1968–69 Serie A

{{Short description|66th season of top-tier Italian football}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Serie A

| winners = Fiorentina
2nd title

| season = 1968–69

| dates = 29 September 1968 – 18 May 1969

| image = frameless

| size = 280px

| caption = 1968–69 Fiorentina team

| relegated = Varese
Pisa
Atalanta

| continentalcup1 = European Cup

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Fiorentina
Milan

| continentalcup3 = Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

| continentalcup3 qualifiers = Cagliari
Internazionale
Juventus
Napoli

| continentalcup2 = Cup Winners' Cup

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Roma

| league topscorer = Gigi Riva
(21 goals)

| matches = 240

| total goals = 497

| prevseason = 1967–68

| nextseason = 1969–70

}}

{{Location map+|Italy|float=right|width=325|caption=Serie A 1968-69 team distribution|places=

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.695|long=9.67|label=Atalanta}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.5075|long=11.351389|label=Bologna}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=39.246389|long=9.0575|label=Cagliari}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.771667|long=11.253611|label=Fiorentina}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.4636|long=9.1884|label=Internazionale
Milan|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.066667|long=7.7|label=Juventus
Torino|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.55|long=11.55|label=Vicenza}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=40.833333|long=14.25|label=Napoli|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=38.116667|long=13.366667|label=Palermo}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.716667|long=10.4|label=Pisa|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=41.9|long=12.5|label=Roma|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.4|long=8.916667|label=Sampdoria|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.816667|long=8.833333|label=Varese|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.433333|long=10.983333|label=Hellas Verona|position=bottom}}

}}

The 1968–69 Serie A season was won by Fiorentina.

Teams

Palermo, Hellas Verona and Pisa had been promoted from Serie B.

Events

The goal difference was introduced for the relegations instead of the tiebreakers.

Final classification

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=QR

|winpoints=2

|team1=FIO|name_FIO=Fiorentina|status_FIO=C

|team2=CAG|name_CAG=Cagliari

|team3=MIL|name_MIL=Milan

|team4=INT|name_INT=Internazionale

|team5=JUV|name_JUV=Juventus

|team6=TOR|name_TOR=Torino

|team7=NAP|name_NAP=Napoli

|team8=ROM|name_ROM=Roma

|team9=BOL|name_BOL=Bologna

|team10=HEL|name_HEL=Hellas Verona

|team11=PAL|name_PAL=Palermo

|team12=SAM|name_SAM=Sampdoria

|team13=LRV|name_LRV=Vicenza

|team14=VAR|name_VAR=Varese

|team15=Pisa|name_Pisa=Pisa

|team16=ATA|name_ATA=Atalanta

|win_FIO=16|draw_FIO=13|loss_FIO=1|gf_FIO=38|ga_FIO=18

|win_CAG=14|draw_CAG=13|loss_CAG=3|gf_CAG=41|ga_CAG=18

|win_MIL=14|draw_MIL=13|loss_MIL=3|gf_MIL=31|ga_MIL=12

|win_INT=14|draw_INT=8|loss_INT=8|gf_INT=55|ga_INT=26

|win_JUV=12|draw_JUV=11|loss_JUV=7|gf_JUV=32|ga_JUV=24

|win_TOR=11|draw_TOR=11|loss_TOR=8|gf_TOR=33|ga_TOR=24

|win_NAP=10|draw_NAP=12|loss_NAP=8|gf_NAP=26|ga_NAP=25

|win_ROM=10|draw_ROM=10|loss_ROM=10|gf_ROM=35|ga_ROM=35

|win_BOL=10|draw_BOL=9|loss_BOL=11|gf_BOL=27|ga_BOL=36

|win_HEL=9|draw_HEL=8|loss_HEL=13|gf_HEL=40|ga_HEL=49

|win_PAL=7|draw_PAL=11|loss_PAL=12|gf_PAL=21|ga_PAL=32

|win_SAM=5|draw_SAM=13|loss_SAM=12|gf_SAM=21|ga_SAM=27

|win_LRV=8|draw_LRV=7|loss_LRV=15|gf_LRV=26|ga_LRV=39

|win_VAR=5|draw_VAR=12|loss_VAR=13|gf_VAR=20|ga_VAR=43|status_VAR=R

|win_Pisa=6|draw_Pisa=8|loss_Pisa=16|gf_Pisa=26|ga_Pisa=44|status_Pisa=R

|win_ATA=4|draw_ATA=11|loss_ATA=15|gf_ATA=25|ga_ATA=45|status_ATA=R

|col_EC1=green1|text_EC1=Qualification to European Cup

|result1=EC1

|col_ICFC=blue1|text_ICFC=Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

|result2=ICFC|result4=ICFC|result5=ICFC|result7=ICFC

|col_EC1Q=green1|text_EC1Q=Qualification to European Cup

|note_res_EC1Q=Qualified as defending champions.

|result3=EC1Q

|result6=JUVTOR|note_res_JUVTOR=Torino not qualified to the ICFC consequently to Juventus qualification.

|col_CWC=yellow1|text_CWC=Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup

|result8=CWC

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Serie B

|result14=R|result15=R|result16=R

|update=complete|source=Panini

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=ATA|team2=BOL|team3=CAG|team4=FIO|team5=INT

|team6=JUV|team7=LRV|team8=MIL|team9=NAP|team10=PAL

|team11=PIS|team12=ROM|team13=SAM|team14=TOR|team15=VAR

|team16=HEL

|name_ATA=Atalanta

|match_ATA_BOL=1–0

|match_ATA_CAG=1–2

|match_ATA_FIO=0–1

|match_ATA_INT=0–4

|match_ATA_JUV=3–3

|match_ATA_LRV=1–3

|match_ATA_MIL=0–0

|match_ATA_NAP=0–0

|match_ATA_PAL=2–2

|match_ATA_PIS=1–1

|match_ATA_ROM=0–2

|match_ATA_SAM=0–0

|match_ATA_TOR=3–1

|match_ATA_VAR=0–0

|match_ATA_HEL=5–2

|name_BOL=Bologna

|match_BOL_ATA=1–0

|match_BOL_CAG=2–2

|match_BOL_FIO=0–0

|match_BOL_INT=1–2

|match_BOL_JUV=1–1

|match_BOL_LRV=3–0

|match_BOL_MIL=1–0

|match_BOL_NAP=2–1

|match_BOL_PAL=2–0

|match_BOL_PIS=1–0

|match_BOL_ROM=0–0

|match_BOL_SAM=0–0

|match_BOL_TOR=2–0

|match_BOL_VAR=1–0

|match_BOL_HEL=1–1

|name_CAG=Cagliari

|match_CAG_ATA=1–0

|match_CAG_BOL=3–1

|match_CAG_FIO=1–1

|match_CAG_INT=1–0

|match_CAG_JUV=0–1

|match_CAG_LRV=3–0

|match_CAG_MIL=3–1

|match_CAG_NAP=0–0

|match_CAG_PAL=3–0

|match_CAG_PIS=3–0

|match_CAG_ROM=0–0

|match_CAG_SAM=0–0

|match_CAG_TOR=1–0

|match_CAG_VAR=0–0

|match_CAG_HEL=2–0

|name_FIO=Fiorentina

|match_FIO_ATA=2–1

|match_FIO_BOL=1–3

|match_FIO_CAG=1–1

|match_FIO_INT=1–0

|match_FIO_JUV=2–1

|match_FIO_LRV=3–0

|match_FIO_MIL=0–0

|match_FIO_NAP=2–1

|match_FIO_PAL=1–0

|match_FIO_PIS=3–1

|match_FIO_ROM=0–0

|match_FIO_SAM=1–0

|match_FIO_TOR=0–0

|match_FIO_VAR=3–1

|match_FIO_HEL=1–0

|name_INT=Internazionale

|match_INT_ATA=1–1

|match_INT_BOL=4–0

|match_INT_CAG=4–0

|match_INT_FIO=1–2

|match_INT_JUV=1–2

|match_INT_LRV=1–0

|match_INT_MIL=1–1

|match_INT_NAP=1–1

|match_INT_PAL=0–0

|match_INT_PIS=4–0

|match_INT_ROM=3–1

|match_INT_SAM=1–1

|match_INT_TOR=2–2

|match_INT_VAR=6–0

|match_INT_HEL=4–1

|name_JUV=Juventus

|match_JUV_ATA=1–0

|match_JUV_BOL=1–0

|match_JUV_CAG=1–2

|match_JUV_FIO=0–2

|match_JUV_INT=1–0

|match_JUV_LRV=1–0

|match_JUV_MIL=0–1

|match_JUV_NAP=2–0

|match_JUV_PAL=0–0

|match_JUV_PIS=2–0

|match_JUV_ROM=2–2

|match_JUV_SAM=1–1

|match_JUV_TOR=0–0

|match_JUV_VAR=2–0

|match_JUV_HEL=1–0

|name_LRV=Vicenza

|match_LRV_ATA=1–0

|match_LRV_BOL=1–0

|match_LRV_CAG=1–1

|match_LRV_FIO=0–0

|match_LRV_INT=0–1

|match_LRV_JUV=0–0

|match_LRV_MIL=1–1

|match_LRV_NAP=2–0

|match_LRV_PAL=1–0

|match_LRV_PIS=1–2

|match_LRV_ROM=1–2

|match_LRV_SAM=3–0

|match_LRV_TOR=1–1

|match_LRV_VAR=1–0

|match_LRV_HEL=2–1

|name_MIL=Milan

|match_MIL_ATA=0–0

|match_MIL_BOL=4–0

|match_MIL_CAG=0–0

|match_MIL_FIO=0–0

|match_MIL_INT=1–0

|match_MIL_JUV=1–0

|match_MIL_LRV=4–1

|match_MIL_NAP=0–0

|match_MIL_PAL=1–0

|match_MIL_PIS=2–1

|match_MIL_ROM=1–0

|match_MIL_SAM=1–0

|match_MIL_TOR=1–0

|match_MIL_VAR=2–0

|match_MIL_HEL=3–0

|name_NAP=Napoli

|match_NAP_ATA=2–0

|match_NAP_BOL=1–1

|match_NAP_CAG=2–1

|match_NAP_FIO=1–3

|match_NAP_INT=3–1

|match_NAP_JUV=2–1

|match_NAP_LRV=1–0

|match_NAP_MIL=0–0

|match_NAP_PAL=1–0

|match_NAP_PIS=2–1

|match_NAP_ROM=0–0

|match_NAP_SAM=0–3

|match_NAP_TOR=0–0

|match_NAP_VAR=1–1

|match_NAP_HEL=1–1

|name_PAL=Palermo

|match_PAL_ATA=5–1

|match_PAL_BOL=2–0

|match_PAL_CAG=0–0

|match_PAL_FIO=0–0

|match_PAL_INT=1–1

|match_PAL_JUV=1–1

|match_PAL_LRV=2–1

|match_PAL_MIL=0–0

|match_PAL_NAP=0–2

|match_PAL_PIS=1–0

|match_PAL_ROM=0–3

|match_PAL_SAM=1–0

|match_PAL_TOR=1–0

|match_PAL_VAR=1–1

|match_PAL_HEL=0–0

|name_PIS=Pisa

|match_PIS_ATA=1–0

|match_PIS_BOL=0–1

|match_PIS_CAG=0–0

|match_PIS_FIO=0–1

|match_PIS_INT=1–1

|match_PIS_JUV=0–0

|match_PIS_LRV=2–2

|match_PIS_MIL=0–1

|match_PIS_NAP=1–0

|match_PIS_PAL=4–1

|match_PIS_ROM=1–2

|match_PIS_SAM=1–0

|match_PIS_TOR=1–1

|match_PIS_VAR=1–1

|match_PIS_HEL=1–1

|name_ROM=Roma

|match_ROM_ATA=4–1

|match_ROM_BOL=2–1

|match_ROM_CAG=1–4

|match_ROM_FIO=1–2

|match_ROM_INT=0–3

|match_ROM_JUV=1–1

|match_ROM_LRV=5–2

|match_ROM_MIL=1–1

|match_ROM_NAP=0–0

|match_ROM_PAL=2–1

|match_ROM_PIS=2–0

|match_ROM_SAM=1–0

|match_ROM_TOR=1–3

|match_ROM_VAR=0–0

|match_ROM_HEL=1–2

|name_SAM=Sampdoria

|match_SAM_ATA=0–0

|match_SAM_BOL=0–0

|match_SAM_CAG=0–1

|match_SAM_FIO=1–1

|match_SAM_INT=0–3

|match_SAM_JUV=1–1

|match_SAM_LRV=1–0

|match_SAM_MIL=1–1

|match_SAM_NAP=0–2

|match_SAM_PAL=0–1

|match_SAM_PIS=1–2

|match_SAM_ROM=0–0

|match_SAM_TOR=1–1

|match_SAM_VAR=4–0

|match_SAM_HEL=3–2

|name_TOR=Torino

|match_TOR_ATA=3–1

|match_TOR_BOL=3–0

|match_TOR_CAG=0–0

|match_TOR_FIO=0–0

|match_TOR_INT=2–1

|match_TOR_JUV=1–2

|match_TOR_LRV=0–0

|match_TOR_MIL=1–0

|match_TOR_NAP=0–0

|match_TOR_PAL=3–1

|match_TOR_PIS=1–0

|match_TOR_ROM=2–0

|match_TOR_SAM=2–0

|match_TOR_VAR=2–1

|match_TOR_HEL=4–0

|name_VAR=Varese

|match_VAR_ATA=1–2

|match_VAR_BOL=1–1

|match_VAR_CAG=1–6

|match_VAR_FIO=2–2

|match_VAR_INT=0–1

|match_VAR_JUV=0–2

|match_VAR_LRV=1–0

|match_VAR_MIL=0–0

|match_VAR_NAP=1–2

|match_VAR_PAL=0–0

|match_VAR_PIS=3–1

|match_VAR_ROM=2–1

|match_VAR_SAM=0–0

|match_VAR_TOR=1–0

|match_VAR_HEL=1–0

|name_HEL=Hellas Verona

|match_HEL_ATA=1–1

|match_HEL_BOL=5–1

|match_HEL_CAG=0–0

|match_HEL_FIO=2–2

|match_HEL_INT=2–3

|match_HEL_JUV=2–1

|match_HEL_LRV=2–1

|match_HEL_MIL=1–3

|match_HEL_NAP=1–0

|match_HEL_PAL=2–0

|match_HEL_PIS=5–3

|match_HEL_ROM=2–0

|match_HEL_SAM=0–3

|match_HEL_TOR=3–0

|match_HEL_VAR=1–1

|update=complete

|source=Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 {{in lang|it}}

}}

Top goalscorers

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

! Player

! Club

! Goals

1

|align="left"| {{flagicon|Italy}} Gigi Riva

|align="left"|Cagliari

| 21

rowspan="2" | 2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} Pietro Anastasi

|align="left"|Juventus

| rowspan="2" | 15

align="left" |{{flagicon|Italy}} Gianni Bui

| align="left" |Hellas Verona

rowspan="2" |4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} Pierino Prati

|align="left"|Milan

| rowspan="2" | 14

align="left" |{{flagicon|Italy}} Mario Maraschi

| align="left" |Fiorentina

rowspan="2" |6

| align="left" |{{flagicon|Italy}} Mario Bertini

| align="left" |Internazionale

| rowspan="2" |11

align="left" |{{flagicon|Italy}} Lucio Mujesan

| align="left" |Bologna

8

| align="left" |{{flagicon|Italy}} Sergio Pellizzaro

| align="left" |Palermo

|10

rowspan="4" |9

| align="left" |{{flagicon|Italy}} Roberto Boninsegna

| align="left" |Cagliari

| rowspan="4" |9

align="left" |{{flagicon|Italy}} Giuseppe Savoldi

| align="left" |Bologna

align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Sergio Clerici

| align="left" |Atalanta

align="left" |{{flagicon|Italy}} Angelo Domenghini

| align="left" |Internazionale

13

| align="left" |{{flagicon|Italy}} Vincenzo Traspedini

| align="left" |Hellas Verona

|8

Footnotes

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References and sources

  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005