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
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, who beat two-time defending champions
Benfica in the
final
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at
Wembley Stadium
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in
London
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. Milan's victory was the first by an Italian club.
Albania entered its champion for the first time this season.
Bracket
Preliminary round
1 Feyenoord beat Servette 3–1 in a play–off to qualify for the first round.
Note:
Benfica and
Stade Reims
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received byes.
First leg
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Second leg
''Milan won 14–0 on aggregate.''
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''Ipswich won 14–1 on aggregate.''
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''Galatasaray won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Polonia Bytom won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''CSKA Red Flag won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''Anderlecht won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Sporting CP won 7–1 on aggregate.''
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''Dundee won 8–5 on aggregate.''
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''Servette 4–4 Feyenoord on aggregate.''
''Feyenoord won 3–1 in play-off match.''
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''Vasas won 11–1 on aggregate.''
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''Austria Wien won 7–3 on aggregate.''
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''Dukla Prague won 4–0 on aggregate.''
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''Esbjerg won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Norrköping won 3–1 on aggregate.''
First round
1 Feyenoord beat Vasas 1–0 in a playoff to qualify for the quarter-finals.
First leg
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Second leg
''Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Galatasaray won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Anderlecht won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Dundee won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Feyenoord 3–3 Vasas on aggregate.''
''Feyenoord won 1–0 in play-off match.''
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''Stade Reims won 7–3 on aggregate.''
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''Dukla Prague won 5–0 on aggregate.''
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''Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate.''
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Milan won 8–1 on aggregate.''
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''Dundee won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''Feyenoord won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Milan won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.''
Final
Top scorers
Notes and references
External links
European Champions Clubs' Cup 1962–63 All matches – seasonUEFA.com
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1962–63 in European football
European Champion Clubs' Cup seasons