The 1968 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was the final
football
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match of the
1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1967–68 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup club football tournament was won by A.C. Milan following their final victory against Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), or HSV ...
and the eighth
European Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European association football, football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The competition's official name was originally the European Cup Winners' Cup; it was renam ...
final. It was contested between
Milan
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of Italy and
Hamburg
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of West Germany, and was held at
Feijenoord Stadion
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in
Rotterdam
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, Netherlands. Milan won the match 2–0 thanks to two goals by
Kurt Hamrin
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.
Route to the final
Match
Details
See also
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1968 European Cup Final
The 1968 European Cup final was the final match of the 1967–68 European Cup, the premier club football competition in Europe. It was played at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 29 May 1968 between Benfica of Portugal and Manchester Unit ...
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1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final
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A.C. Milan in European football
External links
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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AC Milan matches
Hamburger SV matches
1968
Events January–February
* January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously.
* January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
International club association football competitions hosted by the Netherlands
Association football matches in the Netherlands
1967–68 in German football
1967–68 in Dutch football
1967–68 in Italian football
May 1968 sports events in Europe
Sports competitions in Rotterdam
20th century in Rotterdam
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