1959 European Cup Final

1959 European Cup Final
Event 1958–59 European Cup
Real Madrid Reims
Spain France
2 0
Date 3 June 1959
Venue Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
Referee Albert Dusch (West Germany)
Attendance 72,000

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. Madrid dominated the match with goals by Enrique Mateos and Alfredo Di Stéfano.

Route to the final

Spain Real Madrid Round France Stade de Reims
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye Prelim. round Northern Ireland Ards 10–3 4–1 (A) 6–2 (H)
Turkey Beşiktaş 3–1 2–0 (H) 1–1 (A) First round Finland HPS 7–0 4–0 (H) 3–0 (A)
Austria Wiener Sport-Club 7–1 0–0 (A) 7–1 (H) Quarter-finals Belgium Standard Liège 3–2 0–2 (A) 3–0 (H)
Spain Atlético Madrid 2–2
(Replay: 2–1)		 2–1 (H) 0–1 (A) Semi-finals Switzerland Young Boys 3–1 0–1 (A) 3–0 (H)

Match

Details

Real Madrid Spain 2–0 France Reims
Mateos  1'
Di Stéfano  47'		 Report
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)
Real Madrid
Stade de Reims
GK1Argentina Rogelio Domínguez
DF2Spain Marquitos
DF3Spain Uruguay José Santamaría
DF4Spain José María Zárraga (c)
MF5Spain Juan Santisteban
MF6Spain Antonio Ruiz
FW7France Raymond Kopa
FW8Spain Enrique Mateos
FW9Spain Argentina Alfredo Di Stéfano
FW10Spain Héctor Rial
FW11Spain Francisco Gento
Manager:
Argentina Luis Carniglia

GK1France Dominique Colonna
DF2France Bruno Rodzik
DF3France Robert Jonquet (c)
DF4France Raoul Giraudo
MF5France Armand Penverne
MF6France Michel Leblond
FW7France Robert Lamartine
FW8France René Bliard
FW9France Just Fontaine
FW10France Roger Piantoni
FW11France Jean Vincent
Manager:
France Albert Batteux

See also

  • 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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