1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

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1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Tournament details
Dates29 October 1958 – 4 May 1960
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Barcelona (2nd title)
Runners-upEngland Birmingham City
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored120 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Kostić (6 goals)

The second Inter-Cities Fairs Cup took place between 1958 and 1960 and was won by Barcelona for the second consecutive time in a two-legged final against Birmingham City. Once again, a number of countries sent a representative team for one of their main cities, although London sent Chelsea instead. The Copenhagen XI was made up mostly of BK Frem players, and played in their colours.

Teams location

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Location of teams in the 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

Bracket

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise 6 0 6
East Germany Leipzig XI 1 1 2
Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise 2 1 3
Italy Roma 0 1 1
West Germany Hannover 96 1 1 2
Italy Roma 3 1 4
Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise 2 2 4
England Birmingham City 4 4 8
West Germany Cologne XI 2 0 2
England Birmingham City 2 2 4
England Birmingham City 1 3 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb XI 0 3 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb XI 4 0 4
Hungary Újpesti Dózsa 2 1 3
England Birmingham City 0 1 1
Spain Barcelona 0 4 4
Denmark Copenhagen XI 1 1 2
England Chelsea 3 4 7
England Chelsea 1 1 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade XI 0 4 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade XI 6 5 11
Switzerland Lausanne-Sport 1 3 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade XI 1 1 2
Spain Barcelona 1 3 4
Switzerland Basel XI 1 2 3
Spain Barcelona 2 5 7
Spain Barcelona 4 4 8
Italy Inter Milan 0 2 2
Italy Inter Milan 7 1 8
France Lyon 0 1 1

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 6–2 East Germany Leipzig XI 6–1 0–1
Hannover 96 West Germany 2–4 Italy Roma 1–3 1–1
Cologne XI West Germany 2–4 England Birmingham City 2–2 0–2
Zagreb XI Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 4–3 Hungary Újpesti Dózsa 4–2 0–1
Copenhagen XI Denmark 2–7 England Chelsea 1–3 1–4
Belgrade XI Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 11–4 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport 6–1 5–3
Basel XI Switzerland 3–7 Spain Barcelona 1–2 2–5
Inter Milan Italy 8–1 France Lyon 7–0 1–1

First leg

Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium6–1East Germany Leipzig XI
van den Berg 12', 51'
van Cauwelaert 16', 62'
van Dormael 40', 59'		 Scherbarth 86'
Hannover 96 West Germany1–3Italy Roma
Kellermann 69' Tasso 25'
da Costa 74' 78'
Cologne XI West Germany2–2England Birmingham City
Brungs 7'
Pfeiffer 12'		 Neal 40'
Hooper 60'
Zagreb XI Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia4–2Hungary Újpesti Dózsa
Győrvari 19' (o.g.)
Jerković 33', 55'
Lackovic 70'		 Szusza 31'
Bencsics 40'
Copenhagen XI Denmark1–3England Chelsea
Gronemann 25' Harrison 13'
Greaves 54'
Nicholas 90'
Belgrade XI Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia6–1Switzerland Lausanne-Sport
Milutinović 40', 88'
Kostić 58', 63'
Mitić 65'
Ognjanović 67' (pen.)		 Jonsson 2'
Basel XI Switzerland1–2Spain Barcelona
Hosp 76' Evaristo 54'
Gensana 80'
Inter Milan Italy7–0France Lyon
Angelillo 17' 28'
Firmani 37' 72' 75' 79'
Lindskog 56'
Attendance: 4,000

Second leg

Leipzig XI East Germany1–0Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise
Scherbarth 64'

Union Saint-Gilloise won 6–2 on aggregate.

Roma Italy1–1West Germany Hannover 96
Tasso 23' Gollnow 4'

Roma won 4–2 on aggregate.

Birmingham City England2–0West Germany Cologne XI
Larkin 59'
Taylor 67'

Birmingham City won 4–2 on aggregate.

Újpesti Dózsa Hungary1–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb XI
Szini 73'

Zagreb XI won 4–3 on aggregate.

Chelsea England4–1Denmark Copenhagen XI
Lees 6' (o.g.)
Greaves 44', 70'
Sillett 72'		 Schøne 7'

Chelsea won 7–2 on aggregate.

Lausanne-Sport Switzerland3–5Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade XI
Regamey 29'
Stalder 53', 62'		 Rudinski 13', 75'
Kostić 32', 89'
Šekularac 87'

Belgrade XI won 11–4 on aggregate.

Barcelona Spain5–2Switzerland Basel XI
Villaverde 15'
Czibor 23', 86'
Evaristo 34'
Gonzalez 55'		 Hügi II 69' (pen.)
Burger 77'

Barcelona won 7–3 on aggregate.

Lyon France1–1Italy Inter Milan
Cossou 19' Rovatti 70'
Attendance: 2,000

Internazionale won 8–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 3–1 Italy Roma 2–0 1–1
Birmingham City England 4–3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb XI 1–0 3–3
Chelsea England 2–4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade XI 1–0 1–4
Barcelona Spain 8–2 Italy Inter Milan 4–0 4–2

First leg

Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium2–0Italy Roma
van Dormeal 35'
Janssens 61'
Birmingham City England1–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb XI
Larkin 41'
Chelsea England1–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade XI
Brabrook 30'
Barcelona Spain4–0Italy Inter Milan
E. Martínez 11'
Ribelles 34'
Villaverde 77'
Segarra 81'
Attendance: 50,000

Second leg

Roma Italy1–1Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise
da Costa 23' Van Den Berg 49'

Union Saint-Gilloise won 3–1 on aggregate.

Zagreb XI Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia3–3England Birmingham City
Dvornić 52', 72'
Gaspert 87'		 Larkin 32', 62'
Hooper 47'

Birmingham City won 4–3 on aggregate.

Belgrade XI Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia4–1England Chelsea
Petaković 3'
Mihajlovic 42', 86'
Kostić 65'		 Brabrook 51'

Belgrade XI won 4–2 on aggregate.

Inter Milan Italy2–4Spain Barcelona
Firmani 50'
Mereghetti 59'		 E. Martínez 9' 74'
Kubala 51' 89'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ken Aston (England)

Barcelona won 8–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 4–8 England Birmingham City 2–4 2–4
Belgrade XI Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2–4 Spain Barcelona 1–1 1–3

First leg

Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium2–4England Birmingham City
Janssens 9'
Cauwelaert 46'		 Hooper 25'
Gordon 39'
Taylor 72'
Barret 79'
Belgrade XI Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1–1Spain Barcelona
Kostić 69' Evaristo 44'

Second leg

Birmingham City England4–2Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise
Gordon 15', 63'
Larkin 32'
Hooper 89' (pen.)		 Janssens 60'
Diricx 78' (pen.)

Birmingham City won 8–4 on aggregate

Barcelona Spain3–1Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade XI
Kubala 5'
Evaristo 57'
Martinez 85'		 Mihajlovic 43'

Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate

Final

Main article: 1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final

First leg

Birmingham City England0–0Spain Barcelona
Attendance: 40,524
Referee: Lucien van Nuffel (Belgium)

Second leg

Barcelona Spain4–1England Birmingham City
Martínez 3'
Czibor 6', 48'
Coll 78'		 Hooper 82'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Lucien van Nuffel (Belgium)

External links

References

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