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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 Stade 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 was still 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.〔''Corriere dello Sport, 3 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. The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September. |} Note: Real Madrid, Wolverhampton Wanderers, CDNA Sofia and HPS received byes. 1 Olympiacos withdrew due to international political issues, refusing to play in Istanbul following the long-standing tension between Turkey and Greece.〔Corriere dello Sport.〕 2 Manchester United had been invited to enter the competition by UEFA after their campaign in the previous year's tournament was damaged by the Munich air disaster. However, they finally refused to build a possible victorious campaign on that tragedy.〔Corriere dello Sport, Tuesday, 28 August 1958.〕 3 IFK Göteborg beat Jeunesse Esch 5–1 in a play-off to qualify for the first round. 4 Wismut Karl Marx Stadt beat Petrolul Ploieşti 4–0 in a play-off to qualify for the first round. 5 Schalke 04 beat KB 3–1 in a play-off to qualify for the first round. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1958–59 European Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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