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1958–59 European Cup
European football tournament
European football tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | European Cup |
| year | 1958–59 |
| image | Neckarstadion 2011 - 2.jpg |
| size | 275px |
| caption | The Neckarstadion in Stuttgart hosted the final. |
| dates | 26 August 1958 – 3 June 1959 |
| num_teams | 28 (26 competed) |
| associations | 25 |
| champion_other | Real Madrid |
| count | 4 |
| second_other | Reims |
| matches | 55 |
| attendance | 1980818 |
| goals | 199 |
| top_scorer | Just Fontaine (Reims) |
| 10 goals | |
| prevseason | [1957–58](1957-58-european-cup) |
| nextseason | [1959–60](1959-60-european-cup) |
10 goals
The 1958–59 European Cup was the fourth season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Real Madrid, who beat Reims 2–0 in the final at Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, on 3 June 1959. This was Real Madrid's fourth European Cup title in a row. The two finalists also competed in the final of the first European Cup in 1956.
It was the first time that a team from Finland participated, while Turkey's representative returned to the competition in the presence of Beşiktaş. They were drawn against Olympiacos, but Greece's first entrants withdrew for political reasons before playing their first tie.
Also, Manchester United were invited to the competition following Munich air disaster in the previous season, but were not allowed to participate by the Football League, meaning that first walkovers took place in the UEFA organised competition. Had they played, England would be first nation in European Cup history to have more than one team in the competition, apart from title holder's association.
On road to winning the competition Real Madrid faced Atlético Madrid in the semi-finals – the first time a derby match was played in the competition.
Teams
A total of 28 teams were placed in the competition bracket, but finally only 26 participated.
Spain continued to be represented by its runners-up, as its champions Real Madrid had already qualified as holders. This was the first time that Rapid Wien and AGF Aarhus failed to qualify for the tournament, which made Real Madrid the only club to appear in all four editions of European Cup. Wiener Sport-Club, Standard Liège, Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Helsingin Palloseura, Schalke 04, Drumcondra, Juventus, Jeunesse Esch, VV DOS, Ards, Polonia Bytom, Petrolul Ploiești, Heart of Midlothian, Atlético Madrid, IFK Göteborg, Beşiktaş and NK Dinamo Zagreb made their debut in the competition.
All entrants were their respective associations champions, except for KB, Manchester United, Polonia Bytom and Atlético Madrid.
| Young Boys ([1st](1957-58-nationalliga-a)) | Beşiktaş ([1st](1957-58-federation-cup)) | Schalke 04 ([1st](1958-german-football-championship)) | NK Dinamo Zagreb ([1st](1957-58-yugoslav-first-league)) |
|---|
Preliminary round
Madrid teams
The draw for the preliminary round took place in Cannes, France, on Wednesday, 2 July 1958. As title holders, Real Madrid received a bye, and the remaining 27 teams were grouped geographically into three pots. The first drawn team in each pot also received bye, while the remaining clubs would play the preliminary round in August, September and October.
| Pot 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Europe | Pot 2 | |||
| Central Europe | Pot 3 | |||
| Eastern Europe | Drawn | Byes | ||
| France | ||||
| Republic of Ireland | ||||
| Northern Ireland | ||||
| Netherlands | ||||
| Belgium | ||||
| Scotland | ||||
| Portugal | ||||
| Spain | Switzerland | |||
| West Germany | ||||
| Italy | ||||
| Sweden | ||||
| Denmark | ||||
| Luxembourg | ||||
| Austria | ||||
| Manchester United | Poland | |||
| Romania | ||||
| Turkey | ||||
| Yugoslavia | ||||
| Czechoslovakia | ||||
| Hungary | ||||
| East Germany | ||||
| Greece | ||||
| **Wolverhampton Wanderers** | **Helsingin Palloseura** | **CDNA Sofia** |
The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September. |}
First leg
Krog
Piters Bonga Houf
Brumovský
B. Johansson
Vavá Collar Mendonça
Viertel S. Kaiser
Palotás
Van der Linden Luiten Hugo Vasques
Second leg
Standard Liège won 6–3 on aggregate.
Sadlowski Nowak Brocker KB 5–5 Schalke 04 on aggregate; play-off needed.
Marinescu Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt 4–4 Petrolul Ploiești on aggregate; play-off needed.
Jeunesse Esch 2–2 IFK Göteborg on aggregate; play-off needed.
Csóka Collar Vavá Atlético Madrid won 13–1 on aggregate.
Hamerl Hof Wiener Sport-Club won 8–3 on aggregate.
Vacenovský Dukla Prague won 4–3 on aggregate.
Palotás MTK won 6–0 on aggregate.
Fontaine Bliard Quee Reims won 10–3 on aggregate.
Sporting CP won 6–4 on aggregate.
Play-off
Nowak Schalke 04 won play-off 3–1.
Tröger Wolf Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt won play-off 4–0.
Berndtsson B. Johansson N. Johansson IFK Göteborg won play-off 5–1.
Bracket
| RD1-team01= Wiener Sport-Club | RD1-score01-1=3 | RD1-score01-2=0 | RD1-score01-agg=3 | RD1-team02= Dukla Prague | RD1-score02-1=1 | RD1-score02-2=1 | RD1-score02-agg=2
| RD1-team03= Real Madrid | RD1-score03-1=2 | RD1-score03-2=1 | RD1-score03-agg=3 | RD1-team04= Beşiktaş | RD1-score04-1=0 | RD1-score04-2=1 | RD1-score04-agg=1
| RD1-team05= Atlético Madrid (a.e.t.) | RD1-score05-1=2 | RD1-score05-2=0 | RD1-score05-agg=2 (3) | RD1-team06= CDNA Sofia | RD1-score06-1=1 | RD1-score06-2=1 | RD1-score06-agg=2 (1)
| RD1-team07= Wolverhampton Wanderers | RD1-score07-1=2 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score07-agg=3 | RD1-team08= Schalke 04 | RD1-score08-1=2 | RD1-score08-2=2 | RD1-score08-agg=4
| RD1-team09= MTK | RD1-score09-1=1 | RD1-score09-2=1 | RD1-score09-agg=2 | RD1-team10= Young Boys | RD1-score10-1=2 | RD1-score10-2=4 | RD1-score10-agg=6
| RD1-team11= IFK Göteborg | RD1-score11-1=2 | RD1-score11-2=0 | RD1-score11-agg=2 | RD1-team12= Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-score12-agg=6
| RD1-team13= Sporting CP | RD1-score13-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=0 | RD1-score13-agg=2 | RD1-team14= Standard Liège | RD1-score14-1=3 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-score14-agg=6
| RD1-team15= Reims | RD1-score15-1=4 | RD1-score15-2=3 | RD1-score15-agg=7 | RD1-team16= Helsingin Palloseura | RD1-score16-1=0 | RD1-score16-2=0 | RD1-score16-agg=0
| RD2-team01= Wiener Sport-Club | RD2-score01-1=0 | RD2-score01-2=1 | RD2-score01-agg=1 | RD2-team02= Real Madrid | RD2-score02-1=0 | RD2-score02-2=7 | RD2-score02-agg=7
| RD2-team03= Atlético Madrid | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=1 | RD2-score03-agg=4 | RD2-team04= Schalke 04 | RD2-score04-1=0 | RD2-score04-2=1 | RD2-score04-agg=1
| RD2-team05= Young Boys | RD2-score05-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=0 | RD2-score05-agg=2 (2) | RD2-team06= Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score06-2=0 | RD2-score06-agg=2 (1)
| RD2-team07= Standard Liège | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score07-2=0 | RD2-score07-agg=2 | RD2-team08= Reims | RD2-score08-1=0 | RD2-score08-2=3 | RD2-score08-agg=3
| RD3-team01= Real Madrid | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=0 | RD3-score01-agg=2 (2) | RD3-team02= Atlético Madrid | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-score02-agg=2 (1)
| RD3-team03= Young Boys | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score03-2=0 | RD3-score03-agg=1 | RD3-team04= Reims | RD3-score04-1=0 | RD3-score04-2=3 | RD3-score04-agg=3
| RD4-team01= Real Madrid | RD4-score01=2 | RD4-team02= Reims | RD4-score02=0
First round
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First leg
Mendes Jadot Mallants
Hamerl Knoll
Zahnd
Peiró
Andersson Zink
Koslowski
Kopa
Siatka
Second leg
Houf Mallants Standard Liège won 6–2 on aggregate.
Kaiser Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt won 6–2 on aggregate.
Siebert Schalke 04 won 4–3 on aggregate.
Wiener Sport-Club won 3–2 on aggregate.
Atlético Madrid 2–2 CDNA Sofia on aggregate; play-off needed.
Meier Allemann Young Boys won 6–2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 3–1 on aggregate.
Lintamo Reims won 7–0 on aggregate.
Play-off
Callejo Atlético Madrid won play-off 3–1.
Quarter-finals
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First leg
Givard
Miguel Peiró
Rey Zink
Second leg
Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.
Young Boys 2–2 Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt on aggregate; play-off needed.
Fontaine Reims won 3–2 on aggregate.
Di Stéfano Rial Gento Real Madrid won 7–1 on aggregate.
Play-off
Wechselberger Young Boys won play-off 2–1.
Semi-finals
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First leg
Puskás
Second leg
Real Madrid 2–2 Atlético Madrid on aggregate; play-off needed.
Penverne Reims won 3–1 on aggregate.
Play-off
Puskás Real Madrid won play-off 2–1.
Final
Main article: 1959 European Cup final
The 1959 European Cup final was played on 3 June 1959 at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart, West Germany. Real Madrid's victory was their fourth consecutive title, maintaining their status as the only team to have won the competition. Reims were runners-up for a second time, having already lost to Real in the inaugural final in 1956. Di Stéfano
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1958–59 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows:
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA Just Fontaine | Reims | 10 |
| 2 | BRA Vavá | Atlético Madrid | 8 |
| 3 | ESP Alfredo Di Stéfano | Real Madrid | 6 |
| ESP Joaquín Peiró | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 5 | ESP Enrique Collar | Atlético Madrid | 5 |
| AUT Josef Hamerl | Wiener Sport-Club | ||
| FRA Roger Piantoni | Reims | ||
| GDR Klaus Zink | Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | ||
| 9 | BRA Ivson | Sporting CP | 4 |
| BEL Jean Jadot | Standard Liège | ||
| FRG Bernhard Klodt | Schalke 04 | ||
| SUI Eugen Meier | Young Boys | ||
| HUN Péter Palotás | MTK | ||
| GDR Willy Tröger | Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | ||
| SUI Ernst Wechselberger | Young Boys |
Notes
References
References
- (1 September 2014). "Reims succumb to Madrid for a second time".
- ''[[Corriere dello Sport]]'', 3 July 1958.
- [[Corriere dello Sport]].
- Gardner, Stewart. (18 September 2018). "United's lost 'European Cup' tie with Young Boys". Manchester United.
- {{UEFA match attendance. 61371. Standard Liège v Heart of Midlothian, 3 September 1958
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