1959–60 European Cup

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1959–60 European Cup
Hampden Park in Glasgow hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates26 August 1959 – 18 May 1960
Teams27 (26 competed) (from 25 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Real Madrid (5th title)
Runners-upWest Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored218 (4.19 per match)
Attendance2,355,478 (45,298 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ferenc Puskás (Real Madrid)
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, on 18 May 1960. It remains the record score for the European Cup final. It was Real Madrid's fifth consecutive European Cup title, which is a feat that no other club has matched.

It was also the first time that a German team, Eintracht Frankfurt, reached the final. They were debutants in the competition and it wasn't until 1983–84 European Cup and AS Roma that another debutants ended up on the losing side in the final.

The tournament saw the first participation by a Greek club Olympiacos, who had withdrawn from the previous season after being already placed in the bracket. It meant that no new country entered the competition for the first time since tournament inception.

Teams

A total of 27 teams were placed in the competition bracket, but finally only 26 participated since Kuopion Palloseura had withdrawn before playing first game.

Spain continued to be represented by two clubs, with Real Madrid qualifying as title holders and Barcelona as Spanish champions. CDNA Sofia appeared in the fourth edition of European Cup, with only Real Madrid having more appearances in the competition.

Červená Hviezda Bratislava, Boldklubben 1909, Kuopion Palloseura, Vorwärts Berlin, Eintracht Frankfurt, Csepel, Sparta Rotterdam, Linfield, ŁKS Łódź, Porto, Barcelona and Fenerbahçe made debut in the competition.

All entrants were their respective associations champions, except for Real Madrid, which happened only for second time after 1956–57 European Cup.

Austria Wiener Sport-Club (1st) Belgium Anderlecht (1st) Bulgaria CDNA Sofia (1st) Czechoslovakia Červená Hviezda Bratislava (1st)
Denmark Boldklubben 1909 (1st) England Wolverhampton Wanderers (1st) Finland Kuopion Palloseura (1st) France Nice (1st)
East Germany Vorwärts Berlin (1st) West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt (1st) Greece Olympiacos (1st) Hungary Csepel (1st)
Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers (1st) Italy Milan (1st) Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch (1st) Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam (1st)
Northern Ireland Linfield (1st) Poland ŁKS Łódź (1st) Portugal Porto (1st) Romania Petrolul Ploiești (1st)
Scotland Rangers (1st) Spain Barcelona (1st) Spain Real Madrid (2nd)TH Sweden IFK Göteborg (1st)
Switzerland Young Boys (1st) Turkey Fenerbahçe (1st) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade (1st)

Preliminary round

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Location of teams in the 1959–60 European Cup

The draw for the preliminary round took place in Cernobbio, Como, Italy, on 6 July 1959. 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 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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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) Finland Kuopion Palloseura – –
CDNA Sofia Bulgaria 4–8 Spain Barcelona 2–2 2–6
Wiener Sport-Club 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
Červená 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

First leg

Nice France3–2Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
Foix 18', 63'
Nurenberg 36'		 Report Turner 29'
Hamilton 76'
Attendance: 13,369
CDNA Sofia Bulgaria2–2Spain Barcelona
Rakarov 16'
Kolev 80'		 Report Segarra 30'
Martínez 61'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: John Clough (England)
Wiener Sport-Club Austria0–0Romania Petrolul Ploiești
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Linfield Northern Ireland2–1Sweden IFK Göteborg
Milburn 23', 30' Report Johansson 38'
Attendance: 40,000
Červená Hviezda Bratislava Czechoslovakia2–1Portugal Porto
Gajdoš 25'
Scherer 77'		 Report Teixeira 32'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Marcel Bois (France)
Fenerbahçe Turkey1–1Hungary Csepel
Bartu 73' Report Kisuczky 1'
Attendance: 26,432
Olympiacos Greece2–2Italy Milan
Papazoglou 20'
Yfantis 44'		 Report Altafini 33', 72'
Attendance: 20,954
Rangers Scotland5–2Belgium Anderlecht
Millar 1'
Scott 2'
Matthew 50'
Baird 65', 73'		 Report Stockman 52'
Dewael 64'
Attendance: 69,423
Referee: Leo Helge (Denmark)

Second leg

Petrolul Ploiești Romania1–2Austria Wiener Sport-Club
Bădulescu 55' Report Horak 23', 28'
Attendance: 20,000

Wiener Sport-Club won 2–1 on aggregate.

Csepel Hungary2–3Turkey Fenerbahçe
Ughy 10'
Németh 34'		 Report Küçükandonyadis 22'
Has 47'
Kalkavan 53'
Attendance: 45,000

Fenerbahçe won 4–3 on aggregate.

Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland1–1France Nice
Hennessy 16' Report Faivre 32'
Attendance: 35,000

Nice won 4–3 on aggregate.

IFK Göteborg Sweden6–1Northern Ireland Linfield
Ohlsson 17', 18', 50', 62', 80'
Johansson 48'		 Report Dickson 19'
Attendance: 10,475

IFK Göteborg won 7–3 on aggregate.

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

Jeunesse Esch won 6–2 on aggregate.

Milan Italy3–1Greece Olympiacos
Danova 12', 26', 85' Report Psychos 68'
Attendance: 19,894

Milan won 5–3 on aggregate.

Anderlecht Belgium0–2Scotland Rangers
Report Matthew 67'
McMillan 72'
Attendance: 27,076

Rangers won 7–2 on aggregate.

Barcelona Spain6–2Bulgaria CDNA Sofia
Kubala 6', 11', 45' (pen.)
Evaristo 39', 68', 78'		 Report Milanov 24'
Martinov 57'
Attendance: 80,000

Barcelona won 8–4 on aggregate.

Porto Portugal0–2Czechoslovakia Červená Hviezda Bratislava
Report Kačáni 65'
Dolinský 80'
Attendance: 60,000

Červená Hviezda Bratislava won 4–1 on aggregate.

Wolverhampton Wanderers England2–0East Germany Vorwärts Berlin
Mason 60'
Broadbent 75'		 Report
Attendance: 55,547

Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.

Bracket

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
              
Turkey Fenerbahçe 2 1 3 (1)
France Nice 1 2 3 (5)
France Nice 3 0 3
Spain Real Madrid 2 4 6
Spain Real Madrid 7 5 12
Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 0 2 2
Spain Real Madrid 3 3 6
Spain Barcelona 1 1 2
Italy Milan 0 1 1
Spain Barcelona 2 5 7
Spain Barcelona 4 5 9
England Wolverhampton 0 2 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena Zvezda 1 1 2
England Wolverhampton 1 3 4
Spain Real Madrid 7
West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 3
Switzerland Young Boys 1 1 2
West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 4 1 5
West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 2 1 3
Austria Wiener Sport-Club 1 1 2
Denmark Boldklubben 1909 0 2 2
Austria Wiener Sport-Club 3 2 5
West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 6 6 12
Scotland Rangers 1 3 4
Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 3 1 4 (3)
Sweden IFK Göteborg 1 3 4 (1)
Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 2 1 3 (2)
Scotland Rangers 3 0 3 (3)
Scotland Rangers 4 1 5
Czechoslovakia Červená Hviezda Bratislava 3 1 4

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Play-off
Real Madrid Spain 12–2 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 7–0 5–2
Boldklubben 1909 Denmark 2–5 Austria Wiener Sport-Club 0–3 2–2
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands 4–4 Sweden IFK Göteborg 3–1 1–3 3–1
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 Červená 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 3–3 France Nice 2–1 1–2 1–5

First leg

Boldklubben 1909 Denmark0–3Austria Wiener Sport-Club
Report Knoll 62', 75'
Horak 82'
Attendance: 18,000
Real Madrid Spain7–0Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
Di Stéfano 25'
Puskás 34', 62', 83'
Herrera 43', 77'
Mateos 53'		 Report
Attendance: 59,447
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands3–1Sweden IFK Göteborg
Daniëls 23', 38', 48' Report Jonsson 81'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Jarl Hansen (Denmark)
Milan Italy0–2Spain Barcelona
Report Vergés 12'
Suárez 15'
Attendance: 54,000
Young Boys Switzerland1–4West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Eugen Meier 23' Report Weilbächer 4'
Stein 72'
Bäumler 76' (pen.)
Meier 82'
Attendance: 33,322
Rangers Scotland4–3Czechoslovakia Červená Hviezda Bratislava
McMillan 1'
Scott 43'
Wilson 73'
Millar 90'		 Report Scherer 16', 68'
Dolinský 29'
Attendance: 80,000
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1–1England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Kostić 37' Report Deeley 29'
Attendance: 40,000
Fenerbahçe Turkey2–1France Nice
Bartu 37'
Has 80'		 Report Milazzo 40'
Attendance: 29,656

Second leg

Wiener Sport-Club Austria2–2Denmark Boldklubben 1909
Hof 46', 55' Report Bassett 40'
Berg 52'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Józef Kowal (Poland)

Wiener Sport-Club won 5–2 on aggregate.

Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg2–5Spain Real Madrid
Theis 10'
Schaak 15'		 Report Vidal 13'
Mateos 18', 31'
Di Stéfano 25'
Puskás 29'
Attendance: 20,000

Real Madrid won 12–2 on aggregate.

IFK Göteborg Sweden3–1Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
Ohlsson 38'
Hellmér 56' (pen.)
Johansson 69'		 Report Schilder 73'
Attendance: 6,881
Referee: Leo Helge (Denmark)

Sparta Rotterdam 4–4 IFK Göteborg on aggregate; play-off needed.

Červená Hviezda Bratislava Czechoslovakia1–1Scotland Rangers
Tichý 89' Report Scott 69'
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
Attendance: 55,519

Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–1 on aggregate.

Eintracht Frankfurt West Germany1–1Switzerland Young Boys
Bäumler 68' Report Schneider 90'
Attendance: 30,800

Eintracht Frankfurt won 5–2 on aggregate.

Barcelona Spain5–1Italy Milan
Martínez 10'
Segarra 19'
Kubala 32', 69'
Czibor 65'		 Report Ferrario 38'
Attendance: 70,000

Barcelona won 7–1 on aggregate.

Nice France2–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
Foix 62'
Faivre 76'		 Report Küçükandonyadis 83'
Attendance: 15,824

Fenerbahçe 3–3 Nice on aggregate; play-off needed.

Play-off

Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands3–1Sweden IFK Göteborg
Bosselaar 3'
Crossan 23'
Daniëls 65'		 Report Berndtsson 35'
Attendance: 8,000

Sparta Rotterdam won the play-off 3–1.

Nice France5–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
Foix 7', 63'
Milazzo 17'
Faivre 31'
De Bourgoing 59'		 Report Has 47'
Attendance: 9,166

Nice won the play-off 5–1.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Play-off
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 Sport-Club 2–1 1–1
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands 3–3 Scotland Rangers 2–3 1–0 2–3

First leg

Nice France3–2Spain Real Madrid
Nurenberg 54', 67' (pen.), 72' Report Herrera 15'
Rial 30'
Attendance: 21,422
Barcelona Spain4–0England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Villaverde 8', 80'
Kubala 16'
Evaristo 65'		 Report
Attendance: 80,000
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands2–3Scotland Rangers
De Vries 41', 87' Report Wilson 4'
Baird 36'
Murray 63'
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: John Kelly (England)

Second leg

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

Real Madrid won 6–3 on aggregate.

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

Barcelona won 9–2 on aggregate.

Wiener Sport-Club Austria1–1West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Hof 31' Report Stein 59'
Attendance: 47,423

Eintracht Frankfurt won 3–2 on aggregate.

Rangers Scotland0–1Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
Report Van Ede 82'
Attendance: 85,000

Sparta Rotterdam 3–3 Rangers on aggregate; play-off needed.

Play-off

Rangers Scotland3–2Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
Verhoeven 28' (o.g.)
Baird 57'
Van der Lee 64' (o.g.)		 Report Verhoeven 6'
Bosselaar 76' (pen.)
Attendance: 34,178

Rangers won the play-off 3–2.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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.)
Attendance: 75,069
Referee: Gösta Lindberg (Sweden)
Real Madrid Spain3–1Spain Barcelona
Di Stéfano 17', 84'
Puskás 28'		 Report Martínez 37'
Attendance: 120,000

Second leg

Barcelona Spain1–3Spain Real Madrid
Kocsis 89' Report Puskás 25', 75'
Gento 68'
Attendance: 80,000

Real Madrid won 6–2 on aggregate.

Rangers Scotland3–6West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
McMillan 10', 54'
Wilson 74'		 Report Lindner 6'
Pfaff 20', 88'
Kreß 28'
Meier 58', 71'
Attendance: 68,578

Eintracht Frankfurt won 12–4 on aggregate.

Final

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Real Madrid Spain7–3West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Di Stéfano 27', 30', 73'
Puskás 46', 56' (pen.), 60', 71'		 Report Kreß 18'
Stein 72', 75'
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 6
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 Daniëls 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
  1. ^ Kuopion Palloseura withdrew after the draw, Eintracht Frankfurt advanced to the next round.

References

  1. ^ Corriere dello Sport, 7 July 1959.
  2. ^ "Wolverhampton Wanderers v Vorwärts Berlin, 7 October 1959" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Young Boys v Eintracht Frankfurt, 4 November 1959" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt v Young Boys, 25 November 1959" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Sparta Rotterdam v IFK Göteborg, 25 November 1959" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt v Wiener Sport-Club, 3 March 1960" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Wiener Sport-Club v Eintracht Frankfurt, 16 March 1960" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt v Rangers, 13 April 1960" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Rangers v Eintracht Frankfurt, 5 May 1960" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

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