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

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Bracket

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First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
  Inter Milan 8 6 14
  Hannover 96 2 1 3
  Inter Milan 5 0 5
  Belgrade XI 0 1 1
  Leipzig XI 5 1 6 (0)
  Belgrade XI 2 4 6 (2)
  Inter Milan 1 1 2
  Birmingham City 2 2 4
  KB 8 3 11
  Basel XI 1 3 4
  KB 4 0 4
  Birmingham City 4 5 9
  Birmingham City 3 2 5
  Újpesti Dózsa 2 1 3
  Birmingham City 2 0 2
  Roma 2 2 4
  Zagreb XI 1 3 4
  Barcelona 1 4 5
  Barcelona 4 2 6
  Hibernian 4 3 7
  Hibernian w
  Lausanne-Sport o
  Hibernian 2 3 5 (0)
  Roma 2 3 5 (6)
  Lyon 1 2 3
  Cologne XI 3 1 4
  Cologne XI 0 2 2 (1)
  Roma 2 0 2 (4)
  U. Saint-Gilloise 0 1 1
  Roma 0 4 4

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Inter Milan   14–3   Hannover 96 8–2 6–1
Leipzig XI   6–61   Belgrade XI 5–2 1–4
KB   11–4   Basel XI 8–1 3–3
Birmingham City   5–3   Újpesti Dózsa 3–2 2–1
Zagreb XI   4–5   Barcelona 1–1 3–4
Hibernian   (w/o)   Lausanne-Sport
Lyon   3–4   Cologne XI 1–3 2–1
Union Saint-Gilloise   1–4   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

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Inter Milan  8–2  Hannover 96

Leipzig XI  5–2  Belgrade XI

KB  8–1  Basel XI
Hügi II   34'

Birmingham City  3–2  Újpesti Dózsa
Göröcs   15', 49'

Zagreb XI  1–1  Barcelona
Gensana   61' (o.g.) Villaverde   25'

Lyon  1–3  Cologne XI
Roubaud   4' (pen.)

Second leg

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Hannover 96  1–6  Inter Milan
Heiser   4'

Inter Milan won 14–3 on aggregate.


Barcelona  4–3  Zagreb XI

Barcelona FC won 5–4 on aggregate.


Cologne XI  1–2  Lyon
Sturm   20'

Cologne XI won 4–3 on aggregate.


Belgrade XI  4–1  Leipzig XI
Stiller   24'

Belgrade XI 6-6 Leipzig XI on aggregate.

Belgrade XI won 2–0 in play-off.


Basel XI  3–3  KB

KB won 11–4 on aggregate.


Birmingham City won 5–3 on aggregate.


Roma  4–1  Union Saint-Gilloise
Dirickx   81' (pen.)

Roma won 4–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Inter Milan   5–1   Belgrade XI 5–0 0–1
KB   4–9   Birmingham City 4–4 0–5
Barcelona   6–7   Hibernian 4–4 2–3
Cologne XI   2–21   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

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Inter Milan  5–0  Belgrade XI

KB  4–4  Birmingham City

Barcelona  4–4  Hibernian

Second leg

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Inter Milan won 5–1 on aggregate.


Birmingham City  5–0  KB

Birmingham City won 9–4 on aggregate.


Hibernian  3–2  Barcelona

Hibernian won 7–6 on aggregate.


Roma  0–2  Cologne XI

Roma 2–2 Cologne XI on aggregate.

Roma  4–1  Cologne XI
Müller   84'

Roma won 4–1 in play-off.

Semi-finals

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

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

First leg

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Inter Milan  1–2  Birmingham City
Firmani   67'

Hibernian  2–2  Roma
Lojacono   14', 63'

Second leg

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Birmingham City won 4–2 on aggregate.


Roma  3–3  Hibernian

Roma 5–5 Hibernian on aggregate.

Roma  6–0  Hibernian

Roma won 6–0 in play-off.

Final

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First leg

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

Second leg

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Roma  2–0  Birmingham City
Attendance: 60,000

Roma won 4–2 on aggregate.

References

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  • 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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