1962 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final
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| Event | 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 8 September 1962 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Mestalla, Valencia | ||||||
| Referee | Joseph Barberan, (France) | ||||||
| Attendance | 65,000 | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 12 September 1962 | ||||||
| Venue | Camp Nou, Barcelona | ||||||
| Referee | Giulio Campanati, (Italy) | ||||||
| Attendance | 60,000 | ||||||
The 1962 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final was the final of the fourth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. It was played on 8 September and 12 September 1962 between Valencia and Barcelona of Spain, it was the first time that two football teams from the same country had contested a European final. It was Valencia's first major European trophy.
Valencia won the tie 7–3 on aggregate after winning the first leg by wide margin, although they were losing twice before getting the win. The second leg ended in a tie.
Route to the final
[edit]| Valencia | Round | Barcelona | ||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 Nottingham Forest
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7–1 | 2–0 (H) | 5–1 (A) | First round |  West Berlin XI
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3–1 | 0–1 (A) | 3–0 (H) |
 Lausanne-Sport
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4–3 | 4–3 (H) | not played | Second round |  Dinamo Zagreb
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7–3 | 5–1 (H) | 2–2 (A) |
 Internazionale
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5–3 | 2–0 (H) | 3–3 (A) | Quarter-finals | Sheffield Wednesday
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4–3 | 2–3 (A) | 2–0 (H) |
 MTK Budapest
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10–3 | 3–0 (H) | 7–3 (A) | Semi-finals | Crvena zvezda
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6–1 | 2–0 (A) | 4–1 (H) |
Match details
[edit]First leg
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    Barcelona
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Second leg
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Barcelona
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Valencia
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Valencia CF win 7–3 on aggregate
See also
[edit]- 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- Valencia CF in European football
- FC Barcelona in international football competitions
- Spanish football clubs in international competitions
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Kubala, who was born in Hungary and had previously represented both Czechoslovakia and Hungary internationally as a player, adopted Spanish nationality, having fled communist rule in his homeland in 1948 and subsequently taken refuge in Spain.[1] Kubala's player Sándor Kocsis was also born in Hungary, but unlike his manager, Kocsis never changed allegiances to Spain.
References
[edit]- ^ Glanville, Brian (20 May 2002). "Ladislao Kubala– The only footballer in history to have played for three countries". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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