1961–62 European Cup
The 1961–62 European Cup was the seventh season of the European Cup. The competition was won by Benfica for the second time in a row, beating Real Madrid 5–3 in the final at the Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam.
Malta entered its champion for the first time this season.
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Tuesday, 4 July 1961. As title holders, Benfica received a bye, and the remaining 28 teams were grouped geographically into two pots. The first team drawn in each pot also received a bye, while the remaining clubs would play the first round in September.| Pot 1 Northern Europe | Pot 2 Southern Europe | |
| Drawn | Northern Ireland England West Germany East Germany Poland Norway Sweden Denmark Netherlands France Republic of Ireland Belgium Luxembourg Scotland | Spain Portugal Switzerland Austria Romania Bulgaria Greece Czechoslovakia Hungary Yugoslavia Italy Malta |
| Byes |  Haka |  Fenerbahçe |
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
Rangers won 6–4 on aggregate.----
Nürnberg won 9–1 on aggregate.
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Dukla Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.
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Boldklubben 1913 won 15–2 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 11–2 on aggregate.
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Servette won 7–1 on aggregate.
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Standard Liège won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Tottenham Hotspur won 10–5 on aggregate.
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Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Austria Wien won 2–0 on aggregate.
Bracket
First round
First leg
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Second leg
Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.----
Standard Liège won 7–1 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate.
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Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 7–1 on aggregate.
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Dukla Prague won 5–4 on aggregate.
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Rangers won 6–2 on aggregate.
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Nürnberg won 3–1 on aggregate.
The Rangers-Vorwärts tie was scheduled to be played at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow, but was moved to the Malmö Stadion in Malmö, Sweden after the East German club were again refused visas to enter the UK. The original match in Malmö was abandoned due to heavy fog with Rangers leading 1–0, and the match was replayed the following morning.
Quarter-finals
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Second leg
Standard Liège won 4–3 on aggregate.----
Real Madrid 1–1 Juventus on aggregate.
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Benfica won 7–3 on aggregate.
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Tottenham Hotspur won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
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Benfica won 4–3 on aggregate.----
Real Madrid won 6–0 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1961–62 European Cup are as follows:| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 |  Alfredo Di Stéfano | Real Madrid | 7 |
| 1 |  Bent Løfqvist | Boldklubben 1913 | 7 |
| 1 |  Ferenc Puskás | Real Madrid | 7 |
| 1 |  Heinz Strehl | Nürnberg | 7 |
| 1 | Justo Tejada | Real Madrid | 7 |
| 6 |  José Águas | Benfica | 6 |
| 6 |  Roger Claessen | Standard Liège | 6 |
| 6 |  Bobby Smith | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| 9 | Eusébio | Benfica | 5 |
| 9 |  Rudolf Kučera | Dukla Prague | 5 |