 It was the club's third appearance in the final in four years, having lost the 1957 and 1958 final.On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1960-61 European Cup, where "HSV" lost to FC Barcelona in the semi-finals.Hamburg's Uwe Seeler was the 1960 championships top scorer with 13 goals, the highest total for any top scorer in the competition after the Second World War.