1959–60 European Cup
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. It was also the first time that a German team, Eintracht Frankfurt, reached the final.
Hampden Park in Glasgow hosted the final. | |
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 26 August 1959 – 18 May 1960 |
Teams | 27 (26 competed) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 52 |
Goals scored | 218 (4.19 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
The tournament saw the first participation by a Greek club, having withdrawn from the previous season.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 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 | |
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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 |
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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
Wiener Sportclub ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Linfield ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Milburn ![]() |
Report | Johansson ![]() |
Jeunesse Esch ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Theis ![]() May ![]() Schaak ![]() Meurisse ![]() |
Report |
Cervena Hviezda Bratislava ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Gajdoš ![]() Scherer ![]() |
Report | Teixeira ![]() |
Olympiacos ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Papazoglou ![]() Yfantis ![]() |
Report | Altafini ![]() |
Fenerbahçe ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Bartu ![]() |
Report | Kisuczky ![]() |
Vorwärts Berlin ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Nöldner ![]() Kohle ![]() |
Report | Broadbent ![]() |
Second leg
Petrolul Ploiești ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Bădulescu ![]() |
Report | Horak ![]() |
Wiener Sportclub won 2–1 on aggregate.
Shamrock Rovers ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Hennessy ![]() |
Report | Faivre ![]() |
Nice won 4–3 on aggregate.
Barcelona ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() |
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Kubala ![]() Evaristo ![]() |
Report | Milanov ![]() Martinov ![]() |
Barcelona won 8–4 on aggregate.
IFK Göteborg won 7–3 on aggregate.
ŁKS Łódź ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Szymborski ![]() |
Report | Jann ![]() |
Jeunesse Esch won 6–2 on aggregate.
Milan ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Danova ![]() |
Report | Psychos ![]() |
Milan won 5–3 on aggregate.
Csepel ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Ughy ![]() Németh ![]() |
Report | Küçükandonyadis ![]() Has ![]() Kalkavan ![]() |
Fenerbahçe won 4–3 on aggregate.
Anderlecht ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Matthew ![]() McMillan ![]() |
Rangers won 7–2 on aggregate.
Porto ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Kačáni ![]() Dolinský ![]() |
Cervena Hviezda Bratislava won 4–1 on aggregate.
Wolverhampton Wanderers ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Mason ![]() Broadbent ![]() |
Report |
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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 won 3–1 in a play-off to qualify for the quarter-finals.
2 Nice won 5–1 in a play-off to qualify for the quarter-finals.
First leg
Real Madrid ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Di Stéfano ![]() Puskás ![]() Herrera ![]() Mateos ![]() |
Report |
Boldklubben 1909 ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Knoll ![]() Horak ![]() |
Sparta Rotterdam ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Daniels ![]() |
Report | Jonsson ![]() |
Young Boys ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Eugen Meier ![]() |
Report | Weilbächer ![]() Stein ![]() Bäumler ![]() Meier ![]() |
Rangers ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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McMillan ![]() Scott ![]() Wilson ![]() Millar ![]() |
Report | Scherer ![]() Dolinský ![]() |
Red Star Belgrade ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Kostić ![]() |
Report | Deeley ![]() |
Fenerbahçe ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Bartu ![]() Has ![]() |
Report | Milazzo ![]() |
Second leg
Jeunesse Esch ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() |
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Theis ![]() Schaak ![]() |
Report | Vidal ![]() Mateos ![]() Di Stéfano ![]() Puskás ![]() |
Real Madrid won 12–2 on aggregate.
Wiener Sportclub ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Hof ![]() |
Report | Bassett ![]() Berg ![]() |
Wiener Sportclub won 5–2 on aggregate.
IFK Göteborg ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Ohlsson ![]() Hellmér ![]() Johansson ![]() |
Report | Schilder ![]() |
Sparta Rotterdam and IFK Göteborg drew 4–4 on aggregate.
- Play-off
Sparta Rotterdam ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Bosselaar ![]() Crossan ![]() Daniels ![]() |
Report | Berndtsson ![]() |
Sparta Rotterdam won the play-off 3–1.
Cervena Hviezda Bratislava ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Tichý ![]() |
Report | Scott ![]() |
Rangers won 5–4 on aggregate.
Wolverhampton Wanderers ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Murray ![]() Mason ![]() |
Report |
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 7–1 on aggregate.
Eintracht Frankfurt ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Bäumler ![]() |
Report | Schneider ![]() |
Eintracht Frankfurt won 5–2 on aggregate.
Nice ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Foix ![]() Faivre ![]() |
Report | Küçükandonyadis ![]() |
Fenerbahçe and Nice drew 3–3 on aggregate.
- Play-off
Nice ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Foix ![]() Milazzo ![]() Faivre ![]() De Bourgoing ![]() |
Report | Has ![]() |
Nice won the play-off 5–1.
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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 won 3–2 in a play-off to qualify for the semi-finals.
First leg
Barcelona ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Villaverde ![]() Kubala ![]() Evaristo ![]() |
Report |
Eintracht Frankfurt ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Lindner ![]() Meier ![]() |
Report | Skerlan ![]() |
Second leg
Real Madrid won 6–3 on aggregate.
Wolverhampton Wanderers ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() |
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Murray ![]() Mason ![]() |
Report | Martínez ![]() Kocsis ![]() Villaverde ![]() |
Barcelona won 9–2 on aggregate.
Wiener Sportclub ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Hof ![]() |
Report | Stein ![]() |
Eintracht Frankfurt won 3–2 on aggregate.
Rangers ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Van Ede ![]() |
Sparta Rotterdam and Rangers drew 3–3 on aggregate.
Rangers ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Verhoeven ![]() Haggarty ![]() Van der Lee ![]() |
Report | Verhoeven ![]() Bosselaar ![]() |
Rangers won the play-off 3–2.
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Eintracht Frankfurt ![]() |
12–4 | ![]() |
6–1 | 6–3 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–1 |
First leg
Eintracht Frankfurt ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Stinka ![]() Pfaff ![]() Lindner ![]() Stein ![]() |
Report | Caldow ![]() |
Real Madrid ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Di Stéfano ![]() Puskás ![]() |
Report | Martínez ![]() |
Final
Real Madrid ![]() | 7–3 | ![]() |
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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 |
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12 |
2 | ![]() |
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8 |
3 | ![]() |
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7 |
4 | ![]() |
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6 |
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References
- Corriere dello Sport, 7 July 1959.
External links
- 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)