The 1962 European Cup final was a football match played at the Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 2 May 1962 as the conclusion to the 1961âÂÂ62 European Cup.
The match was contested by the only two teams to have previously won the trophy â defending champions Benfica of Portugal and five-time winners Real Madrid of Spain.
Benfica won the match 5âÂÂ3 as they successfully defended their title. Ferenc Puskás became the first player to score a hat-trick in multiple European Cup finals after scoring four goals in the 1960 final and the first to score a hat-trick in a European Cup final for the losing side.
Real Madrid had won the first five editions of the European Cup in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960. In the first round in 1960âÂÂ61 as five-time defending champions, Real Madrid lost 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate to Barcelona.
Benfica had only taken part in the European Cup twice before â in 1957âÂÂ58 when they lost to Sevilla in the preliminary round and in 1960âÂÂ61 when they defeated Barcelona 3âÂÂ2 in the final.
Benfica qualified for the competition as defending champions and they were given a bye in the preliminary round.
In the first round, Benfica faced Austria Wien of Austria. After a 1âÂÂ1 draw in the first leg away from home, Benfica won the second leg 5âÂÂ1 at home to advance 6âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Benfica then faced 1. FC Nürnberg of West Germany in the quarter-finals. After losing the first leg 3âÂÂ1 away from home, Benfica won the second leg at home 6âÂÂ0 to advance to the semi-finals 7âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
In the semi-finals, Benfica faced Tottenham Hotspur of England. After winning the first leg 3âÂÂ1 at home, Benfica lost the second leg 2âÂÂ1 away from home to advance to the final 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Real Madrid qualified for the competition as winners of the 1960âÂÂ61 La Liga.
In the preliminary round, Real Madrid defeated Vasas of Hungary 2âÂÂ0 away in the first leg and 3âÂÂ1 at home in the second leg to advance 5âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Boldklubben 1913 of Denmark were Real Madrid's opponents in the first round. After winning the first leg 3âÂÂ0 away from home, Real Madrid won the second leg at home 9âÂÂ0 to advance 12âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Real Madrid then faced Juventus of Italy in the quarter-finals. After winning the first leg 1âÂÂ0 at home, Real Madrid lost the second leg away from home by the same scoreline which resulted in a tie, 1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. As a result, a replay was held at a neutral venue in Paris which Real Madrid won 3âÂÂ1 to advance to the semi-final.
In the semi-finals, Real Madrid defeated Standard Liège of Belgium 4âÂÂ0 in the first leg at home and 2âÂÂ0 in the second leg away from home to advance to the final 6âÂÂ0 on aggregate.