European_Cup_1959-60
1959–60 European Cup
5th season of the UEFA club football tournament
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.
Hampden Park in Glasgow hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 August 1959 – 18 May 1960 |
| Teams | 27 (26 competed) (from 25 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Real Madrid (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 218 (4.19 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,355,478 (45,298 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ferenc Puskás (Real Madrid) 12 goals |
← 1958–59 1960–61 → | |
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The tournament saw the first participation by a Greek club Olympiacos, who had withdrawn from the previous season after being already placed in the bracket.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.
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total of 27 teams were placed in the competition bracket, but finally only 26 participated since Kuopion Palloseura had withdrawn before playing first game.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.
 Wiener Sport-Club (1st) |
 Anderlecht (1st) |
 CDNA Sofia (1st) |
 Červená Hviezda Bratislava (1st) |
 Boldklubben 1909 (1st) |
 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1st) |
 Kuopion Palloseura (1st) |
 Nice (1st) |
 Vorwärts Berlin (1st) |
Eintracht Frankfurt (1st) |
 Olympiacos (1st) |
 Csepel (1st) |
 Shamrock Rovers (1st) |
 Milan (1st) |
 Jeunesse Esch (1st) |
 Sparta Rotterdam (1st) |
 Linfield (1st) |
 ŁKS Łódź (1st) |
 Porto (1st) |
 Petrolul Ploiești (1st) |
 Rangers (1st) |
Barcelona (1st) |
Real Madrid (2nd)TH |
 IFK Göteborg (1st) |
 Young Boys (1st) |
 Fenerbahçe (1st) |
 Red Star Belgrade (1st) |
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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 |
Austria |
| Byes | ||
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 |
4–3 | Shamrock Rovers |
3–2 | 1–1 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
(w/o)[lower-alpha 1] | Kuopion Palloseura |
– | – |
| CDNA Sofia |
4–8 | Barcelona |
2–2 | 2–6 |
| Wiener Sport-Club |
2–1 | Petrolul Ploiești |
0–0 | 2–1 |
| Linfield |
3–7 | IFK Göteborg |
2–1 | 1–6 |
| Jeunesse Esch |
6–2 | ŁKS Łódź |
5–0 | 1–2 |
| Červená Hviezda Bratislava |
4–1 | Porto |
2–1 | 2–0 |
| Olympiacos |
3–5 | Milan |
2–2 | 1–3 |
| Fenerbahçe |
4–3 | Csepel |
1–1 | 3–2 |
| Rangers |
7–2 | Anderlecht |
5–2 | 2–0 |
| Vorwärts Berlin |
2–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2–1 | 0–2 |
First leg
| Jeunesse Esch | 5–0 | ŁKS Łódź |
|---|---|---|
Theis  6'May 24'Schaak 55'Meurisse 80', 85' |
Report |
| Linfield | 2–1 | IFK Göteborg |
|---|---|---|
| Milburn 23', 30' |
Report | Johansson 38' |
| Olympiacos | 2–2 | Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Papazoglou 20' Yfantis 44' |
Report | Altafini 33', 72' |
| Vorwärts Berlin | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Nöldner 24' Kohle 29' |
Report | Broadbent 15' |
Second leg
| Petrolul Ploiești | 1–2 | Wiener Sport-Club |
|---|---|---|
| Bădulescu 55' |
Report | Horak 23', 28' |
Wiener Sport-Club won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Csepel | 2–3 | Fenerbahçe |
|---|---|---|
| Ughy 10' Németh 34' |
Report | Küçükandonyadis 22' Has 47'Kalkavan 53' |
Fenerbahçe won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | Nice |
|---|---|---|
| Hennessy 16' |
Report | Faivre 32' |
Nice won 4–3 on aggregate.
IFK Göteborg won 7–3 on aggregate.
| ŁKS Łódź | 2–1 | Jeunesse Esch |
|---|---|---|
| Szymborski 61' (pen.), 85' |
Report | Jann 42' |
Jeunesse Esch won 6–2 on aggregate.
Milan won 5–3 on aggregate.
Rangers won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Barcelona | 6–2 | CDNA Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Kubala 6', 11', 45' (pen.) Evaristo 39', 68', 78' |
Report | Milanov 24' Martinov 57' |
Barcelona won 8–4 on aggregate.
| Porto | 0–2 | Červená Hviezda Bratislava |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kačáni 65' Dolinský 80' |
Červená Hviezda Bratislava won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Vorwärts Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| Mason 60' Broadbent 75' |
Report |
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fenerbahçe
| 2 | 1 | 3 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Nice
| 1 | 2 | 3 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nice
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
| 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
| 7 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jeunesse Esch
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
| 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Milan
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona
| 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona
| 4 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wolverhampton
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Crvena Zvezda
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wolverhampton
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Eintracht Frankfurt
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Young Boys
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eintracht Frankfurt
| 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eintracht Frankfurt
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wiener Sport-Club
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Boldklubben 1909
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wiener Sport-Club
| 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eintracht Frankfurt
| 6 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rangers
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sparta Rotterdam
| 3 | 1 | 4 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| IFK Göteborg
| 1 | 3 | 4 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sparta Rotterdam
| 2 | 1 | 3 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rangers
| 3 | 0 | 3 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rangers
| 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Červená Hviezda Bratislava
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid |
12–2 | Jeunesse Esch |
7–0 | 5–2 | |
| Boldklubben 1909 |
2–5 | Wiener Sport-Club |
0–3 | 2–2 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam |
4–4 | IFK Göteborg |
3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| Milan |
1–7 | Barcelona |
0–2 | 1–5 | |
| Young Boys |
2–5 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
1–4 | 1–1 | |
| Rangers |
5–4 | Červená Hviezda Bratislava |
4–3 | 1–1 | |
| Red Star Belgrade |
1–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Fenerbahçe |
3–3 | Nice |
2–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 |
First leg
| Boldklubben 1909 | 0–3 | Wiener Sport-Club |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Knoll 62', 75' Horak 82' |
| Real Madrid | 7–0 | Jeunesse Esch |
|---|---|---|
| Di Stéfano 25' Puskás 34', 62', 83'Herrera 43', 77'Mateos 53' |
Report |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 3–1 | IFK Göteborg |
|---|---|---|
| Daniëls 23', 38', 48' |
Report | Jonsson 81' |
| Young Boys | 1–4 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
|---|---|---|
| Eugen Meier 23' |
Report | Weilbächer 4' Stein 72'Bäumler 76' (pen.)Meier 82' |
| Rangers | 4–3 | Červená Hviezda Bratislava |
|---|---|---|
| McMillan 1' Scott 43'Wilson 73'Millar 90' |
Report | Scherer 16', 68' Dolinský 29' |
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Kostić 37' |
Report | Deeley 29' |
Second leg
| Wiener Sport-Club | 2–2 | Boldklubben 1909 |
|---|---|---|
| Hof 46', 55' |
Report | Bassett 40' Berg 52' |
Wiener Sport-Club won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Jeunesse Esch | 2–5 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Theis 10' Schaak 15' |
Report | Vidal 13' Mateos 18', 31'Di Stéfano 25'Puskás 29' |
Real Madrid won 12–2 on aggregate.
| IFK Göteborg | 3–1 | Sparta Rotterdam |
|---|---|---|
| Ohlsson 38' Hellmér 56' (pen.)Johansson 69' |
Report | Schilder 73' |
Sparta Rotterdam 4–4 IFK Göteborg on aggregate; play-off needed.
| Červená Hviezda Bratislava | 1–1 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Tichý 89' |
Report | Scott 69' |
Rangers won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Murray 8' Mason 85', 89' |
Report |
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | Young Boys |
|---|---|---|
| Bäumler 68' |
Report | Schneider 90' |
Eintracht Frankfurt won 5–2 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Nice | 2–1 | Fenerbahçe |
|---|---|---|
| Foix 62' Faivre 76' |
Report | Küçükandonyadis 83' |
Fenerbahçe 3–3 Nice on aggregate; play-off needed.
Play-off
| Sparta Rotterdam | 3–1 | IFK Göteborg |
|---|---|---|
| Bosselaar 3' Crossan 23'Daniëls 65' |
Report | Berndtsson 35' |
Sparta Rotterdam won the play-off 3–1.
| Nice | 5–1 | Fenerbahçe |
|---|---|---|
| Foix 7', 63' Milazzo 17'Faivre 31'De Bourgoing 59' |
Report | Has 47' |
Nice won the play-off 5–1.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice |
3–6 | Real Madrid |
3–2 | 0–4 | |
| Barcelona |
9–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
4–0 | 5–2 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
3–2 | Wiener Sport-Club |
2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam |
3–3 | Rangers |
2–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
First leg
| Barcelona | 4–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Villaverde 8', 80' Kubala 16'Evaristo 65' |
Report |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–1 | Wiener Sport-Club |
|---|---|---|
| Lindner 15' Meier 60' |
Report | Skerlan 50' |
Second leg
| Real Madrid | 4–0 | Nice |
|---|---|---|
| Pepillo 21' Gento 40'Di Stéfano 45'Puskás 51' |
Report |
Real Madrid won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–5 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Murray 35' Mason 78' |
Report | Kocsis 29', 44', 49', 74' Villaverde 85' |
Barcelona won 9–2 on aggregate.
| Wiener Sport-Club | 1–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
|---|---|---|
| Hof 31' |
Report | Stein 59' |
Eintracht Frankfurt won 3–2 on aggregate.
Sparta Rotterdam 3–3 Rangers on aggregate; play-off needed.
Play-off
| Rangers | 3–2 | Sparta Rotterdam |
|---|---|---|
| Verhoeven 28' (o.g.) Baird 57'Van der Lee 64' (o.g.) |
Report | Verhoeven 6' Bosselaar 76' (pen.) |
Rangers won the play-off 3–2.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
12–4 | Rangers |
6–1 | 6–3 |
| Real Madrid |
6–2 | Barcelona |
3–1 | 3–1 |
First leg
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 6–1 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Stinka 29' Pfaff 51', 55'Lindner 73', 84'Stein 86' |
Report | Caldow 31' (pen.) |
| Real Madrid | 3–1 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Di Stéfano 17', 84' Puskás 28' |
Report | Martínez 37' |
Second leg
Real Madrid won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Rangers | 3–6 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
|---|---|---|
| McMillan 10', 54' Wilson 74' |
Report | Lindner 6' Pfaff 20', 88'Kreß 28'Meier 58', 71' |
Eintracht Frankfurt won 12–4 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 7–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
|---|---|---|
| Di Stéfano 27', 30', 73' Puskás 46', 56' (pen.), 60', 71' |
Report | Kreß 18' Stein 72', 75' |
The top scorers from the 1959–60 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferenc Puskás |
Real Madrid |
12 |
| 2 | Alfredo Di Stéfano |
Real Madrid |
8 |
| 3 | László Kubala |
Barcelona |
6 |
| Owe Ohlsson |
IFK Göteborg |
6 | |
| 5 | Jacques Foix |
Nice |
5 |
| Sándor Kocsis |
Barcelona |
5 | |
| Erwin Stein |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
5 | |
| 8 | Sammy Baird |
Rangers |
4 |
| Joop Daniëls |
Sparta Rotterdam |
4 | |
 Evaristo |
Barcelona |
4 | |
| Dieter Lindner |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
4 | |
| Bobby Mason |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
4 | |
| Ian McMillan |
Rangers |
4 | |
| Erich Meier |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
4 | |
| Victor Nurenberg |
Nice |
4 | |
| Alfred Pfaff |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
4 |
- Corriere dello Sport, 7 July 1959.
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- "Rangers v Eintracht Frankfurt, 5 May 1960" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- 1959–60 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- Top scorers 1959–60 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA
- – results and line-ups (archive)