1961-62 Club Football

The completed 1961-62 season: the club power ranking and UEFA country coefficients, the European and continental competitions with qualifying, group, league-phase and knockout results, every final domestic table across the confederations, and every cup final.

471 clubs ranked · 47 leagues · 12 cup finals

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1961-62Club football

Club power ranking

Score = 0.65 form + 0.35 five-year pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Filter by country (ordered by coefficient rank), or switch to the country coefficient table.

World #1 · Champion of the season

Real Madrid

Spain · score 1.177 · form 1.00 · pedigree 1.00 · 29-5-8 in 42

★ La Liga★ Copa del Rey

Ranked #1 in the season power ranking.

Overachiever

Sevilla FC

form 0.74 vs ped 0.14 · +0.59

Underachiever

Standard Liège

form 0.41 vs ped 0.55 · -0.14

Biggest riser

Dundee FC

▲ 124 places

Biggest faller

Sampdoria

▼ 96 places

Best outside top 5

Benfica

#2 · Portugal

Best outside the 8

Standard Liège

#13 · Belgium

Top 10 by league

Spain 4Italy 2Germany 2Portugal 1Scotland 1

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Real Madrid

Spain · 42 P · 29-5-8 · +0.07 trophy

1.177

score

Benfica

Portugal · 36 P · 21-9-6 · +0.14 trophy

0.990

score

Atlético de Madrid▲2

Spain · 39 P · 21-9-9 · +0.05 trophy

0.975

score

CF Barcelona

Spain · 40 P · 23-6-11

0.962

score

Valencia▲20

Spain · 39 P · 19-9-11 · +0.05 trophy

0.773

score

Rangers

Scotland · 45 P · 32-7-6 · +0.03 trophy

0.633

score

AC Milan▲2

Italy · 36 P · 24-6-6 · +0.06 trophy

0.617

score

Fiorentina▼5

Italy · 41 P · 24-9-8

0.573

score

1. FC Nürnberg▼1

Germany · 43 P · 32-3-8

0.562

score

Eintracht Frankfurt▼3

Germany · 36 P · 23-5-8

0.558

score

Sevilla FC▲25

Spain · 33 P · 14-7-12 · +0.01 trophy

0.538

score

Real Zaragoza▲9

Spain · 30 P · 15-5-10

0.527

score

Standard Liège▲29

Belgium · 38 P · 23-4-11

0.518

score

Stade Reims▲2

France · 38 P · 21-6-11 · +0.06 trophy

0.496

score

Vasas SC▲4

Hungary · 28 P · 17-4-7 · +0.03 trophy

0.494

score

Atlético Bilbao▲12

Spain · 30 P · 12-8-10

0.482

score

1. FC Köln▲16

Germany · 37 P · 25-4-8 · +0.06 trophy

0.475

score

Sporting Clube de Portugal▲28

Portugal · 28 P · 19-6-3 · +0.03 trophy

0.434

score

AS Roma▼9

Italy · 36 P · 19-8-9

0.434

score

Dundee FC▲124

Scotland · 34 P · 25-4-5 · +0.03 trophy

0.430

score

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1	–	Real Madrid	Spain	42	29	5	8	1.00	1.00	+0.07	score 1.177
2	–	Benfica	Portugal	36	21	9	6	0.66	0.94	+0.14	score 0.990
3	▲2	Atlético de Madrid	Spain	39	21	9	9	0.80	0.84	+0.05	score 0.975
4	–	CF Barcelona	Spain	40	23	6	11	0.85	1.00	—	score 0.962
5	▲20	Valencia	Spain	39	19	9	11	0.81	0.34	+0.05	score 0.773
6	–	Rangers	Scotland	45	32	7	6	0.60	0.62	+0.03	score 0.633
7	▲2	AC Milan	Italy	36	24	6	6	0.62	0.44	+0.06	score 0.617
8	▼5	Fiorentina	Italy	41	24	9	8	0.63	0.47	—	score 0.573
9	▼1	1. FC Nürnberg	Germany	43	32	3	8	0.64	0.26	—	score 0.562
10	▼3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany	36	23	5	8	0.60	0.47	—	score 0.558
11	▲25	Sevilla FC	Spain	33	14	7	12	0.74	0.14	+0.01	score 0.538
12	▲9	Real Zaragoza	Spain	30	15	5	10	0.81	0.00	—	score 0.527
13	▲29	Standard Liège	Belgium	38	23	4	11	0.41	0.55	—	score 0.518
14	▲2	Stade Reims	France	38	21	6	11	0.46	0.40	+0.06	score 0.496
15	▲4	Vasas SC	Hungary	28	17	4	7	0.52	0.36	+0.03	score 0.494
16	▲12	Atlético Bilbao	Spain	30	12	8	10	0.74	0.00	—	score 0.482
17	▲16	1. FC Köln	Germany	37	25	4	8	0.64	0.00	+0.06	score 0.475
18	▲28	Sporting Clube de Portugal	Portugal	28	19	6	3	0.62	0.00	+0.03	score 0.434
19	▼9	AS Roma	Italy	36	19	8	9	0.54	0.24	—	score 0.434
20	▲124	Dundee FC	Scotland	34	25	4	5	0.61	0.00	+0.03	score 0.430
21	▲1	Internazionale	Italy	40	22	11	7	0.58	0.14	—	score 0.429
22	▲45	Elche CF	Spain	30	10	9	11	0.67	0.00	—	score 0.427
23	▲16	FK Austria Wien	Austria	30	20	6	4	0.56	0.04	+0.04	score 0.426
24	·	FC Schalke 04	Germany	36	21	8	7	0.56	0.18	—	score 0.424
25	▼11	Hamburger SV	Germany	33	25	2	6	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.424
26	▼11	Red Star Belgrade	Yugoslavia	30	13	7	10	0.38	0.38	—	score 0.421
27	·	Tasmania 1900 Berlin	Germany	31	20	7	4	0.64	0.00	—	score 0.419
28	▲41	FC Porto	Portugal	26	18	5	3	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.408
29	▼1	Real Betis	Spain	30	10	8	12	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.402
30	▲2	Sheffield Wednesday	England	52	25	7	20	0.50	0.13	—	score 0.395
31	▼19	Tottenham Hotspur	England	57	31	12	14	0.56	0.00	+0.03	score 0.392
32	▼19	Birmingham City	England	48	15	12	21	0.37	0.53	—	score 0.389
33	·	Ipswich Town	England	52	28	12	12	0.51	0.00	+0.06	score 0.389
34	▼3	Werder Bremen	Germany	34	20	9	5	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.387
35	▲14	RCD Espanyol	Spain	36	12	10	14	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.382
36	▼25	Manchester United	England	49	19	11	19	0.41	0.33	—	score 0.379
37	▲21	Real Oviedo	Spain	30	10	7	13	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.377
38	▲7	RCD Mallorca	Spain	30	11	5	14	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.377
39	·	CA Osasuna	Spain	30	10	7	13	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.377
40	▼22	SK Rapid Wien	Austria	30	13	8	9	0.40	0.33	—	score 0.375
41	▼3	Borussia Neunkirchen	Germany	33	21	6	6	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.375
42	▲98	RSC Anderlecht	Belgium	30	21	7	2	0.51	0.00	+0.03	score 0.363
43	▲51	Bologna	Italy	34	19	7	8	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.362
44	▲14	Racing Santander	Spain	30	11	4	15	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.351
45	·	FK Pirmasens	Germany	33	20	5	8	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.351
46	▲51	Linzer ASK	Austria	26	16	6	4	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.350
47	▲51	Dunfermline Athletic	Scotland	40	22	5	13	0.44	0.11	—	score 0.348
48	▲3	Weiner SK	Austria	26	12	8	6	0.45	0.14	—	score 0.346
49	▲1	Burnley	England	50	26	13	11	0.52	0.00	+0.01	score 0.345
50	▲28	Celtic	Scotland	34	19	8	7	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.341
51	▼18	BSC Young Boys	Switzerland	26	13	3	10	0.33	0.36	—	score 0.340
52	·	SK Admira Wien	Austria	26	16	4	6	0.51	0.00	—	score 0.332
53	▲2	Everton	England	45	22	11	12	0.51	0.00	—	score 0.329
54	▲62	GD CUF	Portugal	26	14	5	7	0.51	0.00	—	score 0.329
55	▼38	Dinamo Zagreb	Yugoslavia	26	11	7	8	0.37	0.26	—	score 0.327
56	▲7	Újpesti Dózsa	Hungary	34	20	6	8	0.50	0.00	—	score 0.322
57	▲25	Ferencvárosi TC	Hungary	26	13	7	6	0.48	0.00	—	score 0.315
58	▼5	Kilmarnock	Scotland	34	16	10	8	0.48	0.00	—	score 0.311
59	▼5	Dukla Prague	Czechoslovakia	26	15	5	6	0.42	0.00	+0.04	score 0.310
60	▼17	FK Partizan	Yugoslavia	26	14	6	6	0.42	0.00	+0.03	score 0.306
61	▲33	Atalanta	Italy	34	13	12	9	0.47	0.00	—	score 0.306
62	▼1	OGC Nice	France	38	16	6	16	0.36	0.18	—	score 0.298
63	▲41	CF Belenenses	Portugal	28	12	8	8	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.297
64	▼27	Servette FC	Switzerland	30	21	4	5	0.41	0.00	+0.03	score 0.297
65	▼25	RC Paris	France	38	21	6	11	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.296
66	▲49	Tatabanyai Banyasz	Hungary	26	12	7	7	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.295
67	▼1	Nîmes Olympique	France	38	21	5	12	0.45	0.00	—	score 0.290
68	▲11	West Bromwich Albion	England	46	17	14	15	0.45	0.00	—	score 0.290
69	▲41	Torino FC	Italy	34	12	12	10	0.45	0.00	—	score 0.289
70	·	IF Elfsborg	Sweden	22	13	5	4	0.39	0.00	+0.03	score 0.285
71	▲16	Feyenoord	Netherlands	38	22	11	5	0.39	0.00	+0.03	score 0.283
72	▲16	FC Nancy	France	41	18	12	11	0.42	0.00	+0.01	score 0.282
73	·	Palermo	Italy	34	13	9	12	0.43	0.00	—	score 0.281
74	▼1	ASK Vorwärts Berlin	East Germany	39	21	8	10	0.39	0.00	+0.03	score 0.281
75	▼40	Hibernian	Scotland	38	15	6	17	0.36	0.16	—	score 0.279
76	▲116	Esbjerg fB	Denmark	22	15	3	4	0.38	0.00	+0.03	score 0.277
77	▼49	Real Sociedad	Spain	30	9	5	16	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.276
78	▲63	Heart of Midlothian	Scotland	40	19	6	15	0.42	0.00	+0.01	score 0.276
79	▲72	West Ham United	England	45	18	10	17	0.42	0.00	—	score 0.274
80	▼1	Arsenal	England	44	17	11	16	0.42	0.00	—	score 0.274
81	▲130	Royal Antwerp FC	Belgium	30	15	10	5	0.42	0.00	—	score 0.272
82	·	Sheffield United	England	55	25	14	16	0.42	0.00	—	score 0.271
83	▼8	Aston Villa	England	49	23	8	18	0.42	0.00	—	score 0.270
84	▼61	AS Monaco	France	40	17	9	14	0.39	0.00	+0.01	score 0.262
85	▼65	Juventus	Italy	40	14	10	16	0.42	0.00	—	score 0.261
86	▲58	Partick Thistle	Scotland	34	16	3	15	0.40	0.00	—	score 0.259
87	▲16	RC Lens	France	38	19	4	15	0.40	0.00	—	score 0.259
88	▲157	Atlético Clube de Portugal	Portugal	26	11	4	11	0.40	0.00	—	score 0.259
89	▲262	Dorogi Bányász	Hungary	26	10	7	9	0.40	0.00	—	score 0.257
90	▲147	Lausanne-Sports	Switzerland	27	15	5	7	0.38	0.00	+0.01	score 0.257
91	▼6	Grazer AK	Austria	26	10	7	9	0.38	0.00	+0.01	score 0.254
92	▼22	CS Sedan	France	40	16	11	13	0.39	0.00	—	score 0.252
93	▲41	Kjøbenhavns Boldklub	Denmark	22	15	3	4	0.38	0.00	+0.01	score 0.252
94	▲101	Slovan Nitra	Czechoslovakia	26	13	6	7	0.39	0.00	—	score 0.252
95	▲114	Blackpool	England	52	20	14	18	0.38	0.00	—	score 0.250
96	▼20	Wiener AC	Austria	26	11	5	10	0.38	0.00	—	score 0.249
97	▲88	PSV Eindhoven	Netherlands	34	21	7	6	0.38	0.00	—	score 0.248
98	▲31	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	Switzerland	28	17	2	9	0.38	0.00	—	score 0.248
99	▲71	Budapest Honvéd FC	Hungary	26	10	6	10	0.38	0.00	—	score 0.248
100	–	FK Vojvodina	Yugoslavia	22	9	8	5	0.38	0.00	—	score 0.247

1961-62 Elo race

Every club's Elo each Friday of the season, from the first league match to the Friday after the Champions League final. Drag the slider to see the table on any Friday.

End of the season, Fri, 4 May 1962

Throughfull season

Real MadridFiorentinaJuventusMilanInterBarcelonaThe 20 highest peaks of the season, tap or drag any point

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Real Madrid

Spain

1697

-38

Fiorentina

Italy

1682

AC Milan

Italy

1652

FC Barcelona

Spain

1602

Internazionale

Italy

1589

AS Roma

Italy

1560

Feyenoord

Netherlands

1553

Juventus

Italy

1530

Tottenham Hotspur

England

1529

+12

Atlético de Madrid

Spain

1516

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1	Real Madrid	1697	-38	Spain
2	Fiorentina	1682	0	Italy
3	AC Milan	1652	0	Italy
4	FC Barcelona	1602	0	Spain
5	Internazionale	1589	0	Italy
6	AS Roma	1560	0	Italy
7	Feyenoord	1553	0	Netherlands
8	Juventus	1530	0	Italy
9	Tottenham Hotspur	1529	+12	England
10	Atlético de Madrid	1516	0	Spain
11	FK Austria Wien	1506	0	Europe only
12	FK Partizan	1505	0	Europe only
13	Valencia	1504	+49	Spain
14	Benfica	1498	+40	Europe only
15	Bologna	1498	0	Italy
16	Vasas SC	1491	0	Europe only
17	FK Dukla Prague	1485	0	Europe only
18	Rangers	1478	0	Europe only
19	1. FC Nürnberg	1473	0	Europe only
20	Panathinaikos	1472	0	Europe only

Source: Citizen of Nowhere club Elo, one rating across leagues and Europe. A club's rating is its value after its last match on or before each Friday, through 2026-10-22.

European & continental competitions

European Cup1962UEFAWinner: Benfica

Final2

Benfica★Real Madrid

Semi-finals2

Standard LiègeTottenham Hotspur

Quarter-finals4

1. FC NürnbergFK Dukla PragueJuventusRangers

Round of 168

Boldklubben 1909FC HakaFC Viktoria FrankfurtFK Austria WienFK PartizanFenerbahçe SKFeyenoordServette FC

Group stage13

AS MonacoCA Spora LuxembourgCSKA SofiaDrumcondra DublinFredrikstad FKGórnik ZabrzeHibernians FCIFK GöteborgLinfield FCPanathinaikosSporting Clube de PortugalSteaua BucureştiVasas SC

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup1962UEFAWinner: Valencia

Final2

FC BarcelonaValencia★

Semi-finals2

MTK Hungária FCRed Star Belgrade

Quarter-finals4

InternazionaleNovi Sad XIRCD EspanyolSheffield Wednesday

Round of 168

AS RomaBirmingham CityDinamo ZagrebHeart of MidlothianHibernianIraklisLausanne-SportsLeipzig XI

Group stage12

1. FC KölnAC MilanBasel XICF BelenensesFC BrnoHannover 96Kjøbenhavns BoldklubNottingham ForestOlympique LyonnaisRC StrasbourgUnion St. GilloiseWest Berlin XI

Cup Winners Cup1962UEFAWinner: Atlético de Madrid

Final2

Atlético de Madrid★Fiorentina

Semi-finals2

FC Carl Zeiss JenaÚjpest FC

Quarter-finals4

Dunfermline AthleticLeixoes SCMŠK ŽilinaWerder Bremen

Group stage8

AGF ÅrhusAjaxAlliance DudelangeFC Progresul BucureştiFK VardarLeicester CityOlympiakos CFPSK Rapid Wien

Qualifying7▾

CS SedanFC La Chaux-de-FondsFloriana FCGlenavon FCPFC Spartak VarnaSt. Patrick's AthleticSwansea City

Copa Libertadores1 competition

Copa Libertadores1961CONMEBOLWinner: Peñarol

Final2

PalmeirasPeñarol★

Semi-finals2

Independiente Santa FeOlimpia

Quarter-finals4

Colo ColoIndependienteJorge WilstermannUniversitario

Round of 161

Barcelona Guayaquil

Other competitions2 competitions

CONCACAF Champions Cup1962CONCACAFWinner: Chivas Guadalajara

Final2

CSD ComunicacionesChivas Guadalajara★

Intercontinental Cup1961FIFAWinner: Peñarol

Final2

BenficaPeñarol★

Final domestic tables

Against expectation

Match points earned minus expected, over the season.

How this is measured

Every match in these leagues is scored against a pre-game probability, and a club's surplus is the match points it took (a win 1, a draw 0.5) minus the points that model expected of it. Zero is a club that finished exactly where its results said it should.

Surplus is comparable within a league and only loosely across leagues, because league size and era differ.

1961-62 covers 5 leagues: Primera División (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Ligue 1 (France), Eredivisie (Netherlands), English top flight (England). A club whose season the ledger does not carry has no figure here, and none is guessed.

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Beat expectation by most

Ipswich Town

English top flight · England

+6.58

pts vs exp

Fell short by most

Juventus

Serie A · Italy

−7.09

pts vs exp

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Spain

La Liga1962Tier 1

Segunda Division1962Tier 2

England

First Division1962Tier 1

Second Division1962Tier 2

Third Division1962Tier 3

Fourth Division1962Tier 4

Italy

Serie A1962Tier 1

Serie B1962Tier 2

Scotland

Division One1962Tier 1

Scottish Division Two1962Tier 2

Portugal

Primeira Divisão1962Tier 1

II Divisão1962Tier 2

France

Division 11962Tier 1

Division 21962Tier 2

Netherlands

Eredivisie1962Tier 1

Eerste Divisie1962Tier 2

Cup competitions

Tottenham Hotspur

FA Cup · England · v Burnley

Norwich City

League Cup · England · v Rochdale

AS Saint-Étienne

Coupe de France · France · v FC Nancy

1. FC Nürnberg

DFB-Pokal · Germany · v Fortuna Düsseldorf

SSC Napoli

Coppa Italia · Italy · v Spal

Sparta Rotterdam

KNVB Beker · Netherlands · v DHC Delft

Benfica

Taca de Portugal · Portugal · v VFC Vitória Setúbal

Rangers

Scottish Cup · Scotland · v St. Mirren

Rangers

Scottish League Cup · Scotland · v Heart of Midlothian

Real Madrid

Copa del Rey · Spain · v Sevilla FC

Tottenham Hotspur

Community Shield · England · v FA Selected XI

AS Monaco

Trophee des Champions · France · v CS Sedan

Competition	Country	Winner	Final
FA CupDomestic cup	England	Tottenham Hotspur	v Burnley
League CupDomestic cup	England	Norwich City	v Rochdale
Coupe de FranceDomestic cup	France	AS Saint-Étienne	v FC Nancy
DFB-PokalDomestic cup	Germany	1. FC Nürnberg	v Fortuna Düsseldorf
Coppa ItaliaDomestic cup	Italy	SSC Napoli	v Spal
KNVB BekerDomestic cup	Netherlands	Sparta Rotterdam	v DHC Delft
Taca de PortugalDomestic cup	Portugal	Benfica	v VFC Vitória Setúbal
Scottish CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Rangers	v St. Mirren
Scottish League CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Rangers	v Heart of Midlothian
Copa del ReyDomestic cup	Spain	Real Madrid	v Sevilla FC
Community ShieldSuper cup	England	Tottenham Hotspur	v FA Selected XI
Trophee des ChampionsSuper cup	France	AS Monaco	v CS Sedan

← 1960-61 All seasons 1962-63 →

Club power ranking: 0.65 opponent- & stage-weighted quality per match + 0.35 pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Country coefficients are the full 5-year UEFA window (the era's team-coefficient method).