1968 Icelandic Cup
# 1968 Icelandic Cup

The 1968 Icelandic Cup was the ninth edition of the National Football Cup.

It took place between 21 July 1968 and 5 October 1968, with the final played at Melavöllur in Reykjavik. The cup was important, as winners qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (if a club won both the league and the cup, the defeated finalists would take their place in the Cup Winners' Cup). Teams from the Úrvalsdeild karla (1st division) did not enter until the quarter finals. In prior rounds, teams from the 2. Deild (2nd division), as well as reserve teams, played in one-legged matches. In case of a draw, lots were drawn. From the semi-finals, after a replay, lots were drawn.

ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar, newly promoted to the 1. Deild won the Icelandic Cup for the first time in their history, and therefore progressed into Europe. Another first came when a reserve team reached the final - KR Reykjavik, who beat their own first team in the quarter final.

## Preliminary round

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
| - | - | - |
| KR Reykjavik B | Völsungur Húsavík | 2–1 |
| ÍBK Keflavík B | þrottur Reykjavik | 1–5 |
| Víðir Garður | Breiðablik Kopavogur | 1–5 |
| þrottur Reykjavik B | UMF Njarðvík | 1–2 |
| ÍBA Akureyri B | FH Hafnarfjörður | 5–2 |
| Vikingur Reykjavik | IA Akranes B | 2–1 |

## First round

* Entrance of Haukar Hafnarfjörður, IA Akranes, IB Isafjörður, Breiðablik Kopavogur and the reserve teams of Fram Reykjavik B, Vikingur Reykjavik B, Valur Reykjavik B and ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar B.

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
| - | - | - |
| Haukar Hafnarfjörður | Vikingur Reykjavik B | 0–1 |
| Valur Reykjavik B | Breiðablik Kopavogur | 0–3 |
| UMF Njarðvík | ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar B | 1–0 |
| þrottur Reykjavik | ÍBA Akureyri | 5–1 |
| IA Akranes | Fram Reykjavik B | 8–1 |
| Vikingur Reykjavik | Breiðablik Kopavogur B | 4–0 |
| ÍB Isafjörður | KR Reykjavik B | 0–2 |

## Second round

* Entrance of UMF Selfoss

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
| - | - | - |
| Vikingur Reykjavik | UMF Selfoss | 6–5 |
| KR Reykjavik B | Vikingur Reykjavik B | 3–1 |
| IA Akranes | UMF Njarðvík | 6–2 |
| þrottur Reykjavik | Breiðablik Kopavogur | 2–0 |

## Third round

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
| - | - | - |
| þrottur Reykjavik | Vikingur Reykjavik | 0–2 |
| KR Reykjavik B | IA Akranes | 1–0 |

## Quarter finals

* Entrance of 6 clubs from 1. Deild

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
| - | - | - |
| ÍBK Keflavík (D1) | ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar (D1) | 5–6 |
| ÍBA Akureyri (D1) | Valur Reykjavik (D1) | 6–6 (Valur Reykjavik progress after drawing lots) |
| KR Reykjavik B | KR Reykjavik (D1) | 4–3 |
| Fram Reykjavik (D1) | Vikingur Reykjavik (D1) | 7–4 |

## Semi finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
| - | - | - |
| ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar | Fram Reykjavik | 2–1 |
| KR Reykjavik B | Valur Reykjavik | 2–1 |

## Final

* ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar won their first Icelandic Cup and qualified for the 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup.
