Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 September 1962 – 22 May 1963 |
| Teams | 30 (from 29 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| 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 (AC Milan) 14 goals |
1963–64 → | |
The1962–63 European Cup was the eighth season of theEuropean Cup,UEFA's premier clubfootball tournament. The competition was won byAC Milan, who beat two-time defending championsBenfica in thefinal atWembley Stadium,London, on 22 May 1963.[1] Milan's victory was the first by an Italian club.
Five-time winnersReal Madrid were eliminated in the preliminary round byAnderlecht, 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.
A total of 30 teams participated in the competition.
Portugal continued to be represented by two clubs, with Benfica qualifying as title holders andSporting 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 and1. FC Köln made their debut in the competition.
Galatasaray returned to the tournament for the first time since1957, whileIFK 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 andFredrikstad. The latter was leadingHovedserien at the summer break on 1 July 1962, after 21 of 30 matches had been played, but finished third in autumn of 1962.[2]
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 | N/a |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 14–0 | 8–0 | 6–0 | ||
| Floriana | 1–14 | 1–4 | 0–10 | ||
| Dinamo București | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | ||
| Polonia Bytom | 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | ||
| CSKA Red Flag | 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | ||
| Real Madrid | 3–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | ||
| Shelbourne | 1–7 | 0–2 | 1–5 | ||
| Dundee | 8–5 | 8–1 | 0–4 | ||
| Servette | 4–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | |
| Fredrikstad | 1–11 | 1–4 | 0–7 | ||
| Austria Wien | 7–3 | 5–3 | 2–0 | ||
| Vorwärts Berlin | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | ||
| Linfield | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | ||
| IFK Norrköping | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Real Madrid | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zoco Gento Di Stéfano | Report | Van Himst Janssens Stockman |
| IFK Norrköping | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bild Rosander | Report |
| Dundee | 8–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hemmersbach Wishart Robertson Gilzean Smith Penman | Report | Benthaus |
| Austria Wien | 5–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hirnschrodt Nemec Schleger | Report | Ekman Wiik Kankkonen |
| Dinamo București | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pârcălab | Report | Oktay |
| Polonia Bytom | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pogrzeba Jóźwiak | Report | Theofanis |
| Floriana | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| D'Emanuelle | Report | Crawford Phillips |
| Shelbourne | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Morais Géo |
| Vorwärts Berlin | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Adamec |
IFK Norrköping won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Galatasaray | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Oktay Köken Kutver | Report |
Galatasaray won 4–1 on aggregate.
Esbjerg won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Panathinaikos | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Panakis | Report | Liberda Kempny Pogrzeba |
Polonia Bytom won 6–2 on aggregate.
Milan won 14–0 on aggregate.
Servette 4–4 Feyenoord on aggregate;play-off needed.
Vasas won 11–1 on aggregate.
| Ipswich Town | 10–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Moran Phillips Crawford Elsworthy | Report |
Ipswich Town won 14–1 on aggregate.
Anderlecht won 4–3 on aggregate.
| IFK Helsingfors | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nemec Jacaré |
Austria Wien won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Sporting CP | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lúcio Mascarenhas José Carlos Morais | Report | Hennessy |
Sporting CP won 7–1 on aggregate.
Dundee won 8–5 on aggregate.
CSKA Red Flag won 6–2 on aggregate.
Dukla Prague won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Feyenoord | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Kruiver Bouwmeester Van der Gijp | Report | Németh |
Feyenoord won play-off 3–1.
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| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | ||
| Galatasaray | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | ||
| CSKA Red Flag | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | ||
| Sporting CP | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–4 | ||
| Feyenoord | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Austria Wien | 3–7 | 3–2 | 0–5 | ||
| Esbjerg | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–5 | ||
| IFK Norrköping | 2–6 | 1–1 | 1–5 |
| Austria Wien | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jacaré Hirnschrodt Fiala | Report | Sauvage |
| CSKA Red Flag | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kolev Yakimov | Report | Jurion |
| Sporting CP | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Géo | Report |
| Galatasaray | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Oktay Mamat | Report | Pogrzeba |
| Feyenoord | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Van der Gijp | Report | L. Pál |
| Milan | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Barison Sani | Report |
| Dundee | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gilzean Cousin | Report | Figueiredo |
Dundee won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lippens | Report |
Anderlecht won 4–2 on aggregate.
Reims won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Dukla Prague | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brumovský Frandsen Masopust Vacenovský | Report |
Dukla Prague won 5–0 on aggregate.
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.
Feyenoord won play-off 1–0.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galatasaray | 1–8 | 1–3 | 0–5 | |
| Anderlecht | 2–6 | 1–4 | 1–2 | |
| Reims | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Benfica | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Benfica | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Coluna | Report | Vacenovský |
Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Milan | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pivatelli Altafini | Report |
Milan won 8–1 on aggregate.
Dundee won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 5–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | |
| Feyenoord | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
Milan won 5–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.
The top scorers from the 1962–63 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows:[8]