1962–63 Serie A

Serie A
Season	1962–63
Dates	16 September 1962 – 26 May 1963
Champions	Internazionale; 8th title
Relegated	Napoli; Venezia; Palermo
European Cup	Internazionale; Milan
Cup Winners' Cup	Atalanta
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	Juventus; Roma
Matches played	306
Goals scored	741 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorer	Harald Nielsen; Pedro Manfredini; (19 goals each)
	← 1961–62 1963–64 →

The 1962–63 Serie A season was the 61st season of top division football in Italy, and the 31st season of Serie A. The season began on 16 September 1962, and ended on 26 May 1963. Internazionale won their eighth league title.

Team locations

Serie A 1962-63 team distribution

Team	Home city	Stadium
Atalanta	Bergamo	Stadio Comunale
Bologna	Bologna	Stadio Comunale
Catania	Catania	Stadio Cibali
Fiorentina	Florence	Stadio Comunale
Genoa	Genoa	Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Internazionale	Milan	Stadio San Siro
Juventus	Turin	Stadio Comunale di Torino
Mantova	Mantua	Stadio Danilo Martelli
Milan	Milan	Stadio San Siro
Modena	Modena	Stadio Alberto Braglia
Napoli	Naples	Stadio del Sole
Palermo	Palermo	Stadio La Favorita
Roma	Rome	Stadio Olimpico
Sampdoria	Genoa	Stadio Luigi Ferraris
SPAL	Ferrara	Stadio Comunale
Torino	Turin	Stadio Filadelfia
Venezia	Venice	Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Vicenza	Vicenza	Stadio Romeo Menti

League table

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
6	Fiorentina	34	15	8	11	52	32	+20	38
7	Vicenza	34	13	10	11	35	35	0	36
8	Atalanta	34	12	10	12	43	44	−1	34	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
8	SPAL	34	12	10	12	36	38	−2	34
8	Torino	34	12	10	12	34	38	−4	34
11	Sampdoria	34	11	8	15	41	50	−9	30
11	Modena	34	10	10	14	36	47	−11	30
11	Mantova	34	8	14	12	34	46	−12	30
11	Catania	34	10	10	14	35	56	−21	30
15	Genoa	34	9	10	15	32	48	−16	28
16	Napoli (R)	34	9	9	16	35	59	−24	27	Relegation to Serie B
17	Venezia (R)	34	6	10	18	36	51	−15	22
18	Palermo (R)	34	5	10	19	18	54	−36	20

Source: Panini
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

↑ Qualified as defending champions

Results

Home \ Away	ATA	BOL	CTN	FIO	GEN	INT	JUV	LRV	MAN	MIL	MOD	NAP	PAL	ROM	SAM	SPA	TOR	VEN
Atalanta		1–3	0–0	0–1	1–1	1–0	3–6	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–1	1–0	3–1	1–1	1–0	0–0	2–2
Bologna	1–0		5–0	2–1	1–1	0–4	1–2	2–1	2–2	1–2	7–1	4–2	4–0	0–0	4–1	4–1	1–0	0–0
Catania	2–0	1–1		0–1	3–1	1–0	1–5	1–0	1–1	1–0	3–2	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	3–0	3–2
Fiorentina	2–0	3–1	3–0		5–0	1–1	1–0	1–1	5–0	0–1	1–2	5–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–0	1–4
Genoa	2–1	1–0	4–1	1–2		1–3	0–0	2–0	0–0	0–1	1–1	3–2	5–0	2–2	2–1	0–0	1–0	2–0
Internazionale	1–2	4–1	2–1	1–0	6–0		1–0	1–0	1–0	1–1	0–0	1–0	4–0	2–0	4–0	3–2	1–1	2–0
Juventus	2–3	3–1	0–1	0–0	2–0	0–1		2–0	2–0	1–0	2–1	1–0	2–1	2–0	3–0	2–2	0–1	2–1
Vicenza	2–2	0–0	3–1	1–0	1–0	1–2	1–3		4–2	2–0	1–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	3–0	1–0	0–1	0–0
Mantova	0–1	0–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–0	0–0	0–0		1–3	3–0	2–1	1–0	1–0	3–1	0–1	1–1	2–0
Milan	0–0	3–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	1–1	0–0	6–1	2–2		4–0	0–1	2–0	0–1	1–1	4–0	2–1	3–3
Modena	0–2	0–1	4–1	3–0	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–2		4–0	2–0	1–3	1–0	1–0	1–0	2–1
Napoli	2–1	0–0	3–2	2–0	1–0	1–5	0–0	1–0	0–0	1–5	0–2		3–1	3–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–0
Palermo	1–0	0–0	1–1	1–0	0–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–0	1–3	2–2	1–1		0–4	1–1	0–1	0–1	2–1
Roma	1–1	3–1	5–1	2–2	1–0	3–0	1–1	0–1	7–1	0–1	2–0	3–0	2–0		2–0	0–0	5–0	2–2
Sampdoria	2–0	2–3	4–0	1–0	3–1	0–0	2–1	1–3	2–2	2–1	1–1	3–0	2–0	0–0		0–1	1–3	3–1
SPAL	2–5	0–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	0–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–0	1–0	4–2	1–0	3–0	1–0		2–0	1–1
Torino	1–0	0–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–1	1–2	1–0	0–0	2–0	1–1	3–0	2–2	4–2	2–1		1–0
Venezia	1–0	0–3	2–1	0–3	0–0	0–2	1–2	1–2	4–1	0–2	4–1	1–1	0–1	1–1	2–0	0–1	1–1

Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Harald Nielsen	Bologna	19
1	Pedro Manfredini	Roma	19
3	Omar Sívori	Juventus	16
4	Kurt Hamrin	Fiorentina	15
5	Ezio Pascutti	Bologna	13
	Angelo Sormani	Mantova
	China	Sampdoria
	Beniamino Di Giacomo	Torino, Internazionale
9	Dino da Costa	Atalanta	12
9	Armando Miranda	Juventus	12
11	José Altafini	Milan	11
	Gino Raffin	Venezia
	Gerry Hitchens	Internazionale, Torino
	Bruno Petroni	Catania
15	Jair da Costa	Internazionale	10
	Sandro Mazzola	Internazionale
	Giorgio Puia	Vicenza
	Juan Seminario	Fiorentina

References and sources

Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005

Other websites

- All results on RSSSF Website.

[table_note_res_EC10.084647726772655-1] Qualified as defending champions

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Serie A seasons
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Divisione Nazionale	1943–44 1944–45 1945–46
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Wartime tournaments: 1916 Coppa Federale 1944 Alta Italia