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.
Teams
Rapid Wien Spartak Varna Žilina Aarhus Leicester City Sedan Carl Zeiss Jena Werder Bremen Olympiacos Újpest St Patrick's Athletic Fiorentina TH Alliance Dudelange Floriana Ajax Glenavon Leixões Progresul București Dunfermline Athletic Atlético Madrid La Chaux-de-Fonds Swansea FK Vardar
Bracket
Qualifying phase Preliminary round Summary
Matches First leg
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
First leg
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
First leg
Second leg
Motor Jena won 4–2 on aggregate.
Note: Second leg played in Gera after visas denied to the East German players.
Atlético Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
Fiorentina won 4–3 on aggregate.
Újpest Dózsa won 5–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Atlético Madrid won 5–0 on aggregate.
Fiorentina won 3–0 on aggregate.
Final
Replay
Top scorers The top scorers from the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:
RankNameTeamGoals1 János Göröcs Újpest Dózsa82 Kurt Hamrin Fiorentina6 Jorge Mendonça Atlético Madrid6 Joaquín Peiró Atlético Madrid6 Ernő Solymosi Újpest Dózsa66 Charlie Dickson Dunfermline Athletic5 Miguel Jones Atlético Madrid5 Béla Kuharszki Újpest Dózsa5 Dieter Lange Carl Zeiss Jena5 Oliveirinha Leixões5 Osvaldo Silva Leixões5
See also 1961–62 European Cup 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
References
External links Cup Winners' Cup 1961-62 Results at UEFA.com Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Cup Winners Cup Seasons 1961-62 – results, protocols website Football Archive