# 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

The third Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was the first to be played over a single season, namely the 1960–61 season. Birmingham City once again reached the final, but lost again over two legs, this time to Roma. Once again, a number of countries sent a representative team for one of their main cities.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Inter Milan | 8 | 6 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hannover 96 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hannover 96 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Inter Milan | 5 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Belgrade XI | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Leipzig XI | 5 | 1 | 6 (0) | Belgrade XI | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Belgrade XI | 2 | 4 | 6 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Belgrade XI | 2 | 4 | 6 (2) | | | | | Inter Milan | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Birmingham City | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| KB | 8 | 3 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Birmingham City | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Basel XI | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Basel XI | 1 | 3 | 4 | KB | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Birmingham City | 4 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Birmingham City | 3 | 2 | 5 | Birmingham City | 4 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Újpesti Dózsa | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Újpesti Dózsa | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Roma | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Zagreb XI | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Roma | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Barcelona | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barcelona | 1 | 4 | 5 | Barcelona | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Hibernian | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hibernian | — | — | w | Hibernian | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lausanne-Sport | — | — | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lausanne-Sport | — | — | o | | | | | Hibernian | 2 | 3 | 5 (0) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Roma | 2 | 3 | 5 (6) | | | | | |
| Lyon | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Roma | 2 | 3 | 5 (6) | | | | | |
| Cologne XI | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cologne XI | 3 | 1 | 4 | Cologne XI | 0 | 2 | 2 (1) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Roma | 2 | 0 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | |
| U. Saint-Gilloise | 0 | 1 | 1 | Roma | 2 | 0 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | |
| Roma | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Inter Milan | 14–3 | Hannover 96 | 8–2 | 6–1 |
| Leipzig XI | 6–6$^1$ | Belgrade XI | 5–2 | 1–4 |
| KB | 11–4 | Basel XI | 8–1 | 3–3 |
| Birmingham City | 5–3 | Újpesti Dózsa | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Zagreb XI | 4–5 | Barcelona | 1–1 | 3–4 |
| Hibernian | (w/o) | Lausanne-Sport | – | – |
| Lyon | 3–4 | Cologne XI | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Union Saint-Gilloise | 1–4 | Roma | 0–0 | 1–4 |
$^1$ Belgrade XI progressed to the quarter-finals after beating Leipzig XI 2–0 in a play-off match.

### Second leg

Inter Milan won 14–3 on aggregate.
Barcelona FC won 5–4 on aggregate.
Cologne XI won 4–3 on aggregate.
Belgrade XI 6-6 Leipzig XI on aggregate.
Belgrade XI won 2–0 in play-off.
KB won 11–4 on aggregate.
Birmingham City won 5–3 on aggregate.
Roma won 4–1 on aggregate.

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Inter Milan | 5–1 | Belgrade XI | 5–0 | 0–1 |
| KB | 4–9 | Birmingham City | 4–4 | 0–5 |
| Barcelona | 6–7 | Hibernian | 4–4 | 2–3 |
| Cologne XI | 2–2$^1$ | Roma | 0–2 | 2–0 |
$^1$ Roma progressed to the semi-finals after beating Cologne XI 4–1 in a play-off match.

### Second leg

Inter Milan won 5–1 on aggregate.
Birmingham City won 9–4 on aggregate.
Hibernian won 7–6 on aggregate.
Roma 2–2 Cologne XI on aggregate.
Roma won 4–1 in play-off.

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Inter Milan | 2–4 | Birmingham City | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Hibernian | 5–5$^1$ | Roma | 2–2 | 3–3 |
$^1$ Roma progressed to the final after beating Hibernian 6–0 in a play-off match.

### Second leg

Birmingham City won 4–2 on aggregate.
Roma 5–5 Hibernian on aggregate.
Roma won 6–0 in play-off.

## Final
### Second leg

Roma won 4–2 on aggregate.