Tourney Name: | European Cup Winners' Cup |
Year: | 1962–63 |
Champion Other: | Tottenham Hotspur |
Count: | 1 |
Second Other: | Atlético Madrid |
Matches: | 48 |
Goals: | 159 |
Top Scorer: | Georgi Asparuhov (Botev Plovdiv) Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur) 6 goals each |
Prevseason: | 1961–62 |
Nextseason: | 1963–64 |
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.
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1 Won play-off 2–1
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OFK Beograd won 5 - 3 on aggregate.----Napoli 3 - 3 Bangor City on aggregate.----Lausanne Sports won 5 - 4 on aggregate.----Rangers won 4 - 2 on aggregate.---- Saint-Étienne won 4–1 on aggregate.----B 1909 won 9 - 2 on aggregate.----Botev Plovdiv won 7 - 4 on aggregate.----Újpest won 5 - 0 on aggregate.
Napoli won 2 - 1 in play-off.
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2 Won play-off 3–1
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OFK Beograd won 7 - 4 on aggregate.----Napoli 2 - 2 Újpest Dózsa on aggregate.----Slovan Bratislava won 2 - 1 on aggregate.----Tottenham Hotspur won 8 - 4 on aggregate.----Nürnberg won 3 - 0 on aggregate.----Boldklubben 1909 won 6 - 4 on aggregate.----Botev Plovdiv won 5 - 0 on aggregate.----Atlético Madrid won 5 - 0 on aggregate.
Napoli won 3 - 1 in play-off.
|}3 Won play-off 3–1
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Napoli 3 - 3 OFK Beograd on aggregate.----Tottenham Hotspur won 6 - 2 on aggregate.----Nürnberg won 7 - 0 on aggregate.----
Atlético Madrid won 5 - 1 on aggregate.
OFK Beograd won 3 - 1 in play-off.
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Tottenham Hotspur won 5 - 2 on aggregate.----Atlético Madrid won 3 - 2 on aggregate.
See main article: 1963 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.
The top scorers from the 1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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1 | Georgi Asparuhov | Botev Plovdiv | 6 |
Jimmy Greaves | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | |
3 | Jørgen Petersen | B 1909 | 5 |
Josip Skoblar | OFK Beograd | 5 | |
5 | Jimmy Millar | Rangers | 4 |
Milorad Popov | OFK Beograd | 4 | |
Spasoje Samardžić | OFK Beograd | 4 | |
Bobby Smith | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | |
John White | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | |
Tasso Wild | Nürnberg | 4 |