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The 1959 European Cup Final was the fourth final in the pan-European football competition, the European Cup

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

, now known as the UEFA Champions League. It was contested by Real Madrid

Real Madrid C.F.

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

of Spain

Spain

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and Stade de Reims-Champagne

Stade Reims

Stade de Reims is a French association football club based in Reims. The club was formed in 1911 under the name Société Sportive du Parc Pommery and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football having achieved promotion to the league following the 2009–10 season...

from France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. It was played at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart

Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....

on 3 June 1959 in front of 80,000 people. The match finished 2–0 to Real Madrid, winning their fourth European Cup in a row and beating Reims in final for the second time in four years, following the 1956 final

1956 European Cup Final

The 1956 European Cup Final was the first ever final in the pan-European football competition, the European Cup, now known as the UEFA Champions League. It was contested by Real Madrid of Spain and Stade de Reims-Champagne from France. It was played at the Parc des Princes in Paris on 13 June 1956...

. Madrid dominated the match with goals by Enrique Mateos

Enrique Mateos

Enrique Mateos Mancebo was a Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid and was part of their European Cup victories in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960...

and Alfredo Di Stefano

Alfredo Di Stéfano

Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, born into a family of Italian immigrants from Capri, is a former Argentinian footballer and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time...

Match details


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	REAL MADRID:
GK	1	Rogelio Domínguez Rogelio Domínguez Rogelio Antonio Domínguez López was an Argentine football goalkeeper who played for Real Madrid and was part of their European Cup victories in 1959 and 1960...
DF	2	Marquitos Marcos Alonso Imaz Marcos Alonso Imaz , nicknamed Marquitos, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a defender.He was best known for his participation in Real Madrid's five European Cup conquests, mainly in the 50's....
DF	3	José Santamaría José Santamaria José Emilio Santamaría Iglesias is an Spanish-Uruguayan former football player and coach. He is regarded by many as one of the all-time greatest central defenders...
DF	4	José María Zárraga José María Zárraga José María Zárraga Martín is a former Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid as a midfielder and was part of their European Cup victories in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960. His five wins have only been bettered by Francisco Gento, who won 6 European Cups... (c)
DF	5	Juan Santisteban Juan Santisteban Juan Santisteban Troyano is a retired Spanish football midfielder and manager.-Player:Real MadridIntercontinental Cup: 1960European Cup: 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60*Spanish League: 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1963–64...
MF	6	Antonio Ruiz Antonio Ruiz Antonio Ruiz Cervilla is a retired Spanish football midfielder and manager.-Playing career:...
MF	7	Raymond Kopa Raymond Kopa Raymond Kopa , is a former French football offensive midfielder, integral to the French national team of the 1950s....
MF	8	Enrique Mateos Enrique Mateos Enrique Mateos Mancebo was a Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid and was part of their European Cup victories in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960...
MF	9	Alfredo Di Stéfano Alfredo Di Stéfano Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, born into a family of Italian immigrants from Capri, is a former Argentinian footballer and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time...
FW	10	Héctor Rial Héctor Rial José Héctor Rial Laguía was a football player from Argentina who played for Real Madrid between 1954 and 1961. He was part of the team that won five consecutive European Cups...
FW	11	Francisco Gento Francisco Gento Francisco "Paco" Gento López is a former Spanish football player.-Biography:He débuted in the Primera División with Racing Santander in the 1952–53 season...
Manager:
Luis Carniglia Luis Carniglia Luis Antonio Carniglia was a football striker and manager from Argentina. He played for Boca Juniors in the 1930s, but is probably best known for managing Real Madrid in the 1950s....

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> STADE REIMS: | GK 1

Dominique Colonna

Dominique Colonna is a former French footballer who played goalkeeper-Honours:* French championship winner: 1956 and 1958, 1960, 1962 * Coupe de France winner: 1958...

DF 2

Bruno Rodzik

Bruno Rodzik Bruno Rodzik Bruno Rodzik (born 29 May 1935 is a French former football defender.He played for France in the Euro 1960.-Titles:*French championship in 1958, 1960, 1962 with Stade de Reims*European Cup runner-up in 1959 with Stade de Reims-References:*...

DF 3

Robert Jonquet

Robert Jonquet , was a French former football defender. He played the majority of his professional career for the club Stade de Reims, winning five French championships and appearing in two European Cup finals...

Raoul Giraudo

Raoul Giraudo is a retired French football defender.-References:*...

DF 5

Armand Penverne

Armand Penverne , is a French former football defender. He played the majority of his professional career for the club Stade de Reims, winning four French championships and appearing in one European Cup finals.-Honours:...

MF 6

Michel Leblond

Michel Leblond was a French football midfielder who was a member of the French squad at FIFA World Cup 1954 and a main player of great Stade de Reims in the 1950s...

MF 7

Robert Lamartine

Robert Lamartine was a French football midfielder.-References:*...

MF 8

René Bliard

René Bliard was a former professional French football striker who was a member of Stade de Reims in the 1950s.-Honours:* Division 1:1955, 1958* Coupe de France: 1958* European Cup: Runner-up 1956-External links:*...

MF 9

Just Fontaine

Just "Justo" Fontaine is a former French football player.-Football career:He holds the record for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup finals tournament, with 13 in 1958...

FW 10

Roger Piantoni

Roger Piantoni is a former French international footballer.-Honors:* 3rd place at the 1958 FIFA World Cup with France.* Finalist of the European Champions Cup in 1959 with Reims....

FW 11

Jean Vincent Manager:

Albert Batteux

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