1962–63 European Cup

A total of 30 teams participated in the competition. Portugal continued to be represented by two clubs, with Benfica qualifying as title holders and Sporting CP as Portuguese champions. CSKA Red Flag appeared in the seventh edition of European Cup, with only Real Madrid having more appearances in the competition. Partizani, Esbjerg, Ipswich Town, Union Luxembourg, Floriana, Shelbourne, Dundee and 1. FC Köln made their debut in the competition. Galatasaray returned to the tournament for the first time since 1957, while IFK Norrköping, Polonia Bytom, Anderlecht and eventual winners Milan returned to the competition after five, four, three and three years, respectively. All participants were their respective associations champions, except for Benfica and Fredrikstad. The latter was leading Hovedserien at the summer break on 1 July 1962, after 21 of 30 matches had been played, but finished third in autumn of 1962. ==Preliminary round==

Due to the number of participating teams only Reims (apart from title holders Benfica) received a bye to the first round. The remaining clubs would play the preliminary round in September. First leg ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second leg IFK Norrköping won 3–1 on aggregate. ---- Galatasaray won 4–1 on aggregate. ---- Esbjerg won 2–1 on aggregate. ---- Polonia Bytom won 6–2 on aggregate. ---- Milan won 14–0 on aggregate. ---- Servette 4–4 Feyenoord on aggregate; play-off needed. ---- Vasas won 11–1 on aggregate. ---- Ipswich Town won 14–1 on aggregate. ---- Anderlecht won 4–3 on aggregate. ---- Austria Wien won 7–3 on aggregate. ---- Sporting CP won 7–1 on aggregate. ---- Dundee won 8–5 on aggregate. ---- CSKA Red Flag won 6–2 on aggregate. ---- Dukla Prague won 4–0 on aggregate. Play-off Feyenoord won play-off 3–1. ==Bracket==

First leg ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second leg Dundee won 4–2 on aggregate. ---- Anderlecht won 4–2 on aggregate. ---- Reims won 7–3 on aggregate. ---- Dukla Prague won 5–0 on aggregate. ---- Galatasaray won 4–2 on aggregate. ---- Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate. ---- Feyenoord 3–3 Vasas on aggregate; play-off needed. ---- Milan won 4–2 on aggregate. Play-off Feyenoord won play-off 1–0. ==Quarter-finals==

First leg ---- ---- ---- Second leg Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate. ---- Feyenoord won 2–1 on aggregate. ---- Milan won 8–1 on aggregate. ---- Dundee won 6–2 on aggregate. ==Semi-finals==

First leg ---- Second leg Milan won 5–2 on aggregate. ---- Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate. ==Final==

The top scorers from the 1962–63 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows: ==Notes==