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's premier club

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tournament. The competition was won by

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, who beat two-time defending champions Benfica in the

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, on 22 May 1963. Milan's victory was the first by an Italian club. Five-time winners

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were eliminated in the preliminary round by

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, the first time previous winners didn't make it to the first round of the competition. Albania entered its champion for the first time this season.

Teams

A total of 30 teams participated in the competition. Portugal continued to be represented by two clubs, with Benfica qualifying as title holders and

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as Portuguese champions. CSKA Red Flag appeared in the seventh edition of European Cup, with only Real Madrid having more appearances in the competition. Partizani,

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, Ipswich Town, Union Luxembourg,

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, Shelbourne,

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and 1. FC Köln made their debut in the competition. Galatasaray returned to the tournament for the first time since

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, while

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, Polonia Bytom, Anderlecht and eventual winners Milan returned to the competition after five, four, three and three years, respectively. All participants were their respective associations champions, except for Benfica and

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. The latter was leading Hovedserien at the summer break on 1 July 1962, after 21 of 30 matches had been played, but finished third in autumn of 1962.

Preliminary round

Due to the number of participating teams only Reims (apart from title holders Benfica) received a bye to the first round. The remaining clubs would play the preliminary round in September.

First leg

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Second leg

''IFK Norrköping won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Galatasaray won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Esbjerg won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Polonia Bytom won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Milan won 14–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Servette 4–4 Feyenoord on aggregate;

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needed.'' ---- ''Vasas won 11–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ipswich Town won 14–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Anderlecht won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Austria Wien won 7–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sporting CP won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dundee won 8–5 on aggregate.'' ---- ''CSKA Red Flag won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dukla Prague won 4–0 on aggregate.''

Play-off

''Feyenoord won play-off 3–1.''

Bracket

First round

First leg

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Second leg

''Dundee won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Anderlecht won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Reims won 7–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dukla Prague won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Galatasaray won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Feyenoord 3–3 Vasas on aggregate;

needed.'' ---- ''Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.''

Play-off

''Feyenoord won play-off 1–0.''

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Feyenoord won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Milan won 8–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dundee won 6–2 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Milan won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.''

Final

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 1962–63 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows:

Notes

References

External links

European Champions Clubs' Cup 1962–63 All matches – season
UEFA.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1962-63 European Cup UEFA Champions League seasons

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