1955–56 European Cup

1955–56 European Cup
Tournament details
Dates4 September 1955 – 13 June 1956
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Real Madrid (1st title)
Runners-upFrance Reims
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored127 (4.38 per match)
Attendance900,021 (31,035 per match)
Top scorer(s)Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miloš Milutinović (8 goals)

The 1955–56 European Cup was the first season of the European Cup. The tournament was won by Real Madrid. They beat Reims 4–3 in the final at the Parc des Princes, Paris, on June 13, 1956.

The participating clubs in the first five seasons of the European Cup were selected by French football magazine L'Equipe.[1] One of the teams who were originally invited were English champions Chelsea, who had to withdraw due to pressure from the Football League.[2][3] This was the only UEFA tournament to include a team from Saarland, before it was unified into West Germany in 1957.

Teams

Austria Rapid Wien Belgium Anderlecht Denmark AGF Aarhus France Reims
Hungary Vörös Lobogó Italy Milan Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Poland Gwardia Warszawa
Portugal Sporting CP Saar (protectorate) Saarbrücken Scotland Hibernian Spain Real Madrid
Sweden Djurgården Switzerland Servette West Germany Rot-Weiss Essen Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan

Bracket

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
              
Switzerland Servette 0 0 0
Spain Real Madrid 2 5 7
Spain Real Madrid 4 0 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 0 3 3
Portugal Sporting CP 3 2 5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 3 5 8
Spain Real Madrid 4 1 5
Italy Milan 2 2 4
Austria Rapid Wien 6 0 6
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 1 2
Austria Rapid Wien 1 2 3
Italy Milan 1 7 8
Italy Milan 3 4 7
Saar (protectorate) Saarbrücken 4 1 5
Spain Real Madrid 4
France Reims 3
Denmark AGF 0 2 2
France Reims 2 2 4
France Reims 4 4 8
Hungary Vörös Lobogó 2 4 6
Hungary Vörös Lobogó 6 4 10
Belgium Anderlecht 3 1 4
France Reims 2 1 3
Scotland Hibernian 0 0 0
Sweden Djurgården 0 4 4
Poland Gwardia Warsaw 0 1 1
Sweden Djurgården 1 0 1
Scotland Hibernian 3 1 4
West Germany Rot-Weiss Essen 0 1 1
Scotland Hibernian 4 1 5

First Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sporting CP Portugal 5–8 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 3–3 2–5
Vörös Lobogó Hungary 10–4 Belgium Anderlecht 6–3 4–1
Servette Switzerland 0–7 Spain Real Madrid 0–2 0–5
Rot-Weiss Essen West Germany 1–5 Scotland Hibernian 0–4 1–1
Djurgården Sweden 4–1 Poland Gwardia Warszawa 0–0 4–1
AGF Aarhus Denmark 2–4 France Reims 0–2 2–2
Rapid Wien Austria 6–2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6–1 0–1
Milan Italy 7–5 Saar (protectorate) Saarbrücken 3–4 4–1

First leg

Sporting CP Portugal3–3Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Martins Goal 14', 78'
Quim Goal 65'		 Report M. Milutinović Goal 45', 50'
Bobek Goal 73'
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Dean Harzic (France)
Vörös Lobogó Hungary6–3Belgium Anderlecht
I. Szimcsák Goal 8'
Palotás Goal 25', 59', 80'
Hidegkuti Goal 28'
Sándor Goal 83'		 Report Vanderwilt Goal 7'
Van den Bosch Goal 39', 79'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Friedrich Mayer (Austria)
Servette Switzerland0–2Spain Real Madrid
Report Muñoz Goal 74'
Rial Goal 89'
Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Robert Sautelle (France)
Rot-Weiss Essen West Germany0–4Scotland Hibernian
Report Turnbull Goal 35', 53'
L. Reilly Goal 44'
Ormond Goal 81'
Georg-Melches-Stadion, Essen
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Johann Bronkhorst (Netherlands)
Djurgården Sweden0–0Poland Gwardia Warsaw
Report
Attendance: 3,574
Referee: Jarl Hansen (Denmark)
Rapid Wien Austria6–1Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
A. Körner Goal 12', 62', 82'
Mehsarosch Goal 55'
Hanappi Goal 56'
Probst Goal 60'		 Report Fransen Goal 18'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Emil Schmetzer (West Germany)
AGF Denmark0–2France Reims
Report Glovacki Goal 7', 72'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Klaas Schipper (Netherlands)
Milan Italy3–4Saar (protectorate) Saarbrücken
Frignani Goal 15'
Schiaffino Goal 33'
Dal Monte Goal 37'		 Report Krieger Goal 5'
Philippi Goal 43'
Schirra Goal 67'
Martin Goal 69'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

Second leg

Partizan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia5–2Portugal Sporting CP
M. Milutinović Goal 15', 29', 64', 74'
Jocić Goal 88'		 Report Brandão Goal 49', 77'
Stadion JNA, Belgrade
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: György Dankó (Hungary)

Partizan won 8–5 on aggregate.

Real Madrid Spain5–0Switzerland Servette
Di Stéfano Goal 29', 61'
Joseíto Goal 44'
Rial Goal 46'
Molowny Goal 54'		 Report
Attendance: 40,318
Referee: Riccardo Pieri (Italy)

Real Madrid won 7–0 on aggregate.

Gwardia Warsaw Poland1–4Sweden Djurgården
Baszkiewicz Goal 14' Report Eriksson Goal 5', 17', 22'
Sandberg Goal 29'
Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Dean Harzic (France)

Djurgården won 4–1 on aggregate.

Hibernian Scotland1–1West Germany Rot-Weiss Essen
Buchanan Goal 5' Report Abromeit Goal 47'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

Hibernian won 5–1 on aggregate.

Anderlecht Belgium1–4Hungary Vörös Lobogó
Van den Bosch Goal 38' Report Hidegkuti Goal 25'
Lantos Goal 78'
Palotás Goal 85'
Kovács I Goal 86'
Émile Versé Stadium, Anderlecht
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Johan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

Vörös Lobogó won 10–4 on aggregate.

Reims France2–2Denmark AGF
Glovacki Goal 47'
Bliard Goal 60'		 Report Jensen Goal 77'
Bjerregaard Goal 83'
Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims
Attendance: 5,845
Referee: Alfred Bond (England)

Reims won 4–2 on aggregate.

PSV Eindhoven Netherlands1–0Austria Rapid Wien
Fransen Goal 9' Report
Philips Sportpark, Eindhoven
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Aloïs Smidts (Belgium)

Rapid Wien won 6–2 on aggregate.

Saarbrücken Saar (protectorate)1–4Italy Milan
Binkert Goal 32' Report Valli Goal 8', 77'
Puff Goal 75' (o.g.)
Beraldo Goal 86'
Ludwigspark, Saarbrücken
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Klaas Schipper (Netherlands)

Milan won 7–5 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Djurgården Sweden 1–4 Scotland Hibernian 1–3 0–1
Reims France 8–6 Hungary Vörös Lobogó 4–2 4–4
Real Madrid Spain 4–3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 4–0 0–3
Rapid Wien Austria 3–8 Italy Milan 1–1 2–7

First leg

Djurgården Sweden1–3Scotland Hibernian
Eklund Goal 1' Report Combe Goal 18'
L. Reilly Goal 49'
Olsson Goal 86' (o.g.)
Attendance: 21,962
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)
Reims France4–2Hungary Vörös Lobogó
Glovacki Goal 14'
Leblond Goal 33', 57'
Bliard Goal 42'		 Report Szolnok Goal 34'
Lantos Goal 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 36,088
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
Real Madrid Spain4–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Castaño Goal 12', 23'
Gento Goal 36'
Di Stéfano Goal 70'		 Report
Attendance: 105,532
Referee: Dean Harzic (France)
Rapid Wien Austria1–1Italy Milan
R. Körner Goal 26' (pen.) Report Nordahl Goal 20'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)

Note – differences in information: RSSSF website indicates that the goal scored on 26th minute was scored by Robert Körner, while UEFA website indicates that it was scored by his younger brother Alfred Körner.

Second leg

Hibernian Scotland1–0Sweden Djurgården
Turnbull Goal 70' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 31,346
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

Hibernian won 4–1 on aggregate.

Vörös Lobogó Hungary4–4France Reims
Lantos Goal 11' (pen.), 74' (pen.)
Palotás Goal 53', 82'		 Report Glovacki Goal 6'
Bliard Goal 20', 44'
Templin Goal 52'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: John Husband (England)

Reims won 8–6 on aggregate.

Partizan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia3–0Spain Real Madrid
Milutinović Goal 24', 87'
Mihajlović Goal 46'		 Report
Stadion JNA, Belgrade
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Josef Gulde (Switzerland)

Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.

Milan Italy7–2Austria Rapid Wien
Mariani Goal 15'
Nordahl Goal 23', 50'
Ricagni Goal 26', 63'
Frignani Goal 56'
Schiaffino Goal 75'		 Report Golobic Goal 35'
Dienst Goal 59'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)

Milan won 8–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Reims France 3–0 Scotland Hibernian 2–0 1–0
Real Madrid Spain 5–4 Italy Milan 4–2 1–2

First leg

Reims France2–0Scotland Hibernian
Leblond Goal 67'
Bliard Goal 89'		 Report
Attendance: 35,486
Referee: Manuel Asensi Martín (Spain)
Real Madrid Spain4–2Italy Milan
Rial Goal 6'
Iglesias Goal 25'
Olsen Goal 40'
Di Stéfano Goal 62'		 Report Nordahl Goal 9'
Schiaffino Goal 30'
Attendance: 129,690
Referee: Dean Harzic (France)

Second leg

Hibernian Scotland0–1France Reims
Report Glovacki Goal 57'
Attendance: 44,941
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

Reims won 3–0 on aggregate.

Milan Italy2–1Spain Real Madrid
Dal Monte Goal 69' (pen.), 86' (pen.) Report Iglesias Goal 65'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Erich Steiner (Austria)

Real Madrid won 5–4 on aggregate.

Final

Real Madrid Spain4–3France Reims
Di Stéfano Goal 14'
Rial Goal 30', 79'
Marquitos Goal 67'		 Report Leblond Goal 6'
Templin Goal 10'
Hidalgo Goal 62'
Attendance: 38,239
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miloš Milutinović Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 8
2 France Léon Glovacki France Reims 6
Hungary Péter Palotás Hungary Vörös Lobogó
4 France René Bliard France Reims 5
Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano Spain Real Madrid
Argentina Héctor Rial Spain Real Madrid
7 Hungary Mihály Lantos Hungary Vörös Lobogó 4
France Michel Leblond France Reims
Sweden Gunnar Nordahl Italy Milan
10 Belgium Hippolyte Van den Bosch Belgium Anderlecht 3
Italy Giorgio Dal Monte Italy Milan
Sweden John Eriksson Sweden Djurgården
Spain Joseíto Spain Real Madrid
Austria Alfred Körner Austria Rapid Wien
Italy Juan Alberto Schiaffino Italy Milan
Scotland Eddie Turnbull Scotland Hibernian

Notes

  1. ↑ Match switched to Glasgow due to a frozen pitch in Sweden.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "L'ÉQUIPE créé la Coupe d'Europe de football - l'ÉQUIPE - le blog". 21 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. ↑ Glanvill, Rick (2005). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography. London: Headline. p. 254. ISBN 0755314654.
  3. ↑ Ferris, Ken (2004). Manchester United in Europe: Tragedy, Destiny, History. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 1840188979.
  4. ↑ "Hibernian reach the first European Cup semi-finals 1956". A Sporting Nation: Rock 'n' Roll Era 1950–1959. BBC. November 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2010.

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