| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 August 1964 – 27 May 1965 |
| Teams | 31 (from 30 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 215 (3.41 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,219,373 (35,228 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | José Torres (Benfica) 11 goals |
1965–66 → | |
The1964–65 European Cup was the tenth season of theEuropean Cup,UEFA's premier clubfootball tournament. The competition was won byInter Milan for the second time in row, beating 1–0 two-time former championsBenfica in afinal atSan Siro,Milan, on 27 May 1965.[1] It meant that Italian teams had won three consecutive titles (AC Milan had won it in1962–63).
During this edition acoin toss was used a record three times to decide winners of the ties after play-off matches ended as draws.
Iceland entered its champion for the first time this season, while Cyprus did not enter this time around.
A total of 31 teams participated in the competition.
Italy continued to be represented by two clubs, with Inter Milan qualifying as title holders andBologna as Italian champions. Alongside ever-presentReal Madrid were Benfica,Rangers andDukla Prague appearing in their sixth edition.
Lokomotiv Sofia,Chemie Leipzig,Liverpool,Reipas Lahti,Győri Vasas ETO,KR,Bologna,Aris Bonnevoie,Sliema Wanderers,DWS,Glentoran,Malmö FF andLa Chaux-de-Fonds made their debut in the competition.
Saint-Étienne returned to the tournament for the first time since1957–58 edition, whileBoldklubben 1909,Shamrock Rovers,Rapid Wien andRed Star Belgrade returned to the competition after five, five, four and four years, respectively.
All participants were their respective associations champions, except for Inter Milan and Malmö FF. The latter was leadingAllsvenskan at the summer break on 1 July 1964, after 11 of 22 matches had been played, but finished second in autumn of 1964.[2]
Similar toprevious edition, due to the number of participating teams, only title holders Inter Milan received a bye to the first round. The remaining clubs would play the preliminary round in September and October, apart from one match taking place in August and one play-off in November.
For the first time in the history of European Cup teams in the preliminary round were not divided geographically into pots, which resulted in some teams covering over 4,400 kilometres for their ties (e.g. DWS andFenerbahçe), while other had shorter trips (e.g. Dukla Prague andGórnik Zabrze – around 600 kilometres).
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sliema Wanderers | 0–7 | 0–2 | 0–5 | ||
| Rangers | 5–5 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | |
| Rapid Wien | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
| Glentoran | 4–5 | 2–2 | 2–3 | ||
| Partizani | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | ||
| Anderlecht | 2–2 (ct) | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0[a] | |
| KR | 1–11 | 0–5 | 1–6 | ||
| Chemie Leipzig | 2–6 | 0–2 | 2–4 | ||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 8–5 | 8–3 | 0–2 | ||
| DWS | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | ||
| Reipas Lahti | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | ||
| Boldklubben 1909 | 2–9 | 2–5 | 0–4 | ||
| Dukla Prague | 4–4 (ct) | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–0[b] | |
| Saint-Étienne | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | ||
| Aris | 2–10 | 1–5 | 1–5 |
| Dukla Prague | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vacenovský Nedorost Masopust | Report | Lubański |
| Saint-Étienne | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mekhloufi Guy | Report | Bertschi |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 8–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kotkov Debarski Milev | Report | Ekström Larsson |
| Rapid Wien | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Glechner Nuske | Report |
| Glentoran | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Turner Thompson | Report | Giannakopoulos Papoutsakis |
| Boldklubben 1909 | 2–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Richter Danielsen | Report | Gento Grosso Puskás |
| Red Star Belgrade | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Prljinčević Kostić Melić | Report | Greig McKinnon |
Rangers 5–5 Red Star Belgrade on aggregate;play-off needed.
| Győri Vasas ETO | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Palotai Keglovich Orosz | Report | Scherbarth Behla |
Győri Vasas ETO won 6–2 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 11–1 on aggregate.
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Skiba Trivellin | Report | Guy |
La Chaux-de-Fonds won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Dinamo București | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pârcălab Petru Frățilă | Report |
Dinamo București won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Górnik Zabrze | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pohl Musiałek | Report |
Dukla Prague 4–4 Górnik Zabrze on aggregate;play-off needed.
| 1. FC Köln | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sturm Overath | Report |
1. FC Köln won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Shamrock Rovers | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wolny Flögel |
Rapid Wien won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Malmö FF | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Larsson | Report |
Lokomotiv Sofia won 8–5 on aggregate.
| Panathinaikos | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Loukanidis Papoutsakis | Report | Turner Pavis |
Panathinaikos won 5–4 on aggregate.
Benfica won 10–2 on aggregate.
Anderlecht 2–2 Bologna on aggregate;play-off needed.
| Fenerbahçe | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Temming |
DWS won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Lyn | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Seemann Berg | Report |
Lyn won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gento Grosso Amancio | Report |
Real Madrid won 9–2 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 0–0 Decided by acoin flip. | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Anderlecht 0–0 Bologna in play-off match. Anderlecht qualified on acoin toss.
| Dukla Prague | 0–0 Decided by acoin flip. | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Dukla Prague 0–0 Górnik Zabrze in play-off match. Dukla Prague qualified on acoin toss.
Rangers won play-off 3–1.
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panathinaikos | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Liverpool | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Inter Milan | 7–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | |
| Rangers | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| DWS | 8–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | |
| Győri Vasas ETO | 8–7 | 5–3 | 3–4 | |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1–6 | 1–1 | 0–5 | |
| Real Madrid | 6–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| Inter Milan | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jair Mazzola Suárez Milani | Report |
| Real Madrid | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Amancio Grosso | Report |
| Győri Vasas ETO | 5–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Győrfi Korsós Povázsai | Report | Kotkov Debarski |
DWS won 8–1 on aggregate.
| 1. FC Köln | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Thielen Müller | Report | Komianidis |
1. FC Köln won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Dukla Prague | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Geleta | Report | Felo Amancio |
Real Madrid won 6–2 on aggregate.
Inter Milan won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 4–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Debarski Vasilev Milev | Report | Győrfi Povázsai Keglovich |
Győri Vasas ETO won 8–7 on aggregate.
| Rapid Wien | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Forrest Wilson |
Rangers won 3–0 on aggregate.
Benfica won 6–1 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Köln | 0–0 (ct) | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2[c] | |
| Inter Milan | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | ||
| DWS | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | ||
| Benfica | 6–3 | 5–1 | 1–2 |
| DWS | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Schrijvers | Report | Korsós |
Inter Milan won 3–2 on aggregate.
Győri Vasas ETO won 2–1 on aggregate.
1. FC Köln 0–0 Liverpool on aggregate;play-off needed.
Benfica won 6–3 on aggregate.
Liverpool 2–2 1. FC Köln in play-off match. Liverpool qualified on acoin toss.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 3–4 | 3–1 | 0–3 | |
| Győri Vasas ETO | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Benfica | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eusébio Torres | Report |
Benfica won 5–0 on aggregate.
Inter Milan won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Inter Milan | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jair | Report |
The top scorers from the 1964–65 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows: