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 round 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. In the first round in 1960–61 as five-time defending champions, Real Madrid lost 4–3 on aggregate to Barcelona.
Route to the final BenficaRound Real MadridOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legByePrelim. round Vasas SC5–12–0 (A)3–1 (H) Austria Wien6–21–1 (A)5–1 (H)First round Boldklubben 191312–03–0 (A)9–0 (H) 1. FC Nürnberg7–31–3 (A)6–0 (H)Quarter-finals Juventus1–1(Replay: 3–1)1–0 (A)0–1 (H) Tottenham Hotspur4–33–1 (H)1–2 (A)Semi-finals 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.
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.
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
Details
GK 1 Costa PereiraRB 2 Mário JoãoCB 3 GermanoLB 4 Ângelo MartinsRH 5 Domiciano CavémLH 6 Fernando CruzOR 7 José AugustoIR 8 EusébioCF 9 José Águas (c)IL 10 Mário ColunaOL 11 António SimõesManager: Béla Guttmann GK 1 José AraquistáinRB 2 Pedro CasadoCB 5 José SantamaríaLB 3 Vicente MieraRH 4 FeloLH 6 PachínOR 7 Justo TejadaIR 8 Luis del SolCF 9 Alfredo Di StéfanoIL 10 Ferenc PuskásOL 11 Paco Gento (c)Manager: 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
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References
External links
1961–62 season at the UEFA website
Video highlights from official Pathé News archive