1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

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1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Tournament details
Dates29 October 1958 – 4 May 1960
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Barcelona (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of England.svg Birmingham City
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored120 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Bora Kostić (6 goals)

The second Inter-Cities Fairs Cup took place between 1958 and 1960 and was won by Barcelona for the second consecutive time in a two-legged final against Birmingham City. Once again, a number of countries sent a representative team for one of their main cities, although London sent Chelsea instead. The Copenhagen XI was made up mostly of BK Frem players, and played in their colours.

Contents

Teams location

Bracket

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Union Saint-Gilloise 6 0 6
Flag of Germany.svg Leipzig XI 1 1 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Union Saint-Gilloise 2 1 3
Flag of Italy.svg Roma 0 1 1
Flag of Germany.svg Hannover 96 1 1 2
Flag of Italy.svg Roma 3 1 4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Union Saint-Gilloise 2 2 4
Flag of England.svg Birmingham City 4 4 8
Flag of Germany.svg Cologne XI 2 0 2
Flag of England.svg Birmingham City 2 2 4
Flag of England.svg Birmingham City 1 3 4
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Zagreb XI 0 3 3
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Zagreb XI 4 0 4
Flag of Hungary.svg Újpesti Dózsa 2 1 3
Flag of England.svg Birmingham City 0 1 1
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Barcelona 0 4 4
Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen XI 1 1 2
Flag of England.svg Chelsea 3 4 7
Flag of England.svg Chelsea 1 1 2
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Belgrade XI 0 4 4
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Belgrade XI 6 5 11
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne-Sport 1 3 4
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Belgrade XI 1 1 2
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Barcelona 1 3 4
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel XI 1 2 3
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Barcelona 2 5 7
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Barcelona 4 4 8
Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 0 2 2
Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 7 1 8
Flag of France.svg Lyon 0 1 1

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Union Saint-Gilloise Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 6–2 Flag of East Germany.svg Leipzig XI 6–10–1
Hannover 96 Flag of Germany.svg 2–4 Flag of Italy.svg Roma 1–31–1
Cologne XI Flag of Germany.svg 2–4 Flag of England.svg Birmingham City 2–20–2
Zagreb XI Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 4–3 Flag of Hungary.svg Újpesti Dózsa 4–20–1
Copenhagen XI Flag of Denmark.svg 2–7 Flag of England.svg Chelsea 1–31–4
Belgrade XI Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 11–4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne-Sport 6–15–3
Basel XI Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 3–7 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Barcelona 1–22–5
Inter Milan Flag of Italy.svg 8–1 Flag of France.svg Lyon 7–01–1

First leg

Union Saint-Gilloise Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 6–1 Flag of Germany.svg Leipzig XI
van den Berg Soccerball shade.svg12', 51'
van Cauwelaert Soccerball shade.svg16', 62'
van Dormael Soccerball shade.svg40', 59'
Scherbarth Soccerball shade.svg86'

Hannover 96 Flag of Germany.svg 1–3 Flag of Italy.svg Roma
Kellermann Soccerball shade.svg69' Tasso Soccerball shade.svg25'
da Costa Soccerball shade.svg74'Soccerball shade.svg78'


Zagreb XI Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 4–2 Flag of Hungary.svg Újpesti Dózsa
Győrvari Soccerball shade.svg19' (o.g.)
Jerković Soccerball shade.svg33', 55'
Lackovic Soccerball shade.svg70'
Szusza Soccerball shade.svg31'
Bencsics Soccerball shade.svg40'


Belgrade XI Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 6–1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne-Sport
Milutinović Soccerball shade.svg40', 88'
Kostić Soccerball shade.svg58', 63'
Mitić Soccerball shade.svg65'
Ognjanović Soccerball shade.svg67' (pen.)
Jonsson Soccerball shade.svg2'

Basel XI Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1–2 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Barcelona
Hosp Soccerball shade.svg76' Evaristo Soccerball shade.svg54'
Gensana Soccerball shade.svg80'

Inter Milan Flag of Italy.svg 7–0 Flag of France.svg Lyon
Angelillo Soccerball shade.svg17'Soccerball shade.svg28'
Firmani Soccerball shade.svg37'Soccerball shade.svg72'Soccerball shade.svg75'Soccerball shade.svg79'
Lindskog Soccerball shade.svg56'
Arena Civica, Milan
Attendance: 4,000 [1]
Referee: Vilmos Hernádi (Hungary)

Second leg

Union Saint-Gilloise won 6–2 on aggregate.


Roma Flag of Italy.svg 1–1 Flag of Germany.svg Hannover 96
Tasso Soccerball shade.svg23' Gollnow Soccerball shade.svg4'

Roma won 4–2 on aggregate.


Birmingham City won 4–2 on aggregate.


Zagreb XI won 4–3 on aggregate.


Chelsea Flag of England.svg 4–1 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen XI
Lees Soccerball shade.svg6' (o.g.)
Greaves Soccerball shade.svg44', 70'
Sillett Soccerball shade.svg72'
Schøne Soccerball shade.svg7'

Chelsea won 7–2 on aggregate.


Belgrade XI won 11–4 on aggregate.


Barcelona won 7–3 on aggregate.


Lyon Flag of France.svg 1–1 Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
Cossou Soccerball shade.svg19' Rovatti Soccerball shade.svg70'
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 2,000 [2]
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)

Internazionale won 8–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Union Saint-Gilloise Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 3–1 Flag of Italy.svg Roma 2–01–1
Birmingham City Flag of England.svg 4–3 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Zagreb XI 1–03–3
Chelsea Flag of England.svg 2–4 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Belgrade XI 1–01–4
Barcelona Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 8–2 Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 4–04–2

First leg




Barcelona Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 4–0 Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
E. Martínez Soccerball shade.svg11'
Ribelles Soccerball shade.svg34'
Villaverde Soccerball shade.svg77'
Segarra Soccerball shade.svg81'
Nuevo Estadio, Barcelona
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Louis Fauquembergue (France)

Second leg

Union Saint-Gilloise won 3–1 on aggregate.


Zagreb XI Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 3–3 Flag of England.svg Birmingham City
Dvornić Soccerball shade.svg52', 72'
Gaspert Soccerball shade.svg87'
Larkin Soccerball shade.svg32', 62'
Hooper Soccerball shade.svg47'

Birmingham City won 4–3 on aggregate.


Belgrade XI won 4–2 on aggregate.


Inter Milan Flag of Italy.svg 2–4 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Barcelona
Firmani Soccerball shade.svg50'
Mereghetti Soccerball shade.svg59'
E. Martínez Soccerball shade.svg9'Soccerball shade.svg74'
Kubala Soccerball shade.svg51'Soccerball shade.svg89'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ken Aston (England)

Barcelona won 8–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Union Saint-Gilloise Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 4–8 Flag of England.svg Birmingham City 2–42–4
Belgrade XI Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 2–4 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Barcelona 1–11–3

First leg


Second leg

Birmingham City Flag of England.svg 4–2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Union Saint-Gilloise
Gordon Soccerball shade.svg15', 63'
Larkin Soccerball shade.svg32'
Hooper Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.)
Janssens Soccerball shade.svg60'
Diricx Soccerball shade.svg78' (pen.)

Birmingham City won 8–4 on aggregate


Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate

Final

First leg

Birmingham City Flag of England.svg 0–0 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Barcelona
[4]
St Andrew's, Birmingham
Attendance: 40,524
Referee: Lucien van Nuffel (Belgium)

Second leg

Barcelona Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 4–1 Flag of England.svg Birmingham City
Martínez Soccerball shade.svg3'
Czibor Soccerball shade.svg6', 48'
Coll Soccerball shade.svg78'
[4] Hooper Soccerball shade.svg82'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Lucien van Nuffel (Belgium)

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