1958–59 European Cup
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 | Real Madrid (4th title) |
Runners-up | Stade Reims |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 55 |
Goals scored | 199 (3.62 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Just Fontaine (10 goals) |
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 Stade 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.
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 |
Switzerland |
Poland |
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 | Hearts | 5–1 | 1–2 |
Beşiktaş | (w/o)1 | Olympiacos | – | – |
Young Boys | (w/o)2 | Manchester United | – | – |
NK Dinamo Zagreb | 3–4 | Dukla Prague | 2–2 | 1–2 |
Jeunesse Esch | 2–23 | IFK Göteborg | 1–2 | 1–0 |
Ards | 3–10 | Stade Reims | 1–4 | 2–6 |
Wismut Karl Marx Stadt | 4–44 | Petrolul Ploiești | 4–2 | 0–2 |
Atlético Madrid | 13–1 | Drumcondra | 8–0 | 5–1 |
Polonia Bytom | 0–6 | MTK Budapest | 0–3 | 0–3 |
KB | 5–55 | Schalke 04 | 3–0 | 2–5 |
Juventus | 3–8 | Wiener Sport-Club | 3–1 | 0–7 |
DOS | 4–6 | Sporting | 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 Manchester United had been invited to enter the competition by UEFA after their campaign in the previous year's tournament was damaged by the Munich air disaster. However, they finally refused to build a campaign on that tragedy.[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
3 September 1958 |
Standard Liège | 5–1 | Hearts |
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Jadot 17', 85' Piters 34' Bonga 73' Houf 78' |
Report | Crawford 14' |
10 September 1958 |
Dinamo Zagreb | 2–2 | Dukla Prague |
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Lipošinović 70', 73' | Report | Borovička 31' Brumovský 51' |
17 September 1958 |
Atlético Madrid | 8–0 | Drumcondra |
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Peiró 2', 51' Vavá 6', 61' Collar 56', 76' Mendonça 63', 67' |
Report |
17 September 1958 |
Wismut Karl Marx Stadt | 4–2 | Petrolul Ploiești |
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Tröger 25' Viertel 39', 68' Kaiser 79' |
Report | Dridea 7', 82' |
1 October 1958 |
DOS | 3–4 | Sporting |
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Temming 48' (pen.) van der Linden 52' Luiten 88' |
Report | Ivson 31', 83' Hugo 41' Vasques 55' |
Second leg
Standard Liège won 6–3 on aggregate
18 September 1958 |
Schalke 04 | 5–2 | KB |
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Klodt 25', 34' Sadlowski 46' Nowak 70' Brocker 72' |
Report | Andersen 53', 66' |
KB 5–5 Schalke 04 on aggregate
- Play-off
Schalke 04 won play-off 3–1.
Wismut Karl Marx Stadt 4–4 Petrolul Ploiești on aggregate
- Play-off
12 October 1958 |
Wismut Karl Marx Stadt | 4–0 | Petrolul Ploiești |
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Zink 4' Tröger 7', 75' (pen.) Wolf 48' |
Report |
Wismut Karl Marx Stadt won play-off 4–0.
Jeunesse Esch 2–2 IFK Göteborg on aggregate
- Play-off
15 October 1958 |
IFK Göteborg | 5–1 | Jeunesse Esch |
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Andersson 37' Berndtsson 59', 85' B. Johansson 68' N. Johansson 80' |
Report | Meurisse 5' |
IFK Göteborg won play-off 5–1.
30 September 1958 |
Stade Reims | 6–2 | Ards |
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Piantoni 10', 40' Fontaine 14', 16' Bliard 20', 74' |
Report | Lawther 10' Quee 28' |
Stade Reims won 10–3 on aggregate
1 October 1958 |
Wiener Sport-Club | 7–0 | Juventus |
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Skerlan 24' Hamerl 34', 38', 64', 80' Hof 82', 85' |
Report |
Wiener Sport-Club won 8–3 on aggregate
Dukla Prague won 4–3 on aggregate
1 October 1958 |
Drumcondra | 1–5 | Atlético Madrid |
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Fullam 51' (pen) | Report | Peiró 16', 67' Csóka 19' Collar 45' Vavá 86' |
Atlético Madrid won 13–1 on aggregate
MTK Budapest won 6–0 on aggregate
Sporting won 6–4 on aggregate
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sporting | 2–6 | Standard Liège | 2–3 | 0–3 |
Wiener Sport-Club | 3–2 | Dukla Prague | 3–1 | 0–1 |
MTK Budapest | 2–6 | Young Boys | 1–2 | 1–4 |
Atlético Madrid | 2–21 | CDNA Sofia | 2–1 | 0–1 |
IFK Göteborg | 2–6 | Wismut Karl Marx Stadt | 2–2 | 0–4 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–4 | Schalke 04 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
Real Madrid | 3–1 | Beşiktaş | 2–0 | 1–1 |
Stade Reims | 7–0 | HPS | 4–0 | 3–0 |
1 Atlético Madrid beat CSKA Sofia 3–1 in a playoff to qualify for the quarter-finals.
First leg
29 October 1958 |
Sporting | 2–3 | Standard Liège |
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Bolzée 23' (o.g.) Mendes 80' |
Report | Paeschen 10' Jadot 69' Mallants 70' |
9 November 1958 |
IFK Göteborg | 2–2 | Wismut Karl Marx Stadt |
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Ohlsson 5' Andersson 31' |
Report | Seifert 61' Zink 67' |
12 November 1958 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | Schalke 04 |
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Broadbent 52', 65' | Report | Siebert 25' Koslowski 88' |
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
26 November 1958 |
Young Boys | 4–1 | MTK Budapest |
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Wechselberger 13', 60' Meier 40' Allemann 81' |
Report | Molnár 85' |
Young Boys won 6–2 on aggregate
Atlético Madrid 2–2 CDNA Sofia on aggregate
- Play-off
18 December 1958 |
Atlético Madrid | 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) | CDNA Sofia |
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Vavá 42', 108' (pen.) Callejo 99' |
Report | Yanev 17' |
Atlético Madrid won play-off 3–1.
Real Madrid won 3–1 on aggregate
Stade 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 | Stade Reims | 2–0 | 0–3 |
Atlético Madrid | 4–1 | Schalke 04 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
Wiener Sport-Club | 1–7 | Real Madrid | 0–0 | 1–7 |
Young Boys | 2–21 | Wismut Karl Marx Stadt | 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
Second leg
Stade Reims won 3–2 on aggregate
Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate
18 March 1959 |
Real Madrid | 7–1 | Wiener Sport-Club |
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Mateos 8' Di Stéfano 14', 64', 69', 75' Rial 67' Gento 89' |
Report | Horak 9' |
Real Madrid won 7–1 on aggregate
Young Boys 2–2 Wismut Karl Marx Stadt on aggregate
- Play-off
1 April 1959 |
Young Boys | 2–1 | Wismut Karl Marx Stadt |
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Meier 21' Wechselberger 33' |
Report | Tröger 75' (pen.) |
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 | Stade Reims | 1–0 | 0–3 |
Real Madrid | 2–21 | Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | 0–1 |
1 Real Madrid beat Atlético Madrid 2–1 in a playoff to qualify for the final
First leg
Second leg
Real Madrid 2–2 Atlético Madrid on aggregate
- Play-off
Real Madrid won play-off 2–1.
Stade 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. Stade 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:
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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1 | Just Fontaine | Stade Reims | 10 |
2 | Vavá | Atlético Madrid | 8 |
3 | Alfredo di Stéfano | Real Madrid | 6 |
Joaquín Peiró | Atlético Madrid | 6 | |
5 | Enrique Collar | Atlético Madrid | 5 |
Josef Hamerl | Wiener Sport-Club | 5 | |
Roger Piantoni | Stade Reims | 5 | |
Klaus Zink | Wismut Karl Marx Stadt | 5 | |
9 | Ivson | Sporting | 4 |
Jean Jadot | Standard Liège | 4 | |
Bernhard Klodt | Schalke 04 | 4 | |
Eugen Meier | Young Boys | 4 | |
Péter Palotás | MTK Budapest | 4 | |
Willy Tröger | Wismut Karl Marx Stadt | 4 | |
Ernst Wechselberger | Young Boys | 4 |
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)
- European Cup 1958-59 – results, protocols, players statistics
- website eurocups-uefa.ru European Cup 1958-59 – results, protocols
- website Football Archive 1958–59 European Cup
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.
- ↑ Corriere dello Sport, Tuesday, 28 August 1958.