1962 European Cup final

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 1961–62 European Cup.

The match was contested by the only two teams to have previously won the trophy – defending champions Benfica of Portugal and five-time winners Real Madrid of Spain.

Benfica won the match 5–3 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 1960–61 as five-time defending champions, Real Madrid lost 4–3 on aggregate to Barcelona.

Benfica had only taken part in the European Cup twice before – in 1957–58 when they lost to Sevilla in the preliminary round and in 1960–61 when they defeated Barcelona 3–2 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 1–1 draw in the first leg away from home, Benfica won the second leg 5–1 at home to advance 6–2 on aggregate.

Benfica then faced 1. FC Nürnberg of West Germany in the quarter-finals. After losing the first leg 3–1 away from home, Benfica won the second leg at home 6–0 to advance to the semi-finals 7–3 on aggregate.