Irish football championship
1968 Hogan CupDates | 7 April – 5 May 1968 |
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Teams | 4 |
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Champions | Coláiste Chríost Rí (1st title) |
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Runners-up | Belcamp College |
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Matches played | 4 |
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Goals scored | 10 (2.5 per match) |
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Points scored | 79 (19.75 per match) |
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The 1968 Hogan Cup was the 15th staging of the Hogan Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1946.[1] The competition ran from 7 April to 5 May 1968.
St Colman's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Belcamp College in the semi-final.[2]
The final was played on 5 May 1968 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Coláiste Chríost Rí and Belcamp College, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Coláiste Chríost Rí won the match by 3–11 to 1–10 to claim their first ever Hogan Cup title.[3]