1958–59 European Cup
The 1958–59 European Cup was the fourth season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Real Madrid for the fourth time in a row, who beat Reims 2–0 in the final at Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, on 3 June 1959. The two finalists also competed in the final of the first European Cup in 1956.
This season was the first one in which Turkey sent its official national champion, and the first time of a Finnish participation. Olympiakos, Greece's first-ever entrants, withdrew for political reasons before playing their first tie. Spain continued to be represented by its runners-up, as its champions Real Madrid had already qualified as holders.
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round took place in Cannes, France, on Wednesday, 2 July 1958. As title holders, Real Madrid received a bye, and the remaining 27 teams were grouped geographically into three pots. The first drawn team in each pot also received byes, while the remaining clubs would play the preliminary round in September.| Pot 1 Western Europe | Pot 2 Central Europe | Pot 3 Eastern Europe | |
| Drawn | France Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland Netherlands Belgium Scotland Portugal Spain | Switzerland West Germany Italy Sweden Denmark Luxembourg Austria Invitees Manchester United | Poland Romania Turkey Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia Hungary East Germany Greece |
| Byes |  Wolverhampton Wanderers |  Helsingin Palloseura |  CDNA Sofia |
The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September.
First leg
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Second leg
Standard Liège won 6–3 on aggregate----
KB 5–5 Schalke 04 on aggregate
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Schalke 04 won play-off 3–1.
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Wismut Karl Marx Stadt 4–4 Petrolul Ploiești on aggregate
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Wismut Karl Marx Stadt won play-off 4–0.
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Jeunesse Esch 2–2 IFK Göteborg on aggregate
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IFK Göteborg won play-off 5–1.
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Stade Reims won 10–3 on aggregate
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Wiener Sport-Club won 8–3 on aggregate
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Dukla Prague won 4–3 on aggregate
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Atlético Madrid won 13–1 on aggregate
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MTK Budapest won 6–0 on aggregate
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Sporting CP won 6–4 on aggregate
First round
First leg
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Second leg
Standard Liège won 6–2 on aggregate----
Wismut Karl Marx Stadt won 6–2 on aggregate
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Schalke 04 won 4–3 on aggregate
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Wiener Sport-Club won 3–2 on aggregate
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Young Boys won 6–2 on aggregate
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Atlético Madrid 2–2 CDNA Sofia on aggregate
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Atlético Madrid won play-off 3–1.
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Real Madrid won 3–1 on aggregate
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Reims won 7–0 on aggregate
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
Reims won 3–2 on aggregate----
Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate
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Real Madrid won 7–1 on aggregate
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Young Boys 2–2 Wismut Karl Marx Stadt on aggregate
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Young Boys won play-off 2–1.
Semi-finals
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Real Madrid 2–2 Atlético Madrid on aggregate;Play-off
Real Madrid won play-off 2–1.
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Reims won 3–1 on aggregate
Final
The 1959 European Cup Final was played on 3 June 1959 at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart, West Germany. Real Madrid's victory was their fourth consecutive title, maintaining their status as the only team to have won the competition. Reims were runners-up for a second time, having already lost to Real in the inaugural final in 1956.Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1958–59 European Cup were as follows:| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 |  Just Fontaine | Stade Reims | 10 |
| 2 |  Vavá |  Atlético Madrid | 8 |
| 3 | Alfredo di Stéfano | Real Madrid | 6 |
| 3 | Joaquín Peiró | Atlético Madrid | 6 |
| 5 | Enrique Collar | Atlético Madrid | 5 |
| 5 |  Josef Hamerl | Wiener Sport-Club | 5 |
| 5 | Roger Piantoni | Stade Reims | 5 |
| 5 |  Klaus Zink | Wismut Karl Marx Stadt | 5 |
| 9 | Ivson |  Sporting | 4 |
| 9 |  Jean Jadot | Standard Liège | 4 |
| 9 |  Bernhard Klodt | Schalke 04 | 4 |
| 9 |  Eugen Meier | Young Boys | 4 |
| 9 |  Péter Palotás | MTK Budapest | 4 |
| 9 | Willy Tröger | Wismut Karl Marx Stadt | 4 |
| 9 | Ernst Wechselberger | Young Boys | 4 |