1961 European Cup Winners' Cup final

1961 European Cup Winners' Cup final
Event1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup
on aggregate
First leg
Date17 May 1961
VenueIbrox Park, Glasgow
RefereeCarl Erich Steiner (Austria)
Attendance80,000[1]
Second leg
Date27 May 1961
VenueStadio Comunale, Florence
RefereeVilmos Hernádi (Hungary)[2]
Attendance50,000
1962

The 1961 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was an association football match contested between Fiorentina of Italy and Rangers of Scotland. It was the final match of the 1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup and the first European Cup Winners' Cup final. It was the only time that the final was played over two legs. The first leg was played at Ibrox Park, Glasgow and the second leg at the Stadio Comunale in Florence. It was Rangers first European final and in doing so became the first Scottish team to reach the final of a European football competition. It was Fiorentina's second European final having previously reached the 1957 European Cup Final.

Fiorentina won the final 4–1 on aggregate.[2]

  1. ^ Rangers lose first leg of final, Glasgow Herald, 18 May 1961 (via Google news archive)
  2. ^ a b Rangers again beaten by Italians, Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1961 (via Google news archive)