Editing Valencia CF (section)

===1960s: European successes in the Fairs Cup===
While managing average league form in the early 1960s, Valencia had its first European success in the form of the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] (the forerunner to the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]), defeating [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in the final of the [[1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1961–62 edition]]. The [[1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|following edition]] of the tournament pitted Valencia against [[Croatia]]n club [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] in the final, which the Spanish side also won. Valencia reached a third consecutive Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final in the [[1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|following season]], but this time were defeated 2–1 by fellow Spanish club [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]].