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1963 European Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1962–63 European Cup
Benfica AC Milan
Portugal Italy
1 2
Date22 May 1963
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeArthur Holland (England)
Attendance45,715[1]
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The 1963 European Cup final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 22 May 1963 to determine the winners of the 1962–63 European Cup.

The match was contested by two-time defending champions Benfica of Portugal and AC Milan of Italy, making it the first European Cup final not to feature a team from Spain.

Milan won the trophy for the first time thanks to a brace from José Altafini, which gave them a 2–1 victory.

Background

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Benfica had won the previous two editions of the competition, defeating Barcelona 3–2 in the 1961 final and Real Madrid 5–3 in the 1962 final.[2]

AC Milan had contested the final once previously, losing 3–2 to Real Madrid in 1958.[2]

This was the eighth European Cup final and was the first to not feature a Spanish club. Real Madrid had contested six of the previous seven finals while Barcelona represented Spain in the 1961 final – the only previous final not to feature Real Madrid.[2]

Route to the final

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Portugal Benfica Round Italy Milan
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye Prelim. round Luxembourg Union Luxembourg 14–0 8–0 (H) 6–0 (A)
Sweden IFK Norrköping 6–2 1–1 (A) 5–1 (H) First round England Ipswich Town 4–2 3–0 (H) 1–2 (A)
Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 2–1 2–1 (H) 0–0 (A) Quarter-finals Turkey Galatasaray 8–1 3–1 (A) 5–0 (H)
Netherlands Feyenoord 3–1 0–0 (A) 3–1 (H) Semi-finals Scotland Dundee 5–2 5–1 (H) 0–1 (A)

Benfica

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Benfica qualified for the competition as defending champions and they were given a bye in the preliminary round.[3][4]

In the first round, Benfica faced IFK Norrköping of Sweden. After a 1–1 draw in the first leg away from home, Benfica won the second leg 5–1 at home to advance 6–2 on aggregate.[4]

Benfica then faced Dukla Prague of Czechoslovakia in the quarter-finals. After Benfica won the first leg 2–1 at home, the teams played out a goalless draw in the second leg in Prague as Benfica advanced.[4]

In the semi-finals, Benfica faced Feyenoord of the Netherlands. After a goalless first leg in Rotterdam, Benfica won the second leg 3–1 at home to advance to the final.[4]

Milan

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Milan qualified for the competition as winners of the 1961–62 Serie A.[5]

In the preliminary round, Milan defeated Union Luxembourg of Luxembourg 8–0 a home in the first leg and 6–0 away in the second leg to advance 14–0 on aggregate.[4]

Ipswich Town of England were Milan's opponents in the first round. After winning the first leg 3–0 at home, Milan lost the second leg away from home 2–1 to advance 4–2 on aggregate.[4]

Milan then faced Galatasaray of Turkey in the quarter-finals. After winning the first leg 3–1 away from home, Milan won the second leg 5–0 at home to advance 8–1 on aggregate.[4]

In the semi-finals, Milan's opponents were Dundee of Scotland. A 5–1 win in the first leg at home was followed up by a 1–0 defeat in the second leg away from home as Milan advanced to the final 5–2 on aggregate.[4]

Match

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Milan won the match 2–1.[6]

Details

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Benfica Portugal1–2Italy Milan
 Report
Attendance: 45,715[1]
Benfica
Milan
GK1Portugal Costa Pereira
RB2Portugal Domiciano Cavém
CH3Portugal Raul Machado
LB4Portugal Fernando Cruz
RH5Portugal Humberto Fernandes
LH6Portugal Mário Coluna (c)
OR7Portugal José Augusto
IR8Portugal Santana
CF9Portugal José Torres
IL10Portugal Eusébio
OL11Portugal António Simões
Manager:
Chile Fernando Riera
GK1Italy Giorgio Ghezzi
RB2Italy Mario David
LB3Italy Mario Trebbi
RH4Peru Víctor Benítez
CH5Italy Cesare Maldini (c)
LH6Italy Giovanni Trapattoni
OR7Italy Gino Pivatelli
IR8Brazil Dino Sani
CF9Italy José Altafini[a]
IL10Italy Gianni Rivera
OL11Italy Bruno Mora
Manager:
Italy Nereo Rocco

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ A Brazilian expatriate, Altafini had represented his native Brazil at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but in 1961 he changed allegiances to Italy. He notably played for Italy at the 1962 World Cup.[7]

References

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  1. 1 2 "UEFA Champions League – Statistics Handbook 2012/13" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. p. 129. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Stokkermans, Karel (10 June 2025). "European Champions' Cup/Champions League". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Ross, James M. (6 January 2016). "European Competitions 1961-62". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ross, James M. (4 June 2015). "European Competitions 1962-63". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Mariani, Maurizio (26 October 2000). "Italy 1961/62". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Delaney, Miguel (1 September 2013). "AC Milan 2 Benfica 1". The Blizzard. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Al-Sammari, Suhayl (7 August 2017). "Legend of Calcio: Jose Altafini". Forza Italian Football. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
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