The 1961–62 European Cup was the seventh season of the European Cup. 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 in Amsterdam.
Malta entered its champion for the first time this season.
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 4 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.
The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September.
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1 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 Vorwärts team visas to enter the country.
First leg
Second leg
Rangers won 6–4 on aggregate.
Nürnberg won 9–1 on aggregate.
Dukla Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.
Boldklubben 1913 won 15–2 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 11–2 on aggregate.
Servette won 7–1 on aggregate.
Standard Liège won 4–1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur won 10–5 on aggregate.
Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.
Juventus won 3–2 on aggregate.
Austria Wien won 2–0 on aggregate.
Bracket
First round
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First leg
Second leg
Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.
Standard Liège won 7–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.
Juventus won 7–1 on aggregate.
Dukla Prague won 5–4 on aggregate.
Rangers won 6–2 on aggregate.
Nürnberg won 3–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
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1 Real Madrid beat Juventus 3–1 in a play-off to qualify for the semi-finals.
First leg
Second leg
Standard Liège won 4–3 on aggregate.
Real Madrid 1–1 Juventus on aggregate.
Benfica won 7–3 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
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First leg
Second leg
Benfica won 4–3 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 6–0 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1961–62 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:
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 1961–62 European Cup – results and line-ups (archive) European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation