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1960 European Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1959–60 European Cup
Real Madrid Eintracht Frankfurt
Spain West Germany
7 3
Date18 May 1960
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeJack Mowat (Scotland)
Attendance127,621[1]
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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.

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.

Background

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Real Madrid had won the first four editions of the European Cup in 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Route to the final

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

Real Madrid

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Real Madrid qualified for the competition as defending champions and they were given a bye in the preliminary round.[5][6]

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.[6]

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.[6]

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.[6]

Eintracht Frankfurt

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Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the competition after winning the German football championship for the only time in 1959.[7]

In the preliminary round, Eintracht Frankfurt were due to play Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) of Finland but were given a walkover after KuPS withdrew.[6]

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.[6]

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.[6]

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.[6]

Match

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Details

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Real Madrid Spain7–3West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
 Report
Attendance: 127,621
Referee: Jack Mowat (Scotland)
Real Madrid
Eintracht Frankfurt
GK 1 Argentina Rogelio Domínguez
RB 2 Spain Marquitos
LB 3 Spain Pachín
RH 4 Spain José María Vidal
CB 5 Spain José Santamaría[a]
LH 6 Spain José María Zárraga (c)
OR 7 Brazil Canário
IR 8 Spain Luis del Sol
CF 9 Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano[b]
IL 10 Hungary Ferenc Puskás
OL 11 Spain Paco Gento
Manager:
Spain Miguel Muñoz
GK 1 West Germany Egon Loy
RB 2 West Germany Friedel Lutz
LB 3 West Germany Hermann Höfer
RH 4 West Germany Hans Weilbächer (c)
CB 5 West Germany Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt
LH 6 West Germany Dieter Stinka
OR 7 West Germany Richard Kress
IR 8 West Germany Dieter Lindner
CF 9 West Germany Erwin Stein
IL 10 West Germany Alfred Pfaff
OL 11 West Germany Erich Meier
Manager:
West Germany Paul Oßwald

Aftermath

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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.[10][11][12][13]

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 2025, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Inter Milan 5–0 to break the record.[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Although Santamaría had amassed 20 caps for his native Uruguay from 1952 to 1957, he had been representing Spain in international play since 1958.[8]
  2. ^ 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

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  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. ^ a b Stokkermans, Karel (10 June 2025). "European Champions' Cup/Champions League". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  3. ^ Ross, James M. (4 June 2015). "European Competitions 1957-58". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  4. ^ Hesse-Lichtenburger, Ulrich (2003). Tor! The Story of German Football. WSC Books Limited. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-9540134-5-5.
  5. ^ Ross, James M. (2 May 2007). "European Competitions 1958-59". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Ross, James M. (4 June 2015). "European Competitions 1959-60". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  7. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Werner, Andreas (5 May 2025). "(West) Germany - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  8. ^ a b De la Riva, Mario (5 September 2016). "Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos" [The 11 players born outside of Spain with the most matches] (in Spanish). AS. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Alfredo di Stéfano: A god of the stadium". UEFA. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  10. ^ Keating, Frank (15 May 2002). "Hampden dazzled by white magic". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  11. ^ "The greatest matches of all time". The Daily Telegraph. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  12. ^ "On this day in 1960, our fifth European Cup was won". Real Madrid CF. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  13. ^ "1959/60: Dazzling Madrid crush Frankfurt". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
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