| 1959–60 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Santiago Bernabéu | ||
| Head coach | Manuel Fleitas (until 11 April 1960) Miguel Muñoz | ||
| Stadium | Chamartín | ||
| Primera Division | 2nd | ||
| Copa del Generalísimo | Runners-up | ||
| European Cup | Winners (inEuropean Cup) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Ferenc Puskás (25) All:Puskás (47) | ||
The 1959–60 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 57th season in existence and the club's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
During the summer French playmaker Raymond Kopa returned toJust Fontaine'sStade de Reims after three successful campaigns at Chamartín. Chairman Santiago Bernabéu, impressed by Brazil's style of play at the1958 FIFA World Cup, made an offer to buyPelé fromSantos FC[1] however, it was rejected by the player. Then, the club hired a new manager, former Brazilian tournament winnerManuel Fleitas Solich[2] fromFlamengo and transferred in Brazilian World Cup winner playmakerDidí[3] (who only played 19 matches and abandoned the team in January). Also, fromAmérica-RJ, came Brazilian midfielderCanário[4] and in April arrived fromReal Betis youngstarLuis del Sol,[5] who played a superb season.[6]
In theSpanish league, Madrid andBarcelona finished tied in points (46). Although Real scored a record 92 goals in 30 rounds, it finished second on a goal average tie-breaker. After the squad lost the league title mathematically in round 29, Fleitas was fired. Then, former club playerMiguel Muñoz took the head coach job in time for the semi-finals and final of the European Cup and the Copa del Generalísimo campaign.
In theEuropean Cup, the team won its fifth consecutive title. In the round of sixteen, they won the series againstJeunesse Esch from Luxembourg (12–2, including four goals for Puskas, three for Enrique Mateos) and in the quarter-finals defeated French champions Nice 7–2, the second leg in front of 100,000 spectators. In the semi-finals againstCF Barcelona, without star playerLászló Kubala who was out due to a technical decision by coachHelenio Herrera, the team won both legs of the series with a 3–1 score (Alfredo Di Stéfano and Puskas were crucial to achieving victory), reaching thefinal for the fifth time in a row. In the title match, the squad (this time with Puskas as starter) defeated West German championsEintracht Frankfurt by a 7–3 score in front of 120,000 spectators at Hampden Park, Glasgow.[7]
In theCopa del Generalísimo, the team defeated Barakaldo (4–1),Cultural Leonesa (9–0) andSporting Gijón (13–1), reaching the semi-finals againstAthletic Bilbao: in Bilbao, the basque team won 3–0; nevertheless Real Madrid mounted an incredible comeback in the second leg, winning 8–1 in Madrid. In thefinal, at Chamartín, the team lost 3–1 to Atlético Madrid in front of 100,000 spectators.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Namemnsa | Fromtunisia | Typeplauer |
| MF | Didi | Botafogo | - |
| MF | Vidal | Granada | - |
| GK | Juan Bagur | Real Sociedad | |
| FW | Pepillo | Sevilla | |
| FW | Canario | - | - |
| FW | Bueno | Cadiz | - |
| DF | Pantaleon | Las Palmas | - |
| DF | Pachin | Osasuna | - |
| MF | Luis Del Sol | Real Betis | - |
| MF | Felo | Las Palmas | - |
| DF | Pedro Casado | Plus Ultra | - |
| FW | Laszlo Kaszas | - | - |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Raymond Kopa | Stade de Reims | - |
| FW | Joseito | Levante | - |
| MF | Hector Ramos | Plus Ultra | - |
| MF | Segurola | Sevilla | - |
| MF | Villa | Plus Ultra | - |
| FW | Joaquin Garcia | - | |
| FW | Ramón Marsal | Levante | - |
| DF | Pedro Casado | Plus Ultra | - |
| Competition | Final position |
|---|---|
| Primera División | 2nd |
| Copa del Generalísimo | Runner-up |
| European Cup | Winners |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona(C) | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 86 | 28 | +58 | 46 | Qualified for theEuropean Cup and theInter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 2 | Real Madrid[a] | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 92 | 36 | +56 | 46 | Qualified for theEuropean Cup |
| 3 | Atlético Bilbao | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 74 | 45 | +29 | 39 | |
| 4 | Sevilla | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 36 | |
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 33 |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
[8]Kickoff times are inCET. Win Draw Loss
| 13 September 19591 | Real Madrid | 7–1 | Real Betis | Madrid |
Ríos 25' (own goal)Puskás 56'Puskás 65'Pepillo 71'Gento 80'Ríos 85' (own goal)Gento 89' | Report | Rojas 20' | Stadium:Chamartín |
| 20 September 19592 | Valencia CF | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| Héctor Núñez 22' Roberto Gil 57' | Report | Gento 68' | Stadium:Mestalla Referee: Blanco Perez |
| 27 September 19593 | Real Madrid | 4–0 | Español | Madrid |
| Puskás 4' Di Stéfano 25'Santisteban 37'Didí 39' | Report | Stadium:Chamartín |
| 4 October 19594 | Real Zaragoza | 2–2 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
| Wilson 2' Marcelino 20' | Report | Di Stéfano 32' Puskás 85' | Stadium:La Romareda |
| 11 October 19595 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| Herrera 40' Puskás 49'Gento 73' | Report | Marcaida 28' | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Ruiz Casasola |
| 18 October 19596 | Elche CF | 1–5 | Real Madrid | Elche |
| Fuertes 87' | Report | Herrera 39' Di Stéfano 44'Puskás 45'Gento 57'Gento 73' | Stadium:Campo de Altabix Referee: Birigay Nieva |
| 25 October 19597 | Real Madrid | 7–0 | Osasuna | Madrid |
| Puskás 25' Gento 44'Di Stéfano 47'Vidal 49'Didi 52'Puskás 75'Di Stéfano 83' | Report | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Gomez Contreras |
| 1 November 19598 | Atlético Madrid | 3–3 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| Collar 13' Álvaro 16'Ramiro 85' | Report | Di Stéfano 4' Puskás 32'Gento 54' | Stadium:Metropolitano Referee: Rey Martinez |
| 8 November 19599 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Sevilla CF | Madrid |
| Didi 42' | Report | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Blanco Perez |
| 15 November 195910 | Real Oviedo | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Oviedo |
| Lalo 50' | Report | Mateos 46' (pen.) | Stadium:Carlos Tartiere Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria |
| 29 November 195911 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | CF Barcelona | Madrid |
| Mateos 5' Di Stéfano 82' | Report | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Gardeazabal Garay |
| 6 December 195912 | Real Valladolid | 3–1 | Real Madrid | Valladolid |
| Morollón 15' Mirlo 43'Endériz 56' | Report | Gento 54' | Stadium:José Zorrilla Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil |
| 13 December 195913 | Real Madrid | 6–0 | Granada CF | Madrid |
| Herrera 6' Gento 31'Vidal 48'Herrera 69'Gento 81'Mateos 85' | Report | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Azon Roma |
| 20 December 195914 | Real Sociedad | 1–3 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
| Gallastegui 59' | Report | Herrera 44' Didi 53'Gento 54' | Stadium:Atotxa Referee: Birigay Nieva |
| 27 December 195915 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | UD Las Palmas | Madrid |
| Gento 1' Didi 42' | Report | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria |
| 3 January 196016 | Real Betis | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
| Isidro 78' | Report | Stadium:Heliópolis Referee: Garcia Fernandez |
| 10 January 196017 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Valencia CF | Madrid |
| Didi 40' Mateos 44' | Report | Aveiro 36' | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Gomez Contreras |
| 17 January 196018 | Español | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Sastre 2' | Report | Puskás 14' | Stadium:Sarrià Referee: Lacambra Canela |
| 24 January 196019 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Pepillo 6' Puskás 44' | Report | Csabai 43' | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Birigay Nieva |
| 31 January 196020 | Atletico de Bilbao | 1–3 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| Uribe 18' | Report | Pepillo 32' Puskás 67'Puskás 80' | Stadium:San Mamés Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria |
| 7 February 196021 | Real Madrid | 11–2 | Elche CF | Madrid |
| Puskás 13' Puskás 17'Pepillo 22'Pepillo 27'Puskás 31'Pepillo 48'Pepillo 51'Gento 57'Santisteban 59'Pepillo 62'Puskás 82' | Report | Santisteban 40' (own goal) César 70' | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Garcia Fernandez |
| 14 February 196022 | Osasuna | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Pamplona |
| Félix Ruiz 1' | Report | Pepillo 45' Puskás 53' | Stadium:San Juan Referee: Gomez Contreras |
| 21 February 196023 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Atlético Madrid | Madrid |
| Di Stéfano 2' Puskás 27'Puskás 71' (pen.)Juan Alonso  66' | Report | Peiró 7' Adelardo 60'Mendonca  67'Manuel Pazos  72'Collar 85' | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Lacambra Canela |
| 28 February 196024 | Sevilla CF | 4–1 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
| Szalay 2' Pereda 11'Antoniet 43'Szalay 58' | Report | Puskás 18' | Stadium:Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil |
| 6 March 196025 | Real Madrid | 8–1 | Real Oviedo | Madrid |
| Di Stéfano 6' Pepillo 8'Herrera 39'Puskás 42' (pen.)Gento 44'Herrera 83'Di Stéfano 85'Puskás 87' | Report | Sanchez Lage 69' | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Gardeazabal Garay |
| 20 March 196026 | CF Barcelona | 3–1 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Kocsis 50' Eulogio Martínez 60'Villaverde 62' | Report | Di Stéfano 58' | Stadium:Estadio del CF Barcelona Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria |
| 27 March 196027 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Real Valladolid | Madrid |
| Puskás 12' | Report | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Gomez Contreras |
| 3 April 196028 | Granada CF | 3–4 | Real Madrid | Granada |
| Carranza 18' Martínez 26'Arsenio Iglesias 72' | Report | Di Stéfano 2' Puskás 9'Puskás 73'Méndez 87' (own goal) | Stadium:Los Cármenes Referee: Gardeazabal Garay |
| 10 April 196029 | Real Madrid | 4–0 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| Pepillo 11' Pepillo 17'Pepillo 19'Irulegui 60' (own goal) | Report | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Gomez Arribas |
| 17 April 196030 | UD Las Palmas | 0–1 | Real Madrid | Las Palmas |
| Report | Bueno 74' | Stadium:Estadio Insular Referee: Blanco Perez |
| 26 June 1960 | Atlético Madrid | 3–1 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| 19:00CET | Collar 51' Jones 76'Peiró 86' | Report(in Spanish) | Puskás 20' | Stadium:Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Félix Birigay |
v
Jeunesse Esch| 21 October 1959 | Real Madrid | 7–0 | Jeunesse Esch | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid |
| Di Stéfano 25' Puskás 34',62',83'Herrera 43',77'Mateos 53' | Report | Attendance: 59,447 Referee:Giulio Campanati (Italy) |
v Real Madrid| 4 November 1959 | Jeunesse Esch | 2–5 | Real Madrid | Luxembourg City |
| Theis 10' Schaak 15' | Report | Vidal 13' Mateos 18',31'Di Stéfano 25'Puskás 29' | Stadium:Stade Municipal, Attendance: 20,000 Referee:Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy) |
v Real Madrid| 4 February 1960 | Nice | 3–2 | Real Madrid | Nice |
| Nurenberg 54',67' (pen.),72' | Report | Herrera 15' Rial 30' | Stadium:Stade Municipal du Ray, Attendance: 21,422 Referee:Abel da Costa (Portugal) |
vNice| 2 March 1960 | Real Madrid | 4–0 | Nice | Madrid |
| Pepillo 21' Gento 40'Di Stéfano 45'Puskás 51' | Report | Stadium:Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee:Eduardo Rosa Gouveia (Portugal) |
vCF Barcelona| 15 April 1960 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | CF Barcelona | Madrid |
| Di Stéfano 17',84' Puskás 28' | Report | Martínez 37' | Stadium:Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 120,000 Referee:  Reginald Leafe |
v Real Madrid| 6 May 1960 | CF Barcelona | 1–3 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Kocsis 89' | Report | Puskás 25',75' Gento 68' | Stadium:Estadio del CF Barcelona Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis |
v
Eintracht Frankfurt| 18 May 1960 | Real Madrid | 7–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Glasgow |
| 19:30BST | Di Stéfano 27' Di Stéfano 30'Puskas 46'Puskas 56' (pen.)Puskas 60'Puskas 71'Di Stefano 73' | Report | Kreß 18' Stein 72',75' | Stadium:Hampden Park, Attendance: 127,621 Referee:Jack Mowat (Scotland) |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Liga | Cup | Europe | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ARG | Domínguez | 42 | -51 | 28 | -33 | 7 | -8 | 7 | -10 | |
| DF | ESP | Marquítos | 37 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| DF |  URU | Santamaría | 43 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP | Miche | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP | Vidal | 39 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| MF | ESP | Antonio Ruiz | 28 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP | Zárraga | 27 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | ESP | Herrera | 39 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| FW |  HUN | Puskás | 36 | 47 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 12 | |
| FW | ARG | Di Stéfano | 34 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
| FW | ESP | Gento | 38 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| GK | ESP | Bagur | 4 | -2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  BRA | Didi | 19 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ESP | Pepillo | 18 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| DF | ESP | Lesmes II | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ESP | Mateos | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| GK | ESP | Juan Alonso | 1 | -2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP | Santisteban | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | ARG | Héctor Rial | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | BRA | Canario | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | ESP | Bueno | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP | Pantaleón | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP | Pachín | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP | Del Sol | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP | Felo | |||||||||
