1959–60 European Cup

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1959–60 European Cup
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Hampden Park in Glasgow hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates26 August 1959 – 18 May 1960
Teams27 (26 competed)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Real Madrid (5th title)
Runners-upWest Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored218 (4.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)Hungary 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. It was also the first time that a German team, Eintracht Frankfurt, reached the final.

The tournament saw the first participation by a Greek club, having withdrawn from the previous season.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 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
Drawn

France
Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland
Belgium
Luxembourg
West Germany
East Germany
Poland
Scotland
England
Finland
Sweden

Austria
Romania
Bulgaria
Turkey
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Greece
Italy
Portugal
Spain

Byes

Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam

Switzerland BSC Young Boys

Denmark Boldklubben 1909

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade

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
Nice France 4–3 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 3–2 1–1
Eintracht Frankfurt West Germany (w/o)1 Finland Kuopion Palloseura – –
CDNA Sofia Bulgaria 4–8 Spain Barcelona 2–2 2–6
Wiener Sportclub Austria 2–1 Romania Petrolul Ploiești 0–0 2–1
Linfield Northern Ireland 3–7 Sweden IFK Göteborg 2–1 1–6
Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg 6–2 Poland ŁKS Łódź 5–0 1–2
Cervena Hviezda Bratislava Czechoslovakia 4–1 Portugal Porto 2–1 2–0
Olympiacos Greece 3–5 Italy Milan 2–2 1–3
Fenerbahçe Turkey 4–3 Hungary Csepel 1–1 3–2
Rangers Scotland 7–2 Belgium Anderlecht 5–2 2–0
ASK Vorwärts Berlin East Germany 2–3 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 0–2

1 Kuopion Palloseura withdrew after the draw, Eintracht Frankfurt walkover.

First leg[]

Nice France3–2Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
Foix 18', 63'
Nurenberg 36'		 Report Turner 29'
Hamilton 76'
Attendance: 13,369
Referee: (Netherlands)
CDNA Sofia Bulgaria2–2Spain Barcelona
Rakarov 16'
Kolev 80'		 Report Segarra 30'
Martínez 61'
Vasil Levski, Sofia
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: John Clough (England)
Wiener Sportclub Austria0–0Romania Petrolul Ploiești
Report
Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
Linfield Northern Ireland2–1Sweden IFK Göteborg
Milburn 23', 30' Report Johansson 38'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: (West Germany)
Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg5–0Poland ŁKS Łódź
6'
May 24'
55'
Meurisse 80', 85'		 Report
Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kurt Waldemar Tschenscher (West Germany)
Cervena Hviezda Bratislava Czechoslovakia2–1Portugal Porto
Gajdoš 25'
Scherer 77'		 Report 32'
Tehelné Pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: (France)
Olympiacos Greece2–2Italy Milan
Papazoglou 20'
Yfantis 44'		 Report Altafini 33', 72'
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 20,954
Referee: (Austria)
Fenerbahçe Turkey1–1Hungary Csepel
Bartu 73' Report 1'
Attendance: 26,432
Referee: Leo Lemesić (Yugoslavia)
Rangers Scotland5–2Belgium Anderlecht
Millar 1'
Scott 2'
Matthew 50'
Baird 65', 73'		 Report Stockman 52'
Dewael 64'
Ibrox Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 69,423
Referee: (Denmark)
ASK Vorwärts Berlin East Germany2–1England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nöldner 24'
Kohle 29'		 Report Broadbent 15'
Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, Berlin
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: (Belgium)

Second leg[]

Petrolul Ploiești Romania1–2Austria Wiener Sportclub
55' Report Horak 23', 28'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Italy)

Wiener Sportclub won 2–1 on aggregate.

Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland1–1France Nice
16' Report Faivre 32'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: (Netherlands)

Nice won 4–3 on aggregate.

Barcelona Spain6–2Bulgaria CDNA Sofia
Kubala 6', 11', 45' (pen.)
Evaristo 39', 68', 78'		 Report Milanov 24'
57'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

Barcelona won 8–4 on aggregate.

IFK Göteborg Sweden6–1Northern Ireland Linfield
Ohlsson 17', 18', 50', 62', 80'
Johansson 48'		 Report Dickson 19'
Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 10,475
Referee: (West Germany)

IFK Göteborg won 7–3 on aggregate.

ŁKS Łódź Poland2–1Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
Szymborski 61' (pen.), 85' Report Jann 42'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: (Sweden)

Jeunesse Esch won 6–2 on aggregate.

Milan Italy3–1Greece Olympiacos
Danova 12', 26', 85' Report 68'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 19,894
Referee: (Austria)

Milan won 5–3 on aggregate.

Csepel Hungary2–3Turkey Fenerbahçe
10'
34'		 Report Küçükandonyadis 22'
Has 47'
53'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: (Yugoslavia)

Fenerbahçe won 4–3 on aggregate.

Anderlecht Belgium0–2Scotland Rangers
Report Matthew 67'
McMillan 72'
Stade Émile Versé, Brussels
Attendance: 27,076
Referee: Aage Poulsen (Denmark)

Rangers won 7–2 on aggregate.

Porto Portugal0–2Czechoslovakia Cervena Hviezda Bratislava
Report Kačáni 65'
Dolinský 80'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: (France)

Cervena Hviezda Bratislava won 4–1 on aggregate.

Wolverhampton Wanderers England2–0East Germany ASK Vorwärts Berlin
Mason 60'
Broadbent 75'		 Report
Molineux, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: (Belgium)

Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.

First round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid Spain 12–2 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 7–0 5–2
Boldklubben 1909 Denmark 2–5 Austria Wiener Sportclub 0–3 2–2
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands 4–41 Sweden IFK Göteborg 3–1 1–3
Milan Italy 1–7 Spain Barcelona 0–2 1–5
Young Boys Switzerland 2–5 West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1–4 1–1
Rangers Scotland 5–4 Czechoslovakia Cervena Hviezda Bratislava 4–3 1–1
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–4 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 0–3
Fenerbahçe Turkey 3–32 France Nice 2–1 1–2

1 Sparta Rotterdam won 3–1 in a play-off to qualify for the quarter-finals.

2 Nice won 5–1 in a play-off to qualify for the quarter-finals.

First leg[]

Real Madrid Spain7–0Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
Di Stéfano 25'
Puskás 34', 62', 83'
Herrera 43', 77'
Mateos 53'		 Report
Attendance: 59,447
Referee: Giulio Campanati (Italy)
Boldklubben 1909 Denmark0–3Austria Wiener Sportclub
Report Knoll 62', 75'
Horak 82'
Odense Stadion, Odense
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: (Poland)
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands3–1Sweden IFK Göteborg
23', 38', 48' Report 81'
Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: (Denmark)
Milan Italy0–2Spain Barcelona
Report Vergés 12'
Suárez 15'
Stadio Comunale di San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: (France)
Young Boys Switzerland1–4West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Eugen Meier 23' Report Weilbächer 4'
Stein 72'
Bäumler 76' (pen.)
Meier 82'
Wankdorf, Bern
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: (Spain)
Rangers Scotland4–3Czechoslovakia Cervena Hviezda Bratislava
McMillan 1'
Scott 43'
Wilson 73'
Millar 90'		 Report Scherer 16', 68'
Dolinský 29'
Ibrox Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1–1England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Kostić 37' Report Deeley 29'
JNA Stadion, Belgrade
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: (West Germany)
Fenerbahçe Turkey2–1France Nice
Bartu 37'
Has 80'		 Report 40'
Mithat Paşa, Istanbul
Attendance: 29,656
Referee: (Czechoslovakia)

Second leg[]

Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg2–5Spain Real Madrid
10'
15'		 Report Vidal 13'
Mateos 18', 31'
Di Stéfano 25'
Puskás 29'
Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy)

Real Madrid won 12–2 on aggregate.

Wiener Sportclub Austria2–2Denmark Boldklubben 1909
Hof 46', 55' Report Bassett 40'
Berg 52'
Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: (Poland)

Wiener Sportclub won 5–2 on aggregate.

IFK Göteborg Sweden3–1Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
Ohlsson 38'
56' (pen.)
Johansson 69'		 Report 73'
Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 6,881
Referee: (Denmark)

Sparta Rotterdam and IFK Göteborg drew 4–4 on aggregate.

Play-off
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands3–1Sweden IFK Göteborg
Bosselaar 3'
Crossan 23'
65'		 Report Berndtsson 35'
Weserstadion, Bremen
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: (West Germany)

Sparta Rotterdam won the play-off 3–1.

Cervena Hviezda Bratislava Czechoslovakia1–1Scotland Rangers
Tichý 89' Report Scott 69'
Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Josef Gulde (Switzerland)

Rangers won 5–4 on aggregate.

Wolverhampton Wanderers England3–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Murray 8'
Mason 85', 89'		 Report
Molineux, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 55,519
Referee: (West Germany)

Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–1 on aggregate.

Barcelona Spain5–1Italy Milan
Kubala 10', 32', 69'
Segarra 19'
Czibor 65'		 Report 38'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)

Barcelona won 7–1 on aggregate.

Eintracht Frankfurt West Germany1–1Switzerland Young Boys
Bäumler 68' Report 90'
Waldstadion, Frankfurt-am-Main
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: (Spain)

Eintracht Frankfurt won 5–2 on aggregate.

Nice France2–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
Foix 62'
Faivre 76'		 Report Küçükandonyadis 83'
Stade Municipal du Ray, Nice
Attendance: 15,824
Referee: (Czechoslovakia)

Fenerbahçe and Nice drew 3–3 on aggregate.

Play-off
Nice France5–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
Foix 7', 63'
17'
Faivre 31'
De Bourgoing 59'		 Report Has 47'
Stade des Charmilles, Geneva
Attendance: 9,166
Referee: (Switzerland)

Nice won the play-off 5–1.

Quarter-finals[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nice France 3–6 Spain Real Madrid 3–2 0–4
Barcelona Spain 9–2 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 5–2
Eintracht Frankfurt West Germany 3–2 Austria Wiener Sportclub 2–1 1–1
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands 3–31 Scotland Rangers 2–3 1–0

1 Rangers won 3–2 in a play-off to qualify for the semi-finals.

First leg[]

Nice France3–2Spain Real Madrid
Nurenberg 54', 67' (pen.), 72' Report Herrera 15'
Rial 30'
Stade Municipal du Ray, Nice
Attendance: 21,422
Referee: (Portugal)
Barcelona Spain4–0England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Villaverde 8', 80'
Kubala 16'
Evaristo 65'		 Report
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: (Belgium)
Eintracht Frankfurt West Germany2–1Austria Wiener Sportclub
Lindner 15'
Meier 60'		 Report Skerlan 50'
Waldstadion, Frankfurt-am-Main
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: (Switzerland)
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands2–3Scotland Rangers
41', 87' Report Wilson 4'
36'
Murray 63'
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: (England)

Second leg[]

Real Madrid Spain4–0France Nice
Pepillo 21'
Gento 40'
Di Stéfano 45'
Puskás 51'		 Report
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: (Portugal)

Real Madrid won 6–3 on aggregate.

Wolverhampton Wanderers England2–5Spain Barcelona
Murray 35'
Mason 78'		 Report Kocsis 29', 44', 49', 74'
Villaverde 85'
Molineux, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 55,535
Referee: (Belgium)

Barcelona won 9–2 on aggregate.

Wiener Sportclub Austria1–1West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Hof 31' Report Stein 59'
Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: (Switzerland)

Eintracht Frankfurt won 3–2 on aggregate.

Rangers Scotland0–1Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
Report Van Ede 82'
Ibrox Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Kevin Howley (England)

Sparta Rotterdam and Rangers drew 3–3 on aggregate.

Rangers Scotland3–2Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
28' (o.g.)
57'
64' (o.g.)		 Report 6'
Bosselaar 76' (pen.)
Arsenal Stadium, London
Attendance: 34,178
Referee: Reginald Leafe (England)

Rangers won the play-off 3–2.

Semi-finals[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Eintracht Frankfurt West Germany 12–4 Scotland Rangers 6–1 6–3
Real Madrid Spain 6–2 Spain Barcelona 3–1 3–1

First leg[]

Eintracht Frankfurt West Germany6–1Scotland Rangers
Stinka 29'
Pfaff 51', 55'
Lindner 73', 84'
Stein 86'		 Report Caldow 31' (pen.)
Waldstadion, Frankfurt-am-Main
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Gösta Lindberg (Sweden)
Real Madrid Spain3–1Spain Barcelona
Di Stéfano 17', 84'
Puskás 28'		 Report Martínez 37'
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Reginald Leafe (England)

Second leg[]

Barcelona Spain1–3Spain Real Madrid
Kocsis 89' Report Puskás 25', 75'
Gento 68'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)
Rangers Scotland3–6West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
McMillan 10', 54'
Wilson 74'		 Report Lindner 6'
Pfaff 20', 88'
Kreß 28'
Meier 58', 71'
Ibrox Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: (Sweden)

Final[]

Main article: 1960 European Cup Final
Real Madrid Spain7–3West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Di Stéfano 27', 30', 73'
Puskás 46', 56' (pen.), 60', 71'		 Report Kreß 18'
Stein 72', 75'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 127,621
Referee: Jack Mowat (Scotland)

Top scorers[]

The top scorers from the 1959–60 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Hungary Ferenc Puskás Spain Real Madrid 12
2 Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano Spain Real Madrid 8
3 Hungary László Kubala Spain Barcelona 7
4 Sweden Owe Ohlsson Sweden IFK Göteborg 6
5 France Jacques Foix France Nice 5
Hungary Sándor Kocsis Spain Barcelona 5
West Germany Erwin Stein West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 5
8 Scotland Sammy Baird Scotland Rangers 4
Netherlands Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 4
Brazil Evaristo Spain Barcelona 4
West Germany Dieter Lindner West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 4
England Bobby Mason England Wolverhampton Wanderers 4
Scotland Ian McMillan Scotland Rangers 4
West Germany Erich Meier West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 4
Luxembourg Victor Nurenberg France Nice 4
West Germany Alfred Pfaff West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 4

References[]

  1. ^ Corriere dello Sport, 7 July 1959.

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