1963 European Cup final

1963 European Cup final

Match programme cover
Event	1962–63 European Cup
AC Milan Benfica 2 1
Date	22 May 1963
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	Arthur Holland (England)
Attendance	45,715[1]

The 1963 European Cup final was a football match between AC 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.

Milan's win in this match marked the first European Cup title for any Italian side. This match was also the first European Cup final not to feature a team from Spain.

Route to the final

Further information: 1962–63 European Cup

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

Match

Details

22 May 1963

15:00 BST

Milan	2–1	Benfica
Altafini 58', 69'	Report	Eusébio 19'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 45,715^[1]

Referee: Arthur Holland (England)

Milan

Benfica

GK 1 Giorgio Ghezzi RB 2 Mario David LB 3 Mario Trebbi RH 4 Víctor Benítez CH 5 Cesare Maldini (c) LH 6 Giovanni Trapattoni OR 7 Gino Pivatelli IR 8 Dino Sani CF 9 [a] José Altafini IL 10 Gianni Rivera OL 11 Bruno Mora Manager: Nereo Rocco

GK 1 Costa Pereira RB 2 Domiciano Cavém CH 3 Raul Machado LB 4 Fernando Cruz RH 5 Humberto Fernandes LH 6 Mário Coluna (c) OR 7 José Augusto IR 8 Santana CF 9 José Torres IL 10 Eusébio OL 11 António Simões Manager: Fernando Riera

See also

• 1962–63 European Cup
• 1963 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
• 1963 Intercontinental Cup
• 1990 European Cup final – contested between same teams
• AC Milan in European football
• S.L. Benfica in international football

Notes

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.^[3]

References

1. "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. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
3. "Legend of Calcio: Jose Altafini". 7 August 2017.

External links

• 1962–63 season at UEFA.com
• 1962–63 season at European Cup History
• Video highlights from official Pathé News archive