About West Berlin XI

The West Berlin XI was a representative football team of West Berlin, entered in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The competition allowed only one team from each trade-fair city, so West Berlin took part with a combined side instead of one of its clubs.

In the first round of the 1961–62 Fairs Cup the West Berlin XI was drawn against FC Barcelona, the finalists of the 1960–61 European Cup.

It won the first match 1–0 at the Olympiastadion in September 1961 but lost the return game 3–0 at the Camp Nou, so Barcelona went through 3–1 on aggregate.