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1960–61 European Cup
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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.[1] 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 Czechoslovakians,[2] 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.[3]
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.
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Teams
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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 Malmö[4] and Polish Legia Warsaw, who were leaders of their respective leagues in spring, but later finished second.
 Rapid Wien (1st) |
 Lierse (1st) |
 CDNA Sofia (1st) |
 Spartak Hradec Králové (1st) |
 AGF (1st) |
 Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt (1st) |
 Burnley (1st) |
 IFK Helsingfors (1st) |
 Reims (1st) |
 Panathinaikos (1st) |
 Újpesti Dózsa (1st) |
 Juventus (1st) |
 Jeunesse Esch (1st) |
 Ajax (1st) |
 Glenavon (1st) |
 Fredrikstad (1st) |
 Legia Warsaw (2nd) |
 Benfica (1st) |
 Limerick (1st) |
 CCA București (1st) |
 Heart of Midlothian (1st) |
 Barcelona (1st) |
Real Madrid (2nd)TH |
 IFK Malmö (2nd) |
 Young Boys (1st) |
 Beşiktaş (1st) |
 Hamburger SV (1st) |
 Red Star Belgrade (1st) |
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Preliminary round
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The draw for the preliminary round took place at UEFA headquarters in Paris, France, on 7 July 1960.[5] 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.
The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September.
First leg
Second leg
Fredrikstad won 4–3 on aggregate.
IFK Malmö won 5–2 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 4–1 on aggregate.
AGF won 3–1 on aggregate.
Reims won 11–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 5–0 on aggregate.
Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.
Young Boys won 9–2 on aggregate.
Újpesti Dózsa won 5–1 on aggregate.
CDNA Sofia won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Bracket
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Benfica
| 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Újpesti Dózsa
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Benfica
| 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| AGF
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| AGF
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fredrikstad
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Benfica
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rapid Wien
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rapid Wien
| 3 | 0 | 3 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
| 1 | 2 | 3 (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rapid Wien
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| IFK Malmö
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| IFK Malmö
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CDNA Sofia
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Benfica
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona
| 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spartak Hradec Králové
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spartak Hradec Králové
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Panathinaikos
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona
| 1 | 1 | 2 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hamburger SV
| 0 | 2 | 2 (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Burnley
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reims
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Burnley
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hamburger SV
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Young Boys
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hamburger SV
| 5 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
First round
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First leg
Second leg
AGF won 4–0 on aggregate.
IFK Malmö won 2–1 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien 3–3 Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt on aggregate; play-off needed.
Barcelona won 4–3 on aggregate.
Hamburger SV won 8–3 on aggregate.
Benfica won 7–4 on aggregate.
Burnley won 4–3 on aggregate.
Spartak Hradec Králové won 1–0 on aggregate.
Play-off
Rapid Wien won play-off 1–0.
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Quarter-finals
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First leg
Second leg
Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate.
Hamburger SV won 5–4 on aggregate.
Benfica won 7–2 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Semi-finals
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First leg
Second leg
Barcelona 2–2 Hamburger SV on aggregate; play-off needed.
Benfica won 4–1 on aggregate.
Play-off
Barcelona won play-off 1–0.
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Final
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1960–61 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:
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Notes
- 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 Czechoslovakians.[2]
- 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.[3]
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