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1962–63 AC Milan season

During the 1962–63 season Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia, European Cup and Friendship Cup.

Milan Associazione Calcio
1962–63 season
PresidentAndrea Rizzoli
ManagerNereo Rocco
Giuseppe Viani (as Technical Director)
StadiumStadio San Siro
Serie A3º
Coppa ItaliaEightfinals
European CupWinners (in European Cup)
1963 French- Italian Friendship CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: José Altafini (11)
All: Altafini (31)
Average home league attendance43,614[1]

Summary

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Before the starting of the season "Associazione Calcio Milan" changed its denomination to "Milan Associazione Calcio" and moved its headquarters away from via Andegari 4 to via Gaetano Donizetti 24.[2] During the 1962–63 season the players to reinforce the team were Peruvian defender Víctor Benítez, from Boca Juniors, midfielder Giuliano Fortunato, from Lanerossi Vicenza, right winger Bruno Mora, from Juventus, in exchange for Sandro Salvadore, and Brazilian forward José Germano, the first ever black footballer to play in Italy,[3] loaned out to Genoa after few weeks.

In Serie A the team finished in a decent third place, 6 points behind champions Inter. Meanwhile, in the Coppa Italia the club was defeated in the round of 16.

However, the club made history in the European Cup. The first round against Union Luxembourg was cleared by the squad with a famous 14–0 aggregate scoreline, with Altafini scoring five goals in the second match of the series. In the round of 16, the next rivals were English champions Ipswich Town, defeated thanks to a 3–0 home score, followed by a 2–1 defeat in England. In the quarterfinals Turkish squad Galatasaray was defeated in both matches and also Scottish team Dundee F.C. with aggregate scores of 8–1 and 5–2 respectively.

In the 1963 European Cup Final the rival was Sport Lisboa e Benfica, back-to-back champions the previous two seasons, in a match played at Wembley Stadium. The squad closed the first half of the match with a 1–0 defeat thanks to a superb bicycle-kick goal from Eusébio.[4] In the second half Altafini, with a pass from Rivera, scored two times against Portuguese goalkeeper Costa Pereira. Captain Cesare Maldini lifted the European Cup trophy. Also, Milan was the first Italian club to win the tournament and the third ever, after Real Madrid and Benfica after seven editions.

Altafini was the topscorer of the competition with a record of 14 goals, not surpassed until 2003 by Ruud van Nistelrooy and in 2012 by Lionel Messi,[5] which was only broken during the 2013–14 season by Cristiano Ronaldo, who managed 17 goals.[6]

After nine years President Andrea Rizzoli left the club to Felice Riva with four league titles and one Latin Cup in the trophy room. Also, he erected Milanello, the training clubhouse in the province of Varese. Manager Nereo Rocco left the club and signed an agreement with Torino.

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   ITA Mario Barluzzi
— GK   ITA Giorgio Ghezzi
— GK   ITA Mario Liberalato
— GK   ITA Claudio Mantovani
— DF   ITA Attilio Bravi
— DF   ITA Cesare Maldini (Captain)
— DF   ITA Luigi Radice (vice-Captain)
— DF   ITA Giovanni Trapattoni
— DF   ITA Mario Trebbi
— DF   ITA Francesco Zagatti
— MF   PER Víctor Benítez
— MF   ITA Mario David
— MF   ITA Giovanni Lodetti
— MF   ITA Gilberto Noletti
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ITA Ambrogio Pelagalli
— MF   ITA Giuseppe Italo Redaelli
— MF   ITA Gianni Rivera
— MF   ITA Giorgio Rossano
— MF   BRA Dino Sani
— FW   BRA José Altafini[7]
— FW   ITA Paolo Barison
— FW   BRA Emanuele Del Vecchio [8][9]
— FW   ITA Paolo Ferrario [10]
— A   ITA Giuliano Fortunato[11]
— FW   BRA Germano [12]
— FW   ITA Bruno Mora
— FW   ITA Gino Pivatelli

Transfers

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Out
Pos. Name To Type
GK Luciano Alfieri Lecce –
FW Bruno Beretti Rizzoli Milano –
FW Oliviero Conti Modena –
FW Giancarlo Danova Torino –
FW Paolo Ferrario Monza –
FW José Germano de Sales Genoa –
MF Antonio Pasinato Lecce –
FW Orlando Rozzoni[13] Lazio –
DF Sandro Salvadore Juventus –
MF Sergio Tenente Alessandria –

Competitions

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Serie A

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Main article: 1962-63 Serie A

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internazionale (C) 34 19 11 4 56 20 +36 49 Qualification to European Cup
2 Juventus 34 18 9 7 50 25 +25 45 Chosen for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3 Milan 34 15 13 6 53 27 +26 43 Qualification to European Cup[a]
4 Bologna 34 17 8 9 58 39 +19 42
5 Roma 34 13 14 7 57 32 +25 40 Chosen for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Source: Panini
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as defending champions

Matches

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16 September 1962 1 Milan 3–3 Venezia Milan
Rivera   35'
Germano   50', 68'		 Report   10' Raffin
  60', 85' Tesconi		 Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 44,664
Referee: Carlo Gambarotta
23 September 1962 2 Napoli 1–5 Milan Napoli
Tacchi   2' Report   1', 81' Rivera
  74' Mora
  76' Barison
  88' Altafini		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 59,754
Referee: Giuseppe Adami
30 September 1962 3 Milan 0–0 Atalanta Milan
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 67,737
Referee: Pietro Bonetto
7 October 1962 4 Milan 0–0 Fiorentina Milan
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 60,396
Referee: Giuseppe Adami
14 October 1962 5 Lanerossi Vicenza 2–0 Milan Vicenza
Puia   14'
Vastola   57'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 16,117
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
21 October 1962 6 Milan 1–1 Inter Milan
Pivatelli   62' Report   45' Maschio Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 61,100
Referee: Giuseppe Adami
28 October 1962 7 Sampdoria 2–1 Milan Genova
Bergamaschi   58'
Toro   80'		 Report   42' Pivatelli Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 17,974
Referee: Iginio Rigato
1 November 1962 8 Milan 3–1 Bologna Milan
Del Vecchio   34'
Rivera   36'
Altafini   67'		 Report   77' Pascutti Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 69,955
Referee: Cesare Jonni
8 November 1962 9 Modena 2–2 Milan Modena
Giorgis   48'
Pagliari   89'		 Report   23' Del Vecchio
  50' Mora		 Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 26,355
Referee: Francesco Francescon
18 November 1962 10 Juventus 1–0 Milan Torino
Sivori   36' Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 51,308
Referee: Cesare Jonni
25 November 1962 11 Milan 2–2 Mantova Milan
Sani   55'
Rivera   64' (rig)		 Report   24', 42' Geiger Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 36,656
Referee: Gastone Roversi
9 December 1962 12 Roma 0–1 Milan Roma
Report   55' Altafini Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 46,037
Referee: Iginio Rigato
16 December 1962 13 Milan 2–1 Torino Milan
Fortunato   17'
Del Vecchio   82'		 Report   86' Hitchens Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 36,125
Referee: Carlo Gambarotta
23 December 1962 14 Genoa 0–1 Milan Genova
Report   77' Sani Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 25,164
Referee: Cesare Jonni
30 December 1962 15 SPAL 0–0 Milan Ferrara
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 15,425
Referee: Aurelio Angonese
6 January 1963 16 Milan 0–0 Catania Milan
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 30,263
Referee: Francesco De Robbio
13 January 1963 17 Milan 2–0 Palermo Milan
Pivatelli   12'
Mora   19'		 Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 24,287
Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini
20 January 1963 18 Venezia 0–2 Milan Venezia
Grossi   66'
Mencacci   88'		 [14] Report   24' Rivera Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 15,532
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
27 January 1963 19 Milan 0–1 Napoli Milan
Report   24' Corelli Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 39,142
Referee: Giuseppe Adami
3 February 1963 20 Atalanta 2–2 Milan Bergamo
Domenghini   33'
Calvanese   67'		 Report   6' (o.g.) Colombo
  66' Rivera		 Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 16,620
Referee: Francesco Francescon
10 February 1963 21 Fiorentina 0–1 Milan Firenze
Report   12' Altafini Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 27,455
Referee: Bruno De Marchi
17 February 1963 22[15] Milan 6–1 Lanerossi Milan
Fortunato   4', 30'
Sani   15'
Lodetti   31'
Mora   35'
Altafini   54'		 Report   72' Vinicio Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 6,837
Referee: Gennaro Marchese
24 February 1963 23 Inter 1–1 Milan Milan
Mazzola   1' Report   78' Sani Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 71,159
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
3 March 1963 24 Milan 1–1 Sampdoria Milan
Altafini   77' Report   38' Cucchiaroni Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 26,125
Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini
10 March 1963 25 Bologna 1–2 Milan Bologna
Nielsen   18' Report   8' Altafini
  29' Rivera		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 29,639
Referee: Carlo Gambarotta
17 March 1963 26 Milan 4–0 Modena Milan
Mora   12' (rig)
Altafini   52'
Sani   65'
Barison   79'		 Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 33,565
Referee: Piero Angelini
31 March 1963 27 Milan 0–0 Juventus Milan
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 77,746
Referee: Cesare Jonni
7 April 1963 28 Mantova 1–3 Milan Mantova
Mazzero   36' Report   14' Benitez
  63' Rivera
  79' Sani		 Stadium: Stadio Danilo Martelli
Attendance: 24,347
Referee: Antonio Sbardella
14 April 1963 29 Milan 0–1 Roma Milan
Report   22' Angelillo Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 45,327
Referee: Aurelio Angonese
21 April 1963 30 Torino 0–0 Milan Torino
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 20,188
Referee: Antonio Di Tonno
28 April 1963 31 Milan 1–0 Genoa Milan
Altafini   70' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 24,483
Referee: Antonio Sbardella
5 May 1963 32 Milan 4–0 SPAL Milan
Rivera   2'
Fortunato   41'
Altafini   42'
David   46'		 Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 25,544
Referee: Iginio Rigato
19 May 1963 33 Catania 1–0 Milan Catania
Petroni   16' Report Stadium: Stadio Cibali
Attendance: 14,551
Referee: Aurelio Angonese
26 May 1963 34 Palermo 1–3 Milan Palermo
Maggioni   2' Report   28' Altafini
  60' Barison
  90' Rossano		 Stadium: Stadio La Favorita
Attendance: 12,910
Referee: Fabio Monti

Coppa Italia

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Main article: 1962-63 Coppa Italia

Round of 32

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9 September 1962 Parma 0–1 Milan Parma
  88' Altafini Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto

Eightfinals

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5 December 1962 Milan 0–1 Sampdoria Milan
  38' Toschi Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 3,423
Referee: Politano

European Cup

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Main article: 1962-63 European Cup

Round of 32

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12 September 1962 1 Milan   8–0   Union Luxembourg Milan
Altafini   8', 11', 28', 44', 67'
Rivera   34', 43'
Germano   72'		 Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 35,000
Referee:  Heymann
19 September 1962 2 Union Luxembourg   0–6   Milan Luxembourg
  7', 39' Rossano
  34', 42', 90' Altafini
  58' Pivatelli		 Stadium: Stadio Josy Barthel
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:  Bucheli

Round of 16

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14 November 1962 1 Milan   3–0   Ipswich Town Milan
Barison   8', 13'
Sani   64'		 Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 10,000
Referee:  Dienst
28 November 1962 2 Ipswich Town   2–1   Milan Ipswich
Crawford   79'
Blackwood   86'		   62' Barison Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 30,000
Referee:  Blavier

Quarter-finals

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23 January 1963 1 Galatasaray   1–3   Milan Istanbul
Ugur   4'   34' (rig) Mora
  38' Barison
  76' Altafini		 Stadium: Ali Sami Yen
Attendance: 25,000
Referee:  Friedrich Seipelt
13 March 1963 2 Milan   5–0   Galatasaray Milan
Pivatelli   11', 42'
Altafini   50', 66', 70'		 Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:  Stohl

Semi-finals

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24 April 1963 1 Milan   5–1   Dundee F.C. Milan
Sani   3'
Barison   47', 76'
Mora   52', 81'		   22' Cousin Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 75,000
Referee:  Caballero
1 May 1963 2 Dundee F.C.   1–0   Milan Dundee
Gilzean   81' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 40,000
Referee:  Van Nuffel

Final

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Main article: 1963 European Cup Final
22 May 1963 Milan   2–1   Benfica London
Altafini   58', 66'   18' Eusébio Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee:  Holland

Friendship Cup

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Main article: Coppa dell'Amicizia italo-francese 1963

Quarter-finals

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2 June 1963 RC Lens   1–3   Milan Lens
Oudjani   70'   8' Paolo Barison
  42' Altafini
  51' (rig.) David		 Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Roversi
8 June 1963 Milan   2–0   RC Lens Milano
Altafini   33'
Sani   85'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:  Faucheux

Semi-finals

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13 June 1963 Olympique Lyonnais  2–4   Milan Lyon
Rivoire   79'
Nurenberg   80'		   7', 59' Altafini
  49' (pen) Mora
  63' Trapattoni		 Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:  Guinnard

Final

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16 June 1963 Milan   1–2   Genoa Milano
Altafini   30'   68', 80' Dal Monte Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Adami

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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Competition[16] Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga
1962-63 Serie A 43 17 7 8 2 29 12 17 8 5 4 24 15 34 15 13 6 53 27 +26
1962-63 Coppa Italia – 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
1962-63 Coppa dell'Amicizia – 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 7 3 4 3 0 1 10 5 +5
1962-63 European Cup – 5 5 0 0 23 2 4 2 0 2 10 4 9 7 0 2 33 6 +27
Total – 25 13 8 4 55 17 24 13 5 6 42 22 49 26 13 10 97 39 +58

Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia Coppa dell'amicizia European Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ITA Ghezzi 34 0 26 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
DF   ITA Maldini 43 0 31 0 1 0 2 0 9 0
DF   ITA Radice 29 0 23 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
DF   ITA Trapattoni 41 1 30 0 2 0 1 1 8 0
DF   ITA Trebbi 36 0 23 0 2 0 4 0 7 0
MF   ITA David 40 2 28 1 0 0 4 1 8 0
MF   ITA Rivera 34 11 27 9 0 0 0 0 7 2
MF   BRA Sani 33 9 23 6 1 0 3 1 6 2
FW   ITA Pivatelli 32 6 22 3 1 0 2 0 7 3
FW   ITA Mora 34 9 24 5 0 0 3 1 7 3
FW   BRA Altafini 46 31 31 11 2 1 4 5 9 14
GK   ITA Barluzzi 7 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
FW   ITA Barison 27 10 14 3 2 0 4 1 7 6
FW   ITA Fortunato 16 4 13 4 1 0 2 0 0 0
MF   PER Benitez 16 1 12 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
MF   ITA Pelagalli 22 0 12 0 2 0 4 0 4 0
MF   BRA Lodetti 15 1 10 1 1 0 4 0 0 0
FW   ITA Del Vecchio 10 3 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   BRA Liberalato 8 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF   ITA Rossano 6 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 2
DF   ITA Bravi 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW   BRA Germano 5 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 1
FW   ITA Ferrario 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ITA Mantovani 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ITA Noletti 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ITA Redaelli 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ITA Zagatti 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A". stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. ^ Almanacco illustrato del Milan, 1st edition, 1999. Panini. p. 296..
  3. ^ "Pioneering brazilian". When Saturday Comes. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. ^ "From Africa to posterity: How Eusébio lit up the World Cup". The Guardian. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Messi sets UEFA Champions League goal record". Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Record-breaking Ronaldo takes scoring honours". UEFA. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  7. ^ also Italian citizenship
  8. ^ from Padova Calcio since November 1962.
  9. ^ Transferred out to Boca Juniors in March 1963.
  10. ^ From A.C. Monza from June 1963.
  11. ^ Dal Lanerossi Vicenza da novembre 1962.
  12. ^ Transferred out to Genoa in November 1962.
  13. ^ only played on June
  14. ^ Awarded (0–2) on table by Justice Sports Court, due to issues at 61' when David was hit by a bottle throwed from tribune. Score on field (2–1) in favor of Venezia.
  15. ^ Suspended at 75' due to fog with score (0–0) rescheduled and played on 20 March 1963.
  16. ^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1962–63". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

Bibliography

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  • Almanacco illustrato del Milan, 2nd edition, March 2005. Panini.
  • Almanacco illustrato del Milan, 1st edition, 1999. Panini.
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