The 1961–62 European Cup was the seventh season of the
European Cup,
UEFA
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's premier club
football
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tournament. The competition was won by
Benfica for the second time in a row, beating
Real Madrid
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5–3 in the
final
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at the
Olympisch Stadion,
Amsterdam
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, on 2 May 1962. This outcome meant that Real Madrid became the first team to win and lose European Cup final.
Ferenc Puskás scored his second
hat-trick
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Origin
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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.
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
Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries, 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
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,
Tottenham Hotspur,
Valkeakosken Haka,
Monaco
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,
Hibernians,
Feyenoord
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,
Górnik Zabrze and
1. FC Nürnberg made their debut in the competition, while
Juventus
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,
Panathinaikos and
Fredrikstad
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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.
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round took place in
Copenhagen
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, Denmark, on 4 July 1961.
['' Corriere dello Sport'', 5 July 1961.] 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.
The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September.
First leg
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Second leg
''Rangers won 6–4 on aggregate.''
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''Dukla Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.''
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''Feyenoord won 11–2 on aggregate.''
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''1. FC Nürnberg won 9–1 on aggregate.''
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''Boldklubben 1913 won 15–2 on aggregate.''
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''Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Standard Liège won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''Servette won 7–1 on aggregate.''
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''Tottenham Hotspur won 10–5 on aggregate.''
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''Juventus won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Austria Wien won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Vorwärts Berlin won 3–0 on aggregate.''
Bracket
First round
First leg
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Second leg
''Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.''
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''Standard Liège won 7–1 on aggregate.''
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''Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''Juventus won 7–1 on aggregate.''
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''Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Dukla Prague won 5–4 on aggregate.''
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''Rangers won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''1. FC Nürnberg won 3–1 on aggregate.''
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Standard Liège won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Juventus 1–1 Real Madrid on aggregate;
play-off needed.''
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''Benfica won 7–3 on aggregate.''
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''Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.''
Play-off
''Real Madrid won 3–1 in play-off.''
Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Benfica won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Real Madrid won 6–0 on aggregate.''
Final
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1961–62 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows:
Notes
References
External links
1961–62 All matches – season at UEFA website* All scorers 1961–62 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according t
protocols UEFA
– results and line-ups (archive)
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