European Cup Winners' Cup 1961/62

European Cup Winners' Cup 1961/62

Cup winners	Spain 1945 Atlético Madrid (1st title)
Beginning	September 7, 1961
final	5th September 1962
Final stadium	Neckar Stadium , Stuttgart
Teams	23
Games	44
Gates	171 (ø 3.89 per game)
Top scorer	Hungary 1957 János Göröcs (8)
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The 1961/62 European Cup Winners 'Cup was the second edition of the European Cup Winners' Cup. For the first time, the competition was organized by UEFA. 23 club teams took part, including the defending champion and current Italian cup winner Fiorentina , another 19 reigning cup winners and three defeated cup finalists (Leicester City, Spartak Warna and Dynamo Žilina). Hungary sent the Újpesti Dózsa SC again the runner-up, as there was a nationwide cup competition only from 1964.

The DFB Cup winner Werder Bremen from Germany, the FDGB Cup winner SC Motor Jena from the GDR , the ÖFB Cup winner SK Rapid Wien from Austria and the FC La Chaux-de-Fonds from Switzerland took part .

Since the first final game on May 10, 1962 in Hampden Park in Glasgow ended 1-1 and the upcoming World Cup there was no possibility for a timely replay, the winner was not determined until four months later. In Stuttgart Neckar Stadium sat Atlético Madrid on September 5 against the defending champion AC Fiorentina 3: 0 by.

mode

As in the previous year, the participants played the winner in pure cup mode with home and away games. If there was a tie after extra time in the second leg, there would have been a playoff on a neutral pitch. The away goals rule did not yet apply. Starting this season, the final was decided in a game on a neutral court. However, if the score was tied after extra time, a replay was scheduled because a penalty shoot-out was not yet planned.

1 round

The first legs took place from September 7 to October 16, the second legs from September 27 to October 18, 1961.

	total		First leg	Return leg
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland	6: 7	Portugal Leixões SC	6: 2	0: 5
Dunfermline Athletic Scotland	8: 1	Ireland St Patrick's Athletic	4: 1	4-0
Rapid Vienna Austria	5: 2	Bulgaria 1948 Spartak Varna	0-0	5: 2
Glenavon FC Northern Ireland	2: 7	England Leicester City	1: 4	1: 3
UA Sedan-Torcy France	3: 7	Spain 1945 Atlético Madrid	2: 3	1: 4
FC Floriana Malta 1943	04:15	Hungary 1957 Újpesti Dózsa SC	2: 5	02:10
Swansea Town Wales	3: 7	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 SC Motor Jena	2: 2 ¹	1: 5

¹The first leg took place in Linz , as the Jena players were denied entry as a result of the Düsseldorf resolutions

2nd round

The first legs took place from October 25 to December 17, the second legs from November 1 to December 19, 1961.

	total		First leg	Return leg
AC Florence Italy	9: 3	Austria Rapid Vienna	3: 1	6: 2
Werder Bremen Germany Federal Republic	5: 2	Denmark Aarhus GF	2-0	3: 2
Dunfermline Athletic Scotland	5: 2	Yugoslavia Vardar Skopje	5-0	0: 2
Leicester City England	1: 3	Spain 1945 Atlético Madrid	1: 1	0: 2
Ajax Amsterdam Netherlands	3: 4	Hungary 1957 Újpesti Dózsa SC	2: 1	1: 3
Olympiacos Piraeus Kingdom of Greece	2: 4	Czechoslovakia Dynamo Žilina	2: 3	0: 1
Leixões SC Portugal	2: 1	Romania 1952 FC Progresul Bucharest	1: 1	1-0
SC Motor Jena Germany Democratic Republic 1949	9: 2	Luxembourg Alliance Dudelange	7-0	2: 2 ¹

¹ Since the Jenaern were denied entry to Luxembourg as a result of the Düsseldorf resolutions , UEFA ultimately decided that the second leg should also take place in the GDR, as Dudelange was unable to finance a game on neutral ground. The return leg took place on 19 December 1961 in Erfurt instead .

Quarter finals

The first legs took place on January 17 and 13/21/22. February, the second legs on 28/20/27 and February 25, 1962.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Werder Bremen Germany Federal Republic	2: 4	Spain 1945 Atlético Madrid	1: 1	1: 3
Újpesti Dózsa SC Hungary 1957	5: 3	Scotland Dunfermline Athletic	4: 3	1-0
Dynamo Žilina Czechoslovakia	3: 4	Italy AC Florence	3: 2	0: 2
SC Motor Jena Germany Democratic Republic 1949	4: 2	Portugal Leixões SC	1: 1	3: 1 ¹

¹ Since the Jenaern were denied entry to Portugal as a result of the Düsseldorf resolutions , Leixões SC suggested that the second leg should also be played in the GDR. The return match was already on 25 February 1962 in Gera instead .

Semifinals

The first leg took place on 21./28. March, the second leg held on April 11, 1962.

	total		First leg	Return leg
AC Florence Italy	3-0	Hungary 1957 Újpesti Dózsa SC	2-0	1-0
SC Motor Jena Germany Democratic Republic 1949	0: 5	Spain 1945 Atlético Madrid	0: 1	0: 4 ¹

¹ As the Jenaern were denied entry to Spain as a result of the Düsseldorf resolutions , UEFA decided to play the second leg in Malmö, Sweden. The game took place on April 11, 1962 in front of 6,000 spectators .