1960–61 European Cup#Preliminary round

A total of 28 teams were placed in the competition bracket, but finally only 26 participated since Romanian CCA București and Northern Irish Glenavon withdrew from the competition.

Spain continued to be represented by two clubs, with Real Madrid qualifying as title holders and Barcelona as Spanish champions. CDNA Sofia appeared in the fifth edition of European Cup, with only Real Madrid having more appearances in the competition.

Lierse, Spartak Hradec Králové, Burnley, IFK Helsingfors, Hamburger SV, Panathinaikos, Limerick, Újpesti Dózsa, Fredrikstad and IFK Malmö made their debut, while Rapid Wien, AGF, Reims, Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt, Juventus, Ajax, Legia Warsaw, Benfica, CCA București, Heart of Midlothian and Beşiktaş returned to the competition.

All entrants were their respective associations champions, except for title holders Real Madrid, as well as Swedish IFK Malmö{{cite web |url=https://www.nifs.no/tabell.php?countryId=5&toDate=1960-06-19&tournamentId=34&stageId=2085 |title=NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk |language=no |access-date=9 November 2024}} and Polish Legia Warsaw, who were leaders of their respective leagues in spring, but later finished second.

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{{location map~ |Europe |lat=51.144167 |long= 4.573611 |label=Lierse|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=42.7 |long=23.333333 |label=CDNA Sofia}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=50.206111 |long=15.845278 |label=Spartak|position=top}}

{{location map~ |Europe |lat=56.131944 |long=10.196389 |label=AGF|position=top}}

{{location map~ |Europe |lat=53.789167 |long=-2.230278 |label=Burnley}}

{{location map~ |Europe |lat=60.186944 |long=24.927222 |label=IFK Helsingfors}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=49.246667 |long= 4.025 |label=Reims|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=50.597778 |long=12.711111 |label=Wismut|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=53.587186 |long= 9.898633 |label=Hamburg}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=37.987222 |long=23.754167 |label=Panathinaikos}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=47.575 |long=19.084722 |label=Újpesti Dózsa}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=52.674167 |long=-8.6425 |label=Limerick}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=45.04175 |long= 7.650014 |label=Juventus}}

{{location map~ |Europe |lat=49.485833 |long= 5.976944 |label=Jeunesse Esch}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=52.343333 |long= 4.854167 |label=Ajax}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=54.453889 |long=-6.336389 |label=Glenavon|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=59.213049 |long=10.92732 |label=Fredrikstad}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=52.23 |long=21.010833 |label=Legia Warsaw}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=38.753611 |long=-9.182639 |label=Benfica}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=44.437 |long=26.152 |label=CCA București}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=55.939167 |long=-3.232222 |label=Hearts}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=40.453053 |long=-3.688356 |label=Real Madrid|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=41.380833 |long= 2.122778 |label=Barcelona|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=55.586111 |long=12.989167 |label=IFK Malmö}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=46.962778 |long= 7.465 |label=Young Boys}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=41.039206 |long=28.994742 |label=Beşiktaş}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=44.8162 |long=20.4816 |label=Red Star|position=bottom}}

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The draw for the preliminary round took place at UEFA headquarters in Paris, France, on 7 July 1960.Corriere dello Sport, 8 July 1960. As title holders, Real Madrid received a bye, and the remaining 27 teams were grouped geographically into three pots. The first team drawn in each pot also received a bye, while the remaining clubs would play the preliminary round in September.

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The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Heart of Midlothian|SCO|1–5|Benfica|POR|1–2|0–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Red Star Belgrade|YUG|1–5|Újpesti Dózsa|HUN|var2=1957|1–2|0–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Fredrikstad|NOR|4–3|Ajax|NED|4–3|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|AGF|DEN|3–1|Legia Warsaw|POL|var2=1928|3–0|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Juventus|ITA|3–4|CDNA Sofia|BUL|2–0|1–4|var2=1948}}

{{TwoLegResult|IFK Helsingfors|FIN|2–5|IFK Malmö|SWE|1–3|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Rapid Wien|AUT|4–1|Beşiktaş|TUR|4–0|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Limerick|IRL|2–9|Young Boys|SUI|0–5|2–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|CCA București|ROU|(w/o){{efn|Following Romania's national team loss with 5–0 on aggregate against Czechoslovakia in the 1960 European Nations' Cup quarter-finals, when the communist authorities saw that CCA București had to play with the champion of Czechoslovakia in the European Cup, they withdrew the team from the competition, fearing a shameful elimination in front of the Czechoslovakians.|group="fn"}}|Spartak Hradec Králové|TCH|–|–|var1=1952}}

{{TwoLegResult|Glenavon|NIR|(w/o){{efn|Each team was refused visas to the other's country. UEFA authorised neutral venues but Glenavon withdrew due to the higher cost and lower revenue.|group="fn"}}|Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt|GDR|–|–}}

{{TwoLegResult|Reims|FRA|var1=1830|11–1|Jeunesse Esch|LUX|6–1|5–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Barcelona|ESP|5–0|Lierse|BEL|2–0|3–0|var1=1945}}

|}

{{football box

|id=Limerick v Young Boys

|date=31 August 1960

|time=

|team1=Limerick {{fbaicon|IRL}}

|score=0–5

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61545--limerick-vs-young-boys/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|SUI}} Young Boys

|goals1=

|goals2=Wechselberger {{goal|54||88}}
Schneider {{goal|70}}
Dürr {{goal|76}}
Meier {{goal|82}}

|stadium=Thomond Park, Limerick

|attendance=8,000

|referee=José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Fredrikstad v Ajax

|date=31 August 1960

|time=

|team1=Fredrikstad {{fbaicon|NOR}}

|score=4–3

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61543--fredrikstad-vs-ajax/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|NED}} Ajax

|goals1=Olsen {{goal|35}}
Kristoffersen {{goal|48}}
Pedersen {{goal|59}}
Borgen {{goal|70}}

|goals2=C. Groot {{goal|26||75}}
Swart {{goal|37}}

|stadium=Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad

|attendance=7,500

|referee=Jarl Hansen (Denmark)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Helsingfors v Malmö

|date=1 September 1960

|time=

|team1=IFK Helsingfors {{fbaicon|FIN}}

|score=1–3

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/68416--hifk-vs-ifk-malmo/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Malmö

|goals1=Nevalainen {{goal|64}}

|goals2=Olofsson {{goal|12}}
Ljung {{goal|41}}
Borg {{goal|60}}

|stadium=Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

|attendance=1,555

|referee=Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Reims v Jeunesse Esch

|date=7 September 1960

|time=

|team1=Reims {{fbaicon|FRA|1830}}

|score=6–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61549--reims-vs-jeunesse-esch/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|LUX}} Jeunesse Esch

|goals1=Vincent {{goal|4}}
Rustichelli {{goal|16}}
Dubaële {{goal|38||59||64}}
Piantoni {{goal|85}}

|goals2=Meurisse {{goal|87}}

|stadium=Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims

|attendance=8,150

|referee=Reidar Randers-Johansen (Norway)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Rapid v Beşiktaş

|date=14 September 1960

|time=20:30 CET

|team1=Rapid Wien {{fbaicon|AUT}}

|score=4–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61551--rapid-wien-vs-besiktas/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|TUR}} Beşiktaş

|goals1=Akı {{goal|9|o.g.}}
Dienst {{goal|20}}
Glechner {{goal|86|pen.}}
Bertalan {{goal|90}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Praterstadion, Vienna

|attendance=30,000

|referee=Stanislav Fencl (Czechoslovakia)

}}

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{{football box

|id=AGF v Legia

|date=21 September 1960

|time=

|team1=AGF {{fbaicon|DEN}}

|score=3–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61553--agf-vs-legia/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|POL|1928}} Legia Warsaw

|goals1=Amdisen {{goal|32}}
Kjær {{goal|51}}
Jensen {{goal|75}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Aarhus Stadium, Aarhus

|attendance=10,268

|referee=Johan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Juventus v CDNA

|date=21 September 1960

|time=22:30 CET

|team1=Juventus {{fbaicon|ITA}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61555--juventus-vs-cska-sofia/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|BUL|1948}} CDNA Sofia

|goals1=Lojodice {{goal|5}}
Sívori {{goal|24}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadio Comunale, Turin

|attendance=20,168{{UEFA match attendance|61555|Juventus v CDNA Sofia, 21 September 1960|access-date=11 March 2022}}

|referee=Dittmar Huber (Switzerland)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Red Star v Újpesti

|date=28 September 1960

|time=16:00 CET

|team1=Red Star Belgrade {{fbaicon|YUG}}

|score=1–2

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61559--crvena-zvezda-vs-ujpest/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|HUN|1957}} Újpesti Dózsa

|goals1=Toplak {{goal|17}}

|goals2=Göröcs {{goal|38}}
Kuharszki {{goal|68}}

|stadium=Stadion JNA, Belgrade

|attendance=20,000

|referee=Józef Kowal (Poland)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Barcelona v Lierse

|date=28 September 1960

|time=21:30 CET

|team1=Barcelona {{fbaicon|ESP|1945}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61557--barcelona-vs-lierse/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|BEL}} Lierse

|goals1=Czibor {{goal|47}}
Luis Suárez {{goal|73}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Camp Nou, Barcelona

|attendance=42,068

|referee=Giuseppe Adami (Italy)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Heart of Midlothian v Benfica

|date=29 September 1960

|time=21:30 CET

|team1=Heart of Midlothian {{fbaicon|SCO}}

|score=1–2

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61561/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica

|goals1=Young {{goal|80}}

|goals2=Águas {{goal|36}}
José Augusto {{goal|74}}

|stadium=Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

|attendance=29,500

|referee=Marcel Lequesne (France)

}}

{{football box

|id=Ajax v Fredrikstad

|date=7 September 1960

|time=

|team1=Ajax {{fbaicon|NED}}

|score=0–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61544--ajax-vs-fredrikstad/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|NOR}} Fredrikstad

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam

|attendance=35,000

|referee=Frede Hansen (Denmark)

}}

Fredrikstad won 4–3 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id=Malmö v Helsingfors

|date=28 September 1960

|time=

|team1=IFK Malmö {{fbaicon|SWE}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/68417--ifk-malmo-vs-hifk/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|FIN}} IFK Helsingfors

|goals1=Lundqvist {{goal|22}}
Ljung {{goal|28}}

|goals2=Kivelä {{goal|30}}

|stadium=Malmö IP, Malmö

|attendance=5,202

|referee=Günther Ternieden (West Germany)

}}

IFK Malmö won 5–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id=Beşiktaş v Rapid

|date=28 September 1960

|time=14:30 CET

|team1=Beşiktaş {{fbaicon|TUR}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61552--besiktas-vs-rapid-wien/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

|goals1=Özataç {{goal|11}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Mithatpaşa Stadyumu, Istanbul

|attendance=17,268

|referee=Kostadin Dinov (Bulgaria)

}}

Rapid Wien won 4–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id=Legia v AGF

|date=5 October 1960

|time=

|team1=Legia Warsaw {{fbaicon|POL|1928}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61554--legia-vs-agf/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|DEN}} AGF

|goals1=Nowak {{goal|29}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw

|attendance=10,642{{UEFA match attendance|61554|Legia Warsaw v AGF, 5 October 1960|access-date=11 March 2022}}

|referee=Leopold Horn (Netherlands)

}}

AGF won 3–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id=Jeunesse Esch v Reims

|date=5 October 1960

|time=

|team1=Jeunesse Esch {{fbaicon|LUX}}

|score=0–5

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61550--jeunesse-esch-vs-reims/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|FRA|1830}} Reims

|goals1=

|goals2=Vincent {{goal|50}}
Moreau {{goal|58}}
Heinen {{goal|60|o.g.}}
Rustichelli {{goal|63||69}}

|stadium=Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette

|attendance=7,265

|referee=Raymond Lespineux (Belgium)

}}

Reims won 11–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id=Lierse v Barcelona

|date=5 October 1960

|time=19:30 CET

|team1=Lierse {{fbaicon|BEL}}

|score=0–3

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61558--lierse-vs-barcelona/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Barcelona

|goals1=

|goals2=Villaverde {{goal|7}}
Evaristo {{goal|26||77}}

|stadium=Émile Versé Stadium, Anderlecht

|attendance=19,110

|referee=Giulio Campanati (Italy)

}}

Barcelona won 5–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id=Benfica v Heart of Midlothian

|date=5 October 1960

|time=

|team1=Benfica {{fbaicon|POR}}

|score=3–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61562/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|SCO}} Heart of Midlothian

|goals1=Águas {{goal|7||60}}
José Augusto {{goal|49}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

|attendance=30,122

|referee=Joseph Barbéran (France)

}}

Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id=Young Boys v Limerick

|date=5 October 1960

|time=20:15 CET

|team1=Young Boys {{fbaicon|SUI}}

|score=4–2

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61546--young-boys-vs-limerick/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|IRL}} Limerick

|goals1=Allemann {{goal|40}}
Schneider {{goal|68||72}}
Dürr {{goal|81}}

|goals2=Lynam {{goal|36}}
O'Reilly {{goal|75}}

|stadium=Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

|attendance=21,000

|referee=Juan Gardeazabal Garay (Spain)

}}

Young Boys won 9–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id=Újpesti v Red Star

|date=12 October 1960

|time=16:00 CET

|team1=Újpesti Dózsa {{fbaicon|HUN|1957}}

|score=3–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61560--ujpest-vs-crvena-zvezda/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|YUG}} Red Star Belgrade

|goals1=Borsányi {{goal|74}}
Pataki {{goal|77}}
Göröcs {{goal|88}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest

|attendance=15,000

|referee=Julian Mytnik (Poland)

}}

Újpesti Dózsa won 5–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id=CDNA v Juventus

|date=12 October 1960

|time=18:00 CET

|team1=CDNA Sofia {{fbaicon|BUL|1948}}

|score=4–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61556--juventus-vs-cska-sofia/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus

|goals1=Kovachev {{goal|20||57}}
Panayotov {{goal|67}}
Tsanev {{goal|80}}

|goals2=Nicolè {{goal|89}}

|stadium=Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

|attendance=31,629{{UEFA match attendance|61556|CDNA Sofia v Juventus, 12 October 1960|access-date=11 March 2022}}

|referee=Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

}}

CDNA Sofia won 4–3 on aggregate.

{{16TeamBracket|legs=2/2/2/1|aggregate=y|byes=1|seeds=n|nowrap=y

|RD1=First round

|RD2=Quarter-finals

|RD3=Semi-finals

|RD4=Final

|RD1-team01={{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica

|RD1-score01-1=6

|RD1-score01-2=1

|RD1-score01-agg=7

|RD1-team02={{fbaicon|HUN|1957}} Újpesti Dózsa

|RD1-score02-1=2

|RD1-score02-2=2

|RD1-score02-agg=4

|RD1-team03={{fbaicon|DEN}} AGF

|RD1-score03-1=3

|RD1-score03-2=1

|RD1-score03-agg=4

|RD1-team04={{fbaicon|NOR}} Fredrikstad

|RD1-score04-1=0

|RD1-score04-2=0

|RD1-score04-agg=0

|RD1-team05={{fbaicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

|RD1-score05-1=3

|RD1-score05-2=0

|RD1-score05-agg=3 (1)

|RD1-team06={{fbaicon|GDR}} Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt

|RD1-score06-1=1

|RD1-score06-2=2

|RD1-score06-agg=3 (0)

|RD1-team07={{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Malmö

|RD1-score07-1=1

|RD1-score07-2=1

|RD1-score07-agg=2

|RD1-team08={{fbaicon|BUL|1948}} CDNA Sofia

|RD1-score08-1=0

|RD1-score08-2=1

|RD1-score08-agg=1

|RD1-team09={{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Real Madrid

|RD1-score09-1=2

|RD1-score09-2=1

|RD1-score09-agg=3

|RD1-team10={{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Barcelona

|RD1-score10-1=2

|RD1-score10-2=2

|RD1-score10-agg=4

|RD1-team11={{fbaicon|TCH}} Spartak Hradec Králové

|RD1-score11-1=1

|RD1-score11-2=0

|RD1-score11-agg=1

|RD1-team12={{fbaicon|GRE|old}} Panathinaikos

|RD1-score12-1=0

|RD1-score12-2=0

|RD1-score12-agg=0

|RD1-team13={{fbaicon|ENG}} Burnley

|RD1-score13-1=2

|RD1-score13-2=2

|RD1-score13-agg=4

|RD1-team14={{fbaicon|FRA|1830}} Reims

|RD1-score14-1=0

|RD1-score14-2=3

|RD1-score14-agg=3

|RD1-team15={{fbaicon|SUI}} Young Boys

|RD1-score15-1=0

|RD1-score15-2=3

|RD1-score15-agg=3

|RD1-team16={{fbaicon|FRG}} Hamburger SV

|RD1-score16-1=5

|RD1-score16-2=3

|RD1-score16-agg=8

|RD2-team01={{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica

|RD2-score01-1=3

|RD2-score01-2=4

|RD2-score01-agg=7

|RD2-team02={{fbaicon|DEN}} AGF

|RD2-score02-1=1

|RD2-score02-2=1

|RD2-score02-agg=2

|RD2-team03={{fbaicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

|RD2-score03-1=2

|RD2-score03-2=2

|RD2-score03-agg=4

|RD2-team04={{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Malmö

|RD2-score04-1=0

|RD2-score04-2=0

|RD2-score04-agg=0

|RD2-team05={{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Barcelona

|RD2-score05-1=4

|RD2-score05-2=1

|RD2-score05-agg=5

|RD2-team06={{fbaicon|TCH}} Spartak Hradec Králové

|RD2-score06-1=0

|RD2-score06-2=1

|RD2-score06-agg=1

|RD2-team07={{fbaicon|ENG}} Burnley

|RD2-score07-1=3

|RD2-score07-2=1

|RD2-score07-agg=4

|RD2-team08={{fbaicon|FRG}} Hamburger SV

|RD2-score08-1=1

|RD2-score08-2=4

|RD2-score08-agg=5

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|RD3-score01-1=3

|RD3-score01-2=1

|RD3-score01-agg=4

|RD3-team02={{fbaicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

|RD3-score02-1=0

|RD3-score02-2=1

|RD3-score02-agg=1

|RD3-team03={{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Barcelona

|RD3-score03-1=1

|RD3-score03-2=1

|RD3-score03-agg=2 (1)

|RD3-team04={{fbaicon|FRG}} Hamburger SV

|RD3-score04-1=0

|RD3-score04-2=2

|RD3-score04-agg=2 (0)

|RD4-team01={{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica

|RD4-score01=3

|RD4-team02={{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Barcelona

|RD4-score02=2

}}

{{TwoLeg start|extra=Play-off}}

{{TwoLegResult|Benfica|POR|7–4|Újpesti Dózsa|HUN|var2=1957|6–2|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|AGF|DEN|4–0|Fredrikstad|NOR|3–0|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Rapid Wien|AUT|3–3|Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt|GDR|3–1|0–2|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|IFK Malmö|SWE|2–1|CDNA Sofia|BUL|var2=1948|1–0|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Real Madrid|ESP|3–4|Barcelona|ESP|2–2|1–2|var1=1945|var2=1945}}

{{TwoLegResult|Spartak Hradec Králové|TCH|1–0|Panathinaikos|GRE|1–0|0–0|var2=old}}

{{TwoLegResult|Burnley|ENG|4–3|Reims|FRA|var1=1830|2–0|2–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Young Boys|SUI|3–8|Hamburger SV|FRG|0–5|3–3}}

|}

{{football box

|id=AGF v Fredrikstad

|date=19 October 1960

|time=

|team1=AGF {{fbaicon|DEN}}

|score=3–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61567--agf-vs-fredrikstad/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|NOR}} Fredrikstad

|goals1=Amdisen {{goal|70}}
Overby {{goal|85}}
Jensen {{goal|86}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Aarhus Stadium, Aarhus

|attendance=9,123{{UEFA match attendance|61567|AGF v Fredrikstad, 19 October 1960|access-date=11 March 2022}}

|referee=Erik Johansson (Sweden)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Malmö v CDNA

|date=2 November 1960

|time=

|team1=IFK Malmö {{fbaicon|SWE}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/68418--ifk-malmo-vs-cska-sofia/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|BUL|1948}} CDNA Sofia

|goals1=Karlsson {{goal|79}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Malmö Stadion, Malmö

|attendance=7,707

|referee=Josef Kandlbinder (Germany)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Young Boys v Hamburger SV

|date=2 November 1960

|time=20:15 CET

|team1=Young Boys {{fbaicon|SUI}}

|score=0–5

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61571--young-boys-vs-hamburg/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|FRG}} Hamburger SV

|goals1=

|goals2=Stürmer {{goal|24||52}}
Seeler {{goal|34||39}}
Neisner {{goal|72}}

|stadium=Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

|attendance=45,000

|referee=Johan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Benfica v Újpesti Dózsa

|date=6 November 1960

|time=16:00 CET

|team1=Benfica {{fbaicon|POR}}

|score=6–2

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61575--benfica-vs-ujpest/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|HUN|1957}} Újpesti Dózsa

|goals1=Cavém {{goal|1}}
Águas {{goal|6||28}}
José Augusto {{goal|12||87}}
Santana {{goal|16}}

|goals2=Göröcs {{goal|69}}
Szusza {{goal|77}}

|stadium=Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

|attendance=55,000

|referee=Victor Schicker (Switzerland)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Spartak v Panathinaikos

|date=6 November 1960

|time=

|team1=Spartak Hradec Králové {{fbaicon|TCH}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61573--hradec-kralove-vs-panathinaikos/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|GRE|old}} Panathinaikos

|goals1=Šonka {{goal|89}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Všesportovní stadion, Hradec Králové

|attendance=25,000

|referee=Branko Tesanić (Yugoslavia)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Rapid v Wismut

|date=9 November 1960

|time=19:30 CET

|team1=Rapid Wien {{fbaicon|AUT}}

|score=3–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61577--rapid-wien-vs-aue/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|GDR}} Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt

|goals1=Dienst {{goal|3}}
Milanović {{goal|52}}
Hanappi {{goal|61}}

|goals2=Wagner {{goal|16}}

|stadium=Praterstadion, Vienna

|attendance=25,000

|referee=Gaston Grandain (Belgium)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Real Madrid v Barcelona

|date=9 November 1960

|time=20:30 CET

|team1=Real Madrid {{fbaicon|ESP|1945}}

|score=2–2

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61579--real-madrid-vs-barcelona/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Barcelona

|goals1=Mateos {{goal|3}}
Gento {{goal|33}}

|goals2=Luis Suárez {{goal|27||87|pen.}}

|stadium=Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

|attendance=84,358

|referee=Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Burnley v Reims

|date=16 November 1960

|time=20:30 CET

|team1=Burnley {{fbaicon|ENG}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61581--burnley-vs-reims/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|FRA|1830}} Reims

|goals1=Robson {{goal|1}}
McIlroy {{goal|22}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Turf Moor, Burnley

|attendance=37,404

|referee=José González Echevarría (Spain)

}}

{{football box

|id=Fredrikstad v AGF

|date=26 October 1960

|time=

|team1=Fredrikstad {{fbaicon|NOR}}

|score=0–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61568--fredrikstad-vs-agf/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|DEN}} AGF

|goals1=

|goals2=Overby {{goal|49}}

|stadium=Bislett Stadion, Oslo

|attendance=10,334

|referee=Bengt Lundell (Sweden)

}}

AGF won 4–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id=CDNA v Malmö

|date=13 November 1960

|time=

|team1=CDNA Sofia {{fbaicon|BUL|1948}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/68419--cska-sofia-vs-ifk-malmo/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Malmö

|goals1=Tsanev {{goal|21}}

|goals2=Olofsson {{goal|52}}

|stadium=Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

|attendance=52,000

|referee=Johannes Malka (West Germany)

}}

IFK Malmö won 2–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id=Wismut v Rapid

|date=23 November 1960

|time=14:00 CET

|team1=Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt {{fbaicon|GDR}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61578--aue-vs-rapid-wien/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

|goals1=Bamberger {{goal|49}}
Zink {{goal|62}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Otto-Grotewohl-Stadion, Aue

|attendance=25,000

|referee=Gérard Versyp (Belgium)

}}

Rapid Wien 3–3 Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt on aggregate; play-off needed.

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{{football box

|id=Barcelona v Real Madrid

|date=23 November 1960

|time=21:00 CET

|team1=Barcelona {{fbaicon|ESP|1945}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61580--barcelona-vs-real-madrid/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Real Madrid

|goals1=Vergés {{goal|33}}
Evaristo {{goal|82}}

|goals2=Canário {{goal|87}}

|stadium=Camp Nou, Barcelona

|attendance=90,000{{UEFA match attendance|61580|Barcelona v Real Madrid, 23 November 1960|access-date=11 March 2022}}

|referee=Reginald Leafe (England)

}}

Barcelona won 4–3 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id=Hamburger SV v Young Boys

|date=27 November 1960

|time=17:30 CET

|team1=Hamburger SV {{fbaicon|FRG}}

|score=3–3

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61572--hamburg-vs-young-boys/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|SUI}} Young Boys

|goals1=Stürmer {{goal|13}}
Dörfel {{goal|72}}
Walker {{goal|86|o.g.}}

|goals2=Bigler {{goal|21|pen.}}
Meier {{goal|25}}
Schneiter {{goal|48}}

|stadium=Volksparkstadion, Hamburg

|attendance=45,000

|referee=Pieter Paulus Roomer (Netherlands)

}}

Hamburger SV won 8–3 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id=Újpesti Dózsa v Benfica

|date=30 November 1960

|time=17:30 CET

|team1=Újpesti Dózsa {{fbaicon|HUN|1957}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61576--ujpest-vs-benfica/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica

|goals1=Halapi {{goal|55}}
Szusza {{goal|61}}

|goals2=Santana {{goal|5}}

|stadium=Népstadion, Budapest

|attendance=35,000{{UEFA match attendance|61576|Újpesti Dózsa v Benfica, 30 November 1960|access-date=11 March 2022}}

|referee=Albert Guinnard (Switzerland)

}}

Benfica won 7–4 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id=Reims v Burnley

|date=30 November 1960

|time=

|team1=Reims {{fbaicon|FRA|1830}}

|score=3–2

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61582--reims-vs-burnley/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|ENG}} Burnley

|goals1=Piantoni {{goal|50}}
Rodzik {{goal|56||75}}

|goals2=Robson {{goal|33}}
Connelly {{goal|57}}

|stadium=Parc des Princes, Paris

|attendance=36,831

|referee=Manuel Asensi Martín (Spain)

}}

Burnley won 4–3 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id=Panathinaikos v Spartak

|date=7 December 1960

|time=

|team1=Panathinaikos {{fbaicon|GRE|old}}

|score=0–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61574--panathinaikos-vs-hradec-kralove/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|TCH}} Spartak Hradec Králové

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens

|attendance=22,000

|referee=Gino Rigato (Italy)

}}

Spartak Hradec Králové won 1–0 on aggregate.

{{football box

|id=Rapid v Wismut play-off

|date=21 December 1960

|time=20:30 CET

|team1=Rapid Wien {{fbaicon|AUT}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/68422--rapid-wien-vs-aue/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|GDR}} Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt

|goals1=Flögel {{goal|4}}

|goals2=

|stadium=St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

|attendance=10,000

|referee=Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

}}

Rapid Wien won play-off 1–0.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Benfica|POR|7–2|AGF|DEN|3–1|4–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Rapid Wien|AUT|4–0|IFK Malmö|SWE|2–0|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Barcelona|ESP|5–1|Spartak Hradec Králové|TCH|4–0|1–1|var1=1945}}

{{TwoLegResult|Burnley|ENG|4–5|Hamburger SV|FRG|3–1|1–4}}

|}

{{football box

|id=Burnley v Hamburger SV

|date=18 January 1961

|time=20:30 CET

|team1=Burnley {{fbaicon|ENG}}

|score=3–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61583--burnley-vs-hamburg/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|FRG}} Hamburger SV

|goals1=Pilkington {{goal|7||59}}
Robson {{goal|72}}

|goals2=Dörfel {{goal|75}}

|stadium=Turf Moor, Burnley

|attendance=46,237

|referee=Tage Sørensen (Denmark)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Barcelona v Spartak

|date=8 March 1961

|time=21:00 CET

|team1=Barcelona {{fbaicon|ESP|1945}}

|score=4–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61585--barcelona-vs-hradec-kralove/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|TCH}} Spartak Hradec Králové

|goals1=Tejada {{goal|11||64}}
Evaristo {{goal|39}}
Kubala {{goal|90|pen.}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Camp Nou, Barcelona

|attendance=70,000

|referee=Giuseppe Adami (Italy)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Benfica v AGF

|date=8 March 1961

|time=22:30 CET

|team1=Benfica {{fbaicon|POR}}

|score=3–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61587--benfica-vs-agf/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|DEN}} AGF

|goals1=Águas {{goal|20||58}}
José Augusto {{goal|49|pen.}}

|goals2=Amdisen {{goal|51}}

|stadium=Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

|attendance=57,100{{UEFA match attendance|61587|Benfica v AGF, 8 March 1961|access-date=11 March 2022}}

|referee=Maurice Guigue (France)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Rapid v Malmö

|date=22 March 1961

|time=19:30 CET

|team1=Rapid Wien {{fbaicon|AUT}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/68420--rapid-wien-vs-ifk-malmo/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Malmö

|goals1=Dienst {{goal|44}}
Bertalan {{goal|87}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Praterstadion, Vienna

|attendance=12,000

|referee=Marian Koczner (Poland)

}}

{{football box

|id=Spartak v Barcelona

|date=15 March 1961

|time=15:00 CET

|team1=Spartak Hradec Králové {{fbaicon|TCH}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61586--hradec-kralove-vs-barcelona/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Barcelona

|goals1=Zikán {{goal|33}}

|goals2=Luis Suárez {{goal|23}}

|stadium=Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague

|attendance=45,000

|referee=Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

}}

Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id=Hamburger SV v Burnley

|date=15 March 1961

|time=16:30 CET

|team1=Hamburger SV {{fbaicon|FRG}}

|score=4–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61584--hamburg-vs-burnley/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|ENG}} Burnley

|goals1=Stürmer {{goal|8}}
Seeler {{goal|42||61}}
Dörfel {{goal|57}}

|goals2=Harris {{goal|55}}

|stadium=Volksparkstadion, Hamburg

|attendance=74,000{{UEFA match attendance|61584|Hamburg v Burnley, 15 March 1961|access-date=11 March 2022}}

|referee=Aage Poulsen (Denmark)

}}

Hamburger SV won 5–4 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id=AGF v Benfica

|date=30 March 1961

|time=13:30 CET

|team1=AGF {{fbaicon|DEN}}

|score=1–4

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61588--agf-vs-benfica/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica

|goals1=Jensen {{goal|75}}

|goals2=José Augusto {{goal|1||43}}
Águas {{goal|23}}
Santana {{goal|76}}

|stadium=Aarhus Stadium, Aarhus

|attendance=22,577{{UEFA match attendance|61588|AGF v Benfica, 30 March 1961|access-date=11 March 2022}}

|referee=Marcel Bois (France)

}}

Benfica won 7–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id=Malmö v Rapid

|date=3 April 1961

|time=13:30 CET

|team1=IFK Malmö {{fbaicon|SWE}}

|score=0–2

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/68421--ifk-malmo-vs-rapid-wien/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

|goals1=

|goals2=Bertalan {{goal|38}}
Flögel {{goal|83}}

|stadium=Malmö Stadion, Malmö

|attendance=18,842

|referee=Wlodzimierz Storoniak (Poland)

}}

Rapid Wien won 4–0 on aggregate.

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{{TwoLeg start|extra=Play-off}}

{{TwoLegResult|Benfica|POR|4–1|Rapid Wien|AUT|3–0|1–1{{efn|Game abandoned with two minutes to play due to crowd riots and pitch invasion.|group="fn"}}}}

{{TwoLegResult|Barcelona|ESP|2–2|Hamburger SV|FRG|1–0|1–2|1–0|var1=1945}}

|}

{{football box

|id=Barcelona v Hamburger SV

|date=12 April 1961

|time=21:00 CET

|team1=Barcelona {{fbaicon|ESP|1945}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61591--barcelona-vs-hamburg/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|FRG}} Hamburger SV

|goals1=Evaristo {{goal|46}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Camp Nou, Barcelona

|attendance=48,000

|referee=Lucien van Nuffel (Belgium)

}}

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{{football box

|id=Benfica v Rapid

|date=26 April 1961

|time=22:45 CET

|team1=Benfica {{fbaicon|POR}}

|score=3–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61593--benfica-vs-rapid-wien/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

|goals1=Coluna {{goal|19}}
Águas {{goal|24}}
Cavém {{goal|61}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

|attendance=65,000

|referee=Kevin Howley (England)

}}

{{football box

|id=Hamburger SV v Barcelona

|date=26 April 1961

|time=17:30 CET

|team1=Hamburger SV {{fbaicon|FRG}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61592--hamburg-vs-barcelona/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Barcelona

|goals1=Wulf {{goal|58}}
Seeler {{goal|68}}

|goals2=Kocsis {{goal|90}}

|stadium=Volksparkstadion, Hamburg

|attendance=71,000

|referee=Gérard Versyp (Belgium)

}}

Barcelona 2–2 Hamburger SV on aggregate; play-off needed.

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{{football box

|id=Rapid v Benfica

|date=4 May 1961

|time=19:30 CET

|team1=Rapid Wien {{fbaicon|AUT}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61594--rapid-wien-vs-benfica/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica

|goals1=Skocik {{goal|71}}

|goals2=Águas {{goal|66}}

|stadium=Praterstadion, Vienna

|attendance=63,000

|referee=Reginald Leafe (England)

}}

Benfica won 4–1 on aggregate.

{{football box

|id=Barcelona v Hamburger SV play-off

|date=3 May 1961

|time=17:00 CET

|team1=Barcelona {{fbaicon|ESP|1945}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/68423--barcelona-vs-hamburg/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|FRG}} Hamburger SV

|goals1=Evaristo {{goal|42}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Heysel Stadium, Brussels

|attendance=44,000

|referee=Tage Sørensen (Denmark)

}}

Barcelona won play-off 1–0.

{{main|1961 European Cup final}}

{{football box

|date=31 May 1961

|time=20:00 CET

|team1=Benfica {{fbaicon|POR}}

|score=3–2

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61595--benfica-vs-barcelona/ Report]

|team2={{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Barcelona

|goals1=Águas {{goal|31}}
Ramallets {{goal|32|o.g.}}
Coluna {{goal|55}}

|goals2=Kocsis {{goal|21}}
Czibor {{goal|75}}

|stadium=Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

|attendance=26,732

|referee=Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

}}

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

{{notelist}}

{{reflist}}

• [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1960/matches/ 1960–61 All matches – season at UEFA website]
• [https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ecomp.html European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]
• All scorers 1960–61 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1960 protocols UEFA]
• [https://archive.today/20130701055359/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=1960/intro.html 1960-61 European Cup] – results and line-ups (archive)

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