1963 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final

The 1963 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final was the final of the fifth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. It was played on 12 June and 26 June 1963 between Dinamo Zagreb of Yugoslavia and Valencia CF of Spain.

1963 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final

Event	1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Dinamo Zagreb Valencia 1 4
on aggregate
First leg
Dinamo Zagreb Valencia 1 2
Date	12 June 1963
Venue	Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Referee	Giuseppe Adami (Italy)
Attendance	40,000
Second leg
Valencia Dinamo Zagreb 2 0
Date	26 June 1963
Venue	Estadio Luís Casanova, Valencia
Referee	Kevin Howley (England)
Attendance	55,000

Valencia claimed their second major European trophy as they successfully defended their title by winning the tie 4-1 on aggregate.

It was the first time in the competition that a team won both legs of the final.

Route to the final

Both finalists' second-round ties went to a play-off match. After drawing 2–2 on aggregate against Belgian side Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Dinamo won the decisive replay 3–2. The replay was held at a neutral venue, the Gugl-Stadion in Linz, Austria.[1] Meanwhile, holders Valencia blew a four-goal lead in the second leg away to Dunfermline Athletic–– a side managed by future Celtic boss Jock Stein–– which left the tie deadlocked at 6–6. Los Che won 1–0 in their replay, which was played at the neutral Estádio do Restelo in Lisbon.[2] (This was before the institution of the away goals rule in UEFA competitions.)

Perhaps a bit unusually, the first three opponents that Valencia faced in the competition were all clubs from Scotland.

Dinamo Zagreb					Round	Valencia
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Replay (if necessary)		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Replay (if necessary)
Porto	2–1	2–1 (A)	0–0 (H)		First round	Celtic	6–4	4–2 (H)	2–2 (A)
Union Saint-Gilloise	2–2	2–1 (H)	0–1 (A)	3–2 (N)	Second round	Dunfermline Athletic	6–6	4–0 (H)	2–6 (A)	1–0 (N)
Bayern München	4–1	4–1 (A)	0–0 (H)		Quarter-finals	Hibernian	6–2	5–0 (H)	1–2 (A)
Ferencváros	3–1	1–0 (A)	2–1 (H)		Semi-finals	Roma	3–1	3–0 (H)	0–1 (A)

Match details

First leg

12 June 1963

Dinamo Zagreb	1–2	Valencia
Zambata  13'		Waldo  64' Urtiaga  67'

Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Giuseppe Adami (Italy)

GK 1 Zlatko Škorić Rudolf Belin Mirko Braun Marijan Biscam Vlatko Marković Željko Perušić Zdenko Kobeščak Slaven Zambata Tomislav Knez Željko Matuš Stjepan Lamza Manager: Milan Antolković

GK 1 Ricardo Zamora de Grassa Vicente Piquer Chicão Paquito Juan Carlos Quincoces José Sastre Daniel Mañó José María Sánchez Lage Waldo Enrique Ribelles José Antonio Urtiaga Manager: Alejandro Scopelli

Second leg

26 June 1963

Valencia	2–0	Dinamo Zagreb
Mañó  68' Nuñez  78'

Estadio Luís Casanova, Valencia

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Kevin Howley (England)

GK 1 Ricardo Zamora de Grassa Vicente Piquer Chicão Paquito Juan Carlos Quincoces José Sastre Daniel Mañó José María Sánchez Lage Waldo Enrique Ribelles Héctor Núñez Manager: Alejandro Scopelli

GK 1 Zlatko Škorić Rudolf Belin Mirko Braun Zdravko Rauš Vlatko Marković Željko Perušić Zdenko Kobeščak Slaven Zambata Tomislav Knez Željko Matuš Stjepan Lamza Manager: Milan Antolković

See also

• 1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
• GNK Dinamo Zagreb in European football
• Valencia CF in European football

References

1. "Europa League 1962/1963 » 2. Round » NK Dinamo Zagreb - Union St. Gilloise 3:2". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
2. "Europa League 1962/1963 » 2. Round » Valencia CF - Dunfermline Athletic 1:0". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

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