1967–68 Mitropa Cup

1967–68 Mitropa Cup
Tournament details
Dates15 November 1967 – 23 October 1968
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade (2nd title)
Runners-upCzechoslovakia Spartak Trnava
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored99 (3.3 per match)

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.

Teams of the 1967–68 Mitropa Cup

Country League Teams Teams (Rankings in 1966–67 National Leagues)
Czechoslovakia 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 Austria Austrian Nationalliga 3 Austria Vienna (3) LASK Linz (4) Wiener SC (5)
Hungary Hungary Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I 3 Újpesti Dózsa Budapest (2) Tatabányai Bányász (5) Diósgyori VTK Miskolc (7)
Italy Italy Italian Serie A 3 Cagliari Calcio (6) Roma (10) Atalanta Bergamo (11)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Bosnia Yugoslav 1st League 3 Željezničar Sarajevo (6)
Macedonia Vardar Skopje (8)
Serbia Red Star Belgrade (5)

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava 2 1 3
Italy Roma 1 1 1
Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava 2 2 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željezničar Sarajevo 1 2 3
Czechoslovakia Jednota Trenčín 0 0 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željezničar Sarajevo 0 1 1
Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava 4 2 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vardar Skopje 1 2 3
Austria LASK Linz 0 1 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vardar Skopje 0 2 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vardar Skopje 1 1 2
Italy Cagliari Calcio 0 0 0
Italy Cagliari Calcio 6 2 8
Czechoslovakia Baník Ostrava 0 3 3
Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava 1 1 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 0 4 4
Austria Austria Vienna 1 2 3
Italy Atalanta Bergamo 2 0 2
Austria Austria Vienna 2 1 3
Hungary Újpesti Dózsa Bud. 2 4 6
Hungary Újpesti Dózsa Bud. 6 1 7
Austria Wiener SC 1 1 2
Hungary Újpesti Dózsa Bud. 1 1 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 0 4 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 3 1 4
Hungary Diósgyori VTK Misk. 0 3 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 3 2 5
Czechoslovakia Inter. Slovnaft Bratisl. 0 3 3
Hungary Tatabányai Bányász 3 0 3
Czechoslovakia Inter. Slovnaft Bratis. 1 7 8

Final

1st leg

Spartak Trnava Czechoslovakia1–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Švec 48' Ref. (in German)[3]
Spartak Stadium, Trnava
Attendance: 12,500 [4]
Referee: Bruno de Marchi (Italy)[3]

2nd leg

Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia4–1Czechoslovakia 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
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Red Star Belgrade
Second Title

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Since the breakup of Czechoslovakia, the club competes under the auspices of Slovak Football Association.

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