1968 Coppa delle Alpi shows the results of the 1968 tournament that was held mainly in Switzerland in the preseason 1968/69. The
Coppa delle Alpi (translated as ''Cup of the Alps'') was a
football
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tournament, jointly organized by the Italian national league and the Swiss League as a pre-season event.
Most of the games in the 1968 competition were played in Switzerland. There were four teams taking part from Italy
A.S. Roma
' (''Rome Sport Association''), commonly referred to as Roma (), is a professional football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier of Italian football for all of its existence, except for ...
,
ACF Fiorentina
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,
Cagliari
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and
Juventus
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, four from Germany
1. FC Kaiserslautern,
1. FC Köln,
Eintracht Frankfurt
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and
FC Schalke 04
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as well as four from Switzerland
Luzern
, neighboring_municipalities= Adligenswil, Ebikon, Emmen, Horw, Kriens, Malters, Meggen, Neuenkirch
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,
Servette FC Genève
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,
Young Boys and
FC Basel
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. The teams were drawn into two groups, two teams from each country in either group. The winners of the two groups were matched in the final.
Group A
Matches
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Table
Group B
Matches
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Table
Final
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Sources and References
Cup of the Alps 1968 at RSSSFCoppa delle Alpi 1968 at myjuve.it
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Cup of the Alps
Alps
The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...