1963 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final explained

1963 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final
Event:1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Team1:Dinamo Zagreb
Team1score:1
Team2:Valencia
Team2score:4
Details:on aggregate
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:1
Team2score1:2
Date1:12 June 1963
Stadium1:Maksimir Stadium
City1:Zagreb
Referee1:Giuseppe Adami (Italy)
Attendance1:40,000
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:0
Team2score2:2
Date2:26 June 1963
Stadium2:Estadio Luís Casanova
City2:Valencia
Referee2:Kevin Howley (England)
Attendance2:55,000
Previous:1962
Next:1964

The 1963 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final was the final of the fifth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. It was played on 12 June and 26 June 1963 between Dinamo Zagreb of Yugoslavia and Valencia CF of Spain.

Valencia claimed their second major European trophy as they successfully defended their title by winning the tie 4–1 on aggregate. It was the first time in the competition that a team won both legs of the final.

Route to the final

Both finalists' second-round ties went to a play-off match. After drawing 2–2 on aggregate against Belgian side Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Dinamo won the decisive replay 3–2. The replay was held at a neutral venue, the Gugl-Stadion in Linz, Austria.[1] Meanwhile, holders Valencia blew a four-goal lead in the second leg away to Dunfermline Athletic–– a side managed by future Celtic boss Jock Stein–– which left the tie deadlocked at 6–6. Los Che won 1–0 in their replay, which was played at the neutral Estádio do Restelo in Lisbon.[2] (This was before the institution of the away goals rule in UEFA competitions.)

Perhaps a bit unusually, the first three opponents that Valencia faced in the competition were all clubs from Scotland.

Dinamo ZagrebRoundValencia
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legReplay (if necessary)OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legReplay (if necessary)
Porto2–12–1 (A)0–0 (H)First round Celtic6–44–2 (H)2–2 (A)
Union Saint-Gilloise2–22–1 (H)0–1 (A)3–2 (N)Second round Dunfermline Athletic6–64–0 (H)2–6 (A)1–0 (N)
Bayern München4–14–1 (A)0–0 (H)Quarter-finals Hibernian6–25–0 (H)1–2 (A)
Ferencváros3–11–0 (A)2–1 (H)Semi-finals Roma3–13–0 (H)0–1 (A)

Match details

First leg

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GK1 Zlatko Škorić
Mirko Braun
Marijan Bišćan
Vlatko Marković
Željko Perušić
Slaven Zambata
Tomislav Knez
Željko Matuš
Stjepan Lamza
Manager:
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GK1 Ricardo Zamora de Grassa
Chicão
Quincoces
José Sastre
Daniel Mañó
José María Sánchez Lage
Waldo
Enrique Ribelles
Manager:
Alejandro Scopelli
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Second leg

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GK1 Ricardo Zamora de Grassa
Chicão
Quincoces
José Sastre
Daniel Mañó
José María Sánchez Lage
Waldo
Enrique Ribelles
Manager:
Alejandro Scopelli
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GK1 Zlatko Škorić
Mirko Braun
Zdravko Rauš
Vlatko Marković
Željko Perušić
Slaven Zambata
Tomislav Knez
Željko Matuš
Stjepan Lamza
Manager:

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Europa League 1962/1963 » 2. Round » NK Dinamo Zagreb - Union St. Gilloise 3:2. worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 26 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Europa League 1962/1963 » 2. Round » Valencia CF - Dunfermline Athletic 1:0. worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 26 August 2020.