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1957–58 European Cup

European football tournament


European football tournament

FieldValue
tourney_nameEuropean Cup
year1957–58
imageJubileeStadium1935.jpg
size300px
captionThe Heysel Stadium in Brussels hosted the final.
dates4 September 1957 – 28 May 1958
num_teams24
associations23
champion_otherReal Madrid
count3
second_otherMilan
matches48
goals189
attendance1883587
top_scorerAlfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid)
10 goals
prevseason[1956–57](1956-57-european-cup)
nextseason[1958–59](1958-59-european-cup)

10 goals The 1957–58 European Cup was the third season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Real Madrid, who beat Milan 3–2 in the final, in extra time following a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes. This was Real Madrid's third European Cup title in a row. However, the 1957–58 season was marred by the air disaster in Munich, when eight Manchester United players died on their way home from Belgrade, after a 3–3 draw in the quarter-final second leg with Red Star Belgrade. The English champions were ultimately defeated in the semi-finals by the eventual runners-up, Milan of Italy, after being highly touted to win the competition and dominate European football for many years like Real Madrid before them, with the "Busby Babes" having an average age of only 22.

It was the first time that teams from the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and East Germany participated, while Turkey could not send any club, since the Turkish FA failed to register Beşiktaş for the draw in time. Sevilla was invited despite having been runners-up in Spain the year before, as Spanish champions Real Madrid had already qualified as holders; the two Spanish sides met in the quarter-finals, the first time two sides from the same country played against each other in the competition.

Teams

A total of 24 teams participated in the competition.

Ajax, Benfica, CCA București, Dukla Prague, Glenavon, Royal Antwerp, Saint-Étienne, Sevilla, Shamrock Rovers, Stade Dudelange, Vasas, Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt and Young Boys made their debut appearances in the European Cup while Rapid Wien, AGF and Real Madrid marked their third.

All participants were their respective associations champions, except for Sevilla and Gwardia Warsaw.

IFK Norrköping ([1st](1956-57-allsvenskan))Young Boys ([1st](1956-57-nationalliga-a))Borussia Dortmund ([1st](1957-german-football-championship))Red Star Belgrade ([1st](1956-57-yugoslav-first-league))

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round took place at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris on Tuesday, 23 July 1957. As title holders, Real Madrid received a bye, and the remaining 23 teams were grouped geographically into three pots. The first four teams drawn in each pot, and four more teams in pot 1, would play the preliminary round in September, while the remaining clubs received byes.

Pot 1
Western EuropePot 2
Central EuropePot 3
Eastern EuropeDrawnByes
Shamrock RoversRed Star BelgradeGwardia Warsaw
Manchester UnitedStade DudelangeWismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
SevillaMilanCDNA Sofia
BenficaRapid WienVasas
AGF
Glenavon
Rangers
Saint-Étienne
**IFK Norrköping****Young Boys****CCA București**
**Royal Antwerp****Borussia Dortmund****Dukla Prague**
**Ajax**

The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 October. |}

First leg


Scott Simpson

Rudinski Mitić


Lewandowski Gawroński

Antoniet Pepillo

Whelan Berry Pegg

Bean Höltl Mariani

Second leg

Ferrier Rangers won 4–3 on aggregate.

Jensen Aarhus won 3–0 on aggregate.

Sevilla won 3–1 on aggregate.

Mitić Kostić Red Star Belgrade won 14–1 on aggregate.

Pegg Hamilton Manchester United won 9–2 on aggregate.

Berendy Bundzsák Szilágyi Vasas won 7–3 on aggregate.

Dienst Bertalan Riegler Hanappi Bean Milan 6–6 Rapid Wien on aggregate; play-off needed.

S. Kaiser Gwardia Warsaw 4–4 Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt on aggregate; play-off needed.

Play-off

Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt qualified due to a coin toss, after their play-off against Gwardia Warsaw was abandoned with the result of 1–1 after 100 minutes due to floodlight power failure.

Bergamaschi Schiaffino Bertalan Milan won play-off 4–2.

Bracket

| RD1-team31= Milan | RD1-score31-1=4 | RD1-score31-2=2 | RD1-score31-agg=6 (4) | RD1-team32= Rapid Wien | RD1-score32-1=1 | RD1-score32-2=5 | RD1-score32-agg=6 (2)

| RD1-team01= Royal Antwerp | RD1-score01-1=1 | RD1-score01-2=0 | RD1-score01-agg=1 | RD1-team02= Real Madrid | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-score02-agg=8

| RD1-team03= Sevilla | RD1-score03-1=4 | RD1-score03-2=0 | RD1-score03-agg=4 | RD1-team04= AGF | RD1-score04-1=0 | RD1-score04-2=2 | RD1-score04-agg=2

| RD1-team05= Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | RD1-score05-1=1 | RD1-score05-2=0 | RD1-score05-agg=1 | RD1-team06= Ajax | RD1-score06-1=3 | RD1-score06-2=1 | RD1-score06-agg=4

| RD1-team07= Young Boys | RD1-score07-1=1 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score07-agg=2 | RD1-team08= Vasas | RD1-score08-1=1 | RD1-score08-2=2 | RD1-score08-agg=3

| RD1-team09= Manchester United | RD1-score09-1=3 | RD1-score09-2=0 | RD1-score09-agg=3 | RD1-team10= Dukla Prague | RD1-score10-1=0 | RD1-score10-2=1 | RD1-score10-agg=1

| RD1-team11= IFK Norrköping | RD1-score11-1=2 | RD1-score11-2=1 | RD1-score11-agg=3 | RD1-team12= Red Star Belgrade | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score12-2=2 | RD1-score12-agg=4

| RD1-team13= Borussia Dortmund | RD1-score13-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=1 | RD1-score13-agg=5 (3) | RD1-team14= CCA București | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-score14-agg=5 (1)

| RD1-team15= Rangers | RD1-score15-1=1 | RD1-score15-2=0 | RD1-score15-agg=1 | RD1-team16= Milan | RD1-score16-1=4 | RD1-score16-2=2 | RD1-score16-agg=6

| RD2-team01= Real Madrid | RD2-score01-1=8 | RD2-score01-2=2 | RD2-score01-agg=10 | RD2-team02= Sevilla | RD2-score02-1=0 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score02-agg=2

| RD2-team03= Ajax | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score03-2=0 | RD2-score03-agg=2 | RD2-team04= Vasas | RD2-score04-1=2 | RD2-score04-2=4 | RD2-score04-agg=6

| RD2-team05= Manchester United | RD2-score05-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score05-agg=5 | RD2-team06= Red Star Belgrade | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-score06-agg=4

| RD2-team07= Borussia Dortmund | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score07-agg=2 | RD2-team08= Milan | RD2-score08-1=1 | RD2-score08-2=4 | RD2-score08-agg=5

| RD3-team01= Real Madrid | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=0 | RD3-score01-agg=4 | RD3-team02= Vasas | RD3-score02-1=0 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-score02-agg=2

| RD3-team03= Manchester United | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score03-2=0 | RD3-score03-agg=2 | RD3-team04= Milan | RD3-score04-1=1 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD3-score04-agg=5

| RD4-team01= Real Madrid | RD4-score01=3 | RD4-team02= Milan | RD4-score02=2

First round

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First leg


Källgren Kostić

Bleijenberg


T. Taylor Pegg

Loren

Niepieklo Bone

Baruffi Bean

Second leg

Red Star Belgrade won 4–3 on aggregate.

Ajax won 4–1 on aggregate.

Marsal Kopa Gento Real Madrid won 8–1 on aggregate.

Vasas won 3–2 on aggregate.

Sevilla won 4–2 on aggregate.

Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate.

Constantin Alecsandrescu Borussia Dortmund 5–5 CCA București on aggregate; play-off needed.

Galli Milan won 6–1 on aggregate.

Play-off

Kelbassa Preissler Borussia Dortmund won play-off 3–1.

Quarter-finals

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First leg

Colman

Kopa Marsal Gento


Second leg

Tasić Charlton Manchester United won 5–4 on aggregate.

Pahuet Real Madrid won 10–2 on aggregate.

Szilágyi Csordás Vasas won 6–2 on aggregate.

Liedholm Galli Grillo Milan won 5–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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First leg

Marsal

E. Taylor

Second leg

Csordás Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.

Liedholm Danova Milan won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 1958 European Cup final

Rial Gento Grillo

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 1957–58 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows:

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1ESP Alfredo Di StéfanoReal Madrid10
2YUG Bora KostićRed Star Belgrade9
3HUN Lajos CsordásVasas8
4HUN Dezső BundzsákVasas6
ARG Ernesto GrilloMilan
6ITA Gastone BeanMilan5
ITA Juan Alberto SchiaffinoMilan
8YUG Jovan CokićRed Star Belgrade4
ESP Héctor RialReal Madrid
ENG Dennis ViolletManchester United

Notes

References

References

  1. (1 September 2014). "Madrid bounce back to start era of dominance".
  2. "Turkey – List of Champions". [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  3. ''[[Corriere dello Sport]]'', 24 July 1957.
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