1957–58 European Cup

1957–58 European Cup
The Heysel Stadium in Brussels hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates4 September 1957 – 28 May 1958
Teams24 (from 23 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Real Madrid (3rd title)
Runners-upItaly AC Milan
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored189 (3.94 per match)
Attendance1,883,587 (39,241 per match)
Top scorer(s)Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid)
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 AC Milan 3–2 in the final, in extra time following a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes.[1] This was Real Madrid's third European Cup title in a row. However, the 1957–58 season was marred by the air disaster in Munich, when eight Manchester United players died 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, Milan of Italy, after being highly touted to win the competition and dominate European football for many years like Real Madrid before them, with the "Busby Babes" having an average age of only 22.

It was the first time that teams from the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and East Germany participated, while Turkey could not send any club, since the Turkish FA failed to register Beşiktaş for the draw in time.[2] Sevilla was invited despite having been runners-up in Spain the year before, as Spanish champions Real Madrid had already qualified as holders; the two Spanish sides met in the quarter-finals, the first time two sides from the same country played against each other in the competition.

Teams

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A total of 24 teams participated in the competition.

Ajax, Benfica, CCA București, Dukla Prague, Glenavon, Royal Antwerp, Saint-Étienne, Sevilla, Shamrock Rovers, Stade Dudelange, Vasas, Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt and Young Boys made their debut appearances in the European Cup while Rapid Wien, AGF and Real Madrid marked their third.[citation needed]

All participants were their respective associations champions, except for Sevilla and Gwardia Warsaw.

Austria Rapid Wien (1st) Belgium Royal Antwerp (1st) Bulgaria CDNA Sofia (1st) Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague (1st)
Denmark AGF (1st) East Germany Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt (1st) England Manchester United (1st) France Saint-Étienne (1st)
Hungary Vasas (1st) Italy Milan (1st) Luxembourg Stade Dudelange (1st) Netherlands Ajax (1st)
Northern Ireland Glenavon (1st) Poland Gwardia Warsaw (2nd) Portugal Benfica (1st) Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers (1st)
Romania CCA București (1st) Scotland Rangers (1st) Spain Real Madrid (1st)TH Spain Sevilla (2nd)
Sweden IFK Norrköping (1st) Switzerland Young Boys (1st) West Germany Borussia Dortmund (1st) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade (1st)

Preliminary round

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The draw for the preliminary round took place at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris on Tuesday, 23 July 1957.[3] 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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Location of teams in the 1957–58 European Cup
Pot 1
Western Europe 		Pot 2
Central Europe 		Pot 3
Eastern Europe
Drawn Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade Poland Gwardia Warsaw
England Manchester United Luxembourg Stade Dudelange East Germany Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
Spain Sevilla Italy Milan Bulgaria CDNA Sofia
Portugal Benfica Austria Rapid Wien Hungary Vasas
Denmark AGF
Northern Ireland Glenavon
Scotland Rangers
France Saint-Étienne
Byes Sweden IFK Norrköping Switzerland Young Boys Romania CCA București
Belgium Royal Antwerp West Germany Borussia Dortmund Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
Netherlands Ajax

The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 October.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Play-off
CDNA Sofia Bulgaria 3–7 Hungary Vasas 2–1 1–6
Rangers Scotland 4–3 France Saint-Étienne 3–1 1–2
Stade Dudelange Luxembourg 1–14 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 0–5 1–9
AGF Denmark 3–0 Northern Ireland Glenavon 0–0 3–0
Gwardia Warsaw Poland 4–4 (ct) East Germany Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt 3–1 1–3 1–1[a] (a.e.t.)
Sevilla Spain 3–1 Portugal Benfica 3–1 0–0
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 2–9[b] England Manchester United 0–6 2–3
Milan Italy 6–6 Austria Rapid Wien 4–1 2–5 4–2

First leg

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CDNA Sofia Bulgaria2–1Hungary Vasas
Milanov 2', 38' Report Bundzsák 53'
Attendance: 50,000
Rangers Scotland3–1France Saint-Étienne
Kitchenbrand 19'
Scott 47'
Simpson 82'		 Report Mekhloufi 14'
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Leo Helge (Denmark)
Stade Dudelange Luxembourg0–5Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Report Kostić 11', 16'
Rudinski 47', 55'
Mitić 87'
Attendance: 8,000
AGF Denmark0–0Northern Ireland Glenavon
Report
Attendance: 14,000
Sevilla Spain3–1Portugal Benfica
Pahuet 46'
Antoniet 59'
Pepillo 79'		 Report Palmeiro 48'
Attendance: 40,000
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland0–6England Manchester United
Report T. Taylor 36', 63'
Whelan 51', 57'
Berry 71'
Pegg 72'
Attendance: 45,000
Milan Italy4–1Austria Rapid Wien
Grillo 4'
Bean 8'
Höltl 74' (o.g.)
Mariani 82'		 Report Dienst 58'
Attendance: 15,000

Second leg

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Saint-Étienne France2–1Scotland Rangers
Oleksiak 11'
Ferrier 86'		 Report Wilson 61'
Attendance: 29,517

Rangers won 4–3 on aggregate.

Glenavon Northern Ireland0–3Denmark AGF
Report Kjær Andersen 13', 45'
Jensen 40'
Attendance: 33,000

Aarhus won 3–0 on aggregate.

Benfica Portugal0–0Spain Sevilla
Report
Attendance: 50,000

Sevilla won 3–1 on aggregate.

Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia9–1Luxembourg Stade Dudelange
Cokić 5', 38', 66', 69'
Mitić 10'
Kostić 17', 29', 30', 33'		 Report Rongoni 31'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

Red Star Belgrade won 14–1 on aggregate.

Manchester United England3–2Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
Viollet 5', 60'
Pegg 20'		 Report McCann 55'
Hamilton 66'
Attendance: 33,754

Manchester United won 9–2 on aggregate.

Vasas Hungary6–1Bulgaria CDNA Sofia
Csordás 35', 38', 51'
Berendy 48'
Bundzsák 68'
Szilágyi 89'		 Report Panayotov 25'
Attendance: 30,000

Vasas won 7–3 on aggregate.

Rapid Wien Austria5–2Italy Milan
A. Körner 1'
Dienst 31'
Bertalan 57'
Riegler 62'
Hanappi 78'		 Report Grillo 19'
Bean 77'
Attendance: 25,000

Milan 6–6 Rapid Wien on aggregate; play-off needed.

Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt East Germany3–1Poland Gwardia Warsaw
M. Kaiser 10'
S. Kaiser 55', 74'		 Report Baszkiewicz 60'
Attendance: 20,000

Gwardia Warsaw 4–4 Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt on aggregate; play-off needed.

Play-off

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Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt East Germany1–1 (a.e.t.)
Decided by a coin flip.		Poland Gwardia Warsaw
Tröger 90' Report Z. Szarzyński 3'
Attendance: 15,000

Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt qualified due to a coin toss, after their play-off against Gwardia Warsaw was abandoned with the result of 1–1 after 100 minutes due to floodlight power failure.

Milan Italy4–2Austria Rapid Wien
Bean 6', 82'
Bergamaschi 41'
Schiaffino 54'		 Report Happel 38' (pen.)
Bertalan 72'
Attendance: 26,000

Milan won play-off 4–2.

Bracket

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First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
              
Belgium Royal Antwerp 1 0 1
Spain Real Madrid 2 6 8
Spain Real Madrid 8 2 10
Spain Sevilla 0 2 2
Spain Sevilla 4 0 4
Denmark AGF 0 2 2
Spain Real Madrid 4 0 4
Hungary Vasas 0 2 2
East Germany Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt 1 0 1
Netherlands Ajax 3 1 4
Netherlands Ajax 2 0 2
Hungary Vasas 2 4 6
Switzerland Young Boys 1 1 2
Hungary Vasas 1 2 3
Spain Real Madrid (a.e.t.) 3
Italy Milan 2
England Manchester United 3 0 3
Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 0 1 1
England Manchester United 2 3 5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 1 3 4
Sweden IFK Norrköping 2 1 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 2 2 4
England Manchester United 2 0 2
Italy Milan 1 4 5
West Germany Borussia Dortmund 4 1 5 (3)
Romania CCA București 2 3 5 (1)
West Germany Borussia Dortmund 1 1 2
Italy Milan 1 4 5
Scotland Rangers 1 0 1
Italy Milan 4 2 6

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Play-off
Royal Antwerp Belgium 1–8 Spain Real Madrid 1–2 0–6
IFK Norrköping Sweden 3–4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 2–2 1–2
Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt East Germany 1–4 Netherlands Ajax 1–3 0–1
Young Boys Switzerland 2–3 Hungary Vasas 1–1 1–2
Manchester United England 3–1 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 3–0 0–1
Sevilla Spain 4–2 Denmark AGF 4–0 0–2
Borussia Dortmund West Germany 5–5 Romania CCA București 4–2 1–3 3–1
Rangers Scotland 1–6 Italy Milan 1–4 0–2

First leg

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Royal Antwerp Belgium1–2Spain Real Madrid
De Backer 58' Report Di Stéfano 15', 61'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Dean Harzic (France)
IFK Norrköping Sweden2–2Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Håkansson 75'
Källgren 85'		 Report Toplak 88'
Kostić 90'
Attendance: 10,893
Referee: Józef Kowal (Poland)
Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt East Germany1–3Netherlands Ajax
Müller 87' Report Van der Kuil 5', 62'
Bleijenberg 17'
Attendance: 30,000
Young Boys Switzerland1–1Hungary Vasas
Wechselberger 7' Report Csordás 90'
Attendance: 20,000
Manchester United England3–0Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
Webster 63'
T. Taylor 65'
Pegg 79'		 Report
Attendance: 62,000
Sevilla Spain4–0Denmark AGF
Antoniet 6', 30'
Loren 24', 52'		 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Borussia Dortmund West Germany4–2Romania CCA București
Peters 35', 62', 64'
Niepieklo 66'		 Report Zavoda I 43'
Bone 50'
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Jack Mowat (Scotland)
Rangers Scotland1–4Italy Milan
Murray 31' Report Grillo 75', 83'
Baruffi 81'
Bean 86'
Attendance: 85,000

Second leg

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Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia2–1Sweden IFK Norrköping
Spajić 75', 88' Report Backman 16'
Attendance: 20,000

Red Star Belgrade won 4–3 on aggregate.

Ajax Netherlands1–0East Germany Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
Ouderland 79' Report
Attendance: 23,000

Ajax won 4–1 on aggregate.

Real Madrid Spain6–0Belgium Royal Antwerp
Rial 2', 4', 41'
Marsal 52'
Kopa 79'
Gento 89'		 Report
Attendance: 72,245

Real Madrid won 8–1 on aggregate.

Vasas Hungary2–1Switzerland Young Boys
Csordás 8', 12' Report Schneiter 89'
Attendance: 20,000

Vasas won 3–2 on aggregate.

AGF Denmark2–0Spain Sevilla
Jensen 41', 86' Report
Attendance: 18,000

Sevilla won 4–2 on aggregate.

Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia1–0England Manchester United
Dvořák 17' Report
Attendance: 30,000

Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate.

Borussia Dortmund 5–5 CCA București on aggregate; play-off needed.

Italy Milan2–0Rangers Scotland
Baruffi 37'
Galli 48'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000

Milan won 6–1 on aggregate.

Play-off

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Borussia Dortmund West Germany3–1Romania CCA București
Dulz 15'
Kelbassa 62'
Preissler 79'		 Report Cacoveanu 35'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

Borussia Dortmund won play-off 3–1.

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester United England 5–4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 2–1 3–3
Real Madrid Spain 10–2 Spain Sevilla 8–0 2–2
Ajax Netherlands 2–6 Hungary Vasas 2–2 0–4
Borussia Dortmund West Germany 2–5 Italy Milan 1–1 1–4

First leg

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Manchester United England2–1Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Charlton 65'
Colman 81'		 Report Tasić 35'
Attendance: 60,000
Real Madrid Spain8–0Spain Sevilla
Di Stéfano 10', 55' (pen.), 85', 88'
Kopa 37', 73'
Marsal 48'
Gento 81'		 Report
Attendance: 76,796
Ajax Netherlands2–2Hungary Vasas
Ouderland 31', 42' Report Bundzsák 73', 82'
Attendance: 35,000
Borussia Dortmund West Germany1–1Italy Milan
Bergamaschi 90' (o.g.) Report Galli 45'
Attendance: 28,000

Second leg

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See also: Munich air disaster
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia3–3England Manchester United
Kostić 46', 58'
Tasić 50'		 Report Viollet 2'
Charlton 30', 31'
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Karl Kainer (Austria)

Manchester United won 5–4 on aggregate.

Sevilla Spain2–2Spain Real Madrid
Payá 22'
Pahuet 29'		 Report Pereda 48', 62'
Attendance: 25,000

Real Madrid won 10–2 on aggregate.

Vasas Hungary4–0Netherlands Ajax
Bundzsák 7'
Szilágyi 9', 39'
Csordás 29'		 Report
Attendance: 70,000

Vasas won 6–2 on aggregate.

Milan Italy4–1West Germany Borussia Dortmund
Cucchiaroni 11'
Liedholm 21'
Galli 63'
Grillo 86'		 Report Preissler 37'
Attendance: 25,000

Milan won 5–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid Spain 4–2 Hungary Vasas 4–0 0–2
Manchester United England 2–5 Italy Milan 2–1 0–4

First leg

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Real Madrid Spain4–0Hungary Vasas
Di Stéfano 9', 42' (pen.), 50'
Marsal 46'		 Report
Attendance: 120,000
Manchester United England2–1Italy Milan
Viollet 39'
E. Taylor 80' (pen.)		 Report Schiaffino 24'
Attendance: 44,882
Referee: Leo Helge (Denmark)

Second leg

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Vasas Hungary2–0Spain Real Madrid
Bundzsák 25'
Csordás 53' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 100,000

Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.

Milan Italy4–0England Manchester United
Schiaffino 2', 76'
Liedholm 51' (pen.)
Danova 67'		 Report
Attendance: 60,000

Milan won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 1958 European Cup final
Real Madrid Spain3–2 (a.e.t.)Italy Milan
Di Stéfano 74'
Rial 79'
Gento 107'		 Report Schiaffino 59'
Grillo 77'
Attendance: 67,000

Top goalscorers

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The top scorers from the 1957–58 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows:

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano Spain Real Madrid 10
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Kostić Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 9
3 Hungary Lajos Csordás Hungary Vasas 8
4 Hungary Dezső Bundzsák Hungary Vasas 6
Argentina Ernesto Grillo Italy Milan
6 Italy Gastone Bean Italy Milan 5
Italy Juan Alberto Schiaffino Italy Milan
8 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jovan Cokić Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 4
Spain Héctor Rial Spain Real Madrid
England Dennis Viollet England Manchester United

Notes

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  1. ^ Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt qualified due to a coin toss, after their play-off against Gwardia Warsaw was abandoned after 100 minutes due to floodlight power failure with the result of 1–1.
  2. ^ To allow an evening kick-off at Dalymount Park in Dublin, which had no floodlights, the teams agreed to change over at half-time without a break. Consequently, the Irish part-timers ran out of steam and Manchester United's 1–0 half-time lead increased to 6–0. The second leg, played under lights at Old Trafford with the normal half-time break, produced a closer scoreline.

References

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  1. ^ "Madrid bounce back to start era of dominance". UEFA.com. UEFA. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Turkey – List of Champions". RSSSF. RSSSF. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. ^ Corriere dello Sport, 24 July 1957.
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