1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 August 1960 – 27 May 1961 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Fiorentina (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Rangers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 60 (3.33 per match) |
The 1960-61 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup club football tournament was won by Italian club Fiorentina in two-legged final victory against Rangers of Scotland.
Organised by the Mitropa Cup committee, this tournament's edition was recognised by UEFA in 1963, after lobbying by the Italian Football Federation.[1] This was the first season that the tournament took place for the winners of each European country's domestic cup, and was the only one to be decided in a two-legged final. Only ten sides entered the competition,[2] partially due to the low expectations for the new tournament among association football fans,[1] and also to the unofficial nature of this edition.
It is a myth that the low number of entrants was due to few countries already having a domestic cup competition:[1] as happened for the first edition of the European Cup, entrance criteria could be changed by each national federation. Fiorentina entered as runners-up to Juventus in both Coppa Italia and Serie A, Czechoslovakia sent the winners of an unofficial League Cup, and both Hungary and East Germany enrolled their league runners-up.
Contents
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers |
5–4 |  Ferencváros |
4–2 | 1–2 |
Vorwärts Berlin  |
2–3 |  Rudá Hvězda Brno |
2–1 | 0–2 |
First leg
|
1 August 1960
|
| Rangers |
4 – 2 | Ferencváros |
|---|---|---|
Davis  52'Millar 57', 86'Brand 73' |
Report |
Orosz 17' Friedmanszky 79' |
Second leg
Rangers won 5–4 on aggregate.
Rudá Hvězda Brno won 3–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Borussia Mönchengladbach  |
0–11 | Rangers |
0–3 | 0–8 |
FK Austria Wien  |
2–5 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2–0 | 0–5 |
FC Lucerne  |
2–9 | Fiorentina |
0–3 | 2–6 |
| Rudá Hvězda Brno |
0–2 |  Dinamo Zagreb |
0–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
Second leg
|
30 November 1960
|
| Rangers |
8 – 0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter 2' Brand 17', 44', 51'Pfeiffer 31' (o.g.)Millar 45', 53'Davis 65' |
Report |
Rangers won 11–0 on aggregate.
|
30 November 1960
|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
5 – 0 | FK Austria Wien |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkham 1', 26' Mason 35'Broadbent 70', 72' |
Report |
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 5–2 on aggregate.
|
28 December 1960
|
| Fiorentina |
6 – 2 | FC Lucerne |
|---|---|---|
| Antoninho 28', 52', 75' Hamrin 33' (pen.), 46'Milan 38' |
Report |
Frey 43' Hahn 55' |
Fiorentina won 9–2 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 2–0 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers |
3–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2–0 | 1–1 |
| Fiorentina |
4–2 | Dinamo Zagreb |
3–0 | 1–2 |
First leg
Second leg
Rangers won 3–1 on aggregate.
Fiorentina won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final
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First leg
Second leg
Fiorentina won 4–1 on aggregate.
References
See also
External links
- 1960-61 season at UEFA website
- Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- Cup Winners Cup Seasons 1960-61 – results, protocols
- website History Eurocup (Russian) Cup Winners' Cup 1960/61 - protocols games
- website RS Football Archive 1960–61 Cup Winners Cup
