The 1960–61 European Cup was the sixth season of the European Cup

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's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Benfica, who won 3–2 in the final against FC Barcelona

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, who had knocked out Spanish rivals Real Madrid

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, winners of the first five tournaments, in the first round.

Preliminary round

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First leg

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Second leg

Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Újpesti Dózsa won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Young Boys won 9–2 on aggregate.
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Fredrikstad won 4–3 on aggregate.
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AGF won 3–1 on aggregate.
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CDNA Sofia won 4–3 on aggregate.
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IFK Malmö won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Rapid Wien won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Stade Reims won 11–1 on aggregate.
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Barcelona won 5–0 on aggregate.

First round

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¹ Rapid Wien beat Wismut Karl Marx Stadt 1–0 in a play-off to qualify for the Second Round.

First leg

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Second leg

Benfica won 7–4 on aggregate.
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AGF won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Wismut Karl Marx Stadt 3–3 Rapid Wien on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 1–0 in play-off.
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IFK Malmö won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Barcelona won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Spartak Hradec Králové won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Burnley won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Hamburg won 8–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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First leg

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Second leg

Benfica won 7–2 on aggregate.
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Rapid Wien won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Hamburg won 5–4 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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¹ Barcelona beat Hamburg 1–0 in a play-off to qualify for the Final.

First leg

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Second leg

Game abandoned with two minutes to play due to crowd riots and pitch invasion.

Benfica won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Hamburg 2–2 Barcelona on aggregate.
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Barcelona won 1–0 in play-off.

Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1960-61 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	José Águas José Águas José Pinto de Carvalho Santos Águas was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.He endured a lengthy professional spell with Benfica, never scoring less than 18 goals in his first division seasons.-Football career:...	Benfica	11
2	Evaristo Evaristo de Macedo Evaristo de Macedo Filho is a former Brazilian footballer and coach. He was capped by Brazil 14 games scoring 8 goals. He played for Barcelona until 1962. Then, the Catalan officials tried to talk him into taking Spanish citizenship so he can play for Spain, but he refused...	Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....	6
	José Augusto	Benfica	6
4	Uwe Seeler	Hamburg Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...	5
5	Santana Joaquim Santana Silva Guimarães Joaquim Santana Silva Guimarães, known as Santana , was a Portuguese footballer who played as a right winger, with above-average technical skills.-Club career:...	Benfica	4
	Klaus Stürmer Klaus Stürmer Klaus Stürmer was a German football player. He represented Germany on two occasions, including a 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland.-Honours:* DFB-Pokal finalist: 1956....	Hamburg Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...	4
	Luis Suárez Luis Suárez Miramontes Luis Suárez Miramontes , also known by the diminutive Luisito, is a Spanish former footballer and manager. He played as a midfielder for Deportivo de La Coruña, CD España Industrial, CF Barcelona, Internazionale, Sampdoria and Spain. Suárez is regarded as one of Spain's greatest players; as a...	Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....	4
8	John Amdisen John Amdisen John Amdisen was a Danish footballer. During his club career he played for Aarhus Gymnastik Forening. He earned 9 caps for the Denmark national football team, and was in the finals squad for the 1964 European Nations' Cup. He also played two games for the Denmark national under-21 football...	AGF	3
	Mário Coluna Mário Coluna Mário Esteves Coluna is a former Portuguese and Mozambican footballer. He was primarily a left-half and was nicknamed the "O Monstro Sagrado" .-Career:...	Benfica	3
	Gert Dörfel Gert Dörfel Gert "Charly" Dörfel is a retired German football player. He spent nine seasons in the Bundesliga with Hamburger SV...	Hamburg Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...	3
	János Göröcs János Göröcs János Göröcs was a Hungarian footballer. He played for the club Újpesti Dózsa as a striker and a midfielder, and later for Tatabányai Bányász. He played 62 games and scored 19 goals for the Hungary national football team...	Újpesti Dózsa Újpest FC Újpest Football Club , earlier known as Újpesti TE and Újpesti Dózsa, is a Hungarian football club, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club's colours are purple and white...	3
	Hans Olofsson	IFK Malmö IFK Malmö IFK Malmö is a Swedish football club located in Malmö. The club was founded April 23, 1899.- History :The club was founded in 1899 making it the oldest football club in Malmö. IFK participated in the first season of Allsvenskan in 1924/25. The club has altogether played 13 seasons in the premier...	3
	Jimmy Robson Jimmy Robson James "Jimmy" Robson was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He played over 450 matches in the Football League....	Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...	3
	Dominique Rustichelli	Stade Reims	3
	Jean Vincent	Stade Reims	3

External links

• 1960–61 season at UEFA website
• European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation