|  Spurs captain Danny Blanchflower holding the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup trophy | |
| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions |  Tottenham Hotspur (1st title) | 
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp) Atlético Madrid | 
The 1962–63 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Tottenham Hotspur in a crushing final victory over holders Atlético Madrid. It was the first time a European cup went to an English club. The so-called "winner's curse" continued as Spurs failed to retain the cup in 1964.
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OFK Beograd .svg.png.webp) | 5–3 |  Chemie Halle-Leuna | 2–0 | 3–3 | 
| Bangor City  | 3–31 |  Napoli | 2–0 | 1–3 | 
| Lausanne Sports .svg.png.webp) | 5–4 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 3–0 | 2–4 | 
| Rangers  | 4–2 | .svg.png.webp) Sevilla | 4–0 | 0–2 | 
| Saint-Étienne  | 4–1 |  Vitória Setúbal | 1–1 | 3–0 | 
| Alliance Dudelange  | 2–9 |  B 1909 | 1–1 | 1–8 | 
| Steaua București .svg.png.webp) | 4–7 |  Botev Plovdiv | 3–2 | 1–5 | 
| Újpest  | 5–0 | .svg.png.webp) Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 5–0 | 0–0 | 
| Hibernians .svg.png.webp) | (w/o) | .svg.png.webp) Olympiacos | – | – | 
1 Won play-off 2–1
First leg
| Bangor City  | 2–0 |  Napoli | 
|---|---|---|
| Matthews  43' Birch  52' (pen.) | 
| Saint-Étienne  | 1–1 |  Vitória Setúbal | 
|---|---|---|
| Mitoraj  72' | Report | Mateus  57' (pen.) | 
| Steaua București .svg.png.webp) | 3–2 |  Botev Plovdiv | 
|---|---|---|
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Second leg
| Botev Plovdiv  | 5–1 | .svg.png.webp) Steaua București | 
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Botev Plovdiv won 7–4 on aggregate.
| Vitória Setúbal  | 0–3 |  Saint-Étienne | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Faivre  44', 55' Baulu  72' | 
Saint-Étienne won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Napoli  | 3–1 |  Bangor City | 
|---|---|---|
| Mariani  29' Tacchi  54' Fanello  84' | McAllister  71' | 
Napoli 3–3 Bangor City on aggregate.
Play-off
Napoli won 2–1 in play-off.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OFK Beograd .svg.png.webp) | 7–4 | .svg.png.webp) Portadown | 5–1 | 2–3 | 
| Újpest Dózsa  | 2–22 |  Napoli | 1–1 | 1–1 | 
| Lausanne-Sports .svg.png.webp) | 1–2 |  Slovan Bratislava | 1–1 | 0–1 | 
| Tottenham Hotspur  | 8–4 |  Rangers | 5–2 | 3–2 | 
| Saint-Étienne  | 0–3 |  Nürnberg | 0–0 | 0–3 | 
| Graz  | 4–6 |  Boldklubben 1909 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 
| Shamrock Rovers  | 0–5 |  Botev Plovdiv | 0–4 | 0–1 | 
| Atlético Madrid .svg.png.webp) | 5–0 | .svg.png.webp) Hibernians | 4–0 | 1–0 | 
2 Won play-off 3–1
First leg
| Shamrock Rovers  | 0–4 |  Botev Plovdiv | 
|---|---|---|
| Asparuhov  2' Peshev  47' Popov  70', 78' | 
| Újpest Dózsa  | 1–1 |  Napoli | 
|---|---|---|
| Bene  1' | Fraschini  60' | 
Second leg
| Botev Plovdiv  | 1–0 |  Shamrock Rovers | 
|---|---|---|
| Peshev  2' | 
Botev Plovdiv won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Napoli  | 1–1 |  Újpest Dózsa | 
|---|---|---|
| Tomeazzi  33' | Solymosi  36' | 
Napoli 2–2 Újpest Dózsa on aggregate.
Play-off
Napoli won 3–1 in play-off.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OFK Beograd .svg.png.webp) | 3–33 |  Napoli | 2–0 | 1–3 | 
| Slovan Bratislava  | 2–6 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | 0–6 | 
| Boldklubben 1909  | 0–7 |  Nürnberg | 0–1 | 0–6 | 
| Botev Plovdiv  | 1–5 | .svg.png.webp) Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | 0–4 | 
3 Won play-off 3–1
First leg
| OFK Beograd .svg.png.webp) | 2–0 |  Napoli | 
|---|---|---|
| Samardžić  78' Popov  88' | 
| Botev Plovdiv  | 1–1 | .svg.png.webp) Atlético Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Peshev  16' | Ramiro  74' | 
Second leg
| Atlético Madrid .svg.png.webp) | 4–0 |  Botev Plovdiv | 
|---|---|---|
| Adelardo Rodríguez  10' Chuzo  25' Enrique Collar  65' Chuzo  85' | 
Atlético Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.
Napoli 3–3 OFK Beograd on aggregate.
Play-off
OFK Beograd won 3–1 in play-off.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OFK Beograd .svg.png.webp) | 2–5 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | 1–3 | 
| Nürnberg  | 2–3 | .svg.png.webp) Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | 0–2 | 
First leg
| OFK Beograd .svg.png.webp) | 1–2 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 
|---|---|---|
| Popov  36' (pen.) | Report Report 2 | White  27' Dyson  72' | 
Second leg
| Tottenham Hotspur  | 3–1 | .svg.png.webp) OFK Beograd | 
|---|---|---|
| Mackay  23' Jones  43' Smith  49' | Report Report 2 | Skoblar  28' | 
Tottenham Hotspur won 5–2 on aggregate.
Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
| Tottenham Hotspur  | 5–1 | .svg.png.webp) Atlético Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Greaves  16', 80' White  35' Dyson  67', 85' | Report Report 2 | Collar  47' (pen.) | 
See also
References
- ↑ The game was played at Real Madrid’s stadium to allow for a larger attendance.