1960–61 European Cup
The 1960–61 European Cup was the sixth season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Benfica, who won 3–2 in the final against Barcelona, who had knocked out Spanish rivals Real Madrid, winners of the first five tournaments, in the first round. Benfica was the first Portuguese team to reach the final and to win the tournament. For the first time a Norwegian club participated.
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round took place at UEFA headquarters in Paris, France, on Thursday, 7 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.| Pot 1 Northern Europe | Pot 2 Western Europe | Pot 3 Eastern Europe | |
| Drawn | Northern Ireland East Germany Poland Norway Finland Sweden Denmark Netherlands | France Republic of Ireland Belgium Luxembourg Switzerland Scotland Spain Portugal | Austria Romania Bulgaria Turkey Czechoslovakia Hungary Yugoslavia Italy |
| Byes |  Hamburg |  Burnley |  Panathinaikos |
The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September.
First leg
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Second leg
Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.----
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.
Bracket
First round
First leg
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Second leg
Benfica won 7–4 on aggregate.----
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 a 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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Second leg
Benfica won 7–2 on aggregate.----
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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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.
Barcelona won 1–0 in play-off.
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1960–61 European Cup are as follows:| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 |  José Águas | Benfica | 11 |
| 2 |  Evaristo |  Barcelona | 6 |
| 2 | José Augusto | Benfica | 6 |
| 4 | Uwe Seeler | Hamburg | 5 |
| 5 | Santana | Benfica | 4 |
| 5 | Klaus Stürmer | Hamburg | 4 |
| 5 | Luis Suárez | Barcelona | 4 |
| 8 |  John Amdisen | AGF | 3 |
| 8 | Mário Coluna | Benfica | 3 |
| 8 | Gert Dörfel | Hamburg | 3 |
| 8 |  János Göröcs | Újpesti Dózsa | 3 |
| 8 |  Hans Olofsson | IFK Malmö | 3 |
| 8 | Jimmy Robson | Burnley | 3 |
| 8 |  Dominique Rustichelli | Stade Reims | 3 |
| 8 | Jean Vincent | Stade Reims | 3 |