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.
Teams
GAK Botev Plovdiv Slovan Bratislava B 1909 Tottenham Hotspur Saint-Étienne Chemie Halle-Leuna Nürnberg Olympiacos Újpest Shamrock Rovers Napoli Alliance Dudelange Hibernians Sparta Rotterdam Portadown Zagłębie Sosnowiec Vitória Setúbal Steaua București Rangers Sevilla Atlético Madrid TH Lausanne Sports Bangor City OFK Beograd
Bracket
Preliminary round
1 Won play-off 2–1
First leg
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
2 Won play-off 3–1
First leg
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
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
First leg
Second leg
Tottenham Hotspur won 5–2 on aggregate.
Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers The top scorers from the 1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:
RankNameTeamGoals1 Georgi Asparuhov Botev Plovdiv6 Jimmy Greaves Tottenham Hotspur63 Jørgen Petersen B 19095 Josip Skoblar OFK Beograd55 Jimmy Millar Rangers4 Milorad Popov OFK Beograd4 Spasoje Samardžić OFK Beograd4 Bobby Smith Tottenham Hotspur4 John White Tottenham Hotspur4 Tasso Wild Nürnberg4
See also 1962–63 European Cup 1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
References
External links Cup Winners' Cup 1962-63 Results at UEFA.com Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Cup Winners Cup Seasons 1962-63 – results, protocols website Football Archive