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The 1967–68
Mitropa Cup The Mitropa Cup, officially called Coupe de l'Europe Centrale, Mitteleuropäischer Pokal or Central European Cup, was one of the first international major European association football, football cups for club sides. It was conducted among the suc ...
was the 28th season of the Mitropa
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club tournament. It was contested by sixteen clubs from 15 European cities and 5 countries. Winner was
Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
of
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who beat
Spartak Trnava FC Spartak Trnava () is a professional football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. The club competes in Slovak First Football League, the top flight in the Slovak league system, having participated in more seasons than any other club. Founded in ...
of
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in the two-legged final 4–2 on aggregate. Notably, the first leg of the finals was scheduled to be held in
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on August 21, 1968, but was postponed due to the
Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia On 20–21 August 1968, the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic was jointly invaded by four fellow Warsaw Pact countries: the Soviet Union, the Polish People's Republic, the People's Republic of Bulgaria, and the Hungarian People's Republic. The ...
, 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


Bracket


Final


1st leg


2nd leg


See also

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1967–68 European Cup The 1967–68 European Cup was the 13th European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Manchester United, who beat Benfica 4–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium, London. The European Cup title marked the tent ...
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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 ...
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1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 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 ...
* 1968 Intertoto Cup *
1967–68 Balkans Cup The 1967–68 Balkans Cup was an edition of the Balkans Cup, a association football, football competition for representative clubs from the Balkans, Balkan states. It was contested by 6 teams and PFC Beroe Stara Zagora, Beroe Stara Zagora won the ...


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