Real Madrid's 7–3 defeat of Eintracht Frankfurt in 1960 set an enduring record score and attendance for a European Cup final, securing their fifth consecutive title.
Key Facts
- Final score
- Real Madrid 7–3 Eintracht Frankfurt
- Final date
- 18 May 1960
- Final venue
- Hampden Park, Glasgow
- Consecutive titles (Real Madrid)
- 5
- Hat-tricks in final
- Puskás and Di Stéfano each scored one
- First German finalist
- Eintracht Frankfurt (competition debutants)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Real Madrid had won the four preceding European Cup editions and entered the 1959–60 tournament as the dominant force in European club football. Eintracht Frankfurt, debutants in the competition, advanced to the final as the first German club to do so, having defeated Rangers in the semi-finals.
The fifth edition of the European Cup concluded on 18 May 1960 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Real Madrid defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 7–3 in a final notable for hat-tricks by both Ferenc Puskás and Alfredo Di Stéfano — the first hat-tricks ever scored in a European Cup final. The match set records for both scoreline and attendance that remain unbroken.
Real Madrid's victory secured an unprecedented fifth consecutive European Cup title, a feat unmatched by any other club. The final's record score and attendance cemented it as one of the most celebrated matches in football history. Eintracht Frankfurt remained the only debutant club to appear in a losing final until AS Roma in 1983–84.