1960–61 European Cup

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1960–61 European Cup
Wankdorf demolition 1.jpg
The Wankdorf Stadium in Bern hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates 29 September 1960 – 31 May 1961
Teams 28
Final positions
Champions Portugal Benfica (1st title)
Runners-up 23x15px Barcelona
Tournament statistics
Matches played 51
Goals scored 164 (3.22 per match)
Top scorer(s) Portugal José Águas (11 goals)

The 1960–61 European Cup was the sixth season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Benfica, who won 3–2 in the final against Barcelona, who had knocked out Spanish rivals Real Madrid, winners of the first five tournaments, in the first round.

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round took place at UEFA headquarters in Paris, France, on Thursday, 7 July 1960.[1] As title holders, Real Madrid received a bye, and the remaining 27 teams were grouped geographically into three pots. The first team drawn in each pot also received a bye, while the remaining clubs would play the preliminary round in September.

Pot 1
Northern Europe
Pot 2
Western Europe
Pot 3
Eastern Europe
Drawn Northern Ireland
East Germany
Poland
Norway
Finland
Sweden
Denmark
Netherlands
France
Republic of Ireland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Scotland
Spain
Portugal
Austria
Romania
Bulgaria
Turkey
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Italy
Byes West Germany Hamburg England Burnley Greece Panathinaikos

The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hearts Scotland 1–5 Portugal Benfica 1–2 0–3
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–5 Hungary Újpesti Dózsa 1–2 0–3
Fredrikstad Norway 4–3 Netherlands Ajax 4–3 0–0
AGF Denmark 3–1 Poland Legia Warsaw 3–0 0–1
Juventus Italy 3–4 Bulgaria CDNA Sofia 2–0 1–4
IFK Helsingfors Finland 2–5 Sweden IFK Malmö 1–3 1–2
Rapid Wien Austria 4–1 Turkey Beşiktaş 4–0 0–1
Limerick Republic of Ireland 2–9 Switzerland Young Boys 0–5 2–4
CCA Bucharest Romania x–wo Czechoslovakia Spartak Hradec Králové
Glenavon Northern Ireland x–wo[fn 1] East Germany Wismut Karl Marx Stadt
Stade Reims France 11–1 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 6–1 5–0
Barcelona 23x15px 5–0 Belgium Lierse 2–0 3–0
  1. Each team was refused visas to the other's country. UEFA authorised neutral venues but Glenavon withdrew due to the higher cost and lower revenue.[2]

First leg

29 September 1960
Hearts Scotland 1–2 Portugal Benfica
Young Goal 80' Report Águas Goal 36'
José Augusto Goal 74'
Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: Marcel Lequesne (France)

28 September 1960
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–2 Hungary Újpesti Dózsa
Kostić Goal 17' Report Göröcs Goal 35'
Kuharszki Goal 68'
Stadion JNA, Belgrade
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Józef Kowal (Poland)

31 August 1960
Limerick Republic of Ireland 0–5 Switzerland Young Boys
Report Wechselberger Goal 54'88'
Willy Schneider Goal 70'
Dürr Goal 76'
Meier Goal 82'

31 August 1960
Fredrikstad Norway 4–3 Netherlands Ajax
Olsen Goal 35'61'
Kristoffersen Goal 49'
Pedersen Goal 59'
Report H. Groot Goal 25'
Swart Goal 37'
Muller Goal 75'
Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Jarl Hansen (Denmark)

14 September 1960
Rapid Wien Austria 4–0 Turkey Beşiktaş
Münir Goal 9' (o.g.)
Dienst Goal 20'
Glechner Goal 86'
Bertalan Goal 90'
Report
Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Stanislav Fencl (Czechoslovakia)

21 September 1960
AGF Denmark 3–0 Poland Legia Warsaw
Amdisen Goal 32'
Kjær-Andersen Goal 54'
J. Jensen Goal 75'
Report
Århus Stadion, Århus
Attendance: 10,268
Referee: Johan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

21 September 1960
Juventus Italy 2–0 Bulgaria CDNA Sofia
Lojodice Goal 5'
Sívori Goal 24'
Report
Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Dittmar Huber (Switzerland)


7 September 1960
Stade Reims France 6–1 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
Vincent Goal 4'59'
Rustichelli Goal 16'
Dubaele Goal 38'64'
Piantoni Goal 85'
Report Meurisse Goal 87'

28 September 1960
Barcelona 23x15px 2–0 Belgium Lierse
Czibor Goal 17'
Luis Suárez Goal 70'
Report
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 42,068
Referee: Giuseppe Adami (Italy)

Second leg

5 October 1960
Benfica Portugal 3–0 Scotland Hearts
Águas Goal 7'60'
José Augusto Goal 49'
Report
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 30,122
Referee: Joseph Barberan (France)

Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.


Újpesti Dózsa won 5–1 on aggregate.


5 October 1960
Young Boys Switzerland 4–2 Republic of Ireland Limerick
Allemann Goal 40'
Willy Schneider Goal 68'72'
Dürr Goal 81'
Report Wallace Goal 36'
O'Reilly Goal 75'
Wankdorfstadion, Bern
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Juan Gardeazabal Garay (Spain)

Young Boys won 9–2 on aggregate.


7 September 1960
Ajax Netherlands 0–0 Norway Fredrikstad
Report
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Frede Hansen (Denmark)

Fredrikstad won 4–3 on aggregate.


5 October 1960
Legia Warsaw Poland 1–0 Denmark AGF
H. Nowak Goal 29' Report

AGF won 3–1 on aggregate.


12 October 1960
CDNA Sofia Bulgaria 4–1 Italy Juventus
Rakarov Goal 19'
Kovachev Goal 56'
Panayotov Goal 68'
Tsanev Goal 75'
Report Nicolè Goal 88'

CDNA Sofia won 4–3 on aggregate.


28 September 1960
IFK Malmö Sweden 2–1 Finland IFK Helsingfors
Lundqvist Goal 22'
Ljung Goal 24'
Report Kivelä Goal 29'

IFK Malmö won 5–2 on aggregate.


28 September 1960
Beşiktaş Turkey 1–0 Austria Rapid Wien
Ahmet Goal 11' Report
Mithat Paşa Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 17,268
Referee: Kostadin Dinov (Bulgaria)

Rapid Wien won 4–1 on aggregate.


5 October 1960
Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg 0–5 France Stade Reims
Report Vincent Goal 50'
Moreau Goal 54'
Heinen Goal 60' (o.g.)
Rustichelli Goal 63'69'

Stade Reims won 11–1 on aggregate.


5 October 1960
Lierse Belgium 0–3 23x15px Barcelona
Report Villaverde Goal 7'
Evaristo Goal 26'77'

Barcelona won 5–0 on aggregate.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benfica Portugal 7–4 Hungary Újpesti Dózsa 6–2 1–2
AGF Denmark 4–0 Norway Fredrikstad 3–0 1–0
Rapid Wien Austria 3–31 East Germany Wismut Karl Marx Stadt 3–1 0–2
IFK Malmö Sweden 2–1 Bulgaria CDNA Sofia 1–0 1–1
Real Madrid 23x15px 3–4 23x15px Barcelona 2–2 1–2
Spartak Hradec Králové Czechoslovakia 1–0 Greece Panathinaikos 1–0 0–0
Burnley England 4–3 France Stade Reims 2–0 2–3
Young Boys Switzerland 3–8 West Germany Hamburg 0–5 3–3

1 Rapid Wien beat Wismut Karl Marx Stadt 1–0 in a play-off to qualify for the second round.

First leg

6 November 1960
Benfica Portugal 6–2 Hungary Újpesti Dózsa
Coluna Goal 1'
Águas Goal 5'11'
Santana Goal 16'28'
José Augusto Goal 88'
Report Göröcs Goal 70'
Pataki Goal 77'
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Victor Schicker (Switzerland)

19 October 1960
AGF Denmark 3–0 Norway Fredrikstad
Amdisen Goal 74'
Overby Goal 83'
Rou Jensen Goal 85'
Report
Århus Stadion, Århus
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Erik Johansson (Sweden)


2 November 1960
IFK Malmö Sweden 1–0 Bulgaria CDNA Sofia
Karlsson Goal 80' Report
Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 7,707
Referee: Josef Kandlbinder (Germany)



16 November 1960
Burnley England 2–0 France Stade Reims
McIlroy Goal 25'
Robson Goal 40'
Report
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 37,404
Referee: José González Echevarría (Spain)

2 November 1960
Young Boys Switzerland 0–5 West Germany Hamburg
Report Stürmer Goal 24'51'
Seeler Goal 35'39'
Neisner Goal 74'
Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Johan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

Second leg

30 November 1960
Újpesti Dózsa Hungary 2–1 Portugal Benfica
Halapi Goal 55'
Szusza Goal 61'
Report Santana Goal 5'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Albert Guinnard (Switzerland)

Benfica won 7–4 on aggregate.


26 October 1960
Fredrikstad Norway 0–1 Denmark AGF
Report Overby Goal 49'
Bislett Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 10,334
Referee: Bengt Lundell (Sweden)

AGF won 4–0 on aggregate.


Wismut Karl Marx Stadt 3–3 Rapid Wien on aggregate.

Rapid Wien won 1–0 in a play-off.


13 November 1960
CDNA Sofia Bulgaria 1–1 Sweden IFK Malmö
Tsanev Goal 21' Report Olofsson Goal 52'

IFK Malmö won 2–1 on aggregate.


23 November 1960
Barcelona 23x15px 2–1 23x15px Real Madrid
Vergés Goal 33'
Evaristo Goal 81'
Report Canário Goal 87'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Reginald Leafe (England)

Barcelona won 4–3 on aggregate.


Spartak Hradec Králové won 1–0 on aggregate.


30 November 1960
Stade Reims France 3–2 England Burnley
Piantoni Goal 50'
Rodzik Goal 56'75'
Report Robson Goal 33'
Connelly Goal 57'
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 36,831
Referee: Manuel Asensi Martín (Spain)

Burnley won 4–3 on aggregate.


27 November 1960
Hamburg West Germany 3–3 Switzerland Young Boys
Stürmer Goal 12'
Dörfel Goal 68'
Walker Goal 86' (o.g.)
Report Bigler Goal 21' (pen.)
Meier Goal 25'
Schneiter Goal 48'

Hamburg won 8–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benfica Portugal 7–2 Denmark AGF 3–1 4–1
Rapid Wien Austria 4–0 Sweden IFK Malmö 2–0 2–0
Barcelona 23x15px 5–1 Czechoslovakia Spartak Hradec Králové 4–0 1–1
Burnley England 4–5 West Germany Hamburg 3–1 1–4

First leg

8 March 1961
Benfica Portugal 3–1 Denmark AGF
Águas Goal 20'60'
José Augusto Goal 50' (pen.)
Report

MatchCentre

Amdisen Goal 52'
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)

22 March 1961
Rapid Wien Austria 2–0 Sweden IFK Malmö
Dienst Goal 44'
Bertalan Goal 87'
Report

MatchCentre

Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Marian Koczner (Poland)


18 January 1961
Burnley England 3–1 West Germany Hamburg
Pilkington Goal 8'60'
Robson Goal 74'
Report

MatchCentre

Dörfel Goal 76'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 46,237
Referee: Tage Sørensen (Denmark)

Second leg

30 March 1961
AGF Denmark 1–4 Portugal Benfica
Germano Goal 77' (o.g.) Report

MatchCentre

José Augusto Goal 2'42'
Águas Goal 32'
Santana Goal 81'
Århus Stadion, Århus
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Marcel Bois (France)

Benfica won 7–2 on aggregate.


Rapid Wien won 4–0 on aggregate.


Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate.


15 March 1961
Hamburg West Germany 4–1 England Burnley
Stürmer Goal 8'
Seeler Goal 41'75'
Dörfel Goal 56'
Report

MatchCentre

Harris Goal 55'
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Aage Poulsen (Denmark)

Hamburg won 5–4 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benfica Portugal 4–1 Austria Rapid Wien 3–0 1–1
Barcelona 23x15px 2–21 West Germany Hamburg 1–0 1–2

1 Barcelona beat Hamburg 1–0 in a play-off to qualify for the final.

First leg

26 April 1961
Benfica Portugal 3–0 Austria Rapid Wien
Coluna Goal 15'
Águas Goal 25'
Cavém Goal 63'
Report

MatchCentre

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Kevin Howley (England)

Second leg

4 May 1961
Rapid Wien Austria 1–1 Portugal Benfica
Skocik Goal 70' Report

MatchCentre

Águas Goal 66'
Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Reginald Leafe (England)

Game abandoned with two minutes to play due to crowd riots and pitch invasion.

Benfica won 4–1 on aggregate.


26 April 1961
Hamburg West Germany 2–1 23x15px Barcelona
Wulf Goal 59'
Seeler Goal 68'
Report

MatchCentre

Kocsis Goal 90'
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Attendance: 71,000
Referee: Gérard Versyp (Belgium)

Hamburg 2–2 Barcelona on aggregate.

Barcelona won 1–0 in play-off.

Final

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31 May 1961
19:00 CEST
Benfica Portugal 3–2 23x15px Barcelona
Águas Goal 31'
Ramallets Goal 32' (o.g.)
Coluna Goal 55'
Report

MatchCentre

Kocsis Goal 21'
Czibor Goal 75'
Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1960–61 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Portugal José Águas Portugal Benfica 11
2 Brazil Evaristo 23x15px Barcelona 6
Portugal José Augusto Portugal Benfica 6
4 West Germany Uwe Seeler West Germany Hamburg 5
5 Portugal Santana Portugal Benfica 4
West Germany Klaus Stürmer West Germany Hamburg 4
23x15px Luis Suárez 23x15px Barcelona 4
8 Denmark John Amdisen Denmark AGF 3
Portugal Mário Coluna Portugal Benfica 3
West Germany Gert Dörfel West Germany Hamburg 3
Hungary János Göröcs Hungary Újpesti Dózsa 3
Sweden Hans Olofsson Sweden IFK Malmö 3
England Jimmy Robson England Burnley 3
France Dominique Rustichelli France Stade Reims 3
France Jean Vincent France Stade Reims 3

References

  1. Corriere dello Sport, 8 July 1960.
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