1965 European Cup final
Inter Milan's Suárez, Facchetti, Peiró and Bedin with the trophy | |||||||
| Event | 1964–65 European Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 27 May 1965 | ||||||
| Venue | San Siro, Milan | ||||||
| Referee | Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland) | ||||||
| Attendance | 89,000 | ||||||
The 1965 European Cup final was an association football match played on 27 May 1965 at the San Siro in Milan, Italy, to determine the winners of the 1964–65 European Cup, the 10th season of Europe's premier club competition organised by UEFA. It was contested by defending champions Inter Milan from Italy and Portuguese side Benfica. Inter opened the scoring in the 43rd minute from Brazilian winger Jair, to give the Italian club a 1–0 lead at the break. Despite Benfica's best efforts, Inter retained the 1–0 scoreline to claim their second European Cup in a row.
This was the second time a European Cup final was played at one of the finalists' home ground. The two finalists had to go through with three rounds of knockout football with Benfica needing to play an extra round in the preliminary defeating Aris Bonnevoie. They also defeated La Chaux-de-Fonds, Real Madrid and Vasas ETO Győr to make the final. Inter defeated Dinamo București, Rangers and Liverpool to make it to the final.