1969 Coppa delle Alpi shows the results of the 1969 tournament that was held in Switzerland in the preseason 1969/70. The Coppa delle Alpi (translated as Cup of the Alps) was a football tournament, first organized by the Italian national league to start the season 1960/61 and then they aided by the Swiss League after 1962. This competition ran from 1960 until 1987.

1969 Coppa delle Alpi
Alpencup, Coupe des Alpes
Tournament details
CountrySwitzerland and Germany
Teams12
Defending championsFC Schalke 04
Final positions
ChampionsFC Basel
Runner-upBologna
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored82 (2.65 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Giuseppe Savoldi (6)
← 1968
1970 →

Most of the games in the 1969 competition were played in Switzerland, three were played in Hof, one in Rüsselsheim. The teams taking part were Lausanne Sports, Zürich, Basel and Biel-Bienne. From Belgium K.S.V. Waregem were qualified and from Italy were Bologna, Hellas Verona, Sampdoria and Napoli.[1] Qualified from Germany were Alemannia Aachen, Eintracht Frankfurt[2] and Bayern Hof.[3] Two teams from each country were divided into each of the two groups. Teams did not play compatriots; Waregem did not play Eintracht.

Group A

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Matches

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Round 1

Lausanne Sports  1 – 2  Bologna
Vavassori   (o.g.)     Savoldi

Zürich  0 – 2  Alemannia Aachen
  (pen.) Hoffmann
  Tennbruck
Attendance: 4,500

Bayern Hof  0 – 0  Hellas Verona
Attendance: 5,500
Referee:   Geluck

Round 2

Zürich  0 – 3  Bologna
    Savoldi
  Scala
Attendance: 4,500

Bayern Hof  2 – 1  Lausanne Sports
Reiber  
Greim   (pen.)
  Zappella

Alemannia Aachen  3 – 1  Hellas Verona
Walter  
Krott  
Hoffmann   (pen.)
  Bui
Attendance: 7,000

Round 3

Lausanne Sports  4 – 1  Alemannia Aachen
Hosp    
Chapuisat    
  Krott

Zürich  2 – 1  Hellas Verona
Meyer  
Pellegrini  
  Sega
Attendance: 3,900

Bayern Hof  1 – 1  Bologna
Schonauer     Savoldi
Attendance: 11,000
Referee:   Delecourt

Round 4

Lausanne Sports  2 – 1  Hellas Verona
Hosp  
Chapuisat  
  Bonfanti

Zürich  3 – 2  Bayern Hof
P.Stierli  
Kunzil  
Quentin  
Greim  
Breuer  
Attendance: 600

Alemannia Aachen  1 – 1  Bologna
Hoffmann   (pen.)   Savoldi
Attendance: 7,000

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Bologna 4 2 2 0 7 3 6
2 Alemannia Aachen 4 2 1 1 7 6 4
3 Lausanne Sports 4 2 0 2 8 6 4
4 Bayern Hof 4 1 2 1 5 5 4
5 Zürich 4 2 0 2 5 8 4
5 Hellas Verona 4 0 1 3 3 7 1

Group B

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Matches

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Round 1

Basel  4 – 1  Sampdoria
Hauser  
Benthaus  
Sundermann  
Odermatt  
  Frustaluppi
Attendance: 6,500

Biel-Bienne  1 – 3  Eintracht Frankfurt
Peters     Lutz
  Grabowski
  Nickel
Attendance: 4,500

K.S.V. Waregem  2 – 2  Napoli
Van Horenbeke       Canzion
  Nielsen
Attendance: 5,000

Round 2

Basel  3 – 0  K.S.V. Waregem
Sundermann    
Hauser  
Attendance: 4,500

Biel-Bienne  1 – 1  Sampdoria
Knuchel     Frustaluppi
Attendance: 3,600

Eintracht Frankfurt  2 – 1  Napoli
Nickel  
Kraus  
  Barison
Attendance: 11,500

Round 3

Basel  3 – 2  Eintracht Frankfurt
Hauser  
Benthaus  
Balmer  
    Hölzenbein
Attendance: 9,500

Biel-Bienne  0 – 2  Napoli
  Sportiello
  Barison
Attendance: 7,300

K.S.V. Waregem  5 – 1  Sampdoria
Lambert  
Paulicek      
Lammens  
  Corni
Attendance: 5,000

Round 4

Basel  2 – 3  Napoli
Odermatt  
Wenger  
  Barison
  Montefusco
  Salvi
Attendance: 10,500

Eintracht Frankfurt  0 – 4  Sampdoria
        Salvi

Biel-Bienne  2 – 2  K.S.V. Waregem
Knuchel   (pen.)
Peters  
  Bettens
  Paulicek
Attendance: 1,000

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Basel 4 3 0 1 12 6 6
2 Napoli 4 2 1 1 8 6 5
3 K.S.V. Waregem 4 1 2 1 9 8 4
4 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 2 0 2 7 9 4
5 Sampdoria 4 1 1 2 7 10 3
6 Biel-Bienne 4 0 2 2 4 8 2

Final

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Basel  3 – 1[4]  Bologna
Hauser   16'
Kiefer   21'
Sundermann   28'
  50' Ciacci
Attendance: 21,000

Sources and References

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  1. ^ "Coppa delle Alpi 1969". napolistat.it. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  2. ^ fg. "Alpenpokal 1969, Gruppe B". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  3. ^ Anders, Franz (2008). "Der FC Bayern Hof auf der europäischen Fußballbühne". SpVgg Bayern Hof. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  4. ^ Bologna FC 1909 (1969). "Stagione: 1968-69". bolognafc.it. Retrieved 2016-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)