1963–64 European Cup
| _stadion._A_IV._World_Gymnaestrada_megnyit%C3%B3ja_1965._j%C3%BAlius_20-%C3%A1n._Fortepan_74382.jpg) The Praterstadion in Vienna hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 September 1963 – 27 May 1964 | 
| Teams | 31 (from 30 associations) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Inter Milan (1st title) | 
| Runners-up | .svg.png) Real Madrid | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 61 | 
| Goals scored | 212 (3.48 per match) | 
| Attendance | 1,945,888 (31,900 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | Vladica Kovačević (Partizan) Sandro Mazzola (Inter Milan) Ferenc Puskás (Real Madrid) 7 goals each | 
| ← 1962–63  1964–65 →  | |
The 1963–64 European Cup was the ninth season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Inter Milan, who beat Real Madrid 3–1 in the final at Praterstadion, Vienna, on 27 May 1964.[1] Inter's triumph ensured that Italy became the first country and Milan became the first city with two competition winners.
AC Milan were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.
Cyprus entered its champion for the first time this season.
Teams
A total of 31 teams participated in the competition.
Italy were represented by two clubs, with Milan qualifying as title holders and Inter Milan as Italian champions. CSKA Red Flag wasn't participating after spell of seven editions, with only ever-present Real Madrid having more appearances in the competition.
Spartak Plovdiv, Anorthosis Famagusta, Motor Jena, Everton, AEK Athens, Ferencváros, Inter Milan, Valletta, Distillery, Lyn, Dundalk and Zürich made their debut in the competition.
PSV Eindhoven returned to the tournament for the first time since inaugural edition, while Borussia Dortmund and Jeunesse Esch returned to the competition after six and three years, respectively.
All participants were their respective associations champions, except for Milan and Lyn. The latter was leading 1. divisjon at the summer break on 1 July 1963, after 9 of 18 matches had been played, but finished second when the league ended in October.[2]
| .svg.png) Partizani (1st) |  Austria Wien (1st) | .svg.png) Standard Liège (1st) | .svg.png) Spartak Plovdiv (1st) | 
| .svg.png) Anorthosis Famagusta (1st) |  Dukla Prague (1st) |  Esbjerg (1st) |  Motor Jena (1st) | 
|  Everton (1st) |  Valkeakosken Haka (1st) |  Monaco (1st) | .svg.png) AEK Athens (1st) | 
|  Ferencváros (1st) |  Inter Milan (1st) |  Milan (3rd)TH |  Jeunesse Esch (1st) | 
| .svg.png) Valletta (1st) |  PSV Eindhoven (1st) | .svg.png) Distillery (1st) |  Lyn (2nd) | 
| .svg.png) Górnik Zabrze (1st) | .svg.png) Benfica (1st) |  Dundalk (1st) | .svg.png) Dinamo București (1st) | 
|  Rangers (1st) | .svg.png) Real Madrid (1st) |  IFK Norrköping (1st) | .svg.png) Zürich (1st) | 
|  Galatasaray (1st) |  Borussia Dortmund (1st) | .svg.png) Partizan (1st) | 
Preliminary round



For the first time only title holders Milan received a bye to the first round, due to the number of participating teams. The remaining clubs would play the preliminary round in September and October.
| Pot 1 Western Europe | Pot 2 Northern Europe | Pot 3 Southeastern Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drawn | Northern Ireland England Republic of Ireland Scotland Italy Spain Portugal Switzerland | West Germany Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Denmark Finland Norway Sweden | Romania Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Hungary Yugoslavia Turkey Austria Albania Poland East Germany France Malta Greece Cyprus | 
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton   | 0–1 |  Inter Milan | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Monaco   | 8–3 | .svg.png) AEK Athens | 7–2 | 1–1 | |
| Valkeakosken Haka   | 4–5 |  Jeunesse Esch | 4–1 | 0–4 | |
| Partizan .svg.png)  | 6–1 | .svg.png) Anorthosis Famagusta | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Górnik Zabrze .svg.png)  | 1–1 |  Austria Wien | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 
| Dukla Prague   | 8–0 | .svg.png) Valletta | 6–0 | 2–0 | |
| Distillery .svg.png)  | 3–8 | .svg.png) Benfica | 3–3 | 0–5 | |
| Lyn   | 3–7 |  Borussia Dortmund | 2–4 | 1–3 | |
| Dundalk   | 2–4 | .svg.png) Zürich | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| Galatasaray   | 4–2 |  Ferencváros | 4–0 | 0–2 | |
| Partizani .svg.png)  | 2–3 | .svg.png) Spartak Plovdiv | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Esbjerg   | 4–11 |  PSV Eindhoven | 3–4 | 1–7 | |
| Standard Liège .svg.png)  | 1–2 |  IFK Norrköping | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Dinamo București .svg.png)  | 3–0 |  Motor Jena | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Rangers   | 0–7 | .svg.png) Real Madrid | 0–1 | 0–6 | 
First leg
| Galatasaray  | 4–0 |  Ferencváros | 
|---|---|---|
| Altıntabak  28' Oktay  50', 84' (pen.) Kutver  61' | Report | 
| Partizani .svg.png) | 1–0 | .svg.png) Spartak Plovdiv | 
|---|---|---|
| Kraja  8' | Report | 
| Partizan .svg.png) | 3–0 | .svg.png) Anorthosis Famagusta | 
|---|---|---|
| Kovačević  50', 65' Galić  88' | Report | 
| Dinamo București .svg.png) | 2–0 |  Motor Jena | 
|---|---|---|
| Nunweiller  13' Petru  74' | Report | 
| Górnik Zabrze .svg.png) | 1–0 |  Austria Wien | 
|---|---|---|
| Lentner  71' | Report | 
| Everton  | 0–0 |  Inter Milan | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Monaco  | 7–2 | .svg.png) AEK Athens | 
|---|---|---|
| Cossou  9', 31', 42', 57' Douis  17', 87' Dijbrill  22' | Report | Nestoridis  80' Tasinos  82' | 
| Valkeakosken Haka  | 4–1 |  Jeunesse Esch | 
|---|---|---|
| Kumpulampi  5', 68' Peltonen  42', 76' | Report | Theis  10' | 
| Esbjerg  | 3–4 |  PSV Eindhoven | 
|---|---|---|
| Christiansen  4' Frandsen  8' Bertelsen  54' | Report | Theunissen  31' Kerkhoffs  46', 57' Brusselers  67' | 
| Rangers  | 0–1 | .svg.png) Real Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Puskás  86' | 
| Standard Liège .svg.png) | 1–0 |  IFK Norrköping | 
|---|---|---|
| Pilot  6' | Report | 
Second leg
| Motor Jena  | 0–1 | .svg.png) Dinamo București | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Țîrcovnicu  55' | 
Dinamo București won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Inter Milan  | 1–0 |  Everton | 
|---|---|---|
| Jair  47' | Report | 
Inter Milan won 1–0 on aggregate.
Zürich won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Valletta .svg.png) | 0–2 |  Dukla Prague | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Geleta  67' Jelínek  73' | 
Dukla Prague won 8–0 on aggregate.
Partizan won 6–1 on aggregate.
| AEK Athens .svg.png) | 1–1 |  Monaco | 
|---|---|---|
| Theofanidis  66' | Report | Szkudlapski  89' (pen.) | 
Monaco won 8–3 on aggregate.
| Austria Wien  | 1–0 | .svg.png) Górnik Zabrze | 
|---|---|---|
| Buzek  46' | Report | 
Górnik Zabrze 1–1 Austria Wien on aggregate; play-off needed.
Borussia Dortmund won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Spartak Plovdiv .svg.png) | 3–1 | .svg.png) Partizani | 
|---|---|---|
| Stoinov  9' Dishkov  37' Diev  67' | Report | Pano  40' | 
Spartak Plovdiv won 3–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 8–3 on aggregate.
| IFK Norrköping  | 2–0 | .svg.png) Standard Liège | 
|---|---|---|
| Kindvall  41' Martinsson  60' | Report | 
IFK Norrköping won 2–1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Jeunesse Esch  | 4–0 |  Valkeakosken Haka | 
|---|---|---|
| Theis  17', 85' Nieminen  42' (o.g.) May  60' | Report | 
Jeunesse Esch won 5–4 on aggregate.
| PSV Eindhoven  | 7–1 |  Esbjerg | 
|---|---|---|
| Kerkhoffs  4', 36' Giesen  8', 22', 69' Theunissen  72', 89' | Report | Bertelsen  3' | 
PSV Eindoven won 11–4 on aggregate.
| Ferencváros  | 2–0 |  Galatasaray | 
|---|---|---|
| Albert  21' (pen.), 89' | Report | 
Galatasaray won 4–2 on aggregate.
Play-off
| Austria Wien  | 1–2 | .svg.png) Górnik Zabrze | 
|---|---|---|
| Geyer  70' | Report | Pohl  6' Musiałek  20' | 
Górnik Zabrze won play-off 2–1.
Bracket
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Górnik Zabrze | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Dukla Prague | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Dukla Prague | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Benfica | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Inter Milan | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Jeunesse Esch | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Partizan | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Partizan | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Inter Milan | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Inter Milan | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Monaco | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Inter Milan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Real Madrid | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Spartak Plovdiv | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Zürich | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Zürich (ct) | 2 | 0 | 2 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Galatasaray | 0 | 2 | 2 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Zürich | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Real Madrid | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Dinamo București | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Real Madrid | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Real Madrid | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Milan | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  IFK Norrköping | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Milan | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Górnik Zabrze .svg.png)  | 3–4 |  Dukla Prague | 2–0 | 1–4 | |
| Benfica .svg.png)  | 2–6 |  Borussia Dortmund | 2–1 | 0–5 | |
| Jeunesse Esch   | 4–7 | .svg.png) Partizan | 2–1 | 2–6 | |
| Inter Milan   | 4–1 |  Monaco | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Spartak Plovdiv .svg.png)  | 0–1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Zürich .svg.png)  | 2–2 (ct) |  Galatasaray | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2[a] | 
| Dinamo București .svg.png)  | 4–8 | .svg.png) Real Madrid | 1–3 | 3–5 | |
| IFK Norrköping   | 3–6 |  Milan | 1–1 | 2–5 | 
First leg
| Dinamo București .svg.png) | 1–3 | .svg.png) Real Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Țîrcovnicu  86' | Report | Ruiz  2' Di Stéfano  43' Gento  87' | 
| Górnik Zabrze .svg.png) | 2–0 |  Dukla Prague | 
|---|---|---|
| Musiałek  5' Lubański  49' | Report | 
| Spartak Plovdiv .svg.png) | 0–1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kerkhoffs  88' | 
| Zürich .svg.png) | 2–0 |  Galatasaray | 
|---|---|---|
| Martinelli  20' Stürmer  83' | Report | 
| Jeunesse Esch  | 2–1 | .svg.png) Partizan | 
|---|---|---|
| May  19' Theis  82' | Report | Galić  33' | 
| Inter Milan  | 1–0 |  Monaco | 
|---|---|---|
| Ciccolo  68' | Report | 
| IFK Norrköping  | 1–1 |  Milan | 
|---|---|---|
| Nordqvist  58' | Report | Fortunato  83' | 
Second leg
| Dukla Prague  | 4–1 | .svg.png) Górnik Zabrze | 
|---|---|---|
| Kučera  18', 46' Masopust  19' Jelínek  48' | Report | Szołtysik  56' | 
Dukla Prague won 4–3 on aggregate.
Zürich 2–2 Galatasaray on aggregate; play-off needed.
PSV Eindhoven won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Partizan .svg.png) | 6–2 |  Jeunesse Esch | 
|---|---|---|
| Kovačević  18', 39', 66', 77' Čebinac  45' Galić  57' | Report | Langer  20' Bach  58' | 
Partizan won 7–4 on aggregate.
Inter Milan won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Milan  | 5–2 |  IFK Norrköping | 
|---|---|---|
| Altafini  34', 38', 77' Nordqvist  43' (o.g.) Rivera  50' | Report | Martinsson  30' Trebbi  88' (o.g.) | 
Milan won 6–3 on aggregate.
Borussia Dortmund won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid .svg.png) | 5–3 | .svg.png) Dinamo București | 
|---|---|---|
| Ruiz  4' Di Stéfano  19' Amancio  51' Zoco  60' Puskás  63' (pen.) | Report | Nunweiller  25' Frățilă  49' Pârcălab  71' (pen.) | 
Real Madrid won 8–4 on aggregate.
Play-off
| Zürich .svg.png) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) Decided by a coin flip. |  Galatasaray | 
|---|---|---|
| Von Burg  77' Leimgruber  118' | Report | Oktay  85', 92' | 
Zürich 2–2 Galatasaray in play-off match. Zürich qualified on a coin toss.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dukla Prague   | 3–5 |  Borussia Dortmund | 0–4 | 3–1 | 
| Partizan .svg.png)  | 1–4 |  Inter Milan | 0–2 | 1–2 | 
| PSV Eindhoven   | 2–3 | .svg.png) Zürich | 1–0 | 1–3 | 
| Real Madrid .svg.png)  | 4–3 |  Milan | 4–1 | 0–2 | 
First leg
| Real Madrid .svg.png) | 4–1 |  Milan | 
|---|---|---|
| Amancio  17' Puskás  44' Di Stéfano  59' Gento  64' | Report | Lodetti  83' | 
| Partizan .svg.png) | 0–2 |  Inter Milan | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jair  48' Mazzola  89' | 
| PSV Eindhoven  | 1–0 | .svg.png) Zürich | 
|---|---|---|
| Theunissen  85' | Report | 
| Dukla Prague  | 0–4 |  Borussia Dortmund | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Brungs  30' Konietzka  56' Wosab  70' (pen.), 89' | 
Second leg
| Milan  | 2–0 | .svg.png) Real Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Lodetti  6' Altafini  46' | Report | 
Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.
Inter Milan won 4–1 on aggregate.
Zürich won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Borussia Dortmund  | 1–3 |  Dukla Prague | 
|---|---|---|
| Rylewicz  20' | Report | Rödr  40' Jelínek  68', 87' | 
Borussia Dortmund won 5–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borussia Dortmund   | 2–4 |  Inter Milan | 2–2 | 0–2 | 
| Zürich .svg.png)  | 1–8 | .svg.png) Real Madrid | 1–2 | 0–6 | 
First leg
| Borussia Dortmund  | 2–2 |  Inter Milan | 
|---|---|---|
| Brungs  23', 28' | Report | Mazzola  4' Corso  41' | 
| Zürich .svg.png) | 1–2 | .svg.png) Real Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Brizzi  71' | Report | Di Stéfano  16' Felo  25' | 
Second leg
| Inter Milan  | 2–0 |  Borussia Dortmund | 
|---|---|---|
| Mazzola  48' Jair  75' | Report | 
Inter Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid .svg.png) | 6–0 | .svg.png) Zürich | 
|---|---|---|
| Zoco  9' Felo  14' Muller  16' Puskás  70' Di Stéfano  79' Amancio  87' | Report | 
Real Madrid won 8–1 on aggregate.
Final
| Inter Milan  | 3–1 | .svg.png) Real Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Mazzola  43', 76' Milani  61' | Report | Felo  70' | 
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1963–64 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows:
Notes
- ^ Zürich advanced to the quarter-finals over Galatasaray by winning a coin toss, after their play-off match ended 2–2.
References
- ^ "Inter keep European honours in Milan". UEFA. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Dinamo București v Real Madrid, 13 November 1963" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Real Madrid v Milan, 29 January 1964" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Milan v Real Madrid, 13 February 1964" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Internazionale v Real Madrid, 27 May 1964" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
External links
- 1963–64 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup 1963–64 results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1963-63 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA
- 1963-64 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)