| 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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Atlético Madrid won 5 - 0 on aggregate.----Fiorentina won 3 - 0 on aggregate.
See main article: 1962 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.
The top scorers from the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  János Göröcs | Újpest Dózsa | 8 |
| 2 |  Kurt Hamrin | Fiorentina | 6 |
| Jorge Mendonça | Atlético Madrid | 6 | |
| Joaquín Peiró | Atlético Madrid | 6 | |
| Ernő Solymosi | Újpest Dózsa | 6 | |
| 6 | Charlie Dickson | Dunfermline Athletic | 5 |
| Miguel Jones | Atlético Madrid | 5 | |
| Béla Kuharszki | Újpest Dózsa | 5 | |
| Dieter Lange | Carl Zeiss Jena | 5 | |
| Oliveirinha | Leixões | 5 | |
 Osvaldo Silva | Leixões | 5 | |