The tenth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1967–68 season. The competition was won by Leeds United over two legs in the final against Ferencváros. It was the first English victory in the competition, despite sides from the country having finished as defeated finalists on four previous occasions. English clubs went on to win the cup on the final four occasions it was contested.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 48 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 94 |
| Top scorer | |
← 1966–67 1968–69 → | |
First round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DWS |
2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| PAOK |
2–5 | 0–2 | 2–3 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
0–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| Zürich |
3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Club Brugge |
1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Nice |
0–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| Dynamo Dresden |
2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| 1. FC Köln |
4–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| FK Partizan |
6–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | |
| CA Spora Luxembourg |
0–16 | 0–9 | 0–7 | |
| Napoli |
5–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
| Hibernian |
4–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | |
| DOS Utrecht |
4–5 | 3–2 | 1–3 | |
| Argeş Piteşti |
3–5 | 3–1 | 0–4 | |
| Malmö FF |
1–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Servette FC |
2–6 | 2–2 | 0–4 | |
| St. Patrick's Athletic |
4–9 | 1–3 | 3–6 | |
| BK Frem |
2–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
| Bologna |
2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb |
5–2 | 5–0 | 0–2 | |
| FK Vojvodina |
4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
5–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | |
| Wiener Sportclub |
3–7 | 2–5 | 1–2 | |
| Royal Antwerp |
1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
First leg
edit| St. Patrick's Athletic | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| Hibernian | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cormack Stevenson |
[citation needed] |
| Argeș Pitești | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
| Nice | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maraschi |
| CA Spora Luxembourg | 0–9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lorimer Bremner Greenhoff Madeley Jones |
| PAOK | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Martaga Banović |
| FK Vojvodina | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dakić |
[citation needed] |
Second leg
editDinamo Zagreb won 5–2 on aggregate.
Bologna won 2–0 on aggregate.
Ferencváros won 5–3 on aggregate.
Bordeaux won 9–4 on aggregate.
Fiorentina won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Leeds United | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Johanneson Greenhoff Cooper Lorimer |
Leeds won 16–0 on aggregate.
| Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Baker Chapman Lyons |
Forest won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Hannover 96 | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Straschitz |
Barison |
Napoli won 5–1 on aggregate.
| 3–1 | Hibernian | |
|---|---|---|
| Custódio Pinto Valdir |
[citation needed] | Davis |
Hibernian won 4–3 on aggregate.
| RFC Liegeois | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Andrie |
Afentoulidis Makris |
RFC Liégeois won 5-2 on aggregate.
| GD CUF | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Oliveira |
[citation needed] | Trivić Zemko |
FK Vojvodina won 4–1 on aggregate.
Second round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee FC |
7–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
| Nottingham Forest |
2 – 2(a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Sporting CP |
3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Rangers FC |
4–3 | 3–0 | 1 – 3(aet) | |
| FK Partizan |
2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Napoli |
4–6 | 4–1 | 0–5 | |
| Zaragoza |
2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Liverpool F.C. |
9–2 | 8–0 | 1–2 | |
| FC Girondins de Bordeaux |
1–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Bologna |
2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| FK Vojvodina |
2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Atlético Madrid |
2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
First leg
edit| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Newton Storey-Moore |
Künzli |
| FK Partizan | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Paunović |
Lorimer Belfitt |
| Sporting CP | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lourenço Fernando Peres |
Magli |
Second leg
edit| 1-0 | Nottingham Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Winiger |
FC Zürich won on away goals
| Fiorentina | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maraschi |
Fernando Peres |
Sporting CP won 3–2 on aggregate.
Hibernian won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Leeds United | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lorimer |
Milan Petrovic |
Leeds won 3–2 on aggregate.
Bologna won 2–1 on aggregate.
Third round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Zürich |
3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Leeds United |
2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Ferencváros |
2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| FK Vojvodina |
2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Dundee FC, Rangers FC, Athletic Bilbao and Bologna received byes to the Quarter-Finals.
First leg
edit| Leeds United | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| E Gray |
Second leg
edit| Hibernian | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stein |
Charlton |
Leeds won 2–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee FC |
2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Rangers FC |
0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Ferencváros |
4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Bologna |
2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
First leg
editSecond leg
edit| FK Vojvodina | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pace Clerici |
Bologna won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Leeds United | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Giles Lorimer |
Leeds won 2–0 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee FC |
1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Ferencváros |
5–4 | 3–2 | 2–2 |
First leg
edit| Ferencváros | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Branikovits Varga |
Clerici Perani |
| Dundee FC | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson |
Madeley |
Second leg
editFinal
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds United |
1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
First leg
edit| Leeds United | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jones |
Second leg
editLeeds won 1–0 on aggregate.