European Champion Clubs' Cup 1962/63

European Champion Clubs' Cup 1962/63
Cup winners	AC Milan (1st title)
Beginning	August 29, 1962
final	May 22, 1963
Final stadium	Wembley Stadium , London
Teams	30th
Games	59
Gates	214  (ø 3.63 per game)
Top scorer	José Altafini (14)
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Wembley Stadium in London

The European Cup of National Champions 1962/63 was the 8th edition of the competition. 30 club teams took part, including 29 national champions from the previous season and the defending champions with Benfica Lisbon . With Partizani Tirana , an Albanian team took part in the competition for the first time.

The participants played in a pure cup mode with (except for the finals) back and forth games for the crown of European club football. In the event of a tie, there was a playoff in a neutral place. With the exception of Benfica Lisbon and Stade Reims , the clubs started in the preliminary round.

The final took place on May 22, 1963 at Wembley Stadium in London in front of 45,000 spectators. It was the first final of this competition that did not involve a Spanish team. The AC Milan won 2: 1 against Benfica for the first time the trophy and was only the third title holder and the first Italian winner. The top scorer was José Altafini from AC Milan with 14 goals.

Preliminary round

The first legs took place from August 26 to September 26, the second legs from September 12 to October 3, 1962.

	total		First leg	Return leg
IFK Norrköping	3: 1	Partizani Tirana	2-0	1: 1
Fredrikstad FK	01:11	Vasas Budapest	1: 4	0: 7
Linfield FC	1: 2	Esbjerg fB	1: 2	0-0
FK Austria Vienna	7: 3	Helsingfors IFK	5: 3	2-0
Dundee FC	8: 5	1. FC Cologne	8: 1	0: 4
real Madrid	3: 4	RSC Anderlecht	3: 3	0: 1
Dinamo Bucharest	1: 4	Galatasaray Istanbul	1: 1	0: 3
AC Milan	14: 00	Union Luxembourg	8-0	6-0
Polonia Bytom	6: 2	Panathinaikos Athens	2: 1	4: 1
Servette Geneva	4: 4	Feijenoord Rotterdam	1: 3	3: 1
FC Floriana	01:14	Ipswich Town	1: 4	00:10
Shelbourne FC	1: 7	Sporting Lisbon	0: 2	1: 5
ZDNA Sofia	6: 2	FK Partizan Belgrade	2: 1	4: 1
ASK Forward Berlin	0: 4	FK Dukla Prague	0: 3	0: 1

Playoff

The game took place on October 17, 1962.

	Result
Feijenoord Rotterdam	3: 1 a.d.	Servette Geneva

1 round

The first legs took place from October 18 to November 19, the second legs from October 31 to November 28, 1962.

	total		First leg	Return leg
FK Austria Vienna	3: 7	Stade Reims	3: 2	0: 5
Sporting Lisbon	2: 4	Dundee FC	1-0	1: 4
ZDNA Sofia	2: 4	RSC Anderlecht	2: 2	0: 2
IFK Norrköping	2: 6	Benfica Lisbon	1: 1	1: 5
Esbjerg fB	0: 5	FK Dukla Prague	0-0	0: 5
Galatasaray Istanbul	4: 2	Polonia Bytom	4: 1	0: 1
Feijenoord Rotterdam	3: 3	Vasas Budapest	1: 1	2: 2
AC Milan	4: 2	Ipswich Town	3-0	1: 2

Playoff

The game took place on December 12, 1962.

	Result
Feijenoord Rotterdam	1-0	Vasas Budapest

Quarter finals

The first leg took place from January 23 to March 6, the second leg on March 13, 1963.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Galatasaray Istanbul	1: 8	AC Milan	1: 3	0: 5
Stade Reims	1: 2	Feijenoord Rotterdam	0: 1	1: 1
RSC Anderlecht	2: 6	Dundee FC	1: 4	1: 2
Benfica Lisbon	2: 1	FK Dukla Prague	2: 1	0-0

Semifinals

The first legs were 10./24. April, the second leg on 1./8. May 1963.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Feijenoord Rotterdam	1: 3	Benfica Lisbon	0-0	1: 3
AC Milan	5: 2	Dundee FC	5: 1	0: 1

final

AC Milan		Benfica Lisbon
	final 22 May 1963 in London ( Wembley Stadium ) Result: 2: 1 (0: 1) Spectators: 45,700 Referee: Arthur Holland ( England )
	Giorgio Ghezzi - Mario David , Mario Trebbi - Víctor Benítez , Cesare Maldini , Giovanni Trapattoni - Gino Pivatelli , Dino Sani , José Altafini , Gianni Rivera , Bruno Mora Trainers: Nereo Rocco	Costa Pereira - Domiciano Cavém , Fernando Cruz - Humberto Fernandes , Raúl Machado , Mário Coluna - José Augusto , Joaquim Santana , José Torres , Eusébio , António Simões Trainer: Fernando Riera ( Chile )
	1: 1 José Altafini (58th) 2: 1 José Altafini (66th)	0: 1 Eusebio (18th)

Best goal scorers

rank	player	club	Gates
1	José Altafini	AC Milan	14th
2	Alan Gilzean	Dundee FC	9
3	Ray Crawford	Ipswich Town	8th
4th	Paolo Barison	AC Milan	6th
	Eusebio	Benfica Lisbon	6th
	László Pál	Vasas Budapest	6th
7th	Piet Kruiver	Feyenoord Rotterdam	5
	Metin octay	Galatasaray Istanbul	5
9	Jozef Adamec	Dukla Prague	4th
	Alan's cousin	Dundee FC	4th
	Jef Jurion	RSC Anderlecht	4th
	Horst Nemec	FK Austria Vienna	4th

→ Main article : List of UEFA Champions League top scorer

See also

• European Cup Winners' Cup 1962/63
• Trade fair cities cup 1962/63

Web links

• Official UEFA website for the 1962/63 European Cup
• Game details for the 1962/63 season at rsssf.com