1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup Explained

Tourney Name:European Cup Winners' Cup
Year:1961–62
Num Teams:23
Champion Other: Atlético Madrid
Count:1
Second Other: Fiorentina
Matches:44
Goals:171
Top Scorer:János Göröcs (Újpest Dózsa)
8 goals
Prevseason:1960–61
Nextseason:1962–63

The 1961–62 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup club football tournament was won by Atlético Madrid of Spain in a replayed final against holders Fiorentina. It was the first season of the tournament to be directly organised by UEFA.[1]

Qualifying phase

Preliminary round

Summary

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Matches

First leg

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Second leg

Motor Jena won 7–3 on aggregate.---- Leixões won 7–6 on aggregate.---- Leicester City won 7–2 on aggregate.---- Atlético Madrid won 7–3 on aggregate.---- Rapid Wien won 5–2 on aggregate.---- Újpest Dózsa won 15–4 on aggregate.----Dunfermline Athletic won 8–1 on aggregate.

First round

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First leg

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Second leg

Motor Jena won 9 - 2 on aggregate.----Leixões won 2 - 1 on aggregate.----Werder Bremen won 5 - 2 on aggregate.----Atlético Madrid won 3 - 1 on aggregate.----Dynamo Žilina won 4 - 2 on aggregate.----Fiorentina won 9 - 3 on aggregate.----Újpest Dózsa won 4 - 3 on aggregate.----Dunfermline Athletic won 5 - 2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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Notes

First leg

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Second leg

Motor Jena won 4–2 on aggregate.     ----

Atlético Madrid won 4 - 2 on aggregate.----Fiorentina won 4 - 2 on aggregate.----Újpest Dózsa won 5 - 3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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First leg

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Second leg

Atlético Madrid won 5 - 0 on aggregate.----Fiorentina won 3 - 0 on aggregate.

Final

See main article: 1962 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.

Replay

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:

RankNameTeamGoals
1 János Göröcs Újpest Dózsa8
2 Kurt Hamrin Fiorentina6
Jorge Mendonça Atlético Madrid6
Joaquín Peiró Atlético Madrid6
Ernő Solymosi Újpest Dózsa6
6 Charlie Dickson Dunfermline Athletic5
Miguel Jones Atlético Madrid5
Béla Kuharszki Újpest Dózsa5
Dieter Lange Carl Zeiss Jena5
Oliveirinha Leixões5
Osvaldo Silva Leixões5

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. August 2010 . European Cup Winners' Cup makes its debut . Uefa.direct . 100 . 15 . . Union of European Football Associations . André . Vieli . 4 July 2011 .