1959 European Cup final

1959 European Cup final 1959 European Cup Final match programme.jpg Match programme cover 1958–59 European Cup Real Madrid ESP 1945 30px 2 Reims FRA 1794 30px 0 3 June 1959 Neckarstadion Stuttgart Albert Dusch (West Germany) 72,000 1958 1960 The 1959 European Cup final was a football match played at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart, Germany on 3 June 1959 as the conclusion to the 1958–59 European Cup. The match was contested by three-time defending champions Real Madrid of Spain, the only previous team to win the competition, and Stade de Reims of France and was a replay of the inaugural final in 1956. Goals from Enrique Mateos and Alfredo Di Stéfano helped Real Madrid to a 2–0 win as they successfully defended their title to lift the trophy for the fourth consecutive year. Background Real Madrid had won the first three editions of the European Cup in 1956, 1957 and 1958.Stokkermans Karel European Champions' Cup/Champions League https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec1.html RSSSF 16 June 2025 10 June 2025 Stade de Reims had only once played in the European Cup before reaching the inaugural final in 1956 and remaining unbeaten in the tournament until the final.Ross James M. European Competitions 1955-56 https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec195556.html RSSSF 16 June 2025 23 September 2021 In the inaugural season of the European Cup, Real Madrid and Reims met in the final which was played at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France on 13 June 1956. Early goals from Michel Leblond and Jean Templin gave Reims a 2–0 advantage after 10 minutes. Real Madrid rallied and goals from Alfredo Di Stéfano and Héctor Rial saw them level the score after half an hour. In the second half, Reims retook the lead through Michel Hidalgo but were pegged back by Marquitos. Rial scored his second of the game with 11 minutes to play as Real Madrid completed their comeback to win the match 4–3 and lift the trophy.History: Real Madrid 4-3 Reims https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61178--real-madrid-vs-reims/ UEFA 16 June 2025 Route to the final ESP 1945 Real MadridRoundFRA 1794 ReimsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legByePrelim. roundNIR Ards10–34–1 (A)6–2 (H)TUR Beşiktaş3–12–0 (H)1–1 (A)First roundFIN HPS7–04–0 (H)3–0 (A)AUT Wiener Sport-Club7–10–0 (A)7–1 (H)Quarter-finalsBEL Standard Liège3–20–2 (A)3–0 (H)ESP 1945 Atlético Madrid2–2(Replay: 2–1)2–1 (H)0–1 (A)Semi-finalsSUI Young Boys3–10–1 (A)3–0 (H) Real Madrid Real Madrid qualified for the competition as defending champions and they were given a bye in the preliminary round.Ross James M. European Competitions 1957-58 https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec195758.html RSSSF 16 June 2025 4 June 2015Ross James M. European Competitions 1958-59 https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec195859.html RSSSF 16 June 2025 2 May 2007 In the first round, Real Madrid defeated Beşiktaş of Turkey 2–0 at home in the first leg before drawing the second leg 1–1 to advance 3–1 on aggregate. Real Madrid then faced Wiener Sport-Club of Austria in the quarter-finals. After a goalless draw in the first leg in Vienna, Real Madrid won the second leg at home 7–1 to advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Real Madrid faced local rivals Atlético Madrid. After winning the first leg 2–1 at home, Real Madrid lost the second leg 1–0 away which resulted in a tie, 2–2 on aggregate. As a result, a replay was held at a neutral venue in Zaragoza which Real Madrid won 2–1 to advance to the final. Reims Reims qualified for the competition as winners of the 1957–58 French Division 1.Saison 1957/1958 Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Coupe Charles Drago, Classement, Résultats https://www.pari-et-gagne.com/saison195758.html Pari-et-Gagne 16 June 2025 In the preliminary round, Reims defeated Ards of Northern Ireland 4–1 away in the first leg and 6–2 at home in the second leg to progress 10–3 on aggregate. Reims then faced Helsingin Palloseura (HPS) of Finland in the first round. After winning the first leg 4–0 at home, Reims won the second leg 3–0 away to progress 7–0 on aggregate. Standard Liège of Belgium were Reims opponents in the quarter-finals. Despite losing the first leg away from hom 2–0, Reims came from behind to win the tie after a 3–0 win at home in the second leg, 3–2 on aggregate. In the semi-finals, Reims faced Young Boys of Switzerland. Similar to the previous round, Reims lost the first leg 1–0 away from home but followed that up with a 3–0 home win in the second leg to advance to the final 3–1 on aggregate. Match Details 3 June 1959 18:00 CEST Real Madrid ESP 1945 2–0 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1958/matches/round=909/match=61462/index.html FRA 1794 Reims Mateos 1 Di Stéfano 47 Neckarstadion, Stuttgart 72,000 Albert Dusch (West Germany) FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Real Madrid_stade_reims_59 _stade_reims_59 _stade_reims_59 _stade_reims_56 _stade_reims_5659 Reims FF0000 GK 1 ARG Rogelio DomínguezRB 2 ESP 1945 MarquitosCB 3 ESP 1945 José SantamaríaSantamaría had amassed 20 caps for his native Uruguay from 1952 to 1957 and he represented Spain in international play since 1958.https://as.com/futbol/2016/09/05/seleccion/1473063867_226121.html Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos The 11 players born outside of Spain with the most matches es AS Mario De la Riva 16 June 2025 5 September 2016LB 4 ESP 1945 José María Zárraga (c)RH 5 ESP 1945 Juan SantistebanLH 6 ESP 1945 Antonio RuizOR 7 FRA 1794 Raymond KopaIR 8 ESP 1945 Enrique MateosCF 9 ESP 1945 Alfredo Di StéfanoDi 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.https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0253-0d7f8b12f361-f46f6e44b73e-1000--alfredo-di-stefano-a-god-of-the-stadium/ Alfredo di Stéfano: A god of the stadium UEFA 16 June 2025 7 July 2014IL 10ESP 1945 Héctor RialOL 11ESP 1945 Paco GentoManager:ARG Luis Carniglia300px GK 1 FRA 1794 Dominique ColonnaRB 2 FRA 1794 Bruno RodzikCB 3 FRA 1794 Robert Jonquet (c)LB 4 FRA 1794 Raoul GiraudoRH 5 FRA 1794 Armand PenverneLH 6 FRA 1794 Michel LeblondOR 7 FRA 1794 Robert LamartineIR 8 FRA 1794 René BliardCF 9 FRA 1794 Just FontaineIL 10FRA 1794 Roger PiantoniOL 11FRA 1794 Jean VincentManager:FRA 1794 Albert Batteux See also 1956 European Cup final – contested between same teams 1958–59 Real Madrid CF season Real Madrid CF in international football Notes References External links European Cup 1958/59 from UEFA European Cup 1958/59 from RSSSF https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/uefaorg/Publications/01/53/55/84/1535584_DOWNLOAD.pdf European Champion Clubs' Cup – History UEFA 164 25 May 2011 1 Final European Cup Final 1959 European Cup Final 1959 European Cup Final 1959 1959 European Euro Category:20th century in Stuttgart European Cup Final Category:Football competitions in Baden-Württemberg Category:Sports competitions in Stuttgart European Cup Final, 1959 1959 Category:Football in Stuttgart Category:Football finals in Germany