1963 European Cup Final

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1963 European Cup Final
1963 European Cup Final match programme.jpg
Match programme cover
Event1962–63 European Cup
Milan Benfica
Italy Portugal
2 1
Date22 May 1963
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeArthur Holland (England)
Attendance45,715[1]
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1964 →

The 1963 European Cup Final was a football match between Milan and Benfica, held at Wembley Stadium, London, on 22 May 1963. Milan won the match 2–1, winning the European Cup for the first time.[2] Runners-up Benfica made their third consecutive appearance in the final, having won both the 1961 and 1962 finals.

Route to the final[]

Further information: 1962–63 European Cup
Italy Milan Round Portugal Benfica
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Luxembourg Union Luxembourg 14–0 8–0 (H) 6–0 (A) Prelim. round Bye
England Ipswich Town 4–2 3–0 (H) 1–2 (A) First round Sweden IFK Norrköping 6–2 1–1 (A) 5–1 (H)
Turkey Galatasaray 8–1 3–1 (A) 5–0 (H) Quarter-finals Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 2–1 2–1 (H) 0–0 (A)
Scotland Dundee 5–2 5–1 (H) 0–1 (A) Semi-finals Netherlands Feyenoord 3–1 0–0 (A) 3–1 (H)

Match[]

Details[]

Milan Italy2–1Portugal Benfica
  • Altafini Goal 58', 69'
 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 45,715[1]
Referee: Arthur Holland (England)
Milan
Benfica
GK 1 Italy Giorgio Ghezzi
RB 2 Italy Mario David
LB 3 Italy Mario Trebbi
RH 4 Peru Víctor Benítez
CH 5 Italy Cesare Maldini (c)
LH 6 Italy Giovanni Trapattoni
OR 7 Italy Gino Pivatelli
IR 8 Brazil Dino Sani
CF 9 Italy[a] José Altafini
IL 10 Italy Gianni Rivera
OL 11 Italy Bruno Mora
Manager:
Italy Nereo Rocco
AC Milan-Benfica 1963-05-22.svg
GK 1 Portugal Costa Pereira
RB 2 Portugal Domiciano Cavém
CH 3 Portugal Raúl Machado
LB 4 Portugal Fernando Cruz
RH 5 Portugal Humberto Fernandes
LH 6 Portugal Mário Coluna (c)
OR 7 Portugal José Augusto
IR 8 Portugal Santana
CF 9 Portugal José Torres
IL 10 Portugal Eusébio
OL 11 Portugal António Simões
Manager:
Chile Fernando Riera

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ A Brazilian expatriate, Altafini had represented his native Brazil at the 1958 World Cup, but in 1961 he changed allegiances to Italy. Notably, he played for Italy at the 1962 World Cup.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "UEFA Champions League – Statistics Handbook 2012/13" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. p. 129. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. ^ Delaney, Miguel (1 September 2013). "AC Milan 2 Benfica 1". The Blizzard. Retrieved 24 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Legend of Calcio: Jose Altafini". 7 August 2017.

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