1962–63 European Cup

The 1962–63 European Cup was the eighth edition of the European Cup, an continental club tournament that was held across Europe. Thirty teams competed in the tournament which at the time was the biggest tournament in history.

Backround
The European Cup is a club competition that was form for the 1955-56 season. It was during that season where the format of a knockout competition between clubs was born with the league winners of each nation being sent to compete in the competition.

Thirty teams were entered into the tournament with it being one of the biggest tournaments to date. The defending champion was Wolverhampton Wanderers who were joined by the champions of Great Britain in Tottenham Hotspur.

Preliminary Round

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1Real Madrid beat RSC Anderlecht 2–0 in a play–off to qualify for the first round.

First Round

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1 Lausanne-Sport beat Ferencvárosi 2–1 in a playoff to qualify for the quarter-finals.

Topscorers
7 goals
 * 🇮🇹 José Altafini (Milan)

5 goals
 * 🇬🇧 Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur)

3 goals
 * Vladimir Barkaia (Dinamo Tbilisi)
 * 🇭🇺 Máté Fenyvesi (Ferencvárosi)
 * 🇬🇧 Cliff Jones (Tottenham Hotspur)
 * 🇷🇴 Ion Pârcălab (Dinamo București)
 * Ferenc Puskás (Real Madrid)
 * 🇬🇧 Bobby Smith (Tottenham Hotspur)