The 1967–68 Mitropa Cup was the 28th season of the Mitropa football club tournament. It was contested by sixteen clubs from 15 European cities and 5 countries. Winner was Red Star Belgrade of Yugoslavia[a] who beat Spartak Trnava of Czechoslovakia[b] in the two-legged final 4–2 on aggregate. Notably, the first leg of the finals was scheduled to be held in Trnava on August 21, 1968, but was postponed due to the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, which commenced on August 20, 1968 at 11 pm. The game was postponed and the final games were eventually held in October 1968.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 November 1967 – 23 October 1968 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Red Star Belgrade (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Spartak Trnava |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 99 (3.3 per match) |
Teams of the 1967–68 Mitropa Cup edit
| Country | League | Teams | Teams (Rankings in 1966–67 National Leagues) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia
|
Slovakia | Czechoslovak 1st League | 4 | Spartak Trnava (3) | Jednota Trenčín (6) | Internacionál Slovnaft Bratislava (10) |
| Czech Lands | Czechoslovak 2nd League | Baník Ostrava (1) [1] | ||||
 Austria
|
Austrian Nationalliga | 3 | Austria Vienna (3) | LASK Linz (4) | Wiener SC (5) | |
 Hungary
|
Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 3 | Újpesti Dózsa Budapest (2) | Tatabányai Bányász (5) | Diósgyori VTK Miskolc (7) | |
 Italy
|
Italian Serie A | 3 | Cagliari Calcio (6) | Roma (10) | Atalanta Bergamo (11) | |
| Yugoslavia
|
Bosnia | Yugoslav 1st League | 3 | Željezničar Sarajevo (6) | ||
| Macedonia | Vardar Skopje (8) | |||||
| Serbia | Red Star Belgrade (5) | |||||
Bracket edit
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spartak Trnava
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Roma
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spartak Trnava
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Željezničar Sarajevo
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jednota Trenčín
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Željezničar Sarajevo
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spartak Trnava
| 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vardar Skopje
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LASK Linz
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vardar Skopje
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vardar Skopje
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cagliari Calcio
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cagliari Calcio
| 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Baník Ostrava
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spartak Trnava
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Red Star Belgrade
| 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria Vienna
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Atalanta Bergamo
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria Vienna
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Újpesti Dózsa Bud.
| 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Újpesti Dózsa Bud.
| 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiener SC
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Újpesti Dózsa Bud.
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Red Star Belgrade
| 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Red Star Belgrade
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Diósgyori VTK Misk.
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Red Star Belgrade
| 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Inter. Slovnaft Bratisl.
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tatabányai Bányász
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Inter. Slovnaft Bratis.
| 1 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Final edit
1st leg edit
| Spartak Trnava | 1–0 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
Švec  48' |
Ref. (in German)[3] |
2nd leg edit
| Red Star Belgrade | 4–1 | Spartak Trnava |
|---|---|---|
| Lazarević 35' Ostojić 57' Antonijević 64' Lazarević 69' |
Ref. 1 (in Spanish)[6] Ref. 2 (in Serbian)[5] | Kuna 39' |
| 1967–68 Mitropa Cup |
|---|
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| Red Star Belgrade Second Title |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ UEFA conventionally refers to Red Star Belgrade by the club's Serbian-language name, Crvena zvezda. Since the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia, the club competes under the auspices of its successor Serbian Football Association.
- ^ Since the breakup of Czechoslovakia, the club competes under the auspices of Slovak Football Association.
References edit
- ^ FCB.cz - Baník Ostrava - Historical summary of teams placement in Czechoslovak league system (see 1966/1967 season) Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Czech)
- ^ Spartak.sk - Club History page - Text: 1968Finále SEP Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovak)
- ^ a b c Arbeiter-Zeitung (Austrian Newspaper) - Issue from October 17th 1968. - Page 12 - Text: Spartak-Tyrnau siegte 1:0 (upper-right corner of a page) (in German)
- ^ Rudé právo (Czech Newspaper) - Issue from October 17th 1968. - Page 8 - Text: FINÁLE SP Spartak Trnava - CZ Bělehrad 1:0 (lower-left corner of the page) - Text portion: ...Vice než 12 000 diváků... (in Czech)
- ^ a b CrvenaZvezdaFK.com - 1968 Trophies page (2nd & 3rd sentences) (in Serbian)
- ^ El Mundo Deportivo (Spanish Newspaper) - Issue from October 24th 1968. - Page 26 - Text: Estrella Roja, de Belgrado vencedor de la <<Mitropa - Cup>> (lower-right corner of a page) (in Spanish)
- ^ Rudé právo (Czech Newspaper) - Issue from October 24th 1968. - Page 7 - Text: Trnava prohrála 4:1 (located below image from upper-right corner of a page) - Text portion: ...přes 20 000 diváků... (in Czech)
