1959 European Cup Final

1959 European Cup Final
Event European Cup 1958–59
Date 3 June 1959
Venue Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
Referee Albert Dusch (West Germany)
Attendance 72,000
1958
1960

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-Champagne from 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. Madrid dominated the match with goals by Enrique Mateos and Alfredo Di Stefano.


Match details

3 June 1959
Real Madrid 2 – 0 Stade Reims Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)
Mateos  1'
Di Stéfano  47'
Report
Real Madrid
Stade de Reims
REAL MADRID:
GK 1 Rogelio Domínguez
DF 2 Marquitos
DF 3 José Santamaría
DF 4 José María Zárraga (c)
DF 5 Juan Santisteban
MF 6 Antonio Ruiz
MF 7 Raymond Kopa
MF 8 Enrique Mateos
MF 9 Alfredo Di Stéfano
FW 10 Héctor Rial
FW 11 Francisco Gento
Manager:
Luis Carniglia
STADE REIMS:
GK 1 Dominique Colonna
DF 2 Bruno Rodzik
DF 3 Robert Jonquet (c)
DF 4 Raoul Giraudo
DF 5 Armand Penverne
MF 6 Michel Leblond
MF 7 Robert Lamartine
MF 8 René Bliard
MF 9 Just Fontaine
FW 10 Roger Piantoni
FW 11 Jean Vincent
Manager:
Albert Batteux

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