1959–60 European Cup

1959–60 European Cup

Hampden Park, Glasgow hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates 26 August 1959 – 18 May 1960
Teams 27 (26 completed)
Final positions
Champions Spain Real Madrid (5th title)
Runners-up West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Tournament statistics
Matches played 52
Goals scored 218 (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.

The tournament saw the first participation by a Greek club, having withdrawn from the previous season.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

26 August 1959
Nice France 3–2 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
Foix  18', 63'
Nurenberg  36' 		Report Turner  29'
Hamilton  76'
Stade du Ray, Nice
Attendance: 13,369
Referee: Johan Heinrich Martens (Netherlands)

3 September 1959
CDNA Sofia Bulgaria 2–2 Spain Barcelona
Rakarov  16'
Kolev  80' 		Report Segarra  30'
Martínez  61'
Vasil Levski, Sofia
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: John Clough (England)

9 September 1959
Linfield Northern Ireland 2–1 Sweden IFK Göteborg
Milburn  23', 30' Report Johansson  38'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Johannes Malka (West Germany)

9 September 1959
Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg 5–0 Poland ŁKS Łódź
Theis  6'
May  24'
Schaak  55'
Meurisse  80', 85' 		Report

10 September 1959
Cervena Hviezda Bratislava Czechoslovakia 2–1 Portugal Porto
Gajdoš  25'
Scherer  77' 		Report Teixeira  32'
Tehelné Pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Marcel Bois (France)

13 September 1959
Olympiacos Greece 2–2 Italy Milan
Papazoglou  20'
Yfantis  44' 		Report Altafini  33', 72'
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 20,954
Referee: Fritz Seipelt (Austria)

13 September 1959
Fenerbahçe Turkey 1–1 Hungary Csepel
Can Bartu  73' Report Kisuczky  1'

16 September 1959
Rangers Scotland 5–2 Belgium Anderlecht
Millar  1'
Scott  2'
Matthew  50'
Baird  65', 73' 		Report Stockman  52'
Dewael  64'
Ibrox Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 69,423
Referee: Leo Helge (Denmark)

30 September 1959
Vorwärts Berlin East Germany 2–1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nöldner  24'
Kohle  29' 		Report Broadbent  15'
Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, Berlin
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)

Second leg

16 September 1959
Petrolul Ploieşti Romania 1–2 Austria Wiener Sportclub
Bădulescu  55' Report Horak  23', 28'
Stadionul Ilie Oană, Ploieşti
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto (Italy)

Wiener Sportclub beat Petrolul Ploieşti 2–1 on aggregate.

23 September 1959
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 1–1 France Nice
Hennessy  16' Report Faivre  32'
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Willem Beltman (Netherlands)

Nice beat Shamrock Rovers 4–3 on aggregate.

23 September 1959
Barcelona Spain 6–2 Bulgaria CDNA Sofia
Kubala  6', 11', 45' (pen.)
Evaristo  39', 68', 78' 		Report Milanov  24'
Martinov  57'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

Barcelona beat CDNA Sofia 8–4 on aggregate.

23 September 1959
IFK Göteborg Sweden 6–1 Northern Ireland Linfield
Ohlsson  17', 18', 50', 62', 80'
Johansson  48' 		Report Dickson  19'
Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 10,475
Referee: Erich Asmussen (West Germany)

IFK Göteborg beat Linfield 7–3 on aggregate.

23 September 1959
ŁKS Łódź Poland 2–1 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
Szymborski  61' (pen.), 85' Report Jann  42'
ŁKS Stadion, Łódź
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gösta Ackerborn (Sweden)

Jeunesse Esch beat ŁKS Łódź 6–2 on aggregate.

23 September 1959
Milan Italy 3–1 Greece Olympiacos
Danova  12', 26', 85' Report Psychos  68'
Stadio Comunale di San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 19,894
Referee: Erich Steiner (Austria)

Milan beat Olympiacos 5–3 on aggregate.

23 September 1959
Csepel Hungary 2–3 Turkey Fenerbahçe
Ughy  10'
Németh  34' 		Report Lefter  22'
Şeref  47'
Avni  53'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Zivko Bajić (Yugoslavia)

Fenerbahçe beat Csepel 4–3 on aggregate.

23 September 1959
Anderlecht Belgium 0–2 Scotland Rangers
Report Matthew  67'
McMillan  72'
Stade Émile Versé, Brussels
Attendance: 27,076
Referee: Aage Poulsen (Denmark)

Rangers beat Anderlecht 7–2 on aggregate.

29 September 1959
Porto Portugal 0–2 Czechoslovakia Cervena Hviezda Bratislava
Report Kačáni  65'
Dolinský  80'
Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Marcel Lequesne (France)

Cervena Hviezda Bratislava beat Porto 4–1 on aggregate.

7 October 1959
Wolverhampton Wanderers England 2–0 East Germany Vorwärts Berlin
Mason  60'
Broadbent  75' 		Report
Molineux, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Gérard Versyp (Belgium)

Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Vorwärts Berlin 3–2 on aggregate.

Round of 16

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 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 Spain 7–0 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
Di Stéfano  25'
Puskás  34', 62', 83'
Herrera  43', 77'
Mateos  53' 		Report
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 59,447
Referee: Giulio Campanati (Italy)

21 October 1959
Boldklubben 1909 Denmark 0–3 Austria Wiener Sportclub
Report Knoll  62', 75'
Horak  82'
Odense Stadion, Odense
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Wlodzmierz Storoniak (Poland)

25 October 1959
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands 3–1 Sweden IFK Göteborg
Daniels  23', 38', 48' Report Jonsson  81'
Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Jarl Hansen (Denmark)

4 November 1959
Milan Italy 0–2 Spain Barcelona
Report Vergés  12'
Suárez  15'
Stadio Comunale di San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Marcel Lequesne (France)

4 November 1959
Young Boys Switzerland 1–4 West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Eugen Meier  23' Report Weilbächer  4'
Stein  72'
Bäumler  76' (pen.)
Erich Meier  82'
Wankdorf, Bern
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Daniel Zariquiegui (Spain)

11 November 1959
Rangers Scotland 4–3 Czechoslovakia 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)

11 November 1959
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Kostić  37' Report Deeley  29'
JNA Stadion, Belgrade
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Edgar Ommerborn (West Germany)

19 November 1959
Fenerbahçe Turkey 2–1 France Nice
Can  37'
Şeref  80' 		Report Milazzo  40'
Mithat Paşa, Istanbul
Attendance: 29,656
Referee: Václav Korelus (Czechoslovakia)

Second leg

4 November 1959
Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg 2–5 Spain Real Madrid
Theis  10'
Schaak  15' 		Report Vidal  13'
Mateos  18', 31'
Di Stéfano  25'
Puskás  29'

Real Madrid beat Jeunesse Esch 12–2 on aggregate.

4 November 1959
Wiener Sportclub Austria 2–2 Denmark Boldklubben 1909
Hof  46', 55' Report Bassett  40'
Berg  52'
Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Józef Kowal (Poland)

Wiener Sportclub beat Boldklubben 1909 5–2 on aggregate.

5 November 1959
IFK Göteborg Sweden 3–1 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
Ohlsson  38'
Hellmér  56' (pen.)
Johansson  69' 		Report Schilder  73'
Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 6,881
Referee: Leo Helge (Denmark)

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

Play-off

25 November 1959
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands 3–1 Sweden IFK Göteborg
Bosselaar  3'
Crossan  23'
Daniels  65' 		Report Berndtsson  35'
Weserstadion, Bremen
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)

Sparta Rotterdam won the play-off 3–1.

18 November 1959
Cervena Hviezda Bratislava Czechoslovakia 1–1 Scotland Rangers
Tichý  89' Report Scott  69'
Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Josef Gulde (Switzerland)

Rangers beat Cervena Hviezda Bratislava 5–4 on aggregate.

24 November 1959
Wolverhampton Wanderers England 3–0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Murray  8'
Mason  85', 89' 		Report
Molineux, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 55,519
Referee: Erich Asmussen (West Germany)

Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Red Star Belgrade 4–1 on aggregate.

25 November 1959
Barcelona Spain 5–1 Italy Milan
Kubala  10', 32', 69'
Segarra  19'
Czibor  65' 		Report Ferrario  38'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)

Barcelona beat Milan 7–1 on aggregate.

25 November 1959
Eintracht Frankfurt West Germany 1–1 Switzerland Young Boys
Bäumler  68' Report Schneider  90'
Waldstadion, Frankfurt-am-Main
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: José Blanco Pérez (Spain)

Eintracht Frankfurt beat Young Boys 5–2 on aggregate.

3 December 1959
Nice France 2–1 Turkey Fenerbahçe
Foix  62'
Faivre  76' 		Report Lefter  83'
Stade Municipal du Ray, Nice
Attendance: 15,824
Referee: Martin Macko (Czechoslovakia)

Fenerbahçe and Nice drew 3–3 on aggregate.

Play-off

23 December 1959
Nice France 5–1 Turkey Fenerbahçe
Foix  7', 63'
Milazzo  17'
Faivre  31'
De Bourgoing  59' 		Report Şeref  47'
Stade des Charmilles, Geneva
Attendance: 9,166
Referee: Paul Wyssling (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 beat Sparta Rotterdam 3–2 in a play-off to qualify for the semi-finals.

First leg

4 February 1960
Nice France 3–2 Spain Real Madrid
Nurenberg  54', 67' (pen.), 72' Report Herrera  15'
Rial  30'
Stade Municipal du Ray, Nice
Attendance: 21,422
Referee: Abel da Costa (Portugal)

10 February 1960
Barcelona Spain 4–0 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Villaverde  8', 80'
Kubala  16'
Evaristo  65' 		Report
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Gérard Versyp (Belgium)

3 March 1960
Eintracht Frankfurt West Germany 2–1 Austria Wiener Sportclub
Lindner  15'
Meier  60' 		Report Skerlan  50'
Waldstadion, Frankfurt-am-Main
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Albert Guinnard (Switzerland)

9 March 1960
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands 2–3 Scotland Rangers
De Vries  41', 87' Report Wilson  4'
Baird  36'
Murray  63'
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: John Kelly (England)

Second leg

2 March 1960
Real Madrid Spain 4–0 France Nice
Pepillo  21'
Gento  40'
Di Stéfano  45'
Puskás  51' 		Report
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Eduardo Rosa Gouveia (Portugal)

Real Madrid beat Nice 6–3 on aggregate.

2 March 1960
Wolverhampton Wanderers England 2–5 Spain Barcelona
Murray  35'
Mason  78' 		Report Martínez  29'
Kocsis  44', 49', 74'
Villaverde  85'
Molineux, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 55,535
Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)

Barcelona beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 9–2 on aggregate.

16 March 1960
Wiener Sportclub Austria 1–1 West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Hof  31' Report Stein  59'
Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Dittmar Huber (Switzerland)

Eintracht Frankfurt beat Wiener Sportclub 3–2 on aggregate.

16 March 1960
Rangers Scotland 0–1 Netherlands 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.

30 March 1960
Rangers Scotland 3–2 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
Verhoeven  28' (o.g.)
Baird  57'
Van der Lee  64' (o.g.) 		Report Verhoeven  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

13 April 1960
Eintracht Frankfurt West Germany 6–1 Scotland 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)

21 April 1960
Real Madrid Spain 3–1 Spain Barcelona
Di Stéfano  17', 84'
Puskás  28' 		Report Martínez  37'

Second leg

27 April 1960
Barcelona Spain 1–3 Spain Real Madrid
Kocsis  89' Report Puskás  25', 75'
Gento  68'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

5 May 1960
Rangers Scotland 3–6 West 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: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)

Final

18 May 1960
19:30 BST
Real Madrid Spain 7–3 West 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: John 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 Spain 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 Joop Daniels 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

External links

References

  1. ↑ Corriere dello Sport, 7 July 1959.
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