1959-60 European Cup
Hampden Park, Glasgow hosted the final.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 26 August 1959 – 18 May 1960 |
| Teams | 27 (26 competed) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Real Madrid (5th title)
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| Runners-up |
 Eintracht Frankfurt
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 218 (4.19 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ferenc Puskás (12 goals) |
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. It remains the record score for the European Cup final. It was Real Madrid's fifth consecutive European Cup title. It was also the first time that a German team, Eintracht Frankfurt, reached the final.
The tournament saw the first participation by a Greek club, having withdrawn from the previous season.
The draw for the preliminary round took place in Cernobbio, Como, Italy, on Monday, 6 July 1959. As title holders, Real Madrid received a bye, and the remaining 26 teams were grouped geographically into two pots. The first two teams drawn in each pot also received byes, while the remaining clubs would play the preliminary round in September.
France
Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland
Belgium
Luxembourg
West Germany
East Germany
Poland
Scotland
England
Finland
Sweden
Austria
Romania
Bulgaria
Turkey
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Greece
Italy
Portugal
Spain
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