1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

The third Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was the first to be played over a single season, namely the 1960–61 season. Birmingham City once again reached the final, but lost again over two legs, this time to Roma. Once again, a number of countries sent a representative team for one of their main cities.

1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Tournament details
Dates13 September 1960 – 11 October 1961
Teams16 (15 competed)
Final positions
ChampionsItaly Roma (1st title)
Runners-upEngland Birmingham City
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored144 (4.65 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Pedro Manfredini (12 goals)

Teams location

Bracket

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
Italy Inter Milan 8 6 14
Germany Hannover 96 2 1 3
Italy Inter Milan 5 0 5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade XI 0 1 1
East Germany Leipzig XI 5 1 6 (0)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade XI 2 4 6 (2)
Italy Inter Milan 1 1 2
England Birmingham City 2 2 4
Denmark KB 8 3 11
Switzerland Basel XI 1 3 4
Denmark KB 4 0 4
England Birmingham City 4 5 9
England Birmingham City 3 2 5
Hungary Újpesti Dózsa 2 1 3
England Birmingham City 2 0 2
Italy Roma 2 2 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb XI 1 3 4
Spain Barcelona 1 4 5
Spain Barcelona 4 2 6
Scotland Hibernian 4 3 7
Scotland Hibernian
Switzerland Lausanne-Sport
Scotland Hibernian 2 3 5 (0)
Italy Roma 2 3 5 (6)
France Lyon 1 2 3
Germany Cologne XI 3 1 4
Germany Cologne XI 0 2 2 (1)
Italy Roma 2 0 2 (4)
Belgium U. Saint-Gilloise 0 1 1
Italy Roma 0 4 4

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Inter Milan Italy 14–3 West Germany Hannover 96 8–2 6–1
Leipzig XI East Germany 6–61 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade XI 5–2 1–4
KB Denmark 11–4 Switzerland Basel XI 8–1 3–3
Birmingham City England 5–3 Hungary Újpesti Dózsa 3–2 2–1
Zagreb XI Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 4–5 Spain Barcelona 1–1 3–4
Hibernian Scotland (w/o) Switzerland Lausanne-Sport
Lyon France 3–4 West Germany Cologne XI 1–3 2–1
Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 1–4 Italy Roma 0–0 1–4

1 Belgrade XI progressed to the quarter-finals after beating Leipzig XI 2–0 in a play-off match.

First leg

Inter Milan Italy8–2West Germany Hannover 96
  • Heiser 49'
  • Fischer 61'

Leipzig XI East Germany5–2Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade XI

KB Denmark8–1Switzerland Basel XI
Hügi II 34'
Frederiksberg I P Opvisning, Copenhagen

Birmingham City England3–2Hungary Újpesti Dózsa
Göröcs 15', 49'

Zagreb XI Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1–1Spain Barcelona
Gensana 61' (o.g.) Villaverde 25'

Lyon France1–3West Germany Cologne XI
Roubaud 4' (pen.)

Second leg

Hannover 96 West Germany1–6Italy Inter Milan
Heiser 4'

Inter Milan won 14–3 on aggregate.


Barcelona Spain4–3Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb XI

Barcelona FC won 5–4 on aggregate.


Belgrade XI Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia4–1East Germany Leipzig XI
Stiller 24'

Leipzig drew 6–6 with Belgrade XI on aggregate.


Belgrade XI Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia2–0East Germany Leipzig XI
Play-off

Belgrade XI won the play-off 2–0.


Basel XI Switzerland3–3Denmark KB
  • Hügi II 11'
  • Siedl 28'
  • Kirchhofer 49'

KB won 11–4 on aggregate.


Birmingham City won 5–3 on aggregate.


Roma won 4–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Inter Milan Italy 5–1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade XI 5–0 0–1
KB Denmark 4–9 England Birmingham City 4–4 0–5
Barcelona Spain 6–7 Scotland Hibernian 4–4 2–3
Cologne XI West Germany 2–21 Italy Roma 0–2 2–0

1 Roma progressed to the semi-finals after beating Cologne XI 4–1 in a play-off match.

First leg

Inter Milan Italy5–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade XI

KB Denmark4–4England Birmingham City

Barcelona Spain4–4Scotland Hibernian

Second leg

Inter Milan won 5–1 on aggregate.


Birmingham City England5–0Denmark KB

Birmingham City won 9–4 on aggregate.


Hibernian Scotland3–2Spain Barcelona

Hibernian won 7–6 on aggregate.


Roma Italy0–2West Germany Cologne XI

Roma 2–2 Cologne XI on aggregate.

Roma Italy4–1West Germany Cologne XI
Müller 84'

Roma won 4–1 in play-off.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Inter Milan Italy 2–4 England Birmingham City 1–2 1–2
Hibernian Scotland 5–51 Italy Roma 2–2 3–3

1 Roma progressed to the final after beating Hibernian 6–0 in a play-off match.

First leg

Inter Milan Italy1–2England Birmingham City
Firmani 67'

Hibernian Scotland2–2Italy Roma
Lojacono 14', 63'

Second leg

Birmingham City won 4–2 on aggregate.


Roma Italy3–3Scotland Hibernian

Roma 5–5 Hibernian on aggregate.

Roma Italy6–0Scotland Hibernian

Roma won 6–0 in play-off.

Final

First leg

Birmingham City England2–2Italy Roma
Manfredini 30', 56'
Attendance: 21,005

Second leg

Roma Italy2–0England Birmingham City
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)

Roma won 4–2 on aggregate.

References

  • Zea, Antonio; Haisma, Marcel (2 October 2009). "European Champions' Cup and Fairs' Cup 1960-61 - Details: Fairs' Cup 1960–61". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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