1959–60 European Cup
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The tournament saw the first participation by a Greek club, having withdrawn from the previous season.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
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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Can Bartu 73' | Report | Kisuczky 1' |
Vorwärts Berlin | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Nöldner 24' Kohle 29' |
Report | Broadbent 15' |
Second leg
Petrolul Ploieşti | 1–2 | Wiener Sportclub |
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Bădulescu 55' | Report | Horak 23', 28' |
Wiener Sportclub beat Petrolul Ploieşti 2–1 on aggregate.
Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | Nice |
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Hennessy 16' | Report | Faivre 32' |
Nice beat Shamrock Rovers 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 beat CDNA Sofia 8–4 on aggregate.
IFK Göteborg beat Linfield 7–3 on aggregate.
ŁKS Łódź | 2–1 | Jeunesse Esch |
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Szymborski 61' (pen.), 85' | Report | Jann 42' |
Jeunesse Esch beat ŁKS Łódź 6–2 on aggregate.
Milan | 3–1 | Olympiacos |
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Danova 12', 26', 85' | Report | Psychos 68' |
Milan beat Olympiacos 5–3 on aggregate.
Fenerbahçe beat Csepel 4–3 on aggregate.
Anderlecht | 0–2 | Rangers |
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Report | Matthew 67' McMillan 72' |
Rangers beat Anderlecht 7–2 on aggregate.
Porto | 0–2 | Cervena Hviezda Bratislava |
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Report | Kačáni 65' Dolinský 80' |
Cervena Hviezda Bratislava beat Porto 4–1 on aggregate.
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Vorwärts Berlin |
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Mason 60' Broadbent 75' |
Report |
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
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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Daniels 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.) Erich 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' |
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 beat Jeunesse Esch 12–2 on aggregate.
Wiener Sportclub | 2–2 | Boldklubben 1909 |
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Hof 46', 55' | Report | Bassett 40' Berg 52' |
Wiener Sportclub beat Boldklubben 1909 5–2 on aggregate.
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
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.
Cervena Hviezda Bratislava | 1–1 | Rangers |
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Tichý 89' | Report | Scott 69' |
Rangers beat Cervena Hviezda Bratislava 5–4 on aggregate.
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Red Star Belgrade |
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Murray 8' Mason 85', 89' |
Report |
Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Red Star Belgrade 4–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona beat Milan 7–1 on aggregate.
Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | Young Boys |
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Bäumler 68' | Report | Schneider 90' |
Eintracht Frankfurt beat Young Boys 5–2 on aggregate.
Fenerbahçe and Nice drew 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 | 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
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 beat Nice 6–3 on aggregate.
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.
Wiener Sportclub | 1–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
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Hof 31' | Report | Stein 59' |
Eintracht Frankfurt beat Wiener Sportclub 3–2 on aggregate.
Rangers | 0–1 | Sparta Rotterdam |
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Report | Van Ede 82' |
Sparta Rotterdam and Rangers drew 3–3 on aggregate.
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
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' |
Second leg
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:
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.