1959–60 European Cup

Also known as 1960 European Cup, 1959-60 European Cup

5th season of the UEFA club football tournament

Key facts

Dates: 26 August 1959 – 18 May 1960
Teams: 27 (26 competed) (from 25 associations)
Champions: Real Madrid (5th title)
Runners up: Eintracht Frankfurt
Goals scored: 218 (4.19 per match)
Attendance: 2,355,478 (45,298 per match)
Top scorer s: Ferenc Puskás (Real Madrid), 12 goals

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Official website: www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1960

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number of matches played/races/starts: 52

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The 1959–60 European Cup was the fifth season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Real Madrid, who beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7–3 in the final at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on 18 May 1960, thanks to first ever hat-tricks scored in the final of the competition by Ferenc Puskás and Alfredo Di Stéfano. It remains the record score and record attendance for the European Cup final. It was Real Madrid's fifth consecutive title, which is a feat that no other club has matched.

It was also the first time that a German team, Eintracht Frankfurt, reached the final. They were debutants in the competition and it wasn't until 1983–84 European Cup and AS Roma that another debutants ended up on the losing side in the final.