1961–62 European Cup

1961–62 European Cup
The Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates23 August 1961 – 2 May 1962
Teams29 (from 28 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsPortugal Benfica (2nd title)
Runners-upSpain Real Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played55
Goals scored222 (4.04 per match)
Attendance2,009,001 (36,527 per match)
Top scorer(s)Heinz Strehl (1. FC Nürnberg)
8 goals

The 1961–62 European Cup was the seventh season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. 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, Amsterdam, on 2 May 1962.[1] This outcome meant that Real Madrid became the first team to win and lose European Cup final. Ferenc Puskás scored his second hat-trick in the final of the competition, and as of 2024, is the only player to achieve this feat, as well as being the only final hat-trick scorer to end up on the losing side.[2]

Malta entered its champion for the first time this season.

Teams

A total of 29 teams participated in the competition.

For the first time since European Cup inaugural season Spain was represented by only one team – ever present Real Madrid. Benfica qualified as title holders and since they were also Portuguese champions, runners-up Sporting CP were invited. CDNA Sofia appeared in the sixth edition of European Cup, with only Real Madrid having more appearances in the competition.

Austria Wien, Boldklubben 1913, Tottenham Hotspur, Valkeakosken Haka, Monaco, Hibernians, Feyenoord, Górnik Zabrze and 1. FC Nürnberg made their debut in the competition, while Juventus, Panathinaikos and Fredrikstad returned to the tournament from previous edition.

Servette and Partizan returned to the tournament for the first time since 1956, while Spora Luxembourg and Vasas returned to the competition after five and four years, respectively.

All participants were their respective associations champions, except for Boldklubben 1913, IFK Göteborg and Sporting CP. The first two were leading their respective leagues in spring, but finished third in autumn of 1961.[3]

Austria Austria Wien (1st) Belgium Standard Liège (1st) Bulgaria CDNA Sofia (1st) Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague (1st)
Denmark Boldklubben 1913 (3rd) East Germany Vorwärts Berlin (1st) England Tottenham Hotspur (1st) Finland Valkeakosken Haka (1st)
France Monaco (1st) Greece Panathinaikos (1st) Hungary Vasas (1st) Italy Juventus (1st)
Luxembourg Spora Luxembourg (1st) Malta Hibernians (1st) Netherlands Feyenoord (1st) Northern Ireland Linfield (1st)
Norway Fredrikstad (1st) Poland Górnik Zabrze (1st) Portugal Benfica (1st)TH Portugal Sporting CP (2nd)
Republic of Ireland Drumcondra (1st) Romania Steaua București (1st) Scotland Rangers (1st) Spain Real Madrid (1st)
Sweden IFK Göteborg (3rd) Switzerland Servette (1st) Turkey Fenerbahçe (1st) West Germany 1. FC Nürnberg (1st)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan (1st)

Preliminary round

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Location of teams in the 1961–62 European Cup

The draw for the preliminary round took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 4 July 1961.[4] 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
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 Finland Valkeakosken Haka Turkey Fenerbahçe

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
Steaua București Romania 0–2 Austria Austria Wien 0–0 0–2
1. FC Nürnberg West Germany 9–1 Republic of Ireland Drumcondra 5–0 4–1
Servette Switzerland 7–1 Malta Hibernians 5–0 2–1
CDNA Sofia Bulgaria 5–6 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 4–4 1–2
IFK Göteborg Sweden 2–11 Netherlands Feyenoord 0–3 2–8
Górnik Zabrze Poland 5–10 England Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 1–8
Standard Liège Belgium 4–1 Norway Fredrikstad 2–1 2–0
Vorwärts Berlin East Germany 3–0 Northern Ireland Linfield 3–0 – [a]
Monaco France 4–6 Scotland Rangers 2–3 2–3
Sporting CP Portugal 1–3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 1–1 0–2
Panathinaikos Greece 2–3 Italy Juventus 1–1 1–2
Spora Luxembourg Luxembourg 2–15 Denmark Boldklubben 1913 0–6 2–9
Vasas Hungary 1–5 Spain Real Madrid 0–2 1–3

First leg

1. FC Nürnberg Germany5–0Republic of Ireland Drumcondra
Müller 10'
Strehl 15', 23'
Gettinger 46', 74'		 Report
Attendance: 30,645
Referee: Pieter Paulus Roomer (Netherlands)
Vorwärts Berlin East Germany3–0Northern Ireland Linfield
Kohle 10', 38'
Wirth 52'		 Report
Attendance: 15,626
Monaco France2–3Scotland Rangers
Hess 61'
Douis 75' (pen.)		 Report Baxter 9'
Scott 25', 85'
Attendance: 6,024
Vasas Hungary0–2Spain Real Madrid
Report Tejada 6', 28'
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Marcel Bois (France)
Standard Liège Belgium2–1Norway Fredrikstad
Dierendonck 5'
Paeschen 77'		 Report Bergersen 60'
Attendance: 23,546
IFK Göteborg Sweden0–3Netherlands Feyenoord
Report Bouwmeester 31'
Bennaars 32'
Temming 41'
Attendance: 5,431
Referee: Einar Poulsen (Denmark)
Servette Switzerland5–0Malta Hibernians
Robbiani 3', 30'
Németh 20'
Georgy 57' (pen.), 70'		 Report
Attendance: 14,739
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)
CDNA Sofia Bulgaria4–4Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
Rankov 31'
Rakarov 49'
Romanov 63', 84'		 Report Jelínek 36'
Kučera 42'
Dvořák 52'
Adamec 60'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Bronisław Bilak (Poland)
Spora Luxembourg Luxembourg0–6Denmark Boldklubben 1913
Report Løfqvist 6'
Remy 36' (o.g.)
Bruun 37'
Rasmussen 50', 66'
Grønning 55'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Günther Ternieden (West Germany)
Górnik Zabrze Poland4–2England Tottenham Hotspur
Norman 8' (o.g.)
Musiałek 20'
Wilczek 40'
Pohl 48'		 Report Jones 70'
Dyson 73'
Attendance: 55,000
Sporting CP Portugal1–1Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Lúcio 87' Report Vukelić 68'
Attendance: 16,302
Referee: Josef Gulde (Switzerland)
Panathinaikos Greece1–1Italy Juventus
Papaemmanouil 64' Report Mora 42'
Attendance: 23,904
Steaua București Romania0–0Austria Austria Wien
Report
Attendance: 41,743
Referee: Konstantin Zečević (Yugoslavia)

Second leg

Rangers Scotland3–2France Monaco
Christie 47', 68'
Scott 84'		 Report Hess 18', 77'
Attendance: 67,501

Rangers won 6–4 on aggregate.

Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia2–1Bulgaria CDNA Sofia
Kučera 53'
Šafránek 69'		 Report Rankov 43'
Attendance: 13,142
Referee: Grzegorz Placik (Poland)

Dukla Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.

Feyenoord Netherlands8–2Sweden IFK Göteborg
Temming 3', 88'
Bennaars 9', 80'
Schouten 20'
Bouwmeester 44', 58', 59'		 Report Danielsson 70'
Svensson 73'
Attendance: 33,577
Referee: Carl Jørgensen (Denmark)

Feyenoord won 11–2 on aggregate.

Drumcondra Republic of Ireland1–4Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
Fullam 16' Report Strehl 15', 47', 52', 65'
Attendance: 10,997
Referee: Andries van Leeuwen (Netherlands)

1. FC Nürnberg won 9–1 on aggregate.

Boldklubben 1913 Denmark9–2Luxembourg Spora Luxembourg
Andersen 38' (pen.), 76', 77'
Løfqvist 45', 56', 61', 82', 86'
Rasmussen 63'
 Report Bruns 10'
Leer 30'
Attendance: 9,643
Referee: Werner Treichel (West Germany)

Boldklubben 1913 won 15–2 on aggregate.

Partizan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia2–0Portugal Sporting CP
Radović 18'
Vislavski 87'		 Report
Attendance: 19,755

Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.

Fredrikstad Norway0–2Belgium Standard Liège
Report Claessen 68', 79'
Attendance: 25,074
Referee: Ken Aston (England)

Standard Liège won 4–1 on aggregate.

Real Madrid Spain3–1Hungary Vasas
Di Stéfano 11', 57'
Tejada 89'		 Report Pál 10'
Attendance: 70,000

Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.

Hibernians Malta1–2Switzerland Servette
Sultana 60' Report Wüthrich 42'
Robbiani 78'
Attendance: 4,853
Referee: Gennaro Marchese (Italy)

Servette won 7–1 on aggregate.

Tottenham Hotspur England8–1Poland Górnik Zabrze
Blanchflower 8' (pen.)
Jones 20', 41', 43'
Smith 45', 70'
Dyson 78'
White 85'		 Report Pohl 28'
Attendance: 56,737
Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)

Tottenham Hotspur won 10–5 on aggregate.

Juventus Italy2–1Greece Panathinaikos
Nicolè 20'
Rossano 25'		 Report Holevas 62' (pen.)
Attendance: 19,452
Referee: Alois Obtulovic (Czechoslovakia)

Juventus won 3–2 on aggregate.

Austria Wien Austria2–0Romania Steaua București
Stotz 38' (pen.)
Nemec 40'		 Report
Attendance: 38,490
Referee: Branko Tesanić (Yugoslavia)

Austria Wien won 2–0 on aggregate.

Linfield Northern IrelandCancelledEast Germany Vorwärts Berlin
Report

Vorwärts Berlin won 3–0 on aggregate.

Bracket

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
              
Turkey Fenerbahçe 1 0 1
Germany 1. FC Nürnberg 2 1 3
Germany 1. FC Nürnberg 3 0 3
Portugal Benfica 1 6 7
Austria Austria Wien 1 1 2
Portugal Benfica 1 5 6
Portugal Benfica 3 1 4
England Tottenham Hotspur 1 2 3
Switzerland Servette 4 0 4
Czech Republic Dukla Prague 3 2 5
Czech Republic Dukla Prague 1 1 2
England Tottenham Hotspur 0 4 4
Netherlands Feyenoord 1 1 2
England Tottenham Hotspur 3 1 4
Portugal Benfica 5
Spain Real Madrid 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 1 0 1
Italy Juventus 2 5 7
Italy Juventus 0 1 1 (1)
Spain Real Madrid 1 0 1 (3)
Denmark Boldklubben 1913 0 0 0
Spain Real Madrid 3 9 12
Spain Real Madrid 4 2 6
Belgium Standard Liège 0 0 0
Belgium Standard Liège 5 2 7
Finland Valkeakosken Haka 1 0 1
Belgium Standard Liège 4 0 4
Scotland Rangers 1 2 3
East Germany Vorwärts Berlin 1 1 2
Scotland Rangers 2 4 6

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fenerbahçe Turkey 1–3 West Germany 1. FC Nürnberg 1–2 0–1
Austria Wien Austria 2–6 Portugal Benfica 1–1 1–5
Servette Switzerland 4–5 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 4–3 0–2
Feyenoord Netherlands 2–4 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 1–1
Boldklubben 1913 Denmark 0–12 Spain Real Madrid 0–3 0–9
Partizan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–7 Italy Juventus 1–2 0–5
Standard Liège Belgium 7–1 Finland Valkeakosken Haka 5–1 2–0
Vorwärts Berlin East Germany 2–6 Scotland Rangers 1–2 1–4

First leg

Boldklubben 1913 Denmark0–3Spain Real Madrid
Report Puskás 15', 83'
Tejada 87'
Attendance: 27,587
Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)
Fenerbahçe Turkey1–2West Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
Bartu 65' Report Flachenecker 53'
Strehl 56'
Attendance: 13,743
Referee: János Pósa Polareczki (Hungary)
Standard Liège Belgium5–1Finland Valkeakosken Haka
Dierendonck 12'
Claessen 33', 61', 75'
Paeschen 78'		 Report Kumpulampi 76'
Attendance: 25,391
Referee: Valdemar Hansen (Denmark)
Austria Wien Austria1–1Portugal Benfica
Stark 69' Report Águas 31'
Attendance: 78,833
Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France)
Feyenoord Netherlands1–3England Tottenham Hotspur
Kreijermaat 61' Report Dyson 42'
Saul 48', 73'
Attendance: 61,700
Referee: Leif Gulliksen (Norway)
Servette Switzerland4–3Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
Fatton 19', 67', 88'
Robbiani 84'		 Report Adamec 7', 50'
Vacenovský 37'
Attendance: 25,644
Referee: Gino Rigato (Italy)
Partizan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1–2Italy Juventus
Vasović 76' Report Nicolè 35'
Rosa 73'
Attendance: 23,472
Referee: Victor Schicker (Switzerland)
Vorwärts Berlin East Germany1–2Scotland Rangers
Kohle 27' Report Caldow 28' (pen.)
Brand 43'
Attendance: 14,268
Referee: Johan Heinrich Martens (Netherlands)

Second leg

Real Madrid Spain9–0Denmark Boldklubben 1913
Puskás 7'
Del Sol 25', 43'
Di Stéfano 29', 35', 75'
Gento 55', 57'
Sánchez 88'		 Report
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Raymond Lespineux (Belgium)

Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.

Valkeakosken Haka Finland0–2Belgium Standard Liège
Report Semmeling 78'
Niittymäki 87' (o.g.)
Attendance: 2,401
Referee: Jarl Hansen (Denmark)

Standard Liège won 7–1 on aggregate.

Benfica Portugal5–1Austria Austria Wien
Santana 4', 82'
Águas 36', 44'
Eusébio 68'		 Report Fernandes 80' (o.g.)
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Marcel Bois (France)

Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate.

Juventus Italy5–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Nicolè 1'
Mora 36', 61'
Rosa 55'
Stacchini 67'		 Report
Attendance: 14,347
Referee: Josef Gulde (Switzerland)

Juventus won 7–1 on aggregate.

Tottenham Hotspur England1–1Netherlands Feyenoord
Dyson 10' Report Bennaars 7'
Attendance: 61,957
Referee: Birger Nilsen (Norway)

Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.

Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia2–0Switzerland Servette
Kučera 24', 27' Report
Attendance: 9,585
Referee: Giuseppe Adami (Italy)

Dukla Prague won 5–4 on aggregate.

Rangers Scotland4–1East Germany Vorwärts Berlin
Henderson 37'
Kalinke 51' (o.g.)
McMillan 65', 81'		 Report Caldow 67' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,012
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)

Rangers won 6–2 on aggregate.

1. FC Nürnberg Germany1–0Turkey Fenerbahçe
Wild 72' Report
Attendance: 42,641
Referee: Andor Dorogi (Hungary)

1. FC Nürnberg won 3–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Paly-off
1. FC Nürnberg West Germany 3–7 Portugal Benfica 3–1 0–6
Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia 2–4 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 1–4
Juventus Italy 1–1 Spain Real Madrid 0–1 1–0 1–3
Standard Liège Belgium 4–3 Scotland Rangers 4–1 0–2

First leg

1. FC Nürnberg Germany3–1Portugal Benfica
Flachenecker 31', 85'
Strehl 40'		 Report Cavém 10'
Attendance: 41,010
Standard Liège Belgium4–1Scotland Rangers
Claessen 7'
Crossan 40', 51'
Vliers 56'		 Report Wilson 18'
Attendance: 35,891
Referee: Vicente Caballero (Spain)
Juventus Italy0–1Spain Real Madrid
Report Di Stéfano 79'
Attendance: 66,403
Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia1–0England Tottenham Hotspur
Kučera 59' Report
Attendance: 32,475
Referee: Josef Stoll (Austria)

Second leg

Rangers Scotland2–0Belgium Standard Liège
Brand 28'
Caldow 89' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 76,730

Standard Liège won 4–3 on aggregate.

Real Madrid Spain0–1Italy Juventus
Report Sívori 38'
Attendance: 72,512

Juventus 1–1 Real Madrid on aggregate; play-off needed.

Benfica Portugal6–0West Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
Águas 3'
Eusébio 4', 55'
Coluna 21'
Augusto 63', 78'		 Report
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Gino Rigato (Italy)

Benfica won 7–3 on aggregate.

Tottenham Hotspur England4–1Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
Smith 11', 53'
Mackay 15', 54'		 Report Jelínek 46'
Attendance: 55,389
Referee: Carl Jørgensen (Denmark)

Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.

Play-off

Real Madrid Spain3–1Italy Juventus
Felo 1'
Del Sol 65'
Tejada 82'		 Report Sívori 33'
Attendance: 36,750

Real Madrid won 3–1 in play-off.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benfica Portugal 4–3 England Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 1–2
Real Madrid Spain 6–0 Belgium Standard Liège 4–0 2–0

First leg

Benfica Portugal3–1England Tottenham Hotspur
Simões 5'
Augusto 19', 64'		 Report Smith 54'
Attendance: 60,000
Real Madrid Spain4–0Belgium Standard Liège
Di Stéfano 24'
Tejada 38', 79'
Casado 47'		 Report
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France)

Second leg

Tottenham Hotspur England2–1Portugal Benfica
Smith 34'
Blanchflower 48' (pen.)		 Report Águas 16'
Attendance: 64,448
Referee: Aage Poulsen (Denmark)

Benfica won 4–3 on aggregate.

Standard Liège Belgium0–2Spain Real Madrid
Report Puskás 50'
Del Sol 59'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)

Real Madrid won 6–0 on aggregate.

Final

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Benfica Portugal5–3Spain Real Madrid
Águas 25'
Cavém 33'
Coluna 50'
Eusébio 64' (pen.), 69'		 Report UEFA Puskás 18', 23', 39'
Attendance: 61,257

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 1961–62 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows:

Rank Player Team Goals
1 West Germany Heinz Strehl West Germany 1. FC Nürnberg 8
2 Hungary Ferenc Puskás Spain Real Madrid 7
Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano Spain Real Madrid
Spain Justo Tejada Spain Real Madrid
5 Portugal José Águas Portugal Benfica 6
Belgium Roger Claessen Belgium Standard Liège
Denmark Bent Løfqvist Denmark Boldklubben 1913
England Bobby Smith England Tottenham Hotspur
9 Portugal Eusébio Portugal Benfica 5
Czechoslovakia Rudolf Kučera Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague

Notes

  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 East German team visas to enter the country.
  2. ^ The Rangers–Vorwärts Berlin tie was scheduled to be played at Ibrox Park in Glasgow, but was moved to the Malmö Stadion in Malmö, Sweden after the East German club were again refused visas to enter the UK. The original match in Malmö was abandoned due to heavy fog with Rangers leading 1–0, and the match was replayed the following morning.

References

  1. ^ "Eusébio stars in Benfica's second triumph". UEFA.com. UEFA. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ Segar, David (23 May 2024). "Who Has Scored a Champions League Final Hat-Trick?". TheAnalyst.com. Opta Analyst. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  3. ^ "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  4. ^ Corriere dello Sport, 5 July 1961.