1968-69 Club Football

The completed 1968-69 season: the club power ranking and UEFA country coefficients, the European and continental competitions with qualifying, group, league-phase and knockout results, every final domestic table across the confederations, and every cup final.

485 clubs ranked · 51 leagues · 12 cup finals

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1968-69Club football

Club power ranking

Score = 0.65 form + 0.35 five-year pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Filter by country (ordered by coefficient rank), or switch to the country coefficient table.

World #1 · Champion of the season

AC Milan

Italy · score 1.155 · form 0.98 · pedigree 0.89 · 18-14-5 in 37

★ European Cup

Ranked #1 in the season power ranking.

Overachiever

Kilmarnock

form 0.74 vs ped 0.19 · +0.55

Underachiever

Manchester United

form 0.65 vs ped 1.00 · -0.35

Biggest riser

ŠK Slovan Bratislava

▲ 87 places

Biggest faller

Varese

▼ 165 places

Best outside top 5

Bayern Munich

#6 · Germany

Best outside the 8

Ferencvárosi TC

#7 · Hungary

Top 10 by league

England 3Scotland 2Spain 2Italy 1Germany 1Hungary 1

Country100 shown

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AC Milan▲3

Italy · 37 P · 18-14-5 · +0.12 trophy

1.155

score

Celtic

Scotland · 45 P · 30-10-5 · +0.06 trophy

1.030

score

Leeds United▲4

England · 55 P · 33-15-7 · +0.06 trophy

0.969

score

Liverpool▲5

England · 51 P · 30-12-9

0.943

score

Real Madrid▼2

Spain · 34 P · 21-11-2 · +0.06 trophy

0.885

score

Bayern Munich▲4

Germany · 38 P · 22-10-6 · +0.07 trophy

0.871

score

Ferencvárosi TC▼1

Hungary · 30 P · 21-7-2 · +0.03 trophy

0.868

score

Manchester United▼7

England · 56 P · 23-15-18

0.862

score

Rangers▲2

Scotland · 47 P · 29-8-10 · +0.01 trophy

0.835

score

CF Barcelona▲2

Spain · 37 P · 17-12-8

0.786

score

Benfica▼6

Portugal · 33 P · 21-8-4 · +0.04 trophy

0.772

score

Internazionale▼4

Italy · 30 P · 14-8-8

0.767

score

ŠK Slovan Bratislava▲87

Czechoslovakia · 35 P · 18-11-6 · +0.05 trophy

0.766

score

Newcastle United▲58

England · 59 P · 24-17-18 · +0.05 trophy

0.688

score

Újpesti Dózsa▲4

Hungary · 40 P · 27-9-4

0.632

score

Ajax▲40

Netherlands · 43 P · 30-5-8

0.628

score

Atlético Bilbao▲28

Spain · 41 P · 17-10-14 · +0.01 trophy

0.622

score

West Ham United▲7

England · 48 P · 16-19-13

0.612

score

Juventus▼6

Italy · 34 P · 14-12-8

0.611

score

Fiorentina▲22

Italy · 36 P · 19-14-3 · +0.06 trophy

0.599

score

#
1	▲3	AC Milan	Italy	37	18	14	5	0.98	0.89	+0.12	score 1.155
2	–	Celtic	Scotland	45	30	10	5	0.89	1.00	+0.06	score 1.030
3	▲4	Leeds United	England	55	33	15	7	0.96	0.71	+0.06	score 0.969
4	▲5	Liverpool	England	51	30	12	9	0.91	1.00	—	score 0.943
5	▼2	Real Madrid	Spain	34	21	11	2	0.85	0.77	+0.06	score 0.885
6	▲4	Bayern Munich	Germany	38	22	10	6	0.74	0.89	+0.07	score 0.871
7	▼1	Ferencvárosi TC	Hungary	30	21	7	2	1.00	0.54	+0.03	score 0.868
8	▼7	Manchester United	England	56	23	15	18	0.65	1.00	—	score 0.862
9	▲2	Rangers	Scotland	47	29	8	10	0.78	0.77	+0.01	score 0.835
10	▲2	CF Barcelona	Spain	37	17	12	8	0.66	0.76	—	score 0.786
11	▼6	Benfica	Portugal	33	21	8	4	0.64	0.89	+0.04	score 0.772
12	▼4	Internazionale	Italy	30	14	8	8	0.71	0.86	—	score 0.767
13	▲87	ŠK Slovan Bratislava	Czechoslovakia	35	18	11	6	0.68	0.48	+0.05	score 0.766
14	▲58	Newcastle United	England	59	24	17	18	0.73	0.28	+0.05	score 0.688
15	▲4	Újpesti Dózsa	Hungary	40	27	9	4	0.97	0.00	—	score 0.632
16	▲40	Ajax	Netherlands	43	30	5	8	0.59	0.42	—	score 0.628
17	▲28	Atlético Bilbao	Spain	41	17	10	14	0.69	0.34	+0.01	score 0.622
18	▲7	West Ham United	England	48	16	19	13	0.67	0.51	—	score 0.612
19	▼6	Juventus	Italy	34	14	12	8	0.68	0.49	—	score 0.611
20	▲22	Fiorentina	Italy	36	19	14	3	0.83	0.00	+0.06	score 0.599
21	▲7	Everton	England	51	27	16	8	0.90	0.00	—	score 0.583
22	▲36	Arsenal	England	53	29	14	10	0.86	0.00	+0.01	score 0.568
23	▼6	Standard Liège	Belgium	32	19	8	5	0.53	0.54	+0.03	score 0.565
24	▲9	Vasas SC	Hungary	30	18	6	6	0.86	0.00	—	score 0.557
25	▼1	Chelsea	England	54	26	14	14	0.74	0.21	—	score 0.551
26	▲25	Kilmarnock	Scotland	34	15	14	5	0.74	0.19	—	score 0.549
27	▼7	TSV 1860 München	Germany	36	15	4	17	0.52	0.61	—	score 0.533
28	▲12	CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria	30	22	3	5	0.58	0.33	+0.04	score 0.531
29	▲23	Cagliari	Italy	30	14	13	3	0.81	0.00	—	score 0.529
30	▲60	Budapest Honvéd FC	Hungary	30	13	12	5	0.78	0.00	+0.01	score 0.509
31	▼4	UD Las Palmas	Spain	30	15	8	7	0.74	0.00	—	score 0.481
32	▲84	Dundee United	Scotland	34	17	9	8	0.72	0.00	—	score 0.470
33	▲22	AS Roma	Italy	33	13	10	10	0.65	0.09	+0.01	score 0.469
34	▼16	Borussia Dortmund	Germany	34	11	8	15	0.48	0.54	—	score 0.466
35	▼4	Hibernian	Scotland	42	18	7	17	0.54	0.22	+0.01	score 0.466
36	▲8	Dunfermline Athletic	Scotland	42	23	9	10	0.71	0.00	—	score 0.465
37	▲53	Csepel SC	Hungary	30	13	8	9	0.69	0.00	—	score 0.451
38	▼22	Manchester City	England	54	22	13	19	0.65	0.00	+0.03	score 0.445
39	▼9	Tottenham Hotspur	England	52	21	18	13	0.68	0.00	—	score 0.444
40	▲37	FC Spartak Trnava	Czechoslovakia	34	22	6	6	0.64	0.00	+0.03	score 0.444
41	▲66	Southampton	England	50	20	15	15	0.68	0.00	—	score 0.443
42	▼1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany	41	15	11	15	0.55	0.24	—	score 0.438
43	▲43	Hamburger SV	Germany	42	18	10	14	0.57	0.12	—	score 0.438
44	▲38	Feyenoord	Netherlands	39	30	5	4	0.60	0.00	+0.04	score 0.435
45	▼30	Real Zaragoza	Spain	36	11	10	15	0.51	0.39	—	score 0.434
46	▲56	Legia Warszawa	Poland	32	19	8	5	0.61	0.00	+0.04	score 0.433
47	▼18	West Bromwich Albion	England	55	23	13	19	0.66	0.00	—	score 0.431
48	▼34	Győri ETO FC	Hungary	30	6	11	13	0.47	0.54	—	score 0.423
49	▲14	Dinamo Zagreb	Yugoslavia	36	20	6	10	0.49	0.27	+0.01	score 0.423
50	▼14	Valencia	Spain	32	11	11	10	0.59	0.10	—	score 0.419
51	▼28	Bologna	Italy	34	12	10	12	0.55	0.18	—	score 0.418
52	▼20	SSC Napoli	Italy	34	12	12	10	0.64	0.00	—	score 0.418
53	▼27	FK Partizan	Yugoslavia	34	13	14	7	0.45	0.36	—	score 0.417
54	▲56	CE Sabadell	Spain	30	10	12	8	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.405
55	▲138	St. Johnstone	Scotland	34	16	5	13	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.405
56	▲95	Airdrieonians	Scotland	34	13	11	10	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.405
57	·	Ipswich Town	England	44	15	11	18	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.402
58	▼11	Red Star Belgrade	Yugoslavia	36	18	13	5	0.55	0.03	+0.03	score 0.395
59	▼16	AS Saint-Étienne	France	36	25	5	6	0.50	0.00	+0.07	score 0.394
60	▲46	Heart of Midlothian	Scotland	34	14	8	12	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.394
61	▲34	FK Vojvodina	Yugoslavia	36	16	9	11	0.48	0.24	—	score 0.393
62	▲35	Elche CF	Spain	33	9	15	9	0.58	0.00	+0.01	score 0.388
63	▼29	Torino FC	Italy	34	12	11	11	0.59	0.00	—	score 0.382
64	▲9	Slavia Sofia	Bulgaria	32	15	8	9	0.44	0.27	—	score 0.381
65	▲9	TSV Alemannia Aachen	Germany	36	17	6	13	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.380
66	▼20	FC Porto	Portugal	30	17	8	5	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.377
67	▼30	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Germany	35	13	11	11	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.376
68	▼3	Eintracht Braunschweig	Germany	35	13	11	11	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.376
69	▲39	VSC Vitória Guimarães	Portugal	26	13	10	3	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.374
70	▲15	Burnley	England	52	21	10	21	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.373
71	▼11	VFC Vitória Setúbal	Portugal	34	19	9	6	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.372
72	▲64	FC Schalke 04	Germany	39	17	8	14	0.55	0.00	+0.01	score 0.368
73	▲3	Górnik Zabrze	Poland	26	15	7	4	0.55	0.00	+0.01	score 0.365
74	–	VfB Stuttgart	Germany	36	14	9	13	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.363
75	▼25	Atlético de Madrid	Spain	32	11	10	11	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.362
76	▼22	Dynamo Kyiv	Soviet Union	38	21	15	2	0.51	0.00	+0.03	score 0.361
77	▲74	Real Sociedad	Spain	30	10	9	11	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.357
78	·	Granada CF	Spain	30	11	7	12	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.357
79	▲49	Sheffield Wednesday	England	47	11	18	18	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.352
80	▼45	Werder Bremen	Germany	36	15	6	15	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.351
81	▲61	Pécsi Dózsa	Hungary	30	10	8	12	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.351
82	▼2	Tatabanyai Banyasz	Hungary	30	9	10	11	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.351
83	▲116	Panathinaikos	Greece	38	27	5	6	0.41	0.09	+0.04	score 0.341
84	·	Deportivo de La Coruña	Spain	30	11	6	13	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.335
85	▼48	1. FC Köln	Germany	42	18	7	17	0.51	0.00	—	score 0.333
86	▼21	Dundee FC	Scotland	34	10	12	12	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.332
87	·	St. Mirren	Scotland	34	11	10	13	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.332
88	▼39	RSC Anderlecht	Belgium	34	14	13	7	0.48	0.06	—	score 0.330
89	▲53	Dunaújváros	Hungary	30	10	7	13	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.328
90	▼33	PFC Levski Sofia	Bulgaria	30	17	6	7	0.49	0.00	+0.01	score 0.325
91	▼7	AC Sparta Praha	Czechoslovakia	26	12	5	9	0.49	0.00	—	score 0.321
92	▼24	MSV Duisburg	Germany	34	8	16	10	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.317
93	·	Hertha BSC Berlin	Germany	34	12	8	14	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.317
94	▼35	Académica	Portugal	31	15	6	10	0.47	0.00	+0.01	score 0.316
95	▼17	Clyde	Scotland	34	9	13	12	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.313
96	▲136	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Bulgaria	30	16	7	7	0.48	0.00	—	score 0.312
97	▼44	Pontevedra CF	Spain	30	7	13	10	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.312
98	▲97	FC Twente	Netherlands	34	21	5	8	0.48	0.00	—	score 0.312
99	▼77	Sporting Clube de Portugal	Portugal	30	12	9	9	0.48	0.00	—	score 0.311
100	▲87	FK Austria Wien	Austria	28	19	8	1	0.43	0.00	+0.03	score 0.311

1968-69 Elo race

Every club's Elo each Friday of the season, from the first league match to the Friday after the Champions League final. Drag the slider to see the table on any Friday.

End of the season, Fri, 30 May 1969

Throughfull season

MilanAjaxLeeds UnitedCelticReal MadridInterThe 20 highest peaks of the season, tap or drag any point

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AC Milan

Italy

1692

+29

Celtic

Europe only

1633

Leeds United

England

1633

Real Madrid

Spain

1627

Fiorentina

Italy

1619

Internazionale

Italy

1618

Ajax

Netherlands

1607

-29

Bayern Munich

Germany

1582

AS Saint-Étienne

France

1576

Liverpool

England

1572

#
1	AC Milan	1692	+29	Italy
2	Celtic	1633	0	Europe only
3	Leeds United	1633	0	England
4	Real Madrid	1627	0	Spain
5	Fiorentina	1619	0	Italy
6	Internazionale	1618	0	Italy
7	Ajax	1607	-29	Netherlands
8	Bayern Munich	1582	+6	Germany
9	AS Saint-Étienne	1576	0	France
10	Liverpool	1572	0	England
11	Everton	1567	0	England
12	Cagliari	1561	0	Italy
13	Juventus	1561	0	Italy
14	Feyenoord	1555	+6	Netherlands
15	FC Spartak Trnava	1553	0	Europe only
16	FC Barcelona	1539	0	Spain
17	SSC Napoli	1539	0	Italy
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1538	+15	Germany
19	Manchester United	1534	0	England
20	Benfica	1531	0	Europe only

Source: Citizen of Nowhere club Elo, one rating across leagues and Europe. A club's rating is its value after its last match on or before each Friday, through 2026-10-22.

European & continental competitions

European Cup1969UEFAWinner: AC Milan

Final2

AC Milan★Ajax

Semi-finals2

FC Spartak TrnavaManchester United

Quarter-finals4

AEK AthensBenficaCelticSK Rapid Wien

Round of 166

Akademisk BoldklubFenerbahçe SKLahden ReipasRSC AnderlechtReal MadridRed Star Belgrade

Group stage13

1. FC NürnbergAEL LimassolAS Saint-ÉtienneFC ZürichFloriana FCGlentoran FCJeunesse d'EschMalmö FFManchester CityRosenborg BKSteaua BucureştiValur ReykjavíkWaterford United

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup1969UEFAWinner: Newcastle United

Final2

Newcastle United★Újpest FC

Semi-finals2

Göztepe ASRangers

Quarter-finals3

Athletic BilbaoLeeds UnitedVFC Vitória Setúbal

Round of 169

DWSEintracht FrankfurtFiorentinaHamburger SVHannover 96HibernianLegia WarszawaOFK BeogradReal Zaragoza

Group stage16

AIK FotbollAberdeenAris ThessalonikiBolognaChelseaDundalk FCFC ArgesFC Hansa RostockJuventusLokomotive LeipzigOlympique LyonnaisPanathinaikosSK Slavia PrahaSSC NapoliSV Zulte-WaregemSporting Clube de Portugal

Qualifying30▾

AcadémicaAtlético de MadridBoldklubben 1909Botev PlovdivDaring CB BrusselsDinamo ZagrebFC BaselFC MetzFC UtrechtFC Wacker InnsbruckFK VojvodinaFeyenoordGrasshopper-Club ZürichGreenock MortonHibernians FCK. Beerschot VACLausanne-SportsLeixoes SCLinfield FCLiverpoolNK OlimpijaOGC NiceOlympique MarseillePFC Slavia SofiaRapid BucureştiSkeid FotballStandard LiègeTSV 1860 MünchenValenciaWeiner SK

Cup Winners Cup1969UEFAWinner: ŠK Slovan Bratislava

Final2

FC BarcelonaŠK Slovan Bratislava★

Semi-finals2

1. FC KölnDunfermline Athletic

Quarter-finals4

FC Lyn OsloRanders FCTorino FCWest Bromwich Albion

Round of 166

ADO Den HaagDinamo BucureştiFC PortoIFK NorrköpingOlympiakos CFPSliema Wanderers FC

Group stage13

AC LuganoAPOEL FCAltay IzmirCardiff CityClub BruggeCrusaders FCFC Girondins de BordeauxFK BorFram ReykjavíkGrazer AKKF PartizaniShamrock RoversUS Rumelange

Copa Libertadores1 competition

Copa Libertadores1968CONMEBOLWinner: Estudiantes de La Plata

Other competitions4 competitions

Asian Champion Club Tournament1969AFCWinner: Maccabi Tel-Aviv

Final2

Maccabi Tel-Aviv★Yangzee FC

CONCACAF Champions Cup1968CONCACAFWinner: CD Toluca

Final1

CD Toluca★

African Cup of Champions1968CAFWinner: TP Mazembe

Final2

Etoile Filante de LoméTP Mazembe★

Intercontinental Cup1968FIFAWinner: Estudiantes de La Plata

Final2

Estudiantes de La Plata★Manchester United

Final domestic tables

Against expectation

Match points earned minus expected, over the season.

How this is measured

Every match in these leagues is scored against a pre-game probability, and a club's surplus is the match points it took (a win 1, a draw 0.5) minus the points that model expected of it. Zero is a club that finished exactly where its results said it should.

Surplus is comparable within a league and only loosely across leagues, because league size and era differ.

1968-69 covers 6 leagues: Primera División (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Bundesliga (Germany), Ligue 1 (France), Eredivisie (Netherlands), English top flight (England). A club whose season the ledger does not carry has no figure here, and none is guessed.

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Beat expectation by most

Leeds United

English top flight · England

+6.08

pts vs exp

Fell short by most

Queens Park Rangers

English top flight · England

−6.69

pts vs exp

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

England

First Division1969Tier 1

Second Division1969Tier 2

Third Division1969Tier 3

Fourth Division1969Tier 4

Scotland

Division One1969Tier 1

Scottish Division Two1969Tier 2

Italy

Serie A1969Tier 1

Serie B1969Tier 2

Spain

La Liga1969Tier 1

Segunda Division1969Tier 2

Germany

Bundesliga1969Tier 1

Regionalliga Süd1969Tier 2

Portugal

Primeira Divisão1969Tier 1

II Divisão1969Tier 2

Netherlands

Eredivisie1969Tier 1

Eerste Divisie1969Tier 2

France

Division 11969Tier 1

Division 21969Tier 2

Cup competitions

Manchester City

FA Cup · England · v Leicester City

Swindon Town

League Cup · England · v Arsenal

Olympique Marseille

Coupe de France · France · v FC Girondins de Bordeaux

Bayern Munich

DFB-Pokal · Germany · v FC Schalke 04

AS Roma

Coppa Italia · Italy · v Cagliari

Feyenoord

KNVB Beker · Netherlands · v PSV Eindhoven

Benfica

Taca de Portugal · Portugal · v Académica

Celtic

Scottish Cup · Scotland · v Rangers

Celtic

Scottish League Cup · Scotland · v Hibernian

Athletic Bilbao

Copa del Rey · Spain · v Elche CF

Manchester City

Community Shield · England · v West Bromwich Albion

AS Saint-Étienne

Trophee des Champions · France · v FC Girondins de Bordeaux

Competition	Country	Winner	Final
FA CupDomestic cup	England	Manchester City	v Leicester City
League CupDomestic cup	England	Swindon Town	v Arsenal
Coupe de FranceDomestic cup	France	Olympique Marseille	v FC Girondins de Bordeaux
DFB-PokalDomestic cup	Germany	Bayern Munich	v FC Schalke 04
Coppa ItaliaDomestic cup	Italy	AS Roma	v Cagliari
KNVB BekerDomestic cup	Netherlands	Feyenoord	v PSV Eindhoven
Taca de PortugalDomestic cup	Portugal	Benfica	v Académica
Scottish CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Celtic	v Rangers
Scottish League CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Celtic	v Hibernian
Copa del ReyDomestic cup	Spain	Athletic Bilbao	v Elche CF
Community ShieldSuper cup	England	Manchester City	v West Bromwich Albion
Trophee des ChampionsSuper cup	France	AS Saint-Étienne	v FC Girondins de Bordeaux

← 1967-68 All seasons 1969-70 →

Club power ranking: 0.65 opponent- & stage-weighted quality per match + 0.35 pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Country coefficients are the full 5-year UEFA window (the era's team-coefficient method).