# 1963–64 European Cup

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. 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.
| Partizani (1st) | Austria Wien (1st) | Standard Liège (1st) | Spartak Plovdiv (1st) |
| Anorthosis Famagusta (1st) | Dukla Prague (1st) | Esbjerg (1st) | Motor Jena (1st) |
| Everton (1st) | Valkeakosken Haka (1st) | Monaco (1st) | AEK Athens (1st) |
| Ferencváros (1st) | Inter Milan (1st) | Milan (3rd) | Jeunesse Esch (1st) |
| Valletta (1st) | PSV Eindhoven (1st) | Distillery (1st) | Lyn (2nd) |
| Górnik Zabrze (1st) | Benfica (1st) | Dundalk (1st) | Dinamo București (1st) |
| Rangers (1st) | Real Madrid (1st) | IFK Norrköping (1st) | Zürich (1st) |
| Galatasaray (1st) | Borussia Dortmund (1st) | 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.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
| Everton | 0–1 | Inter Milan | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Monaco | 8–3 | AEK Athens | 7–2 | 1–1 |
| Valkeakosken Haka | 4–5 | Jeunesse Esch | 4–1 | 0–4 |
| Partizan | 6–1 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 1–1 | Austria Wien | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Dukla Prague | 8–0 | Valletta | 6–0 | 2–0 |
| Distillery | 3–8 | Benfica | 3–3 | 0–5 |
| Lyn | 3–7 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–4 | 1–3 |
| Dundalk | 2–4 | Zürich | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Galatasaray | 4–2 | Ferencváros | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| Partizani | 2–3 | Spartak Plovdiv | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Esbjerg | 4–11 | PSV Eindhoven | 3–4 | 1–7 |
| Standard Liège | 1–2 | IFK Norrköping | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Dinamo București | 3–0 | Motor Jena | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Rangers | 0–7 | Real Madrid | 0–1 | 0–6 |

### Second leg

Dinamo București won 3–0 on aggregate.
Inter Milan won 1–0 on aggregate.
Zürich won 4–2 on aggregate.
Dukla Prague won 8–0 on aggregate.
Partizan won 6–1 on aggregate.
Monaco won 8–3 on aggregate.
Górnik Zabrze 1–1 Austria Wien on aggregate; play-off needed.
Borussia Dortmund won 7–3 on aggregate.
Spartak Plovdiv won 3–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 8–3 on aggregate.
IFK Norrköping won 2–1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 7–0 on aggregate.
Jeunesse Esch won 5–4 on aggregate.
PSV Eindoven won 11–4 on aggregate.
Galatasaray won 4–2 on aggregate.

### Play-off

Górnik Zabrze won play-off 2–1.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | |
| Górnik Zabrze | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dukla Prague | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dukla Prague | 0 | 4 | 4 | Dukla Prague | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Benfica | 2 | 0 | 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Inter Milan | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Jeunesse Esch | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Inter Milan | 2 | 2 | 4 | | |
| Partizan | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Partizan | 1 | 6 | 7 | Partizan | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Inter Milan | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Inter Milan | 1 | 3 | 4 | Inter Milan | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Monaco | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Monaco | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Inter Milan | 3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Real Madrid | 1 | |
| Spartak Plovdiv | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Real Madrid | 1 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 0 | 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Zürich | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Zürich (ct) | 2 | 0 | 2 (2) | Zürich | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Galatasaray | 0 | 2 | 2 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Galatasaray | 0 | 2 | 2 (2) | | | | | Zürich | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Real Madrid | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| Dinamo București | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Real Madrid | 2 | 6 | 8 | | |
| Real Madrid | 3 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Real Madrid | 3 | 5 | 8 | Real Madrid | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Milan | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| IFK Norrköping | 1 | 2 | 3 | Milan | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Milan | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
| Górnik Zabrze | 3–4 | Dukla Prague | 2–0 | 1–4 |
| Benfica | 2–6 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–1 | 0–5 |
| Jeunesse Esch | 4–7 | Partizan | 2–1 | 2–6 |
| Inter Milan | 4–1 | Monaco | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Spartak Plovdiv | 0–1 | PSV Eindhoven | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Zürich | 2–2 (ct) | Galatasaray | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Dinamo București | 4–8 | Real Madrid | 1–3 | 3–5 |
| IFK Norrköping | 3–6 | Milan | 1–1 | 2–5 |

### Second leg

Dukla Prague won 4–3 on aggregate.
Zürich 2–2 Galatasaray on aggregate; play-off needed.
PSV Eindhoven won 1–0 on aggregate.
Partizan won 7–4 on aggregate.
Inter Milan won 4–1 on aggregate.
Milan won 6–3 on aggregate.
Borussia Dortmund won 6–2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 8–4 on aggregate.

### Play-off

Zürich 2–2 Galatasaray in play-off match. Zürich qualified on a coin toss.

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Dukla Prague | 3–5 | Borussia Dortmund | 0–4 | 3–1 |
| Partizan | 1–4 | Inter Milan | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2–3 | Zürich | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Real Madrid | 4–3 | Milan | 4–1 | 0–2 |

### Second leg

Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.
Inter Milan won 4–1 on aggregate.
Zürich won 3–2 on aggregate.
Borussia Dortmund won 5–3 on aggregate.

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2–4 | Inter Milan | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Zürich | 1–8 | Real Madrid | 1–2 | 0–6 |

### Second leg

Inter Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 8–1 on aggregate.

## Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 1963–64 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows:
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Vladica Kovačević | Partizan | 7 |
| 1 | Sandro Mazzola | Inter Milan | 7 |
| 1 | Ferenc Puskás | Real Madrid | 7 |
| 4 | Franz Brungs | Borussia Dortmund | 6 |
| 4 | Metin Oktay | Galatasaray | 6 |
| 4 | Reinhold Wosab | Borussia Dortmund | 6 |
| 7 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Real Madrid | 5 |
| 7 | Josef Jelínek | Dukla Prague | 5 |
| 7 | Pierre Kerkhoffs | PSV Eindhoven | 5 |
| 7 | Rudolf Kučera | Dukla Prague | 5 |