1959–60 European Cup

Teams

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total of 27 teams were placed in the competition bracket, but finally only 26 participated since Kuopion Palloseura had withdrawn before playing first game.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.

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round took place in Cernobbio, Como, Italy, on 6 July 1959. 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.

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First leg

Foix Tuohy

Kolev Martínez

May Schaak Meurisse

Scherer

Yfantis

Scott Matthew Baird De Wael

Kohle

Second leg

Wiener Sport-Club won 2–1 on aggregate.

Németh Has Kalkavan Fenerbahçe won 4–3 on aggregate.

Nice won 4–3 on aggregate.

Johansson IFK Göteborg won 7–3 on aggregate.

Jeunesse Esch won 6–2 on aggregate.

Milan won 5–3 on aggregate.

McMillan Rangers won 7–2 on aggregate.

Evaristo Martinov Barcelona won 8–4 on aggregate.

Dolinský Červená Hviezda Bratislava won 4–1 on aggregate.

Broadbent Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.

Bracket

| RD1-team01= Fenerbahçe | RD1-score01-1=2 | RD1-score01-2=1 | RD1-score01-agg=3 (1) | RD1-team02= Nice | RD1-score02-1=1 | RD1-score02-2=2 | RD1-score02-agg=3 (5)

| RD1-team03= Real Madrid | RD1-score03-1=7 | RD1-score03-2=5 | RD1-score03-agg=12 | RD1-team04= Jeunesse Esch | RD1-score04-1=0 | RD1-score04-2=2 | RD1-score04-agg=2

| RD1-team05= Milan | RD1-score05-1=0 | RD1-score05-2=1 | RD1-score05-agg=1 | RD1-team06= Barcelona | RD1-score06-1=2 | RD1-score06-2=5 | RD1-score06-agg=7

| RD1-team07= Red Star Belgrade | RD1-score07-1=1 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score07-agg=2 | RD1-team08= Wolverhampton Wanderers | RD1-score08-1=1 | RD1-score08-2=3 | RD1-score08-agg=4

| RD1-team09= Young Boys | RD1-score09-1=1 | RD1-score09-2=1 | RD1-score09-agg=2 | RD1-team10= Eintracht Frankfurt | RD1-score10-1=4 | RD1-score10-2=1 | RD1-score10-agg=5

| RD1-team11= Boldklubben 1909 | RD1-score11-1=0 | RD1-score11-2=2 | RD1-score11-agg=2 | RD1-team12= Wiener Sport-Club | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score12-2=2 | RD1-score12-agg=5

| RD1-team13= Sparta Rotterdam | RD1-score13-1=3 | RD1-score13-2=1 | RD1-score13-agg=4 (3) | RD1-team14= IFK Göteborg | RD1-score14-1=1 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-score14-agg=4 (1)

| RD1-team15= Rangers | RD1-score15-1=4 | RD1-score15-2=1 | RD1-score15-agg=5 | RD1-team16= Červená Hviezda Bratislava | RD1-score16-1=3 | RD1-score16-2=1 | RD1-score16-agg=4

| RD2-team01= Nice | RD2-score01-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=0 | RD2-score01-agg=3 | RD2-team02= Real Madrid | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score02-agg=6

| RD2-team03= Barcelona | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=5 | RD2-score03-agg=9 | RD2-team04= Wolverhampton Wanderers | RD2-score04-1=0 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-score04-agg=2

| RD2-team05= Eintracht Frankfurt | RD2-score05-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=1 | RD2-score05-agg=3 | RD2-team06= Wiener Sport-Club | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score06-2=1 | RD2-score06-agg=2

| RD2-team07= Sparta Rotterdam | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score07-agg=3 (2) | RD2-team08= Rangers | RD2-score08-1=3 | RD2-score08-2=0 | RD2-score08-agg=3 (3)

| RD3-team01= Real Madrid | RD3-score01-1=3 | RD3-score01-2=3 | RD3-score01-agg=6 | RD3-team02= Barcelona | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-score02-agg=2

| RD3-team03= Eintracht Frankfurt | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-agg=12 | RD3-team04= Rangers | RD3-score04-1=1 | RD3-score04-2=3 | RD3-score04-agg=4

| RD4-team01= Real Madrid | RD4-score01=7 | RD4-team02= Eintracht Frankfurt | RD4-score02=3

First round

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First leg

Horak

Puskás Herrera Mateos

Suárez

Stein Bäumler Meier

Scott Wilson Millar Dolinský

Has

Second leg

Berg Wiener Sport-Club won 5–2 on aggregate.

Schaak Mateos Di Stéfano Puskás Real Madrid won 12–2 on aggregate.

Hellmér Johansson Sparta Rotterdam 4–4 IFK Göteborg on aggregate; play-off needed.

Rangers won 5–4 on aggregate.

Mason Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–1 on aggregate.

Eintracht Frankfurt won 5–2 on aggregate.

Segarra Kubala Czibor Barcelona won 7–1 on aggregate.

Faivre Fenerbahçe 3–3 Nice on aggregate; play-off needed.

Play-off

Crossan Daniëls Sparta Rotterdam won the play-off 3–1.

Milazzo Faivre De Bourgoing Nice won the play-off 5–1.

Quarter-finals

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First leg

Rial

Kubala Evaristo

Meier

Baird Murray

Second leg

Gento Di Stéfano Puskás Real Madrid won 6–3 on aggregate.

Mason Villaverde Barcelona won 9–2 on aggregate.

Eintracht Frankfurt won 3–2 on aggregate.

Sparta Rotterdam 3–3 Rangers on aggregate; play-off needed.

Play-off

Baird Van der Lee Bosselaar Rangers won the play-off 3–2.

Semi-finals

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First leg

Pfaff Lindner Stein

Puskás

Second leg

Gento Real Madrid won 6–2 on aggregate.

Wilson Pfaff Kreß Meier Eintracht Frankfurt won 12–4 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 1960 European Cup final

Puskás Stein

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 1959–60 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows:

Notes

References

References

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2. Segar, David. (23 May 2024). "Who Has Scored a Champions League Final Hat-Trick?". Opta Analyst.
3. Lowe, Sid. (18 May 2020). "'We marked an era' – 60 years on from when Real won 7–3 at Hampden". The Guardian.
4. ''[[Corriere dello Sport]]'', 7 July 1959.
5. {{UEFA match attendance. 61511. Wolverhampton Wanderers v Vorwärts Berlin, 7 October 1959
6. {{UEFA match attendance. 61522. Young Boys v Eintracht Frankfurt, 4 November 1959
7. {{UEFA match attendance. 61523. Eintracht Frankfurt v Young Boys, 25 November 1959
8. {{UEFA match attendance. 68413. Sparta Rotterdam v IFK Göteborg, 25 November 1959
9. {{UEFA match attendance. 61534. Eintracht Frankfurt v Wiener Sport-Club, 3 March 1960
10. {{UEFA match attendance. 61535. Wiener Sport-Club v Eintracht Frankfurt, 16 March 1960
11. {{UEFA match attendance. 61538. Eintracht Frankfurt v Rangers, 13 April 1960
12. {{UEFA match attendance. 61539. Rangers v Eintracht Frankfurt, 5 May 1960