The 1961–62 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup club football tournament was won by Atlético Madrid of Spain in a replayed final against holders Fiorentina. It was the first season of the tournament to be directly organised by UEFA.

Teams

Bracket

Qualifying phase

Preliminary round

Summary

Matches

First leg

Second leg

Motor Jena won 7–3 on aggregate. Leixões won 7–6 on aggregate. Leicester City won 7–2 on aggregate. Atlético Madrid won 7–3 on aggregate. Rapid Wien won 5–2 on aggregate. Újpest Dózsa won 15–4 on aggregate. Dunfermline Athletic won 8–1 on aggregate.

First round

First leg

Second leg

Motor Jena won 9–2 on aggregate. Leixões won 2–1 on aggregate. Werder Bremen won 5–2 on aggregate. Atlético Madrid won 3–1 on aggregate. Dynamo Žilina won 4–2 on aggregate. Fiorentina won 9–3 on aggregate. Újpest Dózsa won 4–3 on aggregate. Dunfermline Athletic won 5–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Motor Jena won 4–2 on aggregate. Atlético Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate. Fiorentina won 4–2 on aggregate. Újpest Dózsa won 5–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Atlético Madrid won 5–0 on aggregate. Fiorentina won 3–0 on aggregate.

Final

Replay

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows: