1968 Cup of the Alps
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = Coppa delle Alpi
| year = 1968
| other_titles = Alpencup, Coupe des Alpes
| image =
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| country = Switzerland and Germany
| num_teams = 12
| defending_champions = Eintracht Frankfurt
| winners = FC Schalke 04
| second = FC Basel
| matches = 31
| goals = 109
| scoring_leader =
| award =
| prev_season = 1967
| next_season = 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
= Matches =
;Round 1
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{{football box
| date = 16 June 1968
| time=
| team1 = Roma {{flagicon|ITA}}
| score = 1 – 0
| report=
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Fiorentina
| goals1 = Taccola {{goal|63}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Rosenaustadion, Augsburg
| attendance = 3,500
| referee = {{flagicon|GER}} Tschentcher
}}
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{{football box
| round =
| date = 16 June 1968
| time=
| team1 = Basel {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 1 – 1
| report=
| team2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Servette
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| goals2 = {{goal|}}
| stadium = St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
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{{football box
| date = 16 June 1968
| time=
| team1 = Kaiserslautern {{flagicon|GER}}
| score = 1 – 0
| report=
| team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Köln
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;Round 2
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{{football box
| date = 18 June 1968
| time = 21:00
| team1 = FC Basel {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 2 – 2
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} A.S. Roma
| goals1 = Fischli {{goal|6}}
Demarmels {{goal|18}}
| goals2 = {{goal|49}} Taccola
{{goal|85}} Jair
| stadium = St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
| attendance =
| referee = {{flagicon|GER}} Ott
}}
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{{football box
| date = 18 June 1968
| time =
| team1 = Kaiserslautern {{flagicon|GER}}
| score = 2 – 2
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Fiorentina
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{{football box
| date = 18 June 1968
| time =
| team1 = Servette {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 1 – 1
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Köln
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;Round 3
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| round = Match day 3
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| team1 = FC Basel {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 1 – 0
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| team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} 1. FC Kaiserslautern
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| stadium = St. Jakob Stadium Basel
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| round = Match day 3
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| team1 = Fiorentina {{flagicon|ITA}}
| score = 1 – 0
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| team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Köln
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{{football box
| round = 23 June 1968
| date =
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| team1 = Servette {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 2 – 3
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} A.S. Roma
| goals1 = Blanchard {{goal|52}}
Sirena {{goal|82|o.g.}}
| goals2 = {{goal|16}} Taccola
{{goal|41||65}} Enzo
| stadium = Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
| attendance =
| referee = {{flagicon|GER}} Siebert
}}
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;Round 4
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| round = Match day 4
| date =
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| team1 = FC Basel {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 3 – 2
| report=
| team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} 1. FC Köln
| goals1 = {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
| goals2 = {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
| stadium = St. Jakob Stadium Basel
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| round = Match day 4
| date =
| time =
| team1 = Servette {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 1 – 4
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Fiorentina
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| round = Match day 4
| date =
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| team1 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern {{flagicon|GER}}
| score = 3 – 0
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} A.S. Roma
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;Round 5
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| round = Match day 5
| date =
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| team1 = A.S. Roma {{flagicon|ITA}}
| score = 2 – 0
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} 1. FC Köln
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{{football box
| round = Match day 5
| date =
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| team1 = Servette {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 1 – 0
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| team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} 1. FC Kaiserslautern
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{{football box
| round = Match day 5
| date =
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| team1 = FC Basel {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 1 – 1
| report=
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Fiorentina
| goals1 = {{goal|}}
| goals2 = {{goal|}}
| stadium = St. Jakob Stadium Basel
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| referee =
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= Table =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||
| width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pos| Final position}}
!width="175"|Team !width="25"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}} | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background: #D0F0C0"
|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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{{football box
| date = 15 June 1968
| time =
| team1 = Cagliari {{flagicon|ITA}}
| score = 1 – 0
| report = [http://www.myjuve.it/stagione-1968-juventus/coppa_delle_alpi-juventus-cagliari-0-1-1827.aspx Summary Juventus]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus
| goals1 = Cera {{goal|43}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
| attendance =
| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Anton Bucheli
}}
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{{football box
| date = 16 June 1968
| time =
| team1 = Young Boys {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 3 – 2
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Luzern
| goals1 = {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
| goals2 = {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
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{{football box
| date = 14 June 1968
| time =
| team1 = Eintracht Frankfurt {{flagicon|GER}}
| score = 1 – 1
| report = [http://www.eintracht-archiv.de/1967/1968-06-14st.html (Report Eintracht Frankfurt)]
| team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} FC Schalke 04
| goals1 = Solz {{goal|38}}
| goals2 = Słomiany {{goal|13}}
| stadium = Wiesbaden
| attendance = 6,000
| referee = {{flagicon|DEU}} Helmut Fritz
}}
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;Round 2
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{{football box
| date = 18 June 1968
| time =
| team1 = Young Boys {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 2 – 2
| report = [http://www.eintracht-archiv.de/1967/1968-06-18st.html (Report Eintracht Frankfurt)]
| team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Eintracht Frankfurt
| goals1 = Grosser {{goal|35||74}}
| goals2 = Lotz {{goal|15}}
Schämer {{goal|86}}
| stadium =
| attendance = 2,918
| referee = {{flagicon|ITA}} Francescon
}}
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{{football box
| date = 18 June 1968
| time =
| team1 = Luzern {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 1 – 4
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Cagliari
| goals1 = {{goal|}}
| goals2 = {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
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{{football box
| date = 18 June 1968
| time = 19:30
| team1 = FC Schalke 04 {{flagicon|GER}}
| score = 3 – 1
| report = [http://www.myjuve.it/stagione-1968-juventus/coppa_delle_alpi-schalke_04_gelsenkirchen-juventus-3-1-1828.aspx Summary Juventus]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus
| goals1 = Pohlschmidt {{goal|16}}
Wittkamp {{goal|30}}
Hans-Jürgen Becher {{goal|88}}
| goals2 = {{goal|71}} Leoncini
| stadium = Glückauf-Kampfbahn, Gelsenkirchen
| attendance =
| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Joseph Heymann
}}
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;Round 3
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{{football box
| round =
| date = 23 June 1968
| time =
| team1 = Eintracht Frankfurt {{flagicon|GER}}
| score = 2 – 1
| report = [http://www.myjuve.it/stagione-1968-juventus/coppa_delle_alpi-eintracht_francoforte-juventus-2-1-1829.aspx Summary Juventus]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus
| goals1 = Blusch{{goal|52||61}}
| goals2 = {{goal|49}} De Paoli
| stadium = Waldstadion, Frankfurt
| attendance = 10,000
| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Schneuwly
}}
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{{football box
| round = Match day 3
| date =
| time =
| team1 = Young Boys {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 2 – 3
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Cagliari
| goals1 = {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
| goals2 = {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
| stadium =
| attendance =
| referee =
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{{football box
| round = Match day 3
| date =
| time =
| team1 = Luzern {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 0 – 4
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} FC Schalke 04
| goals1 =
| goals2 = {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
| stadium =
| attendance =
| referee =
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;Round 4
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{{football box
| round =
| date = 25 June 1968
| time =
| team1 = Young Boys {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 3 – 1
| report = [http://www.myjuve.it/stagione-1968-juventus/coppa_delle_alpi-young_boys-juventus-3-1-1830.aspx Summary Juventus]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus
| goals1 = Allemann{{goal|28}}
Guggisberg {{goal|34||70}}
| goals2 = {{goal|90|pen.}} Zigoni
| stadium = Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
| attendance =
| referee = {{flagicon|GER}} Rudolf Kreitlein
}}
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{{football box
| round = Match day 4
| date = 25 June 1968
| time =
| team1 = Luzern {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 4 – 9
| report = [http://www.eintracht-archiv.de/1967/1968-06-25st.html (Report Eintracht Frankfurt)]
| team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Eintracht Frankfurt
| goals1 = Richter {{goal|9||61}}
Meier {{goal|24}}
Flury {{goal|25}}
| goals2 = Lothar Schämer {{goal|50}}
Abbé {{goal|53||65||85}}
Huberts {{goal|71||89}}
Friedrich {{goal|72||80}}
Lotz {{goal|73}}
| stadium =
| attendance = 4,000
| referee =
}}
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{{football box
| round = Match day 4
| date =
| time =
| team1 = FC Schalke 04 {{flagicon|GER}}
| score = 2 – 2
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Cagliari
| goals1 = {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
| goals2 = {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
| stadium =
| attendance =
| referee =
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;Round 5
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{{football box
| round = Match day 5
| date =
| time =
| team1 = Young Boys {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 0 – 3
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} FC Schalke 04
| goals1 =
| goals2 = {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
| stadium =
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{{football box
| round =
| date = 29 June 1968
| time =
| team1 = Luzern {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 2 – 5
| report = [http://www.myjuve.it/stagione-1968-juventus/coppa_delle_alpi-lucerna-juventus-2-5-1831.aspx Summary Juventus]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus
| goals1 = Richter{{goal|32}}
Trivellin {{goal|86}}
| goals2 = {{goal|31}} Sacco
{{goal|64|pen.}} Zigoni
{{goal|71}} Menichelli
{{goal|80}} Gori
{{goal|84}} Favalli
| stadium = Stadion Allmend, Luzern
| attendance =
| referee = {{flagicon|GER}} Heinz Siebert
}}
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{{football box
| round = Match day 5
| date = 29 June 1968
| time =
| team1 = Eintracht Frankfurt {{flagicon|GER}}
| score = 2 – 2
| report = [http://www.eintracht-archiv.de/1967/1968-06-29st.html (Report Eintracht Frankfurt)]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Cagliari
| goals1 = Grabowski {{goal|}}
Huberts {{goal|}}
| goals2 = {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
| stadium =
| attendance = 12,000
| referee =
}}
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= Table =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||
| width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pos| Final position}}
!width="175"|Team !width="25"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}} | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background: #D0F0C0"
|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
{{football box
| round = Final
| date = 2 July 1968
| time=
| team1 = FC Basel {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 1 – 3
| aet = yes
| report = [http://www.100-schalker-jahre.de/stichtag_040702_alpenpokal.php Report FC Schalke 04]
| team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} FC Schalke 04
| goals1 = Helmut Hauser {{goal|40}}
| goals2 = {{goal|8||95||103}} Michel
| stadium = St. Jakob Stadium Basel
| attendance = 13,000
| referee = {{flagicon|ITA}} Mario Carminati
}}
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Sources and References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/alpi68.html Cup of the Alps 1968 at RSSSF]
- [http://www.myjuve.it/stagione-1968-juventus/coppa_delle_alpi-Alpi-73.aspx Coppa delle Alpi 1968 at myjuve.it] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114084749/http://www.myjuve.it/stagione-1968-juventus/coppa_delle_alpi-Alpi-73.aspx |date=2016-11-14 }}
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