1957–58 European Cup

The 1957–58 European Cup was the third season of the European Cup. The tournament was won by Real Madrid for a third time, as they beat Milan 3–2 after extra time in the final at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, on 28 May 1958.

The tournament was marred by the events of the Munich air disaster, where eight Manchester United players died while coming back from a match against Red Star Belgrade in Belgrade.

Teams

 Rapid Wien  Royal Antwerp  CDNA Sofia  Dukla Prague  AGF  Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt  Manchester United  Saint-Étienne  Vasas  Milan  Stade Dudelange  Ajax  Glenavon  Gwardia Warsaw  Benfica  Shamrock Rovers  CCA București  Rangers  Real Madrid TH Sevilla  IFK Norrköping  Young Boys  Borussia Dortmund  Red Star Belgrade 

Preliminary round
Pot 1Western EuropePot 2Central EuropePot 3Eastern EuropeDrawn Shamrock Rovers Red Star Belgrade Gwardia Warsaw Manchester United Stade Dudelange Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt Sevilla Milan CDNA Sofia Benfica Rapid Wien Vasas AGF Glenavon Rangers Saint-ÉtienneByes IFK Norrköping Young Boys CCA București Royal Antwerp Borussia Dortmund Dukla Prague Ajax

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First leg

Second leg

Rangers won 4–3 on aggregate.

Aarhus won 3–0 on aggregate.

Sevilla won 3–1 on aggregate.

Red Star Belgrade won 14–1 on aggregate.

Manchester United won 9–2 on aggregate.

Vasas won 7–3 on aggregate.

Milan 6–6 Rapid Wien on aggregate; play-off needed.

Gwardia Warsaw 4–4 Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt on aggregate; play-off needed.

Play-off

Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt qualified because to a coin toss, after their play-off against Gwardia Warsaw was abandoned with the result of 1–1 after 100 minutes due to a floodlight power failure.

Milan won play-off 4–2.

Bracket

First round

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First leg

Second leg

Red Star Belgrade won 4–3 on aggregate.

Ajax won 4–1 on aggregate.

Real Madrid won 8–1 on aggregate.

Vasas won 3–2 on aggregate.

Sevilla won 4–2 on aggregate.

Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate.

Borussia Dortmund 5–5 CCA București on aggregate; play-off needed.

Milan won 6–1 on aggregate.

Play-off

Borussia Dortmund won play-off 3–1.

Quarter-finals

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First leg

Second leg

Manchester United won 5–4 on aggregate.

Real Madrid won 10–2 on aggregate.

Vasas won 6–2 on aggregate.

Milan won 5–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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First leg

Second leg

Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.

Milan won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1957–58 European Cup were as follows:
RankNameTeamGoals1 Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid102 Bora Kostić Red Star Belgrade93 Lajos Csordás Vasas84 Dezső Bundzsák Vasas6 Ernesto Grillo Milan66 Gastone Bean Milan5 Juan Alberto Schiaffino Milan58 Jovan Cokić Red Star Belgrade4 Héctor Rial Real Madrid4 Dennis Viollet Manchester United4

Notes

References

 Other websites 
1957–58 All matches – season at UEFA website
European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
 All scorers 1957–58 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers preliminary round
1957-58 European Cup – results and line-ups (archive)

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