European Cup 1959–60

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The European Cup 1959–60 was the fifth season of Europe's premier club football competition, famously won by Real Madrid after a legendary high-scoring final against Eintracht Frankfurt.

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European Cup 1959–60 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UEFA club competition season
football tournament
alsoKnownAs 1959–60 European Champion Clubs' Cup NERFINISHED
1959–60 European Cup NERFINISHED
champion Real Madrid CF NERFINISHED
competitionFormat two-legged knockout ties
defendingChampion Real Madrid CF NERFINISHED
endDate 1960-05-18
featuredPlayer Alfredo Di Stéfano NERFINISHED
Ferenc Puskás NERFINISHED
Francisco Gento NERFINISHED
finalAttendance 127621
finalCity Glasgow NERFINISHED
finalCountry Scotland NERFINISHED
finalFormat single match at neutral venue
finalHostAssociation Scottish Football Association NERFINISHED
finalScore Real Madrid 7–3 Eintracht Frankfurt
finalVenue Hampden Park NERFINISHED
goalsScored 245
includedTitleHolder Real Madrid CF NERFINISHED
matchesPlayed 55
nextSeason European Cup 1960–61 NERFINISHED
notableMatch Real Madrid 7–3 Eintracht Frankfurt in the final
numberOfTeams 27
organizer UEFA NERFINISHED
partOf European Cup NERFINISHED
previousSeason European Cup 1958–59 NERFINISHED
qualifyingMethod national league champions
region Europe
round final
first round
preliminary round
quarter-finals
semi-finals
runnerUp Eintracht Frankfurt NERFINISHED
runnerUpCountry West Germany NERFINISHED
seasonNumber 5
sport association football
startDate 1959-09-01
timePeriod 1959s
1960s
topScorer Ferenc Puskás NERFINISHED
topScorerGoals 12
winnerCaptain Miguel Muñoz NERFINISHED
winnerConsecutiveTitles 5
winnerCountry Spain NERFINISHED
winnerTitleCount 5

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Eintracht Frankfurt reachedFinal European Cup 1959–60