1959–60 European Cup
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Hampden Park, Glasgow hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 26 August 1959 – 18 May 1960 |
| Teams | 27 (26 completed) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 218 (4.19 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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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The tournament saw the first participation by a Greek club, having withdrawn from the previous season.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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice |
4–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
(w/o)1 | – | – | |
| CDNA Sofia |
4–8 | 2–2 | 2–6 | |
| Wiener Sportclub |
2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Linfield |
3–7 | 2–1 | 1–6 | |
| Jeunesse Esch |
6–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | |
| Cervena Hviezda Bratislava |
4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Olympiacos |
3–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| Fenerbahçe |
4–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Rangers |
7–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | |
| Vorwärts Berlin |
2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
1 Kuopion Palloseura withdrew after the draw, Eintracht Frankfurt walkover.
First leg
9 September 1959 |
| Jeunesse Esch |
5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Theis May Schaak Meurisse |
Report |
Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Kurt Waldemar Tschenscher (West Germany) |
16 September 1959 |
| Rangers |
5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Millar Scott Matthew Baird |
Report | Stockman Dewael |
30 September 1959 |
| Vorwärts Berlin |
2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nöldner Kohle |
Report | Broadbent |
Second leg
Wiener Sportclub beat Petrolul Ploieşti 2–1 on aggregate.
Nice beat Shamrock Rovers 4–3 on aggregate.
23 September 1959 |
| Barcelona |
6–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kubala Evaristo |
Report | Milanov Martinov |
Barcelona beat CDNA Sofia 8–4 on aggregate.
23 September 1959 |
| IFK Göteborg |
6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ohlsson Johansson |
Report | Dickson |
IFK Göteborg beat Linfield 7–3 on aggregate.
Jeunesse Esch beat ŁKS Łódź 6–2 on aggregate.
Milan beat Olympiacos 5–3 on aggregate.
Fenerbahçe beat Csepel 4–3 on aggregate.
Rangers beat Anderlecht 7–2 on aggregate.
Cervena Hviezda Bratislava beat Porto 4–1 on aggregate.
Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Vorwärts Berlin 3–2 on aggregate.
Round of 16
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid |
12–2 | 7–0 | 5–2 | |
| Boldklubben 1909 |
2–5 | 0–3 | 2–2 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam |
4–41 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |
| Milan |
1–7 | 0–2 | 1–5 | |
| Young Boys |
2–5 | 1–4 | 1–1 | |
| Rangers |
5–4 | 4–3 | 1–1 | |
| Red Star Belgrade |
1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Fenerbahçe |
3–32 | 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 |
7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Di Stéfano Puskás Herrera Mateos |
Report |
4 November 1959 |
| Young Boys |
1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eugen Meier |
Report | Weilbächer Stein Bäumler Erich Meier |
11 November 1959 |
| Rangers |
4–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| McMillan Scott Wilson Millar |
Report | Scherer Dolinský |
Second leg
4 November 1959 |
| Jeunesse Esch |
2–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Theis Schaak |
Report | Vidal Mateos Di Stéfano Puskás |
Real Madrid beat Jeunesse Esch 12–2 on aggregate.
Wiener Sportclub beat Boldklubben 1909 5–2 on aggregate.
5 November 1959 |
| IFK Göteborg |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ohlsson Hellmér Johansson |
Report | Schilder |
Sparta Rotterdam and IFK Göteborg drew 4–4 on aggregate.
- Play-off
25 November 1959 |
| Sparta Rotterdam |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bosselaar Crossan Daniels |
Report | Berndtsson |
Sparta Rotterdam won the play-off 3–1.
Rangers beat Cervena Hviezda Bratislava 5–4 on aggregate.
Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Red Star Belgrade 4–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona beat Milan 7–1 on aggregate.
Eintracht Frankfurt beat Young Boys 5–2 on aggregate.
Fenerbahçe and Nice drew 3–3 on aggregate.
- Play-off
23 December 1959 |
| Nice |
5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Foix Milazzo Faivre De Bourgoing |
Report | Şeref |
Nice won the play-off 5–1.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice |
3–6 | 3–2 | 0–4 | |
| Barcelona |
9–2 | 4–0 | 5–2 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam |
3–31 | 2–3 | 1–0 |
1 Rangers beat Sparta Rotterdam 3–2 in a play-off to qualify for the semi-finals.
First leg
10 February 1960 |
| Barcelona |
4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Villaverde Kubala Evaristo |
Report |
Second leg
Real Madrid beat Nice 6–3 on aggregate.
2 March 1960 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Murray Mason |
Report | Martínez Kocsis Villaverde |
Barcelona beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 9–2 on aggregate.
Eintracht Frankfurt beat Wiener Sportclub 3–2 on aggregate.
Sparta Rotterdam and Rangers drew 3–3 on aggregate.
30 March 1960 |
| Rangers |
3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Verhoeven Baird Van der Lee |
Report | Verhoeven Bosselaar |
Rangers won the play-off 3–2.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
12–4 | 6–1 | 6–3 | |
| Real Madrid |
6–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
First leg
13 April 1960 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stinka Pfaff Lindner Stein |
Report | Caldow |
Second leg
5 May 1960 |
| Rangers |
3–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| McMillan Wilson |
Report | Lindner Pfaff Kreß Meier |
Final
| Real Madrid |
7–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Di Stéfano Puskás |
Report | Kreß Stein |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1959–60 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | ||
| 5 | |||
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| 8 | 4 | ||
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| 4 | |||
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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.
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