1959–60 European Cup
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. It was also the first time that a German team, Eintracht Frankfurt, reached the final.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 26 August 1959 – 18 May 1960 |
Teams | 27 (26 competed) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Real Madrid (5th title) |
Runners-up | Eintracht Frankfurt |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 52 |
Goals scored | 218 (4.19 per match) |
Attendance | 2,355,568 (45,299 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ferenc Puskás (Real Madrid) 12 goals |
The tournament saw the first participation by a Greek club, having withdrawn from the previous season.
Bracket
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round took place in Cernobbio, Como, Italy, on 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.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 Ploiești | 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 |
ASK Vorwärts Berlin | 2–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | 0–2 |
1 Kuopion Palloseura withdrew after the draw, Eintracht Frankfurt walkover.
First leg
Linfield | 2–1 | IFK Göteborg |
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Milburn 23', 30' | Report | Johansson 38' |
Jeunesse Esch | 5–0 | ŁKS Łódź |
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Theis 6' May 24' Schaak 55' Meurisse 80', 85' |
Report |
Olympiacos | 2–2 | Milan |
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Papazoglou 20' Yfantis 44' |
Report | Altafini 33', 72' |
Fenerbahçe | 1–1 | Csepel |
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Bartu 73' | Report | Kisuczky 1' |
ASK Vorwärts Berlin | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Nöldner 24' Kohle 29' |
Report | Broadbent 15' |
Second leg
Petrolul Ploiești | 1–2 | Wiener Sportclub |
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Bădulescu 55' | Report | Horak 23', 28' |
Wiener Sportclub won 2–1 on aggregate.
Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | Nice |
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Hennessy 16' | Report | Faivre 32' |
Nice won 4–3 on aggregate.
Barcelona | 6–2 | CDNA Sofia |
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Kubala 6', 11', 45' (pen.) Evaristo 39', 68', 78' |
Report | Milanov 24' Martinov 57' |
Barcelona won 8–4 on aggregate.
IFK Göteborg won 7–3 on aggregate.
ŁKS Łódź | 2–1 | Jeunesse Esch |
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Szymborski 61' (pen.), 85' | Report | Jann 42' |
Jeunesse Esch won 6–2 on aggregate.
Milan | 3–1 | Olympiacos |
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Danova 12', 26', 85' | Report | Psychos 68' |
Milan won 5–3 on aggregate.
Csepel | 2–3 | Fenerbahçe |
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Ughy 10' Németh 34' |
Report | Küçükandonyadis 22' Has 47' Kalkavan 53' |
Fenerbahçe won 4–3 on aggregate.
Anderlecht | 0–2 | Rangers |
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Report | Matthew 67' McMillan 72' |
Rangers won 7–2 on aggregate.
Porto | 0–2 | Cervena Hviezda Bratislava |
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Report | Kačáni 65' Dolinský 80' |
Cervena Hviezda Bratislava won 4–1 on aggregate.
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.
First round
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
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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 | 4–4 | IFK Göteborg | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
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 | 3–3 | Nice | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 |
First leg
Real Madrid | 7–0 | Jeunesse Esch |
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Di Stéfano 25' Puskás 34', 62', 83' Herrera 43', 77' Mateos 53' |
Report |
Boldklubben 1909 | 0–3 | Wiener Sportclub |
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Report | Knoll 62', 75' Horak 82' |
Sparta Rotterdam | 3–1 | IFK Göteborg |
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Daniëls 23', 38', 48' | Report | Jonsson 81' |
Young Boys | 1–4 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
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Eugen Meier 23' | Report | Weilbächer 4' Stein 72' Bäumler 76' (pen.) Meier 82' |
Rangers | 4–3 | Cervena Hviezda Bratislava |
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McMillan 1' Scott 43' Wilson 73' Millar 90' |
Report | Scherer 16', 68' Dolinský 29' |
Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Kostić 37' | Report | Deeley 29' |
Fenerbahçe | 2–1 | Nice |
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Bartu 37' Has 80' |
Report | Milazzo 40' |
Second leg
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 won 12–2 on aggregate.
Wiener Sportclub | 2–2 | Boldklubben 1909 |
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Hof 46', 55' | Report | Bassett 40' Berg 52' |
Wiener Sportclub won 5–2 on aggregate.
IFK Göteborg | 3–1 | Sparta Rotterdam |
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Ohlsson 38' Hellmér 56' (pen.) Johansson 69' |
Report | Schilder 73' |
4–4 on aggregate.
Play-off
Sparta Rotterdam | 3–1 | IFK Göteborg |
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Bosselaar 3' Crossan 23' Daniëls 65' |
Report | Berndtsson 35' |
Sparta Rotterdam won the play-off 3–1.
Cervena Hviezda Bratislava | 1–1 | Rangers |
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Tichý 89' | Report | Scott 69' |
Rangers won 5–4 on aggregate.
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Red Star Belgrade |
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Murray 8' Mason 85', 89' |
Report |
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 7–1 on aggregate.
Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | Young Boys |
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Bäumler 68' | Report | Schneider 90' |
Eintracht Frankfurt won 5–2 on aggregate.
Nice | 2–1 | Fenerbahçe |
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Foix 62' Faivre 76' |
Report | Küçükandonyadis 83' |
3–3 on aggregate.
Play-off
Nice | 5–1 | Fenerbahçe |
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Foix 7', 63' Milazzo 17' Faivre 31' De Bourgoing 59' |
Report | Has 47' |
Nice won the play-off 5–1.
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
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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 | 3–3 | Rangers | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
First leg
Barcelona | 4–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Villaverde 8', 80' Kubala 16' Evaristo 65' |
Report |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–1 | Wiener Sportclub |
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Lindner 15' Meier 60' |
Report | Skerlan 50' |
Second leg
Real Madrid | 4–0 | Nice |
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Pepillo 21' Gento 40' Di Stéfano 45' Puskás 51' |
Report |
Real Madrid won 6–3 on aggregate.
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–5 | Barcelona |
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Murray 35' Mason 78' |
Report | Kocsis 29', 44', 49', 74' Villaverde 85' |
Barcelona won 9–2 on aggregate.
Wiener Sportclub | 1–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
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Hof 31' | Report | Stein 59' |
Eintracht Frankfurt won 3–2 on aggregate.
Rangers | 0–1 | Sparta Rotterdam |
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Report | Van Ede 82' |
3–3 on aggregate.
Play-off
Rangers | 3–2 | Sparta Rotterdam |
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Verhoeven 28' (o.g.) Baird 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.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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
Eintracht Frankfurt | 6–1 | Rangers |
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Stinka 29' Pfaff 51', 55' Lindner 73', 84' Stein 86' |
Report | Caldow 31' (pen.) |
Real Madrid | 3–1 | Barcelona |
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Di Stéfano 17', 84' Puskás 28' |
Report | Martínez 37' |
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 Daniëls | 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 |
References
- Corriere dello Sport, 7 July 1959.
- "Wolverhampton Wanderers v ASK Vorwärts Berlin, 7 October 1959" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- "Young Boys v Eintracht Frankfurt, 4 November 1959" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- "Sparta Rotterdam v IFK Göteborg, 25 November 1959" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- "Eintracht Frankfurt v Young Boys, 25 November 1959" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- "Eintracht Frankfurt v Wiener Sportclub, 3 March 1960" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- "Wiener Sportclub v Eintracht Frankfurt, 16 March 1960" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- "Eintracht Frankfurt v Rangers, 13 April 1960" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- "Rangers v Eintracht Frankfurt, 5 May 1960" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
External links
- 1959–60 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- Top scorers 1959–60 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA
- – results and line-ups (archive)