The 1963–64 European Cup was the ninth season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Inter Milan, who beat Real Madrid 3–1 in the final at Praterstadion, Vienna, on 27 May 1964.[1] Inter's triumph ensured that Italy became the first country and Milan became the first city with two competition winners.
AC Milan were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.
Cyprus entered its champion for the first time this season.
Teams
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.
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 in autumn of 1963.[2]
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.
Pot 1 Western Europe
Pot 2 Northern Europe
Pot 3 Southeastern Europe
Drawn
Northern Ireland England Republic of Ireland Scotland Italy Spain Portugal Switzerland
West Germany Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Denmark Finland Norway Sweden
Romania Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Hungary Yugoslavia Turkey Austria Albania Poland East Germany France Malta Greece Cyprus