| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions |  Ferencváros (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Juventus | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 102 | 
The 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was the seventh Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The competition was won by Ferencváros, who beat Juventus in the final at the Italians' home ground, the Stadio Comunale in Turin. It was only the second time that a Spanish side had not won the competition, and the first of two occasions it went to Eastern Europe.
Format
The entrants, format, and initial draw were announced on 25 June 1964 in Barcelona. The organisers received 77 applications and accepted 48, a surprise increase from 32 the previous season. There were 12 groups of four, with two elimination rounds producing group winners to be drawn subsequently into a third round, two of whose six winners would receive a bye to the semifinals while the other four played quarter finals.[1]
First round
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Playoff | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KB  | 4–6 |  DOS Utrecht | 3–4 | 1–2 | |
| Valencia .svg.png.webp) | 2–4 | .svg.png.webp) RFC Liège | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Belenenses  | 1–1 |  Shelbourne | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 
| Servette FC .svg.png.webp) | 3–8 | .svg.png.webp) Atlético Madrid | 2–2 | 1–6 | |
| Real Betis .svg.png.webp) | 1–3 |  Stade Français | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| R. Union Saint-Gilloise .svg.png.webp) | 0–2 |  Juventus | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Göztepe  | 1–3 | .svg.png.webp) Petrolul Ploiești | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| FK Vojvodina .svg.png.webp) | 2–2 |  Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 
| Basel .svg.png.webp) | 2–1 |  Spora Luxembourg | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Strasbourg  | 2–1 |  Milan | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Barcelona .svg.png.webp) | 2–1 |  Fiorentina | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Leixões  | 1–4 |  Celtic | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Borussia Dortmund  | 4–3 |  Bordeaux | 4–1 | 0–2 | |
| Djurgården  | 2–7 |  Manchester United | 1–1 | 1–6 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt  | 4–5 |  Kilmarnock | 3–0 | 1–5 | |
| Vålerenga  | 4–9 |  Everton | 2–5 | 2–4 | |
| NK Zagreb .svg.png.webp) | 9–2 |  Grazer AK | 3–2 | 6–0 | |
| Aris .svg.png.webp) | 0–3 |  Roma | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
| Wiener Sport-Club  | 3–1 |  SC Leipzig | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Ferencváros  | 2–1 |  Spartak Brno | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Athletic Bilbao .svg.png.webp) | 4–2 | .svg.png.webp) OFK Beograd | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Hertha BSC  | 2–3 | .svg.png.webp) Royal Antwerp | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic  | 4–2 |  Örgryte | 4–2 | 0–0 | |
| B 1913  | 1–4 |  Stuttgart | 1–3 | 0–1 | 
First leg
| Göztepe  | 0–1 | .svg.png.webp) Petrolul Ploiești | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
 | 
| Basel .svg.png.webp) | 2–0 |  Spora Luxembourg | 
|---|---|---|
| Crava  14', 66' | 
| Strasbourg  | 2–0 |  Milan | 
|---|---|---|
| Merschel  76' Hausser  87' | 
| Barcelona .svg.png.webp) | 0–1 |  Fiorentina | 
|---|---|---|
| Hamrin  27' | 
| Leixões  | 1–1 |  Celtic F.C. | 
|---|---|---|
| Esteves  6' | Report | Murdoch  31' | 
| Djurgården  | 1–1 |  Manchester United | 
|---|---|---|
| B. Johansson  8' | Herd  87' | 
| Belenenses  | 1–1 |  Shelbourne | 
|---|---|---|
| Palico  62' | Report | Barber  80' | 
| Ferencváros  | 2–0 |  Spartak Brno | 
|---|---|---|
| Varga  10', Florian Albert  20' | 
Second leg
Juventus won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Petrolul Ploiești .svg.png.webp) | 2–1 |  Göztepe | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
 | 
Petrolul Ploiești won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Spora Luxembourg  | 1–0 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | 
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Krier  20' | 
Basel won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Milan  | 1–0 |  Strasbourg | 
|---|---|---|
| Ferrario  9' | 
Strasbourg won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Fiorentina  | 0–2 | .svg.png.webp) Barcelona | 
|---|---|---|
| Seminario  8'  60' | 
Barcelona won 2–1 on aggregate.
Celtic won 4–1 on aggregate.
Aggregate 1–1.
| Manchester United  | 6–1 |  Djurgården | 
|---|---|---|
| Law  21', 68', 69' (pen.) Charlton  63', 73' Best  86' | H. Karlsson  89' | 
Manchester United won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Roma  | 3–0 | .svg.png.webp) Aris | 
|---|---|---|
| Tamborini  58' Schnellinger  69' Leonardi  71' | 
Roma won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Spartak Brno  | 1–0 |  Ferencváros | 
|---|---|---|
| Vojta  24' | 
Ferencváros won 2–1 on aggregate.
Play-off
|  Shelbourne | 2–1 | Belenenses  | 
|---|---|---|
| Hannigan  5' Conroy  25' | Report | Teodora  35' | 
Shelbourne won 3-2 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Playoff | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOS Utrecht  | 0–4 | .svg.png.webp) RFC Liège | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| Shelbourne  | 0–2 | .svg.png.webp) Atlético Madrid | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Stade Français  | 0–1 |  Juventus | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Petrolul Ploiești .svg.png.webp) | 1–2 |  Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Basel .svg.png.webp) | 2–6 |  Strasbourg | 0–1 | 2–5 | |
| Barcelona .svg.png.webp) | 3–1 |  Celtic | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Borussia Dortmund  | 1–10 |  Manchester United | 1–6 | 0–4 | |
| Kilmarnock  | 1–6 |  Everton | 0–2 | 1–4 | |
| NK Zagreb .svg.png.webp) | 1–2 |  Roma | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Wiener Sport-Club  | 2–2 |  Ferencváros | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 
| Athletic Bilbao .svg.png.webp) | 3–0 | .svg.png.webp) Royal Antwerp | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic  | 1–0 |  Stuttgart | 1–0 | 0–0 | 
First leg
| Stade Français  | 0–0 |  Juventus | 
|---|---|---|
| Basel .svg.png.webp) | 0–1 |  Strasbourg | 
|---|---|---|
| Gress  51' | 
| Petrolul Ploiești .svg.png.webp) | 1–0 |  Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Shelbourne  | 0–1 | .svg.png.webp) Atlético Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Cardona  71' | 
| Borussia Dortmund  | 1–6 |  Manchester United | 
|---|---|---|
| Kurrat  52' (pen.) | Herd  12' Charlton  30', 79', 85' Best  49' Law  77' | 
The NK Zagreb – Roma match came close to being cancelled due to the 1964 Zagreb flood. Proceeds from the ticket sales were donated toward the flood recovery efforts.[2]
Second leg
| Juventus  | 1–0 |  Stade Français | 
|---|---|---|
| da Costa  49' | 
Juventus won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Petrolul Ploiești | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 | Report | 
Lokomotiv Plovdiv won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Strasbourg  | 5–2 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | 
|---|---|---|
| Farías  13' Sbaiz  21' Hausser  28', 52' Szczepaniak  83' | Frigerio  22' (p.) Blumer  35' | 
Strasbourg won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Manchester United  | 4–0 |  Borussia Dortmund | 
|---|---|---|
| Charlton  1', 19' Law  68' Connelly  80' | 
Manchester United won 10–1 on aggregate.
Roma won 2–1 on aggregate.
Atlético won 2–0 on aggregate.
Third round
The draw for the third round was made in Rome on 3 December 1964.[3]
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Playoff | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFC Liège .svg.png.webp) | 1–2 | .svg.png.webp) Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Juventus  | 2–2 |  Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1(aet) | 
| Strasbourg  | 2–2 | .svg.png.webp) Barcelona | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 (aet (c)) | 
| Manchester United  | 3–2 |  Everton | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Roma  | 1–3 |  Ferencváros | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Athletic Bilbao .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 |  Dunfermline Athletic | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 
First leg
| Juventus  | 1–1 |  Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 
|---|---|---|
| Menichelli  36' | Muletarov  61' | 
| Manchester United  | 1–1 |  Everton | 
|---|---|---|
| Connelly  33' | Pickering  14' | 
| Roma  | 1–2 |  Ferencváros | 
|---|---|---|
| De Sisti  81' | Rátkai  37' M. Fenyvesi  79' | 
Second leg
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv  | 1–1 |  Juventus | 
|---|---|---|
| Manolov  4' | Mazzia  44' | 
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–2 Juventus on aggregate.
Strasbourg won on coin toss.
| Juventus  | 2–1 (a.e.t) |  Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 
|---|---|---|
| Sívori  23'  101' | Kanchev  17' | 
Juventus won 2–1 in play-off.
| Everton  | 1–2 |  Manchester United | 
|---|---|---|
| Pickering  55' | Connelly  6' Herd  69' | 
Manchester United won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Ferencváros  | 1–0 |  Roma | 
|---|---|---|
| Albert  42' | 
Ferencváros won 3–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Playoff | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Madrid .svg.png.webp) | Bye | – | – | ||
| Juventus  | Bye | – | – | ||
| Strasbourg  | 0–5 |  Manchester United | 0–5 | 0–0 | |
| Ferencváros  | 2–2 | .svg.png.webp) Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 
First leg
| Strasbourg  | 0–5 |  Manchester United | 
|---|---|---|
| Connelly  20' Herd  40' Law  61', 89' Charlton  73' | 
Second leg
| Manchester United  | 0–0 |  Strasbourg | 
|---|---|---|
Manchester United won 5–0 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Playoff | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Madrid .svg.png.webp) | 4–4 |  Juventus | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 
| Manchester United  | 3–3 |  Ferencváros | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 
First leg
| Atlético Madrid .svg.png.webp) | 3–1 |  Juventus | 
|---|---|---|
| Luis Aragonés  47' (pen.)  52'  61' | Combin  43' | 
| Manchester United  | 3–2 |  Ferencváros | 
|---|---|---|
| Law  34' (pen.) Herd  61', 69' | Novák  23' Rákosi  76' | 
Second leg
| Juventus  | 3–1 | .svg.png.webp) Atlético Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Menichelli  50' Combin  52' Bercellino  57' | Luis Aragonés  83' | 
Juventus 4–4 Atlético Madrid on aggregate.
Juventus won 3–1 in play-off.
| Ferencváros  | 1–0 |  Manchester United | 
|---|---|---|
| Novák  44' (pen.) | 
Ferencváros 3–3 Manchester United on aggregate.
| Ferencváros  | 2–1 |  Manchester United | 
|---|---|---|
| Karába  44' Fenyvesi  54' | Connelly  86' | 
Ferencváros won 2–1 in play-off.
Final
| Juventus  | 0–1 |  Ferencváros | 
|---|---|---|
| Fenyvesi  74' | 
References
- ↑ "Shelbourne draw Portuguese club". The Irish Times. 26 June 1964. p. 5.
- ↑ "Joint flood edition, 27 and 28 October 1964" (PDF). Vjesnik/Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ↑ "Everton v Manchester United in Fairs Cup". The Irish Times. 4 December 1964. p. 3.