The 1962–63 season of the
European Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...
football
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club tournament was won by
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...
in a crushing final victory over holders
Atlético Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...
. It was the first time a European cup went to an English club. The so-called "winner's curse" continued as Spurs failed to retain the cup in 1964.
Preliminary round
1 Won play-off 2–1
First leg
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Second leg
''Botev Plovdiv won 7–4 on aggregate.''
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''Napoli 3–3 Bangor City on aggregate.''
Play-off
''Napoli won 2–1 in play-off.''
First round
2 Won play-off 3–1
First leg
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Second leg
''Botev Plovdiv won 5–0 on aggregate.''
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''Napoli 2–2 Újpest Dózsa on aggregate.''
Play-off
''Napoli won 3–1 in play-off.''
Quarter-finals
3 Won play-off 3–1
First leg
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Second leg
''Atlético Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''Napoli 3–3 OFK Beograd on aggregate.''
Play-off
''OFK Beograd won 3–1 in play-off.''
Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Tottenham Hotspur won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.''
Final
See also
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1962–63 European Cup
The 1962–63 European Cup was the eighth season of the European Cup, a football competition for European clubs. The competition was won by Milan, who beat two-time defending champions Benfica in the final at Wembley Stadium in London. Milan's v ...
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1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The fifth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1962–63 season. There were five representative teams for some major European cities, four of which lost out in the first round. Valencia CF, Valencia defeated GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Dinamo Zagreb ...
References
External links
Cup Winners' Cup 1962-63 Results at UEFA.com*
ttps://web.archive.org/web/20141129024600/http://www.sharkscores.com/Cups/Default.aspx?id=375&season=1962%2F1963 Cup Winners Cup Seasons 1962-63 – results, protocols* website Football Archiv
1962–63 Cup Winners Cup
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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup seasons