1961–62 European Cup
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 23 August 1961 – 2 May 1962 |
Teams | 29 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Benfica (2nd title) |
Runners-up | 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 in the final 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 | |
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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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Steaua București | 0–2 | Austria Wien | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Nürnberg | 9–1 | Drumcondra | 5–0 | 4–1 |
Servette | 7–1 | Hibernians | 5–0 | 2–1 |
CDNA Sofia | 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 |
Standard Liège | 4–1 | Fredrikstad | 2–1 | 2–0 |
ASK Vorwärts Berlin | 3–0 1 | Linfield | 3–0 | n/p 1 |
AS Monaco | 4–6 | Rangers | 2–3 | 2–3 |
Sporting CP | 1–3 | Partizan | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Panathinaikos | 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 |
1 The second leg was scratched and Vorwärts Berlin were advanced to the first round as Linfield were unable to arrange an alternate venue after UK immigration officials refused to issue the Vorwärts team visas to enter the country.
First leg[]
Nürnberg | 5–0 | Drumcondra |
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Müller 10' Strehl 15', 23' 47', 75' |
Report |
AS Monaco | 2–3 | Rangers |
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61' Douis 75' (pen.) |
Report | Baxter 9' Scott 25', 85' |
CDNA Sofia | 4–4 | Dukla Prague |
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32' Rakarov 49' 64', 86' |
Report | Jelínek 35' Kučera 42' Dvořák 53' Adamec 61' |
IFK Göteborg | 0–3 | Feyenoord |
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Report | Bouwmeester 31' Bennaars 32' 41' |
Servette | 5–0 | Hibernians |
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2', 30' 22' 56' (pen.), 71' |
Report |
Standard Liège | 2–1 | Fredrikstad |
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5' Paeschen 77' |
Report | Pedersen 52' |
Vasas | 0–2 | Real Madrid |
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Report | Tejada 6', 26' |
Spora Luxembourg | 0–6 | Boldklubben 1913 |
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Report | Løfqvist 6', 36' Bruun 38', 66' Rasmussen 50' 55' |
Górnik Zabrze | 4–2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Norman 8' (o.g.) Musialek 20' Wilczek 40' Pol 48' |
Report | Jones 70' Dyson 73' |
Panathinaikos | 1–1 | Juventus |
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Papaemmanouil 66' | Report | Mora 45' |
Steaua București | 0–0 | Austria Wien |
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Report |
Second leg[]
Rangers | 3–2 | AS Monaco |
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47', 68' Scott 84' |
Report | 18', 77' |
Rangers won 6–4 on aggregate.
Drumcondra | 1–4 | Nürnberg |
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16' | Report | Strehl 15', 47', 52' 70' (o.g.) |
Nürnberg won 9–1 on aggregate.
Dukla Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.
Boldklubben 1913 | 9–2 | Spora Luxembourg |
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34' (pen.), 77' Løfqvist 44', 59', 61', 87', 89' Rasmussen 75' 80' |
Report | 10' 29' |
Boldklubben 1913 won 15–2 on aggregate.
Feyenoord | 8–2 | IFK Göteborg |
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3', 88' Bennaars 9', 80' Schouten 20' Bouwmeester 44', 58', 59' |
Report | 70' Svensson 73' |
Feyenoord won 11–2 on aggregate.
Servette won 7–1 on aggregate.
Fredrikstad | 0–2 | Standard Liège |
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Report | Claessen 68', 85' |
Standard Liège won 4–1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid | 3–1 | Vasas |
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Di Stéfano 12', 57' Tejada 90' |
Report | 10' |
Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur | 8–1 | Górnik Zabrze |
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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 | 2–0 | Sporting CP |
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Radović 18' Vislavski 87' |
Report |
Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.
Juventus | 2–1 | Panathinaikos |
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Nicolè 20' Rossano 26' |
Report | 62' (pen.) |
Juventus won 3–2 on aggregate.
Austria Wien | 2–0 | Steaua București |
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Stotz 38' (pen.) Nemec 41' |
Report |
Austria Wien won 2–0 on aggregate.
Bracket[]
First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fenerbahçe | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nürnberg | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nürnberg | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Benfica | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Austria Wien | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Benfica | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Benfica | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Servette | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dukla Prague | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dukla Prague | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Feyenoord | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Benfica | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Real Madrid | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boldklubben 1913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Real Madrid | 3 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Juventus | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Real Madrid | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Partizan | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Juventus | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Real Madrid | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Standard Liège | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Standard Liège | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Haka | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Standard Liège | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rangers | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Vorwärts Berlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rangers | 2 | 4 | 6 |
First round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Fenerbahçe | 1–3 | Nürnberg | 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 |
ASK Vorwärts Berlin | 2–6 | Rangers | 1–2 | 1–4 |
First leg[]
Boldklubben 1913 | 0–3 | Real Madrid |
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Report | Puskás 15', 84' Tejada 86' |
Fenerbahçe | 1–2 | Nürnberg |
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Bartu 65' | Report | 52' Strehl 55' |
Standard Liège | 5–1 | Valkeakosken Haka |
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20' Claessen 33', 61', 70' Paeschen 78' |
Report | Kumpulampi 76' |
Austria Wien | 1–1 | Benfica |
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Stark 70' | Report | Águas 30' |
Feyenoord | 1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Kreijermaat 62' | Report | Dyson 41' Saul 47', 76' |
Servette | 4–3 | Dukla Prague |
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Fatton 24', 67', 88' 84' |
Report | Adamec 6', 49' Vacenovsky 37' |
Partizan | 1–2 | Juventus |
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Vasović 76' | Report | Nicolè 35' Rosa 73' |
ASK Vorwärts Berlin | 1–2 | Rangers |
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Kohle 26' | Report | Caldow 25' (pen.) Brand 43' |
Second leg[]
Real Madrid | 9–0 | Boldklubben 1913 |
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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.
Valkeakosken Haka | 0–2 | Standard Liège |
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Report | Semmeling 78' 87' (o.g.) |
Standard Liège won 7–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Feyenoord |
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Dyson 10' | Report | Bennaars 7' |
Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.
Juventus | 5–0 | FK Partizan |
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Nicolè 1' Mora 36', 65' Rosa 61' Stacchini 67' |
Report |
Juventus won 7–1 on aggregate.
Dukla Prague won 5–4 on aggregate.
Rangers | 4–1 | ASK Vorwärts Berlin |
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Henderson 37' Kalinke 47' (o.g.) McMillan 68', 81' |
Report | Caldow 70' (o.g.) |
Rangers won 6–2 on aggregate.
Nürnberg | 1–0 | Fenerbahçe |
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Wild 72' | Report |
Nürnberg won 3–1 on aggregate.
The Rangers-Vorwärts tie was scheduled to be played at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow, but was moved to the Malmö Stadion in Malmö, Sweden after the East German club were again refused visas to enter the UK. The original match in Malmö was abandoned due to heavy fog with Rangers leading 1–0, and the match was replayed the following morning.
Quarter-finals[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nürnberg | 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[]
Nürnberg | 3–1 | Benfica |
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31', 85' Strehl 40' |
Report | Cavém 10' |
Standard Liège | 4–1 | Rangers |
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Claessen 7' Crossan 40', 51' Vliers 56' |
Report | Wilson 18' |
Juventus | 0–1 | Real Madrid |
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Report | Di Stéfano 69' |
Second leg[]
Rangers | 2–0 | Standard Liège |
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Brand 28' Caldow 88' (pen.) |
Report |
Standard Liège won 4–3 on aggregate.
Real Madrid 1–1 Juventus on aggregate.
Real Madrid | 3–1 | Juventus |
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Felo 1' Del Sol 65' Tejada 83' |
Report | Sívori 35' |
Benfica won 7–3 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur | 4–1 | Dukla Prague |
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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 |
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Benfica | 4–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | 1–2 |
Real Madrid | 6–0 | Standard Liège | 4–0 | 2–0 |
First leg[]
Real Madrid | 4–0 | Standard Liège |
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Di Stéfano 23' Tejada 38', 78' Casado 48' |
Report |
Second leg[]
Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Benfica |
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Smith 35' Blanchflower 48' (pen.) |
Report | Águas 15' |
Benfica won 4–3 on aggregate.
Standard Liège | 0–2 | Real Madrid |
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Report | Puskás 50' Del Sol 60' |
Real Madrid won 6–0 on aggregate.
Final[]
Benfica | 5–3 | Real Madrid |
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Águas 25' Cavém 33' Coluna 51' Eusébio 64' (pen.), 69' |
Report UEFA | Puskás 18', 23', 39' |
Top scorers[]
The top scorers from the 1961–62 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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1 | Ferenc Puskás | Real Madrid | 7 |
Bent Løfqvist | Boldklubben 1913 | 7 | |
Alfredo Di Stéfano | Real Madrid | 7 | |
Heinz Strehl | Nürnberg | 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
- 1961–62 European Cup – results and line-ups (archive)
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- 1961–62 in European football
- European Champion Clubs' Cup seasons