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1960–61 European Cup
European football tournament
European football tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | European Cup |
| year | 1960–61 |
| image | ETH-BIB-Bern, Wankdorf-Stadion, Fussballspiel-LBS H1-016069.tif |
| size | 275px |
| caption | Wankdorf Stadium in Bern hosted the final. |
| dates | 29 September 1960 – 31 May 1961 |
| num_teams | 28 (26 competed) |
| associations | 25 |
| champion_other | Benfica |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | Barcelona |
| matches | 51 |
| goals | 164 |
| attendance | 1647692 |
| top_scorer | José Águas (Benfica) |
| 11 goals | |
| prevseason | [1959–60](1959-60-european-cup) |
| nextseason | [1961–62](1961-62-european-cup) |
11 goals
The 1960–61 European Cup was the sixth season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Benfica, who beat Barcelona 3–2 in the final at Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, on 31 May 1961. It was the first time that five-time winners Real Madrid did not make it to the final, when they were knocked out by eventual first-time finalists Barcelona in the first round. Benfica was the first Portuguese team to reach the final and to win the tournament.
For the first time a team from Norway participated. However, again two teams withdrew from the competition after initial draw: Romanian CCA București was fearing a shameful elimination in front of the Czechoslovaks, while Northern Irish Glenavon and East German Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt were refused visas to the other's country. UEFA authorised neutral venues but Glenavon withdrew due to the higher cost and lower revenue.
On 9 November 1960, in a first round game against Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabéu Barcelona's Luis Suárez converted penalty to score a 1000th goal in the history of European Cup.
Teams
A total of 28 teams were placed in the competition bracket, but finally only 26 participated since Romanian CCA București and Northern Irish Glenavon withdrew from the competition.
Spain continued to be represented by two clubs, with Real Madrid qualifying as title holders and Barcelona as Spanish champions. CDNA Sofia appeared in the fifth edition of European Cup, with only Real Madrid having more appearances in the competition.
Lierse, Spartak Hradec Králové, Burnley, IFK Helsingfors, Hamburger SV, Panathinaikos, Limerick, Újpesti Dózsa, Fredrikstad and IFK Malmö made their debut, while Rapid Wien, AGF, Reims, Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt, Juventus, Ajax, Legia Warsaw, Benfica, CCA București, Heart of Midlothian and Beşiktaş returned to the competition.
All entrants were their respective associations champions, except for title holders Real Madrid, as well as Swedish IFK Malmö and Polish Legia Warsaw, who were leaders of their respective leagues in spring, but later finished second.
| Young Boys ([1st](1959-60-nationalliga-a)) | Beşiktaş ([1st](1959-60-turkish-national-league)) | Hamburger SV ([1st](1960-german-football-championship)) | Red Star Belgrade ([1st](1959-60-yugoslav-first-league)) |
|---|
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round took place at UEFA headquarters in Paris, France, on 7 July 1960. As title holders, Real Madrid received a bye, and the remaining 27 teams were grouped geographically into three pots. The first team drawn in each pot also received a bye, while the remaining clubs would play the preliminary round in September.
| Pot 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Europe | Pot 2 | |||
| Western Europe | Pot 3 | |||
| Eastern Europe | Drawn | Byes | ||
| Northern Ireland | ||||
| East Germany | ||||
| Poland | ||||
| Norway | ||||
| Finland | ||||
| Sweden | ||||
| Denmark | ||||
| Netherlands | France | |||
| Republic of Ireland | ||||
| Belgium | ||||
| Luxembourg | ||||
| Switzerland | ||||
| Scotland | ||||
| Spain | ||||
| Portugal | Austria | |||
| Romania | ||||
| Bulgaria | ||||
| Turkey | ||||
| Czechoslovakia | ||||
| Hungary | ||||
| Yugoslavia | ||||
| Italy | ||||
| Hamburger SV | Burnley | Panathinaikos |
The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September. |}
First leg
Schneider Dürr Meier
Kristoffersen Pedersen Borgen Swart
Ljung Borg
Rustichelli Dubaële Piantoni
Dienst Glechner Bertalan
Kjær Jensen
Sívori
Kuharszki
Luis Suárez
José Augusto
Second leg
Fredrikstad won 4–3 on aggregate.
Ljung IFK Malmö won 5–2 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 4–1 on aggregate.
AGF won 3–1 on aggregate.
Moreau Heinen Rustichelli Reims won 11–1 on aggregate.
Evaristo Barcelona won 5–0 on aggregate.
José Augusto Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.
Schneider Dürr O'Reilly Young Boys won 9–2 on aggregate.
Pataki Göröcs Újpesti Dózsa won 5–1 on aggregate.
Panayotov Tsanev CDNA Sofia won 4–3 on aggregate.
Bracket
|RD1-team01= Benfica |RD1-score01-1=6 |RD1-score01-2=1 |RD1-score01-agg=7 |RD1-team02= Újpesti Dózsa |RD1-score02-1=2 |RD1-score02-2=2 |RD1-score02-agg=4
|RD1-team03= AGF |RD1-score03-1=3 |RD1-score03-2=1 |RD1-score03-agg=4 |RD1-team04= Fredrikstad |RD1-score04-1=0 |RD1-score04-2=0 |RD1-score04-agg=0
|RD1-team05= Rapid Wien |RD1-score05-1=3 |RD1-score05-2=0 |RD1-score05-agg=3 (1) |RD1-team06= Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt |RD1-score06-1=1 |RD1-score06-2=2 |RD1-score06-agg=3 (0)
|RD1-team07= IFK Malmö |RD1-score07-1=1 |RD1-score07-2=1 |RD1-score07-agg=2 |RD1-team08= CDNA Sofia |RD1-score08-1=0 |RD1-score08-2=1 |RD1-score08-agg=1
|RD1-team09= Real Madrid |RD1-score09-1=2 |RD1-score09-2=1 |RD1-score09-agg=3 |RD1-team10= Barcelona |RD1-score10-1=2 |RD1-score10-2=2 |RD1-score10-agg=4
|RD1-team11= Spartak Hradec Králové |RD1-score11-1=1 |RD1-score11-2=0 |RD1-score11-agg=1 |RD1-team12= Panathinaikos |RD1-score12-1=0 |RD1-score12-2=0 |RD1-score12-agg=0
|RD1-team13= Burnley |RD1-score13-1=2 |RD1-score13-2=2 |RD1-score13-agg=4 |RD1-team14= Reims |RD1-score14-1=0 |RD1-score14-2=3 |RD1-score14-agg=3
|RD1-team15= Young Boys |RD1-score15-1=0 |RD1-score15-2=3 |RD1-score15-agg=3 |RD1-team16= Hamburger SV |RD1-score16-1=5 |RD1-score16-2=3 |RD1-score16-agg=8
|RD2-team01= Benfica |RD2-score01-1=3 |RD2-score01-2=4 |RD2-score01-agg=7 |RD2-team02= AGF |RD2-score02-1=1 |RD2-score02-2=1 |RD2-score02-agg=2
|RD2-team03= Rapid Wien |RD2-score03-1=2 |RD2-score03-2=2 |RD2-score03-agg=4 |RD2-team04= IFK Malmö |RD2-score04-1=0 |RD2-score04-2=0 |RD2-score04-agg=0
|RD2-team05= Barcelona |RD2-score05-1=4 |RD2-score05-2=1 |RD2-score05-agg=5 |RD2-team06= Spartak Hradec Králové |RD2-score06-1=0 |RD2-score06-2=1 |RD2-score06-agg=1
|RD2-team07= Burnley |RD2-score07-1=3 |RD2-score07-2=1 |RD2-score07-agg=4 |RD2-team08= Hamburger SV |RD2-score08-1=1 |RD2-score08-2=4 |RD2-score08-agg=5
|RD3-team01= Benfica |RD3-score01-1=3 |RD3-score01-2=1 |RD3-score01-agg=4 |RD3-team02= Rapid Wien |RD3-score02-1=0 |RD3-score02-2=1 |RD3-score02-agg=1
|RD3-team03= Barcelona |RD3-score03-1=1 |RD3-score03-2=1 |RD3-score03-agg=2 (1) |RD3-team04= Hamburger SV |RD3-score04-1=0 |RD3-score04-2=2 |RD3-score04-agg=2 (0)
|RD4-team01= Benfica |RD4-score01=3 |RD4-team02= Barcelona |RD4-score02=2
First round
|}
First leg
Overby Jensen
Seeler Neisner
Águas José Augusto Santana Szusza
Milanović Hanappi
Gento
McIlroy
Second leg
AGF won 4–0 on aggregate.
IFK Malmö won 2–1 on aggregate.
Zink Rapid Wien 3–3 Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt on aggregate; play-off needed.
Evaristo Barcelona won 4–3 on aggregate.
Dörfel Walker Meier Schneiter Hamburger SV won 8–3 on aggregate.
Szusza Benfica won 7–4 on aggregate.
Rodzik Connelly Burnley won 4–3 on aggregate.
Spartak Hradec Králové won 1–0 on aggregate.
Play-off
Rapid Wien won play-off 1–0.
Quarter-finals
|}
First leg
Robson
Evaristo Kubala
José Augusto
Bertalan
Second leg
Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate.
Seeler Dörfel Hamburger SV won 5–4 on aggregate.
Águas Santana Benfica won 7–2 on aggregate.
Flögel Rapid Wien won 4–0 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
|}
First leg
Águas Cavém
Second leg
Seeler Barcelona 2–2 Hamburger SV on aggregate; play-off needed.
Benfica won 4–1 on aggregate.
Play-off
Barcelona won play-off 1–0.
Final
Main article: 1961 European Cup final
Ramallets Coluna Czibor
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1960–61 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POR José Águas | Benfica | 11 |
| 2 | POR José Augusto | Benfica | 7 |
| 3 | BRA Evaristo | Barcelona | 6 |
| 4 | FRG Uwe Seeler | Hamburger SV | 5 |
| 5 | FRG Klaus Stürmer | Hamburger SV | 4 |
| ESP Luis Suárez | Barcelona | ||
| 7 | DEN John Amdisen | AGF | 3 |
| AUT Josef Bertalan | Rapid Wien | ||
| AUT Robert Dienst | Rapid Wien | ||
| FRG Charly Dörfel | Hamburger SV | ||
| FRA Claude Dubaële | Reims | ||
| HUN János Göröcs | Újpesti Dózsa | ||
| DEN John Jensen | AGF | ||
| ENG Jimmy Robson | Burnley | ||
| FRA Dominique Rustichelli | Reims | ||
| POR Santana | Benfica | ||
| SUI Willy Schneider | Young Boys |
Notes
References
References
- (7 October 2014). "Benfica end Madrid's golden age".
- (2 May 2023). "FRF a interzis două echipe în cupele europene de frica unei eliminări rușinoase și din cauza "destrăbălării bulevardiste", acum altele nu aplică să joace în Europa și bulversează competiția". Prosport.ro.
- Laporte, Norman. (2005). "The Other Germany: Perceptions and Influences in British-East German Relations, 1945–1990". Wissner.
- "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk".
- ''[[Corriere dello Sport]]'', 8 July 1960.
- {{UEFA match attendance. 61555. Juventus v CDNA Sofia, 21 September 1960
- {{UEFA match attendance. 61554. Legia Warsaw v AGF, 5 October 1960
- {{UEFA match attendance. 61556. CDNA Sofia v Juventus, 12 October 1960
- {{UEFA match attendance. 61567. AGF v Fredrikstad, 19 October 1960
- {{UEFA match attendance. 61580. Barcelona v Real Madrid, 23 November 1960
- {{UEFA match attendance. 61576. Újpesti Dózsa v Benfica, 30 November 1960
- {{UEFA match attendance. 61587. Benfica v AGF, 8 March 1961
- {{UEFA match attendance. 61584. Hamburg v Burnley, 15 March 1961
- {{UEFA match attendance. 61588. AGF v Benfica, 30 March 1961
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