1959 European Cup final

The 1959 European Cup final was the fourth final in the pan-European football competition, the European Cup, now known as the UEFA Champions League. It was contested by Real Madrid of Spain and Stade de Reims of France. It was played at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart on 3 June 1959 in front of 80,000 people. The match finished 2–0 to Real Madrid, winning their fourth European Cup in a row and beating Reims in final for the second time in four years, following the 1956 final. Real Madrid dominated the match, with goals scored by Enrique Mateos and Alfredo Di Stéfano.

1959 European Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1958–59 European Cup
Real Madrid Reims
Spain France
2 0
Date3 June 1959
VenueNeckarstadion, Stuttgart
RefereeAlbert Dusch (West Germany)
Attendance72,000

Route to the final
Spain Real Madrid Round France Reims
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye Prelim. round Northern Ireland Ards 10–3 4–1 (A) 6–2 (H)
Turkey Beşiktaş 3–1 2–0 (H) 1–1 (A) First round Finland HPS 7–0 4–0 (H) 3–0 (A)
Austria Wiener Sport-Club 7–1 0–0 (A) 7–1 (H) Quarter-finals Belgium Standard Liège 3–2 0–2 (A) 3–0 (H)
Spain Atlético Madrid 2–2
(Replay: 2–1)		 2–1 (H) 0–1 (A) Semi-finals Switzerland Young Boys 3–1 0–1 (A) 3–0 (H)

Match

Details
Real Madrid Spain2–0France Reims
  • Mateos 1'
  • Di Stéfano 47'
 Report
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)
Real Madrid
Reims
GK1Argentina Rogelio Domínguez
RB2Spain Marquitos
CB3Spain[lower-alpha 1] José Santamaría
LB4Spain José María Zárraga (c)
RH5Spain Juan Santisteban
LH6Spain Antonio Ruiz
OR7France Raymond Kopa
IR8Spain Enrique Mateos
CF9Spain[lower-alpha 2] Alfredo Di Stéfano
IL10Spain Héctor Rial
OL11Spain Paco Gento
Manager:
Argentina Luis Carniglia

GK1France Dominique Colonna
RB2France Bruno Rodzik
CB3France Robert Jonquet (c)
LB4France Raoul Giraudo
RH5France Armand Penverne
LH6France Michel Leblond
OR7France Robert Lamartine
IR8France René Bliard
CF9France Just Fontaine
IL10France Roger Piantoni
OL11France Jean Vincent
Manager:
France Albert Batteux

See also

Notes
  1. Santamaría had amassed 20 caps for his native Uruguay from 1952 to 1957 and he represented Spain in international play since 1958.[1]
  2. Di Stéfano, a native Argentine, had represented both Argentina and Colombia earlier in his international career. He became a naturalised citizen of Spain in 1956, and began playing for the Spain national football team in 1957.[2][3]

References
  1. "Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos". 5 September 2016.
  2. "Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos". 5 September 2016.
  3. "Alfredo di Stéfano: A god of the stadium | Inside UEFA". 7 July 2014.


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