1959 European Cup final

The 1959 European Cup final was the fourth final in the pan-European football competition, the European Cup, now known as the UEFA Champions League. It was contested by Real Madrid of Spain and Stade de Reims of France. It was played at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart on 3 June 1959 in front of 80,000 people. The match finished 2–0 to Real Madrid, winning their fourth European Cup in a row and beating Reims in final for the second time in four years, following the 1956 final. Real Madrid dominated the match, with goals scored by Enrique Mateos and Alfredo Di Stéfano.

1959 European Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1958–59 European Cup
Date3 June 1959
VenueNeckarstadion, Stuttgart
RefereeAlbert Dusch (West Germany)
Attendance72,000
1958
1960

Route to the final

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  Real Madrid Round   Reims
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye Prelim. round   Ards 10–3 4–1 (A) 6–2 (H)
  Beşiktaş 3–1 2–0 (H) 1–1 (A) First round   HPS 7–0 4–0 (H) 3–0 (A)
  Wiener Sport-Club 7–1 0–0 (A) 7–1 (H) Quarter-finals   Standard Liège 3–2 0–2 (A) 3–0 (H)
  Atlético Madrid 2–2
(Replay: 2–1)
2–1 (H) 0–1 (A) Semi-finals   Young Boys 3–1 0–1 (A) 3–0 (H)

Match

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Details

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Real Madrid  2–0  Reims
Report
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)
 
 
 
 
 
Real Madrid
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reims
GK 1   Rogelio Domínguez
RB 2   Marquitos
CB 3  [a] José Santamaría
LB 4   José María Zárraga (c)
RH 5   Juan Santisteban
LH 6   Antonio Ruiz
OR 7   Raymond Kopa
IR 8   Enrique Mateos
CF 9  [b] Alfredo Di Stéfano
IL 10   Héctor Rial
OL 11   Paco Gento
Manager:
  Luis Carniglia

 

GK 1   Dominique Colonna
RB 2   Bruno Rodzik
CB 3   Robert Jonquet (c)
LB 4   Raoul Giraudo
RH 5   Armand Penverne
LH 6   Michel Leblond
OR 7   Robert Lamartine
IR 8   René Bliard
CF 9   Just Fontaine
IL 10   Roger Piantoni
OL 11   Jean Vincent
Manager:
  Albert Batteux

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Santamaría had amassed 20 caps for his native Uruguay from 1952 to 1957 and he represented Spain in international play since 1958.[1]
  2. ^ Di Stéfano, a native Argentine, had represented both Argentina and Colombia earlier in his international career. He became a naturalised citizen of Spain in 1956, and began playing for the Spain national football team in 1957.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos". 5 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos". 5 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Alfredo di Stéfano: A god of the stadium | Inside UEFA". 7 July 2014.
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