In the 1968-1969 season, Göztepe eliminated Marseille, Arges, OFK Beograd and Hamburg, and was among the last 4 teams in... the Fair Cities Cup, and was eliminated by Ujpest in the semi-finals. The red-yellow team, coached by Adnan Süvari, finished 7th in the Turkish First League and took the Turkish Cup to its museum by defeating Galatasaray in the 2-game final series.
From left to right
Standing: Hüseyin Yazıcı, Fevzi Zemzem, Nevzat Güzelırmak, Çağlayan Derebaşı, Halil Kiraz, Ali Artuner.
Sitting: Mehmet Aydın, Mehmet Işıkal, Gürsel Aksel, Ertan Öznur, Nihat Yayöz.