European Cup 1960-61

Winner
SL Benfica
Season 1960-61
Matches
51
26 clubs
Goals
164
3.22 per match
‹ 1959-60 1961-62 ›

Preliminary round

Date Club Club Matches Agg.
31.08.1960
05.10.1960
 Limerick FC BSC Young Boys
0:5
2:4
2:9
31.08.1960
07.09.1960
 Fredrikstad FK AFC Ajax
4:3
0:0
4:3
01.09.1960
28.09.1960
 HIFK Fotboll IFK Malmö
1:3
1:2
2:5
07.09.1960
05.10.1960
 Stade de Reims Jeunesse Esch
6:1
5:0
11:1
14.09.1960
28.09.1960
 SK Rapid Wien Beşiktaş JK
4:0
0:1
4:1
21.09.1960
05.10.1960
 AGF Aarhus Legia Warszawa
3:0
0:1
3:1
21.09.1960
12.10.1960
 Juventus FC CDNA Sofia
2:0
1:4
3:4
28.09.1960
12.10.1960
 Red Star Belgrade Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club
1:2
0:3
1:5
28.09.1960
05.10.1960
 Club de Fútbol Barcelona K Lierse SK
2:0
3:0 *
5:0
29.09.1960
05.10.1960
 Heart of Midlothian FC SL Benfica
1:2
0:3
1:5
CCA București DSO Spartak Hradec Králové w/o**
Glenavon FC BSG Wismut Aue w/o***
* Played at Émile Versé Stadium, Brussels
** CCA București withdrawn by the Romanian authorities
*** Glenavon withdrew: visas refused, neutral venues too costly

1st round

Date Club Club Matches Agg.
19.10.1960
26.10.1960
 AGF Aarhus Fredrikstad FK
3:0
1:0 *
4:0
02.11.1960
13.11.1960
 IFK Malmö CDNA Sofia
1:0
1:1
2:1
02.11.1960
27.11.1960
 BSC Young Boys Hamburger SV
0:5
3:3
3:8
06.11.1960
30.11.1960
 SL Benfica Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club
6:2
1:2
7:4
06.11.1960
07.12.1960
 DSO Spartak Hradec Králové Panathinaikos FC
1:0
0:0
1:0
09.11.1960
23.11.1960
21.12.1960
 SK Rapid Wien BSG Wismut Aue
3:1
0:2
1:0 **
3:3
09.11.1960
23.11.1960
 Real Madrid CF Club de Fútbol Barcelona
2:2
1:2
3:4
16.11.1960
30.11.1960
 Burnley FC Stade de Reims
2:0
2:3 ***
4:3
* Played at Bislett Stadion, Oslo
** Play-off, St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
*** Played at Parc des Princes, Paris

Quarter-final

Date Club Club Matches Agg.
18.01.1961
15.03.1961
 Burnley FC Hamburger SV
3:1
1:4
4:5
08.03.1961
15.03.1961
 Club de Fútbol Barcelona DSO Spartak Hradec Králové
4:0
1:1 *
5:1
08.03.1961
30.03.1961
 SL Benfica AGF Aarhus
3:1
4:1
7:2
22.03.1961
03.04.1961
 SK Rapid Wien IFK Malmö
2:0
2:0
4:0
* Played at Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague

Semi-final

Date Club Club Matches Agg.
12.04.1961
26.04.1961
03.05.1961
 Club de Fútbol Barcelona Hamburger SV
1:0
1:2
1:0 *
2:2
26.04.1961
04.05.1961
 SL Benfica SK Rapid Wien
3:0
1:1 **
4:1
* Play-off, Heysel Stadium, Brussels
** Abandoned two minutes from time (crowd riot, pitch invasion); result stood

Final

Date Club Club Matches Agg.
31.05.1961
 Club de Fútbol Barcelona SL Benfica
2:3 *
2:3
* Wankdorf Stadium, Bern