1960 European Cup final

1960 European Cup final
	Match programme cover
Event	1959–60 European Cup
Date	18 May 1960
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee	Jack Mowat (Scotland)
Attendance	127,621
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The 1960 European Cup final was the fifth final in the history of the European Cup, and was contested by Real Madrid of Spain and Eintracht Frankfurt of West Germany.^[2] Real won 7–3 in front of a crowd of over 127,000 people at Glasgow's Hampden Park stadium, still the highest attendance for a European Cup final. There were an estimated 70 million television viewers around Europe. Widely regarded as one of the greatest football matches ever played,^[3] it also remains the highest-scoring final in the history of the competition.^[4]

Frankfurt reached the final through an impressive 12–4 aggregate victory over Scottish champions Rangers, whereas Madrid overcame their bitter rivals Barcelona 6–2 over two legs.^[5]

The match was initially in doubt as the German Football Association had banned their clubs from taking part in matches with any team containing Ferenc Puskás after the Hungarian had alleged the West German team had used drugs in 1954. Puskás had to make a formal written apology before the match could take place.^[6]

Puskás and Di Stefano were two of only three players to have scored a hat-trick in a European Cup final, with Puskás being the only one to ever score four goals. The other was Pierino Prati for Milan in their 4–1 victory over Ajax in 1969. Puskás repeated the feat in 1962 but ended up losing to holders Benfica.

Route to the final

Real Madrid				Round	Eintracht Frankfurt
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Jeunesse Esch	12–2	7–0 (H)	5–2 (A)	First round	Young Boys	5–2	4–1 (A)	1–1 (H)
Nice	6–3	2–3 (A)	4–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	Wiener Sport-Club	3–2	2–1 (H)	1–1 (A)
Barcelona	6–2	3–1 (H)	3–1 (A)	Semi-finals	Rangers	12–4	6–1 (H)	6–3 (A)

Match

Details

18 May 1960

19:30 BST

Real Madrid	7–3	Eintracht Frankfurt
Di Stéfano 27', 30', 73' Puskás 45+1', 56' (pen.), 60', 71'	Report	Kress 18' Stein 72', 75'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 127,621

Referee: Jack Mowat (Scotland)

Real Madrid

Eintracht Frankfurt


GK	1	Rogelio Domínguez
RB	2	Marquitos
LB	3	Pachín
RH	4	José María Vidal
CB	5	^[a] José Santamaría
LH	6	José María Zárraga (c)
OR	7	Canário
IR	8	Luis del Sol
CF	9	^[b] Alfredo Di Stéfano
IL	10	Ferenc Puskás
OL	11	Paco Gento
Manager:
Miguel Muñoz


GK	1	Egon Loy
RB	2	Friedel Lutz
LB	3	Hermann Höfer
RH	4	Hans Weilbächer (c)
CB	5	Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt
LH	6	Dieter Stinka
OR	7	Richard Kress
IR	8	Dieter Lindner
CF	9	Erwin Stein
IL	10	Alfred Pfaff
OL	11	Erich Meier
Manager:
Paul Oßwald

Notes

^ Although Santamaría had amassed 20 caps for his native Uruguay from 1952 to 1957, he had been representing Spain in international play since 1958.^[7]
^ Di 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 Spanish national team in 1957.^[8]^[9]

References

^ Lowe, Sid (18 May 2020). "'We marked an era' – 60 years on from when Real won 7–3 at Hampden". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
^ Keating, Frank (15 May 2002). "Hampden dazzled by white magic". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
^ "The greatest matches of all time". The Daily Telegraph. London. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
^ "On this day in 1960, our fifth European Cup was won". Real Madrid CF. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
^ "1959/60: Dazzling Madrid crush Frankfurt". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
^ Hesse-Lichtenburger, Ulrich (2003). Tor! The Story of German Football. WSC Books Limited. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-9540134-5-5.
^ "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 1959/60 from UEFA
European Cup 1959/60 from RSSSF
"European Champion Clubs' Cup – History" (PDF). UEFA. p. 165. Retrieved 26 May 2011.

[8] Although Santamaría had amassed 20 caps for his native Uruguay from 1952 to 1957, he had been representing Spain in international play since 1958.^[7]

[11] Di 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 Spanish national team in 1957.^[8]^[9]

[1] Lowe, Sid (18 May 2020). "'We marked an era' – 60 years on from when Real won 7–3 at Hampden". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

[2] Keating, Frank (15 May 2002). "Hampden dazzled by white magic". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

[3] "The greatest matches of all time". The Daily Telegraph. London. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2013.

[4] "On this day in 1960, our fifth European Cup was won". Real Madrid CF. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

[5] "1959/60: Dazzling Madrid crush Frankfurt". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 February 2013.

[6] Hesse-Lichtenburger, Ulrich (2003). Tor! The Story of German Football. WSC Books Limited. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-9540134-5-5.

[7] "Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos". 5 September 2016.

[9] "Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos". 5 September 2016.

[10] "Alfredo di Stéfano: A god of the stadium | Inside UEFA". 7 July 2014.

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