1962 European Cup final

The 1962 European Cup final was a football match held at the Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, on 2 May 1962, that saw Benfica play against Real Madrid. Benfica defeated their opponents 5–3, to win the European Cup for the second successive season.

1962 European Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1961–62 European Cup
Date2 May 1962
VenueOlympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
RefereeLeo Horn (Netherlands)
Attendance61,257[1]
1961
1963

Ferenc Puskás became the first player to score a hat-trick in multiple European Cup finals, having also becoming the only one to ever score four goals in a European Cup final in 1960, and the first to score a hat-trick in the European Cup final but ended up on the losing side.

Route to the final

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  Benfica Round   Real Madrid
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye Prelim. round   Vasas SC 5–1 2–0 (A) 3–1 (H)
  Austria Wien 6–2 1–1 (A) 5–1 (H) First round   Boldklubben 1913 12–0 3–0 (A) 9–0 (H)
  1. FC Nürnberg 7–3 1–3 (A) 6–0 (H) Quarter-finals   Juventus 1–1
(Replay: 3–1)
1–0 (A) 0–1 (H)
  Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 3–1 (H) 1–2 (A) Semi-finals   Standard Liège 6–0 4–0 (H) 2–0 (A)

Match

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The referees, and captains José Águas and Francisco "Paco" Gento before kick-off

Details

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Benfica  5–3   Real Madrid
Report
Attendance: 61,257[1]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benfica
 
 
 
 
 
Real Madrid
GK 1   Costa Pereira
RB 2   Mário João
CB 3   Germano
LB 4   Ângelo Martins
RH 5   Domiciano Cavém
LH 6   Fernando Cruz
OR 7   José Augusto
IR 8   Eusébio
CF 9   José Águas (c)
IL 10   Mário Coluna
OL 11   António Simões
Manager:
  Béla Guttmann
 
GK 1   José Araquistáin
RB 2   Pedro Casado
CB 5  [a] José Santamaría
LB 3   Vicente Miera
RH 4   Felo
LH 6   Pachín
OR 7   Justo Tejada
IR 8   Luis del Sol
CF 9  [b] Alfredo Di Stéfano
IL 10  [c] Ferenc Puskás
OL 11   Paco Gento (c)
Manager:
  Miguel Muñoz

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Although Santamaría had amassed 20 caps for his native Uruguay from 1952 to 1957, he had been representing Spain in international play since 1958.[2]
  2. ^ Di Stéfano, a native Argentine, had represented both Argentina and Colombia earlier in his international career. He became a naturalised citizen of Spain in 1956, and began playing for the Spain national football team in 1957.[3][4]
  3. ^ Though more famous for representing his native Hungary in international play during the 1950s, Puskás became a naturalised a citizen of Spain in 1962.[5] He appeared in four matches for Spain during his time at Real Madrid and was named in Spain's squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

References

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  1. ^ a b "UEFA Champions League – Statistics Handbook 2012/13" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. p. 129. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos". 5 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos". 5 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Alfredo di Stéfano: A god of the stadium | Inside UEFA". 7 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Football: Ferenc Puskas dies aged 79 after a long battle against pneumonia". TheGuardian.com. 17 November 2006.
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Association 2
INTERN 5
Note 3