European Cup 1968-69

Winner
AC Milan
Season 1968-69
Matches
52
27 clubs
Goals
176
3.38 per match
‹ 1967-68 1969-70 ›

1st round

Date Club Club Matches Agg.
18.09.1968
02.10.1968
 Malmö FF AC Milan
2:1
1:4
3:5
FC Dynamo Kyiv Ruch Chorzów w/o*
18.09.1968
02.10.1968
 AS Saint-Étienne Celtic FC
2:0
0:4
2:4
Red Star Belgrade FC Carl Zeiss Jena w/o**
18.09.1968
02.10.1968
 Waterford FC Manchester United FC
1:3 ***
1:7
2:10
18.09.1968
02.10.1968
 RSC Anderlecht Glentoran FC
3:0
2:2
5:2
18.09.1968
02.10.1968
 Rosenborg BK SK Rapid Wien
1:3
3:3
4:6
18.09.1968
26.09.1968
 Real Madrid CF AEL Limassol
6:0
6:0 ****
12:0
18.09.1968
02.10.1968
 1. FC Nürnberg AFC Ajax
1:1
0:4
1:5
18.09.1968
02.10.1968
 Manchester City FC Fenerbahçe SK
0:0
1:2
1:2
18.09.1968
02.10.1968
 Valur SL Benfica
0:0
1:8
1:8
18.09.1968
02.10.1968
 Floriana FC Reipas
1:1
0:2 *****
1:3
18.09.1968
02.10.1968
 CSA Steaua București TJ Spartak TAZ Trnava
3:1
0:4
3:5
Levski Sofia Ferencvárosi TC w/o*
18.09.1968
02.10.1968
 AEK Athens FC Jeunesse Esch
3:0
2:3
5:3
18.09.1968
02.10.1968
 FC Zürich Akademisk Boldklub
1:3
2:1
3:4
* Both clubs withdrew after UEFA paired the Eastern Bloc clubs against each other following the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia
** Carl Zeiss Jena withdrew after UEFA paired the Eastern Bloc clubs against each other following the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia
*** Played at Lansdowne Road, Dublin
**** Played at Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
***** Played at Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

2nd round

Date Club Club Matches Agg.
AC Milan — bye*
13.11.1968
27.11.1968
 Celtic FC Red Star Belgrade
5:1
1:1
6:2
13.11.1968
27.11.1968
 Manchester United FC RSC Anderlecht
3:0
1:3
4:3
20.11.1968
04.12.1968
 SK Rapid Wien Real Madrid CF
1:0
1:2
2:2**
13.11.1968
27.11.1968
 AFC Ajax Fenerbahçe SK
2:0
2:0
4:0
SL Benfica — bye***
20.11.1968
27.11.1968
 Reipas TJ Spartak TAZ Trnava
1:9 ****
1:7
2:16
13.11.1968
27.11.1968
 AEK Athens FC Akademisk Boldklub
0:0
2:0
2:0
* Opponent withdrew (Dynamo Kyiv v Ruch Chorzów, both withdrawn)
** Rapid Wien won on away goals
*** Opponent withdrew (Levski-Spartak v Ferencváros, both withdrawn)
**** Played at Praterstadion, Vienna

Quarter-final

Date Club Club Matches Agg.
19.02.1969
12.03.1969
 AC Milan Celtic FC
0:0
1:0
1:0
26.02.1969
05.03.1969
 Manchester United FC SK Rapid Wien
3:0
0:0
3:0
12.02.1969
19.02.1969
05.03.1969
 AFC Ajax SL Benfica
1:3
3:1
3:0 a.e.t. *
4:4
26.02.1969
12.03.1969
 TJ Spartak TAZ Trnava AEK Athens FC
2:1
1:1
3:2
* Play-off, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris

Semi-final

Date Club Club Matches Agg.
23.04.1969
15.05.1969
 AC Milan Manchester United FC
2:0
0:1
2:1
13.04.1969
24.04.1969
 AFC Ajax TJ Spartak TAZ Trnava
3:0
0:2
3:2

Final

Date Club Club Matches Agg.
28.05.1969
 AFC Ajax AC Milan
1:4 *
1:4
* Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid