1959–60 Real Madrid CF season

The 1959–60 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 57th season in existence and the club's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Real Madrid C.F.
1959–60 season
PresidentSantiago Bernabéu
Head coachManuel Fleitas
(until 11 April 1960)
Miguel Muñoz
StadiumChamartín
La Liga2nd
Copa del GeneralísimoFinal
European CupWon (in European Cup)
Top goalscorerLeague: Ferenc Puskas (25)
All: Puskas (47)

Summary

During summer french playmaker Raymond Kopa returned to Just Fontaine's Stade de Reims after three successful campaigns in Chamartín. Chairman Bernabeu impressed by Brazil's style of play in 1958 FIFA World Cup hired champion manager Manuel Fleitas Solich[1] from Flamengo and transfered in brazilian World Cup winner playmaker Didí[2] (who only played 19 matches and abandoned the team in January), also from América-RJ came brazilian midfielder Canário[3] and from Real Betis youngstar Luis del Sol[4] who played a superb season.

In League the team reached the second spot, behind champion FC Barcelona: both squads tied in points (46) although Real Madrid a record 92 goals scored in 30 rounds finished runners-up due to goal average. After the squad lost the League in round 29, Fleitas was fired. Then, former club player Miguel Muñoz took the head coach job against FC Barcelona and the Final of European Cup.

In Copa del Generalísimo the team defeats Barakaldo (4-1), Cultural Leonesa (9-0) and Sporting Gijón (13-1), reaching semifinals against Athletic Bilbao: at Bilbao, the basque team won 3-0, nevertheless Real Madrid in second leg won by 8-1. In Final, at Chamartín, the team lost the match in front of 100 000 spectators against Atlético Madrid by 3-1.

In European Cup, the team won its fifth consecutive title. In Eightfinals, won the series against Jeunesse Esch (12-2, included four goals of Puskas, three of Enrique Mateos) and in Quarterfinals defeated Nice 7-2, the second leg in front of 100.000 spectators. In semifinals against CF Barcelona -without star player Laszlo Kubala out due to technical decision by Helenio Herrera- the team won both legs of the series with a 3-1 score (being Alfredo Di Stéfano and Puskas crutial for victory), reaching the Final for the 5th time in a row. In the title match the squad (this time with Puskas as starter) defeated West Germany Champion club Eintracht Frankfurt by a 7-3 score in front of 120,000 spectators at Hampden Park.[5]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Domínguez
DF Santamaría
DF Marquítos
DF Miche
MF Vidal
MF Antonio Ruiz
MF Didi
FW Gento
FW Herrera
FW Puskás
FW Di Stéfano
No. Position Player
GK Bagur
MF Zárraga
FW Pepillo
DF Lesmes II
FW Mateos
GK Juan Alonso
MF Santisteban
FW Héctor Rial
FW Canario
FW Bueno
DF Pantaleón
DF Pachín
MF Del Sol
MF Felo

Competitions

Overall
CompetitionFinal position
Primera División2nd
Copa del Reyrunner-up
European CupWinners

La Liga
Main article: 1959–60 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 30 22 2 6 86 28 +58 46 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round and invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
2 Real Madrid 30 21 4 5 92 36 +56 46 Qualification for the European Cup round of 16[lower-alpha 1]
3 Atlético Bilbao 30 19 1 10 74 45 +29 39
4 Sevilla 30 16 4 10 63 44 +19 36
5 Atlético Madrid 30 15 3 12 59 40 +19 33
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Real Madrid qualified directly to the round of 16 as title holders.

Matches

[6] Kickoff times are in CET.   Win   Draw   Loss

13 September 1959 1Real Madrid7–1Real BetisMadrid
Ríos  25' (own goal)
Puskas  56'
Puskas  65'
Pepillo  71'
Gento  80'
Ríos  85' (own goal)
Gento  89'		 Report Rojas  20' Stadium: Chamartín
20 September 1959 2Valencia CF2–1Real MadridValencia
Héctor Núñez  22'
Roberto Gil 57'		 Report Gento  68' Referee: Blanco Perez
27 September 1959 3Real Madrid4–0 EspañolMadrid
Puskas 4'
Di Stefano 25'
Santisteban 37'
Didí 39'		 Report Stadium: Chamartín
4 October 1959 4Real Zaragoza2–2Real MadridZaragoza
Wilson  2'
Marcelino  20'		 Report Di Stefano  32'
Puskas  85'
11 October 1959 5Real Madrid3–1Athletic BilbaoMadrid
Herrera  40'
Puskas 49'
Gento 73'		 Report Marcaida 28' Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Ruiz Casasola
18 October 1959 6Elche CF1–5Real MadridElche
Fuertes  87' Report Herrera  39'
Di Stéfano  44'
Puskas 45'
Gento  57'
Gento  73'		 Referee: Birigay Nieva
25 October 1959 7Real Madrid7–0OsasunaMadrid
Puskas  25'
Gento  44'
Di Stefano  47'
Vidal  49'
Didi  52'
Puskas 75'
Di Stefano  83'		 Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Gomez Contreras
1 November 1959 8Atletico Madrid3–3Real MadridMadrid
Collar  13'
Álvaro  16'
Ramiro  85'		 Report Di Stefano  4'
Puskas 32'
Gento  54'		 Stadium: Metropolitano
Referee: Rey Martinez
8 November 1959 9Real Madrid1–0Sevilla CFMadrid
Didi  42' Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Blanco Perez
15 November 1959 10Real Oviedo1–1Real MadridOviedo
Lalo  50' Report Mateos  46' (pen) Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria
29 November 1959 11Real Madrid2–0CF BarcelonaMadrid
Mateos  5'
Di Stefano 82'		 Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Gardeazabal Garay
6 December 1959 12Real Valladolid3–1Real MadridValladolid
Morollón  15'
Mirlo  43'
Endériz  56'		 Report Gento  54' Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil
13 December 1959 13Real Madrid6–0Granada CFMadrid
Herrera  6'
Gento  31'
Vidal  48'
Herrera  69'
Gento  81'
Mateos  85'		 Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Azon Roma
20 December 1959 14Real Sociedad1–3Real MadridSan Sebastián
Gallastegui  59' Report Herrera  44'
Didi  53'
Gento  54'		 Referee: Birigay Nieva
27 December 1959 15Real Madrid2–0UD Las PalmasMadrid
Gento  1'
Didi  42'		 Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria
3 January 1960 16Real Betis1–0Real MadridSevilla
Isidro  78' Report Referee: Garcia Fernandez
10 January 1960 17Real Madrid2–1Valencia CFMadrid
Didi  40'
Mateos  44'		 Report Aveiro  36' Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Gomez Contreras
17 January 1960 18Español1–1Real MadridBarcelona
Sastre  2' Report Puskas  14' Referee: Lacambra Canela
24 January 1960 19Real Madrid2–1Real ZaragozaMadrid
Pepillo  6'
Puskas  44'		 Report Csabai  43' Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Birigay Nieva
31 January 1960 20Atletico de Bilbao1–3Real MadridBilbao
Uribe  18' Report Pepillo  32'
Puskas  67'
Puskas 80'		 Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria
7 February 1960 21Real Madrid11–2Elche CFMadrid
Puskas  13'
Puskas  17'
Pepillo  22'
Pepillo  27'
Puskas 31'
Pepillo  48'
Pepillo  51'
Gento  57'
Santisteban  59'
Pepillo  62'
Puskas 82'		 Report Santisteban  40' (own goal)
César  70'		 Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Garcia Fernandez
14 February 1960 22Osasuna1–2Real MadridPamplona
Félix Ruiz  1' Report Pepillo  45'
Puskas  53'		 Stadium: San Juan
Referee: Gomez Contreras
21 February 1960 23Real Madrid3–2Atletico MadridMadrid
Di Stefano  2'
Puskas  27'
Puskas 71' (pen)
Juan Alonso 66'		 Report Peiró  7'
Adelardo  60'
Mendonca 67'
Manuel Pazos 72'
Collar 85'		 Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Lacambra Canela
28 February 1960 24Sevilla CF4–1Real MadridSevilla
Szalay  2'
Pereda  11'
Antoniet  43'
Szalay  58'		 Report Puskas  18' Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan
Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil
6 March 1960 25Real Madrid8–1Real OviedoMadrid
Di Stefano  6'
Pepillo  8'
Herrera  39'
Puskas  42' (pen)
Gento  44'
Herrera  83'
Di Stefano  85'
Puskas  87'		 Report Sanchez Lage 69' Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Gardeazabal Garay
20 March 1960 26CF Barcelona3–1Real MadridBarcelona
Kocsis  50'
Eulogio Martínez  60'
Villaverde  62'		 Report Di Stefano  58' Stadium: Estadio del CF Barcelona
Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria
27 March 1960 27Real Madrid1–0Real ValladolidMadrid
Puskas  12' Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Gomez Contreras
3 April 1960 28Granada CF3–4Real MadridGranada
Carranza  18'
Martínez  26'
Arsenio Iglesias  72'		 Report Di Stefano  2'
Puskas  9'
Puskas  73'
Méndez  87' (own goal)		 Referee: Gardeazabal Garay
10 April 1960 29Real Madrid4–0Real SociedadMadrid
Pepillo  11'
Pepillo  17'
Pepillo  19'
Irulegui  60' (own goal)		 Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Gomez Arribas
17 April 1960 30UD Las Palmas0–1Real MadridLas Palmas
Report Bueno  74' Stadium: Estadio Insular
Referee: Blanco Perez

Copa del Rey
Main article: 1959–60 Copa del Generalísimo

Final
Main article: 1960 Copa del Generalísimo Final
26 June 1960 Atlético Madrid3–1Real MadridMadrid
19:00 CET Collar  51'
Jones  76'
Peiró  86'		 Report (in Spanish) Puskás  20' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu,
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Félix Birigay

European Cup
Main article: 1959–60 European Cup

First round
21 October 1959 Real Madrid 7–0 Jeunesse EschSantiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Di Stéfano  25'
Puskás  34', 62', 83'
Herrera  43', 77'
Mateos  53'		 Report Attendance: 59,447
Referee: Giulio Campanati (Italy)
4 November 1959 Jeunesse Esch 2–5 Real MadridLuxembourg City
Theis  10'
Schaak  15'		 Report Vidal  13'
Mateos  18', 31'
Di Stéfano  25'
Puskás  29'		 Stadium: Stade Municipal,
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy)

Quarterfinals
4 February 1960 Nice 3–2 Real MadridNice
Nurenberg  54', 67' (pen.), 72' Report Herrera  15'
Rial  30'		 Stadium: Stade Municipal du Ray,
Attendance: 21,422
Referee: Abel da Costa (Portugal)
2 March 1960 Real Madrid 4–0 NiceMadrid
Pepillo  21'
Gento  40'
Di Stéfano  45'
Puskás  51'		 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Eduardo Rosa Gouveia (Portugal)

Semifinals
15 April 1960 Real Madrid 3–1 CF BarcelonaMadrid
Di Stéfano  17', 84'
Puskás  28'		 Report Martínez  37' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Reginald Leafe
6 May 1960 CF Barcelona 1–3 Real MadridBarcelona
Kocsis  89' Report Puskás  25', 75'
Gento  68'		 Stadium: Estadio del CF Barcelona
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis

Final
Main article: 1960 European Cup Final
18 May 1960 Real Madrid 7–3 Eintracht FrankfurtGlasgow
19:30 BST Di Stéfano  27', 30', 73'
Puskás  46', 56' (pen.), 60', 71'		 Report Kreß  18'
Stein  72', 75'		 Stadium: Hampden Park,
Attendance: 127,621
Referee: Jack Mowat (Scotland)

Statistics

Squad statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLigaCupEurope
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Domínguez 42-5128-337-87-10
DF Santamaría 4303007060
DF Marquítos 3702704060
DF Miche 2201009030
MF Vidal 3932627061
MF Antonio Ruiz 2802400040
MF Didi 1961960000
FW Gento 381927145362
FW Herrera 39132579353
FW Puskás 36472425510712
FW Di Stéfano 342323125368
GK Bagur 4-22-12-100
MF Zárraga 2701608030
FW Pepillo 182212135811
DF Lesmes II 90800010
FW Mateos 127742033
GK Juan Alonso 1-21-20000
MF Santisteban 92621020
FW Héctor Rial 92503111
FW Canario 80500030
FW Bueno 73314200
DF Pantaleón 90305010
DF Pachín 30000030
MF Del Sol 104007430
MF Felo 40004000

References
  2. Brian Glanville (15 May 2001). "Didi". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  3. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  4. "Del Sol". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  5. "The greatest matches of all time". The Daily Telegraph. London. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
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