1961–62 International Football Cup

1961–62 International Football Cup
Tournament details
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Ajax (1st title)
Runners-up	Feyenoord
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The 1961–62 International Football Cup was the first Intertoto Cup, a football tournament for European clubs that would otherwise not have a European competition to compete in. The inaugural tournament was won by Ajax, who defeated Feyenoord in the final. The competition was contested by 32 clubs, almost exclusively from central Europe – Austria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden entered four clubs each; Poland entered two; and West Germany entered six clubs. Eventually the final became a clash between Dutch rivals Ajax and Feyenoord.

Teams location

Vienna

Berlin

Rotterdam

Gothenburg

Berlin teams
Dynamo
Tasmania (FRG)
Vorwärts

Gothenburg teams
IFK Göteborg
Örgryte

Rotterdam teams
Feyenoord
Sparta

Vienna teams
First Vienna
Wiener AC
Wiener Sport-Club

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Location of teams of the 1961–62 International Football Cup group stage.
Brown: Group A1; Red: Group A2; Orange: Group A3; Yellow: Group A4;
Green: Group B1; Blue: Group B2; Purple: Group B3; Pink: Group B4.

Group stage

The teams were divided into eight groups of four clubs each. The groups were themselves divided geographically as 'A' for eastern countries (Austria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Poland) and 'B' for western countries (the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland). Teams from West Germany were placed in both sections. The eight group winners (in bold in the tables below) advanced to the knock-out rounds, with the four 'A' winners being drawn against the four 'B' winners.

Group A1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SLO	VOR	ODR	WAC
1	Slovan ÚNV Bratislava	6	4	2	0	16	4	+12	10	Advanced to quarter-finals	—	2–1	8–1	3–0
2	Vorwärts Berlin	6	2	1	3	13	10	+3	5		0–1	—	2–1	6–1
3	Odra Opole	6	2	1	3	8	16	−8	5		1–1	2–1	—	2–0
4	Wiener AC	6	1	2	3	9	16	−7	4		1–1	3–3	4–1	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group A2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Baník Ostrava (A)	6	5	1	0	24	7	+17	11
2	Motor Jena	6	3	2	1	14	12	+2	8
3	Osnabrück	6	2	0	4	9	14	−5	4
4	GAK	6	0	1	5	9	23	−14	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(A) Advanced to quarter-finals

Group A3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Spartak Hradec Králové (A)	6	3	2	1	15	12	+3	8
2	Górnik Zabrze	6	3	1	2	17	14	+3	7
3	Dynamo Berlin	6	3	1	2	13	14	−1	7
4	Wiener Sport-Club	6	1	0	5	15	20	−5	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(A) Advanced to quarter-finals

Group A4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	First Vienna (A)	6	4	1	1	17	9	+8	9
2	Tatran Prešov	6	2	2	2	15	14	+1	6
3	Lokomotive Leipzig	6	3	0	3	7	11	−4	6
4	Kickers Offenbach	6	1	1	4	13	18	−5	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(A) Advanced to quarter-finals

Group B1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	FEY	S04	GÖT	CDF
1	Feyenoord (A)	6	5	0	1	24	12	+12	10	—	1–3	4–1	3–2
2	Schalke 04	6	4	0	2	22	12	+10	8	1–5	—	4–1	8–0
3	IFK Göteborg	6	1	1	4	12	22	−10	3	3–6	2–4	—	3–2
4	La Chaux-de-Fonds	6	1	1	4	11	23	−12	3	2–5	3–2	2–2	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Draw.
(A) Advance to a further round

Group B2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	AJA	MAL	PIR	ZÜR
1	Ajax (A)	6	4	1	1	26	8	+18	9	—	1–0	9–1	9–1
2	Malmö FF	6	3	2	1	15	10	+5	8	1–1	—	4–2	4–1
3	Pirmasens	6	3	1	2	17	19	−2	7	4–2	3–3	—	5–0
4	Zürich	6	0	0	6	6	27	−21	0	1–4	2–3	1–2	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Draw.
(A) Advance to a further round

Group B3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	ÖRG	VVV	NEU	GRE
1	Örgryte (A)	6	4	2	0	15	7	+8	10	—	2–1	3–1	2–2
2	VVV-Venlo	6	3	1	2	13	12	+1	7	2–2	—	3–2	1–0
3	Borussia Neunkirchen	6	2	0	4	12	15	−3	4	1–3	5–3	—	2–0
4	Grenchen	6	1	1	4	6	12	−6	3	0–3	1–3	3–1	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Draw.
(A) Advance to a further round

Group B4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	SPA	ELF	TAS	BAS
1	Sparta Rotterdam (A)	6	5	0	1	23	12	+11	10	—	4–3	4–1	5–2
2	Elfsborg	6	4	0	2	21	17	+4	8	2–5	—	5–2	2–1
3	Tasmania Berlin	6	1	1	4	11	16	−5	3	4–1	2–3	—	1–2
4	Basel	6	1	1	4	9	19	−10	3	0–4	3–6	1–1	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Draw.
(A) Advance to a further round

18 June 1961

18:00

Round 1