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1961–62 European Cup

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.

Teams

Bracket

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 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.

The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September.

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

Städtisches Stadium, Nuremberg
Attendance: 30,645
Referee: Pieter Paulus Roomer (Netherlands)
Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin
Attendance: 15,626
Referee: Johan Einar Boström (Sweden)
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Attendance: 6,024
Referee: Daniel María Zariquiegui Izco (Spain)
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Bronisław Bilak (Poland)
Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 5,431
Referee: Einar Poulsen (Denmark)
Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
Attendance: 14,739
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)
Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 23,546
Referee: Reginald Leafe (England)
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Marcel Bois (France)
Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Günther Ternieden (West Germany)
Silesian Stadium, Chorzów
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Arthur Blavier (Belgium)
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 16,302
Referee: Josef Gulde (Switzerland)
Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 23,904
Referee: Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)
Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest
Attendance: 41,743
Referee: Konstantin Zečević (Yugoslavia)

Second leg

Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 67,501
Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)

Rangers won 6–4 on aggregate.

Tolka Park, Dublin
Attendance: 10,997
Referee: Andries van Leeuwen (Netherlands)

Nürnberg won 9–1 on aggregate.

Na Litavce, Příbram
Attendance: 13,142
Referee: Grzegorz Placik (Poland)

Dukla Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.

Odense Stadion, Odense
Attendance: 9,643
Referee: Werner Treichel (West Germany)

Boldklubben 1913 won 15–2 on aggregate.

Feijenoord Stadium, Rotterdam
Attendance: 33,577
Referee: Carl Jørgensen (Denmark)

Feyenoord won 11–2 on aggregate.

Empire Stadium, Gżira
Attendance: 4,853
Referee: Gennaro Marchese (Italy)

Servette won 7–1 on aggregate.

Bislett Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 25,074
Referee: Ken Aston (England)

Standard Liège won 4–1 on aggregate.

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)

Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.

White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 56,737
Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)

Tottenham Hotspur won 10–5 on aggregate.

JNA Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 19,755
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)

Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.

Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 19,452
Referee: Alois Obtulovic (Czechoslovakia)

Juventus won 3–2 on aggregate.

Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 38,490
Referee: Branko Tesanić (Yugoslavia)

Austria Wien won 2–0 on aggregate.

2nd leg cancelled. ASK Vorwärts Berlin won 3–0 on aggregate.

First round

First leg

Odense Stadion, Odense
Attendance: 27,587
Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)
Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 13,743
Referee: János Pósa Polareczki (Hungary)
Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 25,391
Referee: Valdemar Hansen (Denmark)
Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 78,833
Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France)
Feijenoord Stadium, Rotterdam
Attendance: 61,700
Referee: Leif Gulliksen (Norway)
Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
Attendance: 25,644
Referee: Gino Rigato (Italy)
JNA Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 23,472
Referee: Victor Schicker (Switzerland)
Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin
Attendance: 14,268
Referee: Johan Heinrich Martens (Netherlands)

Second leg

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Raymond Lespineux (Belgium)

Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.

Tehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski
Attendance: 2,401
Referee: Jarl Hansen (Denmark)

Standard Liège won 7–1 on aggregate.

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Marcel Bois (France)

Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate.

White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 61,957
Referee: Birger Nilsen (Norway)

Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.

Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 14,347
Referee: Josef Gulde (Switzerland)

Juventus won 7–1 on aggregate.

Na Litavce, Příbram
Attendance: 9,585
Referee: Giuseppe Adami (Italy)

Dukla Prague won 5–4 on aggregate.

Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden[note 1]
Attendance: 3,012
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)

Rangers won 6–2 on aggregate.

Städtisches Stadium, Nuremberg
Attendance: 42,641
Referee: Andor Dorogi (Hungary)

Nürnberg won 3–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

1 Real Madrid beat Juventus 3–1 in a play-off to qualify for the semi-finals.

First leg

Städtisches Stadium, Nuremberg
Attendance: 41,010
Referee: Thomas Wharton (Scotland)
Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 35,891
Referee: Vicente Caballero (Spain)
Stadion Dr.Václava Vacka, Prague
Attendance: 32,475
Referee: Josef Stoll (Austria)
Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 66,403
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)

Second leg

Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 76,730
Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)

Standard Liège won 4–3 on aggregate.

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 72,512
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)

Real Madrid 1–1 Juventus on aggregate.

Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 36,750
Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)

Real Madrid won 3-1 in play-off.

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Gino Rigato (Italy)

Benfica won 7–3 on aggregate.

White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 55,389
Referee: Carl Jørgensen (Denmark)

Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

First leg

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)
Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France)

Second leg

White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 64,448
Referee: Aage Poulsen (Denmark)

Benfica won 4–3 on aggregate.

Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)

Real Madrid won 6–0 on aggregate.

Final

Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 61,257
Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1961–62 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:

Notes

  1. ^ 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.

References

  1. ^ Corriere dello Sport, 5 July 1961.

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