1962 European Cup final

June 2017 1962 European Cup final 1962 European Cup Final match programme.jpg Match programme cover 1961–62 European Cup Benfica POR 30px 5 Real Madrid ESP 1945 30px 3 2 May 1962 Olympisch Stadion Amsterdam Leo Horn (Netherlands) 61,257https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/Statistics/01/85/99/80/1859980_DOWNLOAD.pdf UEFA Champions League – Statistics Handbook 2012/13 UEFA Union of European Football Associations 129 22 September 2013 1961 1963 The 1962 European Cup final was a football match played at the Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 2 May 1962 as the conclusion to the 1961–62 European Cup. The match was contested by the only two teams to have previously won the trophy – defending champions Benfica of Portugal and five-time winners Real Madrid of Spain. Benfica won the match 5–3 as they successfully defended their title. Ferenc Puskás became the first player to score a hat-trick in multiple European Cup finals after scoring four goals in the 1960 final and the first to score a hat-trick in a European Cup final for the losing side. Background Benfica had only taken part in the European Cup twice before – in 1957–58 when they lost to Sevilla in the preliminary roundRoss James M. European Competitions 1957-58 https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec195758.html RSSSF 19 June 2025 4 June 2015 and in 1960–61 when they defeated Barcelona 3–2 in the final. Real Madrid had won the first five editions of the European Cup in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960.Stokkermans Karel European Champions' Cup/Champions League https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec1.html RSSSF 19 June 2025 10 June 2025 In the first round in 1960–61 as five-time defending champions, Real Madrid lost 4–3 on aggregate to Barcelona.Ross James M. European Competitions 1960-61 https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec196061.html RSSSF 19 June 2025 28 May 2020 Route to the final POR BenficaRoundESP 1945 Real MadridOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legByePrelim. roundHUN Vasas SC5–12–0 (A)3–1 (H)AUT Austria Wien6–21–1 (A)5–1 (H)First roundDEN Boldklubben 191312–03–0 (A)9–0 (H)FRG 1. FC Nürnberg7–31–3 (A)6–0 (H)Quarter-finalsITA Juventus1–1(Replay: 3–1)1–0 (A)0–1 (H)ENG Tottenham Hotspur4–33–1 (H)1–2 (A)Semi-finalsBEL Standard Liège6–04–0 (H)2–0 (A) Benfica Benfica qualified for the competition as defending champions and they were given a bye in the preliminary round.Ross James M. European Competitions 1961-62 https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec196162.html RSSSF 19 June 2025 6 January 2016 In the first round, Benfica faced Austria Wien of Austria. After a 1–1 draw in the first leg away from home, Benfica won the second leg 5–1 at home to advance 6–2 on aggregate. Benfica then faced 1. FC Nürnberg of West Germany in the quarter-finals. After losing the first leg 3–1 away from home, Benfica won the second leg at home 6–0 to advance to the semi-finals 7–3 on aggregate. In the semi-finals, Benfica faced Tottenham Hotspur of England. After winning the first leg 3–1 at home, Benfica lost the second leg 2–1 away from home to advance to the final 4–3 on aggregate. Real Madrid Real Madrid qualified for the competition as winners of the 1960–61 La Liga.Classification First Division 1960-61 https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1960-61.html BD Futbol 19 June 2025 In the preliminary round, Real Madrid defeated Vasas of Hungary 2–0 away in the first leg and 3–1 at home in the second leg to advance 5–1 on aggregate. Boldklubben 1913 of Denmark were Real Madrid's opponents in the first round. After winning the first leg 3–0 away from home, Real Madrid won the second leg at home 9–0 to advance 12–0 on aggregate. Real Madrid then faced Juventus of Italy in the quarter-finals. After winning the first leg 1–0 at home, Real Madrid lost the second leg away from home by the same scoreline which resulted in a tie, 1–1 on aggregate. As a result, a replay was held at a neutral venue in Paris which Real Madrid won 3–1 to advance to the semi-final. In the semi-finals, Real Madrid defeated Standard Liège of Belgium 4–0 in the first leg at home and 2–0 in the second leg away from home to advance to the final 6–0 on aggregate. Match thumb|right|The referees, and captains José Águas and Francisco "Paco" Gento before kick-off Details 2 May 1962 19:30 CEST Benfica POR 5–3 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1961/matches/round=924/match=61650/index.html ESP 1945 Real Madrid Águas 25 Cavém 33 Coluna 50 Eusébio 64 pen. 67 Puskás 18 23 39 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam 61,257 Leo Horn (Netherlands) _whiteborder _benfica5465 _whiteborder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 Benfica5B0CB3 5B0CB3 5B0CB3 5B0CB3 5B0CB3 Real Madrid GK 1 POR Costa PereiraRB 2 POR Mário JoãoCB 3 POR GermanoLB 4 POR Ângelo MartinsRH 5 POR Domiciano CavémLH 6 POR Fernando CruzOR 7 POR José AugustoIR 8 POR EusébioCF 9 POR José Águas (c)IL 10POR Mário ColunaOL 11POR António SimõesManager:HUN Béla Guttmann300px GK 1 ESP 1945 José AraquistáinRB 2 ESP 1945 Pedro CasadoCB 5 ESP 1945 José SantamaríaAlthough Santamaría had amassed 20 caps for his native Uruguay from 1952 to 1957, he had been representing Spain in international play since 1958.https://as.com/futbol/2016/09/05/seleccion/1473063867_226121.html Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos The 11 players born outside of Spain with the most matches es AS Mario De la Riva 19 June 2025 5 September 2016LB 3 ESP 1945 Vicente MieraRH 4 ESP 1945 FeloLH 6 ESP 1945 PachínOR 7 ESP 1945 Justo TejadaIR 8 ESP 1945 Luis del SolCF 9 ESP 1945 Alfredo Di StéfanoDi Stéfano, a native Argentine, had represented both Argentina and Colombia earlier in his international career. He became a naturalised citizen of Spain in 1956, and began playing for the Spain national football team in 1957.https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0253-0d7f8b12f361-f46f6e44b73e-1000--alfredo-di-stefano-a-god-of-the-stadium/ Alfredo di Stéfano: A god of the stadium UEFA 19 June 2025 7 July 2014IL 10ESP 1945 Ferenc PuskásThough more famous for representing his native Hungary in international play during the 1950s, Puskás became a naturalised a citizen of Spain in 1962.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/nov/17/newsstory.sport6 Football: Ferenc Puskas dies aged 79 after a long battle against pneumonia The Guardian 17 November 2006 19 June 2025 He appeared in four matches for Spain during his time at Real Madrid and was named in Spain's squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.OL 11ESP 1945 Paco Gento (c)Manager:ESP 1945 Miguel Muñoz See also 1961–62 S.L. Benfica season 1961–62 Real Madrid CF season 1962 European Cup Winners' Cup final 1962 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final 1962 Intercontinental Cup S.L. Benfica in international football Real Madrid CF in international football Notes References External links 1961–62 season at the UEFA website European Cup History 1962 Video highlights from official Pathé News archive Final European Cup Final 1962 European Cup Final 1962 1962 European Cup Final 1962 European Cup Final European Cup Final European Cup Final Category:May 1962 sports events in Europe Category:1960s in Amsterdam European Cup Final, 1962 1962