Benfica 1960/61
European Cup qualifying round→Won the European Cup
Benfica won the European Cup in 1960/61, having entered at the qualifying round. It put out Heart of Midlothian of Scotland, Újpest Dózsa of Hungary, AGF Aarhus of Denmark and Rapid Vienna of Austria, then beat Barcelona of Spain in the final, 3:2. The season earned Portugal 18 coefficient points.
Coefficient points18earned for Portugal this season
Record7-1-19 matches played
Goals26:10+16 goal difference
Club coefficient0.500the club's own running total
EC European Cup
Benfica
| Stage | Date | Match | Score | Outcome | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC · Qualifying round · 1st leg | 29 Sep 1960 | Heart of Midlothian – Benfica | 1:2 | 2 | |
| EC · Qualifying round · 2nd leg | 5 Oct 1960 | Benfica – Heart of Midlothian | 3:0 | Through to the round of 16 (EC) | 2 |
| EC · R16 · 1st leg | 8 Nov 1960 | Benfica – Újpest Dózsa | 6:2 | 2 | |
| EC · R16 · 2nd leg | 30 Nov 1960 | Újpest Dózsa – Benfica | 2:1 | Through to the quarter-final (EC) | 0 |
| Bonus: reached the quarter-final | 1 | ||||
| EC · QF · 1st leg | 8 Mar 1961 | Benfica – AGF Aarhus | 3:1 | 2 | |
| EC · QF · 2nd leg | 30 Mar 1961 | AGF Aarhus – Benfica | 1:4 | Through to the semi-final (EC) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the semi-final | 1 | ||||
| EC · SF · 1st leg | 26 Apr 1961 | Benfica – Rapid Vienna | 3:0 | 2 | |
| EC · SF · 2nd leg | 4 May 1961 | Rapid Vienna – Benfica | 1:1 | Through to the final (EC) | 1 |
| Bonus: reached the final | 1 | ||||
| EC · Final | 30 May 1961 | Benfica – Barcelona | 3:2 | Winners | 2 |
See also: every Portugal club in 1960/61 · the 1960/61 coefficient table.