Champions Valencia (1st title) Champion Valencia CF | Runners-up Barcelona Start date August 30, 1961 | |
Similar 1990 UEFA Cup Final, 1978 UEFA Cup Final, 1994 UEFA Cup Final, 1983 UEFA Cup Final, 1976 UEFA Cup Final | ||
The fourth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1961–62 season. There were five representative teams for some major European cities, three of which lost out in the first round. The final was the first European final to be contested between two clubs from the same country, namely Spain. Valencia beat Barcelona 7–3 over two legs, and also reached the next two finals in the competition.
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First round
1Internazionale progressed to the Second round after winning a play-off match 5–3.
Second leg
Valencia won 7–1 on aggregate.
Hearts won 5–1 on aggregate.
Internazionale 4–4 Köln on aggregate.
Internazionale won 5–3 in play-off.
Novi Sad XI won 2–0 on aggregate.
MTK won 13–3 on aggregate.
Leipzig XI won 6–3 on aggregate.
Espanyol won 3–0 on aggregate.
Red Star won 5–2 on aggregate.
Hibernian won 6–4 on aggregate.
Sheffield Wednesday won 7–6 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 3–1 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 9–4 on aggregate.
Second round
1 MTK progressed to the quarter-finals after winning a play-off match 2–0.
Second leg
Valencia won 4–3 on aggregate.
Internazionale won 5–0 on aggregate.
Novi Sad XI won 10–3 on aggregate.
Leipzig XI 3–3 MTK on aggregate.
MTK won 2–0 in play-off.
Espanyol won 5–3 on aggregate.
Red Star won 5–0 on aggregate.
Sheffield Wednesday won 4–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 7–3 on aggregate.
Second leg
Internazionale goalkeeper Lorenzo Buffon complained of an injury at halftime and was replaced by Ottavio Bugatti, substitutions were not officially allowed at the time.
Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.