1957–58 European Cup
The Heysel Stadium in Brussels hosted the final.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 4 September 1957 – 28 May 1958 |
| Teams | 24 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Real Madrid (3rd title)
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| Runners-up |
 Milan
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 189 (3.94 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Alfredo Di Stéfano (10 goals) |
The 1957–58 European Cup was the third season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Real Madrid, who beat Milan 3–2 in the final, following a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes. This was Real Madrid's third European Cup title in a row. However, the 1957–58 season will be forever marked by the air disaster in Munich, when eight Manchester United players lost their lives on their way home from Belgrade, after a 3–3 draw in the quarter-final second leg with Red Star Belgrade. The English champions were ultimately defeated in the semi-finals by the eventual runners-up, AC Milan of Italy.
It was the first time that teams from the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and East Germany participated, while Turkey did not send any club. Sevilla was invited to represent Spain despite not being champions, as Spanish champions Real Madrid had already qualified as holders.
The draw for the preliminary round took place at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris on Tuesday, 23 July 1957. As title holders, Real Madrid received a bye, and the remaining 23 teams were grouped geographically into three pots. The first four teams drawn in each pot, and four more teams in pot 1, would play the preliminary round in September, while the remaining clubs received byes.
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