The 1967–68 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup club football tournament was won by Milan following their final victory against Hamburger SV, the fourth West German finalist in four years. Milan beat defending champions Bayern Munich en route to the final.
Teams
Austria Wien Standard Liège Levski Sofia Apollon Limassol Spartak Trnava Randers Freja Tottenham Hotspur HJK Lyon BSG Sachsenring Zwickau Bayern Munich TH Hamburger SV Panathinaikos Győri ETO KR Reykjavík Shamrock Rovers Milan Aris Bonnevoie Floriana NAC Breda Crusaders Fredrikstad Wisła Kraków Vitória de Setúbal Steaua București Aberdeen Valencia Lausanne Sports Altay SK Torpedo Moscow Cardiff City Hajduk Split
Bracket
First round
First leg
Second leg
Standard Liège won 3–2 on aggregate.
Aberdeen won 14–1 on aggregate.
Győri ETO won 9-0 on aggregate.
Milan won 6–2 on aggregate.
Valencia won 8–2 on aggregate.
Steaua București won 4–1 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 7–1 on aggregate.
Vitória Setúbal won 7–2 on aggregate.
Wisła Kraków won 8–1 on aggregate.
Hamburger SV won 7–3 on aggregate.
Lyon won 5–1 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur won 6–3 on aggregate.
NAC Breda won 3–1 on aggregate.
Cardiff City won 3–1 on aggregate.
Torpedo Moscow won 1–0 on aggregate.
Spartak Trnava won 4–3 on aggregate.
Second round
First leg
Second leg
Standard Liège won 3–2 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate; Milan won on away goals.
Valencia won 3–1 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 7–3 on aggregate.
Hamburger SV won 5–0 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate; Lyon won on away goals.
Cardiff City won 5–2 on aggregate.
Torpedo Moscow won 6–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
1 Milan beat Standard Liège 2–0 in a play-off.
2 Hamburg beat Lyon 2–0 in a play-off.
3 Cardiff City beat Torpedo Moscow 1–0 in a play-off.
First leg
Second leg
2–2 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 3–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate.
Play-offs
Milan won play-off 2–0.
Hamburg won play-off 2–0.
Cardiff City won play-off 1–0.
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Milan won 2–0 on aggregate.
Hamburg won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers The top scorers from the 1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:
RankNameTeamGoals1 Uwe Seeler Hamburger SV82 Gerd Müller Bayern Munich73 Fleury di Nallo Lyon64 Fernando Ansola Valencia5 Frank Munro Aberdeen5 Pedras Vitória Setúbal5 Angelo Sormani Milan58 Roger Claessen Standard Liège4 Kurt Hamrin Milan4 Pierino Prati Milan4 Jim Storrie Aberdeen4 József Szaló Győri ETO4
See also 1967–68 European Cup 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
External links 1967-68 competition at UEFA website Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Cup Winners Cup Seasons 1967-68 – results, protocols website Football Archive