1957–58 European Cup
European football tournament
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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, 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.
Real Madrid (3rd title)
MilanThe Heysel Stadium in Brussels hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 September 1957 – 28 May 1958 |
| Teams | 24 (from 23 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Real Madrid (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Milan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 189 (3.94 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,883,587 (39,241 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid) 10 goals |
← 1956–57 1958–59 → | |
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
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.
 Rapid Wien (1st) |
 Royal Antwerp (1st) |
 CDNA Sofia (1st) |
 Dukla Prague (1st) |
 AGF (1st) |
 Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt (1st) |
 Manchester United (1st) |
 Saint-Étienne (1st) |
 Vasas (1st) |
Milan (1st) |
 Stade Dudelange (1st) |
 Ajax (1st) |
 Glenavon (1st) |
 Gwardia Warsaw (2nd) |
 Benfica (1st) |
 Shamrock Rovers (1st) |
 CCA București (1st) |
 Rangers (1st) |
Real Madrid (1st)TH |
Sevilla (2nd) |
 IFK Norrköping (1st) |
 Young Boys (1st) |
Borussia Dortmund (1st) |
 Red Star Belgrade (1st) |
Preliminary round
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.
| Pot 1 Western Europe |
Pot 2 Central Europe |
Pot 3 Eastern Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drawn | Shamrock Rovers |
Red Star Belgrade |
Gwardia Warsaw |
| Manchester United |
Stade Dudelange |
Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | |
| Sevilla |
Milan |
CDNA Sofia | |
| Benfica |
Rapid Wien |
Vasas | |
| AGF |
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| Glenavon | |||
| Rangers |
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| Saint-Étienne | |||
| Byes | IFK Norrköping |
Young Boys |
CCA București |
| Royal Antwerp |
Borussia Dortmund |
Dukla Prague | |
| Ajax |
The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 October.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDNA Sofia |
3–7 | Vasas |
2–1 | 1–6 | |
| Rangers |
4–3 | Saint-Étienne |
3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Stade Dudelange |
1–14 | Red Star Belgrade |
0–5 | 1–9 | |
| AGF |
3–0 | Glenavon |
0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Gwardia Warsaw |
4–4 (ct) | Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt |
3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1[a] (a.e.t.) |
| Sevilla |
3–1 | Benfica |
3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Shamrock Rovers |
2–9[b] | Manchester United |
0–6 | 2–3 | |
| Milan |
6–6 | Rapid Wien |
4–1 | 2–5 | 4–2 |
First leg
| CDNA Sofia | 2–1 | Vasas |
|---|---|---|
Milanov  2', 38' |
Report | Bundzsák 53' |
| Rangers | 3–1 | Saint-Étienne |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchenbrand 19' Scott 47'Simpson 82' |
Report | Mekhloufi 14' |
| Stade Dudelange | 0–5 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kostić 11', 16' Rudinski 47', 55'Mitić 87' |
| Gwardia Warsaw | 3–1 | Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt |
|---|---|---|
| Baszkiewicz 49' Lewandowski 59'Gawroński 88' |
Report | S. Kaiser 79' |
| Shamrock Rovers | 0–6 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | T. Taylor 36', 63' Whelan 51', 57'Berry 71'Pegg 72' |
Second leg
| Saint-Étienne | 2–1 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Oleksiak 11' Ferrier 86' |
Report | Wilson 61' |
Rangers won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Glenavon | 0–3 | AGF |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kjær Andersen 13', 45' Jensen 40' |
Aarhus won 3–0 on aggregate.
Sevilla won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade | 9–1 | Stade Dudelange |
|---|---|---|
| Cokić 5', 38', 66', 69' Mitić 10'Kostić 17', 29', 30', 33' |
Report | Rongoni 31' |
Red Star Belgrade won 14–1 on aggregate.
| Manchester United | 3–2 | Shamrock Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Viollet 5', 60' Pegg 20' |
Report | McCann 55' Hamilton 66' |
Manchester United won 9–2 on aggregate.
Vasas won 7–3 on aggregate.
Milan 6–6 Rapid Wien on aggregate; play-off needed.
| Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | 3–1 | Gwardia Warsaw |
|---|---|---|
| M. Kaiser 10' S. Kaiser 55', 74' |
Report | Baszkiewicz 60' |
Gwardia Warsaw 4–4 Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt on aggregate; play-off needed.
Play-off
| Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1–1 (a.e.t.) Decided by a coin flip. | Gwardia Warsaw |
|---|---|---|
| Tröger 90' |
Report | Z. Szarzyński 3' |
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 | 4–2 | Rapid Wien |
|---|---|---|
| Bean 6', 82' Bergamaschi 41'Schiaffino 54' |
Report | Happel 38' (pen.) Bertalan 72' |
Milan won play-off 4–2.
Bracket
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Antwerp
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
| 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
| 8 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sevilla
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sevilla
| 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| AGF
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
| 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vasas
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ajax
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ajax
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vasas
| 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Young Boys
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vasas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid (a.e.t.)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Milan
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dukla Prague
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United
| 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Red Star Belgrade
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| IFK Norrköping
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Red Star Belgrade
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Milan
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Borussia Dortmund
| 4 | 1 | 5 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| CCA București
| 2 | 3 | 5 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Borussia Dortmund
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Milan
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rangers
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Milan
| 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Antwerp |
1–8 | Real Madrid |
1–2 | 0–6 | |
| IFK Norrköping |
3–4 | Red Star Belgrade |
2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt |
1–4 | Ajax |
1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Young Boys |
2–3 | Vasas |
1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Manchester United |
3–1 | Dukla Prague |
3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Sevilla |
4–2 | AGF |
4–0 | 0–2 | |
| Borussia Dortmund |
5–5 | CCA București |
4–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| Rangers |
1–6 | Milan |
1–4 | 0–2 |
First leg
| Royal Antwerp | 1–2 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| De Backer 58' |
Report | Di Stéfano 15', 61' |
| IFK Norrköping | 2–2 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Håkansson 75' Källgren 85' |
Report | Toplak 88' Kostić 90' |
| Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1–3 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Müller 87' |
Report | Van der Kuil 5', 62' Bleijenberg 17' |
| Young Boys | 1–1 | Vasas |
|---|---|---|
| Wechselberger 7' |
Report | Csordás 90' |
| Manchester United | 3–0 | Dukla Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Webster 63' T. Taylor 65'Pegg 79' |
Report |
| Borussia Dortmund | 4–2 | CCA București |
|---|---|---|
| Peters 35', 62', 64' Niepieklo 66' |
Report | Zavoda I 43' Bone 50' |
Second leg
| Red Star Belgrade | 2–1 | IFK Norrköping |
|---|---|---|
| Spajić 75', 88' |
Report | Backman 16' |
Red Star Belgrade won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Ajax | 1–0 | Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt |
|---|---|---|
| Ouderland 79' |
Report |
Ajax won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 6–0 | Royal Antwerp |
|---|---|---|
| Rial 2', 4', 41' Marsal 52'Kopa 79'Gento 89' |
Report |
Real Madrid won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Vasas | 2–1 | Young Boys |
|---|---|---|
| Csordás 8', 12' |
Report | Schneiter 89' |
Vasas won 3–2 on aggregate.
Sevilla won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Dukla Prague | 1–0 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Dvořák 17' |
Report |
Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate.
| CCA București | 3–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| Tătaru 17' Constantin 25'Alecsandrescu 45' |
Report | Niepieklo 12' |
Borussia Dortmund 5–5 CCA București on aggregate; play-off needed.
Milan won 6–1 on aggregate.
Play-off
| Borussia Dortmund | 3–1 | CCA București |
|---|---|---|
| Dulz 15' Kelbassa 62'Preissler 79' |
Report | Cacoveanu 35' |
Borussia Dortmund won play-off 3–1.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United |
5–4 | Red Star Belgrade |
2–1 | 3–3 |
| Real Madrid |
10–2 | Sevilla |
8–0 | 2–2 |
| Ajax |
2–6 | Vasas |
2–2 | 0–4 |
| Borussia Dortmund |
2–5 | Milan |
1–1 | 1–4 |
First leg
| Manchester United | 2–1 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Charlton 65' Colman 81' |
Report | Tasić 35' |
| Real Madrid | 8–0 | Sevilla |
|---|---|---|
| Di Stéfano 10', 55' (pen.), 85', 88' Kopa 37', 73'Marsal 48'Gento 81' |
Report |
| Borussia Dortmund | 1–1 | Milan |
|---|---|---|
Bergamaschi  90' (o.g.) |
Report | Galli 45' |
Second leg
| Red Star Belgrade | 3–3 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Kostić 46', 58' Tasić 50' |
Report | Viollet 2' Charlton 30', 31' |
Manchester United won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Sevilla | 2–2 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Payá 22' Pahuet 29' |
Report | Pereda 48', 62' |
Real Madrid won 10–2 on aggregate.
Vasas won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Milan | 4–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| Cucchiaroni 11' Liedholm 21'Galli 63'Grillo 86' |
Report | Preissler 37' |
Milan won 5–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid |
4–2 | Vasas |
4–0 | 0–2 |
| Manchester United |
2–5 | Milan |
2–1 | 0–4 |
First leg
| Real Madrid | 4–0 | Vasas |
|---|---|---|
| Di Stéfano 9', 42' (pen.), 50' Marsal 46' |
Report |
| Manchester United | 2–1 | Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Viollet 39' E. Taylor 80' (pen.) |
Report | Schiaffino 24' |
Second leg
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Milan | 4–0 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Schiaffino 2', 76' Liedholm 51' (pen.)Danova 67' |
Report |
Milan won 5–2 on aggregate.
Final
| Real Madrid | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Di Stéfano 74' Rial 79'Gento 107' |
Report | Schiaffino 59' Grillo 77' |
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1957–58 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows:
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfredo Di Stéfano |
Real Madrid |
10 |
| 2 | Bora Kostić |
Red Star Belgrade |
9 |
| 3 | Lajos Csordás |
Vasas |
8 |
| 4 | Dezső Bundzsák |
Vasas |
6 |
 Ernesto Grillo |
Milan | ||
| 6 | Gastone Bean |
Milan |
5 |
| Juan Alberto Schiaffino |
Milan | ||
| 8 | Jovan Cokić |
Red Star Belgrade |
4 |
| Héctor Rial |
Real Madrid | ||
| Dennis Viollet |
Manchester United |
Notes
- 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.
