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. 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. Newcastle did not win a major trophy again until the 2024–25 EFL Cup.
First round
KB and Union Luxembourg withdrew when drawn to play in Warsaw Pact countries.First leg
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Second leg
Dundalk won 3–2 on aggregate.----
Juventus won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.
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OFK Beograd won 7–4 on aggregate.
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Bologna won 6–2 on aggregate.
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Argeș Pitești 1–1 Leixões on aggregate. Argeș Pitești won on away goals rule.
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Hamburger SV won 7–3 on aggregate.
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Napoli won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Zaragoza 3–3 Botev Plovdiv on aggregate. Zaragoza won on away goals rule.
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Vitória Setúbal won 6–1 on aggregate.
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''1–1 on aggregate. Lyon won on toss of coin.''
Second round
First leg
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Second leg
Rangers won 9–1 on aggregate.----
Vitória Setúbal won 7–1 on aggregate.
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Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Fiorentina 4–4 Hansa Rostock on aggregate. Fiorentina won on away goals rule.
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OFK Beograd won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Göztepe won 5–3 on aggregate.
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''Napoli 2–2 Leeds United on aggregate. Leeds United won on a coin toss.''
Third round
Second leg
''Vitória de Setúbal won 4–2 on aggregate.''Quarter-finals
Second leg
'' Newcastle United won 6–4 on aggregate.''Semi-finals
First leg
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Newcastle United won 2–0 on aggregate.----
''Újpest won 8–1 on aggregate.''