1958–59 Real Madrid CF season

During the summer Hungarian player Ferenc Puskás arrived to the club^[1] after a two-year FIFA ban on him due to his defection from communist Hungary.^[2] The move was controversial due to the player's age (31 years old) and him allegedly being overweight, the reasons why he had been already turned down by Juventus, Milan,^[3] and Manchester United.

However, Puskas and Di Stefano completed a lethal duo with an astonishing campaign collecting the club's fourth consecutive European Cup, defeating Just Fontaine's Stade de Reims. However, Puskas missed the final match due to a technical decision by head coach Luis Carniglia, who was fired after that by club chairman Santiago Bernabéu.^[4] Additionally, Di Stefano clinched another top scorer individual trophy in the Spanish league with 23 goals. Puskas was second with 21 goals.

The squad finished in a decent second spot in the league standings, four points behind champions Barcelona, despite scoring a club record 89 goals (to Barcelona's 96). In June, Real Madrid reached the semi-finals of Copa del Generalísimo, where they were defeated by Barcelona.^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Juan Alonso — GK  ARG Rogelio Domínguez — GK  ESP Berasaluce — DF  ESP Herrera — DF  ESP Lesmes — DF  URU José Emilio Santamaría — DF  ESP Miche — DF  ESP Ángel Atienza — DF  ESP Marquitos — MF  URU Hector Ramos — MF  ESP Zárraga

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP Juan Santisteban Troyano — MF  FRA Raymond Kopa — MF  ESP Ruiz — FW  ESP Ramón Marsal — FW  ARG Rial — FW  ARG Alfredo Di Stéfano — FW  ESP Joseíto — FW  ESP Francisco Gento — FW  HUN Ferenc Puskás — FW  ESP Mateos

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primera Division		Copa del Generalisimo		European Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ESP	Alonso	29	-24	25	-22	0	0	4	-2
	DF	ESP	Marquitos	34	0	21	0	8	0	5	0
	DF	URU	Santamaria	40	1	24	1	8	0	8	0
	DF	ESP	Lesmes	32	0	24	0	1	0	7	0
	MF	ESP	Santisteban	39	2	29	0	3	0	7	2
	MF	ESP	Zárraga	34	1	22	1	6	0	6	0
	FW	FRA	Kopa	37	11	30	10	0	0	7	1
	FW	ARG	Di Stefano	43	34	28	23	8	5	7	6
	FW	HUN	Puskas	34	25	24	21	5	2	5	2
	FW	ARG	Rial	31	13	20	9	5	2	6	2
	FW	ESP	Gento	33	10	21	7	4	2	8	1
	GK	ARG	Dominguez	17	-20	5	-7	8	-10	4	-3
	DF	ESP	Miche	22	0	14	0	5	0	3	0
	FW	ESP	Marsal	2	0	2	0
	MF	URU	Ramos	5	0	2	0	3	0
	FW	ESP	Herrera	25	9	19	8	6	1
	FW	ESP	Joseíto	10	6	3	3	6	3	1	0
	DF	ESP	Atienza	3	0	3	0
	MF	ESP	Ruiz	22	2	11	2	6	0	5	0
	GK	ESP	Berasaluce	0	0	0	0
	MF	ESP	Villa	2	1	0	0	2	1
	FW	ESP	Garcia	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	ESP	Mateos	11	7	3	3	3	2	5	2