1960–61 European Cup

The 1959–60 European Cup was the sixth edition of the European Cup, an continental club tournament that was held across Europe. This was the first edition of the European Cup to feature teams from all EFU nations.

31 teams competed in the knockout competition during which the Honved Budapest will try to retain their title. Honved Budapest being exempt on Preliminary round as title holder.

Preliminary Round
The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played between 31 August and 12 October.

First Round
The fifteen winners from the preliminary round was joined by the Honved Budapest that got the automatic bye from winning the European Cup in the previous season.