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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 | |
| Runners-up | |
| 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 → | |
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,[1] thanks to first ever hat-tricks scored in the final of the competition by Ferenc Puskás and Alfredo Di Stéfano.[2] It remains the record score and record attendance for the European Cup final.[3] It was Real Madrid's fifth consecutive 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The tournament saw the first participation by a Greek club, Greek Champions Olympiacos, who had withdrawn from the previous season after being already placed in the bracket.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total of 27 teams were placed in the competition bracket, but finally only 26 participated since Kuopion Palloseura had withdrawn before playing first game.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 and ŁKS Łódź, the latter being 1958 champion and trailing by two points in spring of 1959.
The draw for the preliminary round took place in Cernobbio, Como, Italy, on 6 July 1959.[4] 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 August, September and October.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice |
4–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
(w/o)[a] | – | – | |
| CDNA Sofia |
4–8 | 2–2 | 2–6 | |
| Wiener Sport-Club |
2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Linfield |
3–7 | 2–1 | 1–6 | |
| Jeunesse Esch |
6–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | |
| Červená 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 |
| Linfield | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Milburn |
Report | Johansson |
| Fenerbahçe | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bartu |
Report | Kisuczky |
| Olympiacos | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Papazoglou Yfantis |
Report | Altafini |
| Rangers | 5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Millar Scott Matthew Baird |
Report | Stockman De Wael |
| Vorwärts Berlin | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nöldner Kohle |
Report | Broadbent |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bădulescu |
Report | Horak |
Wiener Sport-Club won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Csepel | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ughy Németh |
Report | Küçükandonyadis Has Kalkavan |
Fenerbahçe won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hennessy |
Report | Faivre |
Nice won 4–3 on aggregate.
IFK Göteborg won 7–3 on aggregate.
| ŁKS Łódź | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Szymborski |
Report | Jann |
Jeunesse Esch won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Milan | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Danova |
Report | Psihos |
Milan won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Matthew McMillan |
Rangers won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Barcelona | 6–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kubala Evaristo |
Report | Milanov Martinov |
Barcelona won 8–4 on aggregate.
| Porto | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kačáni Dolinský |
Červená Hviezda Bratislava won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mason Broadbent |
Report |
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 3 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 (5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 4 (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 3 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 3 (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid |
12–2 | 7–0 | 5–2 | ||
| Boldklubben 1909 |
2–5 | 0–3 | 2–2 | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam |
4–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | |
| 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 |
3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 |
| Boldklubben 1909 | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Knoll Horak |
| Real Madrid | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Di Stéfano Puskás Herrera Mateos |
Report |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniëls |
Report | Jonsson |
| Young Boys | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Meier |
Report | Weilbächer Stein Bäumler Meier |
| Rangers | 4–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| McMillan Scott Wilson Millar |
Report | Scherer Dolinský |
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kostić |
Report | Deeley |
| Wiener Sport-Club | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hof |
Report | Bassett Berg |
Wiener Sport-Club won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Jeunesse Esch | 2–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Theis Schaak |
Report | Vidal Mateos Di Stéfano Puskás |
Real Madrid won 12–2 on aggregate.
| IFK Göteborg | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ohlsson Hellmér Johansson |
Report | Schilder |
Sparta Rotterdam 4–4 IFK Göteborg on aggregate; play-off needed.
| Červená Hviezda Bratislava | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tichý |
Report | Scott |
Rangers won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Murray Mason |
Report |
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bäumler |
Report | Schneider |
Eintracht Frankfurt won 5–2 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Nice | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Foix Faivre |
Report | Küçükandonyadis |
Fenerbahçe 3–3 Nice on aggregate; play-off needed.
| Sparta Rotterdam | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bosselaar Crossan Daniëls |
Report | Berndtsson |
Sparta Rotterdam won the play-off 3–1.
| Nice | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Foix Milazzo Faivre De Bourgoing |
Report | Has |
Nice won the play-off 5–1.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice |
3–6 | 3–2 | 0–4 | ||
| Barcelona |
9–2 | 4–0 | 5–2 | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam |
3–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Barcelona | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Villaverde Kubala Evaristo |
Report |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lindner Meier |
Report | Skerlan |
| Real Madrid | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pepillo Gento Di Stéfano Puskás |
Report |
Real Madrid won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Murray Mason |
Report | Kocsis Villaverde |
Barcelona won 9–2 on aggregate.
| Wiener Sport-Club | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hof |
Report | Stein |
Eintracht Frankfurt won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Rangers | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Van Ede |
Sparta Rotterdam 3–3 Rangers on aggregate; play-off needed.
| Rangers | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Verhoeven Baird Van der Lee |
Report | Verhoeven Bosselaar |
Rangers won the play-off 3–2.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
12–4 | 6–1 | 6–3 | |
| Real Madrid |
6–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stinka Pfaff Lindner Stein |
Report | Caldow |
| Real Madrid | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Di Stéfano Puskás |
Report | Martínez |
Real Madrid won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Rangers | 3–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| McMillan Wilson |
Report | Lindner Pfaff Kreß Meier |
Eintracht Frankfurt won 12–4 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 7–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Di Stéfano Puskás |
Report | Kreß Stein |
The top scorers from the 1959–60 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows: