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Football match

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

← 1962 1964 →

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. 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 196315:00 BST

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

Wembley Stadium, LondonAttendance: 45,715Referee: 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	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

Notes

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.

References

^ "UEFA Champions League – Statistics Handbook 2012/13" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. p. 129. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
Delaney, Miguel (1 September 2013). "AC Milan 2 Benfica 1". The Blizzard. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
"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

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