Benfica defeated Real Madrid 5–3 to retain the European Cup, ending Real Madrid's dominance of the competition.
Key Facts
- Final score
- Benfica 5–3 Real Madrid
- Venue
- Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
- Date
- 2 May 1962
- Puskás goals in final
- 3 (hat-trick for losing side)
- Benfica title defence
- Successfully defended 1961 European Cup title
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Benfica, the reigning European Cup holders from Portugal, and Real Madrid, the dominant Spanish club that had won the trophy five times, qualified as the two finalists for the 1961–62 European Cup. The fixture pitted the only two clubs that had ever lifted the trophy against each other.
On 2 May 1962, Benfica faced Real Madrid at the Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam. Despite Ferenc Puskás scoring a hat-trick for Real Madrid, Benfica won the match 5–3, successfully defending their title and claiming their second consecutive European Cup.
Benfica's victory confirmed their status as the premier club side in Europe and halted Real Madrid's era of continental supremacy. Puskás entered the record books as the first player to score hat-tricks in multiple European Cup finals, though he achieved the feat on the losing side.