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.
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| Event | 1961–62 European Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 2 May 1962 | ||||||
| Venue | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam | ||||||
| Referee | Leo Horn (Netherlands) | ||||||
| Attendance | 61,257[1] | ||||||
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 edit
 Benfica
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Round |  Real Madrid
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
| Bye | Prelim. round |  Vasas SC
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5–1 | 2–0 (A) | 3–1 (H) | |||
 Austria Wien
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6–2 | 1–1 (A) | 5–1 (H) | First round |  Boldklubben 1913
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12–0 | 3–0 (A) | 9–0 (H) |
 1. FC Nürnberg
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7–3 | 1–3 (A) | 6–0 (H) | Quarter-finals |  Juventus
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1–1 (Replay: 3–1) |
1–0 (A) | 0–1 (H) |
 Tottenham Hotspur
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4–3 | 3–1 (H) | 1–2 (A) | Semi-finals |  Standard Liège
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6–0 | 4–0 (H) | 2–0 (A) |
Match edit
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| Benfica | 5–3 | Real Madrid |
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See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ a b "UEFA Champions League – Statistics Handbook 2012/13" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. p. 129. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos". 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos". 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Alfredo di Stéfano: A god of the stadium | Inside UEFA". 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Football: Ferenc Puskas dies aged 79 after a long battle against pneumonia". TheGuardian.com. 17 November 2006.
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- 1961–62 season at the UEFA website
- European Cup History 1962
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