1959–60 European Cup
Hampden Park, Glasgow hosted the final. | |
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 26 August 1959 – 18 May 1960 |
Teams | 27 (26 completed) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Real Madrid (5th title) |
Runners-up | Eintracht Frankfurt |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 52 |
Goals scored | 218 (4.19 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ferenc Puskás (12 goals) |
The 1959–60 European Cup was the fifth season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Real Madrid, who beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7–3 in the final at Hampden Park, Glasgow. It remains the record score for the European Cup final. It was Real Madrid's fifth consecutive European Cup title.
The tournament saw the first participation by a Greek club, having withdrawn from the previous season.
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round took place in Cernobbio, Como, Italy, on Monday, 6 July 1959.[1] As title holders, Real Madrid received a bye, and the remaining 26 teams were grouped geographically into two pots. The first two teams drawn in each pot also received byes, while the remaining clubs would play the preliminary round in September.
Pot 1 Northern Europe |
Pot 2 Southern Europe | |
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Drawn |
France |
Austria |
Byes | ||
The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nice | 4–3 | Shamrock Rovers | 3–2 | 1–1 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | (w/o)1 | Kuopion Palloseura | – | – |
CDNA Sofia | 4–8 | Barcelona | 2–2 | 2–6 |
Wiener Sportclub | 2–1 | Petrolul Ploieşti | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Linfield | 3–7 | IFK Göteborg | 2–1 | 1–6 |
Jeunesse Esch | 6–2 | ŁKS Łódź | 5–0 | 1–2 |
Cervena Hviezda Bratislava | 4–1 | Porto | 2–1 | 2–0 |
Olympiacos | 3–5 | Milan | 2–2 | 1–3 |
Fenerbahçe | 4–3 | Csepel | 1–1 | 3–2 |
Rangers | 7–2 | Anderlecht | 5–2 | 2–0 |
Vorwärts Berlin | 2–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | 0–2 |
1 Kuopion Palloseura withdrew after the draw, Eintracht Frankfurt walkover.
First leg
9 September 1959 |
Jeunesse Esch | 5–0 | ŁKS Łódź |
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Theis 6' May 24' Schaak 55' Meurisse 80', 85' |
Report |
Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Kurt Waldemar Tschenscher (West Germany) |
16 September 1959 |
Rangers | 5–2 | Anderlecht |
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Millar 1' Scott 2' Matthew 50' Baird 65', 73' |
Report | Stockman 52' Dewael 64' |
30 September 1959 |
Vorwärts Berlin | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Nöldner 24' Kohle 29' |
Report | Broadbent 15' |
Second leg
Wiener Sportclub beat Petrolul Ploieşti 2–1 on aggregate.
Nice beat Shamrock Rovers 4–3 on aggregate.
23 September 1959 |
Barcelona | 6–2 | CDNA Sofia |
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Kubala 6', 11', 45' (pen.) Evaristo 39', 68', 78' |
Report | Milanov 24' Martinov 57' |
Barcelona beat CDNA Sofia 8–4 on aggregate.
23 September 1959 |
IFK Göteborg | 6–1 | Linfield |
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Ohlsson 17', 18', 50', 62', 80' Johansson 48' |
Report | Dickson 19' |
IFK Göteborg beat Linfield 7–3 on aggregate.
Jeunesse Esch beat ŁKS Łódź 6–2 on aggregate.
Milan beat Olympiacos 5–3 on aggregate.
Fenerbahçe beat Csepel 4–3 on aggregate.
Rangers beat Anderlecht 7–2 on aggregate.
Cervena Hviezda Bratislava beat Porto 4–1 on aggregate.
Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Vorwärts Berlin 3–2 on aggregate.
Round of 16
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Real Madrid | 12–2 | Jeunesse Esch | 7–0 | 5–2 |
Boldklubben 1909 | 2–5 | Wiener Sportclub | 0–3 | 2–2 |
Sparta Rotterdam | 4–41 | IFK Göteborg | 3–1 | 1–3 |
Milan | 1–7 | Barcelona | 0–2 | 1–5 |
Young Boys | 2–5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–4 | 1–1 |
Rangers | 5–4 | Cervena Hviezda Bratislava | 4–3 | 1–1 |
Red Star Belgrade | 1–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | 0–3 |
Fenerbahçe | 3–32 | Nice | 2–1 | 1–2 |
1 Sparta Rotterdam beat IFK Göteborg 3–1 in a play-off to qualify for the quarter-finals.
2 Nice beat Fenerbahçe 5–1 in a play-off to qualify for the quarter-finals.
First leg
21 October 1959 |
Real Madrid | 7–0 | Jeunesse Esch |
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Di Stéfano 25' Puskás 34', 62', 83' Herrera 43', 77' Mateos 53' |
Report |
4 November 1959 |
Young Boys | 1–4 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
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Eugen Meier 23' | Report | Weilbächer 4' Stein 72' Bäumler 76' (pen.) Erich Meier 82' |
11 November 1959 |
Rangers | 4–3 | Cervena Hviezda Bratislava |
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McMillan 1' Scott 43' Wilson 73' Millar 90' |
Report | Scherer 16', 68' Dolinský 29' |
Second leg
4 November 1959 |
Jeunesse Esch | 2–5 | Real Madrid |
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Theis 10' Schaak 15' |
Report | Vidal 13' Mateos 18', 31' Di Stéfano 25' Puskás 29' |
Real Madrid beat Jeunesse Esch 12–2 on aggregate.
Wiener Sportclub beat Boldklubben 1909 5–2 on aggregate.
5 November 1959 |
IFK Göteborg | 3–1 | Sparta Rotterdam |
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Ohlsson 38' Hellmér 56' (pen.) Johansson 69' |
Report | Schilder 73' |
Sparta Rotterdam and IFK Göteborg drew 4–4 on aggregate.
- Play-off
25 November 1959 |
Sparta Rotterdam | 3–1 | IFK Göteborg |
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Bosselaar 3' Crossan 23' Daniels 65' |
Report | Berndtsson 35' |
Sparta Rotterdam won the play-off 3–1.
Rangers beat Cervena Hviezda Bratislava 5–4 on aggregate.
Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Red Star Belgrade 4–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona beat Milan 7–1 on aggregate.
Eintracht Frankfurt beat Young Boys 5–2 on aggregate.
Fenerbahçe and Nice drew 3–3 on aggregate.
- Play-off
23 December 1959 |
Nice | 5–1 | Fenerbahçe |
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Foix 7', 63' Milazzo 17' Faivre 31' De Bourgoing 59' |
Report | Şeref 47' |
Nice won the play-off 5–1.
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nice | 3–6 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | 0–4 |
Barcelona | 9–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–0 | 5–2 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–2 | Wiener Sportclub | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Sparta Rotterdam | 3–31 | Rangers | 2–3 | 1–0 |
1 Rangers beat Sparta Rotterdam 3–2 in a play-off to qualify for the semi-finals.
First leg
10 February 1960 |
Barcelona | 4–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Villaverde 8', 80' Kubala 16' Evaristo 65' |
Report |
Second leg
Real Madrid beat Nice 6–3 on aggregate.
2 March 1960 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–5 | Barcelona |
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Murray 35' Mason 78' |
Report | Martínez 29' Kocsis 44', 49', 74' Villaverde 85' |
Barcelona beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 9–2 on aggregate.
Eintracht Frankfurt beat Wiener Sportclub 3–2 on aggregate.
Sparta Rotterdam and Rangers drew 3–3 on aggregate.
30 March 1960 |
Rangers | 3–2 | Sparta Rotterdam |
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Verhoeven 28' (o.g.) Haggarty 57' Van der Lee 64' (o.g.) |
Report | Verhoeven 6' Bosselaar 76' (pen.) |
Rangers won the play-off 3–2.
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Eintracht Frankfurt | 12–4 | Rangers | 6–1 | 6–3 |
Real Madrid | 6–2 | Barcelona | 3–1 | 3–1 |
First leg
13 April 1960 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 6–1 | Rangers |
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Stinka 29' Pfaff 51', 55' Lindner 73', 84' Stein 86' |
Report | Caldow 31' (pen.) |
Second leg
5 May 1960 |
Rangers | 3–6 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
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McMillan 10', 54' Wilson 74' |
Report | Lindner 6' Pfaff 20', 88' Kreß 28' Meier 58', 71' |
Final
Real Madrid | 7–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
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Di Stéfano 27', 30', 73' Puskás 46', 56' (pen.), 60', 71' |
Report | Kreß 18' Stein 72', 75' |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1959–60 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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1 | Ferenc Puskás | Real Madrid | 12 |
2 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Real Madrid | 8 |
3 | László Kubala | Barcelona | 7 |
4 | Owe Ohlsson | IFK Göteborg | 6 |
5 | Jacques Foix | Nice | 5 |
Sándor Kocsis | Barcelona | 5 | |
Erwin Stein | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5 | |
8 | Sammy Baird | Rangers | 4 |
Joop Daniels | Sparta Rotterdam | 4 | |
Evaristo | Barcelona | 4 | |
Dieter Lindner | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | |
Bobby Mason | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | |
Ian McMillan | Rangers | 4 | |
Erich Meier | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | |
Victor Nurenberg | Nice | 4 | |
Alfred Pfaff | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 |
External links
- 1959–60 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1959–60 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers preliminary round
- 1959-60 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)
- European Cup 1959-60 – results, protocols, players statistics
- website eurocups-uefa.ru European Cup 1959-60 – results, protocols
- website Football Archive 1959–60 European Cup
References
- ↑ Corriere dello Sport, 7 July 1959.