1959–60 European Cup

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The **1959–60 European Cup** was the fifth season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Real Madrid, who beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7–3 in the final at Hampden Park, Glasgow. It remains the record score for the European Cup final. It was Real Madrid's fifth consecutive European Cup title. It was also the first time that a German team, Eintracht Frankfurt, reached the final.

The tournament saw the first participation by a Greek club, having withdrawn from the previous season.

## 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 September.

 Byes
  **Boldklubben 1909**

The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September.

1 Kuopion Palloseura withdrew after the draw, Eintracht Frankfurt walkover.

### Second leg

*Wiener Sportclub won 2–1 on aggregate.*

*Nice won 4–3 on aggregate.*

*Barcelona won 8–4 on aggregate.*

*IFK Göteborg won 7–3 on aggregate.*

*Jeunesse Esch won 6–2 on aggregate.*

*Milan won 5–3 on aggregate.*

*Fenerbahçe won 4–3 on aggregate.*

*Rangers won 7–2 on aggregate.*

*Cervena Hviezda Bratislava won 4–1 on aggregate.*

*Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.*

## First round

### Second leg

*Real Madrid won 12–2 on aggregate.*

*Wiener Sportclub won 5–2 on aggregate.*

*4–4 on aggregate.*

**Play-off**

*Sparta Rotterdam won the play-off 3–1.*

*Rangers won 5–4 on aggregate.*

*Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–1 on aggregate.*

*Barcelona won 7–1 on aggregate.*

*Eintracht Frankfurt won 5–2 on aggregate.*

*3–3 on aggregate.*

**Play-off**

*Nice won the play-off 5–1.*

## Quarter-finals

 **Barcelona**  | 9–2
 **Eintracht Frankfurt**  | 3–2
 Sparta Rotterdam  | 3–3

### Second leg

*Real Madrid won 6–3 on aggregate.*

*Barcelona won 9–2 on aggregate.*

*Eintracht Frankfurt won 3–2 on aggregate.*

*3–3 on aggregate.*

**Play-off**

*Rangers won the play-off 3–2.*

## Top scorers

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

## References

1. ↑ *Corriere dello Sport*, 7 July 1959.
2. ↑ "Wolverhampton Wanderers v ASK Vorwärts Berlin, 7 October 1959" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
3. ↑ "Young Boys v Eintracht Frankfurt, 4 November 1959" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
4. ↑ "Sparta Rotterdam v IFK Göteborg, 25 November 1959" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
5. ↑ "Eintracht Frankfurt v Young Boys, 25 November 1959" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
6. ↑ "Eintracht Frankfurt v Wiener Sportclub, 3 March 1960" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
7. ↑ "Wiener Sportclub v Eintracht Frankfurt, 16 March 1960" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
8. ↑ "Eintracht Frankfurt v Rangers, 13 April 1960" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
9. ↑ "Rangers v Eintracht Frankfurt, 5 May 1960" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

## External links

* 1959–60 All matches – season at UEFA website
* European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
* Top scorers 1959–60 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA
* [1] – results and line-ups (archive)

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