1968–69 Serie A

Serie A
	1968–69 Fiorentina team
Season	1968–69
Dates	29 September 1968 – 18 May 1969
Champions	Fiorentina; 2nd title
Relegated	Varese; Pisa; Atalanta
European Cup	Fiorentina; Milan
Cup Winners' Cup	Roma
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	Cagliari; Internazionale; Juventus; Napoli
Matches played	240
Goals scored	497 (2.07 per match)
Top goalscorer	Gigi Riva; (21 goals)
	← 1967–68 1969–70 →

The 1968–69 Serie A season was the 67th season of top division football in Italy, and the 37th season of Serie A. The season began on 29 September 1968, and ended on 18 May 1969. Fiorentina won their second league title.

This was the first Serie A season to use goal difference as a tie-breaker.

Team locations

Serie A 1968-69 team distribution

Team	Home city	Stadium
Atalanta	Bergamo	Stadio Comunale
Bologna	Bologna	Stadio Comunale
Cagliari	Cagliari	Stadio Amsicora
Fiorentina	Florence	Stadio Comunale
Hellas Verona	Verona	Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Internazionale	Milan	Stadio San Siro
Juventus	Turin	Stadio Comunale di Torino
Milan	Milan	Stadio San Siro
Napoli	Naples	Stadio San Paolo
Palermo	Palermo	Stadio La Favorita
Pisa	Pisa	Stadio Arena Garibaldi
Roma	Rome	Stadio Olimpico
Sampdoria	Genoa	Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Torino	Turin	Stadio Comunale di Torino
Varese	Varese	Stadio Franco Ossola
Vicenza	Vicenza	Stadio Romeo Menti

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Fiorentina (C)	30	16	13	1	38	18	+20	45	Qualification to European Cup
2	Cagliari	30	14	13	3	41	18	+23	41	Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3	Milan	30	14	13	3	31	12	+19	41	Qualification to European Cup^[a]
4	Internazionale	30	14	8	8	55	26	+29	36	Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
5	Juventus	30	12	11	7	32	24	+8	35	Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
6	Torino	30	11	11	8	33	24	+9	33	^[b]
7	Napoli	30	10	12	8	26	25	+1	32	Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
8	Roma	30	10	10	10	35	35	0	30	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
9	Bologna	30	10	9	11	27	36	−9	29
10	Hellas Verona	30	9	8	13	40	49	−9	26
11	Palermo	30	7	11	12	21	32	−11	25
12	Sampdoria	30	5	13	12	21	27	−6	23
13	Vicenza	30	8	7	15	26	39	−13	23
14	Varese (R)	30	5	12	13	20	43	−23	22	Relegation to Serie B
15	Pisa (R)	30	6	8	16	26	44	−18	20
16	Atalanta (R)	30	4	11	15	25	45	−20	19

Source: Panini
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

↑ Qualified as defending champions.
↑ Torino did not qualify for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup because of Juventus' qualification.

Results

Home \ Away	ATA	BOL	CAG	FIO	INT	JUV	LRV	MIL	NAP	PAL	PIS	ROM	SAM	TOR	VAR	HEL
Atalanta		1–0	1–2	0–1	0–4	3–3	1–3	0–0	0–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–0	3–1	0–0	5–2
Bologna	1–0		2–2	0–0	1–2	1–1	3–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	2–0	1–0	1–1
Cagliari	1–0	3–1		1–1	1–0	0–1	3–0	3–1	0–0	3–0	3–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	2–0
Fiorentina	2–1	1–3	1–1		1–0	2–1	3–0	0–0	2–1	1–0	3–1	0–0	1–0	0–0	3–1	1–0
Internazionale	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–2		1–2	1–0	1–1	1–1	0–0	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–2	6–0	4–1
Juventus	1–0	1–0	1–2	0–2	1–0		1–0	0–1	2–0	0–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–0	2–0	1–0
Vicenza	1–0	1–0	1–1	0–0	0–1	0–0		1–1	2–0	1–0	1–2	1–2	3–0	1–1	1–0	2–1
Milan	0–0	4–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	1–0	4–1		0–0	1–0	2–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	2–0	3–0
Napoli	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–3	3–1	2–1	1–0	0–0		1–0	2–1	0–0	0–3	0–0	1–1	1–1
Palermo	5–1	2–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–0	0–2		1–0	0–3	1–0	1–0	1–1	0–0
Pisa	1–0	0–1	0–0	0–1	1–1	0–0	2–2	0–1	1–0	4–1		1–2	1–0	1–1	1–1	1–1
Roma	4–1	2–1	1–4	1–2	0–3	1–1	5–2	1–1	0–0	2–1	2–0		1–0	1–3	0–0	1–2
Sampdoria	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–0	1–1	0–2	0–1	1–2	0–0		1–1	4–0	3–2
Torino	3–1	3–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–2	0–0	1–0	0–0	3–1	1–0	2–0	2–0		2–1	4–0
Varese	1–2	1–1	1–6	2–2	0–1	0–2	1–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	3–1	2–1	0–0	1–0		1–0
Hellas Verona	1–1	5–1	0–0	2–2	2–3	2–1	2–1	1–3	1–0	2–0	5–3	2–0	0–3	3–0	1–1

Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Gigi Riva	Cagliari	21
2	Pietro Anastasi	Juventus	15
2	Gianni Bui	Hellas Verona	15
4	Pierino Prati	Milan	14
4	Mario Maraschi	Fiorentina	14
6	Mario Bertini	Internazionale	11
6	Lucio Mujesan	Bologna	11
8	Sergio Pellizzaro	Palermo	10
9	Roberto Boninsegna	Cagliari	9
	Giuseppe Savoldi	Bologna
	Sergio Clerici	Atalanta
	Angelo Domenghini	Internazionale
13	Vincenzo Traspedini	Hellas Verona	8

References and sources

Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005

Other websites

All results on RSSSF Website.

[table_note_res_EC1Q0.88522851694619-1] Qualified as defending champions.

[table_note_res_JUVTOR0.88522851694619-2] Torino did not qualify for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup because of Juventus' qualification.

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Wartime tournaments: 1916 Coppa Federale 1944 Alta Italia