Champions Milan (1st title) Champion A.C. Milan Top scorer José Altafini Goals scored 214 | Runners-up Benfica Dates 26 Aug 1962 – 22 May 1963 Teams 30 Matches played 59 | |
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Similar 1961–62 European Cup, 1963–64 European Cup, 1968–69 European Cup, 1965–66 European Cup, 1959–60 European Cup | ||
The 1962–63 season of the European Cup was won by Milan in the final at Wembley Stadium, London, against defending champions Benfica, who were appearing in a third consecutive final. Milan's victory was the first by an Italian club.
Contents
Albania entered its champion for the first time this season.
Preliminary round
1 Feyenoord beat Servette 3–1 in a play–off to qualify for the first round.
Note: S.L. Benfica, and Stade de Reims received byes.
Second leg
Milan won 14–0 on aggregate.
Ipswich won 14–1 on aggregate.
Galatasaray won 4–1 on aggregate.
Polonia Bytom won 6–2 on aggregate.
CDNA won 6–2 on aggregate.
Anderlecht won 4–3 on aggregate.
Sporting CP won 7–1 on aggregate.
Dundee won 8–5 on aggregate.
Servette 4–4 Feyenoord on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 3–1 in play-off match.
Vasas won 11–1 on aggregate.
Austria Wien won 7–3 on aggregate.
Dukla Prague won 4–0 on aggregate.
Esbjerg won 2–1 on aggregate.
Norrköping won 3–1 on aggregate.
First round
1 Feyenoord beat Vasas 1–0 in a playoff to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Second leg
Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.
Galatasaray won 4–2 on aggregate.
Anderlecht won 4–2 on aggregate.
Dundee won 4–2 on aggregate.
Feyenoord 3–3 Vasas on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 1–0 in play-off match.
Stade Reims won 7–3 on aggregate.
Dukla Prague won 5–0 on aggregate.
Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate.
Second leg
Milan won 8–1 on aggregate.
Dundee won 6–2 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 2–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.
Second leg
Milan won 5–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.