1961–62 European Cup
 The Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 August 1961 – 2 May 1962 |
| Teams | 29 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Benfica (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |
.svg.png){kind=small} Real Madrid |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 55 |
| Goals scored | 222 (4.04 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Ferenc Puskás (7 goals) |
The 1961–62 European Cup was the seventh season of the European Cup. The competition was won by Benfica for the second time in a row, beating Real Madrid 5–3 at the Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam.
Malta entered its champion for the first time this season.
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Tuesday, 4 July 1961.[1] As title holders, Benfica received a bye, and the remaining 28 teams were grouped geographically into two pots. The first team drawn in each pot also received a bye, while the remaining clubs would play the first round in September.
| Pot 1 Northern Europe |
Pot 2 Southern Europe | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawn | Northern Ireland England West Germany East Germany Poland Norway Sweden Denmark Netherlands France Republic of Ireland Belgium Luxembourg Scotland |
Spain Portugal Switzerland Austria Romania Bulgaria Greece Czechoslovakia Hungary Yugoslavia Italy Malta |
| Byes |  Haka |
 Fenerbahçe |
The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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0–2 |  Austria Wien |
0–0 | 0–2 |
Nuremberg  |
9–1 |  Drumcondra |
5–0 | 4–1 |
Servette  |
7–1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Hibernians |
5–0 | 2–1 |
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5–6 |  Dukla Prague |
4–4 | 1–2 |
IFK Göteborg  |
2–11 |  Feyenoord |
0–3 | 2–8 |
Górnik Zabrze  |
5–10 |  Tottenham Hotspur |
4–2 | 1–8 |
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4–1 |  Fredrikstad |
2–1 | 2–0 |
Vorwärts Berlin  |
3–0 |  Linfield |
3–0 | (w/o) |
AS Monaco  |
4–6 |  Rangers |
2–3 | 2–3 |
| Sporting CP |
1–3 |  Partizan |
1–1 | 0–2 |
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2–3 |  Juventus |
1–1 | 1–2 |
Spora Luxembourg  |
2–15 |  Boldklubben 1913 |
0–6 | 2–9 |
Vasas  |
1–5 | Real Madrid |
0–2 | 1–3 |
Note: Vorwärts Berlin were refused visas to enter the United Kingdom, and Linfield could not afford to travel to an alternate venue, so Vorwärts were given a bye into the next round after their 3–0 win in the first leg in Berlin.
First leg
6 September 1961 |
CDNA Sofia  |
4–4 | Dukla Prague |
|---|---|---|
Rankov  32'Rakarov 49'Romanov 64', 86' |
Report | Jelínek 35' Kučera 42'Dvořák 53'Adamec 61' |
7 September 1961 |
| Spora Luxembourg |
0–6 | Boldklubben 1913 |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Løfqvist 6', 36' Bruun 38', 66'Rasmussen 50'Grønning-Hansen 55' |
13 September 1961 |
| Górnik Zabrze |
4–2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
|---|---|---|
| Norman 8' (o.g.) Musialek 20'Wilczek 40'Pol 48' |
Report | Jones 70' Dyson 73' |
Second leg
Rangers won 6–4 on aggregate.
Nuremberg won 9–1 on aggregate.
Dukla Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.
13 September 1961 |
| Feyenoord |
8–2 | Gothenburg |
|---|---|---|
| Temming 3', 88' Bennaars 9', 80'Schouten 20'Bouwmeester 44', 58', 59' |
Report | Danielsson 68' Johansson 70' |
Feyenoord won 11–2 on aggregate.
13 September 1961 |
| Boldklubben 1913 |
9–2 | Spora Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|
| Andersen 34' (pen.), 77' Løfqvist 44', 59', 61', 87', 89'Rasmussen 75'Grønning-Hansen 80' |
Report | Scheer 10' Leer 29' |
Boldklubben 1913 won 15–2 on aggregate.
Servette won 7–1 on aggregate.
Standard Liège won 4–1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.
20 September 1961 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
8–1 | Górnik Zabrze |
|---|---|---|
| Blanchflower 10' (pen.) Jones 20', 26', 36'Smith 38', 71'Dyson 79'White 90' |
Report | Pol 28' |
Tottenham Hotspur won 10–5 on aggregate.
Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.
Juventus won 3–2 on aggregate.
Austria Wien won 2–0 on aggregate.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenerbahçe |
1–3 | Nuremberg |
1–2 | 0–1 |
| Austria Vienna |
2–6 | Benfica |
1–1 | 1–5 |
| Servette |
4–5 | Dukla Prague |
4–3 | 0–2 |
| Feyenoord |
2–4 | Tottenham Hotspur |
1–3 | 1–1 |
| Boldklubben 1913 |
0–12 | Real Madrid |
0–3 | 0–9 |
| FK Partizan |
1–7 | Juventus |
1–2 | 0–5 |
| Standard Liège |
7–1 | Haka |
5–1 | 2–0 |
| Vorwärts Berlin |
2–6 | Rangers |
1–2 | 1–4 |
First leg
24 October 1961 |
| Standard Liège |
5–1 | Valkeakosken Haka |
|---|---|---|
| Dierendonck 20' Claessen 33', 61', 70'Paeschen 78' |
Report | Kumpulampi 76' |
5 November 1961 |
| Servette |
4–3 | Dukla Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Fatton 24', 67', 88' Robbiani 84' |
Report | Adamec 6', 49' Vacenovsky 37' |
15 November 1961 |
| Vorwärts Berlin |
1–2 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Kohle 26' |
Report | Caldow 25' (pen.) Brand 43' |
Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin Attendance: 14,268 Referee: Johan Heinrich Martens (Netherlands) |
Second leg
25 October 1961 |
| Real Madrid |
9–0 | Boldklubben 1913 |
|---|---|---|
| Puskás 8' Del Sol 25', 30'Di Stéfano 35', 42', 73'Gento 55', 57'Isidro Sánchez 89' |
Report |
Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.
Standard Liège won 7–1 on aggregate.
8 November 1961 |
| Benfica |
5–1 | Austria Wien |
|---|---|---|
| Santana 5', 83' Águas 36', 88'Eusébio 69' |
Report | Fernandes 80' (o.g.) |
Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.
Juventus won 7–1 on aggregate.
Dukla Prague won 5–4 on aggregate.
23 November 1961 |
| Rangers |
4–1 | Vorwärts Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| Henderson 37' Kalinke 47' (o.g.)McMillan 68', 81' |
Report | Caldow 70' (o.g.) |
Rangers won 6–2 on aggregate.
Nuremberg won 3–1 on aggregate.
The Rangers-Vorwärts tie scheduled to be played at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow was finally staged at the Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden, the East German side having again been refused visas to enter Britain. The original match in Malmö was abandoned due to heavy fog (Rangers were winning 1-0) and the match was replayed the following morning.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg |
3–7 | Benfica |
3–1 | 0–6 |
| Dukla Prague |
2–4 | Tottenham Hotspur |
1–0 | 1–4 |
| Juventus |
1–11 | Real Madrid |
0–1 | 1–0 |
| Standard Liège |
4–3 | Rangers |
4–1 | 0–2 |
1 Real Madrid beat Juventus 3–1 in a play-off to qualify for the semi-finals.
First leg
Second leg
Standard Liège won 4–3 on aggregate.
Real Madrid 1–1 Juventus on aggregate.
Benfica won 7–3 on aggregate.
26 February 1962 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
4–1 | Dukla Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Smith 11', 53' Mackay 15', 54' |
Report | Jelínek 44' |
Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica |
4–3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
3–1 | 1–2 |
| Real Madrid |
6–0 | Standard Liège |
4–0 | 2–0 |
First leg
Second leg
Benfica won 4–3 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 6–0 on aggregate.
Final
2 May 1962 |
| Benfica |
5–3 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Águas 25' Cavém 34'Coluna 51'Eusébio 65', 68' |
Report | Puskás 17', 23', 38' |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1961–62 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfredo Di Stéfano |
Real Madrid |
7 |
| Bent Løfqvist |
Boldklubben 1913 |
7 | |
| Ferenc Puskás |
Real Madrid |
7 | |
| Heinz Strehl |
Nuremberg |
7 | |
| Justo Tejada |
Real Madrid |
7 | |
| 6 | José Águas |
Benfica |
6 |
| Roger Claessen |
Standard Liège |
6 | |
| Bobby Smith |
Tottenham Hotspur |
6 | |
| 9 | Eusébio |
Benfica |
5 |
| Rudolf Kučera |
Dukla Prague |
5 |
References
- ↑ Corriere dello Sport, 5 July 1961.
External links
- 1961–62 All matches – season at UEFA website
- All scorers 1961–62 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers preliminary round
- 1961–62 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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