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Tournament details | |
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Dates | 23 August 1961 – 2 May 1962 |
Teams | 29 |
Final positions | |
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Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 55 |
Goals scored | 222 (4.04 per match) |
Attendance | 2,009,001 (36,527 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Heinz Strehl (Nürnberg) 8 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.
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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.
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 | ![]() |
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The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Steaua București ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–2 |
Nürnberg ![]() |
9–1 | ![]() |
5–0 | 4–1 |
Servette ![]() |
7–1 | ![]() |
5–0 | 2–1 |
CDNA Sofia ![]() |
5–6 | ![]() |
4–4 | 1–2 |
IFK Göteborg ![]() |
2–11 | ![]() |
0–3 | 2–8 |
Górnik Zabrze ![]() |
5–10 | ![]() |
4–2 | 1–8 |
Standard Liège ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–0 |
ASK Vorwärts Berlin ![]() |
3–0 1 | ![]() |
3–0 | n/p 1 |
AS Monaco ![]() |
4–6 | ![]() |
2–3 | 2–3 |
Sporting CP ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–2 |
Panathinaikos ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 |
Spora Luxembourg ![]() |
2–15 | ![]() |
0–6 | 2–9 |
Vasas ![]() |
1–5 | ![]() |
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.
Nürnberg ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Müller ![]() Strehl ![]() Gettinger ![]() |
Report |
ASK Vorwärts Berlin ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Kohle ![]() Wirth ![]() |
Report |
AS Monaco ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Hess ![]() Douis ![]() |
Report | Baxter ![]() Scott ![]() |
CDNA Sofia ![]() | 4–4 | ![]() |
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Rankov ![]() Rakarov ![]() Romanov ![]() |
Report | Jelínek ![]() Kučera ![]() Dvořák ![]() Adamec ![]() |
IFK Göteborg ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Bouwmeester ![]() Bennaars ![]() Temming ![]() |
Servette ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Robbiani ![]() Németh ![]() Georgy ![]() |
Report |
Standard Liège ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Dierendonck ![]() Paeschen ![]() |
Report | Pedersen ![]() |
Vasas ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Tejada ![]() |
Spora Luxembourg ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() |
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Report | Løfqvist ![]() Remy ![]() Bruun ![]() Rasmussen ![]() Grønning-Hansen ![]() |
Górnik Zabrze ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Norman ![]() Musialek ![]() Wilczek ![]() Pol ![]() |
Report | Jones ![]() Dyson ![]() |
Sporting CP ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Lúcio ![]() |
Report | Vukelić ![]() |
Panathinaikos ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Papaemmanouil ![]() |
Report | Mora ![]() |
Steaua București ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Rangers ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Christie ![]() Scott ![]() |
Report | Hess ![]() |
Rangers won 6–4 on aggregate.
13 September 1961Drumcondra ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Fullam ![]() |
Report | Strehl ![]() Healy ![]() |
Nürnberg won 9–1 on aggregate.
13 September 1961Dukla Prague ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Kučera ![]() Šafránek ![]() |
Report | Rankov ![]() |
Dukla Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.
13 September 1961Boldklubben 1913 ![]() | 9–2 | ![]() |
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Andersen ![]() Løfqvist ![]() Rasmussen ![]() Grønning-Hansen ![]() |
Report | Scheer ![]() Leer ![]() |
Boldklubben 1913 won 15–2 on aggregate.
13 September 1961Feyenoord ![]() | 8–2 | ![]() |
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Temming ![]() Bennaars ![]() Schouten ![]() Bouwmeester ![]() |
Report | Danielsson ![]() Svensson ![]() |
Feyenoord won 11–2 on aggregate.
20 September 1961Hibernians ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Sultana ![]() |
Report | Wüthrich ![]() Robbiani ![]() |
Servette won 7–1 on aggregate.
20 September 1961Fredrikstad ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Claessen ![]() |
Standard Liège won 4–1 on aggregate.
20 September 1961Real Madrid ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Di Stéfano ![]() Tejada ![]() |
Report | Pál ![]() |
Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.
20 September 1961Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 8–1 | ![]() |
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Blanchflower ![]() Jones ![]() Smith ![]() Dyson ![]() White ![]() |
Report | Pol ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur won 10–5 on aggregate.
20 September 1961Partizan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Radović ![]() Vislavski ![]() |
Report |
Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.
27 September 1961Juventus ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Nicolè ![]() Rossano ![]() |
Report | Holevas ![]() |
Juventus won 3–2 on aggregate.
28 September 1961Austria Wien ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Stotz ![]() Nemec ![]() |
Report |
Austria Wien won 2–0 on aggregate.
28 September 1961Linfield ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() |
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Report |
2nd leg cancelled. ASK Vorwärts Berlin won 3–0 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Fenerbahçe ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–2 | 0–1 |
Austria Vienna ![]() |
2–6 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–5 |
Servette ![]() |
4–5 | ![]() |
4–3 | 0–2 |
Feyenoord ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
1–3 | 1–1 |
Boldklubben 1913 ![]() |
0–12 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–9 |
FK Partizan ![]() |
1–7 | ![]() |
1–2 | 0–5 |
Standard Liège ![]() |
7–1 | ![]() |
5–1 | 2–0 |
ASK Vorwärts Berlin ![]() |
2–6 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–4 |
Boldklubben 1913 ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Puskás ![]() Tejada ![]() |
Fenerbahçe ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Bartu ![]() |
Report | Flachenecker ![]() Strehl ![]() |
Standard Liège ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Dierendonck ![]() Claessen ![]() Paeschen ![]() |
Report | Kumpulampi ![]() |
Austria Wien ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Stark ![]() |
Report | Águas ![]() |
Feyenoord ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Kreijermaat ![]() |
Report | Dyson ![]() Saul ![]() |
Servette ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Fatton ![]() Robbiani ![]() |
Report | Adamec ![]() Vacenovsky ![]() |
Partizan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Vasović ![]() |
Report | Nicolè ![]() Rosa ![]() |
ASK Vorwärts Berlin ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Kohle ![]() |
Report | Caldow ![]() Brand ![]() |
Real Madrid ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() |
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Puskás ![]() Del Sol ![]() Di Stéfano ![]() Gento ![]() Isidro Sánchez ![]() |
Report |
Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.
2 November 1961Valkeakosken Haka ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Semmeling ![]() Niittymäki ![]() |
Standard Liège won 7–1 on aggregate.
8 November 1961Benfica ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Santana ![]() Águas ![]() Eusébio ![]() |
Report | Fernandes ![]() |
Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate.
15 November 1961Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Dyson ![]() |
Report | Bennaars ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.
15 November 1961Juventus ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Nicolè ![]() Mora ![]() Rosa ![]() Stacchini ![]() |
Report |
Juventus won 7–1 on aggregate.
22 November 1961Dukla Prague ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Kučera ![]() |
Report |
Dukla Prague won 5–4 on aggregate.
23 November 1961Rangers ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Henderson ![]() Kalinke ![]() McMillan ![]() |
Report | Caldow ![]() |
Rangers won 6–2 on aggregate.
3 December 1961Nürnberg ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Wild ![]() |
Report |
Nürnberg won 3–1 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nürnberg ![]() |
3–7 | ![]() |
3–1 | 0–6 |
Dukla Prague ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–4 |
Juventus ![]() |
1–11 | ![]() |
0–1 | 1–0 |
Standard Liège ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
4–1 | 0–2 |
1 Real Madrid beat Juventus 3–1 in a play-off to qualify for the semi-finals.
Nürnberg ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Flachenecker ![]() Strehl ![]() |
Report | Cavém ![]() |
Standard Liège ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Claessen ![]() Crossan ![]() Vliers ![]() |
Report | Wilson ![]() |
Dukla Prague ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Kučera ![]() |
Report |
Juventus ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Di Stéfano ![]() |
Rangers ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Brand ![]() Caldow ![]() |
Report |
Standard Liège won 4–3 on aggregate.
21 February 1962Real Madrid ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Sívori ![]() |
Real Madrid 1–1 Juventus on aggregate.
28 February 1962Real Madrid ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Felo ![]() Del Sol ![]() Tejada ![]() |
Report | Sívori ![]() |
Real Madrid won 3-1 in play-off.
22 February 1962Benfica ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Águas ![]() Eusébio ![]() Coluna ![]() Augusto ![]() |
Report |
Benfica won 7–3 on aggregate.
26 February 1962Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Smith ![]() Mackay ![]() |
Report | Jelínek ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Benfica ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
3–1 | 1–2 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
4–0 | 2–0 |
Benfica ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Simões ![]() Augusto ![]() |
Report | Smith ![]() |
Real Madrid ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Di Stéfano ![]() Tejada ![]() Casado ![]() |
Report |
Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Smith ![]() Blanchflower ![]() |
Report | Águas ![]() |
Benfica won 4–3 on aggregate.
12 April 1962Standard Liège ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Puskás ![]() Del Sol ![]() |
Real Madrid won 6–0 on aggregate.
Benfica ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() |
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Águas ![]() Cavém ![]() Coluna ![]() Eusébio ![]() |
Report UEFA | Puskás ![]() |
The top scorers from the 1961–62 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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