1963–64 European Cup

A total of 31 teams participated in the competition. Italy were represented by two clubs, with Milan qualifying as title holders and Inter Milan as Italian champions. CSKA Red Flag wasn't participating after spell of seven editions, with only ever-present Real Madrid having more appearances in the competition. Spartak Plovdiv, Anorthosis Famagusta, Motor Jena, Everton, AEK Athens, Ferencváros, Inter Milan, Valletta, Distillery, Lyn, Dundalk and Zürich made their debut in the competition. PSV Eindhoven returned to the tournament for the first time since inaugural edition, while Borussia Dortmund and Jeunesse Esch returned to the competition after six and three years, respectively. All participants were their respective associations champions, except for Milan and Lyn. The latter was leading 1. divisjon at the summer break on 1 July 1963, after 9 of 18 matches had been played, but finished second when the league ended in October. ==Preliminary round==

For the first time only title holders Milan received a bye to the first round, due to the number of participating teams. The remaining clubs would play the preliminary round in September and October. First leg ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second leg Dinamo București won 3–0 on aggregate. ---- Inter Milan won 1–0 on aggregate. ---- Zürich won 4–2 on aggregate. ---- Dukla Prague won 8–0 on aggregate. ---- Partizan won 6–1 on aggregate. ---- Monaco won 8–3 on aggregate. ---- Górnik Zabrze 1–1 Austria Wien on aggregate; play-off needed. ---- Borussia Dortmund won 7–3 on aggregate. ---- Spartak Plovdiv won 3–2 on aggregate. ---- Benfica won 8–3 on aggregate. ---- IFK Norrköping won 2–1 on aggregate. ---- Real Madrid won 7–0 on aggregate. ---- Jeunesse Esch won 5–4 on aggregate. ---- PSV Eindoven won 11–4 on aggregate. ---- Galatasaray won 4–2 on aggregate. Play-off Górnik Zabrze won play-off 2–1. ==Bracket==

First leg ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second leg Dukla Prague won 4–3 on aggregate. ---- Zürich 2–2 Galatasaray on aggregate; play-off needed. ---- PSV Eindhoven won 1–0 on aggregate. ---- Partizan won 7–4 on aggregate. ---- Inter Milan won 4–1 on aggregate. ---- Milan won 6–3 on aggregate. ---- Borussia Dortmund won 6–2 on aggregate. ---- Real Madrid won 8–4 on aggregate. Play-off Zürich 2–2 Galatasaray in play-off match. Zürich qualified on a coin toss. ==Quarter-finals==

First leg ---- ---- ---- Second leg Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate. ---- Inter Milan won 4–1 on aggregate. ---- Zürich won 3–2 on aggregate. ---- Borussia Dortmund won 5–3 on aggregate. ==Semi-finals==

First leg ---- Second leg Inter Milan won 4–2 on aggregate. ---- Real Madrid won 8–1 on aggregate. ==Final==

The top scorers from the 1963–64 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows: ==Notes==