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1961–62 European Cup
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European Cup 1961–62 Overzichten Olympisch Stadion Amsterdam, Bestanddeelnr 906-2648.jpg 300px The Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam hosted the final. 23 August 1961 – 2 May 1962 29 28 POR Benfica 2 ESP 1945 Real Madrid 56 222 2009001 Heinz Strehl (1. FC Nürnberg)8 goals 1960–61 1962–63
The 1961–62 European Cup was the seventh season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Benfica for the second time in a row, beating Real Madrid 5–3 in the final at the Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, on 2 May 1962.https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0219-0e8c04f35082-a8df3b001065-1000--eusebio-stars-in-benfica-s-second-triumph/ Eusébio stars in Benfica's second triumph UEFA 1 September 2014 27 September 2024 This outcome meant that Real Madrid became the first team to win and lose European Cup final. Ferenc Puskás scored his second hat-trick in the final of the competition, and as of May 27th, 2026, is the only player to achieve this feat, as well as being the only final hat-trick scorer to end up on the losing side.https://theanalyst.com/2024/05/champions-league-final-hat-trick Who Has Scored a Champions League Final Hat-Trick? TheAnalyst.com David Segar Opta Analyst 23 May 2024 27 September 2024
Malta entered its champion for the first time this season.
Teams
A total of 29 teams participated in the competition.
For the first time since European Cup inaugural season Spain was represented by only one team – ever-present Real Madrid. Benfica qualified as title holders and since they were also Portuguese champions, runners-up Sporting CP were invited. CDNA Sofia appeared in the sixth edition of European Cup, with only Real Madrid having more appearances in the competition.
Austria Wien, Boldklubben 1913, Tottenham Hotspur, Valkeakosken Haka, Monaco, Hibernians, Feyenoord, Górnik Zabrze and 1. FC Nürnberg made their debut in the competition, while Juventus, Panathinaikos and Fredrikstad returned to the tournament from previous edition.
Servette and Partizan returned to the tournament for the first time since 1956, while Spora Luxembourg and Vasas returned to the competition after five and four years, respectively.
All participants were their respective associations champions, except for Boldklubben 1913, IFK Göteborg and Sporting CP. The first two were leading their respective leagues in spring, but finished third in autumn of 1961.https://www.nifs.no/tabell.php?countryId=5&toDate=1961-06-11&tournamentId=34&stageId=2084 NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk no 9 November 2024
AUT Austria Wien (1st)BEL Standard Liège (1st)BUL 1948 CDNA Sofia (1st)TCH Dukla Prague (1st)DEN Boldklubben 1913 (3rd)GDR Vorwärts Berlin (1st)ENG Tottenham Hotspur (1st)FIN Valkeakosken Haka (1st)FRA 1830 Monaco (1st)GRE old Panathinaikos (1st)HUN Vasas (1st)ITA Juventus (1st)LUX Spora Luxembourg (1st)MLT 1943 Hibernians (1st)NED Feyenoord (1st)NIR Linfield (1st)NOR Fredrikstad (1st)POL 1928 Górnik Zabrze (1st)POR Benfica (1st)THPOR Sporting CP (2nd)IRL Drumcondra (1st)ROU 1952 Steaua București (1st)SCO Rangers (1st)ESP 1945 Real Madrid (1st)SWE IFK Göteborg (3rd)SUI Servette (1st)TUR Fenerbahçe (1st)FRG 1. FC Nürnberg (1st)YUG Partizan (1st)
Preliminary round
Europe Europe blank laea location map before 1990.svg 500 right Location of teams in the 1961–62 European Cup Europe 48.207222 16.420833 Austria bottom
Europe 50.61 5.543333 Standard Liège left
Europe 42.7 23.333333 CDNA Sofia bottom
Europe 49.676944 13.976389 Dukla top
Europe 55.397771 10.350055 B 1913
Europe 52.543056 13.405278 Vorwärts
Europe 51.603333 -0.065833 Tottenham top
Europe 61.268056 24.020278 Haka
Europe 43.7275 7.415556 Monaco left
Europe 37.987222 23.754167 Panathinaikos
Europe 47.503094 19.0982 Vasas
Europe 45.04175 7.650014 Juventus
Europe 49.6156 6.1097 Spora left
Europe 35.90255 14.492745 Hibernians
Europe 51.893889 4.523056 Feyenoord
Europe 54.5825 -5.955278 Linfield left
Europe 59.213049 10.92732 Fredrikstad
Europe 50.288333 18.973056 Górnik Zabrze
Europe 38.757517 -9.172189 Lisbon
Europe 53.3675 -6.251944 Drumcondra
Europe 44.437 26.152 Steaua București
Europe 55.853056 -4.309167 Rangers
Europe 40.453053 -3.688356 Real Madrid top
Europe 57.705833 11.987222 IFK Göteborg
Europe 46.2091 6.1182 Servette left
Europe 41.039206 28.994742 Fenerbahçe
Europe 49.426111 11.125833 Nuremberg bottom
Europe 44.788744 20.459097 Partizan bottom
Europe TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 65 55 80 Lisbon teams
8px Benfica
8px Sporting CP right
The draw for the preliminary round took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 4 July 1961.Corriere dello Sport, 5 July 1961. As title holders, Benfica received a bye, and the remaining 28 teams were grouped geographically into two pots. The first team drawn in each pot also received a bye, while the remaining clubs would play the first round in September.
Pot 1Northern EuropePot 2Southern EuropeDrawnNorthern IrelandEnglandWest GermanyEast GermanyPolandNorwaySwedenDenmarkNetherlandsFranceRepublic of IrelandBelgiumLuxembourgScotlandSpainPortugalSwitzerlandAustriaRomaniaBulgariaGreeceCzechoslovakiaHungaryYugoslaviaItalyMaltaByesFIN Valkeakosken HakaTUR Fenerbahçe
The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September.
Steaua București ROU 1952 0–2 Austria Wien AUT 0–0 0–2
1. FC Nürnberg FRG 9–1 Drumcondra IRL 5–0 4–1
Servette SUI 7–1 Hibernians MLT 1943 5–0 2–1
CDNA Sofia BUL 1948 5–6 Dukla Prague TCH 4–4 1–2
IFK Göteborg SWE 2–11 Feyenoord NED 0–3 2–8
Górnik Zabrze POL 1928 5–10 Tottenham Hotspur ENG 4–2 1–8
Standard Liège BEL 4–1 Fredrikstad NOR 2–1 2–0
Vorwärts Berlin GDR 3–0 Linfield NIR 3–0 – Vorwärts The second leg was scratched and Vorwärts Berlin were advanced to the first round as Linfield were unable to arrange an alternate venue after UK immigration officials refused to issue the East German team visas to enter the country. fn
Monaco FRA 4–6 Rangers SCO 2–3 2–3
Sporting CP POR 1–3 Partizan YUG 1–1 0–2
Panathinaikos GRE old 2–3 Juventus ITA 1–1 1–2
Spora Luxembourg LUX 2–15 Boldklubben 1913 DEN 0–6 2–9
Vasas HUN 1–5 Real Madrid ESP 1945 0–2 1–3
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First leg
Nürnberg v Drumcondra 23 August 1961 18:30 CET 1. FC Nürnberg GER 5–0 Report IRL Drumcondra Müller 10Strehl 15 23Gettinger 46 74 Städtisches Stadion, Nuremberg 30,645 Pieter Paulus Roomer (Netherlands)
Vorwärts Berlin v Linfield 30 August 1961 18:00 CET Vorwärts Berlin GDR 3–0 Report NIR Linfield Kohle 10 38Wirth 52 Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin 15,626 Johan Einar Boström (Sweden)
Monaco v Rangers 5 September 1961 Monaco FRA 2–3 Report SCO Rangers Hess 61Douis 75 pen. Baxter 9Scott 25 85 Stade Louis II, Monaco 6,024 Daniel Zariquiegui Izco (Spain)
Vasas v Real Madrid 6 September 1961 17:30 CET Vasas HUN 0–2 Report ESP 1945 Real Madrid Tejada 6 28 Népstadion, Budapest 85,000 Marcel Bois (France)
Standard Liège v Fredrikstad 6 September 1961 20:30 CET Standard Liège BEL 2–1 Report NOR Fredrikstad Dierendonck 5Paeschen 77 Bergersen 60 Stade de Sclessin, Liège 23,546 Reginald Leafe (England)
IFK Göteborg v Feyenoord 6 September 1961 21:00 CET IFK Göteborg SWE 0–3 Report NED Feyenoord Bouwmeester 31Bennaars 32Temming 41 Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg 5,431 Einar Poulsen (Denmark)
Servette v Hibernians 6 September 1961 21:30 CET Servette SUI 5–0 Report MLT 1943 Hibernians Robbiani 3 30Németh 20Georgy 57 pen. 70 Stade des Charmilles, Geneva 14,739 Cesare Jonni (Italy)
CDNA v Dukla 6 September 1961 CDNA Sofia BUL 1948 4–4 Report TCH Dukla Prague Rankov 31Rakarov 49Romanov 63 84 Jelínek 36Kučera 42Dvořák 52Adamec 60 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia 23,000 Bronisław Bilak (Poland)
Spora v Boldklubben 1913 7 September 1961 Spora Luxembourg LUX 0–6 Report DEN Boldklubben 1913 Løfqvist 6Remy 36 o.g.Bruun 37Rasmussen 50 66Grønning 55 Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City 3,000 Günther Ternieden (West Germany)
Górnik Zabrze v Tottenham Hotspur 13 September 1961 18:00 CET Górnik Zabrze POL 1928 4–2 Report ENG Tottenham Hotspur Norman 8 o.g.Musiałek 20Wilczek 40Pohl 48 Jones 70Dyson 73 Stadion Śląski, Chorzów 55,000 Arthur Blavier (Belgium)
Sporting CP v Partizan 13 September 1961 23:45 CET Sporting CP POR 1–1 Report YUG Partizan Lúcio 87 Vukelić 68 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon 16,302 Josef Gulde (Switzerland)
Panathinaikos v Juventus 20 September 1961 16:30 CET Panathinaikos GRE old 1–1 Report ITA Juventus Papaemmanouil 64 Mora 42 Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens 23,904 Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)
Steaua v Austria 21 September 1961 16:00 CET Steaua București ROU 1952 0–0 Report AUT Austria Wien Stadionul August 23, Bucharest 41,743 Konstantin Zečević (Yugoslavia)
Second leg
Rangers v Monaco 12 September 1961 21:30 CET Rangers SCO 3–2 Report FRA Monaco Christie 47 68Scott 84 Hess 18 77 Ibrox Park, Glasgow 67,501 Juan Gardeazábal (Spain)
Rangers won 6–4 on aggregate.
Dukla v CDNA 13 September 1961 15:45 CET Dukla Prague TCH 2–1 Report BUL 1948 CDNA Sofia Kučera 53Šafránek 69 Rankov 43 Stadion Juliska, Prague 13,142 Grzegorz Placik (Poland)
Dukla Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.
Feyenoord v IFK Göteborg 13 September 1961 21:15 CET Feyenoord NED 8–2 Report SWE IFK Göteborg Temming 3 88Bennaars 9 80Schouten 20Bouwmeester 44 58 59 Danielsson 70Svensson 73 De Kuip, Rotterdam 33,577 Carl Jørgensen (Denmark)
Feyenoord won 11–2 on aggregate.
Drumcondra v Nürnberg 13 September 1961 21:45 CET Drumcondra IRL 1–4 Report GER 1. FC Nürnberg Fullam 16 Strehl 15 47 52 65 Tolka Park, Dublin 10,997 Andries van Leeuwen (Netherlands)
1. FC Nürnberg won 9–1 on aggregate.
Boldklubben 1913 v Spora 13 September 1961 Boldklubben 1913 DEN 9–2 Report LUX Spora Luxembourg Andersen 38 pen. 76 77Løfqvist 45 56 61 82 86Rasmussen 63 Bruns 10Leer 30 Odense Stadion, Odense 9,643 Werner Treichel (West Germany)
Boldklubben 1913 won 15–2 on aggregate.
Partizan v Sporting CP 20 September 1961 16:45 CET Partizan YUG 2–0 Report POR Sporting CP Radović 18Vislavski 87 Stadion JNA, Belgrade 19,755 Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)
Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.
Fredrikstad v Standard Liège 20 September 1961 20:30 CET Fredrikstad NOR 0–2 Report BEL Standard Liège Claessen 68 79 Bislett Stadion, Oslo 25,074 Ken Aston (England)
Standard Liège won 4–1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid v Vasas 20 September 1961 21:30 CET Real Madrid ESP 1945 3–1 Report HUN Vasas Di Stéfano 11 57Tejada 89 Pál 10 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 70,000 Maurice Guigue (France)
Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.
Hibernians v Servette 20 September 1961 Hibernians MLT 1943 1–2 Report SUI Servette Sultana 60 Wüthrich 42Robbiani 78 Empire Stadium, Gżira 4,853 Gennaro Marchese (Italy)
Servette won 7–1 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur v Górnik Zabrze 20 September 1961 Tottenham Hotspur ENG 8–1 Report POL 1928 Górnik Zabrze Blanchflower 8 pen.Jones 20 41 43Smith 45 70Dyson 78White 85 Pohl 28 White Hart Lane, London 56,737 Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)
Tottenham Hotspur won 10–5 on aggregate.
Juventus v Panathinaikos 27 September 1961 22:30 CET Juventus ITA 2–1 Report GRE old Panathinaikos Nicolè 20Rossano 25 Holevas 62 pen. Stadio Comunale, Turin 19,452 Alois Obtulovic (Czechoslovakia)
Juventus won 3–2 on aggregate.
Austria v Steaua 28 September 1961 21:30 CET Austria Wien AUT 2–0 Report ROU 1952 Steaua București Stotz 38 pen.Nemec 40 Praterstadion, Vienna 38,490 Branko Tesanić (Yugoslavia)
Austria Wien won 2–0 on aggregate.
Linfield v Vorwärts Berlin 28 September 1961 Linfield NIR Cancelled Report GDR Vorwärts Berlin Windsor Park, Belfast
Vorwärts Berlin won 3–0 on aggregate.
Bracket
2/2/2/1 y n n y First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final TUR Fenerbahçe 1 0 1 GER 1. FC Nürnberg 2 1 3 AUT Austria Wien 1 1 2 POR Benfica 1 5 6 SUI Servette 4 0 4 CZE Dukla Prague 3 2 5 NED Feyenoord 1 1 2 ENG Tottenham Hotspur 3 1 4 YUG Partizan 1 0 1 ITA Juventus 2 5 7 DEN Boldklubben 1913 0 0 0 ESP 1945 Real Madrid 3 9 12 BEL Standard Liège 5 2 7 FIN Valkeakosken Haka 1 0 1 GDR Vorwärts Berlin 1 1 2 SCO Rangers 2 4 6 GER 1. FC Nürnberg 3 0 3 POR Benfica 1 6 7 CZE Dukla Prague 1 1 2 ENG Tottenham Hotspur 0 4 4 ITA Juventus 0 1 1 (1) ESP 1945 Real Madrid 1 0 1 (3) BEL Standard Liège 4 0 4 SCO Rangers 1 2 3 POR Benfica 3 1 4 ENG Tottenham Hotspur 1 2 3 ESP 1945 Real Madrid 4 2 6 BEL Standard Liège 0 0 0 POR Benfica 5 ESP 1945 Real Madrid 3
First round
Fenerbahçe TUR 1–3 1. FC Nürnberg FRG 1–2 0–1
Austria Wien AUT 2–6 Benfica POR 1–1 1–5
Servette SUI 4–5 Dukla Prague TCH 4–3 0–2
Feyenoord NED 2–4 Tottenham Hotspur ENG 1–3 1–1
Boldklubben 1913 DEN 0–12 Real Madrid ESP 1945 0–3 0–9
Partizan YUG 1–7 Juventus ITA 1–2 0–5
Standard Liège BEL 7–1 Valkeakosken Haka FIN 5–1 2–0
Vorwärts Berlin GDR 2–6 Rangers SCO 1–2 1–4
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First leg
Boldklubben 1913 v Real Madrid 18 October 1961 19:30 CET Boldklubben 1913 DEN 0–3 Report ESP 1945 Real Madrid Puskás 15 83Tejada 87 Odense Stadion, Odense 27,587 Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)
Fenerbahçe v Nürnberg 18 October 1961 Fenerbahçe TUR 1–2 Report FRG 1. FC Nürnberg Bartu 65 Flachenecker 53Strehl 56 Mithatpaşa Stadyumu, Istanbul 13,743 János Pósa Polareczki (Hungary)
Standard Liège v Haka 24 October 1961 19:00 CET Standard Liège BEL 5–1 Report FIN Valkeakosken Haka Dierendonck 12Claessen 33 61 75Paeschen 78 Kumpulampi 76 Stade de Sclessin, Liège 25,391 Valdemar Hansen (Denmark)
Austria v Benfica 31 October 1961 19:30 CET Austria Wien AUT 1–1 Report POR Benfica Stark 69 Águas 31 Praterstadion, Vienna 78,833 Joseph Barbéran (France)
Feyenoord v Tottenham Hotspur 1 November 1961 20:15 CET Feyenoord NED 1–3 Report ENG Tottenham Hotspur Kreijermaat 61 Dyson 42Saul 48 73 De Kuip, Rotterdam 61,700 Leif Gulliksen (Norway)
Servette v Dukla 5 November 1961 Servette SUI 4–3 Report TCH Dukla Prague Fatton 19 67 88Robbiani 84 Adamec 7 50Vacenovský 37 Stade des Charmilles, Geneva 25,644 Gino Rigato (Italy)
Partizan v Juventus 8 November 1961 14:15 CET Partizan YUG 1–2 Report ITA Juventus Vasović 76 Nicolè 35Rosa 73 Stadion JNA, Belgrade 23,472 Victor Schicker (Switzerland)
Vorwärts Berlin v Rangers 15 November 1961 Vorwärts Berlin GDR 1–2 Report SCO Rangers Kohle 27 Caldow 28 pen.Brand 43 Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin 14,268 Johan Heinrich Martens (Netherlands)
Second leg
Real Madrid v Boldklubben 1913 25 October 1961 20:45 CET Real Madrid ESP 1945 9–0 Report DEN Boldklubben 1913 Puskás 7Del Sol 25 43Di Stéfano 29 35 75Gento 55 57Sánchez 88 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 54,000 Raymond Lespineux (Belgium)
Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.
Haka v Standard Liège 2 November 1961 Valkeakosken Haka FIN 0–2 Report BEL Standard Liège Semmeling 78Niittymäki 87 o.g. Tehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski 2,401 Jarl Hansen (Denmark)
Standard Liège won 7–1 on aggregate.
Benfica v Austria 8 November 1961 22:45 CET Benfica POR 5–1 Report AUT Austria Wien Santana 4 82Águas 36 44Eusébio 68 Fernandes 80 o.g. Estádio da Luz, Lisbon 50,000 Marcel Bois (France)
Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate.
Juventus v Partizan 15 November 1961 15:00 CET Juventus ITA 5–0 Report YUG Partizan Nicolè 1Mora 36 61Rosa 55Stacchini 67 Stadio Comunale, Turin 14,347 Josef Gulde (Switzerland)
Juventus won 7–1 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur v Feyenoord 15 November 1961 20:45 CET Tottenham Hotspur ENG 1–1 Report NED Feyenoord Dyson 10 Bennaars 7 White Hart Lane, London 61,957 Birger Nilsen (Norway)
Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.
Dukla v Servette 22 November 1961 13:30 CET Dukla Prague TCH 2–0 Report SUI Servette Kučera 24 27 Stadion Juliska, rague 9,585 Giuseppe Adami (Italy)
Dukla Prague won 5–4 on aggregate.
Rangers v Vorwärts Berlin 23 November 1961 Rangers SCO 4–1 Report GDR Vorwärts Berlin Henderson 37Kalinke 51 o.g.McMillan 65 81 Caldow 67 o.g. Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Swedenfn Rangers The Rangers–Vorwärts Berlin tie was scheduled to be played at Ibrox Park in Glasgow, but was moved to the Malmö Stadion in Malmö, Sweden after the East German club were again refused visas to enter the UK. The original match in Malmö was abandoned due to heavy fog with Rangers leading 1–0, and the match was replayed the following morning. 3,012 Bertil Lööw (Sweden)
Rangers won 6–2 on aggregate.
Nürnberg v Fenerbahçe 3 December 1961 1. FC Nürnberg GER 1–0 Report TUR Fenerbahçe Wild 72 Städtisches Stadion, Nuremberg 42,641 Andor Dorogi (Hungary)
1. FC Nürnberg won 3–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
Play-off
1. FC Nürnberg FRG 3–7 Benfica POR 3–1 0–6
Dukla Prague TCH 2–4 Tottenham Hotspur ENG 1–0 1–4
Juventus ITA 1–1 Real Madrid ESP 1945 0–1 1–0 1–3
Standard Liège BEL 4–3 Rangers SCO 4–1 0–2
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First leg
Nürnberg v Benfica 1 February 1962 15:00 CET 1. FC Nürnberg GER 3–1 Report POR Benfica Flachenecker 31 85Strehl 40 Cavém 10 Städtisches Stadion, Nuremberg 41,010 Thomas Wharton (Scotland)
Standard Liège v Rangers 7 February 1962 19:30 CET Standard Liège BEL 4–1 Report SCO Rangers Claessen 7Crossan 40 51Vliers 56 Wilson 18 Stade de Sclessin, Liège 35,891 Vicente Caballero (Spain)
Juventus v Real Madrid 14 February 1962 15:00 CET Juventus ITA 0–1 Report ESP 1945 Real Madrid Di Stéfano 79 Stadio Comunale, Turin 66,403 Albert Dusch (West Germany)
Dukla v Tottenham Hotspur 14 February 1962 Dukla Prague TCH 1–0 Report ENG Tottenham Hotspur Kučera 59 Stadion Dr. Václava Vacka, Prague 32,475 Josef Stoll (Austria)
Second leg
Rangers v Standard Liège 14 February 1962 Rangers SCO 2–0 Report BEL Standard Liège Brand 28Caldow 89 pen. Ibrox Park, Glasgow 76,730 Leo Horn (Netherlands)
Standard Liège won 4–3 on aggregate.
Real Madrid v Juventus 21 February 1962 20:30 CET Real Madrid ESP 1945 0–1 Report ITA Juventus Sívori 38 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 72,512 Maurice Guigue (France)
Juventus 1–1 Real Madrid on aggregate; play-off needed.
Benfica v Nürnberg 22 February 1962 Benfica POR 6–0 Report FRG 1. FC Nürnberg Águas 3Eusébio 4 55Coluna 21Augusto 63 78 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon 55,000 Gino Rigato (Italy)
Benfica won 7–3 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur v Dukla 26 February 1962 Tottenham Hotspur ENG 4–1 Report TCH Dukla Prague Smith 11 53Mackay 15 54 Jelínek 46 White Hart Lane, London 55,389 Carl Jørgensen (Denmark)
Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.
Play-off
Real Madrid v Juventus play-off 28 February 1962 20:30 CET Real Madrid ESP 1945 3–1 Report ITA Juventus Felo 1Del Sol 65Tejada 82 Sívori 33 Parc des Princes, Paris 36,750 Pierre Schwinte (France)
Real Madrid won 3–1 in play-off.
Semi-finals
Benfica POR 4–3 Tottenham Hotspur ENG 3–1 1–2
Real Madrid ESP 1945 6–0 Standard Liège BEL 4–0 2–0
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First leg
Benfica v Tottenham Hotspur 21 March 1962 Benfica POR 3–1 Report ENG Tottenham Hotspur Simões 5Augusto 19 64 Smith 54 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon 60,000 Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)
Real Madrid v Standard Liège 22 March 1962 20:30 CET Real Madrid ESP 1945 4–0 Report BEL Standard Liège Di Stéfano 24Tejada 38 79Casado 47 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 110,000 Joseph Barbéran (France)
Second leg
Tottenham Hotspur v Benfica 5 April 1962 Tottenham Hotspur ENG 2–1 Report POR Benfica Smith 34Blanchflower 48 pen. Águas 16 White Hart Lane, London 64,448 Aage Poulsen (Denmark)
Benfica won 4–3 on aggregate.
Standard Liège v Real Madrid 12 April 1962 19:30 CET Standard Liège BEL 0–2 Report ESP 1945 Real Madrid Puskás 50Del Sol 59 Stade de Sclessin, Liège 35,000 Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)
Real Madrid won 6–0 on aggregate.
Final
1962 European Cup final
2 May 1962 19:30 CET Benfica POR 5–3 Report
UEFA ESP 1945 Real Madrid Águas 25Cavém 33Coluna 50Eusébio 64 pen. 69 Puskás 18 23 39 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam 61,257 Leo Horn (Netherlands)
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1961–62 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows:
RankPlayerTeamGoals1FRG Heinz StrehlFRG 1. FC Nürnberg82HUN Ferenc PuskásESP 1945 Real Madrid7ESP 1945 Alfredo Di StéfanoESP 1945 Real MadridESP 1945 Justo TejadaESP 1945 Real Madrid5POR José ÁguasPOR Benfica6BEL Roger ClaessenBEL Standard LiègeDEN Bent LøfqvistDEN Boldklubben 1913ENG Bobby SmithENG Tottenham Hotspur9POR EusébioPOR Benfica5TCH Rudolf KučeraTCH Dukla Prague
Notes
References
External links
1961–62 All matches – season at UEFA website
All scorers 1961–62 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA
https://archive.today/20120708060613/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=1961/intro.html 1961–62 European Cup el – results and line-ups (archive)
European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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