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1957–58 European Cup
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The Heysel Stadium in Brussels hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates 4 September 1957 – 28 May 1958
Teams 24
Final positions
Champions Spain Real Madrid (3rd title)
Runners-up Italy 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
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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, following a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes. 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, A.C. 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. 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.

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

Bracket

Preliminary round First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Belgium Royal Antwerp 1 0
Spain Real Madrid 2 6
Spain Real Madrid 8 2
Spain Sevilla 3 0 Spain Sevilla 0 2
Portugal Benfica 1 0 Spain Sevilla 4 0
Denmark AGF Aarhus 0 3 Denmark AGF Aarhus 0 2
Northern Ireland Glenavon 0 0 Spain Real Madrid 4 0
Poland Gwardia Warsaw 3 1 Hungary Vasas 0 2
East Germany SC Wismut K-M-Stadt (c.t.) 1 3 East Germany SC Wismut K-M-Stadt 1 0
Netherlands Ajax 3 1
Netherlands Ajax 2 0
Hungary Vasas 2 4
Switzerland Young Boys 1 1
Bulgaria CDNA Sofia 2 1 Hungary Vasas 1 2
Hungary Vasas 1 6 Spain Real Madrid (aet) 3
Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 0 2 Italy Milan 2
England Manchester United 6 3 England Manchester United 3 0
Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 0 1
England Manchester United 2 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 1 3
Sweden Norrköping 2 1
Luxembourg Stade Dudelange 0 1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 2 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 5 9 England Manchester United 2 0
Italy Milan 1 4
West Germany Borussia Dortmund 4 1
Romania CCA București 2 3
West Germany Borussia Dortmund 1 1
Scotland Rangers 3 1 Italy Milan 1 4
France Saint-Étienne 1 2 Scotland Rangers 1 0
Italy Milan 4 2 Italy Milan 4 2
Austria Rapid Wien 1 5

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. 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 Match 1

Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade

Poland Gwardia Warsaw

England Manchester United

Luxembourg Stade Dudelange

East Germany SC Wismut Karl Marx Stadt
Match 2

Spain Sevilla

Italy Milan

Bulgaria CDNA Sofia

Portugal Benfica

Austria Rapid Wien

Hungary Vasas
Match 3

Denmark Aarhus

Northern Ireland Glenavon
Match 4

Scotland Rangers

France Saint-Étienne
Byes

Sweden 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 September.

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
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 4–41 East Germany SC Wismut Karl Marx Stadt 3–1 1–3
Sevilla Spain 3–1 Portugal Benfica 3–1 0–0
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 2–92 England Manchester United 0–6 2–3
Milan Italy 6–63 Austria Rapid Wien 4–1 2–5

1 SC 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.

3 Milan beat Rapid Wien 4–2 in a play-off to qualify.

First leg

4 September 1957
 CDNA Sofia Bulgaria 2–1 Hungary Vasas Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Erich Steiner (Austria)
Milanov Goal 2', 38' Report Bundzsák Goal 53'
4 September 1957
 Rangers Scotland 3–1 France Saint-Étienne Ibrox Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Leo Helge (Denmark)
Kichenbrand Goal 19'
Scott Goal 47'
Simpson Goal 82'		 Report Mekloufi Goal 14'
5 September 1957
 Stade Dudelange Luxembourg 0–5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Armando Marchetti (Italy)
Report Kostić Goal 11', 16'
Rudinski Goal 47', 55'
Mitić Goal 87'
11 September 1957
 AGF Denmark 0–0 Northern Ireland Glenavon Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Willem Beltman (Netherlands)
Report
11 September 1957
 Gwardia Warsaw Poland 3–1 East Germany SC Wismut Karl Marx Stadt Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jindřich Karas (Czechoslovakia)
Baszkiewicz Goal 49'
Lewandowski Goal 59'
Gawroński Goal 88'		 Report S. Kaiser Goal 79'
19 September 1957
 Sevilla Spain 3–1 Portugal Benfica Estadio de Nervión, Sevilla
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jean-Louis Groppi (France)
Pahuet Goal 46'
Antoniet Goal 59'
Pepillo Goal 79'		 Report Palmeiro Goal 48'
25 September 1957
 Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 0–6 England Manchester United Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)
Report T. Taylor Goal 36', 63'
Whelan Goal 51', 57'
Berry Goal 71'
Pegg Goal 72'
2 October 1957
 Milan Italy 4–1 Austria Rapid Wien San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: José Blanco Pérez (Spain)
Grillo Goal 4'
Bean Goal 8'
Höltl Goal 74' (o.g.)
Mariani Goal 82'		 Report Dienst Goal 58'

Second leg

25 September 1957
 Saint-Étienne France 2–1 Scotland Rangers Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 29,517
Referee: Aksel Asmussen (Denmark)
Ferrier Goal 18'
Oleksiak Goal 72'		 Report Wilson Goal 61'

Rangers won 4–3 on aggregate.

25 September 1957
 Glenavon Northern Ireland 0–3 Denmark AGF Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Johan Heinrich Martens (Netherlands)
Report Kjær Andersen Goal 13', 45'
Jensen Goal 40'

Aarhus won 3–0 on aggregate.

26 September 1957
 Benfica Portugal 0–0 Spain Sevilla Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)
Report

Sevilla won 3–1 on aggregate.

2 October 1957
 Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 9–1 Luxembourg Stade Dudelange JNA Stadion, Belgrade
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)
Cokić Goal 5', 38', 66', 69'
Mitić Goal 10'
Kostić Goal 17', 29', 30', 33'		 Report Rongoni Goal 31'

Red Star Belgrade won 14–1 on aggregate.

2 October 1957
 Manchester United England 3–2 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 33,754
Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium)
Viollet Goal 5', 60'
Pegg Goal 20'		 Report McCann Goal 55'
Hamilton Goal 66'

Manchester United won 9–2 on aggregate.

3 October 1957
 Vasas Hungary 6–1 Bulgaria CDNA Sofia Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alfred Grill (Austria)
Csordás Goal 35', 38', 51'
Berendi Goal 48'
Bundzsák Goal 68'
Szilágyi Goal 89'		 Report Panayotov Goal 25'

Vasas won 7–3 on aggregate.

9 October 1957
 Rapid Wien Austria 5–2 Italy Milan Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Daniel Zariquiegui (Spain)
A. Körner Goal 1'
Dienst Goal 31'
Bertalan Goal 57'
Riegler Goal 62'
Hanappi Goal 78'		 Report Grillo Goal 19'
Bean Goal 77'

Milan 6–6 Rapid Wien on aggregate.

13 October 1957
 SC Wismut Karl Marx Stadt East Germany 3–1 Poland Gwardia Warsaw Otto Grotewohl stadion, Aue
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)
M. Kaiser Goal 10'
S. Kaiser Goal 74', 80'		 Report Baszkiewicz Goal 60'

Gwardia Warsaw 4–4 SC Wismut Karl Marx Stadt on aggregate.

Play-off

30 October 1957
 Milan Italy 4–2 Austria Rapid Wien Stadium Hardturm, Zürich
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)
Bean Goal 6', 82'
Bergamaschi Goal 41'
Schiaffino Goal 54'		 Report Happel Goal 38' (pen.)
Bertalan Goal 72'

Milan won play-off 4–2.

15 October 1957
 SC Wismut Karl Marx Stadt East Germany 1–1 Poland Gwardia Warsaw Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Václav Korelus (Czechoslovakia)
Tröger Goal 90' Report Z. Szarzyński Goal 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.

First round

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Royal Antwerp Belgium 1–8 Spain Real Madrid 1–2 0–6
Norrköping Sweden 3–4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 2–2 1–2
SC 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 5–51 Romania CCA București 4–2 1–3
Rangers Scotland 1–6 Italy Milan 1–4 0–2

1 Borussia Dortmund beat CCA București 3–1 in a play-off to qualify for the quarter-finals.

First leg

31 October 1957
 Royal Antwerp Belgium 1–2 Spain Real Madrid Bosuilstadion, Antwerp
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Dean Harzic (France)
De Backer Goal 58' Report Di Stéfano Goal 15', 61'
2 November 1957
 Norrköping Sweden 2–2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade Idrottsparken, Norrköping
Attendance: 10,893
Referee: Józef Kowal (Poland)
Håkansson Goal 75'
Källgren Goal 85'		 Report Toplak Goal 88'
Kostić Goal 90'
20 November 1957
 SC Wismut Karl Marx Stadt East Germany 1–3 Netherlands Ajax Otto Grotewohl Stadion, Aue
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alfred Grill (Austria)
Müller Goal 87' Report van der Kuil Goal 5', 62'
Bleijenberg Goal 17'
20 November 1957
 Young Boys Switzerland 1–1 Hungary Vasas Stade des Charmilles, Genève
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Giulio Campanati (Italy)
Wechselberger Goal 7' Report Csordás Goal 90'
20 November 1957
 Manchester United England 3–0 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Werner Treichel (West Germany)
Webster Goal 63'
T. Taylor Goal 65'
Pegg Goal 79'		 Report
27 November 1957
 Sevilla Spain 4–0 Denmark AGF Estadio Nervión, Sevilla
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Gaston Grandain (Belgium)
Antoniet Goal 6', 30'
Loren Goal 24', 52'		 Report
27 November 1957
 Borussia Dortmund West Germany 4–2 Romania CCA București Rote Erde, Dortmund
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Jack Mowat (Scotland)
Peters Goal 35', 62', 64'
Niepieklo Goal 66'		 Report Zavoda I Goal 43'
Bone Goal 50'
27 November 1957
 Rangers Scotland 1–4 Italy Milan Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Manuel Asensi Martín (Spain)
Murray Goal 31' Report Grillo Goal 75', 83'
Baruffi Goal 81'
Bean Goal 86'

Second leg

23 November 1957
 Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2–1 Sweden Norrköping JNA Stadion, Belgrade
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Włodzimierz Storoniak (Poland)
Spajić Goal 75', 88' Report Backman Goal 16'

Red Star Belgrade won 4–3 on aggregate.

27 November 1957
 Ajax Netherlands 1–0 East Germany SC Wismut Karl Marx Stadt Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Alfred Grill (Austria)
Ouderland Goal 79' Report

Ajax won 4–1 on aggregate.

28 November 1957
 Real Madrid Spain 6–0 Belgium Royal Antwerp Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 72,245
Referee: Louis Fauquembergue (France)
Rial Goal 2', 4', 41'
Marsal Goal 52'
Kopa Goal 79'
Gento Goal 89'		 Report

Real Madrid won 8–1 on aggregate.

30 November 1957
 Vasas Hungary 2–1 Switzerland Young Boys Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Francesco Liverani (Italy)
Csordás Goal 8', 12' Report Schneiter Goal 89'

Vasas won 3–2 on aggregate.

4 December 1957
 Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia 1–0 England Manchester United Strahov, Prague
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Werner Treichel (West Germany)
Dvořák Goal 17' Report

Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate.

4 December 1957
 AGF Denmark 2–0 Spain Sevilla Århus Stadion, Aarhus
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Aloïs Smidts (Belgium)
Jensen Goal 41', 86' Report

Sevilla won 4–2 on aggregate.

8 December 1957
 CCA București Romania 3–1 West Germany Borussia Dortmund Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Janos Posa-polareczky (Hungary)
Tătaru Goal 17'
Constantin Goal 25'
Alecsandrescu Goal 45'		 Report Niepieklo Goal 12'

Borussia Dortmund 5–5 CCA București on aggregate.

11 December 1957
 Italy Milan 2–0 Rangers Scotland Arena Civica, Milan
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)
Baruffi Goal 37'
Galli Goal 48'		 Report

Milan won 6–1 on aggregate.

Play-off

29 December 1957
 Borussia Dortmund West Germany 3–1 Romania CCA București Stadio Comunale, Bologna
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)
Dulz Goal 15'
Kelbassa Goal 62'
Preißler Goal 79'		 Report Cacoveanu Goal 35'

Borussia Dormund won the play-off 3–1.

Quarter-finals

Team #1   Agg.   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

14 January 1958
 Manchester United England 2–1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Marcel Lequesne (France)
Charlton Goal 65'
Colman Goal 81'		 Report Tasić Goal 35'
23 January 1958
 Real Madrid Spain 8–0 Spain Sevilla Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 76,796
Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)
Di Stéfano Goal 10', 54' (pen.), 85', 88'
Kopa Goal 37', 73'
Marsal Goal 48'
Gento Goal 81'		 Report
5 February 1958
 Ajax Netherlands 2–2 Hungary Vasas Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Günther Ternieden (West Germany)
Ouderland Goal 31', 42' Report Bundzsák Goal 73', 82'
12 February 1958
 Borussia Dortmund West Germany 1–1 Italy Milan Rote Erde, Dortmund
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)
Bergamaschi Goal 90' (o.g.) Report Galli Goal 45'

Second leg

See also: Munich air disaster
5 February 1958
 Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 3–3 England Manchester United JNA Stadion, Belgrade
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Karl Kainer (Austria)
Kostić Goal 46', 58'
Tasić Goal 50' (pen.)		 Report Viollet Goal 2'
Charlton Goal 30', 31'

Manchester United won 5–4 on aggregate.

23 February 1958
 Sevilla Spain 2–2 Spain Real Madrid Estadio Nervión, Seville
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium)
Payá Goal 22'
Pahuet Goal 29'		 Report Pereda Goal 48', 62'

Real Madrid won 10–2 on aggregate.

26 February 1958
 Vasas Hungary 4–0 Netherlands Ajax Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Borče Nedelkovski (SFR Yugoslavia)
Bundzsák Goal 7'
Szilágyi Goal 9', 39'
Csordás Goal 29'		 Report

Vasas won 6–2 on aggregate.

26 March 1958
 Milan Italy 4–1 West Germany Borussia Dortmund San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)
Cucchiaroni Goal 11'
Liedholm Goal 21'
Galli Goal 63'
Grillo Goal 86'		 Report Preißler Goal 37'

Milan won 5–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team #1   Agg.   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

2 April 1958
 Real Madrid Spain 4–0 Hungary Vasas Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)
Di Stéfano Goal 9', 42', 50' (pen.)
Marsal Goal 46'		 Report
8 May 1958
 Manchester United England 2–1 Italy Milan Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 44,882
Referee: Leo Helge (Denmark)
Viollet Goal 39'
E. Taylor Goal 80' (pen.)		 Report Schiaffino Goal 24'

Second leg

16 April 1958
 Vasas Hungary 2–0 Spain Real Madrid Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)
Bundzsák Goal 25'
Csordás Goal 53' (pen.)		 Report

Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.

14 May 1958
 Milan Italy 4–0 England Manchester United San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)
Schiaffino Goal 2', 76'
Liedholm Goal 51' (pen.)
Danova Goal 67'		 Report

Milan won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 1958 European Cup Final
28 May 1958
 Real Madrid Spain 3–2
(a.e.t.)		 Italy Milan Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium)
Di Stéfano Goal 74'
Rial Goal 79'
Gento Goal 107'		 Report Schiaffino Goal 59'
Grillo Goal 77'

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1957–58 European Cup were as follows:

Rank Name 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
6 Italy Gastone Bean Italy Milan 5
UruguayItaly Juan Alberto Schiaffino Italy Milan 5
8 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jovan Cokić Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 4
ArgentinaSpain Héctor Rial Spain Real Madrid 4
England Dennis Viollet England Manchester United 4

See also

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