1961–62 European Cup

Teams

A total of 29 teams participated in the competition.

For the first time since European Cup inaugural season Spain was represented by only one team – ever present Real Madrid. Benfica qualified as title holders and since they were also Portuguese champions, runners-up Sporting CP were invited. CDNA Sofia appeared in the sixth edition of European Cup, with only Real Madrid having more appearances in the competition.

Austria Wien, Boldklubben 1913, Tottenham Hotspur, Valkeakosken Haka, Monaco, Hibernians, Feyenoord, Górnik Zabrze and 1. FC Nürnberg made their debut in the competition, while Juventus, Panathinaikos and Fredrikstad returned to the tournament from previous edition.

Servette and Partizan returned to the tournament for the first time since 1956, while Spora Luxembourg and Vasas returned to the competition after five and four years, respectively.

All participants were their respective associations champions, except for Boldklubben 1913, IFK Göteborg and Sporting CP. The first two were leading their respective leagues in spring, but finished third in autumn of 1961.

Preliminary round

Lisbon teams

The draw for the preliminary round took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 4 July 1961. 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.

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First leg

Strehl Gettinger

Wirth

Douis Scott

Paeschen

Bennaars Temming

Németh Georgy

Rakarov Romanov Kučera Dvořák Adamec

Remy Bruun Rasmussen Grønning

Musiałek Wilczek Pohl Dyson

Second leg

Scott Rangers won 6–4 on aggregate.

Šafránek Dukla Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.

Bennaars Schouten Bouwmeester Svensson Feyenoord won 11–2 on aggregate.

1. FC Nürnberg won 9–1 on aggregate.

Løfqvist Rasmussen Leer Boldklubben 1913 won 15–2 on aggregate.

Vislavski Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.

Standard Liège won 4–1 on aggregate.

Tejada Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.

Robbiani Servette won 7–1 on aggregate.

Jones Smith Dyson White Tottenham Hotspur won 10–5 on aggregate.

Rossano Juventus won 3–2 on aggregate.

Nemec Austria Wien won 2–0 on aggregate.

Vorwärts Berlin won 3–0 on aggregate.

Bracket

|RD1-team01= Fenerbahçe |RD1-score01-1=1 |RD1-score01-2=0 |RD1-score01-agg=1 |RD1-team02= 1. FC Nürnberg |RD1-score02-1=2 |RD1-score02-2=1 |RD1-score02-agg=3

|RD1-team03= Austria Wien |RD1-score03-1=1 |RD1-score03-2=1 |RD1-score03-agg=2 |RD1-team04= Benfica |RD1-score04-1=1 |RD1-score04-2=5 |RD1-score04-agg=6

|RD1-team05= Servette |RD1-score05-1=4 |RD1-score05-2=0 |RD1-score05-agg=4 |RD1-team06= Dukla Prague |RD1-score06-1=3 |RD1-score06-2=2 |RD1-score06-agg=5

|RD1-team07= Feyenoord |RD1-score07-1=1 |RD1-score07-2=1 |RD1-score07-agg=2 |RD1-team08= Tottenham Hotspur |RD1-score08-1=3 |RD1-score08-2=1 |RD1-score08-agg=4

|RD1-team09= Partizan |RD1-score09-1=1 |RD1-score09-2=0 |RD1-score09-agg=1 |RD1-team10= Juventus |RD1-score10-1=2 |RD1-score10-2=5 |RD1-score10-agg=7

|RD1-team11= Boldklubben 1913 |RD1-score11-1=0 |RD1-score11-2=0 |RD1-score11-agg=0 |RD1-team12= Real Madrid |RD1-score12-1=3 |RD1-score12-2=9 |RD1-score12-agg=12

|RD1-team13= Standard Liège |RD1-score13-1=5 |RD1-score13-2=2 |RD1-score13-agg=7 |RD1-team14= Valkeakosken Haka |RD1-score14-1=1 |RD1-score14-2=0 |RD1-score14-agg=1

|RD1-team15= Vorwärts Berlin |RD1-score15-1=1 |RD1-score15-2=1 |RD1-score15-agg=2 |RD1-team16= Rangers |RD1-score16-1=2 |RD1-score16-2=4 |RD1-score16-agg=6

|RD2-team01= 1. FC Nürnberg |RD2-score01-1=3 |RD2-score01-2=0 |RD2-score01-agg=3 |RD2-team02= Benfica |RD2-score02-1=1 |RD2-score02-2=6 |RD2-score02-agg=7

|RD2-team03= Dukla Prague |RD2-score03-1=1 |RD2-score03-2=1 |RD2-score03-agg=2 |RD2-team04= Tottenham Hotspur |RD2-score04-1=0 |RD2-score04-2=4 |RD2-score04-agg=4

|RD2-team05= Juventus |RD2-score05-1=0 |RD2-score05-2=1 |RD2-score05-agg=1 (1) |RD2-team06= Real Madrid |RD2-score06-1=1 |RD2-score06-2=0 |RD2-score06-agg=1 (3)

|RD2-team07= Standard Liège |RD2-score07-1=4 |RD2-score07-2=0 |RD2-score07-agg=4 |RD2-team08= Rangers |RD2-score08-1=1 |RD2-score08-2=2 |RD2-score08-agg=3

|RD3-team01= Benfica |RD3-score01-1=3 |RD3-score01-2=1 |RD3-score01-agg=4 |RD3-team02= Tottenham Hotspur |RD3-score02-1=1 |RD3-score02-2=2 |RD3-score02-agg=3

|RD3-team03= Real Madrid |RD3-score03-1=4 |RD3-score03-2=2 |RD3-score03-agg=6 |RD3-team04= Standard Liège |RD3-score04-1=0 |RD3-score04-2=0 |RD3-score04-agg=0

|RD4-team01= Benfica |RD4-score01=5 |RD4-team02= Real Madrid |RD4-score02=3

First round

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First leg

Tejada

Strehl

Claessen Paeschen

Saul

Robbiani Vacenovský

Rosa

Brand

Second leg

Del Sol Di Stéfano Gento Sánchez Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.

Niittymäki Standard Liège won 7–1 on aggregate.

Águas Eusébio Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate.

Mora Rosa Stacchini Juventus won 7–1 on aggregate.

Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.

Dukla Prague won 5–4 on aggregate.

Kalinke McMillan Rangers won 6–2 on aggregate.

1. FC Nürnberg won 3–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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First leg

Strehl

Crossan Vliers

Second leg

Caldow Standard Liège won 4–3 on aggregate.

Juventus 1–1 Real Madrid on aggregate; play-off needed.

Eusébio Coluna Augusto Benfica won 7–3 on aggregate.

Mackay Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.

Play-off

Del Sol Tejada Real Madrid won 3–1 in play-off.

Semi-finals

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First leg

Augusto

Tejada Casado

Second leg

Blanchflower Benfica won 4–3 on aggregate.

Del Sol Real Madrid won 6–0 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 1962 European Cup final

UEFA Cavém Coluna Eusébio

Top goalscorers

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

Notes

References

References

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4. ''[[Corriere dello Sport]]'', 5 July 1961.