1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The fourth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1961–62 season. There were five representative teams for some major European cities, three of which lost out in the first round. The final was the first European final to be contested between two clubs from the same country, namely Spain. Valencia beat Barcelona 7–3 over two legs, and also reached the next two finals in the competition.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne Sports |
Bye | – | – | – |
| Valencia |
7–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
| Union Saint-Gilloise |
1–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Köln |
4–41 | 4–2 | 0–2 | |
| Iraklis |
Bye | – | – | – |
| Milan |
0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Strasbourg |
3–13 | 1–3 | 2–10 | |
| Spartak Brno KPS |
3–6 | 2–2 | 1–4 | |
| Hannover |
0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Birmingham City |
Bye | – | – | – |
| Basel XI |
2–5 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| Hibernian |
6–4 | 3–3 | 3–1 | |
| Lyon |
6–7 | 4–2 | 2–5 | |
| Roma |
Bye | – | – | – |
| West Berlin XI |
1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Stævnet |
4–9 | 2–7 | 2–2 |
1Internazionale progressed to the Second round after winning a play-off match 5–3.
First leg
27 September 1961 |
| Köln |
4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sturm C. Müller Hemmersbach Thielen |
Morbello Petroni |
12 September 1961 |
| Lyon |
4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rambert N'Jo Léa Combin |
Young Ellis |
7 September 1961 |
| København XI |
2–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| O. Sørensen Ravn |
Jerković Cvitković Jerković Cvitković Šantek Knez Matuš |
Second leg
Valencia won 7–1 on aggregate.
Hearts won 5–1 on aggregate.
Internazionale 4–4 Köln on aggregate.
25 October 1961 |
| Internazionale |
5–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Humberto Suárez Morbello |
Regh Ripkens |
Internazionale won 5–3 in play-off.
Novi Sad XI won 2–0 on aggregate.
4 October 1961 |
| MTK |
10–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kuti Sándor Molnár Szimcsák Sas |
Nabat Hauss |
MTK won 13–3 on aggregate.
Leipzig XI won 6–3 on aggregate.
Espanyol won 3–0 on aggregate.
Red Star won 5–2 on aggregate.
27 September 1961 |
| Belenenses |
1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Matateu |
Baxter Stevenson |
Estádio das Salésias, Lisbon |
Hibernian won 6–4 on aggregate.
4 October 1961 |
| Sheffield Wednesday |
5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fantham Griffin McAnearney Dobson |
Salen Djorkaeff |
Sheffield Wednesday won 7–6 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 3–1 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 9–4 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne Sports |
3–4 | 3–4 | – | |
| Hearts |
0–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| Iraklis |
3–10 | 2–1 | 1–9 | |
| MTK |
3–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | |
| Espanyol |
5–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 | |
| Red Star Belgrade |
5–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday |
4–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | |
| Barcelona |
7–3 | 5–1 | 2–2 |
1 MTK progressed to the quarter-finals after winning a play-off match 2–0.
First leg
15 November 1961 |
| Espanyol |
5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Castaños Carranza Camps |
Bloomfield Harris |
13 December 1961 |
| Barcelona |
5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pereda Evaristo Kocsis |
Jerković |
Second leg
23 December 1961 |
| Valencia |
4–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ribelles Coll Waldo |
Vonlanden Glišović |
Valencia won 4–3 on aggregate.
Internazionale won 5–0 on aggregate.
15 November 1961 |
| Novi Sad XI |
9–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Radović Aleksić Pavlić Mijatović |
Hasekidis |
Novi Sad XI won 10–3 on aggregate.
Leipzig XI 3–3 MTK on aggregate.
MTK won 2–0 in play-off.
Espanyol won 5–3 on aggregate.
Red Star won 5–0 on aggregate.
Sheffield Wednesday won 4–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 7–3 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia |
5–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| Novi Sad XI |
2–6 | 1–4 | 1–2 | |
| Espanyol |
2–6 | 2–1 | 0–5 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday |
3–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 |
First leg
Second leg
21 March 1962 |
| Internazionale |
3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bettini Suárez |
Chicão Recaman Ficha |
Internazionale goalkeeper Lorenzo Buffon complained of an injury at halftime and was replaced by Ottavio Bugatti, substitutions were not officially allowed at the time.
Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia |
10–3 | 3–0 | 7–3 | |
| Red Star Belgrade |
1–6 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
Final
First leg
Second leg
External links
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Seasons 1961-62 – results, protocols
- website eurocups-uefa.ru Fairs' Cup Seasons 1961-62 – results, protocols
- website Football Archive 1961–62 Fairs' Cup
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