The 1961–62 season of the
European Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...
club
football
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tournament was won by
Atlético Madrid
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of Spain in a replayed final against holders
Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional football club based in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while the actual club was refounded in August 2002 fo ...
. It was the first season of the tournament to be directly organised by
UEFA
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.
Bracket
Preliminary round
First leg
Second leg
''Dunfermline Athletic won 8–1 on aggregate.''
First round
First leg
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Second leg
''Fiorentina won 9–3 on aggregate.''
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''Leixões won 2–1 on aggregate.''
Quarter-finals
Notes
* Note 1: Second leg played in
Gera
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after visas denied to the East German players.
First leg
Second leg
''Fiorentina won 4–2 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Atlético Madrid won 5–0 on aggregate.''
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''Fiorentina won 3–0 on aggregate.''
Final
Replay
See also
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1961–62 European Cup
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1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
References
External links
Cup Winners' Cup 1961-62 Results at UEFA.com*
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1961–62 Cup Winners Cup
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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup seasons