1960 European Cup final

March 2018 March 2018 1960 European Cup final 200px Match programme cover 1959–60 European Cup Eintracht Frankfurt FRG 30px 3 Real Madrid ESP 1945 30px 7 18 May 1960 Hampden Park Glasgow Jack Mowat (Scotland) 127,621https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/18/real-madrid-eintracht-frankfurt-60-years-european-cup-hampden 'We marked an era' – 60 years on from when Real won 7–3 at Hampden The Guardian 18 May 2020 18 May 2020 Sid Lowe 1959 1961 The 1960 European Cup final was a football match played at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland on 18 May 1960 as the conclusion to the 1959–60 European Cup. It was the fifth European Cup final in all and the first to take place in the United Kingdom. The match was contested by four-time defending champions Real Madrid of Spain, the only previous team to win the competition, and Eintracht Frankfurt of West Germany. Widely regarded as one of the greatest football matches ever played, Real Madrid won 7–3 in front of a record crowd of over 127,000 people. Real Madrid players Alfredo Di Stéfano (3) and Ferenc Puskás (4) both scored hat-tricks in the final. Until the 2025 UEFA Champions League final, in which Paris Saint-Germain defeated Inter Milan 5–0, the match held the record for the largest margin of victory in a European Cup final. This match still has the record of the most goals scored in a European Cup final. Background Eintracht Frankfurt had not played in European competitions before 1959 but a Frankfurt XI, made up of players from the city, competed in the inaugural Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1955–58.James M. Ross European Competitions 1957-58 https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec195758.html RSSSF 4 June 2015 15 June 2025 Real Madrid had won the first four editions of the European Cup in 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959.Stokkermans Karel European Champions' Cup/Champions League https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec1.html RSSSF 16 June 2025 10 June 2025 The match was initially in doubt as the German Football Association (DFB) had banned their clubs from taking part in matches with any team containing Ferenc Puskás. Following defeat to West Germany in the 1954 FIFA World Cup final, Puskas – who had scored in the match for the defeated Hungary side – alleged that the West German players had used drugs. As a result, Puskás had to make a formal written apology to the DFB before the match could take place.Hesse-Lichtenburger Ulrich Tor! The Story of German Football 2003 141 WSC Books Limited 978-0-9540134-5-5 Route to the final FRG Eintracht FrankfurtRoundESP 1945 Real MadridOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legSUI Young Boys5–24–1 (A)1–1 (H)First roundLUX Jeunesse Esch12–27–0 (H)5–2 (A)AUT Wiener Sport-Club3–22–1 (H)1–1 (A)Quarter-finalsFRA 1794 Nice6–32–3 (A)4–0 (H)SCO Rangers12–46–1 (H)6–3 (A)Semi-finalsESP 1945 Barcelona6–23–1 (H)3–1 (A) Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the competition after winning the German football championship for the only time in 1959.Stokkermans Karel Werner Andreas (West) Germany - List of Champions https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duitchamp.html RSSSF 16 June 2025 5 May 2025 In the preliminary round, Eintracht Frankfurt were due to play Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) of Finland but were given a walkover after KuPS withdrew. Young Boys of Switzerland were Eintracht Frankfurt's opponents in the first round. After winning the first leg 4–1 away from home, Eintracht Frankfurt drew the second leg at home 1–1 to advance 5–2 on aggregate. Eintracht Frankfurt then faced Wiener Sport-Club of Austria in the quarter-finals. After winning the first leg 2–1 at home, Eintracht Frankfurt drew the second leg away from home 1–1 to advance 3–2 on aggregate. In the semi-finals, Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Rangers of Scotland 6–1 in the first leg at home and 6–3 in the second leg away from home to advance to the final 12–4 on aggregate. 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 1958-59 https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec195859.html RSSSF 16 June 2025 2 May 2007Ross James M. European Competitions 1959-60 https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec195960.html RSSSF 16 June 2025 4 June 2015 In the first round, Real Madrid defeated Jeunesse Esch of Luxembourg 7–0 at home in the first leg and 5–2 away in the second leg to advance 12–2 on aggregate. Real Madrid then faced Nice of France in the quarter-finals. After losing the first leg 3–2 away from home, Real Madrid won the second leg at home 4–0 to advance to the semi-finals 6–3 on aggregate. In the semi-finals, Real Madrid faced rivals Barcelona. After winning the first leg 3–1 at home, Real Madrid won the second leg away from home by the same scoreline to advance to the final 6–2 on aggregate. Match Details 18 May 1960 19:30 BST Eintracht Frankfurt FRG 3–7 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1959/matches/round=914/match=61542/index.html ESP 1945 Real Madrid Kress 18 Stein 72 75 Di Stéfano 27 30 73 Puskás 45+1 56 pen. 60 71 Hampden Park, Glasgow 127,621 Jack Mowat (Scotland) _whitecollarsimple FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 FF0000 Eintracht FrankfurtFFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Real Madrid GK 1 FRG Egon LoyRB 2 FRG Friedel LutzLB 3 FRG Hermann HöferRH 4 FRG Hans Weilbächer (c)CB 5 FRG Hans-Walter EigenbrodtLH 6 FRG Dieter StinkaOR 7 FRG Richard KressIR 8 FRG Dieter LindnerCF 9 FRG Erwin SteinIL 10FRG Alfred PfaffOL 11FRG Erich MeierManager:FRG Paul Oßwald300px GK 1 ARG Rogelio DomínguezRB 2 ESP 1945 MarquitosLB 3 ESP 1945 PachínRH 4 ESP 1945 José María VidalCB 5 ESP 1945 José SantamaríaAlthough Santamaría had amassed 20 caps for his native Uruguay from 1952 to 1957, he had been representing 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 2016LH 6 ESP 1945 José María Zárraga (c)OR 7 BRA 1960 CanárioIR 8 ESP 1945 Luis del SolCF 9 ESP 1945 Alfredo Di StéfanoDi Stéfano, a native Argentine, had represented both Argentina and Colombia earlier in his international career; however, he became a naturalised citizen of Spain in 1956, and began playing for the Spain national 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 10HUN Ferenc PuskásOL 11ESP 1945 Paco GentoManager:ESP 1945 Miguel Muñoz Aftermath The match set a record attendance for a European Cup final at over 127,000 while an estimated 70 million people across Europe watched the match on television. It also set a record for the most goals in a European Cup final at 10. As a result, the match is often quoted as one of the greatest football matches ever played.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/may/15/championsleague.sport Hampden dazzled by white magic The Guardian 15 May 2002 14 May 2020 Frank Keating https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2317064/The-greatest-matches-of-all-time.html The Daily Telegraph The greatest matches of all time 4 July 2007 25 February 2025https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2018/05/on-this-day-in-1960-our-fifth-european-cup-was-won On this day in 1960, our fifth European Cup was won Real Madrid CF 18 May 2018 17 June 20221959/60: Dazzling Madrid crush Frankfurt http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=1959/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100225114810/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=1959/index.html dead 25 February 2010 UEFA Union of European Football Associations 25 February 2013 Real Madrid's four-goal winning margin set a record for the largest margin of victory in a European Cup final. This would not be bettered until decades after the competition was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League. In 1994, AC Milan equalled the record by beating FC Barcelona 4–0. In 2025, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Inter Milan 5–0 to break the record. See also 1959–60 Eintracht Frankfurt season 1959–60 Real Madrid CF season 1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final 1960 Intercontinental Cup Eintracht Frankfurt in European football Real Madrid CF in international football Notes References External links European Cup 1959/60 from UEFA European Cup 1959/60 from RSSSF https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/uefaorg/Publications/01/53/55/84/1535584_DOWNLOAD.pdf European Champion Clubs' Cup – History UEFA 165 26 May 2011 Final Category:Real Madrid CF matches Category:Eintracht Frankfurt matches Category:International sports competitions in Glasgow 1960 Category:1959–60 in Scottish football Category:1959–60 in Spanish football Category:1959–60 in German football 1960 Category:May 1960 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:Football matches in Glasgow Category:Football finals in Scotland