1959 European Cup final

Football match

Match programme cover

Event

1958–59 European Cup

Real Madrid	Reims

2	0

Date

3 June 1959

Venue

Neckarstadion, Stuttgart

Referee

Albert Dusch (West Germany)

Attendance

72,000

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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.

Route to the final

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

Details

3 June 1959

18:00 CEST

Real Madrid	2–0	Reims
Mateos 1' Di Stéfano 47'	Report

Neckarstadion, Stuttgart

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

Notes

^ Santamaría had amassed 20 caps for his native Uruguay from 1952 to 1957 and he represented Spain in international play since 1958.^[1]
^ 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

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

External links

European Cup 1958/59 from UEFA
European Cup 1958/59 from RSSSF
"European Champion Clubs' Cup – History" (PDF). UEFA. p. 164. Retrieved 25 May 2011.

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Other matches	1964 Mohammed V Cup final Copa Iberoamericana (1994) MLS All-Star Game (2017)