1960–61 European Cup
1960–61 European Cup
 Wankdorf Stadium in Bern hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 September 1960 – 31 May 1961 |
| Teams | 28 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Benfica(1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Barcelona |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 51 |
| Goals scored | 164 (3.22 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | José Águas (11 goals) |
The 1960–61 European Cup was the sixth season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Benfica, who won 3–2 in the final against Barcelona, who had knocked out Spanish rivals Real Madrid, winners of the first five tournaments, in the first round. Benfica was the first Portuguese team to reach the final and to win the tournament. For the first time a Norwegian club participated.
Wankdorf Stadium in Bern hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 September 1960 – 31 May 1961 |
| Teams | 28 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Benfica(1st title) |
| Runners-up | Barcelona |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 51 |
| Goals scored | 164 (3.22 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | José Águas (11 goals) |
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round took place at UEFA headquarters in Paris, France, on Thursday, 7 July 1960.[2] 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 |  Hamburg |  Burnley |  Panathinaikos |
The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hearts | 1–5 | Benfica | 1–2 | 0–3 |
Red Star Belgrade | 1–5 |  Újpesti Dózsa | 1–2 | 0–3 |
Fredrikstad | 4–3 |  Ajax | 4–3 | 0–0 |
AGF | 3–1 |  Legia Warsaw | 3–0 | 0–1 |
Juventus | 3–4 |  CDNA Sofia | 2–0 | 1–4 |
IFK Helsingfors | 2–5 |  IFK Malmö | 1–3 | 1–2 |
Rapid Wien | 4–1 |  Beşiktaş | 4–0 | 0–1 |
Limerick | 2–9 |  Young Boys | 0–5 | 2–4 |
CCA Bucureşti | x–wo |  Spartak Hradec Králové | – | – |
| Glenavon | x–wo[1] |  Wismut Karl Marx Stadt | – | – |
Stade Reims | 11–1 |  Jeunesse Esch | 6–1 | 5–0 |
| Barcelona | 5–0 |  Lierse | 2–0 | 3–0 |
First leg
Second leg
Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.
Újpesti Dózsa won 5–1 on aggregate.
Young Boys won 9–2 on aggregate.
Fredrikstad won 4–3 on aggregate.
AGF won 3–1 on aggregate.
CDNA Sofia won 4–3 on aggregate.
IFK Malmö won 5–2 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 4–1 on aggregate.
Stade Reims won 11–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 5–0 on aggregate.
Bracket
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| Benfica | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Újpesti Dózsa | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Benfica | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| AGF | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| AGF | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fredrikstad | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Benfica | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rapid Wien | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rapid Wien | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wismut Karl Marx Stadt | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rapid Wien | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| IFK Malmö | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| IFK Malmö | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| CDNA Sofia | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Benfica | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spartak Hradec Králové | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spartak Hradec Králové | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Panathinaikos | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hamburg | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Burnley | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stade Reims | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Burnley | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hamburg | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Young Boys | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hamburg | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 7–4 | Újpesti Dózsa | 6–2 | 1–2 |
| AGF | 4–0 | Fredrikstad | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Rapid Wien | 3–31 | Wismut Karl Marx Stadt | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| IFK Malmö | 2–1 | CDNA Sofia | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Real Madrid | 3–4 | Barcelona | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Spartak Hradec Králové | 1–0 | Panathinaikos | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Burnley | 4–3 | Stade Reims | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Young Boys | 3–8 | Hamburg | 0–5 | 3–3 |
1 Rapid Wien beat Wismut Karl Marx Stadt 1–0 in a play-off to qualify for the second round.
First leg
Second leg
Benfica won 7–4 on aggregate.
AGF won 4–0 on aggregate.
Wismut Karl Marx Stadt 3–3 Rapid Wien on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 1–0 in a play-off.
IFK Malmö won 2–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 4–3 on aggregate.
Spartak Hradec Králové won 1–0 on aggregate.
Burnley won 4–3 on aggregate.
Hamburg won 8–3 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 7–2 | AGF | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| Rapid Wien | 4–0 | IFK Malmö | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Barcelona | 5–1 | Spartak Hradec Králové | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Burnley | 4–5 | Hamburg | 3–1 | 1–4 |
First leg
Second leg
Benfica won 7–2 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 4–0 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate.
Hamburg won 5–4 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 4–1 | Rapid Wien | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Barcelona | 2–21 | Hamburg | 1–0 | 1–2 |
1 Barcelona beat Hamburg 1–0 in a play-off to qualify for the final.
First leg
Second leg
Game abandoned with two minutes to play due to crowd riots and pitch invasion.
Benfica won 4–1 on aggregate.
Hamburg 2–2 Barcelona on aggregate.
Barcelona won 1–0 in play-off.
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1960–61 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Águas | Benfica | 11 |
| 2 |  Evaristo | Barcelona | 6 |
| José Augusto | Benfica | 6 | |
| 4 | Uwe Seeler | Hamburg | 5 |
| 5 | Santana | Benfica | 4 |
| Klaus Stürmer | Hamburg | 4 | |
| Luis Suárez | Barcelona | 4 | |
| 8 | John Amdisen | AGF | 3 |
| Mário Coluna | Benfica | 3 | |
| Gert Dörfel | Hamburg | 3 | |
| János Göröcs | Újpesti Dózsa | 3 | |
| Hans Olofsson | IFK Malmö | 3 | |
| Jimmy Robson | Burnley | 3 | |
| Dominique Rustichelli | Stade Reims | 3 | |
| Jean Vincent | Stade Reims | 3 |