1968–69 1.Lig
Statistics of the Turkish First Football League for the 1968–69 season.


1968–69 1.Lig, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Galatasaray S.K. won the championship.


1968–69 1re série season
The 1968–69 1re série season was the 48th season of the 1re série, the top level of ice hockey in France. Sporting Hockey Club Saint Gervais won their first league title.


1968–69 A Group
Statistics of Bulgarian A Football Group in the 1968–1969 season.


1968–69 A Group, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.


1968–69 A.C. Fiorentina season
Fiorentina competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.


1968–69 A.C. Fiorentina season, Summary
Coached by Pesaola, Fiorentina won their second Scudetto in the 1968/69 season by prevailing over the favored Milan and Cagliari. ; led by Chiarugi's runs, Maraschi's goals (14) and De Sisti's class.


1968–69 A.C. Fiorentina season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1968–69 A.C. Milan season
During the 1968-1969 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European Cup.


1968–69 A.C. Milan season, Summary
For the season the club office confirmed Nereo Rocco as manager. In June 1968, Anquilletti, Lodetti, Prati, Rivera e Rosato became European champions with National Team winners of UEFA Euro 1968. Loan in Romano Fogli and return Luigi Maldera after 2 years of loan out.


1968–69 A.C. Milan season, Summary
In league the squad competed against Cagliari and Fiorentina in the race of the trophy. In quarterfinals of Coppa Italia Torino, defeated Milan 1-0 both games.


1968–69 A.C. Milan season, Summary
In European Cup the squad reached the Final after defeated in Round of 32  Malmö FF (lost 1–2 at Malmö and won 4–1 in Milano), The team did not play the Eightfinals due to Eastern European teams abandoned the tournament, qualifying to the Quarterfinals now to match against Celtic Glasgow  (draw 0–0 in Home and 1-0 won away), in semifinals the club defeated English squad Manchester United champions last year (won 2–0 at San Siro and lost 1–0 at Old Trafford), including stars such as George Best and World Cup champion Bobby Charlton.


1968–69 A.C. Milan season, Summary
Final of the Euro tournament was disputed on 28 May 1969 in Madrid against Netherlands' club  Ajax won by Milan with a 4-1 thanks to a hat-trick of Pierino Prati and 1 goal of Sormani after rivals scored by penalty on Vasović. The club clinched its second title ever.


1968–69 A.C. Milan season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1968–69 A.C. Milan season, Competitions, European Cup, Round of 16
On starting of competition due to political issues related to Spring of Prague, the next teams abandoned the tournament:


1968–69 A.C. Milan season, Competitions, European Cup, Round of 16
As a result, Milan, Benfica and  Crvena Zvezda, qualified on table to the next round.


1968–69 ABA season
The 1968–69 ABA season was the second season for the American Basketball Association. Two teams relocated: Minnesota Muskies became the Miami Floridians. The Pittsburgh Pipers moved to Minnesota and became the Minnesota Pipers. Two others relocated within their territory. The Anaheim Amigos became the Los Angeles Stars. The New Jersey Americans became the New York Nets.


1968–69 AHL season
The 1968–69 AHL season was the 33rd season of the American Hockey League. Eight teams played 74 games each in the schedule. The Buffalo Bisons finished first overall in the regular season. The Hershey Bears won their fourth Calder Cup championship.


1968–69 AHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;


1968–69 AHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1968–69 Aberdeen F.C. season
The 1968–69 season was Aberdeen's 56th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 58th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Fairs Cup.


1968–69 Algerian Championnat National
The 1968–1969 Algerian Championnat National was the 7 season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams contested the league, with ES Sétif as the defending champions, The Championnat started on September 15, 1968. and ended on June 22, 1969.


1968–69 Algerian Cup
The 1968–69 Algerian Cup is the 6th edition of the Algerian Cup. ES Sétif are the defending champions, having beaten NA Hussein Dey 3–2 in the previous season's final.


1968–69 Allsvenskan (men's handball)
The 1968–69 Allsvenskan was the 35th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 10 teams competed in the league. HK Drott won the regular season, but SoIK Hellas won the playoffs and claimed their third Swedish title. UoIF Matteuspojkarna and Vikingarnas IF were relegated.


1968–69 Alpha Ethniki
The 1968–69 Alpha Ethniki was the 33rd season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 22 September 1968 and ended on 15 June 1969. Panathinaikos won their ninth Greek title and their first one in three years.


1968–69 Alpha Ethniki
The point system was: Win: 3 points - Draw: 2 points - Loss: 1 point.


1968–69 Arad County Championship
The 1968–69 Arad County Championship was the 1st season of the Liga IV Arad, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The inaugural season of the Arad County Championship  was contested by 14 clubs. Teba Arad will remain in the history of the competition as the first county football champion.


1968–69 Arad County Championship, Promotion play-off
Champions of Arad County Championship face champions of Hunedoara County Championship.


1968–69 Arad County Championship, Promotion play-off
Minerul Teliuc promoted to 1969–70 Divizia C due to the younger average age.


1968–69 Arsenal F.C. season
During the 1968–69 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1968–69 Arsenal F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1968–69 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 1968–69 English football season was Aston Villa's 69th season in the Football League, this season playing in the Football League Second Division. Villa had been in decline for several years; the club had an ageing five-man board "who had failed to adapt to the new football reality". The club had neither developed a scouting network nor an effective coaching structure.


1968–69 Aston Villa F.C. season
Events on the pitch came to a head in November 1968. With Villa lying at the bottom of Division Two, the board sacked Cummings. On 21 November 1968 the problems in the boardroom were highlighted when board member George Robinson resigned. Following his resignation, the board issued a statement: "[The board] would make available, by their resignation, such seats as new financial arrangements might require". Aston Villa F.C. was up for sale. After much speculation London financier Pat Matthews bought control of the club. He brought in local travel agent Doug Ellis as chair of the new board that was convened on 16 December 1968. Two days later Tommy Docherty was appointed as manager, his third club in six weeks, after his resignation from Rotherham United and a brief spell at Queens Park Rangers.


1968–69 Athenian League
The 1968–69 Athenian League season was the 46th in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 48 teams.


1968–69 Athenian League, Premier Division
The division featured two new teams, both promoted from last season's Division One:


1968–69 Athenian League, Division Two
The division featured 2 new teams, all relegated from last season's Division One:


1968–69 Atlanta Hawks season
The 1968–69 Atlanta Hawks season was the team's first season in Atlanta, 20th in the NBA, and 23rd overall. The Hawks relocated from St. Louis, where the franchise played the previous thirteen seasons. Lenny Wilkens was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Walt Hazzard, who would help lead the Hawks to a second-place finish with a record of 48 wins and 34 losses. In the playoffs, the Hawks eliminated the San Diego Rockets in six games. In the Western Conference Finals, the Hawks challenged the Los Angeles Lakers; the Lakers would eliminate the Hawks in 5 games.


1968–69 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
The 1968–69 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1968–69 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Bill Lynn, who was in his sixth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Auburn Sports Arena and Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 15–10, 10–8 in SEC play.


1968–69 Austrian Hockey League season
The 1968–69 Austrian Hockey League season was the 39th season of the Austrian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Austria. Seven teams participated in the league, and EC KAC won the championship.


1968–69 Austrian football championship, Overview
It was contested by 15 teams, and FK Austria Wien won the championship.


1968–69 Baltimore Bullets season
The 1968–69 Baltimore Bullets season was their eighth season in the NBA. The Bullets continued to rebuild through the draft by selecting center Wes Unseld, a 2-time All-American from Louisville. Unseld would have an immediate impact for the Bullets. He finished 2nd in the NBA in rebounding with 18.2 rebounds per game as the Bullets went from worst to first posting a league best 57–25 record. Rookie Wes Unseld won both the Rookie of the Year and MVP. In the playoffs, the Bullets would show their inexperience as they were swept in 4 straight games by the New York Knicks.


1968–69 Belgian First Division, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Standard Liège won the championship.


1968–69 Birmingham City F.C. season
The 1969–70 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 66th in the Football League and their 28th in the Second Division. They made a poor start, suffering seven defeats in the first nine matches, but an improved second half of the season led to a seventh-place finish in the 22-team division. They entered the 1969–70 FA Cup in the third round proper, reaching the fifth round in which they lost to Manchester United after a replay, and were beaten by Chelsea in their opening second-round match in the League Cup.


1968–69 Birmingham City F.C. season
Twenty-three players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Midfielder Johnny Vincent played in 46 of the 48 first-team matches over the season. Fred Pickering and Phil Summerill finished as joint leading goalscorers with 17 goals in all competitions; the best goal return in League competition was Summerill's 16.


1968–69 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Second Division
On 7 September 1968, the home match against Huddersfield Town saw Geoff Vowden become the first substitute to score a hat-trick in a Football League match.


1968–69 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1968–69 season was Blackpool F.C. 's 61st season (58th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing eighth.


1968–69 Blackpool F.C. season
Alan Suddick was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with fourteen goals (twelve in the league and two in the League Cup).


1968–69 Boston Bruins season
The 1968–69 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 45th season in the NHL.


1968–69 Boston Bruins season, Regular season
The Bruins set several league records for scoring, both team and individual. Phil Esposito broke league records for points and assists, becoming the first player in NHL history to exceed 100 points, with 126 and 77 respectively. With linemates Ken Hodge and Ron Murphy, he shared in a new record for most points by a forward line with 263. Bobby Orr set new league records for goals and points by a defenseman with 21 and 64. The team as a whole scored the most goals in history with 303, and were awarded the most penalty minutes with 1297.


1968–69 Boston Celtics season
The 1968–69 Boston Celtics season was their 23rd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


1968–69 Botola
The 1968–69 Botola is the 13th season of the Moroccan Premier League. Wydad Casablanca are the holders of the title.


1968–69 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The 1968–69 Bradford City A.F.C. season was the 56th in the club's history.


1968–69 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The club finished 4th in Division Four (winning promotion to Division Three), reached the 1st round of the FA Cup, and the 2nd round of the League Cup.


1968–69 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1968–69 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Fourth Division. Off the back of 18 months of extreme financial problems, the club finished in mid-table.


1968–69 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
After two tumultuous seasons off the pitch, a continued cash crisis meant that during the 1968 off-season, Brentford manager Jimmy Sirrel would not be provided with the funds to buy players who could guarantee a lasting run at promotion from the Fourth Division. He was able to plug the gaps in his threadbare squad, bringing in full back Denis Hunt and journeyman forwards Pat Terry and Peter Deakin. A need to balance the books led to Ian Lawther (one of the club's most consistent goalscorers since the 1964–65 season) being sold for a £3,000 fee a matter of days before the beginning of the season.


1968–69 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Manager Sirrel's young team began the season in promising form, losing just two of the first 15 league matches to consolidate a position in the top six. Brentford's position belied the club's personnel problems, with a growing catalogue of injuries, illness and suspensions. £10,000 was spent on Arsenal winger Gordon Neilson in October 1968, an extravagant amount given Brentford's financial problems. An inconsistent spell between November 1968 and April 1969 dropped the Bees as low as 19th, two places above the re-election zone, but six wins in the final seven matches of the season lifted the club to an 11th-place finish.


1968–69 British Home Championship
The 1968–69 British Home Championship was the third edition of the tournament to be held while England were World Champions following their victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. The tournament was reverted to its pre-First World War format, being played at the end of the season in a short period of time, to relax the demands on the players during the competitive season. England re-emphasised their dominance over the British game with a second comfortable win in a row.


1968–69 British Home Championship
The tournament began with the favourites England and Scotland securing comfortable (if dramatic) wins over their weaker opponents, before England repeated the feat in a tougher game against Wales and Scotland were held to a draw by Ireland. Going into the final game needing a win, the Scots were thoroughly beaten by a strong English team, who took the trophy in a 4–1 victory.


1968–69 British Ice Hockey season
The 1968–69 British Ice Hockey season featured the Northern League for teams from Scotland and the north of England. Murrayfield Racers won the Icy Smith Cup and the Autumn Cup.


1968–69 British Ice Hockey season, Icy Smith Cup Final
Murrayfield Racers defeated Glasgow Dynamos by an aggregate score of 9-5 in the Icy Smith Cup Final, which was a tournament that was the forerunner of the British Championship play offs. Murrayfield won the first leg 7-2, Glasgow won the second leg 3-2.


1968–69 Bulgarian Cup
The 1968–69 Bulgarian Cup was the 29th season of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army). CSKA Sofia won the competition, beating Levski Sofia 2–1 in the final at the Vasil Levski National Stadium.


1968–69 Bulgarian Hockey League season
The 1968–69 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 17th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria. Six teams participated in the league, and HK CSKA Sofia won the championship.


1968–69 Bundesliga
The 1968–69 Bundesliga was the sixth season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 17 August 1968 and ended on 7 June 1969. 1. FC Nürnberg were the defending champions.


1968–69 Bundesliga, Competition modus
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal average. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the fewest points were relegated to their respective Regionalliga divisions.


1968–69 Bundesliga, Team changes to 1967–68
Borussia Neunkirchen and Karlsruher SC were relegated to the Regionalliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by Hertha BSC Berlin and Kickers Offenbach, who won their respective promotion play-off groups.


1968–69 Bundesliga, Season overview
The dominant team of the 1968–69 season was FC Bayern Munich. Bayern were in first place of the standings from the very first matchday and never looked back, continuously increasing their margin to eventually eight points, the biggest so far in league history. They were victorious in the DFB Cup as well, beating Schalke in the final by a 2–1 score. Keys to their double win were their improved defense and top scorer Gerd Müller, who scored 30 goals.


1968–69 Bundesliga, Season overview
Behind Bayern, the league continued to create surprises. Alemannia Aachen ended up in second place after a campaign which featured almost every position between second and 16th. Other notable astonishments were Eintracht Braunschweig, who finished in fourth place, and 1. FC Köln, who ended their season in a dismal 13th position.


1968–69 Bundesliga, Season overview
Köln even were in danger of being relegated prior to the last matchday, sitting in 15th place with 30 points at that time. They played 1. FC Nürnberg at home, who also were in relegation trouble as 16th-placed team, one point behind Köln. Another match on that day was the clash between 17th-placed Borussia Dortmund and 18th-placed Kickers Offenbach. Both teams had 28 points prior to the game. After the matches were over, both Nürnberg and Offenbach had received 3–0 defeats, resulting in the demotion of both teams.


1968–69 Bundesliga, Season overview
The demotion of Nürnberg was especially tragic as they had been Bundesliga champions only 12 months ago. Nevertheless, a pre-season sell-out of their best players and continuous quarrels between coach Max Merkel and his players proved to be costly, and although Merkel was sacked in late March 1969, it was too late to reverse tides. A home draw to Dortmund on matchday 33 and the defeat against Köln one week later eventually sealed their fate.


1968–69 Bundesliga, Champion squad
Defenders: Werner Olk (34 / 1); Peter Pumm  (34); Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck (34); Franz Beckenbauer (33 / 2); Peter Kupferschmidt (22). Midfielders: August Starek  (34 / 4); Franz Roth (34 / 2); Helmut Schmidt (21 / 2). Forwards: Rainer Ohlhauser (34 / 10); Dieter Brenninger (34 / 9); Gerd Müller (30 / 30); Gustav Jung (4). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1968–69 Bundesliga, Champion squad
On the roster but have not played in a league game: Fritz Kosar; Benno Zellermayer; Peter Stegmann; Albrecht Wachsmann; Reinhard Lippert.


1968–69 C.D. Motagua season
The 1968–69 C.D. Motagua season was F.C. Motagua's 4th season in the Honduran Liga Nacional and the 18th overall. Motagua was able to achieve both domestic League and Cup, thus becoming the first Honduran club to win a double.


1968–69 C.D. Motagua season, League
After three season of poor performance, the club strengthened its squad with well talented Brazilian players, one of them being Roberto Abrussezze who finished top goal-scorer at the end of the season. On 9 March 1969, Motagua secured its first ever professional national championship in the 1–1 draw against all-time archrivals C.D. Olimpia; that result made them unreachable in the standings.


1968–69 C.D. Motagua season, Cup
The 1968 Honduran Cup was the first knock-out tournament played in Honduran football, Motagua were seeded in Group A along Atlético Indio, C.D. Atlético Español, C.D. Olimpia and C.D. Victoria from which they advanced to the semifinals; once there, they faced Atlético Indio who defeated 1–0. On 22 December 1968, Motagua captured its first official cup by overcoming C.D. España on penalty shoot-outs in the final match at Estadio General Francisco Morazán in San Pedro Sula.


1968–69 CHL season
The 1968–69 CHL season was the sixth season of the Central Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Nine teams participated in the regular season, and the Dallas Black Hawks won the league title.


1968–69 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 1968–69 season was Cardiff City F.C. 's 42nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifth.


1968–69 Cardiff City F.C. season
The team enjoyed nearly no success in cup competitions as they were knocked out in their first match of every cup apart from the Welsh Cup which they went on to win by beating local rivals Swansea Town in the final.


1968–69 Cardiff City F.C. season
John Toshack would go on to finish the season with a total of 31 goals in all competitions, equalling the record set by Hughie Ferguson in the 1926–27 season that would not be beaten until2003 when Robert Earnshaw finished with a total of 35 goals.


1968–69 Cardiff City F.C. season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1968–69 Carlisle United F.C. season
For the 1968–69 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Two.


1968–69 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1968–69 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division One.


1968–69 Challenge Cup
The 1968–69 Challenge Cup was the 68th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.


1968–69 Challenge Cup
The final was contested by Castleford and Salford at Wembley in front of a crowd of 97,939. Castleford won the match 11–6.


1968–69 Challenge Cup
The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was Castleford loose forward Mal Reilly.


1968–69 Chelsea F.C. season
The 1968-69 season was Chelsea Football Club's 55th of competitive football, and their 42nd in the English top flight.


1968–69 Chester F.C. season
The 1968–69 season was the 31st season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.


1968–69 Chester F.C. season
Also, it was the eleventh season spent in the Fourth Division after its creation. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Welsh Cup.


1968–69 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1968–69 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' 43rd season in the NHL, and the club was coming off a 4th-place finish in the East Division in 1967–68, as they earned 80 points, and qualified for the post-season for the tenth consecutive season. The Black Hawks then upset the second place New York Rangers in the NHL quarter-finals, before falling to the Montreal Canadiens in five games in the NHL semi-finals. But this season, the Blackhawks missed the postseason for the last time until 1998.


1968–69 Chicago Black Hawks season, Offseason
The NHL announced during the summer that the league would once again increase its schedule, as it went from 74 games to 76.


1968–69 Chicago Black Hawks season, Offseason
During the off-season, the Black Hawks traded team captain Pierre Pilote to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Jim Pappin. Pilote had been the captain since the 1961–62 season, and head coach Billy Reay decided to not name a captain for the club for the season.


1968–69 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
The Black Hawks would start the season off on the right foot, beginning the year with a four-game winning streak, however, the team would eventually fall into a slump, and sit with a 6–6–0 record twelve games in. Chicago would then get hot again, and eventually found themselves a season high eight games over .500 during their streak, and found themselves in a heated playoff race with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings for the fourth and final playoff position in the East.


1968–69 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
The Hawks would then fall into a slump, as they had winless streaks of five games and eight games, to fall out of the race, and into the cellar of the East Division. Chicago would end the year with an over .500 record, as they were 34–33–9, earning 77 points, however, the team finished in last, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1957–58.


1968–69 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
Offensively, the Hawks were led by Bobby Hull, who once again set an NHL record for goals in a season, as he scored 58 times, and he became the second player in league history to record 100 points, as he finished the season with 107 points, which was second in league scoring. Stan Mikita had another excellent season also, scoring 30 goals and earning 97 points as he finished fourth in NHL scoring. Newly acquired Jim Pappin fit right in, scoring 30 goals and 70 points.


1968–69 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
Kenny Wharram and Dennis Hull also scored 30 goals to give the Hawks five players with 30+ goals in the season. Pat Stapleton led the defense with 56 points, while Gilles Marotte led the team with 120 penalty minutes, and tied Stapleton with the team lead in plus/minus, with a +23.


1968–69 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
In goal, Denis DeJordy saw most of the action, playing in 53 games, earning a team high 22 victories, and a team best 3.14 GAA, along with 2 shutouts. Backup Dave Dryden played well, earning 11 victories, while earning a team best 3 shutouts.


1968–69 Chicago Black Hawks season, Draft picks
Chicago's draft picks at the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1968–69 Chicago Bulls season
The 1968-69 NBA season was the Bulls' 3rd season in the NBA.


1968–69 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 1968–69 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1968–69 NCAA men's basketball season.


1968–69 Cincinnati Royals season
The 1968–69 NBA season was the Royals 21st season in the NBA and 12th season in Cincinnati. The season was noteworthy for the team's fast start, in which the team was 15–6 by the end of November. But the team faded in the second half, failing to make the playoff cut in the tough Eastern Division.


1968–69 Cincinnati Royals season, Regular season
The regular season opened on the road October 16, 1968 against the brand-new Atlanta Hawks, which had just relocated from St. Louis. The Royals won 125–110 behind a balanced attack featuring a rotation of stars Oscar Robertson, Connie Dierking, Jerry Lucas, Adrian Smith, John Tresvant, Tom Van Arsdale and Walt Wesley. The Royals won their first three straight, including their home opener over Detroit on October 19 at Cincinnati Gardens arena. After a pair of losses, Cincinnati won their next six straight, bringing their record to a 9–2 start by November 12.


1968–69 Cincinnati Royals season, Regular season
Their 126–115 win over the 10-4 Baltimore Bullets that day gave them the best record in the league. The team went evenly through wins and losses before winning six more in a row in early December, bringing their record to 20–9 by December 15. Two wins in the team's second home, Cleveland Arena, were part of that streak. The December 15th win was another  ' road ' home game played in Omaha, Nebraska, a site favored by team General Manager Joel Axelson.


1968–69 Cincinnati Royals season, Regular season
The win on the 15th put them in a tie for third-best record in the NBA with the Boston Celtics at 20–9, just behind Baltimore and the Philadelphia 76ers. It also prompted a Sports Illustrated article in their 12/09/1968 issue, ' Serious Contenders In A Funny City ', written by Frank Deford, which left-handedly praised the team, and harshly criticized the city's sports fans and management. The team soon faded after the article, going 21–32 the rest of the season to finish fifth in the East at .500, out of the 1969 NBA playoffs. Their record was better than the 37–45 mark of the Western Division San Diego Rockets, who did make those playoffs.


1968–69 Cincinnati Royals season, Player statistics
There was no 3-point line in use this season, blocks and steals were not yet kept NBA statistics.


1968–69 Clydebank F.C. season
The 1968–69 season was Clydebank's third season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish League Division Two where they finished 13th in the table, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.


1968–69 Colchester United F.C. season
The 1968–69 season was Colchester United's 27th season in their history and their first season back in the fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division following relegation the previous season. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.


1968–69 Colchester United F.C. season
In a transitional season under new manager Dick Graham, Colchester missed an instant return to the third tier by four points, finishing the season in sixth place. The U's were eliminated at the second round of both FA and League Cups.


1968–69 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Colchester appointed former Crystal Palace manager Dick Graham to replace Neil Franklin. Having guided Palace from the Fourth Division to the Second Division, Graham intended to emulate his work at Selhurst Park.


1968–69 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Seven games into the season, with his side earning just one point, Graham cleared out the squad, ousting six players and sold Duncan Forbes and Derek Trevis for a combined fee of £19,000. He brought in a number of players, including goalkeeper Tony Macedo and former Tottenham Hotspur double-winner Terry Dyson. Colchester's form drastically improved, earning 33 points from a possible 42 to propel up the table into fourth position and the promotion places. However, after a poor Easter period, earning just two points against promotion-rivals Bradford City, Halifax Town and Swansea Town saw the U's slip back into sixth place and four points short of promotion.


1968–69 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


1968–69 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 1968–69 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1968–69 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 5–19 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 3–7 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by second-year head coach Burr Carlson.


1968–69 Coppa Italia
The 1968–69 Coppa Italia, the 22nd Coppa Italia was an Italian Football Federation domestic cup competition won by Roma.


1968–69 Coppa Italia, Quarter-finals
The top eight groupwinners of the group stage qualifier in the quarter-finals. Fell out the Atalanta.


1968–69 Coupe de France
The Coupe de France's results of the 1968–69 season. Olympique de Marseille won the final played on May 18, 1969, beating Girondins de Bordeaux.


1968–69 Cuban National Series
The eighth Cuban National Series was won by Azucareros, with defending champion Habana and four-time champion Industriales hot on the trail of the cane cutters. For the first time in several seasons, the number of teams and games remained unchanged from the previous season.


1968–69 Cupa României
The 1968–69 Cupa României was the 31st edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.


1968–69 Cupa României
The title was won by Steaua București against Dinamo București.


1968–69 Cupa României, Format
In the first round proper, two pots were made, first pot with Divizia A teams and other teams till 16 and the second pot with the rest of teams qualified in this phase. Each tie is played as a single leg.


1968–69 Cupa României, Format
First round proper matches are played on the ground of the lowest ranked team, then from the second round proper the matches are played on a neutral location.


1968–69 Cupa României, Format
In the first round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, the team who played away will qualify.


1968–69 Cupa României, Format
From the second round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, then the team from the lower division will qualify. If the teams are from the same division a replay will be played.


1968–69 Cupa României, Format
In the semi-finals, each tie is played as a two legs.


1968–69 Cupa României, Format
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.


1968–69 Cupa României, Semi-finals
The matches were played on 28 May and 4 June 1969.


1968–69 Cypriot Cup
The 1968–69 Cypriot Cup was the 27th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 16 clubs entered the competition. It began with the first round and concluded on 29 June 1969 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium (1902). APOEL won their 6th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Omonoia 1–0 in the final.


1968–69 Cypriot First Division
Statistics of the Cypriot First Division for the 1968–69 season.


1968–69 Cypriot First Division, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Olympiakos Nicosia won the championship. AEL Limassol participated in the Greek championship as the previous year's champions. They finished in the 18th position.


1968–69 Cypriot Second Division
The 1968–69 Cypriot Second Division was the 14th season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Enosis Neon Paralimni FC won their 1st title.


1968–69 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Thirteen teams participated in the 1968–79 Cypriot Second Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first team was promoted to 1969–70 Cypriot First Division. The champion was promoted to 1969–70 Cypriot First Division.


1968–69 Czechoslovak Extraliga season
The 1968–69 Czechoslovak Extraliga season was the 26th season of the Czechoslovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Czechoslovakia. 10 teams participated in the league, and Dukla Jihlava won the championship.


1968–69 Czechoslovak First League, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Spartak Trnava won the championship. Ladislav Petráš was the league's top scorer with 20 goals.


1968–69 DDR-Oberliga
The 1968–69 DDR-Oberliga was the 20th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.


1968–69 DDR-Oberliga
The league was contested by fourteen teams. National People's Army club  FC Vorwärts Berlin won the championship, the club's last of six East German championships. It marked, together with a cup win in the following season, the last highlight in the club's history as, two seasons later, Vorwärts was moved from East Berlin to Frankfurt/Oder for political reasons and never again won another national title after the move.


1968–69 DDR-Oberliga
Gerd Kostmann of F.C. Hansa Rostock was the league's top scorer with 18 goals, while Eberhard Vogel of FC Karl-Marx-Stadt won the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.


1968–69 DDR-Oberliga
On the strength of the 1968–69 title Vorwärts qualified for the 1969–70 European Cup where the club was knocked out by Feyenoord in the quarter finals. Third-placed club 1. FC Magdeburg qualified for the 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasons FDGB-Pokal winner and was knocked out by  Académica de Coimbra in the second round. Second-placed FC Carl Zeiss Jena qualified for the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup where it was knocked out in the quarter finals by Ajax while fourth-placed F.C. Hansa Rostock was knocked out by Inter Milan in the second round.


1968–69 DDR-Oberliga, Table
The 1968–69 season saw two newly promoted clubs Berliner FC Dynamo and BSG Stahl Riesa.


1968–69 DDR-Oberliga (ice hockey) season
The 1968–69 DDR-Oberliga season was the 21st season of the DDR-Oberliga, the top level of ice hockey in East Germany. Eight teams participated in the league, and SG Dynamo Weißwasser won the championship.


1968–69 DFB-Pokal
The 1968–69 DFB-Pokal was the 26th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 4 January 1969 and ended on 14 June 1969. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final Bayern Munich defeated Schalke 04 2–1, thereby winning their third title within four years and the fourth overall, making them the team with the most cup wins. It was also Bayern's first double.


1968–69 Dallas Chaparrals season
The 1968–69 Dallas Chaparrals season was the second season of the Chaparrals in the American Basketball Association. Once again, the Chaps lost to the New Orleans Buccaneers in the playoffs, this time in the Semifinals.


1968–69 Dallas Chaparrals season, Awards and honors
1969 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 28, 1969)


1968–69 Danish 1. division season
The 1968–69 Danish 1. division season was the 12th season of ice hockey in Denmark. Eight teams participated in the league, and Esbjerg IK won the championship. AaB Ishockey was relegated.


1968–69 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
The 1968–69 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season.


1968–69 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season
The 1968–69 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey team represented University of Denver in college ice hockey. In its 13th year under head coach Murray Armstrong the team compiled a 26–6–0 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the eighth time. The Pioneers defeated Cornell 4–3 in the championship game at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was Denver's second consecutive championship and fifth in eleven years. Senior goaltender Gerry Powers tied the all-time NCAA career record of 76 wins in the championship match against the record-holder Ken Dryden.


1968–69 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Denver was hoping to be the first team to defend its National Title since the 1961 Denver squad. With only three players leaving (due to graduation) Murray Armstrong's team had a good chance to repeat. Unfortunately, the team stumbles out of the gate, losing both games in its opening series at North Dakota. The Pioneers returned to Colorado for a home-and-home series against a weak Colorado College team before going back on the road. In Houghton Denver lost its third road game to Michigan Tech before finally managing a win the following night to pull their record back to even.


1968–69 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Denver then took two games against still-building Minnesota–Duluth and ended the first part of its schedule against two national teams with the Broadmoor World Tournament. The Pioneers were able to defeat a non-olympic US Team handily before tying the Czech Team two days later (though the game was called for Denver).


1968–69 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
The Pioneers began the new year with a series against Colgate and dominated the eastern team in both contests. After earning a road split with Michigan Denver returned to Colorado and didn't have to leave the state for the remainder of the year. Denver went 12–2 down the stretch, playing only 1 road game at Colorado College but its loss to Michigan Tech on February 1 cost the Pioneers their chance to win the Conference championship.


1968–69 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Denver finished as the top western seed for the WCHA Tournament and after dropping the league's poorest team (UMD) in the first game they were given a gift from Colorado College who had knocked off North Dakota in the regional semifinal. Denver's defense continued its strong play and earned the Pioneers their second consecutive WCHA title and a trip to the 1969 NCAA Tournament.


1968–69 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Despite having finished second in the WCHA, Denver possessed a better record and the defending national champions were given the top western seed, placing them in the semifinal against Harvard. Denver easily dispatched the Crimson 9–2, leaving only the 27–1 Cornell Big Red standing in their way. Cornell was both the top offensive and defensive team in 1968–69 and were led by the NCAA's all-time wins leader Ken Dryden. Denver, however, was able to reply with Gerry Powers, who had only one fewer wins than the future Hall of famer.


1968–69 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
The two titans clashed in one of the more anticipated national championships in history and early on it was apparent that Denver had come to play when Tom Gilmore deflected the puck past Dryden less than three minutes in. Cornell tied the game a little over 10 minutes later and the two teams ended the first ties 1-all. Both goalies continued to stymie the opposition until a Cornell penalty allowed Denver to pull ahead once more but this time it only took the Big Red two minutes to tie the game for a third time.


1968–69 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Denver's withering attack continued to pressure Dryden and two more pucks got past the Cornell netminder to give Denver a late 2-goal edge. The drama of the contest was not finished, however, and after coincidental minors left the teams at 4-on-4, Cornell scored with the extra space then pulled Dryden to effectively give their team a power play in the final minute but Powers stood firm and allowed Denver to keep their lead and win the championship.


1968–69 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Keith Magnuson led the team's offence from the blueline in the title game and his three assists won him the tournament MOP. He was joined by teammates Tom Miller, Bob Trembecky and Gerry Powers on the All-Tournament first team. Powers joined a very select group of goaltenders who won consecutive national titles and was the last to do so until Hunter Shepard in 2019. Magnuson and George Morrison were named to both the AHCA All-American West Team and All-WCHA First Team while Powers and Miller made the Conference Second Team. Morrison, for leading Denver in both goals and points, won the WCHA Sophomore of the Year Award.


1968–69 Denver Rockets season
The 1968-69 ABA season was the second season of the Denver Nuggets. They ended their season with one less win compared to last season, but ended up in the playoffs once again. Out of the 11 ABA teams that season the Rockets were ranked second in offensive rating.


1968–69 Detroit Pistons season
Following are the results of the 1968–69 season of the Detroit Pistons, the franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Detroit, Michigan. The 1968–69 NBA season was the Pistons' 21st season in the NBA and 12th season in the city of Detroit.


1968–69 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1968–69 Detroit Red Wings season was the franchise's 43rd season of competition, 37th season as the Red Wings.


1968–69 Detroit Red Wings season, Player statistics, Regular season
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average;  SO = Shutouts;


1968–69 Detroit Red Wings season, Draft picks
Detroit's draft picks at the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1968–69 Divizia A
The 1968–69 Divizia A was the fifty-first season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.


1968–69 Divizia A, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Gheorghe Gornea (30 / 0). Defenders: Gavrilă Birău (30 / 0); Ștefan Bakos (30 / 0); Eugen Pojoni (29 / 2); Gheorghe Czako (21 / 0); Ladislau Brosovszky (21 / 1); Viorel Brândescu (6 / 0); Gheorghe Bodea (1 / 0). Midfielders: Mircea Petescu (27 / 8); Iosif Lereter (30 / 10). Forwards: Petru Șchiopu (27 / 6); Mircea Axente (29 / 8); Flavius Domide (30 / 8); Ilie Moț (24 / 5);  Viorel Sima (7 / 0); Florian Dumitrescu (15 / 2); Ion Atodiresei (2 / 0). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1968–69 Divizia B
The 1968–69 Divizia B was the 29th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.


1968–69 Divizia B
The format has been maintained to two series, but the number of teams was expanded, each of the series having 16 teams, instead of 14. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last two places from each series relegated to Divizia C.


1968–69 Divizia C
The 1968–69 Divizia C was the 13th season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system.


1968–69 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1968–69 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University in the 1968–69 college basketball season. The team was led by eleventh-year head coach Maury John. In 1967–68, the Bulldogs finished 18–8 (9–7 in the Missouri Valley Conference). They were also trying to make their first NCAA tournament appearance since as well as their first postseason appearance since their National Invitation Tournament appearance in 1964.


1968–69 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team, Regular season
The Bulldogs were 12–1 at home as well as 8–3 on the road and 6–1 at neutral locations. With their third-place finish in the NCAA Tournament Drake had their best NCAA finish up to that point, and as of the start of the 2007–2008 season. On December 27–28, 1968 Drake played in the Dallas Classic in Dallas, Texas against Minnesota and Southern Methodist. Drake was ranked in the AP Top 20 Poll on several occasions during the season. Drake was ranked 18th during the week of January 7, 1969. Drake was once again ranked 11th on March 4, 1969.


1968–69 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team, Regular season
On March 8, 1969 Drake won a MVC playoff game 77–73 in Wichita, Kansas to determine the conference champion. A documentary on the 1968–69 Drake Basketball team was made in 2004 by filmmaker Jacob Adams of Impossible Productions and is available from his website. Most of the UCLA—Drake game was recreated with an old coach's film and radio play by play. Intercut are commentaries by Drake players and coaches.


1968–69 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


1968–69 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team, Player statistics
Note: GP= Games played; RPG = Rebounds per Game; PPG = Points per Game


1968–69 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 1968–69 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1968–69 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 1st year head coach Frank Szymanski, played their home games at Sayre High School and were members of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).


1968–69 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1968–69 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1968–69 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Vic Bubas and the team finished the season with an overall record of 15–13 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.


1968–69 Duleep Trophy
The 1968–69 Duleep Trophy was the eighth season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone.


1968–69 Duleep Trophy
West Zone won the final against South Zone on first innings lead.


1968–69 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1968–69 season was the 85th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.


1968–69 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish Second Division
Another poor start to a league season, with a single win and a draw from the first eight matches, resulted in the sacking of manager Ian Spence. His replacement, Jackie Stewart took charge on 1 December, and although results were to improve, nonetheless Dumbarton finished in a disappointing 14th place, with 27 points, 37 behind champions Motherwell.


1968–69 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish League Cup
In the League Cup, two wins from the six sectional games were never going to be enough to qualify for the knock out stages of the competition.


1968–69 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish Cup
In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton scrapped past non-league Vale of Leithen in the second preliminary round, but were not disgraced in their single goal defeat to First Division opponents St Mirren in the first round proper.


1968–69 Dumbarton F.C. season, Stirlingshire Cup
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup Dumbarton lost in the first round to East Stirling.


1968–69 Dumbarton F.C. season, Friendlies
Dumbarton undertook a 'mini' pre-season tour across the border - the first games played in England by the club for almost a decade.


1968–69 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics, Transfers
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:


1968–69 Dundee F.C. season
The 1968–69 season was the 67th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 9th place for the 2nd consecutive season. Domestically, Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would reach the League Cup semi-finals before being defeated by Hibernian, and by Heart of Midlothian in the 1st round of the Scottish Cup.


1968–69 Dundee F.C. season
Dundee would change their shirt style for the first time in over a decade, replacing their iconic v-neck shirt with a newer jersey.


1968–69 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1968–69 season was the 60th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1968 to 30 June 1969. United finished in fifth place in the First Division.


1968–69 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 43 competitive matches during the 1968–69 season.


1968–69 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results, Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics


1968–69 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1968–69 season was contested by 18 teams, one less than in the previous season. This was because no teams relegated from the 1967–68 Eredivisie. Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging (SVV) won the championship.


1968–69 Eerste Divisie, League standings, Relegation play-off
Volewijckers and FC Eindhoven played a relegation play-off at a neutral venue (Vitesse)


1968–69 Ekstraklasa, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Legia Warsaw won the championship.


1968–69 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1968–69 season was contested by 18 teams. Feijenoord won the championship.


1968–69 Eredivisie, Teams
A total of 18 teams are taking part in the league.


1968–69 Eredivisie, Relegation play-offs
Since FC Volendam, AZ '67 and DOS had an equal number of points at the end of the competition, extra matches were played.


1968–69 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season
The 1968–69 Eredivisie season was the ninth season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Three teams participated in the league, and HYS Den Haag won the championship.


1968–69 European Cup
The 1968–69 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Milan, who beat Ajax 4–1 in the final, giving Milan its first European Cup title since 1963, and its second overall. A number of Eastern Bloc clubs withdrew from the first two rounds when UEFA paired up all of the Eastern Bloc clubs against one another in the aftermath of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.


1968–69 European Cup
Substitutions of two players at any game time were allowed; obligatory match dates were introduced (two weeks between the legs) and fixed on Wednesdays; the away goal rule was extended to the first and second rounds.


1968–69 European Cup
Manchester United, the defending champions, were eliminated by Milan in the semi-finals.


1968–69 European Cup, Quarter-finals
1 Ajax beat Benfica 3–0 in a play-off to reach the semi-finals.


1968–69 European Cup, Quarter-finals, Second leg
4–4 on aggregate. Tie is decided by a tie-breaker match on neutral ground.


1968–69 European Cup, Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1968–69 European Cup are as follows:


1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1968–69 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Slovan Bratislava in a final victory against Barcelona, the first time a side from the Eastern Bloc won the title. A number of withdrawals by Eastern European clubs from the first round as a result of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia led to several walkovers and byes that lasted into the second round.


1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup, First round
The following clubs withdrew following UEFA's decision to separate western and Eastern countries due to troubles in Czechoslovakia:FC Spartak (Sofia), Union Berlin, Górnik Zabrze, Dinamo Moscow, Raba Vasas ETO


1968–69 Everton F.C. season
During the 1968–69 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1968–69 Everton F.C. season, Final League Table
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


1968–69 FA Cup
The 1968–69 FA Cup was the 88th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Manchester City won the competition for the fourth time, beating Leicester City 1–0 in the final at Wembley, through a goal from Neil Young.


1968–69 FA Cup
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played. The 1968–69 tournament was remarkable in that no second replays were required at any point throughout the main event.


1968–69 FA Cup, Results, First round proper
At this stage clubs from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions joined those non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 16 November 1968. Ten were drawn and went to replays two, three or four days later.


1968–69 FA Cup, Results, Second round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 7 December 1968. Nine matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week.


1968–69 FA Cup, Results, Third round proper
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 4 January 1969. Seven matches were drawn and went to replays.


1968–69 FA Cup, Results, Fourth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 25 January 1969. Six matches were drawn and went to replays.


1968–69 FA Cup, Results, Fifth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 8 February 1969. However, for the first time in history, the entire fifth round draw for the FA Cup was unable to be played due to heavy snowfall across England, and the matches were replayed at various times after this date. Most took place by the following Wednesday (one of these requiring a replay), two were played a fortnight later, but the final match was not played until 1 March and required a replay two days later.


1968–69 FA Cup, Results, Sixth round proper
The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on 1 March 1969, although due to the late completion of Leicester City's fifth round tie, their match with Mansfield Town was not played until 8 March. There were no replays.


1968–69 FA Cup, Results, Semi-finals
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday 22 March and Saturday 29 March 1969.


1968–69 FA Cup, Results, Final
The 1969 FA Cup Final was contested by Manchester City and Leicester City at Wembley on Saturday 26 April 1969. The match finished 1–0 to Manchester City who, behind West Ham United in 1975, are the second-last all-English team to win the FA Cup.


1968–69 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The FA Cup 1968–69 is the 88th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 30 victorious teams from the Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper.


1968–69 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 1968–69 FA Cup
See 1968-69 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.


1968–69 FC Barcelona season
The 1968–69 season was the 70th season for FC Barcelona.


1968–69 FC Basel season
The 1968–69 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 75th season in their existence. It was their 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion the season 1945–46. Harry Thommen was the club's chairman of the board for the third consecutive season. Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium.


1968–69 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
During this season Helmut Benthaus was the club's player-manager for the fourth consecutive season. Paul Fischli joined the team coming from Young Fellows Zürich. Jürgen Sundermann signed in from Servette and Walter Balmer joined from Thun. In the other direction Hanspeter Stocker left the club after eight years and moved to Baden for his last season before retiring from his active football career. Between the years 1960 and 1968 Stocker played a total of 309 games for Basel scoring a total of 34 goals.


1968–69 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
171 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, 28 in the Swiss Cup, 28 were on European level and 82 were friendly games. He scored 22 goal in the domestic league, 3 in the Cup, 2 in the European matches and the other seven were scored during the test games. Markus Pfirter left the club after seven years and went on to St. Gallen. Between the years 1961 and 1968 Pfirter played a total of 263 games for Basel scoring a total of 54 goals.


1968–69 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
143 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, 27 in the Swiss Cup, 28 in European competitions and 65 were friendly games. He scored 29 goal in the domestic league, 10 in the Cup and one in the International Football Cup. The other 14 were scored during the test games. Also, Roberto Frigerio left the club after a total of seven years. He moved to Bellinzona. Between the years 1958 to 1960 and again from 1963 to 1968, Frigerio played a total of 256 games for Basel scoring a total of 176 goals.


1968–69 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
144 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, 23 in the Swiss Cup, 18 in the european competitions (Cup of the Alps, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, European Cup) and 71 were friendly games. He scored 74 goals in the domestic league, 22 in the Swiss Cup, 7 in the european competitions and the other 73 were scored during the test games. Moscatelli left after five years and went to Lugano. Between the years 1964 and 1967 Moscatelli played a total of 95 games for Basel scoring a total of 27 goals.


1968–69 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
47 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, 12 in the Swiss Cup, 11 were on European level (Cup of the Alps, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup) and 25 were friendly games. He scored 8 goals in the domestic league, three in the Swiss Cup, one in the Cup of the Alps and the other 15 were scored during the test games.


1968–69 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
Basel played a total of 52 matches in this season. 26 of these games were in the domestic league, three were in the Swiss Cup, five were in the Cup of the Alps, two were in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and 15 were friendly matches. Of these 15 test games 12 were won and two ended with a draw and one ended in a defeat. Seven were played at home and eight played away.


1968–69 FC Basel season, Overview, Domestic league
There were 14 teams contesting in the 1968–69 Nationalliga A. These were the top 12 teams from the previous 1967–68 season and the two newly promoted teams Winterthur and St. Gallen. Basel finished the league season as champions one point ahead of Lausanne Sports in second position, who they defeated 4–0 in the second last match of the season, and six points clear of FC Zürich who finished third. Basel won 13 of the 26 games, drawing ten, losing three times, they scored 48 goals conceding 28. Helmut Hauser was the team's top goal scorer with 16 league goals. Karl Odermatt, Jürgen Sundermann and Walter Balmer each scored 5 league goals. Both Sundermann and Ramseier played in all 26 league matches that season.


1968–69 FC Basel season, Overview, Swiss Cup
In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the round of 32 with a 2–1 away win against Thun and in the round of 16, with a home match, they beat Luzern 3–1. In the Quarter-final Basel played an away game against Servette but lost this 1–0.


1968–69 FC Basel season, Overview, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and Cup of the Alps
In the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Basel were drawn against Bologna the first leg away from home on 18 September the return leg in Basel on 2 October. Bologna won both games. In the 1968 Cup of the Alps the team managed to win the group and played in the final against FC Schalke 04 but were defeated 1–3 after extra time.


1968–69 FC Basel season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1968–69 FC Bayern Munich season
The 1968–69 FC Bayern Munich season was the club's fourth season in Bundesliga.


1968–69 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events
Bayern won the championship of the Bundesliga. They also won the cup, defeating Schalke 04 2–1 in the final.


1968–69 FC Dinamo București season
The 1968–69 season was FC Dinamo București's 20th season in Divizia A. Dinamo reaches for the second year in a row the final of Romanian Cup, but this time loses the trophy. In the championship, Dinamo finishes the season in the second place, three points behind the champions UTA. In Europe, Dinamo entered the Cup Winners's Cup and advances to the second round after the withdrawal by Vasas ETO Győr.


1968–69 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Defenders: Alexandru Boc, Virgil Crăciunescu, Cornel Dinu, Lazăr Pârvu, Cornel Popa, Mircea Stoenescu, Constantin Ștefan.


1968–69 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Forwards: Florea Dumitrache, Constantin Frățilă, Ion Haidu, Mircea Lucescu, Nicolae Nagy, Ion Pîrcălab, Iosif Varga.


1968–69 FC Dinamo București season, Transfers
Narcis Coman is brought from FC Argeş. Ion Nunweiller is transferred to Fenerbahçe.


1968–69 FDGB-Pokal
The 1968-69 season saw the 18th competition for the FDGB-Pokal, the East German national football cup.


1968–69 FDGB-Pokal
The first round was competed with 46 teams: 15 Bezirkspokal winners (indicated by an asterisk), 29 teams from the DDR-Liga and the two teams relegated from the DDR-Oberliga in the previous season. BSG Chemie Premnitz, a DDR-Liga side, were given a bye to the intermediate round. The competition was played in a knock-out format; if scores were level after 90 minutes, the match went into extra time. If the scores were still level after this, a replay was played.


1968–69 FDGB-Pokal
After an intermediate round, the participants of which were determined by a draw - three Bezirkspokal winners and nine DDR-Liga sides - the 14 current Oberliga teams joined the competition. Three Oberliga sides were already eliminated at this stage: F.C. Hansa Rostock, FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt and BSG Stahl Riesa. 1967 Oberliga champions FC Carl Zeiss Jena needed a replay against Motor Grimma that they won convincingly; 10-1 was the final score. The only other remaining Bezirkspokal winner, Berliner FC Dynamo II was eliminated after a 1-2 loss to DDR-Liga side SG Dynamo Dresden.


1968–69 FDGB-Pokal
The third round saw the repeat of last year's final between 1. FC Union Berlin and Jena. Jena had their revenge, winning 0-1 in berlin and eliminating the title holders. Two DDR-Liga sides, Wismut Gera and Dynamo Dresden had qualified for the quarter finals, but lost their away games and went out. Last year's finalist Jena was eliminated in the quarter finals as well, losing 1-4 to Vorwärts Berlin who in turn went out after a 1-2 loss against FC Karl-Marx-Stadt. Kalr-Marx-Stadt's opposition was 1. FC Magdeburg who had reached their third final by beating Berliner FC Dynamo in their home ground.


1968–69 FDGB-Pokal, Final, Match report
Only Magdeburg's fans were on the losing side of the duel between the third-placed and the seventh-placed Oberliga teams. A mere 200 FCM fans had found the way to Dresden and were vastly outnumbered by 7,000 Karl-Marx-Stadt supporters. On the pitch, however, things were completely different. A clearly superior 1. FC Magdeburg side won the final by the biggest margin since 1950 when EHW Thale had won the cup with a 4-0 scoreline as well.


1968–69 FDGB-Pokal, Final, Match report
The meeting began in a hectic fashion, only 15 minutes into the match both FCK's Göcke and FCM's Zapf had had to be treated for injuries, but both could continue. At first, karl-Marx-Stadt, full of enthusiasm, created a number of opportunities. Göcke went close in the 12th, and in the 27th Zapf had to scratch the ball off the goalline. Magdeburg sat back, relying on their safe defense, and waited for opportunities to counter-attack. These came up just a minute after Zapf's save: Stöcker started a run down the left, going past Göcke and outplayed Peter Müller.


1968–69 FDGB-Pokal, Final, Match report
His cross reached Ohm who scored with a header. From this moment Magdeburg were in control of the match, sending their forwards to attack the very moment they won the ball. Ohm, Seguin and Abraham dominated in midfield and Karl-Marx-Stadt's play was reduced to individual efforts, their forwards reduced to ineffectiveness.


1968–69 FDGB-Pokal, Final, Match report
Magdeburg consequently seized their dominance in the second half of the match. Six minutes after kick-off it was again Stöcker who was the starting point of the next goal. his corner kick was headed in by Walter to make it 2-0. Karl-Marx-Stadt attempted to turn the game and threw everything forward, thus offering their opposition even more room. Magdeburg took up the offer, Ohm starting a solo at the half-way line, finishing off with a gentle lob over Gröper for the third goal. Eight minutes later it was Sparwasser who scored the fourth goal after outplaying two opponents. Magdeburg played as if in a frenzy and had several more clear scoring chances, the last in the 85th when Sparwasser forced subbed-in Kaschel to make a great save.


1968–69 FDGB-Pokal, Final, Match report
Magdeburg had won their third cup title with an excellent performance. Dresden's footballing hero of times past, Richard Hofmann, complimented the team:


1968–69 FIBA European Champions Cup
The 1968–69 FIBA European Champions Cup was the twelfth installment of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at Palau dels Esports, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on April 24, 1969, and it was won by CSKA Moscow, who defeated Real Madrid 103–99.


1968–69 FIBA European Champions Cup, Quarterfinals group stage
The quarterfinals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.


1968–69 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1968–69 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the third edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from December 1968, to 17 April 1969. 22 teams took part in the competition.


1968–69 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
The final, held in Vienna, featured for the first time, two clubs from the Eastern Bloc. Slavia VŠ Praha, which had lost the previous edition's final to AEK, defeated Dinamo Tbilisi, to become the competition's first Czechoslovak League champion.


1968–69 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, Quarterfinals
*Originally, Fides Napoli won the first leg by 37 points (98–61), but in the return game in Athens the Italian club withdrew during halftime (Panathinaikos winning then 51–16) as a protest for what they considered a biased refereeing and many irregularities in the scoring procedure (in particular, Fides claimed that the real halftime score should have been 39–28 for Panathinaikos, and also that the first half lasted more than the regulated 20 minutes).


1968–69 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, Quarterfinals
However the French FIBA Commissar Edmond Pigeu nor the Secretary General William Jones (who was also present in the outdoor Panathinian Stadium, with more than 25,000 fans crowding the stands) saw anything irregular in this game. Later, FIBA expelled Fides Napoli from the competition and declared Panathinaikos winner by forfeit (2–0).


1968–69 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
The 1968-69 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup was the tenth edition of the competition. Daugava Riga defeated Chemie Halle to win its sixth trophy in a row. This was the only appearance of an East German team in the competition's final. 1968 runner-up Sparta Prague withdrew from the 6-team Group stage, refusing to play against Akademik Sofia.


1968–69 FIRA Nations Cup
The Nations Cup 1968–69 was the ninth edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and fourth with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".


1968–69 FIRA Nations Cup
The tournament was won for the first time by Romania, who won all their four games, including a 15–14 win over France at home.


1968–69 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The 3rd World Cup season began in December 1968 and concluded in March 1969. This was the first season in which the races began prior to January 1, and that change immediately became permanent. Karl Schranz of Austria won the first of two consecutive overall titles. Gertrude Gabl of Austria won the women's overall title. For the first and only (as of 2016) time in World Cup history, a discipline trophy was shared by more than two people, as four men (3 French, 1 Austrian) tied for the Men's Slalom trophy.


1968–69 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The race footage for the film Downhill Racer was shot during this season, primarily in January 1969.


1968–69 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Calendar, Men
Note: Race 12 and 13 were held on the same day.


1968–69 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Overall
In Men's Overall World Cup 1968/69 the best three downhills, best three giant slaloms and best three slaloms count. 17 racers had a point deduction.


1968–69 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Downhill
In Men's Downhill World Cup 1968/69 the best 3 results count. Karl Schranz won the cup with maximum points.


1968–69 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Giant Slalom
In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1968/69 the best 3 results count. Four racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().


1968–69 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Slalom
In Men's Slalom World Cup 1968/69 the best 3 results count. The one and only World Cup ever shared by more than two racers. Three French athletes tied with one Austrian.


1968–69 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Overall
In Women's Overall World Cup 1968/69 the best three downhills, best three giant slaloms and best three slaloms count. 15 racers had a point deduction.


1968–69 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Downhill
In Women's Downhill World Cup 1968/69 the best 3 results count. Three racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().


1968–69 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Giant Slalom
In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1968/69 the best 3 results counted. Eight racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Marilyn Cochran won the cup without a win, but was runner-up in the final five races.


1968–69 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Slalom
In Women's Slalom World Cup 1968/69 the best 3 results count. 11 racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Gertrude Gabl won the cup with maximum points.


1968–69 FK Partizan season
The 1968–69 season was the 23rd season in FK Partizan's existence. This article shows player statistics and matches that the club played during the 1968–69 season.


1968–69 Football League
The 1968–69 season was the 70th completed season of The Football League.


1968–69 Football League
Leeds United won the League for the first time in their history, finishing six points ahead of Liverpool. Newly promoted Queens Park Rangers were relegated after finishing bottom along with Leicester City.


1968–69 Football League
Derby County were runaway winners of the Second Division and they were joined in promotion by runners-up Crystal Palace. Despite still boasting the talents of Johnny Haynes and George Cohen, Fulham finished bottom and were relegated. They were joined in the Third Division by perennial strugglers Bury


1968–69 Football League
Watford won the Third Division title on goal average from Swindon Town and both teams were duly promoted. At the bottom end Northampton Town, Hartlepool, Crewe Alexandra and Oldham Athletic were all relegated.


1968–69 Football League
The Fourth Division was won by Doncaster Rovers, who were promoted along with Halifax Town, Rochdale and Bradford City. No team failed re-election so no new members were admitted to the Football League.


1968–69 Football League, Final league tables and results
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.


1968–69 Football League, Final league tables and results
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election.


1968–69 Football League Cup
The 1968–69 Football League Cup was the ninth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition ended with the final on 15 March 1969.


1968–69 Football League Cup
The final was contested by Third Division team Swindon Town and First Division side Arsenal at Wembley Stadium in London. Roger Smart gave Swindon a surprise lead in the first half but Bobby Gould equalised for Arsenal in the 85th minute. In extra-time, Don Rogers scored twice for Swindon, leading them to a 3–1 victory.


1968–69 Football League Cup, Final
The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 15 March 1969.


1968–69 Football League Cup, Final
Match rules:90 minutes.30 minutes extra-time if necessary. Match replayed if scores still level. One named substitute.


1968–69 Football League First Division
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1968-69 season.


1968–69 Football League First Division, Overview
Leeds United won the First Division title for the first time in the club's history that season. They wrapped up the title on 28 April 1969, with a 0–0 draw at title challengers Liverpool and finished the season unbeaten at home. Queens Park Rangers went down on 29 March, after losing 2–1 at home to Liverpool. Leicester City joined them after losing 3–2 at Manchester United, where a win would have saved Leicester from relegation at the expense of Coventry City.


1968–69 Four Hills Tournament
In 1969, Norwegian Bjørn Wirkola became the first person to win the Four Hills Tournament three times in a row. He was the fifth athlete to win the first three events, but yet again the 'Grand Slam' was denied, this time by Wirkola's closest rival Jiří Raška. It was a disappointing tournament for the two host nations with the best athlete from either being Reinhold Bachler, finishing 11th overall.


1968–69 Four Hills Tournament, Participating nations and athletes
For the first time in seven years, no non-European nations participated. The national groups of Germany and Austria only competed at the two events in their respective countries.


1968–69 French Division 1
AS Saint-Etienne won Division 1 season 1968/1969 of the French Association Football League with 53 points.


1968–69 French Division 1, Final table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1969/1970


1968–69 French Division 2, Overview
It was contested by 21 teams, and Angers won the championship.


1968–69 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1968-69 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 64 teams divided in 8 pools. The first four of each pool, were qualified for the "last 32".


1968–69 French Rugby Union Championship
The  Bègles  won the champsionship beating Toulose in the final.


1968–69 French Rugby Union Championship
It was the first bouclier de Brennus, for the Bordeaux's club.while, Toulouse play his first final from 1947.


1968–69 Galatasaray S.K. Men's Basketball season
Galatasaray SK Men's 1968–1969 season is the 1968–1969 basketball season for Turkish professional basketball club Galatasaray SK.


1968–69 Galatasaray S.K. Men's Basketball season, Regular season
Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against


1968–69 Galatasaray S.K. season
The 1968–69 season was Galatasaray's 65th in existence and the 11th consecutive season in the 1. Lig. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have played in the season.


1968–69 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1968–69 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division college basketball season. John Magee coached them in his third season as head coach. The team was an independent and played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C.. It finished the season with a record of 12-12 and had no post-season play.


1968–69 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Diminutive guard Don Weber joined the team this season after an impressive stint with the freshman team the previous year. He played a fast-break style of offense and scored in double figures four times, including a season-high 22 points against William & Mary.


1968–69 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Against Loyola in the first game of the season, junior center Charlie Adrion had 24 points and 19 rebounds. In the next game, he scored a career-high 40 points against American. Over the next three games after that – against Randolph–Macon, George Washington, and St. John's – he had a combined 91 points and 44 rebounds. Adrion led the team in scoring in nine of the season's first 10 games, each time scoring in double figures.


1968–69 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
On February 13, 1969, Adrion scored only seven points against New York University, and against Rutgers two days later he suffered a season-ending knee injury. With Adrion out, senior forward and team captain Jim Supple, who scored in double figures in 18 of the 23 games he appeared in during the season, stepped up his scoring production: He averaged 20 points per game after Adrion's injury, led the team in scoring in six of the last seven games of the year, and finished the season averaging 16.5 points per game.


1968–69 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Despite Supple's efforts, the 1968-69 team continued a recent pattern of strong Georgetown starts followed by late-season collapses – the 1964-65 team lost seven of its final 10 games, while in 1966-67 the Hoyas lost eight of their final 11 games – that sank hopes for a berth in a post-season tournament. After going 10-5 in its first 15 games, it lost seven of its last nine to finish with a record of 12-12. During the three seasons from 1966-67 though this season, Georgetown had a combined record of 6-18 in the last eight games of the season, 1-13 on the road.


1968–69 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The 1968-69 team was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or Coaches' Poll at any time.


1968–69 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1968–69 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division basketball season. In the sixth season of the Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by eighteenth-year head coach Hank Anderson and played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were 11–15 overall and 6–9 in conference play.


1968–69 Greek Football Cup
The 1968–69 Greek Football Cup was the 27th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Karaiskakis Stadium, on 9 July 1969. The match was contested by Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, with Panathinaikos winning on the toss of a coin, because of the final result (1–1).


1968–69 Greek Football Cup, Last qualifying round
• The last 16 of previous season's Cup qualified for the 2nd round.


1968–69 Greek Football Cup, Final
The 25th Greek Cup Final was played at the Karaiskakis Stadium.


1968–69 Greek Football Cup, Final
According to regulation, if the match was drawn and extra time failed to separate the two sides, the winner would be determined by the toss of a coin. Mimis Domazos, captain of Panathinaikos, chose correctly and his team was awarded the cup.


1968–69 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1968–69 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1968–69 Hellenic Football League
The 1968–69 Hellenic Football League season was the 16th in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


1968–69 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


1968–69 Hellenic Football League, Division One
The Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 4 new clubs:


1968–69 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1968–69 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came twelfth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.


1968–69 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 1968–69 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 4th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament consisted of a three round-robin schedule. C.D. Motagua won the title and qualified to the 1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.


1968–69 Honduran Segunda División
The 1968–69 Honduran Segunda División was the third season of the Honduran Segunda División. Under the management of José Bejarano, Lempira F.C. won the tournament after defeating C.D. Broncos in the final series and obtained promotion to the 1969–70 Honduran Liga Nacional.


1968–69 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1968–69 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 58th since its establishment.


1968–69 Houston Mavericks season
The 1968–69 Houston Mavericks season was the second and final season of the Mavericks in the American Basketball Association. By this point, attendance were at all-time lows at home for the Mavericks, who trudged to finish dead last in a much improved Division, 18 games behind the 4th place Dallas Chaparrals. T.C. Morrow announced to the league that he would not put any more money into the team midway through the year, and the league stepped in to make sure the team did not fold midway through, making trades and such.


1968–69 Houston Mavericks season
In January 1969, Jim Gardner agreed to buy the team for $650,000 to move them to North Carolina, which would occur after the season. One bright spot was their performance on January 17, 1969, when the team made 36 of 36 free throws in a 130–118 victory over the New York Nets. April 2, 1969 was the final game in Houston, with a reported attendance of 89, though the Mavericks beat the New York Nets 149–132. The next night, in their final ever game (versus the Dallas Chaparrals), they lost 136–144. The team lived on in Carolina, playing as a regional team. Houston would not have a pro basketball team until 1971, with the Houston Rockets.


1968–69 Houston Mavericks season, Awards and honors
1969 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 28, 1969)


1968–69 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1968–69 campaign was Town's first season under new manager Ian Greaves. He would lead Town for six seasons, including two seasons in the top flight. His first season saw Town finish in 6th place in the Second Division, 10 points behind second-placed Crystal Palace.


1968–69 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1968–69 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Ian Greaves was made the new manager in June 1968 and tried to improve on Town's faltering league form. He brought in new signings Terry Poole from Manchester United and Jimmy Lawson from Middlesbrough. The start to the season was in no way spectacular, with Town winning only 2 of their first 10 matches, although one of those was against eventual champions Derby County. Following that they went on a run of 6 wins out of 7, which helped Town rise the Division 2 table.


1968–69 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
From December, Town went on a run of only 1 win in 8, but the last 2 months saw Town lose only 2 more matches from their last 13 matches, which saw Town finish in 6th place with 46 points.


1968–69 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1968–69 Hunedoara County Championship
The 1968–69 Hunedoara County Championship was the 1st season of the Liga IV Hunedoara, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The inaugural season of the Hunedoara County Championship was contested by fourteen clubs. Minerul Teliuc will remain in the history of the competition as the first county football champion.


1968–69 Hunedoara County Championship, Promotion play-off, First round
Champions of Hunedoara County Championship face champions of Bihor County Championship.


1968–69 Hunedoara County Championship, Promotion play-off, Second round
Champions of Hunedoara County Championship face champions of Arad County Championship.


1968–69 Hunedoara County Championship, Promotion play-off, Second round
Minerul Teliuc promoted to 1969–70 Divizia C due to the younger average age.


1968–69 IHL season
The 1968–69 IHL season was the 24th season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Seven teams participated in the regular season, and the Dayton Gems won the Turner Cup.


1968–69 IIHF European Cup
The 1968–69 European Cup was the fourth edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on September 17, 1968 and finished on October 12, 1969.


1968–69 IIHF European Cup
The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who beat EC KAC in the final


1968–69 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
The 1968–69 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Dan Miller, the Bengals played their home games on campus at Reed Gym in Pocatello.


1968–69 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
Idaho State finished the regular season at 8–18 overall, with a 3–12 record in the Big Sky Conference.


1968–69 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
The ISU Minidome became the new home court two seasons later, in the fall of 1970.


1968–69 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1968–69 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division basketball season. Charter members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by third-year head coach Wayne Anderson and played their home games on campus at the Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho. They were 11–15 overall and 6–9 in conference play, ending with five wins in their final seven games.


1968–69 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1968–69 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1968–69 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
In only his second season as the Head coach of the Fighting Illini, Harv Schmidt guided his basketball team to a high-point of an Associated Press ranking of number 4 by the beginning of January, 1969. Schmidt and his Illini won their first ten games of the season with the single biggest win occurring December 21, 1968, as they stopped the Houston Cougars' 60 game home winning streak, 97–84. After the win, the Illini, just two days short of two years after the original "Slush Fund" announcement, appeared to be back in their prime.


1968–69 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
During the season the Illini defeated a total of 4 top 20 teams, including a tenth ranked Ohio State in February. Like so many years before, the Illini's only losses came at the hands of the competition provided by the other teams within the Big Ten Conference. The team completed the season with only 5 losses, all coming within the league. The final totals were 19 wins overall with 9 of those wins coming within the conference. The team was led in scoring for the season by Dave Scholz, Greg Jackson, Mike Price and Jodie Harrison.


1968–69 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
Scholz would finish his senior season by being named 1st team All-American by the Helms Foundation, 3rd team All-American by the Associated Press and to the Converse honorable mention All-American team. The Fighting Illini would go on to finish the season with a 19-5 overall record and tied for 2nd place in the conference with a 9–5 record.


1968–69 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The 1968-69 team's starting lineup included Scholz and Fred Miller at the forward spots, Price and Harrison as guards and Jackson at center.


1968–69 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
*Kuberski transferred to Bradley to finish his eligibility due to the "Slush-Fund" scandal of 1966. *Jones transferred to Memphis State to finish his eligibility due to the "Slush-Fund" scandal of 1966.


1968–69 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1968–69 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who was in his 4th year. The team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1968–69 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 9–15 and a conference record of 4–10, finishing 10th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to play in any postseason tournament.


1968–69 Indiana Pacers season
The 1968–69 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's second season in the ABA and second as a team.


1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The eleventh Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1968–1969 season. The competition was won by Newcastle United over two legs in the final against Újpest FC. It was the second consecutive time that a Hungarian side finished runners-up in the competition, and the first time Newcastle United had competed in a European competition. It is also Newcastle United's most recent trophy.


1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round, Second leg
Argeș Pitești 1–1 Leixões on aggregate. Argeș Pitești won on away goals rule.


1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round, Second leg
Real Zaragoza 3–3 Botev Plovdiv on aggregate. Real Zaragoza won on away goals rule.


1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Second round, Second leg
Fiorentina 4–4 Hansa Rostock on aggregate. Fiorentina won on away goals rule.


1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Second round, Second leg
Napoli 2–2 Leeds United on aggregate. Leeds United won on a coin toss.


1968–69 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
The 1968–69 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1968–69 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 12–12 overall with a Big Ten conference record of 5–9.


1968–69 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1968–69 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1968–69 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his tenth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.


1968–69 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 14–12, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish in fourth place.


1968–69 Iraq Central FA Premier League
The 1968–69 Iraq Central FA Premier League was the 21st season of the Iraq Central FA League (the top division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973). Eleven teams competed in the tournament, which was at first played in a round-robin format.


1968–69 Iraq Central FA Premier League
After three rounds of the league had taken place, the Iraq Central Football Association (IFA) decided to annul the results of the matches that had been played due to a lack of sufficient funds to complete the rest of the matches. The tournament was restarted under a double-elimination format where teams were eliminated after two defeats, and matches that ended in a draw would be decided by a drawing of lots.


1968–69 Iraq Central FA Premier League
Aliyat Al-Shorta beat Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the final to win their third consecutive league title and the fourth title for the Police teams that were later replaced in official competitions by the singular club Al-Shorta. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya player Hisham Atta was the league's top scorer with four goals.


1968–69 Iraq Central FA Premier League, Original season
The season began in a round-robin format, and three rounds of the original competition were played. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya led the table with six points after winning all three of their games. Aliyat Al-Shorta earned three points after one win (4–0 against Al-Omma), one draw and one loss.


1968–69 Iraq Central FA Premier League, Restarted season
Due to a lack of sufficient funds to complete the rest of the matches, the IFA annulled the results of the original season and restarted the competition as a double-elimination tournament. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya moved to the losers bracket after losing to Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab on a drawing of lots after the game had ended in a draw. On the same day and at the stadium, Aliyat Al-Shorta drew with Al-Bareed, but the IFA ordered the game to be replayed which led to Al-Bareed withdrawing from the competition. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya later beat Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab to reach the final where Aliyat Al-Shorta won 3–1 to claim the title.


1968–69 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1968–69 comprised 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship.


1968–69 Israel State Cup
The 1968–69 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 30th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 15th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


1968–69 Israel State Cup
The competition started on 14 September 1968 with Liga Bet and Liga Gimel clubs playing the first round. Liga Alef clubs joined the competition in the fourth round, played on 30 November 1968 and Liga Leumit entered on the sixth round, on 12 April 1969.


1968–69 Israel State Cup
Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan and Maccabi Sha'arayim met in the final, both teams appearing in their first final (although Hakoah Tel Aviv, one of the clubs which were merged to form Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan, did appear in the 1935 final). Hakoah emerged the winner by a single goal to claim its first cup.


1968–69 Israel State Cup, Results, Third Round
32 matches were due to be played on 26 October 1968. However, only 21 matches were played and the rest of the matches were given as walkover.


1968–69 Israel State Cup, Results, Fourth Round
Liga Alef clubs entered the competition on this round. As in previous seasons, The draw was set so that Liga Alef clubs wouldn't be drawn against each other.


1968–69 Israel State Cup, Results, Fifth Round
Most matches were played on 28 December 1968. The match between Hapoel Kiryat Haim and Hapoel Kiryat Shalom was postponed due to weather conditions.


1968–69 Israel State Cup, Results, Sixth Round
Liga Leumit clubs entered the competition in this round. The IFA arranged the draw so each Liga Leumit clubs wouldn't be drawn to play each other.


1968–69 Isthmian League
The 1968–69 season was the 54th in the history of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.


1968–69 Isthmian League
Enfield were champions, winning the league for the second season in a row.