1958–59 European Cup
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 for the fourth time in a row, who beat Reims 2–0 in the final at Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, on 3 June 1959. The two finalists also competed in the final of the first European Cup in 1956.
The Neckarstadion in Stuttgart hosted the final. | |
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 26 August 1958 – 3 June 1959 |
Teams | 28 (26 competed) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 55 |
Goals scored | 199 (3.62 per match) |
Attendance | 1,987,818 (36,142 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | |
This season was the first one in which Turkey sent its official national champion, and the first time of a Finnish participation. Olympiakos, Greece's first-ever entrants, withdrew for political reasons before playing their first tie. Spain continued to be represented by its runners-up, as its champions Real Madrid had already qualified as holders.
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round took place in Cannes, France, on Wednesday, 2 July 1958.[1] 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 byes, while the remaining clubs would play the preliminary round in September.
Pot 1 Western Europe |
Pot 2 Central Europe |
Pot 3 Eastern Europe | |
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Drawn | France Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland Netherlands Belgium Scotland Portugal Spain |
Switzerland West Germany Italy Sweden Denmark Luxembourg Austria Invitees Manchester United[2] |
Poland Romania Turkey Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia Hungary East Germany Greece |
Byes |
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 |
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Standard Liège |
6–3 | 5–1 | 1–2 | |
Beşiktaş |
(w/o)1 | – | – | |
Young Boys |
(w/o)2 | – | – | |
NK Dinamo Zagreb |
3–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
Jeunesse Esch |
2–23 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
Ards |
3–10 | 1–4 | 2–6 | |
Wismut Karl Marx Stadt |
4–44 | 4–2 | 0–2 | |
Atlético Madrid |
13–1 | 8–0 | 5–1 | |
Polonia Bytom |
0–6 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
KB |
5–55 | 3–0 | 2–5 | |
Juventus |
3–8 | 3–1 | 0–7 | |
DOS |
4–6 | 3–4 | 1–2 |
Note: Real Madrid, Wolverhampton Wanderers, CDNA Sofia and HPS received byes.
1 Olympiacos withdrew due to international political issues, refusing to play in Istanbul following the long-standing tension between Turkey and Greece.[3]
2 UEFA invited Manchester United to enter the competition after eight of the club's players were killed in the Munich air disaster while returning from a European Cup match in Belgrade the previous season; however, the Football League refused to allow the club to compete. As the draw had already been made for the preliminary round, Manchester United's drawn opponents, Young Boys, were given a bye to the first round of the competition. Instead, the two clubs played a pair of friendlies against each other, home and away; Young Boys won the first match 2–0 in Bern, but Manchester United won at Old Trafford a week later. The two clubs were again drawn together in the group stage of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, almost exactly 60 years after they were originally due to play.[4]
3 IFK Göteborg beat Jeunesse Esch 5–1 in a play-off to qualify for the first round.
4 Wismut Karl Marx Stadt beat Petrolul Ploieşti 4–0 in a play-off to qualify for the first round.
5 Schalke 04 beat KB 3–1 in a play-off to qualify for the first round.
First leg
KB | 3–0 | |
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Birkeland Krog |
Report |
Dinamo Zagreb | 2–2 | |
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Lipošinović |
Report | Borovička Brumovský |
Jeunesse Esch | 1–2 | |
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May |
Report | Jonsson B. Johansson |
Atlético Madrid | 8–0 | |
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Peiró Vavá Collar Mendonça |
Report |
Wismut Karl Marx Stadt | 4–2 | |
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Tröger Viertel Kaiser |
Report | Dridea |
Polonia Bytom | 0–3 | |
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Report | Sándor Palotás |
Juventus | 3–1 | |
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Sívori |
Report | Horak |
DOS | 3–4 | |
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Temming van der Linden Luiten |
Report | Ivson Hugo Vasques |
Second leg
Hearts | 2–1 | |
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Bauld |
Report | Givard |
Standard Liège won 6–3 on aggregate
Schalke 04 | 5–2 | |
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Klodt Sadlowski Nowak Brocker |
Report | Andersen |
KB 5–5 Schalke 04 on aggregate
- Play-off
Schalke 04 | 3–1 | |
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Klodt Nowak |
Report | Krahmer |
Schalke 04 won play-off 3–1.
Petrolul Ploiești | 2–0 | |
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Fronea Pahonțu |
Report |
Wismut Karl Marx Stadt 4–4 Petrolul Ploiești on aggregate
- Play-off
Wismut Karl Marx Stadt won play-off 4–0.
IFK Göteborg | 0–1 | |
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Report | May |
Wismut Karl Marx Stadt | 4–0 | |
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Zink Tröger Wolf |
Report |
Jeunesse Esch 2–2 IFK Göteborg on aggregate
- Play-off
IFK Göteborg | 5–1 | |
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Andersson Berndtsson B. Johansson N. Johansson |
Report | Meurisse |
IFK Göteborg won play-off 5–1.
Stade Reims won 10–3 on aggregate
Wiener Sport-Club won 8–3 on aggregate
Dukla Prague | 2–1 | |
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Dvořák Vacenovský |
Report | Gašpert |
Dukla Prague won 4–3 on aggregate
Drumcondra | 1–5 | |
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Fullam |
Report | Peiró Csóka Collar Vavá |
Atlético Madrid won 13–1 on aggregate
MTK Budapest | 3–0 | |
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Molnár Palotás |
Report |
MTK Budapest won 6–0 on aggregate
Sporting CP | 2–1 | |
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Ivson |
Report | Krommert |
Sporting CP won 6–4 on aggregate
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sporting CP |
2–6 | 2–3 | 0–3 | |
Wiener Sport-Club |
3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
MTK Budapest |
2–6 | 1–2 | 1–4 | |
Atlético Madrid |
2–21 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
IFK Göteborg |
2–6 | 2–2 | 0–4 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
3–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
Real Madrid |
3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
Reims |
7–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
1 Atlético Madrid beat CSKA Sofia 3–1 in a playoff to qualify for the quarter-finals.
First leg
Sporting CP | 2–3 | |
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Bolzée Mendes |
Report | Paeschen Jadot Mallants |
Wiener Sport-Club | 3–1 | |
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Hof Hamerl Knoll |
Report | Pluskal |
MTK Budapest | 1–2 | |
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Molnár |
Report | Wechselberger Zahnd |
Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | |
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Vavá Peiró |
Report | Dimitrov |
IFK Göteborg | 2–2 | |
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Ohlsson Andersson |
Report | Seifert Zink |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | |
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Broadbent |
Report | Siebert Koslowski |
Real Madrid | 2–0 | |
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Santisteban Kopa |
Report |
Reims | 4–0 | |
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Vincent Siatka |
Report |
Second leg
Standard Liège | 3–0 | |
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Paeschen Houf Mallants |
Report |
Standard Liège won 6–2 on aggregate
Wismut Karl Marx Stadt | 4–0 | |
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Zink Kaiser |
Report |
Wismut Karl Marx Stadt won 6–2 on aggregate
Schalke 04 | 2–1 | |
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Kördell Siebert |
Report | Jackson |
Schalke 04 won 4–3 on aggregate
Dukla Prague | 1–0 | |
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Masopust |
Report |
Wiener Sport-Club won 3–2 on aggregate
Young Boys | 4–1 | |
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Wechselberger Meier Allemann |
Report | Molnár |
Young Boys won 6–2 on aggregate
CDNA Sofia | 1–0 | |
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Panayotov |
Report |
Atlético Madrid 2–2 CDNA Sofia on aggregate
- Play-off
Atlético Madrid | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | |
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Vavá Callejo |
Report | Yanev |
Atlético Madrid won play-off 3–1.
Beşiktaş | 1–1 | |
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Kaya |
Report | Santisteban |
Real Madrid won 3–1 on aggregate
HPS Helsinki | 0–3 | |
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Report | Fontaine Lintamo |
Reims won 7–0 on aggregate
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Standard Liège |
2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | |
Atlético Madrid |
4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
Wiener Sport-Club |
1–7 | 0–0 | 1–7 | |
Young Boys |
2–21 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
1 Young Boys beat Wismut Karl Marx Stadt 2–1 in a playoff to qualify for the semi-finals.
First leg
Standard Liège | 2–0 | |
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Jadot Givard |
Report |
Atlético Madrid | 3–0 | |
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Vavá Miguel Peiró |
Report |
Wiener Sport-Club | 0–0 | |
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Report |
Young Boys | 2–2 | |
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Meier Rey |
Report | Wagner Zink |
Second leg
Reims | 3–0 | |
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Piantoni Fontaine |
Report |
Reims won 3–2 on aggregate
Schalke 04 | 1–1 | |
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Nowak |
Report | Vavá |
Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate
Real Madrid | 7–1 | |
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Mateos Di Stéfano Rial Gento |
Report | Horak |
Real Madrid won 7–1 on aggregate
Young Boys 2–2 Wismut Karl Marx Stadt on aggregate
- Play-off
Young Boys | 2–1 | |
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Meier Wechselberger |
Report | Tröger |
Young Boys won play-off 2–1.
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Young Boys |
1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
Real Madrid |
2–21 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
1 Real Madrid beat Atlético Madrid 2–1 in a playoff to qualify for the final
First leg
Young Boys | 1–0 | |
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Meier |
Report |
Second leg
Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | |
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Collar |
Report |
Real Madrid 2–2 Atlético Madrid on aggregate
- Play-off
Real Madrid | 2–1 | |
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Di Stéfano Puskás |
Report | Collar |
Real Madrid won play-off 2–1.
Reims | 3–0 | |
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Piantoni Penverne |
Report |
Reims won 3–1 on aggregate
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.
Real Madrid | 2–0 | |
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Mateos Di Stéfano |
Report |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1958–59 European Cup were as follows:
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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1 | 10 | ||
2 | 8 | ||
3 | 6 | ||
6 | |||
5 | 5 | ||
5 | |||
5 | |||
5 | |||
9 | 4 | ||
4 | |||
4 | |||
4 | |||
4 | |||
4 | |||
4 |
References
- Corriere dello Sport, 3 July 1958.
- Manchester United was in pot 2 because they could not play against an English club before the round of 16.
- Corriere dello Sport.
- Gardner, Stewart (18 September 2018). "United's lost 'European Cup' tie with Young Boys". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
External links
- 1958–59 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1958–59 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers preliminary round
- 1958-59 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)