flagicon|FIN}} Reipas Lahti

|RD1-score26-1=1

|RD1-score26-2=2

|RD1-score26-agg=3

|RD1-team27={{flagicon|ROM|1952}} Steaua București

|RD1-score27-1=3

|RD1-score27-2=0

|RD1-score27-agg=3

|RD1-team28={{flagicon|TCH}} Spartak Trnava

|RD1-score28-1=1

|RD1-score28-2=4

|RD1-score28-agg=5

|RD1-team29={{flagicon|GRE|old}} AEK Athens

|RD1-score29-1=3

|RD1-score29-2=2

|RD1-score29-agg=5

|RD1-team30={{flagicon|LUX}} Jeunesse Esch

|RD1-score30-1=0

|RD1-score30-2=3

|RD1-score30-agg=3

|RD1-team31={{flagicon|SUI}} Zürich

|RD1-score31-1=1

|RD1-score31-2=2

|RD1-score31-agg=3

|RD1-team32={{flagicon|DEN}} AB

|RD1-score32-1=3

|RD1-score32-2=1

|RD1-score32-agg=4

|RD2-team01={{flagicon|ITA}} Milan

|RD2-score01-1=

|RD2-score01-2=

|RD2-score01-agg=Bye

|RD2-team02={{flagicon}}

|RD2-score02-1=

|RD2-score02-2=

|RD2-score02-agg=

|RD2-team03={{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic

|RD2-score03-1=5

|RD2-score03-2=1

|RD2-score03-agg=6

|RD2-team04={{flagicon|YUG}} Red Star Belgrade

|RD2-score04-1=1

|RD2-score04-2=1

|RD2-score04-agg=2

|RD2-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United

|RD2-score05-1=3

|RD2-score05-2=1

|RD2-score05-agg=4

|RD2-team06={{flagicon|BEL}} Anderlecht

|RD2-score06-1=0

|RD2-score06-2=3

|RD2-score06-agg=3

|RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

|RD2-score07-1=1

|RD2-score07-2=1

|RD2-score07-agg=2

|RD2-team08={{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Real Madrid

|RD2-score08-1=0

|RD2-score08-2=2

|RD2-score08-agg=2

|RD2-team09={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax

|RD2-score09-1=2

|RD2-score09-2=2

|RD2-score09-agg=4

|RD2-team10={{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe

|RD2-score10-1=0

|RD2-score10-2=0

|RD2-score10-agg=0

|RD2-team11={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica

|RD2-score11-agg=Bye

|RD2-team12={{flagicon|}}

|RD2-score12-1=

|RD2-score12-2=

|RD2-score12-agg=

|RD2-team13={{flagicon|FIN}} Reipas Lahti

|RD2-score13-1=1

|RD2-score13-2=1

|RD2-score13-agg=2

|RD2-team14={{flagicon|TCH}} Spartak Trnava

|RD2-score14-1=9

|RD2-score14-2=7

|RD2-score14-agg=16

|RD2-team15={{flagicon|GRE|old}} AEK Athens

|RD2-score15-1=0

|RD2-score15-2=2

|RD2-score15-agg=2

|RD2-team16={{flagicon|DEN}} AB

|RD2-score16-1=0

|RD2-score16-2=0

|RD2-score16-agg=0

|RD3-team01={{flagicon|ITA}} Milan

|RD3-score01-1=0

|RD3-score01-2=1

|RD3-score01-agg=1

|RD3-team02={{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic

|RD3-score02-1=0

|RD3-score02-2=0

|RD3-score02-agg=0

|RD3-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United

|RD3-score03-1=3

|RD3-score03-2=0

|RD3-score03-agg=3

|RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

|RD3-score04-1=0

|RD3-score04-2=0

|RD3-score04-agg=0

|RD3-team05={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax

|RD3-score05-1=1

|RD3-score05-2=3

|RD3-score05-agg=4 (3)

|RD3-team06={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica

|RD3-score06-1=3

|RD3-score06-2=1

|RD3-score06-agg=4 (0)

|RD3-team07={{flagicon|TCH}} Spartak Trnava

|RD3-score07-1=2

|RD3-score07-2=1

|RD3-score07-agg=3

|RD3-team08={{flagicon|GRE|old}} AEK Athens

|RD3-score08-1=1

|RD3-score08-2=1

|RD3-score08-agg=2

|RD4-team01={{flagicon|ITA}} Milan

|RD4-score01-1=2

|RD4-score01-2=0

|RD4-score01-agg=2

|RD4-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United

|RD4-score02-1=0

|RD4-score02-2=1

|RD4-score02-agg=1

|RD4-team03={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax

|RD4-score03-1=3

|RD4-score03-2=0

|RD4-score03-agg=3

|RD4-team04={{flagicon|TCH}} Spartak Trnava

|RD4-score04-1=0

|RD4-score04-2=2

|RD4-score04-agg=2

|RD5-team01={{flagicon|ITA}} Milan

|RD5-score01=4

|RD5-team02={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax

|RD5-score02=1

}}

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Malmö FF|SWE|3–5|Milan|ITA|2–1|1–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Dynamo Kyiv|URS|var1=1955|(w/o)|Ruch Chorzów|POL|var2=1928|–|–}}

{{TwoLegResult|Saint-Étienne|FRA|2–4|Celtic|SCO|2–0|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Red Star Belgrade|YUG|(w/o)|Carl Zeiss Jena|GDR|–|–}}

{{TwoLegResult|Waterford|IRL|2–10|Manchester United|ENG|1–3|1–7}}

{{TwoLegResult|Anderlecht|BEL|5–2|Glentoran|NIR|3–0|2–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Rosenborg|NOR|4–6|Rapid Wien|AUT|1–3|3–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Real Madrid|ESP|var1=1945|12–0|AEL Limassol|CYP|var2=1960|6–0|6–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Nürnberg|FRG|1–5|Ajax|NED|1–1|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Manchester City|ENG|1–2|Fenerbahçe|TUR|0–0|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Valur|ISL|1–8|Benfica|POR|0–0|1–8}}

{{TwoLegResult|Levski-Spartak|BUL|var1=1967|(w/o)|Ferencváros|HUN|var2=1957|–|–}}

{{TwoLegResult|Floriana|MLT|1–3|Reipas Lahti|FIN|1–1|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Steaua București|ROU|var1=1965|3–5|Spartak Trnava|TCH|3–1|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|AEK Athens|GRE|var1=old|5–3|Jeunesse Esch|LUX|3–0|2–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Zürich|SUI|3–4|AB|DEN|1–3|2–1}}

|}

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|date=18 September 1968

|time=

|team1=Malmö FF {{flagicon|SWE}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62433--malmo-vs-milan/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|ITA}} Milan

|goals1=Olsberg {{goal|45}}
Elmstedt {{goal|50}}

|goals2=Rivera {{goal|58}}

|stadium=Malmö Stadion, Malmö

|attendance=23,118

|referee=Heinz Siebert (West Germany)

}}

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|date=18 September 1968

|time=

|team1=Saint-Étienne {{flagicon|FRA}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62439--st-etienne-vs-celtic/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic

|goals1=Keïta {{goal|15}}
H. Revelli {{goal|36}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

|attendance=34,403

|referee=Aníbal da Silva Oliveira (Portugal)

}}

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| date = 18 September 1968

| time =

| team1 = Waterford {{flagicon|IRL}}

| score = 1–3

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62447--waterford-vs-man-united/ Report]

| team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United

| goals1 = Matthews {{goal|65}}

| goals2 = Law {{goal|8||41||55}}

| stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin

| attendance = 48,886

| referee = William Joseph Mullen (Scotland)

| event =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

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|date=18 September 1968

|time=

|team1=Anderlecht {{flagicon|BEL}}

|score=3–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62429--anderlecht-vs-glentoran/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|NIR}} Glentoran

|goals1=Bergholtz {{goal|18}}
Peeters {{goal|23}}
Nordahl {{goal|87}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Émile Versé Stadium, Anderlecht

|attendance=18,963

|referee=Bruno de Marchi (Italy)

}}

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|date=18 September 1968

|time=

|team1=Rosenborg {{flagicon|NOR}}

|score=1–3

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62443--rosenborg-vs-rapid-wien/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

|goals1=Iversen {{goal|16}}

|goals2=Bjerregaard {{goal|28}}
Kaltenbrunner {{goal|65}}
Grausam {{goal|86}}

|stadium=Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

|attendance=22,321

|referee=Kevin Howley (England)

}}

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|date=18 September 1968

|time=

|team1=Real Madrid {{flagicon|ESP|1945}}

|score=6–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/75464--real-madrid-vs-ael/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|CYP|1960}} AEL Limassol

|goals1=Pirri {{goal|10||14||63}}
Amancio {{goal|17}}
Pérez {{goal|27}}
Bueno {{goal|75}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid

|attendance=15,995

|referee=William Gow (Wales)

}}

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|date=18 September 1968

|time=

|team1=Nürnberg {{flagicon|FRG}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62437--nurnberg-vs-ajax/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax

|goals1=Volkert {{goal|6}}

|goals2=Cruyff {{goal|80}}

|stadium=Städtisches Stadion, Nuremberg

|attendance=45,090{{UEFA match attendance|62437|Nürnberg v Ajax, 18 September 1968|access-date=13 March 2022}}

|referee=Gilbert Droz (Switzerland)

}}

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|date=18 September 1968

|time=

|team1=Manchester City {{flagicon|ENG}}

|score=0–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62435--man-city-vs-fenerbahce/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Maine Road, Manchester

|attendance=38,840

|referee=Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

}}

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|date=18 September 1968

|time=

|team1=Valur {{flagicon|ISL}}

|score=0–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62445--valur-vs-benfica/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

|attendance=18,243

|referee=Patrick Graham (Republic of Ireland)

}}

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|date=18 September 1968

|time=

|team1=Floriana {{flagicon|MLT}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62431--floriana-vs-reipas/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|FIN}} Reipas Lahti

|goals1=Galea {{goal|37|pen.}}

|goals2=Aalto {{goal|28}}

|stadium=Empire Stadium, Gżira

|attendance=10,162

|referee=Jim Finney (England)

}}

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|date=18 September 1968

|time=

|team1=Steaua București {{flagicon|ROU|1965}}

|score=3–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62441--fcsb-vs-spartak-trnava/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|TCH}} Spartak Trnava

|goals1=Creiniceanu {{goal|18}}
Voinea {{goal|30}}
Constantin {{goal|51}}

|goals2=Kuna {{goal|75}}

|stadium=23 August Stadium, Bucharest

|attendance=3,227{{UEFA match attendance|62441|Steaua București v Spartak Trnava, 18 September 1968|access-date=13 March 2022}}

|referee=Christos Michas (Greece)

}}

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|date=18 September 1968

|time=

|team1=AEK Athens {{flagicon|GRE|old}}

|score=3–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62427--aek-vs-jeunesse-esch/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|LUX}} Jeunesse Esch

|goals1=Papaioannou {{goal|27}}
Papageorgiou {{goal|58}}
Karafeskos {{goal|60|pen.}}

|goals2=

|stadium=AEK Stadium, Athens

|attendance=16,205

|referee=Fabio Monti (Italy)

}}

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|date=18 September 1968

|time=

|team1=Zürich {{flagicon|SUI}}

|score=1–3

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62449--zurich-vs-ab/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|DEN}} AB

|goals1=Winiger {{goal|50}}

|goals2=Hansen {{goal|22}}
Wiberg {{goal|25}}
Petersen {{goal|62}}

|stadium=Letzigrund, Zürich

|attendance=17,000

|referee=Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)

}}

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|date=2 October 1968

|time=

|team1=Milan {{flagicon|ITA}}

|score=4–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62434--milan-vs-malmo/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö FF

|goals1=Prati {{goal|32||69}}
Sormani {{goal|62}}
Rivera {{goal|88}}

|goals2=Ljungberg {{goal|16}}

|stadium=San Siro, Milan

|attendance=61,932

|referee=Roger Mâchin (France)

}}

Milan won 5–3 on aggregate.

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|date=2 October 1968

|time=

|team1=Celtic {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score=4–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62440--celtic-vs-st-etienne/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|FRA}} Saint-Étienne

|goals1=Gemmell {{goal|44|pen.}}
Craig {{goal|59}}
Chalmers {{goal|66}}
McBride {{goal|87}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Celtic Park, Glasgow

|attendance=73,059

|referee=Zdeněk Valeš (Czechoslovakia)

}}

Celtic won 4–2 on aggregate.

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| date = 2 October 1968

| time =

| team1 = Manchester United {{flagicon|ENG}}

| score = 7–1

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62448--man-united-vs-waterford/ Report]

| team2 = {{flagicon|IRL}} Waterford

| goals1 = Stiles {{goal|37}}
Law {{goal|41||47||60||71}}
Burns {{goal|68}}
Charlton {{goal|84}}

| goals2 = Casey {{goal|69}}

| stadium = Old Trafford, Manchester

| attendance = 41,750

| referee = Joaquim Fernandes Campos (Portugal)

| event =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

Manchester United won 10–2 on aggregate.

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|date=2 October 1968

|time=

|team1=Glentoran {{flagicon|NIR}}

|score=2–2

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62430--glentoran-vs-anderlecht/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|BEL}} Anderlecht

|goals1=Morrow {{goal|27}}
Johnston {{goal|55}}

|goals2=Devrindt {{goal|24}}
Bergholtz {{goal|58}}

|stadium=The Oval, Belfast

|attendance=12,384

|referee=Jacques Colling (Luxembourg)

}}

Anderlecht won 5–2 on aggregate.

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|date=2 October 1968

|time=

|team1=Rapid Wien {{flagicon|AUT}}

|score=3–3

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62444--rapid-wien-vs-rosenborg/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|NOR}} Rosenborg

|goals1=Lindman {{goal|10||80}}
Kaltenbrunner {{goal|17}}

|goals2=Iversen {{goal|21||34||87}}

|stadium=Praterstadion, Vienna

|attendance=1,570

|referee=Andreas Kouniaides (Cyprus)

}}

Rapid Wien won 6–4 on aggregate.

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|date=26 September 1968

|time=

|team1=AEL Limassol {{flagicon|CYP|1960}}

|score=0–6

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/75465--ael-vs-real-madrid/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Real Madrid

|goals1=

|goals2=Velázquez {{goal|7||10}}
José Luis {{goal|9}}
Veloso {{goal|84}}
Ortega {{goal|86}}
Zunzunegui {{goal|87}}

|stadium=Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid

|attendance=20,075

|referee=Aníbal da Silva Oliveira (Portugal)

}}

Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.

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|date=2 October 1968

|time=

|team1=Ajax {{flagicon|NED}}

|score=4–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62438--ajax-vs-nurnberg/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|FRG}} Nürnberg

|goals1=Swart {{goal|22||51}}
Groot {{goal|86|pen.}}
Cruyff {{goal|89}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam

|attendance=54,579

|referee=John Adair (Northern Ireland)

}}

Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.

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|date=2 October 1968

|time=

|team1=Fenerbahçe {{flagicon|TUR}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62436--fenerbahce-vs-man-city/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City

|goals1=Çevrim {{goal|48}}
Altıparmak {{goal|76}}

|goals2=Coleman {{goal|11}}

|stadium=Mithat Paşa Stadyumu, Istanbul

|attendance=42,570

|referee=Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

}}

Fenerbahçe won 2–1 on aggregate.

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|date=2 October 1968

|time=

|team1=Benfica {{flagicon|POR}}

|score=8–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62446--benfica-vs-valur/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|ISL}} Valur

|goals1=Simões {{goal|4}}
Jacinto {{goal|7}}
Torres {{goal|11||47||79}}
Eusébio {{goal|20}}
Coluna {{goal|27}}
José Augusto {{goal|48}}

|goals2=Gunnarsson {{goal|68}}

|stadium=Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

|attendance=24,389

|referee=Joseph Cassar-Naudi (Malta)

}}

Benfica won 8–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=2 October 1968

|time=

|team1=Reipas Lahti {{flagicon|FIN}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62432--reipas-vs-floriana/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|MLT}} Floriana

|goals1=Holtari {{goal|56|57}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Olympia Stadium, Helsinki

|attendance=2,212

|referee=Curt Nystrand (Sweden)

}}

Reipas Lahti won 3–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=2 October 1968

|time=

|team1=Spartak Trnava {{flagicon|TCH}}

|score=4–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62442--spartak-trnava-vs-fcsb/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Steaua București

|goals1=Švec {{goal|4}}
Adamec {{goal|58||76||80}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Spartak Stadium, Trnava

|attendance=11,879

|referee=Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)

}}

Spartak Trnava won 5–3 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=2 October 1968

|time=

|team1=Jeunesse Esch {{flagicon|LUX}}

|score=3–2

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62428--jeunesse-esch-vs-aek/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|GRE|old}} AEK Athens

|goals1=Hoffmann {{goal|6}}
Drouet {{goal|40}}
Langer {{goal|77}}

|goals2=Ventouris {{goal|16||33}}

|stadium=Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette

|attendance=3,213

|referee=Joseph Hannet (Belgium)

}}

AEK Athens won 5–3 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=2 October 1968

|time=

|team1=AB {{flagicon|DEN}}

|score=1–2

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62450--ab-vs-zurich/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|SUI}} Zürich

|goals1=Petersen {{goal|53}}

|goals2=Künzli {{goal|42||80}}

|stadium=Københavns Idrætapark, Copenhagen

|attendance=9,557

|referee=Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland)

}}

AB won 4–3 on aggregate.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Milan|ITA|Bye|–|none|–|–}}

{{TwoLegResult|Celtic|SCO|6–2|Red Star Belgrade|YUG|5–1|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Manchester United|ENG|4–3|Anderlecht|BEL|3–0|1–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Rapid Wien|AUT|2–2 (a)|Real Madrid|ESP|var2=1945|1–0|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ajax|NED|4–0|Fenerbahçe|TUR|2–0|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Benfica|POR|Bye|–|none|–|–}}

{{TwoLegResult|Reipas Lahti|FIN|2–16|Spartak Trnava|TCH|1–9|1–7}}

{{TwoLegResult|AEK Athens|GRE|var1=old|2–0|AB|DEN|0–0|2–0}}

|}

{{football box

|date=13 November 1968

|time=

|team1=Celtic {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score=5–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62508--celtic-vs-crvena-zvezda/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|Yugoslavia|1946}} Red Star Belgrade

|goals1=Murdoch {{goal|3}}
Johnstone {{goal|46||81}}
Lennox {{goal|48}}
Wallace {{goal|74}}

|goals2=Lazarević {{goal|39}}

|stadium=Celtic Park, Glasgow

|attendance=65,248

|referee=Alfred Ott (West Germany)

}}

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{{football box

|date=13 November 1968

|time=

|team1=Manchester United {{flagicon|ENG}}

|score=3–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62506--man-united-vs-anderlecht/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|BEL}} Anderlecht

|goals1=Kidd {{goal|52}}
Law {{goal|70||78}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Old Trafford, Manchester

|attendance=51,008{{UEFA match attendance|62506|Manchester United v Anderlecht, 13 November 1968|access-date=13 March 2022}}

|referee=Aníbal da Silva Oliveira (Portugal)

}}

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{{football box

|date=20 November 1968

|time=

|team1=Rapid Wien {{flagicon|AUT}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62512--rapid-wien-vs-real-madrid/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Real Madrid

|goals1=Kaltenbrunner {{goal|55}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Praterstadion, Vienna

|attendance=44,799{{UEFA match attendance|62512|Rapid Wien v Real Madrid, 20 November 1968|access-date=13 March 2022}}

|referee=Josip Drago Horvat (Yugoslavia)

}}

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{{football box

|date=13 November 1968

|time=

|team1=Ajax {{flagicon|NED}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62504--ajax-vs-fenerbahce/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe

|goals1=Nuninga {{goal|14}}
Muller {{goal|74}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam

|attendance=54,812

|referee=Eric Jennings (England)

}}

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{{football box

|date=20 November 1968

|time=

|team1=Reipas Lahti {{flagicon|FIN}}

|score=1–9

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62510--reipas-vs-spartak-trnava/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|TCH}} Spartak Trnava

|goals1=Hyvärinen {{goal|88}}

|goals2=Hagara {{goal|14}}
Kabát {{goal|20||80}}
Švec {{goal|23||61}}
Kuna {{goal|52}}
Martinkovič {{goal|57||65}}
Adamec {{goal|64}}

|stadium=Praterstadion, Vienna{{UEFA match attendance|62510|Reipas Lahti v Spartak Trnava, 20 November 1968|access-date=6 June 2023}}

|attendance=6,000

|referee=Paul Schiller (Austria)

}}

The home leg of Reipas Lahti was played in Vienna just before the Rapid Wien–Real Madrid match.{{cite news |author= | title = Kerran näinkin: Suomalaisjalkapalloilijat tekemässä lajinsa historiaa | trans-title=For once: Finnish footballers about to make history in their sport|publisher=Helsingin Sanomat|url=https://nakoislehti.hs.fi/420b51ca-4965-4923-af17-d60ade4ac040/22|url-access=registration|access-date=6 June 2023|date=21 November 1968}}

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{{football box

|date=13 November 1968

|time=

|team1=AEK Athens {{flagicon|GRE|old}}

|score=0–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62502--aek-vs-ab/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|DEN}} AB

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=AEK Stadium, Athens

|attendance=8,161

|referee=Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

}}

{{football box

|date=27 November 1968

|time=

|team1=Red Star Belgrade {{flagicon|Yugoslavia|1946}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62509--crvena-zvezda-vs-celtic/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic

|goals1=Ostojić {{goal|90}}

|goals2=Wallace {{goal|72}}

|stadium=Red Star Stadium, Belgrade

|attendance=17,625

|referee=Francesco Francescon (Italy)

}}

Celtic won 6–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=27 November 1968

|time=

|team1=Anderlecht {{flagicon|BEL}}

|score=3–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62507--anderlecht-vs-man-united/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United

|goals1=Mulder {{goal|18}}
Bergholtz {{goal|38||78}}

|goals2=Sartori {{goal|8}}

|stadium=Émile Versé Stadium, Brussels

|attendance=32,572

|referee=José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)

}}

Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=4 December 1968

|time=

|team1=Real Madrid {{flagicon|ESP|1945}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62513--real-madrid-vs-rapid-wien/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

|goals1=Velázquez {{goal|41}}
Pirri {{goal|83}}

|goals2=Bjerregaard {{goal|48}}

|stadium=Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid

|attendance=39,228{{UEFA match attendance|62513|Real Madrid v Rapid Wien, 4 December 1968|access-date=13 March 2022}}

|referee=Gilbert Droz (Switzerland)

}}

Rapid Wien won 2–2 on away goals.

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{{football box

|date=27 November 1968

|time=

|team1=Fenerbahçe {{flagicon|TUR}}

|score=0–2

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62505--fenerbahce-vs-ajax/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax

|goals1=

|goals2=Keizer {{goal|55}}
Nuninga {{goal|88}}

|stadium=Mithat Paşa Stadyumu, Istanbul

|attendance=33,863

|referee=Iosif Ritter (Romania)

}}

Ajax won 4–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=27 November 1968

|time=

|team1=Spartak Trnava {{flagicon|TCH}}

|score=7–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62511--spartak-trnava-vs-reipas/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|FIN}} Reipas Lahti

|goals1=Hagara {{goal|15}}
Dobiaš {{goal|20||49|pen.|64}}
Kuna {{goal|27}}
Adamec {{goal|37}}
Hrušecký {{goal|53}}

|goals2=Niskakoski {{goal|75}}

|stadium=Spartak Stadium, Trnava

|attendance=5,766

|referee=Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

}}

Spartak Trnava won 16–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=27 November 1968

|time=

|team1=AB {{flagicon|DEN}}

|score=0–2

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62503--ab-vs-aek/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|GRE|old}} AEK Athens

|goals1=

|goals2=Stamatiadis {{goal|25}}
Papaioannou {{goal|81}}

|stadium=Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen

|attendance=11,471

|referee=Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland)

}}

AEK Athens won 2–0 on aggregate.

{{TwoLegStart|extra=Play-off}}

{{TwoLegResult|Milan|ITA|1–0|Celtic|SCO|0–0|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Manchester United|ENG|3–0|Rapid Wien|AUT|3–0|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ajax|NED|4–4|Benfica|POR|1–3|3–1|3–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Spartak Trnava|TCH|3–2|AEK Athens|GRE|var2=old|2–1|1–1}}

|}

{{football box

|date=19 February 1969

|time=

|team1=Milan {{flagicon|ITA}}

|score=0–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62516--milan-vs-celtic/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=San Siro, Milan

|attendance=63,538

|referee=Kurt Waldemar Tschenscher (West Germany)

}}

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{{football box

|date=26 February 1969

|time=

|team1=Manchester United {{flagicon|ENG}}

|score=3–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62518--man-united-vs-rapid-wien/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

|goals1=Best {{goal|44||70}}
Morgan {{goal|70}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Old Trafford, Manchester

|attendance=62,726

|referee=Božidar Botić (Yugoslavia)

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 February 1969

|time=

|team1=Ajax {{flagicon|NED}}

|score=1–3

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62514--ajax-vs-benfica/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica

|goals1=Danielsson {{goal|48}}

|goals2=Santos {{goal|31|pen.}}
Torres {{goal|36}}
José Augusto {{goal|61}}

|stadium=Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam

|attendance=55,150

|referee=Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland)

}}

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{{football box

|date=26 February 1969

|time=

|team1=Spartak Trnava {{flagicon|TCH}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62520--spartak-trnava-vs-aek/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|GRE|old}} AEK Athens

|goals1=Jarábek {{goal|25}}
Kabát {{goal|44}}

|goals2=Sevastopoulos {{goal|60}}

|stadium=Spartak Stadium, Trnava

|attendance=10,747

|referee=Gilbert Droz (Switzerland)

}}

{{football box

|date=12 March 1969

|time=

|team1=Celtic {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score=0–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62517--celtic-vs-milan/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|ITA}} Milan

|goals1=

|goals2=Prati {{goal|12}}

|stadium=Celtic Park, Glasgow

|attendance=76,415

|referee=José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)

}}

Milan won 1–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=5 March 1969

|time=

|team1=Rapid Wien {{flagicon|AUT}}

|score=0–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62519--rapid-wien-vs-man-united/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Praterstadion, Vienna

|attendance=50,234

|referee=Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

}}

Manchester United won 3–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=19 February 1969

|time=

|team1=Benfica {{flagicon|POR}}

|score=1–3

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62515--benfica-vs-ajax/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax

|goals1=Torres {{goal|70}}

|goals2=Danielsson {{goal|9}}
Cruyff {{goal|12||32}}

|stadium=Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

|attendance=31,019{{UEFA match attendance|62515|Benfica v Ajax, 19 February 1969|access-date=13 March 2022}}

|referee=Antonio Sbardella (Italy)

}}

4–4 on aggregate. Tie is decided by a tie-breaker match on neutral ground.

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{{football box

|date=12 March 1969

|time=

|team1=AEK Athens {{flagicon|GRE|old}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62521--aek-vs-spartak-trnava/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|TCH}} Spartak Trnava

|goals1=Papaioannou {{goal|77}}

|goals2=Švec {{goal|23}}

|stadium=AEK Stadium, Athens

|attendance=29,842

|referee=Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

}}

Spartak Trnava won 3–2 on aggregate.

{{football box

|date=5 March 1969

|time=

|team1=Ajax {{flagicon|NED}}

|score=3–0 (a.e.t.)

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/68477--ajax-vs-benfica/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica

|goals1=Cruyff {{goal|93}}
Danielsson {{goal|105||108}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris

|attendance=63,638

|referee=Roger Mâchin (France)

}}

Ajax win the tie-breaker.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Milan|ITA|2–1|Manchester United|ENG|2–0|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ajax|NED|3–2|Spartak Trnava|TCH|3–0|0–2}}

|}

{{football box

|date=23 April 1969

|time=

|team1=Milan {{flagicon|ITA}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62524--milan-vs-man-united/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United

|goals1=Sormani {{goal|33}}
Hamrin {{goal|49}}

|goals2=

|stadium=San Siro, Milan

|attendance=80,050

|referee=Josef Krnávek (Czechoslovakia)

}}

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{{football box

|date=13 April 1969

|time=

|team1=Ajax {{flagicon|NED}}

|score=3–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62522--ajax-vs-spartak-trnava/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|TCH}} Spartak Trnava

|goals1=Cruyff {{goal|27}}
Swart {{goal|52}}
Keizer {{goal|60}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam

|attendance=55,490

|referee=Eric Jennings (England)

}}

{{football box

|date=15 May 1969

|time=

|team1=Manchester United {{flagicon|ENG}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62525--man-united-vs-milan/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|ITA}} Milan

|goals1=Charlton {{goal|70}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Old Trafford, Manchester

|attendance=63,103

|referee=Roger Mâchin (France)

}}

Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=24 April 1969

|time=

|team1=Spartak Trnava {{flagicon|TCH}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62523--spartak-trnava-vs-ajax/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax

|goals1=Kuna {{goal|27||49}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Spartak Stadium, Trnava

|attendance=22,938

|referee=Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

}}

Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.

{{main|1969 European Cup Final}}

{{football box

|date=28 May 1969

|time=

|team1=Milan {{flagicon|ITA}}

|score=4–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62526--milan-vs-ajax/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax

|goals1=Prati {{goal|7||40||75}}
Sormani {{goal|67}}

|goals2=Vasović {{goal|60|pen.}}

|stadium=Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid

|attendance=31,782

|referee=José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)

}}

The top scorers from the 1968–69 European Cup are as follows:

{{reflist}}

• [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1968/matches/ 1968–69 All matches – season at UEFA website]
• [https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ecomp.html European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]
• All scorers 1968–69 European Cup according to [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1968/ protocols UEFA]
• [https://archive.today/20120716082651/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=1968/intro.html 1968-69 European Cup] – results and line-ups (archive)

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