1964 European Cup final

1964 European Cup final
Match programme
Event1963–64 European Cup
Date27 May 1964 (1964-05-27)
VenuePrater Stadium, Vienna
RefereeJosef Stoll (Austria)
Attendance71,333[1]
1963
1965

The 1964 European Cup final was a football match played at the Prater Stadium in Vienna, Austria on 27 May 1964 as the conclusion to the 1963–64 European Cup.

The match was contested by Inter Milan of Italy and five-time former winners Real Madrid of Spain.

A brace from Sandro Mazzola alongside a goal from Aurelio Milani helped Inter Milan to a 3–1 victory as they won the trophy for the first time.

Background

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Real Madrid had won the first five editions of the European Cup in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960. They had also made the final in 1962 but lost to Benfica.[2]

Inter Milan, who had never previously qualified for the European Cup, reached the final at the first attempt.[2]

Route to the final

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Italy Inter Milan Round Spain Real Madrid
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
England Everton 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Prelim. round Scotland Rangers 7–0 1–0 (A) 6–0 (H)
France Monaco 4–1 1–0 (H) 3–1 (A) First round Romania Dinamo București 8–4 3–1 (A) 5–3 (H)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 4–1 2–0 (A) 2–1 (H) Quarter-finals Italy Milan 4–3 4–1 (H) 0–2 (A)
West Germany Borussia Dortmund 4–2 2–2 (A) 2–0 (H) Semi-finals Switzerland Zürich 8–1 2–1 (A) 6–0 (H)

Inter Milan

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Inter Milan qualified for the competition as winners of the 1962–63 Serie A.[3]

Everton of England were Inter Milan's opponents in the preliminary round. After a goalless draw away from home in the first leg, Inter Milan won the second leg 1–0 at home to advance.[4]

In the first round, Inter Milan faced AS Monaco who represented France in the competition. Inter Milan won the first leg 1–0 at home and the second leg 3–1 away to advance 4–1 on aggregate.[4]

Inter Milan then faced Partizan of Yugoslavia in the quarter-finals. Inter Milan won the first leg 2–0 away from home and the second leg 2–1 at home to advance 4–1 on aggregate.[4]

In the semi-finals, Inter Milan faced Borussia Dortmund of Germany. After a 2–2 draw in the first leg in Dortmund, Inter Milan won the second leg 2–0 at home to advance to the final 4–2 on aggregate.[4]

Real Madrid

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Real Madrid qualified for the competition as winners of the 1962–63 La Liga.[5]

In the preliminary round, Real Madrid defeated Rangers of Scotland 1–0 away in the first leg and 6–0 at home in the second leg to advance 7–0 on aggregate.[4]

Dinamo București of Romania were Real Madrid's opponents in the first round. After winning the first leg 3–1 away from home, Real Madrid won the second leg at home 5–3 to advance 8–4 on aggregate.[4]

Real Madrid then faced defending champions AC Milan of Italy in the quarter-finals. After winning the first leg 4–1 at home, Real Madrid lost the second leg 2–0 away from home to advance 4–3 on aggregate.[4]

In the semi-finals, Real Madird defeated Zürich of Switzerland 2–1 in the first leg away from home and 6–0 in the second leg at home to advance to the final 8–1 on aggregate.[4]

Match

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1963–64 Inter Milan team

Details

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Inter Milan Italy3–1Spain Real Madrid
Report
Attendance: 71,333[1]
Referee: Josef Stoll (Austria)
Inter Milan
Real Madrid
GK 1 Italy Giuliano Sarti
RB 2 Italy Tarcisio Burgnich
LB 3 Italy Giacinto Facchetti
DM 4 Italy Carlo Tagnin
CB 5 Italy Aristide Guarneri
SW 6 Italy Armando Picchi (c)
RW 7 Brazil Jair da Costa
CM 8 Italy Sandro Mazzola
CF 9 Italy Aurelio Milani
CM 10 Spain Luis Suárez
LW 11 Italy Mario Corso
Manager:
Argentina Helenio Herrera
GK 1 Spain José Vicente
RB 2 Spain Isidro
LB 3 Spain Pachín
DM 4 France Lucien Muller
CB 5 Spain José Santamaría[a]
DM 6 Spain Ignacio Zoco
RW 7 Spain Amancio
CM 8 Spain Felo
CF 9 Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano[b]
AM 10 Spain Ferenc Puskás[c]
LW 11 Spain Paco Gento (c)
Manager:
Spain Miguel Muñoz

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Although Santamaría had amassed 20 caps for his native Uruguay from 1952 to 1957, he had been representing Spain in international play since 1958.[6]
  2. ^ Di 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.[6][7]
  3. ^ Though more famous for representing his native Hungary in international play during the 1950s, Puskás became a naturalised a citizen of Spain in 1962.[8] 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.

References

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  1. ^ a b "UEFA Champions League – Statistics Handbook 2012/13" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. p. 130. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b Stokkermans, Karel (10 June 2025). "European Champions' Cup/Champions League". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  3. ^ Mariani, Maurizio (6 May 2002). "Italy 1962/63". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Ross, James M. (4 June 2015). "European Competitions 1963-64". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Classification First Division 1962-63". BD Futbol. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  6. ^ a b De la Riva, Mario (5 September 2016). "Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos" [The 11 players born outside of Spain with the most matches] (in Spanish). AS. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Alfredo di Stéfano: A god of the stadium". UEFA. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Football: Ferenc Puskas dies aged 79 after a long battle against pneumonia". The Guardian. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
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