1958–59 European Cup

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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, who beat Reims 2–0 in the final at Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, on 3 June 1959. This was Real Madrid's fourth European Cup title in a row. The two finalists also competed in the final of the first European Cup in 1956.

It was the first time that a team from Finland participated. Olympiacos, Greece's first ever entrants, withdrew for political reasons before playing their first tie. Also, Manchester United were invited to the competition following Munich air disaster in the previous season, but were not allowed to participate by the Football League, meaning that first ever walkovers took place in the UEFA organised competition.

## Teams

A total of 28 teams were placed in the competition bracket, but finally only 26 participated.

Spain continued to be represented by its runners-up, as its champions Real Madrid had already qualified as holders. That made Real Madrid the only club to appear in all four editions of European Cup. This was the first time that Rapid Wien and AGF Aarhus failed to qualify for the tournament, while Wiener Sport-Club, Standard Liège, Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Helsingin Palloseura, Schalke 04, Drumcondra, Juventus, Jeunesse Esch, VV DOS, Ards, Polonia Bytom, Petrolul Ploiești, Heart of Midlothian, Atlético Madrid, IFK Göteborg, Beşiktaş and NK Dinamo Zagreb made their debut in the competition.[*citation needed*]

All entrants were their respective associations champions, except for KB, Manchester United, Polonia Bytom and Atlético Madrid.

## Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round took place in Cannes, France, on Wednesday, 2 July 1958. 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.

 Byes

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

### Second leg

*Standard Liège won 6–3 on aggregate.*

*KB 5–5 Schalke 04 on aggregate, play-off needed.*

*Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt 4–4 Petrolul Ploiești on aggregate, play-off needed.*

*Jeunesse Esch 2–2 IFK Göteborg on aggregate, play-off needed.*

*Wiener Sport-Club won 8–3 on aggregate.*

*Dukla Prague won 4–3 on aggregate.*

*Atlético Madrid won 13–1 on aggregate.*

*MTK Budapest won 6–0 on aggregate.*

*Sporting CP won 6–4 on aggregate.*

*Reims won 10–3 on aggregate.*

### Play-off

*Schalke 04 won play-off 3–1.*

*Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt won play-off 4–0.*

*IFK Göteborg won play-off 5–1.*

## First round

### Second leg

*Standard Liège won 6–2 on aggregate.*

*Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt won 6–2 on aggregate.*

*Schalke 04 won 4–3 on aggregate.*

*Wiener Sport-Club won 3–2 on aggregate.*

*Young Boys won 6–2 on aggregate.*

*Atlético Madrid 2–2 CDNA Sofia on aggregate, play-off needed.*

*Real Madrid won 3–1 on aggregate.*

*Reims won 7–0 on aggregate.*

## Quarter-finals

### Second leg

*Reims won 3–2 on aggregate.*

*Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.*

*Real Madrid won 7–1 on aggregate.*

*Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt 2–2 Young Boys on aggregate, play-off needed.*

## Semi-finals

### Second leg

*Real Madrid 2–2 Atlético Madrid on aggregate, play-off needed.*

*Reims won 3–1 on aggregate.*

## Final

Main article: 1959 European Cup 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.

## Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1958–59 European Cup were as follows:

## Notes

1. ↑ Olympiacos withdrew due to international political issues, refusing to play in Istanbul following the long-standing tension between Turkey and Greece..
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 3–0 at Old Trafford a week later. The two clubs were again drawn together in the group stage of both the 2018–19 and 2021–22 UEFA Champions League seasons, with the former happening almost exactly 60 years after they were originally due to play.

## References

1. ↑ *Corriere dello Sport*, 3 July 1958.
2. ↑ Manchester United was in pot 2 because they could not play against an English club before the round of 16.
3. ↑ Corriere dello Sport.
4. ↑ Gardner, Stewart. "United's lost 'European Cup' tie with Young Boys", Manchester United, 18 September 2018.
5. ↑ "Standard Liège v Heart of Midlothian, 3 September 1958" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
6. ↑ "Standard Liège v Heart of Midlothian, 3 September 1958" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
7. ↑ "Standard Liège v Heart of Midlothian, 3 September 1958" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
8. ↑ "Standard Liège v Heart of Midlothian, 3 September 1958" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

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