| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 September 1960 – 11 October 1961 |
| Teams | 16 (15 competed) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 144 (4.65 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
The third Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was the first to be played over a single season, namely the 1960–61 season. Birmingham City once again reached the final, but lost again over two legs, this time to Roma. Once again, a number of countries sent a representative team for one of their main cities.
Teams location

Bracket
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 6 (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 6 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| — | — | w | |||||||||||||||||||||
| — | — | o | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 5 (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 5 (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 2 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter Milan |
14–3 | 8–2 | 6–1 | |
| Leipzig XI |
6–61 | 5–2 | 1–4 | |
| KB |
11–4 | 8–1 | 3–3 | |
| Birmingham City |
5–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Zagreb XI |
4–5 | 1–1 | 3–4 | |
| Hibernian |
(w/o) | – | – | |
| Lyon |
3–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| Union Saint-Gilloise |
1–4 | 0–0 | 1–4 |
1 Belgrade XI progressed to the quarter-finals after beating Leipzig XI 2–0 in a play-off match.
First leg
| Inter Milan | 8–2 | |
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| Leipzig XI | 5–2 | |
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| KB | 8–1 | |
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Hügi II |
| Birmingham City | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Göröcs |
| Zagreb XI | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gensana |
Villaverde |
| Lyon | 1–3 | |
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| Roubaud |
Second leg
| Hannover 96 | 1–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Heiser |
Inter Milan won 14–3 on aggregate.
Barcelona FC won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Cologne XI | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sturm |
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Cologne XI won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Belgrade XI | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Stiller |
Belgrade XI 6-6 Leipzig XI on aggregate.
| Belgrade XI | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Belgrade XI won 2–0 in play-off.
| Basel XI | 3–3 | |
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KB won 11–4 on aggregate.
| Újpesti Dósza | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Szusza |
Birmingham City won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Roma | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Dirickx |
Roma won 4–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter Milan |
5–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | |
| KB |
4–9 | 4–4 | 0–5 | |
| Barcelona |
6–7 | 4–4 | 2–3 | |
| Cologne XI |
2–21 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
1 Roma progressed to the semi-finals after beating Cologne XI 4–1 in a play-off match.
First leg
| KB | 4–4 | |
|---|---|---|
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| Cologne XI | 0–2 | |
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Second leg
Inter Milan won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Birmingham City | 5–0 | |
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Birmingham City won 9–4 on aggregate.
Hibernian won 7–6 on aggregate.
| Roma | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
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Roma 2–2 Cologne XI on aggregate.
| Roma | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Müller |
Roma won 4–1 in play-off.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter Milan |
2–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Hibernian |
5–51 | 2–2 | 3–3 |
1 Roma progressed to the final after beating Hibernian 6–0 in a play-off match.
First leg
| Inter Milan | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Firmani |
Second leg
| Birmingham City | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Harris |
Masiero |
Birmingham City won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Roma | 3–3 | |
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Roma 5–5 Hibernian on aggregate.
| Roma | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
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Roma won 6–0 in play-off.
Final
First leg
| Birmingham City | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Manfredini |
Second leg
| Roma | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Roma won 4–2 on aggregate.
References
- Zea, Antonio; Haisma, Marcel (2 October 2009). "European Champions' Cup and Fairs' Cup 1960-61 - Details: Fairs' Cup 1960–61". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 September 2023.