Wankdorf Stadium inBern hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 September 1960 – 31 May 1961 |
| Teams | 28 (26 competed) (from 25 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 51 |
| Goals scored | 164 (3.22 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,647,692 (32,308 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | José Águas (Benfica) 11 goals |
1961–62 → | |
The1960–61 European Cup was the sixth season of theEuropean Cup,UEFA's premier clubfootball tournament. The competition was won byBenfica, who beatBarcelona 3–2 in thefinal atWankdorf Stadium inBern, on 31 May 1961.[1] It was the first time that five-time winnersReal 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: RomanianCCA București was fearing a shameful elimination in front of the Czechoslovaks,[2] while Northern IrishGlenavon and East GermanWismut 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.[3]
On 9 November 1960, in a first round game against Real Madrid atSantiago Bernabéu Barcelona'sLuis Suárez convertedpenalty to score a 1000th goal in the history of European Cup.
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 andBarcelona 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 andIFK Malmö made their debut, whileRapid Wien,AGF,Reims,Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt,Juventus,Ajax,Legia Warsaw, Benfica, CCA București,Heart of Midlothian andBeşiktaş returned to the competition.
All entrants were their respective associations champions, except for title holders Real Madrid, as well as Swedish IFK Malmö[4] and Polish Legia Warsaw, who were leaders of their respective leagues in spring, but later finished second.
The draw for the preliminary round took place atUEFA headquarters inParis, France, on 7 July 1960.[5] 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 | 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 |
| Byes |
The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September.
| Limerick | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wechselberger Schneider Dürr Meier |
| Fredrikstad | 4–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Olsen Kristoffersen Pedersen Borgen | Report | C. Groot Swart |
| IFK Helsingfors | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nevalainen | Report | Olofsson Ljung Borg |
| Reims | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vincent Rustichelli Dubaële Piantoni | Report | Meurisse |
| Juventus | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lojodice Sívori | Report |
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Toplak | Report | Göröcs Kuharszki |
| Barcelona | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Czibor Luis Suárez | Report |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Young | Report | Águas José Augusto |
Fredrikstad won 4–3 on aggregate.
IFK Malmö won 5–2 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Legia Warsaw | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nowak | Report |
AGF won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Jeunesse Esch | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vincent Moreau Heinen Rustichelli |
Reims won 11–1 on aggregate.
| Lierse | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Villaverde Evaristo |
Barcelona won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Benfica | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Águas José Augusto | Report |
Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.
Young Boys won 9–2 on aggregate.
| Újpesti Dózsa | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Borsányi Pataki Göröcs | Report |
Újpesti Dózsa won 5–1 on aggregate.
CDNA Sofia won 4–3 on aggregate.
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 5 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 7–4 | 6–2 | 1–2 | ||
| AGF | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Rapid Wien | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| IFK Malmö | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| Real Madrid | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | ||
| Spartak Hradec Králové | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
| Burnley | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | ||
| Young Boys | 3–8 | 0–5 | 3–3 |
| Young Boys | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Stürmer Seeler Neisner |
| Benfica | 6–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cavém Águas José Augusto Santana | Report | Göröcs Szusza |
| Rapid Wien | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dienst Milanović Hanappi | Report | Wagner |
| Real Madrid | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mateos Gento | Report | Luis Suárez |
| Fredrikstad | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Overby |
AGF won 4–0 on aggregate.
| CDNA Sofia | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tsanev | Report | Olofsson |
IFK Malmö won 2–1 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien 3–3 Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt on aggregate;play-off needed.
Barcelona won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Hamburger SV | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stürmer Dörfel Walker | Report | Bigler Meier Schneiter |
Hamburger SV won 8–3 on aggregate.
Benfica won 7–4 on aggregate.
Burnley won 4–3 on aggregate.
Spartak Hradec Králové won 1–0 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won play-off 1–0.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 7–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
| Rapid Wien | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Barcelona | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
| Burnley | 4–5 | 3–1 | 1–4 |
| Burnley | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pilkington Robson | Report | Dörfel |
| Rapid Wien | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dienst Bertalan | Report |
Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate.
Hamburger SV won 5–4 on aggregate.
Benfica won 7–2 on aggregate.
| IFK Malmö | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bertalan Flögel |
Rapid Wien won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1[c] | ||
| Barcelona | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
Barcelona 2–2 Hamburger SV on aggregate;play-off needed.
| Rapid Wien | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Skocik | Report | Águas |
Benfica won 4–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won play-off 1–0.
The top scorers from the 1960–61 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows: