1964–65 European Cup
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 13 September 1964 – 27 May 1965 |
| Teams | 31 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Internazionale (2nd title)
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| Runners-up |
 Benfica
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 215 (3.41 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Eusébio José Augusto Torres (9 goals) |
The season 1964–65 of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Internazionale for the second time in row, in a final match against two-time former champions Benfica, making it three consecutive titles for Italy (Milan had won it in 1962–63).
Iceland entered its champion for the first time this season, although the tournament still had 31 teams as per the previous season, due to a lack of Cypriot representation.
1 Rangers won a play-off 3–1 to progress to the First Round.
2 Anderlecht progressed to the First Round over Bologna by winning a coin toss after their play-off match ended 0–0.
3 Dukla Prague progressed to the First Round over Górnik Zabrze by winning a coin toss after their play-off match ended 0–0.
Note: Starting the previous year tournament, only the title holder, Internazionale, joined directly in the first round.
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