1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup Explained

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.

Preliminary round

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1 Won play-off 2–1

First leg

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Second leg

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.

Play-off

Napoli won 2 - 1 in play-off.

First round

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2 Won play-off 3–1

First leg

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Second leg

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.

Play-off

Napoli won 3 - 1 in play-off.

Quarter-finals

|}3 Won play-off 3–1

First leg

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Second leg

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.

Play-off

OFK Beograd won 3 - 1 in play-off.

Semi-finals

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First leg

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Second leg

Tottenham Hotspur won 5 - 2 on aggregate.----Atlético Madrid won 3 - 2 on aggregate.

Final

See main article: 1963 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Georgi Asparuhov Botev Plovdiv6
Jimmy Greaves Tottenham Hotspur6
3 Jørgen Petersen B 19095
Josip Skoblar OFK Beograd5
5 Jimmy Millar Rangers4
Milorad Popov OFK Beograd4
Spasoje Samardžić OFK Beograd4
Bobby Smith Tottenham Hotspur4
John White Tottenham Hotspur4
Tasso Wild Nürnberg4

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