1959-60 Club Football

The completed 1959-60 season: the club power ranking and UEFA country coefficients, the European and continental competitions with qualifying, group, league-phase and knockout results, every final domestic table across the confederations, and every cup final.

450 clubs ranked · 47 leagues · 10 cup finals

All seasons 1960-61 →

1959-60Club football

Club power ranking

Score = 0.65 form + 0.35 five-year pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Filter by country (ordered by coefficient rank), or switch to the country coefficient table.

World #1 · Champion of the season

Real Madrid

Spain · score 1.238 · form 1.00 · pedigree 1.00 · 29-4-7 in 40

★ European Cup

Ranked #1 in the season power ranking.

Overachiever

Sevilla FC

form 0.74 vs ped 0.16 · +0.58

Underachiever

Manchester United

form 0.41 vs ped 0.69 · -0.28

Best outside top 5

Eintracht Frankfurt

#4 · Germany

Best outside the 8

Red Star Belgrade

#8 · Yugoslavia

Top 10 by league

Spain 4Italy 3France 1Germany 1Yugoslavia 1

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Real Madrid

Spain · 40 P · 29-4-7 · +0.13 trophy

1.238

score

CF Barcelona

Spain · 46 P · 33-5-8 · +0.11 trophy

0.965

score

Stade Reims

France · 38 P · 26-8-4 · +0.06 trophy

0.663

score

Eintracht Frankfurt

Germany · 37 P · 21-6-10

0.636

score

AC Milan

Italy · 38 P · 18-11-9

0.631

score

Atlético de Madrid

Spain · 33 P · 18-3-12 · +0.01 trophy

0.619

score

Fiorentina

Italy · 37 P · 22-7-8 · +0.01 trophy

0.568

score

Red Star Belgrade

Yugoslavia · 24 P · 15-4-5 · +0.03 trophy

0.557

score

Juventus

Italy · 37 P · 28-5-4 · +0.07 trophy

0.540

score

Sevilla FC

Spain · 30 P · 16-4-10

0.540

score

Atlético Bilbao

Spain · 30 P · 19-1-10

0.523

score

Manchester United

England · 45 P · 21-7-17

0.510

score

Hamburger SV

Germany · 36 P · 24-6-6 · +0.06 trophy

0.494

score

BSC Young Boys

Switzerland · 28 P · 20-3-5 · +0.03 trophy

0.469

score

OGC Nice

France · 44 P · 20-7-17

0.463

score

Real Oviedo

Spain · 30 P · 13-7-10

0.443

score

Real Betis

Spain · 30 P · 15-3-12

0.443

score

Wolverhampton Wanderers

England · 55 P · 32-8-15 · +0.03 trophy

0.439

score

Rangers

Scotland · 45 P · 24-9-12 · +0.01 trophy

0.436

score

1. FC Köln

Germany · 36 P · 23-7-6

0.427

score

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1	Real Madrid	Spain	40	29	4	7	1.00	1.00	+0.13	score 1.238
2	CF Barcelona	Spain	46	33	5	8	0.87	0.55	+0.11	score 0.965
3	Stade Reims	France	38	26	8	4	0.69	0.45	+0.06	score 0.663
4	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany	37	21	6	10	0.55	0.53	—	score 0.636
5	AC Milan	Italy	38	18	11	9	0.51	0.85	—	score 0.631
6	Atlético de Madrid	Spain	33	18	3	12	0.73	0.37	+0.01	score 0.619
7	Fiorentina	Italy	37	22	7	8	0.60	0.49	+0.01	score 0.568
8	Red Star Belgrade	Yugoslavia	24	15	4	5	0.50	0.57	+0.03	score 0.557
9	Juventus	Italy	37	28	5	4	0.72	0.00	+0.07	score 0.540
10	Sevilla FC	Spain	30	16	4	10	0.74	0.16	—	score 0.540
11	Atlético Bilbao	Spain	30	19	1	10	0.81	0.00	—	score 0.523
12	Manchester United	England	45	21	7	17	0.41	0.69	—	score 0.510
13	Hamburger SV	Germany	36	24	6	6	0.67	0.00	+0.06	score 0.494
14	BSC Young Boys	Switzerland	28	20	3	5	0.46	0.41	+0.03	score 0.469
15	OGC Nice	France	44	20	7	17	0.48	0.33	—	score 0.463
16	Real Oviedo	Spain	30	13	7	10	0.68	0.00	—	score 0.443
17	Real Betis	Spain	30	15	3	12	0.68	0.00	—	score 0.443
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	England	55	32	8	15	0.50	0.16	+0.03	score 0.439
19	Rangers	Scotland	45	24	9	12	0.41	0.28	+0.01	score 0.436
20	1. FC Köln	Germany	36	23	7	6	0.66	0.00	—	score 0.427
21	SK Rapid Wien	Austria	26	18	6	2	0.51	0.16	+0.04	score 0.425
22	Vasas SC	Hungary	26	12	8	6	0.42	0.41	—	score 0.412
23	Karlsruher SC	Germany	36	22	8	6	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.405
24	RCD Espanyol	Spain	30	11	8	11	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.403
25	Heart of Midlothian	Scotland	36	25	8	3	0.55	0.00	+0.04	score 0.396
26	Nîmes Olympique	France	38	22	9	7	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.394
27	Werder Bremen	Germany	36	22	5	9	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.393
28	Tasmania 1900 Berlin	Germany	36	21	6	9	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.370
29	AS Monaco	France	41	22	7	12	0.54	0.00	+0.01	score 0.367
30	Burnley	England	50	27	11	12	0.47	0.00	+0.06	score 0.365
31	RC Paris	France	38	19	11	8	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.364
32	Valencia	Spain	30	11	6	13	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.356
33	Borussia Neunkirchen	Germany	36	22	2	12	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.349
34	Birmingham City	England	51	17	13	21	0.34	0.28	—	score 0.349
35	Újpesti Dózsa	Hungary	28	18	6	4	0.49	0.00	+0.03	score 0.348
36	Dinamo Zagreb	Yugoslavia	22	14	4	4	0.51	0.00	+0.01	score 0.343
37	Weiner SK	Austria	32	19	7	6	0.44	0.16	—	score 0.342
38	Elche CF	Spain	30	11	5	14	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.332
39	Kilmarnock	Scotland	37	26	2	9	0.50	0.00	+0.01	score 0.331
40	Toulouse FC	France	38	19	6	13	0.50	0.00	—	score 0.327
41	RC Lens	France	38	18	8	12	0.50	0.00	—	score 0.327
42	Le Havre AC	France	38	15	12	11	0.48	0.00	+0.01	score 0.322
43	Internazionale	Italy	38	15	13	10	0.49	0.00	—	score 0.318
44	Kickers Offenbach	Germany	30	17	5	8	0.49	0.00	—	score 0.317
45	FK Pirmasens	Germany	36	20	5	11	0.48	0.00	—	score 0.312
46	Tottenham Hotspur	England	46	23	12	11	0.48	0.00	—	score 0.309
47	Sheffield Wednesday	England	47	23	11	13	0.47	0.00	—	score 0.303
48	Wiener AC	Austria	26	17	4	5	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.302
49	First Vienna FC	Austria	26	17	4	5	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.302
50	West Bromwich Albion	England	45	21	11	13	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.299
51	Bologna	Italy	34	14	8	12	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.299
52	Padova	Italy	34	14	8	12	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.299
53	Spal	Italy	34	12	12	10	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.299
54	US Valenciennes	France	38	16	8	14	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.298
55	Ferencvárosi TC	Hungary	26	14	7	5	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.295
56	Westfalia Herne	Germany	36	14	12	10	0.45	0.00	—	score 0.294
57	Sampdoria	Italy	34	11	13	10	0.45	0.00	—	score 0.290
58	FK Partizan	Yugoslavia	22	11	5	6	0.43	0.00	+0.01	score 0.286
59	Real Zaragoza	Spain	30	10	5	15	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.285
60	Granada CF	Spain	30	10	5	15	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.285
61	Real Valladolid	Spain	30	11	3	16	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.285
62	Bolton Wanderers	England	45	21	9	15	0.44	0.00	—	score 0.284
63	Limoges	France	38	14	10	14	0.43	0.00	—	score 0.283
64	FK Vojvodina	Yugoslavia	22	10	7	5	0.43	0.00	—	score 0.281
65	AS Saint-Étienne	France	41	14	12	15	0.42	0.00	+0.01	score 0.277
66	Dundee FC	Scotland	34	16	10	8	0.42	0.00	—	score 0.273
67	AS Roma	Italy	38	14	10	14	0.42	0.00	—	score 0.272
68	Hajduk Split	Yugoslavia	22	10	6	6	0.42	0.00	—	score 0.271
69	Newcastle United	England	44	18	9	17	0.41	0.00	—	score 0.270
70	CS Sedan	France	38	12	13	13	0.42	0.00	—	score 0.267
71	Hannover 96	Germany	32	16	3	13	0.41	0.00	—	score 0.267
72	Standard Liège	Belgium	30	12	8	10	0.26	0.28	—	score 0.266
73	Fulham	England	44	18	10	16	0.41	0.00	—	score 0.265
74	FC Biel-Bienne	Switzerland	26	14	8	4	0.40	0.00	—	score 0.262
75	Motherwell	Scotland	34	16	8	10	0.40	0.00	—	score 0.260
76	SC Wismut	East Germany	26	17	5	4	0.34	0.00	+0.04	score 0.254
77	Ajax	Netherlands	34	22	6	6	0.34	0.00	+0.03	score 0.254
78	Clyde	Scotland	34	15	9	10	0.39	0.00	—	score 0.254
79	Djurgårdens IF	Sweden	22	11	10	1	0.34	0.00	+0.03	score 0.253
80	Angers SCO	France	38	13	10	15	0.41	0.00	—	score 0.252
81	Preston North End	England	48	19	14	15	0.39	0.00	—	score 0.251
82	Spartak Hradec Králové	Czechoslovakia	26	13	8	5	0.34	0.00	+0.03	score 0.251
83	FK Austria Wien	Austria	26	12	6	8	0.37	0.00	+0.01	score 0.248
84	Vicenza	Italy	34	11	10	13	0.41	0.00	—	score 0.248
85	MTK Hungária FC	Hungary	26	10	9	7	0.38	0.00	—	score 0.245
86	Blackburn Rovers	England	51	21	8	22	0.37	0.00	+0.01	score 0.244
87	Leicester City	England	46	16	13	17	0.38	0.00	—	score 0.240
88	FK Sarajevo	Yugoslavia	22	9	5	8	0.37	0.00	—	score 0.239
89	Real Sociedad	Spain	30	10	3	17	0.47	0.00	—	score 0.239
90	Besiktas JK	Turkey	38	29	7	2	0.31	0.00	+0.03	score 0.234
91	Fenerbahçe SK	Turkey	42	29	7	6	0.31	0.00	+0.03	score 0.234
92	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	Switzerland	26	14	4	8	0.36	0.00	—	score 0.232
93	CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria	24	12	9	3	0.31	0.00	+0.03	score 0.231
94	Atalanta	Italy	34	9	13	12	0.40	0.00	—	score 0.231
95	Blackpool	England	45	16	11	18	0.37	0.00	—	score 0.228
96	Diosgyori VTK	Hungary	26	10	7	9	0.35	0.00	—	score 0.228
97	Tatabanyai Banyasz	Hungary	26	10	7	9	0.35	0.00	—	score 0.228
98	Hibernian	Scotland	34	14	7	13	0.35	0.00	—	score 0.228
99	Lierse SK	Belgium	30	16	6	8	0.30	0.00	+0.03	score 0.227
100	CCA Bucureşti	Romania	22	15	4	3	0.30	0.00	+0.03	score 0.226

1959-60 Elo race

Every club's Elo each Friday of the season, from the first league match to the Friday after the Champions League final. Drag the slider to see the table on any Friday.

End of the season, Fri, 20 May 1960

Throughfull season

Real MadridBarcelonaJuventusFiorentinaMilanRed Star BelgradeThe 20 highest peaks of the season, tap or drag any point

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Real Madrid

Spain

1724

+21

FC Barcelona

Spain

1668

Juventus

Italy

1663

Fiorentina

Italy

1626

-8

AC Milan

Italy

1568

-6

Stade Reims

France

1561

Red Star Belgrade

Europe only

1545

Wolverhampton Wanderers

England

1520

Weiner SK

Europe only

1509

Eintracht Frankfurt

Europe only

1505

-21

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1	Real Madrid	1724	+21	Spain
2	FC Barcelona	1668	0	Spain
3	Juventus	1663	+6	Italy
4	Fiorentina	1626	-8	Italy
5	AC Milan	1568	-6	Italy
6	Stade Reims	1561	0	France
7	Red Star Belgrade	1545	0	Europe only
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1520	0	England
9	Weiner SK	1509	0	Europe only
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	1505	-21	Europe only
11	Csepel SC	1500	0	Europe only
12	FC Viktoria Frankfurt	1495	0	Europe only
13	Inter Bratislava	1493	0	Europe only
14	Fenerbahçe SK	1484	0	Europe only
15	Olympiakos CFP	1484	0	Europe only
16	Internazionale	1469	-4	Italy
17	Ajax	1462	+12	Netherlands
18	IFK Göteborg	1459	0	Europe only
19	Padova	1457	-4	Italy
20	CSKA Sofia	1446	0	Europe only

Source: Citizen of Nowhere club Elo, one rating across leagues and Europe. A club's rating is its value after its last match on or before each Friday, through 2026-10-22.

European & continental competitions

European Cup1960UEFAWinner: Real Madrid

Final2

Eintracht FrankfurtReal Madrid★

Semi-finals2

FC BarcelonaRangers

Quarter-finals4

OGC NiceSparta RotterdamWeiner SKWolverhampton Wanderers

Round of 168

AC MilanBSC Young BoysBoldklubben 1909Fenerbahçe SKIFK GöteborgInter BratislavaJeunesse d'EschRed Star Belgrade

Group stage10

CSKA SofiaCsepel SCFC PortoFC Viktoria FrankfurtLKS ŁódźLinfield FCOlympiakos CFPPetrolul PloieştiRSC AnderlechtShamrock Rovers

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup1960UEFAWinner: FC Barcelona

Final2

Birmingham CityFC Barcelona★

Semi-finals2

Belgrade XIUnion St. Gilloise

Final domestic tables

Against expectation

Match points earned minus expected, over the season.

How this is measured

Every match in these leagues is scored against a pre-game probability, and a club's surplus is the match points it took (a win 1, a draw 0.5) minus the points that model expected of it. Zero is a club that finished exactly where its results said it should.

Surplus is comparable within a league and only loosely across leagues, because league size and era differ.

1959-60 covers 5 leagues: Primera División (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Ligue 1 (France), Eredivisie (Netherlands), English top flight (England). A club whose season the ledger does not carry has no figure here, and none is guessed.

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Beat expectation by most

Juventus

Serie A · Italy

+5.22

pts vs exp

Fell short by most

Sittardia

Eredivisie · Netherlands

−5.80

pts vs exp

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Spain

La Liga1960Tier 1

Segunda Division1960Tier 2

France

Division 11960Tier 1

Division 21960Tier 2

Italy

Serie A1960Tier 1

Serie B1960Tier 2

England

First Division1960Tier 1

Second Division1960Tier 2

Third Division1960Tier 3

Fourth Division1960Tier 4

Scotland

Division One1960Tier 1

Scottish Division Two1960Tier 2

Netherlands

Eredivisie1960Tier 1

Eerste Divisie1960Tier 2

Portugal

Primeira Divisão1960Tier 1

II Divisão1960Tier 2

Cup competitions

Wolverhampton Wanderers

FA Cup · England · v Blackburn Rovers

AS Monaco

Coupe de France · France · v AS Saint-Étienne

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DFB-Pokal · Germany · v Karlsruher SC

Juventus

Coppa Italia · Italy · v Fiorentina

CF Belenenses

Taca de Portugal · Portugal · v Sporting Clube de Portugal

Rangers

Scottish Cup · Scotland · v Kilmarnock

Heart of Midlothian

Scottish League Cup · Scotland · v Third Lanark

Atlético de Madrid

Copa del Rey · Spain · v Real Madrid

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Community Shield · England · v Nottingham Forest

Le Havre AC

Trophee des Champions · France · v OGC Nice

Competition	Country	Winner	Final
FA CupDomestic cup	England	Wolverhampton Wanderers	v Blackburn Rovers
Coupe de FranceDomestic cup	France	AS Monaco	v AS Saint-Étienne
DFB-PokalDomestic cup	Germany	Borussia Mönchengladbach	v Karlsruher SC
Coppa ItaliaDomestic cup	Italy	Juventus	v Fiorentina
Taca de PortugalDomestic cup	Portugal	CF Belenenses	v Sporting Clube de Portugal
Scottish CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Rangers	v Kilmarnock
Scottish League CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Heart of Midlothian	v Third Lanark
Copa del ReyDomestic cup	Spain	Atlético de Madrid	v Real Madrid
Community ShieldSuper cup	England	Wolverhampton Wanderers	v Nottingham Forest
Trophee des ChampionsSuper cup	France	Le Havre AC	v OGC Nice

All seasons 1960-61 →

Club power ranking: 0.65 opponent- & stage-weighted quality per match + 0.35 pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Country coefficients are the full 5-year UEFA window (the era's team-coefficient method).