1960–61 European Cup

The 1960–61 European Cup was the sixth season of the European Cup. The tournament was won by Benfica, who beat Barcelona 3–2 in the final at Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, on 31 May 1961. 

This was the first European Cup where five-time winners Real Madrid did not make it to the final. 

Teams

 Rapid Wien  Lierse  CDNA Sofia  Spartak Hradec Králové  AGF  Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt  Burnley  IFK Helsingfors  Reims  Panathinaikos  Újpesti Dózsa  Juventus  Jeunesse Esch  Ajax  Glenavon  Fredrikstad  Legia Warsaw  Benfica  Limerick  CCA București  Heart of Midlothian  Barcelona  Real Madrid TH IFK Malmö  Young Boys  Beşiktaş  Hamburger SV  Red Star Belgrade 

Preliminary round
Pot 1Northern EuropePot 2Western EuropePot 3Eastern EuropeDrawnNorthern IrelandEast GermanyPolandNorwayFinlandSwedenDenmarkNetherlandsFranceRepublic of IrelandBelgiumLuxembourgSwitzerlandScotlandSpainPortugalAustriaRomaniaBulgariaTurkeyCzechoslovakiaHungaryYugoslaviaItalyByes Hamburger SV Burnley Panathinaikos

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Bracket

First round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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First leg

Second leg

Barcelona 2–2 Hamburger SV on aggregate; play-off needed.

Benfica won 4–1 on aggregate.

Play-off

Barcelona won play-off 1–0.

Final

Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1960–61 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:

RankPlayerTeamGoals1 José Águas Benfica112 José Augusto Benfica73 Evaristo Barcelona64 Uwe Seeler Hamburger SV55 Klaus Stürmer Hamburger SV4 Luis Suárez Barcelona7 John Amdisen AGF3 Josef Bertalan Rapid Wien Robert Dienst Rapid Wien Charly Dörfel Hamburger SV Claude Dubaële Reims János Göröcs Újpesti Dózsa John Jensen AGF Jimmy Robson Burnley Dominique Rustichelli Reims Santana Benfica Willy Schneider Young Boys

Notes

References

Other websites
1960–61 All matches – season at UEFA website
European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
 All scorers 1960–61 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA
1960-61 European Cup – results and line-ups (archive)

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