1960–61 European Cup

European football tournament European Cup 1960–61 ETH-BIB-Bern, Wankdorf-Stadion, Fussballspiel-LBS H1-016069.tif 275px Wankdorf Stadium in Bern hosted the final. 29 September 1960 – 31 May 1961 28 (26 competed) 25 POR Benfica 1 ESP 1945 Barcelona 51 164 1647692 José Águas (Benfica)11 goals 1959–60 1961–62 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 beat Barcelona 3–2 in the final at Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, on 31 May 1961.https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0219-0e8c04cce57c-7b43d18aa730-1000--benfica-end-madrid-s-golden-age/ Benfica end Madrid's golden age UEFA 7 October 2014 25 September 2024 It was the first time that five-time winners Real Madrid did not make it to the final, when they were knocked out by eventual first-time finalists Barcelona in the first round. Benfica was the first Portuguese team to reach the final and to win the tournament. For the first time a team from Norway participated. However, again two teams withdrew from the competition after initial draw: Romanian CCA București was fearing a shameful elimination in front of the Czechoslovaks,https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/frf-a-interzis-doua-echipe-in-cupele-europene-de-frica-unei-eliminari-rusinoase-si-din-cauza-destrabalarii-bulevardiste-acum-altele-nu-aplica-sa-joace-in-europa-si-bulverseaza-compe-19648061 FRF a interzis două echipe în cupele europene de frica unei eliminări rușinoase și din cauza "destrăbălării bulevardiste", acum altele nu aplică să joace în Europa și bulversează competiția Prosport.ro Romanian The FRF banned two teams from the European Cups for fear of a shameful elimination and because of "boulevardist disorganization", now others are not applying to play in Europe and are disrupting the competition 2 May 2023 3 May 2023 while Northern Irish Glenavon and East German Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt were refused visas to the other's country. UEFA authorised neutral venues but Glenavon withdrew due to the higher cost and lower revenue.Laporte Norman The Other Germany: Perceptions and Influences in British-East German Relations, 1945–1990 1st 2005 Wissner 978-3-89639-485-9 91–106 On 9 November 1960, in a first round game against Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabéu Barcelona's Luis Suárez converted penalty to score a 1000th goal in the history of European Cup. Teams A total of 28 teams were placed in the competition bracket, but finally only 26 participated since Romanian CCA București and Northern Irish Glenavon withdrew from the competition. Spain continued to be represented by two clubs, with Real Madrid qualifying as title holders and Barcelona as Spanish champions. CDNA Sofia appeared in the fifth edition of European Cup, with only Real Madrid having more appearances in the competition. Lierse, Spartak Hradec Králové, Burnley, IFK Helsingfors, Hamburger SV, Panathinaikos, Limerick, Újpesti Dózsa, Fredrikstad and IFK Malmö made their debut, while Rapid Wien, AGF, Reims, Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt, Juventus, Ajax, Legia Warsaw, Benfica, CCA București, Heart of Midlothian and Beşiktaş returned to the competition. All entrants were their respective associations champions, except for title holders Real Madrid, as well as Swedish IFK Malmöhttps://www.nifs.no/tabell.php?countryId=5&toDate=1960-06-19&tournamentId=34&stageId=2085 NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk no 9 November 2024 and Polish Legia Warsaw, who were leaders of their respective leagues in spring, but later finished second. AUT Rapid Wien (1st)BEL Lierse (1st)BUL 1948 CDNA Sofia (1st)TCH Spartak Hradec Králové (1st)DEN AGF (1st)GDR Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt (1st)ENG Burnley (1st)FIN IFK Helsingfors (1st)FRA 1830 Reims (1st)GRE old Panathinaikos (1st)HUN Újpesti Dózsa (1st)ITA Juventus (1st)LUX Jeunesse Esch (1st)NED Ajax (1st)NIR Glenavon (1st)NOR Fredrikstad (1st)POL 1928 Legia Warsaw (2nd)POR Benfica (1st)IRL Limerick (1st)ROU 1952 CCA București (1st)SCO Heart of Midlothian (1st)ESP 1945 Barcelona (1st)ESP 1945 Real Madrid (2nd)THSWE IFK Malmö (2nd)SUI Young Boys (1st)TUR Beşiktaş (1st)FRG Hamburger SV (1st)YUG Red Star Belgrade (1st) Preliminary round Europe Europe blank laea location map before 1990.svg 500 right Location of teams in the 1960–61 European Cup Europe 48.197778 16.265278 Rapid left Europe 51.144167 4.573611 Lierse left Europe 42.7 23.333333 CDNA Sofia Europe 50.206111 15.845278 Spartak top Europe 56.131944 10.196389 AGF top Europe 53.789167 -2.230278 Burnley Europe 60.186944 24.927222 IFK Helsingfors Europe 49.246667 4.025 Reims bottom Europe 50.597778 12.711111 Wismut left Europe 53.587186 9.898633 Hamburg Europe 37.987222 23.754167 Panathinaikos Europe 47.575 19.084722 Újpesti Dózsa Europe 52.674167 -8.6425 Limerick Europe 45.04175 7.650014 Juventus Europe 49.485833 5.976944 Jeunesse Esch Europe 52.343333 4.854167 Ajax Europe 54.453889 -6.336389 Glenavon left Europe 59.213049 10.92732 Fredrikstad Europe 52.23 21.010833 Legia Warsaw Europe 38.753611 -9.182639 Benfica Europe 44.437 26.152 CCA București Europe 55.939167 -3.232222 Hearts Europe 40.453053 -3.688356 Real Madrid top Europe 41.380833 2.122778 Barcelona bottom Europe 55.586111 12.989167 IFK Malmö Europe 46.962778 7.465 Young Boys Europe 41.039206 28.994742 Beşiktaş Europe 44.8162 20.4816 Red Star bottom The draw for the preliminary round took place at UEFA headquarters in Paris, France, on 7 July 1960.Corriere dello Sport, 8 July 1960. 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 1Northern EuropePot 2Western EuropePot 3Eastern EuropeDrawnNorthern IrelandEast GermanyPolandNorwayFinlandSwedenDenmarkNetherlandsFranceRepublic of IrelandBelgiumLuxembourgSwitzerlandScotlandSpainPortugalAustriaRomaniaBulgariaTurkeyCzechoslovakiaHungaryYugoslaviaItalyByesFRG Hamburger SVENG BurnleyGRE old Panathinaikos The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September. Heart of Midlothian SCO 1–5 Benfica POR 1–2 0–3 Red Star Belgrade YUG 1–5 Újpesti Dózsa HUN 1957 1–2 0–3 Fredrikstad NOR 4–3 Ajax NED 4–3 0–0 AGF DEN 3–1 Legia Warsaw POL 1928 3–0 0–1 Juventus ITA 3–4 CDNA Sofia BUL 2–0 1–4 1948 IFK Helsingfors FIN 2–5 IFK Malmö SWE 1–3 1–2 Rapid Wien AUT 4–1 Beşiktaş TUR 4–0 0–1 Limerick IRL 2–9 Young Boys SUI 0–5 2–4 CCA București RPR (w/o)Following Romania's national team loss with 5–0 on aggregate against Czechoslovakia in the 1960 European Nations' Cup quarter-finals, when the communist authorities saw that CCA București had to play with the champion of Czechoslovakia in the European Cup, they withdrew the team from the competition, fearing a shameful elimination in front of the Czechoslovaks. "fn" Spartak Hradec Králové TCH – – 1952 Glenavon NIR (w/o)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. "fn" Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt GDR – – Reims FRA 1830 11–1 Jeunesse Esch LUX 6–1 5–0 Barcelona ESP 5–0 Lierse BEL 2–0 3–0 1945 |} First leg Limerick v Young Boys 31 August 1960 Limerick IRL 0–5 Report SUI Young Boys Wechselberger 54 88Schneider 70Dürr 76Meier 82 Thomond Park, Limerick 8,000 José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain) Fredrikstad v Ajax 31 August 1960 Fredrikstad NOR 4–3 Report NED Ajax Olsen 35Kristoffersen 48Pedersen 59 Borgen 70 C. Groot 26 75Swart 37 Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad 7,500 Jarl Hansen (Denmark) Helsingfors v Malmö 1 September 1960 IFK Helsingfors FIN 1–3 Report SWE IFK Malmö Nevalainen 64 Olofsson 12Ljung 41Borg 60 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki 1,555 Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany) Reims v Jeunesse Esch 7 September 1960 Reims FRA 1830 6–1 Report LUX Jeunesse Esch Vincent 4Rustichelli 16Dubaële 38 59 64Piantoni 85 Meurisse 87 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims 8,150 Reidar Randers-Johansen (Norway) Rapid v Beşiktaş 14 September 1960 20:30 CET Rapid Wien AUT 4–0 Report TUR Beşiktaş Akı 9 o.g.Dienst 20Glechner 86 pen.Bertalan 90 Praterstadion, Vienna 30,000 Stanislav Fencl (Czechoslovakia) AGF v Legia 21 September 1960 AGF DEN 3–0 Report POL 1928 Legia Warsaw Amdisen 32Kjær 51Jensen 75 Aarhus Stadium, Aarhus 10,268 Johan Bronkhorst (Netherlands) Juventus v CDNA 21 September 1960 22:30 CET Juventus ITA 2–0 Report BUL 1948 CDNA Sofia Lojodice 5Sívori 24 Stadio Comunale, Turin 20,16861555 Juventus v CDNA Sofia, 21 September 1960 11 March 2022 Dittmar Huber (Switzerland) Red Star v Újpesti 28 September 1960 16:00 CET Red Star Belgrade YUG 1–2 Report HUN 1957 Újpesti Dózsa Toplak 17 Göröcs 38Kuharszki 68 Stadion JNA, Belgrade 20,000 Józef Kowal (Poland) Barcelona v Lierse 28 September 1960 21:30 CET Barcelona ESP 1945 2–0 Report BEL Lierse Czibor 47Luis Suárez 73 Camp Nou, Barcelona 42,068 Giuseppe Adami (Italy) Heart of Midlothian v Benfica 29 September 1960 21:30 CET Heart of Midlothian SCO 1–2 Report POR Benfica Young 80 Águas 36José Augusto 74 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh 29,500 Marcel Lequesne (France) Second leg Ajax v Fredrikstad 7 September 1960 Ajax NED 0–0 Report NOR Fredrikstad Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam 35,000 Frede Hansen (Denmark) Fredrikstad won 4–3 on aggregate. Malmö v Helsingfors 28 September 1960 IFK Malmö SWE 2–1 Report FIN IFK Helsingfors Lundqvist 22Ljung 28 Kivelä 30 Malmö IP, Malmö 5,202 Günther Ternieden (West Germany) IFK Malmö won 5–2 on aggregate. Beşiktaş v Rapid 28 September 1960 14:30 CET Beşiktaş TUR 1–0 Report AUT Rapid Wien Özataç 11 Mithatpaşa Stadyumu, Istanbul 17,268 Kostadin Dinov (Bulgaria) Rapid Wien won 4–1 on aggregate. Legia v AGF 5 October 1960 Legia Warsaw POL 1928 1–0 Report DEN AGF Nowak 29 Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw 10,64261554 Legia Warsaw v AGF, 5 October 1960 11 March 2022 Leopold Horn (Netherlands) AGF won 3–1 on aggregate. Jeunesse Esch v Reims 5 October 1960 Jeunesse Esch LUX 0–5 Report FRA 1830 Reims Vincent 50Moreau 58Heinen 60 o.g.Rustichelli 63 69 Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette 7,265 Raymond Lespineux (Belgium) Reims won 11–1 on aggregate. Lierse v Barcelona 5 October 1960 19:30 CET Lierse BEL 0–3 Report ESP 1945 Barcelona Villaverde 7Evaristo 26 77 Émile Versé Stadium, Anderlecht 19,110 Giulio Campanati (Italy) Barcelona won 5–0 on aggregate. Benfica v Heart of Midlothian 5 October 1960 Benfica POR 3–0 Report SCO Heart of Midlothian Águas 7 60José Augusto 49 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon 30,122 Joseph Barbéran (France) Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate. Young Boys v Limerick 5 October 1960 20:15 CET Young Boys SUI 4–2 Report IRL Limerick Allemann 40Schneider 68 72Dürr 81 Lynam 36O'Reilly 75 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 21,000 Juan Gardeazabal Garay (Spain) Young Boys won 9–2 on aggregate. Újpesti v Red Star 12 October 1960 16:00 CET Újpesti Dózsa HUN 1957 3–0 Report YUG Red Star Belgrade Borsányi 74Pataki 77Göröcs 88 Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest 15,000 Julian Mytnik (Poland) Újpesti Dózsa won 5–1 on aggregate. CDNA v Juventus 12 October 1960 18:00 CET CDNA Sofia BUL 1948 4–1 Report ITA Juventus Kovachev 20 57Panayotov 67Tsanev 80 Nicolè 89 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia 31,62961556 CDNA Sofia v Juventus, 12 October 1960 11 March 2022 Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland) CDNA Sofia won 4–3 on aggregate. Bracket 2/2/2/1 y 1 n y First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final ESP 1945 Real Madrid 2 1 3 ESP 1945 Barcelona 2 2 4 TCH Spartak Hradec Králové 1 0 1 GRE old Panathinaikos 0 0 0 ENG Burnley 2 2 4 FRA 1830 Reims 0 3 3 SUI Young Boys 0 3 3 FRG Hamburger SV 5 3 8 POR Benfica 6 1 7 HUN 1957 Újpesti Dózsa 2 2 4 DEN AGF 3 1 4 NOR Fredrikstad 0 0 0 AUT Rapid Wien 3 0 3 (1) GDR Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt 1 2 3 (0) SWE IFK Malmö 1 1 2 BUL 1948 CDNA Sofia 0 1 1 ESP 1945 Barcelona 4 1 5 TCH Spartak Hradec Králové 0 1 1 ENG Burnley 3 1 4 FRG Hamburger SV 1 4 5 POR Benfica 3 4 7 DEN AGF 1 1 2 AUT Rapid Wien 2 2 4 SWE IFK Malmö 0 0 0 ESP 1945 Barcelona 1 1 2 (1) FRG Hamburger SV 0 2 2 (0) POR Benfica 3 1 4 AUT Rapid Wien 0 1 1 ESP 1945 Barcelona 2 POR Benfica 3 First round Play-off Benfica POR 7–4 Újpesti Dózsa HUN 1957 6–2 1–2 AGF DEN 4–0 Fredrikstad NOR 3–0 1–0 Rapid Wien AUT 3–3 Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt GDR 3–1 0–2 1–0 IFK Malmö SWE 2–1 CDNA Sofia BUL 1948 1–0 1–1 Real Madrid ESP 3–4 Barcelona ESP 2–2 1–2 1945 1945 Spartak Hradec Králové TCH 1–0 Panathinaikos GRE 1–0 0–0 old Burnley ENG 4–3 Reims FRA 1830 2–0 2–3 Young Boys SUI 3–8 Hamburger SV FRG 0–5 3–3 |} First leg AGF v Fredrikstad 19 October 1960 AGF DEN 3–0 Report NOR Fredrikstad Amdisen 70Overby 85Jensen 86 Aarhus Stadium, Aarhus 9,12361567 AGF v Fredrikstad, 19 October 1960 11 March 2022 Erik Johansson (Sweden) Malmö v CDNA 2 November 1960 IFK Malmö SWE 1–0 Report BUL 1948 CDNA Sofia Karlsson 79 Malmö Stadion, Malmö 7,707 Josef Kandlbinder (Germany) Young Boys v Hamburger SV 2 November 1960 20:15 CET Young Boys SUI 0–5 Report FRG Hamburger SV Stürmer 24 52Seeler 34 39Neisner 72 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 45,000 Johan Bronkhorst (Netherlands) Benfica v Újpesti Dózsa 6 November 1960 16:00 CET Benfica POR 6–2 Report HUN 1957 Újpesti Dózsa Cavém 1Águas 6 28José Augusto 12 87Santana 16 Göröcs 69Szusza 77 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon 55,000 Victor Schicker (Switzerland) Spartak v Panathinaikos 6 November 1960 Spartak Hradec Králové TCH 1–0 Report GRE old Panathinaikos Šonka 89 Všesportovní stadion, Hradec Králové 25,000 Branko Tesanić (Yugoslavia) Rapid v Wismut 9 November 1960 19:30 CET Rapid Wien AUT 3–1 Report GDR Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt Dienst 3Milanović 52Hanappi 61 Wagner 16 Praterstadion, Vienna 25,000 Gaston Grandain (Belgium) Real Madrid v Barcelona 9 November 1960 20:30 CET Real Madrid ESP 1945 2–2 Report ESP 1945 Barcelona Mateos 3Gento 33 Luis Suárez 27 87 pen. Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 84,358 Arthur Edward Ellis (England) Burnley v Reims 16 November 1960 20:30 CET Burnley ENG 2–0 Report FRA 1830 Reims Robson 1McIlroy 22 Turf Moor, Burnley 37,404 José González Echevarría (Spain) Second leg Fredrikstad v AGF 26 October 1960 Fredrikstad NOR 0–1 Report DEN AGF Overby 49 Bislett Stadion, Oslo 10,334 Bengt Lundell (Sweden) AGF won 4–0 on aggregate. CDNA v Malmö 13 November 1960 CDNA Sofia BUL 1948 1–1 Report SWE IFK Malmö Tsanev 21 Olofsson 52 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia 52,000 Johannes Malka (West Germany) IFK Malmö won 2–1 on aggregate. Wismut v Rapid 23 November 1960 14:00 CET Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt GDR 2–0 Report AUT Rapid Wien Bamberger 49Zink 62 Otto-Grotewohl-Stadion, Aue 25,000 Gérard Versyp (Belgium) Rapid Wien 3–3 Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt on aggregate; play-off needed. Barcelona v Real Madrid 23 November 1960 21:00 CET Barcelona ESP 1945 2–1 Report ESP 1945 Real Madrid Vergés 33Evaristo 82 Canário 87 Camp Nou, Barcelona 90,00061580 Barcelona v Real Madrid, 23 November 1960 11 March 2022 Reginald Leafe (England) Barcelona won 4–3 on aggregate. Hamburger SV v Young Boys 27 November 1960 17:30 CET Hamburger SV FRG 3–3 Report SUI Young Boys Stürmer 13Dörfel 72Walker 86 o.g. Bigler 21 pen.Meier 25Schneiter 48 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg 45,000 Pieter Paulus Roomer (Netherlands) Hamburger SV won 8–3 on aggregate. Újpesti Dózsa v Benfica 30 November 1960 17:30 CET Újpesti Dózsa HUN 1957 2–1 Report POR Benfica Halapi 55Szusza 61 Santana 5 Népstadion, Budapest 35,00061576 Újpesti Dózsa v Benfica, 30 November 1960 11 March 2022 Albert Guinnard (Switzerland) Benfica won 7–4 on aggregate. Reims v Burnley 30 November 1960 Reims FRA 1830 3–2 Report ENG Burnley Piantoni 50Rodzik 56 75 Robson 33Connelly 57 Parc des Princes, Paris 36,831 Manuel Asensi Martín (Spain) Burnley won 4–3 on aggregate. Panathinaikos v Spartak 7 December 1960 Panathinaikos GRE old 0–0 Report TCH Spartak Hradec Králové Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens 22,000 Gino Rigato (Italy) Spartak Hradec Králové won 1–0 on aggregate. Play-off Rapid v Wismut play-off 21 December 1960 20:30 CET Rapid Wien AUT 1–0 Report GDR Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt Flögel 4 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 10,000 Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland) Rapid Wien won play-off 1–0. Quarter-finals Benfica POR 7–2 AGF DEN 3–1 4–1 Rapid Wien AUT 4–0 IFK Malmö SWE 2–0 2–0 Barcelona ESP 5–1 Spartak Hradec Králové TCH 4–0 1–1 1945 Burnley ENG 4–5 Hamburger SV FRG 3–1 1–4 |} First leg Burnley v Hamburger SV 18 January 1961 20:30 CET Burnley ENG 3–1 Report FRG Hamburger SV Pilkington 7 59Robson 72 Dörfel 75 Turf Moor, Burnley 46,237 Tage Sørensen (Denmark) Barcelona v Spartak 8 March 1961 21:00 CET Barcelona ESP 1945 4–0 Report TCH Spartak Hradec Králové Tejada 11 64Evaristo 39Kubala 90 pen. Camp Nou, Barcelona 70,000 Giuseppe Adami (Italy) Benfica v AGF 8 March 1961 22:30 CET Benfica POR 3–1 Report DEN AGF Águas 20 58José Augusto 49 pen. Amdisen 51 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon 57,10061587 Benfica v AGF, 8 March 1961 11 March 2022 Maurice Guigue (France) Rapid v Malmö 22 March 1961 19:30 CET Rapid Wien AUT 2–0 Report SWE IFK Malmö Dienst 44Bertalan 87 Praterstadion, Vienna 12,000 Marian Koczner (Poland) Second leg Spartak v Barcelona 15 March 1961 15:00 CET Spartak Hradec Králové TCH 1–1 Report ESP 1945 Barcelona Zikán 33 Luis Suárez 23 Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague 45,000 Concetto Lo Bello (Italy) Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate. Hamburger SV v Burnley 15 March 1961 16:30 CET Hamburger SV FRG 4–1 Report ENG Burnley Stürmer 8Seeler 42 61Dörfel 57 Harris 55 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg 74,00061584 Hamburg v Burnley, 15 March 1961 11 March 2022 Aage Poulsen (Denmark) Hamburger SV won 5–4 on aggregate. AGF v Benfica 30 March 1961 13:30 CET AGF DEN 1–4 Report POR Benfica Jensen 75 José Augusto 1 43Águas 23Santana 76 Aarhus Stadium, Aarhus 22,57761588 AGF v Benfica, 30 March 1961 11 March 2022 Marcel Bois (France) Benfica won 7–2 on aggregate. Malmö v Rapid 3 April 1961 13:30 CET IFK Malmö SWE 0–2 Report AUT Rapid Wien Bertalan 38Flögel 83 Malmö Stadion, Malmö 18,842 Wlodzimierz Storoniak (Poland) Rapid Wien won 4–0 on aggregate. Semi-finals Play-off Benfica POR 4–1 Rapid Wien AUT 3–0 1–1Game abandoned with two minutes to play due to crowd riots and pitch invasion. "fn" Barcelona ESP 2–2 Hamburger SV FRG 1–0 1–2 1–0 1945 |} First leg Barcelona v Hamburger SV 12 April 1961 21:00 CET Barcelona ESP 1945 1–0 Report FRG Hamburger SV Evaristo 46 Camp Nou, Barcelona 48,000 Lucien van Nuffel (Belgium) Benfica v Rapid 26 April 1961 22:45 CET Benfica POR 3–0 Report AUT Rapid Wien Coluna 19Águas 24Cavém 61 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon 65,000 Kevin Howley (England) Second leg Hamburger SV v Barcelona 26 April 1961 17:30 CET Hamburger SV FRG 2–1 Report ESP 1945 Barcelona Wulf 58Seeler 68 Kocsis 90 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg 71,000 Gérard Versyp (Belgium) Barcelona 2–2 Hamburger SV on aggregate; play-off needed. Rapid v Benfica 4 May 1961 19:30 CET Rapid Wien AUT 1–1 Report POR Benfica Skocik 71 Águas 66 Praterstadion, Vienna 63,000 Reginald Leafe (England) Benfica won 4–1 on aggregate. Play-off Barcelona v Hamburger SV play-off 3 May 1961 17:00 CET Barcelona ESP 1945 1–0 Report FRG Hamburger SV Evaristo 42 Heysel Stadium, Brussels 44,000 Tage Sørensen (Denmark) Barcelona won play-off 1–0. Final 1961 European Cup final 31 May 1961 20:00 CET Barcelona ESP 1945 2–3 Report POR Benfica Kocsis 21Czibor 75 Águas 31Ramallets 32 o.g.Coluna 55 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 26,732 Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland) Top goalscorers The top scorers from the 1960–61 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows: RankPlayerTeamGoals1POR José ÁguasPOR Benfica112POR José AugustoPOR Benfica73BRA EvaristoESP 1945 Barcelona64FRG Uwe SeelerFRG Hamburger SV55FRG Klaus StürmerFRG Hamburger SV4ESP 1945 Luis SuárezESP 1945 Barcelona7DEN John AmdisenDEN AGF3AUT Josef BertalanAUT Rapid WienAUT Robert DienstAUT Rapid WienFRG Charly DörfelFRG Hamburger SVFRA Claude DubaëleFRA ReimsHUN 1957 János GöröcsHUN 1957 Újpesti DózsaDEN John JensenDEN AGFENG Jimmy RobsonENG BurnleyFRA Dominique RustichelliFRA ReimsPOR SantanaPOR BenficaSUI Willy SchneiderSUI Young Boys Notes References External links 1960–61 All matches – season at UEFA website European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation All scorers 1960–61 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA https://archive.today/20130701055359/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=1960/intro.html 1960-61 European Cup el – results and line-ups (archive) Category:UEFA Champions League seasons Cup