1962 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final explained

1962 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final
Event:1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Team1:Valencia
Team1score:7
Team2:Barcelona
Team2score:3
Details:on aggregate
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:6
Team2score1:2
Date1:8 September 1962
Stadium1:Estadio Mestalla
City1:Valencia
Referee1:Joseph Barberan, (France)
Attendance1:65,000
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:1
Team2score2:1
Date2:12 September 1962
Stadium2:Camp Nou
City2:Barcelona
Referee2:Giulio Campanati, (Italy)
Attendance2:60,000
Previous:1961
Next:1963

The 1962 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final was the final of the fourth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. It was played on 8 September and 12 September 1962 between Valencia and Barcelona of Spain, it was the first time that two football teams from the same country had contested a European final. It was Valencia's first major European trophy.

Valencia won the tie 7–3 on aggregate after winning the first leg by wide margin, although they were losing twice before getting the win. The second leg ended in a tie.

Route to the final

ValenciaRoundBarcelona
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Nottingham Forest7–12–0 (H)5–1 (A)First round West Berlin XI3–10–1 (A)3–0 (H)
Lausanne-Sport4–34–3 (H)not playedSecond round Dinamo Zagreb7–35–1 (H)2–2 (A)
Internazionale5–32–0 (H)3–3 (A)Quarter-finals Sheffield Wednesday4–32–3 (A)2–0 (H)
MTK Budapest10–33–0 (H)7–3 (A)Semi-finals Crvena zvezda6–12–0 (A)4–1 (H)

Match details

First leg

Valencia:
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GK1 Ricardo Zamora de Grassa
DF
DF Quincoces
DF Manuel Mestre
MF José Sastre
MF Chicão
FW Héctor Núñez
FW Enric Ribelles
FW Waldo
FW Vicente Guillot
FW
Manager:
Alejandro Scopelli
Barcelona:
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GK1 José Manuel Pesudo
DF Julio César Benítez
DF Sígfrid Gràcia
Rodri
Ferran Olivella
MF Martí Vergés
FW Luis Cubilla
FW Sándor Kocsis
FW Cayetano Ré
FW Ramón Alberto Villaverde
FW Antonio Camps
Manager:
László Kubala

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Second leg

Valencia CF win 7–3 on aggregate

See also

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