# 1961–62 SK Rapid Wien season

The 1961–62 SK Rapid Wien season was the 64th season in club history.

## Squad
### Squad statistics

| Nat. | Name | Age | League | League | Cup | Cup | CW Cup | CW Cup | Total | Total |
| Nat. | Name | Age | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| | Josef Eder | 23 | 12 | | 2 | | | | 14 | |
| | Ludwig Huyer | 20 | 14 | | 1 | | 4 | | 19 | |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| | Walter Glechner | 22 | 22 | 4 | 2 | | 3 | | 27 | 4 |
| | Paul Halla | 30 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | | 29 | 2 |
| | Josef Höltl | 24 | 25 | | 3 | | 4 | | 32 | |
| | Alfred Schrottenbaum | 23 | 8 | | | | | | 8 | |
| | Johann Steup | 26 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | |
| | Wilhelm Zaglitsch | 24 | 5 | | 2 | | 1 | | 8 | |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| | Karl Giesser | 32 | 26 | | 3 | | 4 | | 33 | |
| | Gerhard Hanappi | 32 | 24 | 1 | 3 | | 4 | | 31 | 1 |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| | Josef Bertalan | 26 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 20 | 2 |
| | Robert Dienst | 33 | 2 | | | | 1 | | 3 | |
| | Rudolf Flögel | 21 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 16 |
| | Branko Milanović | 23 | 7 | 1 | | | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| | Anton Polster | 25 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | |
| | Peter Reiter | 24 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | | | 20 | 9 |
| | Max Schmid | 25 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 21 |
| | Walter Seitl | 20 | 7 | 2 | | | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| | Walter Skocik | 20 | 17 | 7 | 3 | | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 |
| | Hans-Georg Tutschek | 19 | 3 | | 1 | | | | 4 | |
| | Franz Wolny | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 9 | 3 |

## Fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss

### League

| Rd | Date | Venue | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goals and discipline |
| 1 | 25.08.1961 | A | Vienna | 4-2 | 30,000 | Seitl 6' 28', Flögel 48' 89' |
| 2 | 02.09.1961 | H | Austria Wien | 1-2 | 64,000 | Flögel 7' |
| 3 | 16.09.1961 | A | GAK | 2-1 | 11,000 | Wolny 51' 57' |
| 4 | 23.09.1961 | H | SV Linz | 1-2 | 8,000 | Flögel 49' |
| 5 | 01.10.1961 | A | Admira | 4-0 | 12,000 | Koschier 5' (o.g.), Flögel 7', Schmid 12' 37' |
| 6 | 15.10.1961 | H | SAK 1914 | 2-0 | 9,000 | Milanovic 41', Flögel 48' |
| 7 | 22.10.1961 | A | Kapfenberg | 1-1 | 6,000 | Flögel 52' |
| 8 | 29.10.1961 | A | LASK | 0-2 | 20,000 | |
| 9 | 16.12.1961 | H | Schwechat | 2-1 | 1,000 | Flögel 7', Bertalan 56' |
| 10 | 11.11.1961 | A | Wiener AC | 1-1 | 9,000 | Reiter P. 81' |
| 11 | 26.11.1961 | H | Wiener Neustadt | 1-1 | 4,000 | Reiter P. 1' |
| 12 | 03.12.1961 | A | Simmering | 2-0 | 10,000 | Reiter P. 15' 82' |
| 13 | 09.12.1961 | H | Wiener SC | 4-1 | 6,000 | Schmid 7' 59' 84', Flögel 70' |
| 14 | 03.03.1962 | H | Vienna | 1-1 | 11,000 | Hanappi 62' |
| 15 | 10.03.1962 | A | Austria Wien | 0-2 | 45,000 | |
| 16 | 17.03.1962 | H | GAK | 0-1 | 4,000 | |
| 17 | 24.03.1962 | A | SV Linz | 1-2 | 12,000 | Flögel 47' |
| 18 | 31.03.1962 | H | Admira | 0-1 | 10,000 | |
| 19 | 15.04.1962 | A | SAK 1914 | 1-1 | 5,000 | Glechner 67' (pen.) |
| 20 | 29.04.1962 | H | Kapfenberg | 5-0 | 5,500 | Schmid 46' 89', Flögel 55', Glechner 88', Halla 90' |
| 21 | 12.05.1962 | H | LASK | 3-3 | 55,000 | Schmid 3' 38' 73' |
| 22 | 20.05.1962 | A | Schwechat | 3-2 | 4,000 | Schmid 40', Skocik 53' 70' |
| 23 | 26.05.1962 | H | Wiener AC | 3-2 | 8,000 | Reiter P. 6' 18', Schmid 85' (pen.) |
| 24 | 02.06.1962 | A | Wiener Neustadt | 7-1 | 3,000 | Glechner 7' 37', Skocik 12' 73' 84', Frankolin 19' (o.g.), Schmid 89' |
| 25 | 09.06.1962 | H | Simmering | 7-0 | 7,000 | Schmid 28' (pen.), Reiter P. 37' 56', Skocik 44' 69', Flögel 45', Löffelmann 51' (o.g.) |
| 26 | 16.06.1962 | A | Wiener SC | 2-2 | 8,000 | Schmid 5' 70' |

### Cup

| Rd | Date | Venue | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goals and discipline |
| R1 | 26.12.1961 | A | SV Linz | 5-4 | 1,000 | Bertalan 12', Flögel 47', Halla 67', Schmid 71', Reiter P. 83' |
| R16 | 11.04.1962 | H | Sturm Graz | 2-1 | 8,000 | Wolny 9', Flögel 52' |
| QF | 25.04.1962 | A | GAK | 1-3 | 5,000 | Flögel 14' |

### Cup Winners' Cup

| Rd | Date | Venue | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goals and discipline |
| QR | 13.09.1961 | H | Spartak Varna | 0-0 | 25,000 | |
| QR-L1 | 27.09.1961 | A | Spartak Varna | 5-2 | 20,000 | Schmid 8' 85', Skocik 31', Flögel 46', Milanovic 55' |
| R1-L1 | 25.10.1961 | A | Fiorentina | 1-3 | 15,000 | Seitl 82' |
| R1-L2 | 22.11.1961 | H | Fiorentina | 2-6 | 17,000 | Schmid 88' 89' |