1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The third Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was the first to be played over a single season, namely the 1960–61 season. Birmingham City once again reached the final, but lost again over two legs, this time to Roma. Once again, a number of countries sent a representative team for one of their main cities.
Contents
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Internazionale  |
14–3 |  Hannover |
8–2 | 6–1 |
Leipzig XI  |
6–61 |  Belgrade XI |
5–2 | 1–4 |
KB  |
11–4 |  Basel XI |
8–1 | 3–3 |
Birmingham City  |
5–3 |  Újpesti Dózsa |
3–2 | 2–1 |
| Zagreb XI |
4–5 | 23x15px Barcelona | 1–1 | 3–4 |
Hibernian  |
(w/o) | Lausanne Sports |
– | – |
Lyon  |
3–4 | Cologne XI |
1–3 | 2–1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise  |
1–4 | Roma |
0–0 | 1–4 |
1 Belgrade XI progressed to the Quarter finals after beating Leipzig XI 2–0 on a play-off match.
First leg
|
13 September 1960
|
| Internazionale |
8–2 | Hannover |
|---|---|---|
Bicicli  21'Zaglio 55'Lindskog 63' (pen.) 73'Corso 70' 76'Firmani 79'Angelillo 90' |
Heiser 49' Fischer 61' |
|
11 September 1960
|
| Leipzig XI |
5–2 | Belgrade XI |
|---|---|---|
| Heydenreich 29', 38' Frenzel 34'Krause 76'Trolitzsch 87' |
Kovačević 33' Mihajlović 73' |
|
19 October 1960
|
| KB |
8–1 | Basel XI |
|---|---|---|
| Petersen 18', 44', 60' Clausen 62'J. Sørensen 72', 76', 86'O. Sørensen 80' |
Hügi II 34' |
Second leg
|
5 October 1960
|
| Hannover |
1–6 | Internazionale |
|---|---|---|
| Heiser 4' |
Angelillo 25' Corso 40'Lindskog 55'Bicchierai 75'Wieczorek 77' (o.g.)Firmani 85' |
Internazionale won 14–3 on aggregate.
|
19 October 1960
|
| Belgrade XI |
4–1 | Leipzig XI |
|---|---|---|
| Tasić 12' Mihajlović 60', 90'Prljinčević 73' (pen.) |
Stiller 24' |
Leipzig XI drew 6–6 with Belgrade XI on aggregate.
Beograd XI won the play-off 2–0.
|
26 October 1960
|
| Basel XI |
3–3 | KB |
|---|---|---|
| Hügi II 11' Siedl 28'Kirchhofer 49' |
Ravn 44' O. Sørensen 45'Ravn 79' |
KB won 11–4 on aggregate.
Birmingham City won 5–3 on aggregate.
|
1 November 1960
|
| Roma |
4–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise |
|---|---|---|
| Giuliano 6' Menichelli 21'Manfredini 39'Lojacono 76' |
Dirickx 81' (pen.) |
Roma won 4–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale |
5–1 | Belgrade XI |
5–0 | 0–1 |
| KB |
4–9 | Birmingham City |
4–4 | 0–5 |
| Barcelona 23x15px | 6–7 | Hibernian |
4–4 | 2–3 |
| Cologne XI |
2–21 | Roma |
0–2 | 2–0 |
1 Roma progressed to the Semifinals after beating Cologne XI 4–1 on a play-off match.
First leg
|
23 November 1960
|
| KB |
4–4 | Birmingham City |
|---|---|---|
| Ravn 34' Clausen 65', 79'Torstensen 84' |
Gordon 36', 57' Singer 49', 61' |
|
27 December 1960
|
Barcelona  |
4–4 | Hibernian |
|---|---|---|
| Kocsis 36', 53', 83' Evaristo 89' |
Baker 7', 74' MacLeod 18'Preston 72' |
Second leg
Internazionale won 5–1 on aggregate.
Birmingham City won 9–4 on aggregate.
|
22 February 1961
|
| Hibernian |
3–2 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Baker 10' Preston 74'Kinloch 85' (pen.) |
Martinez 29' Kocsis 44' |
Hibernian won 7–6 on aggregate.
Roma 2–2 Cologne XI on aggregate.
Roma won 4–1 in play-off.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale |
2–4 | Birmingham City |
1–2 | 1–2 |
| Hibernian |
5–51 | Roma |
2–2 | 3–3 |
1 Roma progressed to the Final after beating Hibernian 6–0 on a play-off match.
First leg
Second leg
Birmingham City won 4–2 on aggregate.
Roma 5–5 Hibernian on aggregate.
Roma won 6–0 in play-off.
Final
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First leg
Second leg
Roma won 4–2 on aggregate.
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