1962–63 European Cup
European football tournament
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The 1962–63 European Cup was the eighth season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Milan, who beat two-time defending champions Benfica in the final at Wembley Stadium, London, on 22 May 1963.[1] Milan's victory was the first by an Italian club.
Milan (1st title)
BenficaWembley Stadium in London hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 September 1962 – 22 May 1963 |
| Teams | 30 (from 29 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Milan (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Benfica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 59 |
| Goals scored | 214 (3.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,782,573 (30,213 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | José Altafini (Milan) 14 goals |
← 1961–62 1963–64 → | |
Five-time winners Real Madrid were eliminated in the preliminary round by Anderlecht, the first time previous winners didn't make it to the first round of the competition.
Albania entered its champion for the first time this season.
Teams
A total of 30 teams participated in the competition.
Portugal continued to be represented by two clubs, with Benfica qualifying as title holders and Sporting CP as Portuguese champions. CSKA Red Flag appeared in the seventh edition of European Cup, with only Real Madrid having more appearances in the competition.
Partizani, Esbjerg, Ipswich Town, Union Luxembourg, Floriana, Shelbourne, Dundee and 1. FC Köln made their debut in the competition.
Galatasaray returned to the tournament for the first time since 1957, while IFK Norrköping, Polonia Bytom, Anderlecht and eventual winners Milan returned to the competition after five, four, three and three years, respectively.
All participants were their respective associations champions, except for Benfica and Fredrikstad. The latter was leading Hovedserien at the summer break on 1 July 1962, after 21 of 30 matches had been played, but finished third in autumn of 1962.[2]
 Partizani (1st) |
 Austria Wien (1st) |
 Anderlecht (1st) |
 CSKA Red Flag (1st) |
 Dukla Prague (1st) |
 Esbjerg (1st) |
 Vorwärts Berlin (1st) |
 Ipswich Town (1st) |
 IFK Helsingfors (1st) |
 Reims (1st) |
 Panathinaikos (1st) |
 Vasas (1st) |
| Milan (1st) |
 Union Luxembourg (1st) |
 Floriana (1st) |
 Feyenoord (1st) |
 Linfield (1st) |
 Fredrikstad (3rd) |
 Polonia Bytom (1st) |
Sporting CP (1st) |
| Benfica (3rd)TH |
 Shelbourne (1st) |
 Dinamo București (1st) |
 Dundee (1st) |
 Real Madrid (1st) |
 IFK Norrköping (1st) |
 Servette (1st) |
 Galatasaray (1st) |
 1. FC Köln (1st) |
 Partizan (1st) |
Preliminary round
Due to the number of participating teams only Reims (apart from title holders Benfica) received a bye to the first round. The remaining clubs would play the preliminary round in September.
| Pot 1 Western Europe |
Pot 2 Eastern Europe | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawn | Northern Ireland England West Germany Netherlands Republic of Ireland Belgium Luxembourg Scotland Italy Malta Spain Portugal Switzerland Denmark |
Romania Bulgaria Greece Czechoslovakia Hungary Yugoslavia Finland Turkey Poland Norway East Germany Austria Sweden Albania |
| Byes | Reims |
N/a |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan |
14–0 | Union Luxembourg |
8–0 | 6–0 | |
| Floriana |
1–14 | Ipswich Town |
1–4 | 0–10 | |
| Dinamo București |
1–4 | Galatasaray |
1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Polonia Bytom |
6–2 | Panathinaikos |
2–1 | 4–1 | |
| CSKA Red Flag |
6–2 | Partizan |
2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Real Madrid |
3–4 | Anderlecht |
3–3 | 0–1 | |
| Shelbourne |
1–7 | Sporting CP |
0–2 | 1–5 | |
| Dundee |
8–5 | 1. FC Köln |
8–1 | 0–4 | |
| Servette |
4–4 | Feyenoord |
1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Fredrikstad |
1–11 | Vasas |
1–4 | 0–7 | |
| Austria Wien |
7–3 | IFK Helsingfors |
5–3 | 2–0 | |
| Vorwärts Berlin |
0–4 | Dukla Prague |
0–3 | 0–1 | |
| Linfield |
1–2 | Esbjerg |
1–2 | 0–0 | |
| IFK Norrköping |
3–1 | Partizani |
2–0 | 1–1 |
First leg
| Real Madrid | 3–3 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
Zoco  14'Gento 30'Di Stéfano 48' |
Report | Van Himst 37' Janssens 42'Stockman 80' |
| IFK Norrköping | 2–0 | Partizani |
|---|---|---|
| Bild 55' Rosander 74' |
Report |
| Fredrikstad | 1–4 | Vasas |
|---|---|---|
| Aas 78' |
Report | L. Pál 56', 72', 79' Kékesi 86' |
| Austria Wien | 5–3 | IFK Helsingfors |
|---|---|---|
| Hirnschrodt 16' Nemec 40', 86', 88'Schleger 55' |
Report | Ekman 6' Wiik 30'Kankkonen 83' (pen.) |
| Dinamo București | 1–1 | Galatasaray |
|---|---|---|
| Pârcălab 71' (pen.) |
Report | Oktay 53' |
| Polonia Bytom | 2–1 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Pogrzeba 28' Jóźwiak 70' |
Report | Theofanis 29' |
| Floriana | 1–4 | Ipswich Town |
|---|---|---|
| D'Emanuelle 87' |
Report | Crawford 7', 57' Phillips 30', 81' |
| Shelbourne | 0–2 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Morais 35' Géo 80' |
| Vorwärts Berlin | 0–3 | Dukla Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Adamec 45', 59', 70' |
Second leg
| Partizani | 1–1 | IFK Norrköping |
|---|---|---|
| Kraja 48' |
Report | Kindvall 6' |
IFK Norrköping won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Galatasaray | 3–0 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Oktay 13' (pen.) Köken 51'Kutver 78' |
Report |
Galatasaray won 4–1 on aggregate.
Esbjerg won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Panathinaikos | 1–4 | Polonia Bytom |
|---|---|---|
| Panakis 38' |
Report | Liberda 25' Kempny 44', 47'Pogrzeba 70' |
Polonia Bytom won 6–2 on aggregate.
Milan won 14–0 on aggregate.
Servette 4–4 Feyenoord on aggregate; play-off needed.
| Vasas | 7–0 | Fredrikstad |
|---|---|---|
| L. Pál 11', 13' Farkas 20', 22', 57'T. Pál 44', 56' |
Report |
Vasas won 11–1 on aggregate.
Ipswich Town won 14–1 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 1–0 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Jurion 85' |
Report |
Anderlecht won 4–3 on aggregate.
| IFK Helsingfors | 0–2 | Austria Wien |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nemec 62' Jacaré 80' |
Austria Wien won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Sporting CP | 5–1 | Shelbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Lúcio 5' (pen.) Mascarenhas 8', 70'José Carlos 48'Morais 61' |
Report | Hennessy 88' |
Sporting CP won 7–1 on aggregate.
Dundee won 8–5 on aggregate.
CSKA Red Flag won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Dukla Prague | 1–0 | Vorwärts Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| Adamec 30' |
Report |
Dukla Prague won 4–0 on aggregate.
Play-off
| Feyenoord | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Servette |
|---|---|---|
| Kruiver 52' Bouwmeester 91'Van der Gijp 98' (pen.) |
Report | Németh 33' |
Feyenoord won play-off 3–1.
Bracket
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Austria Wien
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reims
| 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reims
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Feyenoord
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Feyenoord
| 1 | 2 | 3 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vasas
| 1 | 2 | 3 (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Feyenoord
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Benfica
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Esbjerg
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dukla Prague
| 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dukla Prague
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Benfica
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| IFK Norrköping
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Benfica
| 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Benfica
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Milan
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Galatasaray
| 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Polonia Bytom
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Galatasaray
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Milan
| 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Milan
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ipswich Town
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Milan
| 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dundee
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CSKA Red Flag
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anderlecht
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anderlecht
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dundee
| 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sporting CP
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dundee
| 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan |
4–2 | Ipswich Town |
3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Galatasaray |
4–2 | Polonia Bytom |
4–1 | 0–1 | |
| CSKA Red Flag |
2–4 | Anderlecht |
2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Sporting CP |
2–4 | Dundee |
1–0 | 1–4 | |
| Feyenoord |
3–3 | Vasas |
1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Austria Wien |
3–7 | Reims |
3–2 | 0–5 | |
| Esbjerg |
0–5 | Dukla Prague |
0–0 | 0–5 | |
| IFK Norrköping |
2–6 | Benfica |
1–1 | 1–5 |
First leg
| Austria Wien | 3–2 | Reims |
|---|---|---|
| Jacaré 13' Hirnschrodt 26'Fiala 59' |
Report | Sauvage 14' (pen.), 78' |
| CSKA Red Flag | 2–2 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Kolev 57' Yakimov 85' |
Report | Jurion 62', 74' |
| Sporting CP | 1–0 | Dundee |
|---|---|---|
| Géo 90' |
Report |
| IFK Norrköping | 1–1 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Björklund 8' |
Report | Eusébio 31' |
| Galatasaray | 4–1 | Polonia Bytom |
|---|---|---|
| Oktay 19' (pen.), 29', 57' Mamat 50' |
Report | Pogrzeba 43' |
| Feyenoord | 1–1 | Vasas |
|---|---|---|
| Van der Gijp 23' |
Report | L. Pál 38' |
| Milan | 3–0 | Ipswich Town |
|---|---|---|
| Barison 8', 13' Sani 64' |
Report |
Second leg
| Dundee | 4–1 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Gilzean 13', 53' Cousin 44', 60' |
Report | Figueiredo 66' |
Dundee won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 2–0 | CSKA Red Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Lippens 40' (pen.), 50' (pen.) |
Report |
Anderlecht won 4–2 on aggregate.
Reims won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Dukla Prague | 5–0 | Esbjerg |
|---|---|---|
| Brumovský 17', 82' Frandsen  54' (o.g.)Masopust 57'Vacenovský 68' |
Report |
Dukla Prague won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Polonia Bytom | 1–0 | Galatasaray |
|---|---|---|
| Jóźwiak 20' |
Report |
Galatasaray won 4–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate.
Feyenoord 3–3 Vasas on aggregate; play-off needed.
Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.
Play-off
Feyenoord won play-off 1–0.
Quarter-finals
First leg
| Reims | 0–1 | Feyenoord |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kreijermaat 27' |
| Benfica | 2–1 | Dukla Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Coluna 54', 85' |
Report | Vacenovský 63' |
Second leg
Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Milan | 5–0 | Galatasaray |
|---|---|---|
| Pivatelli 11', 42' Altafini 50', 66', 70' |
Report |
Milan won 8–1 on aggregate.
Dundee won 6–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Milan won 5–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1962–63 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows:[8]
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Altafini |
Milan |
14 |
| 2 | Ray Crawford |
Ipswich Town |
8 |
| Alan Gilzean |
Dundee | ||
| 4 | Paolo Barison |
Milan |
6 |
| Eusébio |
Benfica | ||
| László Pál |
Vasas | ||
| 7 | Alan Cousin |
Dundee |
5 |
| Piet Kruiver |
Feyenoord | ||
| Metin Oktay |
Galatasaray | ||
| 10 | Jozef Adamec |
Dukla Prague |
4 |
| Horst Nemec |
Austria Wien | ||
| Ted Phillips |
Ipswich Town | ||