1963–64 Inter Milan season
1963–64 season | |||
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Chairman | Angelo Moratti | ||
Manager | Helenio Herrera | ||
Stadium | San Siro | ||
Serie A | 2nd[1] | ||
European Cup | Winners (in European Cup) | ||
Coppa Italia | Quarter-final | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Jair (12) All: Jair, Mazzola (16) | ||
Biggest win | 5–1 (vs Sampdoria, 1 March 1964) 4–0 (vs Messina, 5 April 1964) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–4 (vs Juventus, 22 December 1963) 1–4 (vs Torino, 11 June 1964) | ||
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Season
Inter made their debut in the European Cup, due to the Scudetto won last year.[2] Their first match was in Everton, resulting in a goalless draw.[3] Jair, in the retour match, became the first scorer of the club in this competition.[3] In the following rounds, Inter beat in order: Monaco (4–1 aggregate), Partizan Beograd (4–1) and Borussia Dortmund (4–2).[4][5]
In the final, Inter faced off with Real Madrid who had defeated Milan (qualified as the reigning champion) in the quarter-finals.[4] Some key men of the Spanish side, like Puskas and Di Stefano, were about to turn 40 years old but had still wishes to win.[4] Near the end of the first half, Sandro Mazzola scored with a shot from 25 metres.[4] During the second half, Milani scored the goal to go up by two after Vicente's mistake.[4] Felo marked the only point for Real Madrid, before Mazzola signed the final 3–1.[4][3] Inter won the trophy in its first attempt, conquering - at the same time - its first European honour.[4] Four days later, Inter ended the domestic league equal with Bologna at 54 points.[3] It led, for the only time in Serie A history, to a tie-break for the awarding of Italian title: Bologna won 2–0, qualifying for 1964–65 European Cup in which Inter was admitted as defending champion.[3]
Squad

Squad at the end of the season 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 | ![]() |
Ottavio Bugatti |
— | DF | ![]() |
Tarcisio Burgnich |
— | FW | ![]() |
Renato Cappellini |
— | FW | ![]() |
Nicola Ciccolo |
— | DF | ![]() |
Sergio Codognato |
— | MF | ![]() |
Mario Corso |
— | FW | ![]() |
Jair da Costa |
— | FW | ![]() |
Beniamino Di Giacomo |
— | DF | ![]() |
Giacinto Facchetti |
— | DF | ![]() |
Aristide Guarneri |
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
---|---|---|---|
— | DF | ![]() |
Spartaco Landini |
— | MF | ![]() |
Enea Masiero |
— | MF | ![]() |
Sandro Mazzola |
— | FW | ![]() |
Aurelio Milani |
— | FW | ![]() |
Bruno Petroni |
— | DF | ![]() |
Armando Picchi |
— | GK | ![]() |
Giuliano Sarti |
— | MF | ![]() |
Luis Suárez Miramontes |
— | MF | ![]() |
Horst Szymaniak |
— | MF | ![]() |
Carlo Tagnin |
— | DF | ![]() |
Franco Zaglio |
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bologna (C.T.) (C) | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 54 | Qualification to European Cup preliminary round |
2 | Internazionale (C.T.)[lower-alpha 1] | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 54 | 21 | +33 | 54 | Qualification to European Cup first round[lower-alpha 2] |
3 | Milan | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 51 | Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
4 | Fiorentina | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 38 | |
4 | Juventus | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 38 |
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- After the title play-off with Bologna (2–0).
- Qualified as defending champions.
Matches
15 September 1963 1 | Inter | 2–1 | Modena | Milano |
Di Giacomo ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro |
22 September 1963 2 | Lanerossi Vicenza | 1–0 | Inter | Vicenza |
Vinicio ![]() |
Report |
13 November 1963 3 [6] | Inter- | 3–1 . | Torino | Milano |
Ciccolo ![]() Corso ![]() Cella ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
22 December 1963 14 | Juventus- | 4–1 | Inter | Turin |
Sarti[7] ![]() Del Sol ![]() Menichelli ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
1 March 1964 23 | Sampdoria- | 1–5 | Inter | Genoa |
Barison ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
5 April 1964 28 | Inter- | 4–0 | Messina | Milano |
Jair ![]() Ciccolo ![]() Clerici ![]() |
Report | Stadium: San Siro |
19 April 1964 29 | Inter- | 4–1 | Catania | Milano |
Petroni ![]() Mazzola ![]() Ciccolo ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro |
25 April 1964 30 | Fiorentina- | 1–3 | Inter | Florence |
Seminario ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
17 May 1964 32 | Lazio- | 0–0 | Inter | Rome |
Report |
Title play-off
Coppa Italia
European Cup
Round of 32
Round of 16
27 November 1963 1 | Inter ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Milan |
21:15 CET[21] | Ciccolo ![]() |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 15,366 Referee: ![]() |
4 December 1963 2 | Monaco ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Marseille |
15:00 CET[22] | Szkudlapski ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 25,080 Referee: ![]() |
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
15 April 1964 1 | Borussia Dortmund ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Dortmund |
19:30 CET[25] | Brungs ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Stadion Rote Erde Attendance: 42,356 Referee: ![]() |
Final
See also
References
- After the title play-off with Bologna (2–0).
- Stefano Petrucci (2005). La storia dell'Inter (in Italian). L'Airone Editrice. pp. 20–21. ISBN 88-7944-723-8.
- Filippo Grassia; Gianpiero Lotito (2008). INTER: Dalla nascita allo scudetto del centenario (in Italian). Vallardi Editore. p. 127. ISBN 978-88-95684-11-6.
- Dante Sebastio (2009). "Per la Coppa dei Campioni del 1964, strappata al Milan favorito". 101 motivi per odiare il Milan e tifare l'Inter (in Italian). Newton Compton Editori. pp. 182–185. ISBN 978-88-541-1537-8.
- Dante Sebastio (2011). "Uscire vivi dall'inferno". 101 gol che hanno fatto grande l'Inter (in Italian). Newton Compton Editori. p. 318. ISBN 9788854126787.
- Matchday 3 was played on 25 September
- Other sources: Burgnich
- Match scheduled for 29 December, but postponed due to fog.
- Matchday 9 was scheduled for 3 November, but postponed.
- Match suspended on 5 January after 60 minutes, due to fog.
- Match scheduled for 26 January, but postponed due to fog.
- Other sources: Baccari.
- Other sources at 80’
- Other sources at 16’ and 30’
- Other sources at 85’
- Other sources at 56’
- Other sources at 88’
- Both teams had earned 54 points: due to this defeat, Inter was placed second.
- "Everton-Inter". uefa.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Inter-Everton". uefa.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Inter-Monaco". uefa.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Monaco-Inter". uefa.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Partizan-Inter". uefa.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Inter-Partizan". uefa.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Borussia Dortmund-Inter". uefa.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Inter-Borussia Dortmund". uefa.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Inter-Real Madrid". uefa.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.