1962–63 European Cup
The 1962–63 European Cup was the eighth season of the European Cup, a football competition for European clubs. The competition was won by Milan, who beat two-time defending champions Benfica in the final at Wembley Stadium in London. Milan's victory was the first by an Italian club.
![]() Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 September 1962 – 22 May 1963 |
| Teams | 30 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 59 |
| Goals scored | 214 (3.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,782,579 (30,213 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | José Altafini (Milan) 14 goals |
Albania entered its champion for the first time this season.
Bracket
| Preliminary round | First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
4–41 | 1–3 | 3–1 | |
| Fredrikstad[1] |
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 | |
| Norrköping |
3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
1 Feyenoord beat Servette 3–1 in a play–off to qualify for the first round.
Note: Benfica and Stade Reims received byes.
First leg
| Dinamo București | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pârcălab |
Report | Oktay |
| Polonia Bytom | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pogrzeba Jóźwiak |
Report | Theofanis |
| Real Madrid | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zoco Gento Di Stéfano |
Report | Van Himst Janssens Stockman |
| Shelbourne | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Morais Géo |
| Dundee | 8–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Penman Seith Robertson Gilzean Smith |
Report | Benthaus |
| Fredrikstad | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aas |
Report | Pál Kékesi |
| Austria Wien | 5–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hirnschrodt Nemec Schleger |
Report | Ekman Wiik Kankkonen |
| Vorwärts Berlin | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Adamec |
| Norrköping | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bild Rosander |
Report |
Second leg
Milan won 14–0 on aggregate.
| Ipswich Town | 10–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Moran Phillips Crawford Elsworthy |
Report |
Ipswich won 14–1 on aggregate.
| Galatasaray | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Oktay Köken Kutver |
Report |
Galatasaray won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Panathinaikos | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Panakis |
Report | Liberda Kempny Pogrzeba |
Polonia Bytom won 6–2 on aggregate.
CSKA Red Flag won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jurion |
Report |
Anderlecht won 4–3 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.
Servette 4–4 Feyenoord on aggregate.
| Feyenoord | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Kruiver Bouwmeester Van der Gijp |
Report | Németh |
Feyenoord won 3–1 in play-off match.
Vasas won 11–1 on aggregate.
| HIFK | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nemec Jacaré |
Austria Wien won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Dukla Prague | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Adamec |
Report |
Dukla Prague won 4–0 on aggregate.
Esbjerg won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Partizani | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kraja |
Report | Kindvall |
Norrköping won 3–1 on aggregate.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3–31 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Austria Wien |
3–7 | 3–2 | 0–5 | |
| Esbjerg |
0–5 | 0–0 | 0–5 | |
| Norrköping |
2–6 | 1–1 | 1–5 |
1 Feyenoord beat Vasas 1–0 in a playoff to qualify for the quarter-finals.
First leg
| Milan | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Barison Sani |
Report |
| Galatasaray | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Oktay Mamat |
Report | Pogrzeba |
| CSKA Red Flag | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kolev Yakimov |
Report | Jurion |
| Sporting CP | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Géo |
Report |
| Feyenoord | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Van der Gijp |
Report | Pál |
| Austria Wien | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jacaré Hirnschrodt Fiala |
Report | Sauvage |
| Norrköping | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Björklund |
Report | Eusébio |
Second leg
Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Polonia Bytom | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jóźwiak |
Report |
Galatasaray won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lippens |
Report |
Anderlecht won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Dundee | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gilzean Cousin |
Report | Figueiredo |
Dundee won 4–2 on aggregate.
Feyenoord 3–3 Vasas on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 1–0 in play-off match.
| Stade Reims | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kopa Siatka Dubaële Akesbi |
Report |
Stade Reims won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Dukla Prague | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hansen Vacenovský Masopust Brumovský |
Report |
Dukla Prague won 5–0 on aggregate.
Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| 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 | |
| Stade Reims |
1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Benfica |
2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
First leg
| Stade Reims | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kreijermaat |
| Benfica | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Coluna |
Report | Vacenovský |
Second leg
| Milan | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pivatelli Altafini |
Report |
Milan won 8–1 on aggregate.
Dundee won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Feyenoord | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kruiver |
Report | Akesbi |
Feyenoord won 2–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| 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 |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 12 players | 2 | |
| Source: [7] | |||
Notes and references
- Not national champion. Qualified due to leading the 1961–62 Norwegian Main League standings at the summer break on 1 July 1962, after 21 of 30 matches had been played.
- "Dinamo București v Galatasaray, 9 September 1962" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- "Vorwärts Berlin v Dukla Prague, 26 September 1962" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- "Union Luxembourg v Milan, 19 September 1962" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- "Ipswich Town v Milan, 28 November 1962". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- "Milan v Benfica, 22 May 1963" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- "Season 1962/63 Player stats". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

