1959–60 Real Madrid CF season

57th season in existence of Real Madrid CF

Real Madrid CF 1959–60 football season

Real Madrid CF

1959–60 season

President

Santiago Bernabéu

Head coach

Manuel Fleitas
(until 11 April 1960)
Miguel Muñoz

Stadium

Chamartín

Primera Division

2nd

Copa del Generalísimo

Runners-up

European Cup

Winners (in European Cup)

Top goalscorer

League: Ferenc Puskás (25)
All: Puskás (47)

Home colours

Away colours

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The 1959–60 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 57th season in existence and the club's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Summary

During the summer French playmaker Raymond Kopa returned to Just Fontaine's Stade de Reims after three successful campaigns at Chamartín. Chairman Santiago Bernabéu, impressed by Brazil's style of play at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, made an offer to buy Pelé from Santos FC^[1] however, it was rejected by the player. Then, the club hired a new manager, former Brazilian tournament winner Manuel Fleitas Solich^[2] from Flamengo and transferred in Brazilian World Cup winner playmaker Didí^[3] (who only played 19 matches and abandoned the team in January). Also, from América-RJ, came Brazilian midfielder Canário^[4] and in April arrived from Real Betis youngstar Luis del Sol,^[5] who played a superb season.^[6]

In the Spanish league, Madrid and Barcelona finished tied in points (46). Although Real scored a record 92 goals in 30 rounds, it finished second on a goal average tie-breaker. After the squad lost the league title mathematically in round 29, Fleitas was fired. Then, former club player Miguel Muñoz took the head coach job in time for the semi-finals and final of the European Cup and the Copa del Generalísimo campaign.

In the European Cup, the team won its fifth consecutive title. In the round of sixteen, they won the series against Jeunesse Esch from Luxembourg (12–2, including four goals for Puskas, three for Enrique Mateos) and in the quarter-finals defeated French champions Nice 7–2, the second leg in front of 100,000 spectators. In the semi-finals against CF Barcelona, without star player László Kubala who was out due to a technical decision by coach Helenio Herrera, the team won both legs of the series with a 3–1 score (Alfredo Di Stéfano and Puskas were crucial to achieving victory), reaching the final for the fifth time in a row. In the title match, the squad (this time with Puskas as starter) defeated West German champions Eintracht Frankfurt by a 7–3 score in front of 120,000 spectators at Hampden Park, Glasgow.^[7]

In the Copa del Generalísimo, the team defeated Barakaldo (4–1), Cultural Leonesa (9–0) and Sporting Gijón (13–1), reaching the semi-finals against Athletic Bilbao: in Bilbao, the basque team won 3–0; nevertheless Real Madrid mounted an incredible comeback in the second leg, winning 8–1 in Madrid. In the final, at Chamartín, the team lost 3–1 to Atlético Madrid in front of 100,000 spectators.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ARG	Domínguez
—	DF	URU	Santamaría
—	DF	ESP	Marquítos
—	DF	ESP	Miche
—	MF	ESP	Vidal
—	MF	ESP	Antonio Ruiz
—	MF	BRA	Didi
—	FW	ESP	Gento
—	FW	ESP	Herrera
—	FW	HUN	Puskás
—	FW	ESP	Di Stéfano
—	GK	ESP	Bagur
—	MF	ESP	Zárraga


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ESP	Pepillo
—	DF	ESP	Lesmes II
—	DF	ESP	Mateos
—	GK	ESP	Juan Alonso
—	MF	ESP	Santisteban
—	FW	ARG	Héctor Rial
—	FW	BRA	Canario
—	FW	ESP	Bueno
—	DF	ESP	Pantaleón
—	DF	ESP	Pachín
—	MF	ESP	Luis del Sol
—	MF	ESP	Felo
—	MF	TUN	Bouraoui
—	FW	TUN	Wadi Touil

Transfers

In
Pos.	Namemnsa	Fromtunisia	Typeplauer
MF	Didi	Botafogo	-
MF	Vidal	Granada	-
GK	Juan Bagur	Real Sociedad
FW	Pepillo	Sevilla
FW	Canario	-	-
FW	Bueno	Cadiz	-
DF	Pantaleon	Las Palmas	-
DF	Pachin	Osasuna	-
MF	Luis Del Sol	Real Betis	-
MF	Felo	Las Palmas	-
DF	Pedro Casado	Plus Ultra	-
FW	Laszlo Kaszas	-	-

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Raymond Kopa	Stade de Reims	-
FW	Joseito	Levante	-
MF	Hector Ramos	Plus Ultra	-
MF	Segurola	Sevilla	-
MF	Villa	Plus Ultra	-
FW	Joaquin Garcia		-
FW	Ramón Marsal	Levante	-
DF	Pedro Casado	Plus Ultra	-

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Final position
Primera División	2nd
Copa del Generalísimo	Runner-up
European Cup	Winners

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Barcelona (C)	30	22	2	6	86	28	+58	46	Qualified for the European Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
2	Real Madrid^[a]	30	21	4	5	92	36	+56	46	Qualified for the European Cup
3	Atlético Bilbao	30	19	1	10	74	45	+29	39
4	Sevilla	30	16	4	10	63	44	+19	36
5	Atlético Madrid	30	15	3	12	59	40	+19	33

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Real Madrid qualified as title holders.

Position by round

Source: www.lfp.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1960–61 European Cup

Matches

^[8] Kickoff times are in CET. Win Draw Loss

Real Madrid v Real Betis

13 September 1959 1	Real Madrid	7–1	Real Betis	Madrid
	Ríos 25' (own goal) Puskás 56' Puskás 65' Pepillo 71' Gento 80' Ríos 85' (own goal) Gento 89'	Report	Rojas 20'	Stadium: Chamartín

Valencia CF v Real Madrid

20 September 1959 2	Valencia CF	2–1	Real Madrid	Valencia
	Héctor Núñez 22' Roberto Gil 57'	Report	Gento 68'	Referee: Blanco Perez

Real Madrid v Español

27 September 1959 3	Real Madrid	4–0	Español	Madrid
	Puskás 4' Di Stéfano 25' Santisteban 37' Didí 39'	Report		Stadium: Chamartín

Real Zaragoza v Real Madrid

4 October 1959 4	Real Zaragoza	2–2	Real Madrid	Zaragoza
	Wilson 2' Marcelino 20'	Report	Di Stéfano 32' Puskás 85'

Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao

11 October 1959 5	Real Madrid	3–1	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid
	Herrera 40' Puskás 49' Gento 73'	Report	Marcaida 28'	Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Ruiz Casasola

Elche CF v Real Madrid

18 October 1959 6	Elche CF	1–5	Real Madrid	Elche
	Fuertes 87'	Report	Herrera 39' Di Stéfano 44' Puskás 45' Gento 57' Gento 73'	Referee: Birigay Nieva

Real Madrid v Osasuna

25 October 1959 7	Real Madrid	7–0	Osasuna	Madrid
	Puskás 25' Gento 44' Di Stéfano 47' Vidal 49' Didi 52' Puskás 75' Di Stéfano 83'	Report		Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Gomez Contreras

Atlético Madrid v Real Madrid

1 November 1959 8	Atlético Madrid	3–3	Real Madrid	Madrid
	Collar 13' Álvaro 16' Ramiro 85'	Report	Di Stéfano 4' Puskás 32' Gento 54'	Stadium: Metropolitano Referee: Rey Martinez

Real Madrid v Sevilla CF

8 November 1959 9	Real Madrid	1–0	Sevilla CF	Madrid
	Didi 42'	Report		Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Blanco Perez

Real Oviedo v Real Madrid

15 November 1959 10	Real Oviedo	1–1	Real Madrid	Oviedo
	Lalo 50'	Report	Mateos 46' (pen)	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria

Real Madrid v CF Barcelona

29 November 1959 11	Real Madrid	2–0	CF Barcelona	Madrid
	Mateos 5' Di Stéfano 82'	Report		Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Gardeazabal Garay

Real Valladolid v Real Madrid

6 December 1959 12	Real Valladolid	3–1	Real Madrid	Valladolid
	Morollón 15' Mirlo 43' Endériz 56'	Report	Gento 54'	Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil

Real Madrid v Granada CF

13 December 1959 13	Real Madrid	6–0	Granada CF	Madrid
	Herrera 6' Gento 31' Vidal 48' Herrera 69' Gento 81' Mateos 85'	Report		Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Azon Roma

Real Sociedad v Real Madrid

20 December 1959 14	Real Sociedad	1–3	Real Madrid	San Sebastián
	Gallastegui 59'	Report	Herrera 44' Didi 53' Gento 54'	Referee: Birigay Nieva

Real Madrid v UD Las Palmas

27 December 1959 15	Real Madrid	2–0	UD Las Palmas	Madrid
	Gento 1' Didi 42'	Report		Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria

Real Betis v Real Madrid

3 January 1960 16	Real Betis	1–0	Real Madrid	Sevilla
	Isidro 78'	Report		Referee: Garcia Fernandez

Real Madrid v Valencia CF

10 January 1960 17	Real Madrid	2–1	Valencia CF	Madrid
	Didi 40' Mateos 44'	Report	Aveiro 36'	Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Gomez Contreras

Español v Real Madrid

17 January 1960 18	Español	1–1	Real Madrid	Barcelona
	Sastre 2'	Report	Puskás 14'	Referee: Lacambra Canela

Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza

24 January 1960 19	Real Madrid	2–1	Real Zaragoza	Madrid
	Pepillo 6' Puskás 44'	Report	Csabai 43'	Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Birigay Nieva

Atletico de Bilbao v Real Madrid

31 January 1960 20	Atletico de Bilbao	1–3	Real Madrid	Bilbao
	Uribe 18'	Report	Pepillo 32' Puskás 67' Puskás 80'	Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria

Real Madrid v Elche CF

7 February 1960 21	Real Madrid	11–2	Elche CF	Madrid
	Puskás 13' Puskás 17' Pepillo 22' Pepillo 27' Puskás 31' Pepillo 48' Pepillo 51' Gento 57' Santisteban 59' Pepillo 62' Puskás 82'	Report	Santisteban 40' (own goal) César 70'	Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Garcia Fernandez

Osasuna v Real Madrid

14 February 1960 22	Osasuna	1–2	Real Madrid	Pamplona
	Félix Ruiz 1'	Report	Pepillo 45' Puskás 53'	Stadium: San Juan Referee: Gomez Contreras

Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid

21 February 1960 23	Real Madrid	3–2	Atlético Madrid	Madrid
	Di Stéfano 2' Puskás 27' Puskás 71' (pen) Juan Alonso 66'	Report	Peiró 7' Adelardo 60' Mendonca 67' Manuel Pazos 72' Collar 85'	Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Lacambra Canela

Sevilla CF v Real Madrid

28 February 1960 24	Sevilla CF	4–1	Real Madrid	Sevilla
	Szalay 2' Pereda 11' Antoniet 43' Szalay 58'	Report	Puskás 18'	Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil

Real Madrid v Real Oviedo

6 March 1960 25	Real Madrid	8–1	Real Oviedo	Madrid
	Di Stéfano 6' Pepillo 8' Herrera 39' Puskás 42' (pen) Gento 44' Herrera 83' Di Stéfano 85' Puskás 87'	Report	Sanchez Lage 69'	Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Gardeazabal Garay

CF Barcelona v Real Madrid

20 March 1960 26	CF Barcelona	3–1	Real Madrid	Barcelona
	Kocsis 50' Eulogio Martínez 60' Villaverde 62'	Report	Di Stéfano 58'	Stadium: Estadio del CF Barcelona Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria

Real Madrid v Real Valladolid

27 March 1960 27	Real Madrid	1–0	Real Valladolid	Madrid
	Puskás 12'	Report		Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Gomez Contreras

Granada CF v Real Madrid

3 April 1960 28	Granada CF	3–4	Real Madrid	Granada
	Carranza 18' Martínez 26' Arsenio Iglesias 72'	Report	Di Stéfano 2' Puskás 9' Puskás 73' Méndez 87' (own goal)	Referee: Gardeazabal Garay

Real Madrid v Real Sociedad

10 April 1960 29	Real Madrid	4–0	Real Sociedad	Madrid
	Pepillo 11' Pepillo 17' Pepillo 19' Irulegui 60' (own goal)	Report		Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Gomez Arribas

UD Las Palmas v Real Madrid

17 April 1960 30	UD Las Palmas	0–1	Real Madrid	Las Palmas
		Report	Bueno 74'	Stadium: Estadio Insular Referee: Blanco Perez

Copa del Generalísimo

Final

Atlético Madrid v Real Madrid

26 June 1960	Atlético Madrid	3–1	Real Madrid	Madrid
19:00 CET	Collar 51' Jones 76' Peiró 86'	Report (in Spanish)	Puskás 20'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Félix Birigay

European Cup

First round

Real Madrid

Jeunesse Esch

21 October 1959	Real Madrid	7–0	Jeunesse Esch	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
	Di Stéfano 25' Puskás 34', 62', 83' Herrera 43', 77' Mateos 53'	Report		Attendance: 59,447 Referee: Giulio Campanati (Italy)

Jeunesse Esch

Real Madrid

4 November 1959	Jeunesse Esch	2–5	Real Madrid	Luxembourg City
	Theis 10' Schaak 15'	Report	Vidal 13' Mateos 18', 31' Di Stéfano 25' Puskás 29'	Stadium: Stade Municipal, Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy)

Quarter-finals

Nice

Real Madrid

4 February 1960	Nice	3–2	Real Madrid	Nice
	Nurenberg 54', 67' (pen.), 72'	Report	Herrera 15' Rial 30'	Stadium: Stade Municipal du Ray, Attendance: 21,422 Referee: Abel da Costa (Portugal)

Real Madrid

Nice

2 March 1960	Real Madrid	4–0	Nice	Madrid
	Pepillo 21' Gento 40' Di Stéfano 45' Puskás 51'	Report		Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Eduardo Rosa Gouveia (Portugal)

Semi-finals

Real Madrid

CF Barcelona

15 April 1960	Real Madrid	3–1	CF Barcelona	Madrid
	Di Stéfano 17', 84' Puskás 28'	Report	Martínez 37'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 120,000 Referee: Reginald Leafe

CF Barcelona

Real Madrid

6 May 1960	CF Barcelona	1–3	Real Madrid	Barcelona
	Kocsis 89'	Report	Puskás 25', 75' Gento 68'	Stadium: Estadio del CF Barcelona Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis

Final

Real Madrid

Eintracht Frankfurt

18 May 1960	Real Madrid	7–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Glasgow
19:30 BST	Di Stéfano 27' Di Stéfano 30' Puskas 46' Puskas 56' (pen) Puskas 60' Puskas 71' Di Stefano 73'	Report	Kreß 18' Stein 72', 75'	Stadium: Hampden Park, Attendance: 127,621 Referee: Jack Mowat (Scotland)

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Liga		Cup		Europe
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ARG	Domínguez	42	-51	28	-33	7	-8	7	-10
	DF	ESP	Marquítos	37	0	27	0	4	0	6	0
	DF	URU	Santamaría	43	0	30	0	7	0	6	0
	DF	ESP	Miche	22	0	10	0	9	0	3	0
	MF	ESP	Vidal	39	3	26	2	7	0	6	1
	MF	ESP	Antonio Ruiz	28	0	24	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	ESP	Zárraga	27	0	16	0	8	0	3	0
	FW	ESP	Herrera	39	13	25	7	9	3	5	3
	FW	HUN	Puskás	36	47	24	25	5	10	7	12
	FW	ESP	Di Stéfano	34	23	23	12	5	3	6	8
	FW	ESP	Gento	38	19	27	14	5	3	6	2
	GK	ESP	Bagur	4	-2	2	-1	2	-1	0	0
	MF	BRA	Didi	19	6	19	6	0	0	0	0
	FW	ESP	Pepillo	18	22	12	13	5	8	1	1
	DF	ESP	Lesmes II	9	0	8	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	ESP	Mateos	12	7	7	4	2	0	3	3
	GK	ESP	Juan Alonso	1	-2	1	-2	0	0	0	0
	MF	ESP	Santisteban	9	2	6	2	1	0	2	0
	FW	ARG	Héctor Rial	9	2	5	0	3	1	1	1
	FW	BRA	Canario	8	0	5	0	0	0	3	0
	FW	ESP	Bueno	7	3	3	1	4	2	0	0
	DF	ESP	Pantaleón	9	0	3	0	5	0	1	0
	DF	ESP	Pachín	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	ESP	Del Sol	10	4	0	0	7	4	3	0
	MF	ESP	Felo

Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1959-602.html

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