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.
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| Event | 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 8 September 1962 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Mestalla, Valencia | ||||||
| Referee | Joseph Barberan, (France) | ||||||
| Attendance | 65,000 | ||||||
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| Date | 12 September 1962 | ||||||
| Venue | Camp Nou, Barcelona | ||||||
| Referee | Giulio Campanati, (Italy) | ||||||
| Attendance | 60,000 | ||||||
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
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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 edit
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Second leg edit
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Barcelona
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Valencia
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Valencia CF win 7–3 on aggregate
See also edit
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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