The 1961–62 season of the
European Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European association football, football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The competition's official name was originally the European Cup Winners' Cup; it was renam ...
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
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. It was the first season of the tournament to be directly organised by
UEFA
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.
Teams
Bracket
Qualifying phase
Preliminary round
Summary
Matches
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'' Motor Jena won 7–3 on aggregate.''
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'' Leixões won 7–6 on aggregate.''
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'' Leicester City won 7–2 on aggregate.''
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'' Atlético Madrid won 7–3 on aggregate.''
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'' Rapid Wien won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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'' Újpest Dózsa won 15–4 on aggregate.''
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''Dunfermline Athletic won 8–1 on aggregate.''
First round
First leg
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Second leg
''Motor Jena won 9–2 on aggregate.''
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''Leixões won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Werder Bremen won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''Atlético Madrid won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Dynamo Žilina won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Fiorentina won 9–3 on aggregate.''
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''Újpest Dózsa won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Dunfermline Athletic won 5–2 on aggregate.''
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
'' Motor Jena won 4–2 on aggregate.''
Note: Second leg played in
Gera
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after visas denied to the East German players.
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''Atlético Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Fiorentina won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Újpest Dózsa won 5–3 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
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:
See also
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1961–62 European Cup
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, ...
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1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The fourth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1961–62 season. There were five representative teams for some major European cities, three of which lost out in the first round. The final was the first European final to be contested betwee ...
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