1961 European Cup Final

1961 European Cup Final

Event	1960–61 European Cup
Benfica Barcelona 3 2
Date	31 May 1961
Venue	Wankdorfstadion, Bern
Referee	Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
Attendance	33,000
← 1960 1962 →

The 1961 European Cup Final was held at the Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, on 31 May 1961, and saw Benfica play against Barcelona. This was the first final not to include Real Madrid, who had won the previous five finals. Benfica lifted the trophy for the first time, beating Barcelona 3–2.

Match details

31 May 1961	Benfica	3–2	Barcelona	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
	Águas  30' Ramallets  32' (o.g.) Coluna  55'		Kocsis  20' Czibor  75'

Benfica

Barcelona

GK 1 Alberto da Costa Pereira DF 2 Mario João DF 3 Germano de Figueiredo DF 4 Angelo Martins DF 5 José Neto MF 6 Fernando Cruz MF 7 José Augusto MF 8 Joaquim Santana FW 9 José Águas (c) MF 10 Mário Coluna FW 11 Domiciano Cavém Manager: Béla Guttmann

GK 1 Antoni Ramallets (c) DF 2 Foncho DF 3 Enric Gensana DF 4 Sígfrid Gràcia DF 5 Martí Vergés MF 6 Jesús Garay MF 7 Ladislao Kubala MF 8 Sándor Kocsis MF 9 Evaristo de Macedo FW 10 Luis Suárez FW 11 Zoltán Czibor Manager: Enrique Orizaola

See also

• 1960–61 European Cup

External links

• 1960-61 season at the UEFA website