1961–62 European Cup

1961–62 European Cup
Final positions
Champions Benfica (2nd title)
Runners-up Real Madrid
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Ferenc Puskás (7 goals)

The 1961–62 European Cup was the seventh season of the European Cup. The competition was won by Benfica for the second time in a row, beating Real Madrid 5–3 at the Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam.

Contents

Preliminary round

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Steaua Bucureşti 0–2 Austria Wien 0–0 0–2
Nuremberg 9–1 Drumcondra 5–0 4–1
Servette 7–1 Hibernians 5–0 2–1
CDNA Sofia 5–6 Dukla Prague 4–4 1–2
IFK Göteborg 2–11 Feyenoord 0–3 2–8
Górnik Zabrze 5–10 Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 1–8
Standard Liège 4–1 Fredrikstad 2–1 2–0
Vorwärts Berlin 3–0 Linfield 3–0 (w/o)
AS Monaco 4–6 Rangers 2–3 2–3
Sporting CP 1–3 Partizan 1–1 0–2
Panathinaikos 2–3 Juventus 1–1 1–2
Spora Luxembourg 2–15 Boldklubben 1913 0–6 2–9
Vasas 1–5 Real Madrid 0–2 1–3

First leg

21 September 1961
Steaua Bucureşti 0 – 0 Austria Wien Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Konstantin Zečević (Yugoslavia)
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23 August 1961
Nuremberg 5 – 0 Drumcondra Städtisches Stadium, Nuremberg
Attendance: 30,645
Referee: Pieter Paulus Roomer (Netherlands)
Müller  10'
Strehl  15'23'
Gettinger  47'75'
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6 September 1961
Servette 5 – 0 Hibernians Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
Attendance: 14,739
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)
Robbiani  2'30'
Németh  22'
Georgy  56' (pen.)71'
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6 September 1961
CDNA Sofia 4 – 4 Dukla Prague Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Bronisław Bilak (Poland)
Rankov  32'
Rakarov  49'
Romanov  64'86'
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Jelínek  35'
Kučera  42'
Dvořák  53'
Adamec  61'

5 September 1961
IFK Göteborg 0 – 3 Feyenoord Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 5,431
Referee: Einar Poulsen (Denmark)
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Bouwmeester  31'
Bennaars  32'
Temming  41'

13 September 1961
Górnik Zabrze 4 – 2 Tottenham Hotspur Silesian Stadium, Chorzów
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Arthur Blavier (Belgium)
Norman  8' (o.g.)
Musialek  20'
Wilczek  40'
Pol  48'
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Jones  70'
Dyson  73'

6 September 1961
Standard Liège 2 – 1 Fredrikstad Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 23,546
Referee: Reginald Leafe (England)
Dierendonck  5'
Paeschen  77'
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Pedersen  52'

30 August 1961
Vorwärts Berlin 3 – 0 Linfield Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin
Attendance: 15,626
Referee: Johan Einar Boström (Sweden)
Kohle  10'38'
Wirth  52'
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5 September 1961
AS Monaco 2 – 3 Rangers Stade Louis II, Monaco
Attendance: 6,024
Referee: Daniel María Zariquiegui Izco (Spain)
Hess  61'
Douis  75' (pen.)
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Baxter  9'
Scott  25'85'

13 September 1961
Sporting CP 1 – 1 Partizan Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 16,302
Referee: Josef Gulde (Switzerland)
Lúcio  87' Report

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Vukelić  68'

20 September 1961
Panathinaikos 1 – 1 Juventus Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 23,904
Referee: Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)
Papaemmanuil  66' Report

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Mora  45'

7 September 1961
Spora Luxembourg 0 – 6 Boldklubben 1913 Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Günther Ternieden (West Germany)
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Løfqvist  6'36'
Bruun  38'66'
Rasmussen  50'
Grønning-Hansen  55'

6 September 1961
Vasas 0 – 2 Real Madrid Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Marcel Bois (France)
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Tejada  6'26'

Second leg

28 September 1961
Austria Wien 2 – 0 Steaua Bucureşti Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 38,490
Referee: Branko Tesanić (Yugoslavia)
Stotz  38' (pen.)
Němec  41'
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Austria Wien won 2–0 on aggregate.


13 September 1961
Drumcondra 1 – 4 Nuremberg Tolka Park, Dublin
Attendance: 10,997
Referee: Andries van Leeuwen (Netherlands)
Fullam  16' Report

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Strehl  15'47'52'
Healy  70' (o.g.)

Nuremberg won 9–1 on aggregate.


20 September 1961
Hibernians 1 – 2 Servette Empire Stadium, Gżira
Attendance: 4,853
Referee: Gennaro Marchese (Italy)
Sultana  60' Report

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Wüthrich  44'
Robbiani  78'

Servette won 7–1 on aggregate.


13 September 1961
Dukla Prague 2 – 1 CDNA Sofia Stadion Juliska, Prague
Attendance: 13,142
Referee: Grzegorz Placik (Poland)
Kučera  54'
Šafránek  70'
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Rankov  44'

Dukla Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.


13 September 1961
Feyenoord 8 – 2 Gothenburg Feijenoord Stadium, Rotterdam
Attendance: 33,577
Referee: Carl Jørgensen (Denmark)
Temming  3'88'
Bennaars  9'80'
Schouten  20'
Bouwmeester  44'58'59'
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Danielsson  68'
Johansson  70'

Feyenoord won 11–2 on aggregate.


20 September 1961
Tottenham Hotspur 8 – 1 Górnik Zabrze White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 56,737
Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)
Blanchflower  10' (pen.)
Jones  20'26'36'
Smith  38'71'
Dyson  79'
White  90'
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Pol  28'

Tottenham Hotspur won 10–5 on aggregate.


20 September 1961
Fredrikstad 0 – 2 Standard Liège Bislett Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 25,074
Referee: Ken Aston (England)
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Claessen  68'85'

Standard Liège won 4–1 on aggregate.


5 September 1961
Rangers 3 – 2 AS Monaco Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 67,501
Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)
Christie  47'68'
Scott  84'
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Hess  18'77'

Rangers won 6–4 on aggregate.


20 September 1961
Partizan 2 – 0 Sporting CP JNA Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 19,755
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)
Radović  18'
Vislavski  87'
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Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.


27 September 1961
Juventus 2 – 1 Panathinaikos Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 19,452
Referee: Alois Obtulovic (Czechoslovakia)
Nicolè  20'
Rossano  26'
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Holevas  62' (pen.)

Juventus won 3–2 on aggregate.


13 September 1961
Boldklubben 1913 9 – 2 Spora Luxembourg Odense Stadion, Odense
Attendance: 9,643
Referee: Werner Treichel (West Germany)
Andersen  34' (pen.)77'
Løfqvist  44'59'61'87'89'
Rasmussen  75'
Grønning-Hansen  80'
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Scheer  10'
Leer  29'

Boldklubben 1913 won 15–2 on aggregate.


20 September 1961
Real Madrid 3 – 1 Vasas Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)
di Stéfano  12'57'
Tejada  90'
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Pál I  10'

Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.

First round

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Fenerbahçe 1–3 Nuremberg 1–2 0–1
Austria Vienna 2–6 Benfica 1–1 1–5
Servette 4–5 Dukla Prague 4–3 0–2
Feyenoord 2–4 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 1–1
Boldklubben 1913 0–12 Real Madrid 0–3 0–9
FK Partizan 1–7 Juventus 1–2 0–5
Standard Liège 7–1 Haka 5–1 2–0
Vorwärts Berlin 2–6 Rangers 1–2 1–4

First leg

18 October 1961
Fenerbahçe 1 – 2 Nuremberg BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 13,743
Referee: János Pósa Polareczki (Hungary)
Bartu  65' Report

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Flachenecker  52'
Strehl  55'

31 October 1961
Austria Wien 1 – 1 Benfica Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 78,833
Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France)
Stark  70' Report

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Águas  30'

5 November 1961
Servette 4 – 3 Dukla Prague Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
Attendance: 25,644
Referee: Gino Rigato (Italy)
Fatton  24'67'88'
Robbiani  84'
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Adamec  6'49'
Vacenovsky  37'

1 November 1961
Feyenoord 1 – 3 Tottenham Hotspur Feijenoord Stadium, Rotterdam
Attendance: 61,700
Referee: Leif Gulliksen (Norway)
Kreijermaat  62' Report

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Dyson  41'
Saul  47'76'

18 October 1961
Boldklubben 1913 0 – 3 Real Madrid Odense Stadion, Odense
Attendance: 27,587
Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)
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Puskás  15'84'
Tejada  86'

8 November 1961
Partizan 1 – 2 Juventus JNA Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 23,472
Referee: Victor Schicker (Switzerland)
Vasović  76' Report

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Nicolè  35'
Rosa  73'

24 October 1961
Standard Liège 5 – 1 Valkeakosken Haka Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 25,391
Referee: Valdemar Hansen (Denmark)
Dierendonck  20'
Claessen  33'61'70'
Paeschen  78'
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Kumpulampi  76'

15 November 1961
Vorwärts Berlin 1 – 2 Rangers Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin
Attendance: 14,268
Referee: Johan Heinrich Martens (Netherlands)
Kohle  26' Report

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Caldow  25' (pen.)
Brand  43'

Second leg

3 December 1961
Nuremberg 1 – 0 Fenerbahçe Städtisches Stadium, Nuremberg
Attendance: 42,641
Referee: Andor Dorogi (Hungary)
Wild  72' Report

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Nuremberg won 3–1 on aggregate.


8 November 1961
Benfica 5 – 1 Austria Wien Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Marcel Bois (France)
Santana  5'83'
Águas  36'88'
Eusébio  69'
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Fernandes  80' (o.g.)

Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate.


22 November 1961
Dukla Prague 2 – 0 Servette Stadion Juliska, Prague
Attendance: 9,585
Referee: Giuseppe Adami (Italy)
Kučera  24'27' Report

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Dukla Prague won 5–4 on aggregate.


15 November 1961
Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 1 Feyenoord White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 61,957
Referee: Birger Nilsen (Norway)
Dyson  10' Report

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Bennaars  7'

Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.


25 October 1961
Real Madrid 9 – 0 Boldklubben 1913 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Raymond Lespineux (Belgium)
Puskás  8'
del Sol  25'30'
di Stéfano  35'42'73'
Gento  55'57'
Isidro Sánchez  89'
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Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.


15 November 1961
Juventus 5 – 0 FK Partizan Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 14,347
Referee: Josef Gulde (Switzerland)
Nicolè  1'
Mora  36'65'
Rosa  61'
Stacchini  67'
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Juventus won 7–1 on aggregate.


2 November 1961
Valkeakosken Haka 0 – 2 Standard Liège Tehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski
Attendance: 2,401
Referee: Jarl Hansen (Denmark)
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Semmeling  78'
Myttimäki  87' (o.g.)

Standard Liège won 7–1 on aggregate.


23 November 1961
Rangers 4 – 1 Vorwärts Berlin Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 3,012
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)
Henderson  37'
Kalinke  47' (o.g.)
McMillan  68'81'
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Caldow  70' (o.g.)

Rangers won 6–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Nuremberg 3–7 Benfica 3–1 0–6
Dukla Prague 2–4 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 1–4
Juventus 1–11 Real Madrid 0–1 1–0
Standard Liège 4–3 Rangers 4–1 0–2

1 Real Madrid beat Juventus 3–1 in a play-off to qualify for the semi-finals.

First leg

1 February 1962
Nuremberg 3 – 1 Benfica Städtisches Stadium, Nuremberg
Attendance: 41,010
Referee: Thomas Wharton (Scotland)
Flachenecker  31'85'
Strehl  40'
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Cavém  10'

14 February 1962
Dukla Prague 1 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur Stadion Juliska, Prague
Attendance: 32,475
Referee: Josef Stoll (Austria)
Kučera  59' Report

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14 February 1962
Juventus 0 – 1 Real Madrid Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 66,403
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)
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di Stéfano  69'

7 February 1962
Standard Liège 4 – 1 Rangers Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 35,891
Referee: Vicente Caballero (Spain)
Claessen  7'
Crossan  40'51'
Vliers  56'
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Wilson  18'

Second leg

22 February 1962
Benfica 6 – 0 Nuremberg Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Gino Rigato (Italy)
Águas  1'
Eusébio  4'55'
Coluna  20'
Augusto  63'78'
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Benfica won 7–3 on aggregate.


21 February 1962
Tottenham Hotspur 4 – 1 Dukla Prague White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 55,389
Referee: Carl Jørgensen (Denmark)
Smith  11'53'
Mackay  15'54'
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Jelínek  44'

Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.


21 February 1962
Real Madrid 0 – 1 Juventus Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 130,000
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)
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Sívori  39'

Real Madrid 1–1 Juventus on aggregate.

28 February 1962
Real Madrid 3 – 1 Juventus Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 36,750
Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)
Felo  1'
del Sol  65'
Tejada  83'
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Sívori  35'

14 February 1962
Rangers 2 – 0 Standard Liège Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 76,730
Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)
Brand  28'
Caldow  88' (pen.)
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Standard Liège won 4–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Benfica 4–3 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 1–2
Real Madrid 6–0 Standard Liège 4–0 2–0

First leg

21 March 1962
Benfica 3 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)
Simões  6'
Augusto  20'64'
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Smith  55'

22 March 1962
Real Madrid 4 – 0 Standard Liège Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France)
di Stéfano  23'
Tejada  38'78'
Casado  48'
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Second leg

5 April 1962
Tottenham Hotspur 2 – 1 Benfica White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 64,448
Referee: Aage Poulsen (Denmark)
Smith  11'
Blanchflower  48' (pen.)
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Águas  16'

Benfica won 4–3 on aggregate.


12 April 1962
Standard Liège 0 – 2 Real Madrid Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)
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Puskás  50'
del Sol  60'

Real Madrid won 6–0 on aggregate.

Final

2 May 1962
Benfica 5 – 3 Real Madrid Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 61,257
Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)
Águas  25'
Cavém  34'
Coluna  51'
Eusébio  65'68'
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Puskás  17'23'38'

Top scorers

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

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Alfredo di Stéfano Real Madrid 7
Bent Løfqvist Boldklubben 1913 7
Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid 7
Heinz Strehl Nuremberg 7
Justo Tejada Real Madrid 7
6 José Águas Benfica 6
Roger Claessen Standard Liège 6
Bobby Smith Tottenham Hotspur 6
9 Eusébio Benfica 5
Rudolf Kučera Dukla Prague 5
11 Rinus Bennaars Feyenoord 4
Frans Bouwmeester Feyenoord 4
Luis del Sol Real Madrid 4
Terry Dyson Tottenham Hotspur 4
Cliff Jones Tottenham Hotspur 4
José Augusto Benfica 4
Giuliano Robbiani Servette 4
18 Jozef Adamec Dukla Prague 3
Jacques Fatton Servette 3
Gustav Flachenecker Nuremberg 3
André Hess AS Monaco 3
Horst Kohle Vorwärts Berlin 3
Bruno Nicolè Juventus 3
Alex Scott Rangers 3
Mosje Temming Feyenoord 3

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