1959 European Cup Final

The 1959 European Cup Final was the fourth final in the pan-European football competition, the European Cup, now known as the UEFA Champions League. It was contested by Real Madrid of Spain and Reims from France. It was played at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart on 3 June 1959 in front of 80,000 people. The match finished 2–0 to Real Madrid, winning their fourth European Cup in a row and beating Reims in final for the second time in four years, following the 1956 final. Real Madrid dominated the match, with goals scored by Enrique Mateos and Alfredo Di Stéfano.

1959 European Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1958–59 European Cup
Real Madrid Reims
2 0
Date3 June 1959
VenueNeckarstadion, Stuttgart
RefereeAlbert Dusch (West Germany)
Attendance72,000

Route to the final
Real Madrid Round Reims
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye Prelim. round Ards 10–3 4–1 (A) 6–2 (H)
Beşiktaş 3–1 2–0 (H) 1–1 (A) First round HPS 7–0 4–0 (H) 3–0 (A)
Wiener Sport-Club 7–1 0–0 (A) 7–1 (H) Quarter-finals Standard Liège 3–2 0–2 (A) 3–0 (H)
Atlético Madrid 2–2
(Replay: 2–1)		 2–1 (H) 0–1 (A) Semi-finals Young Boys 3–1 0–1 (A) 3–0 (H)

Match

Details
Real Madrid 2–0 Reims
Mateos  1'
Di Stéfano  47'		 Report
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)
Real Madrid
Reims
GK1 Rogelio Domínguez
DF2 Marquitos
DF3[lower-alpha 1] José Santamaría
DF4 José María Zárraga (c)
MF5 Juan Santisteban
MF6 Antonio Ruiz
FW7 Raymond Kopa
FW8 Enrique Mateos
FW9[lower-alpha 2] Alfredo Di Stéfano
FW10 Héctor Rial
FW11 Francisco Gento
Manager:
Luis Carniglia

GK1 Dominique Colonna
DF2 Bruno Rodzik
DF3 Robert Jonquet (c)
DF4 Raoul Giraudo
MF5 Armand Penverne
MF6 Michel Leblond
FW7 Robert Lamartine
FW8 René Bliard
FW9 Just Fontaine
FW10 Roger Piantoni
FW11 Jean Vincent
Manager:
Albert Batteux
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See also

Notes
  1. Although Santamaría had amassed 20 caps for his native Uruguay from 1952 to 1957, he had been representing Spain in international play since 1958.[1]
  2. Di Stéfano, a native Argentine, had represented both Argentina and Colombia earlier in his international career; however, he became a naturalised citizen of Spain in 1956, and began playing for the Spanish national team in 1957.[2][3]

References
  • European Cup 1958/59 from UEFA
  • European Cup 1958/59 from RSSSF
  • "European Champion Clubs' Cup – History" (PDF). UEFA. p. 164. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
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