1955–56 European Cup

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1955–56 European Cup
The Parc des Princes in Paris hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates4 September 1955 –
13 June 1956
Teams16 (from 16 associations)
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)Miloš Milutinović (Partizan)
8 goals

The 1955–56 European Cup was the first season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The tournament was won by Real Madrid, who defeated Reims 4–3 in the final at Parc des Princes, Paris, on 13 June 1956.

The participating clubs in the first season of the European Cup were selected by French football magazine

Vörös Lobogó and AGF Aarhus[clarification needed]. This was also the only UEFA tournament to include a representative of Saarland, unified into West Germany
in 1957.

The first round pairings were fixed by the organisers and not drawn as would be the case for all future European Cup matches.

Teams

A total of 16 teams participated in the competition.

Austria Rapid Wien (3rd) Belgium Anderlecht (1st) Denmark AGF Aarhus (1st) France Reims (1st)
Hungary Vörös Lobogó (2nd) Italy Milan (1st) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (3rd) Poland Gwardia Warsaw (4th)
Portugal Sporting CP (3rd) Saar Protectorate Saarbrücken (3rd) Scotland Hibernian (5th) Spain Real Madrid (1st)
Sweden Djurgården (1st) Switzerland Servette (6th) West Germany Rot-Weiss Essen (1st) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan (5th)

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 Aarhus 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

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Location of teams in the 1955–56 European Cup.
Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score 		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 Warsaw 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 14', 78'
Quim
65'		 Report M. Milutinović 45', 50'
Bobek 73'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Dean Harzic (France)
Vörös Lobogó Hungary6–3Belgium Anderlecht
I. Szimcsák 8'
Palotás 25', 59', 80'
Hidegkuti 28'
Sándor 83'		 Report
Van Den Bosch
39', 79'
Attendance: 35,000
Servette Switzerland0–2Spain Real Madrid
Report Muñoz 74'
Rial 89'
Attendance: 7,000
Rot-Weiss Essen West Germany0–4Scotland Hibernian
Report Turnbull 35', 53'
L. Reilly 44'
Ormond 81'
Attendance: 5,000
Djurgården Sweden0–0Poland Gwardia Warsaw
Report
Attendance: 3,574
Referee: Jarl Hansen (Denmark)
Rapid Wien Austria6–1Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
A. Körner 12', 62', 82'
Mehsarosch 55'
Hanappi 56'
Probst 60'		 Report Fransen 18'
Attendance: 10,000
AGF Aarhus Denmark0–2France Reims
Report Glovacki 7', 72'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 18,000
)

Second leg

Partizan won 8–5 on aggregate.

Real Madrid Spain5–0Switzerland Servette
Di Stéfano 29', 61'
Joseíto 44'
Rial 46'
Molowny 54'		 Report
Attendance: 40,318

Real Madrid won 7–0 on aggregate.

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

Djurgården won 4–1 on aggregate.

Hibernian Scotland1–1West Germany Rot-Weiss Essen
Buchanan
5'		 Report Abromeit 47'
Attendance: 30,000

Hibernian won 5–1 on aggregate.

Anderlecht Belgium1–4Hungary Vörös Lobogó
Van Den Bosch
38'		 Report Hidegkuti 25'
Lantos 78'
Palotás 85'
Kovács I 86'
Attendance: 33,000

Vörös Lobogó won 10–4 on aggregate.

Reims France2–2Denmark AGF Aarhus
Glovacki 47'
Bliard 60'		 Report Erik Bechmann Jensen 77'
Bjerregaard 83'
Alfred Bond (England
)

Reims won 4–2 on aggregate.

Rapid Wien won 6–2 on aggregate.

Saarbrücken Saar Protectorate1–4Italy Milan
Binkert 32' Report Valli 8', 77'
Puff 75' (o.g.)
Beraldo 86'
Ludwigspark Stadion, Saarbrücken
Attendance: 15,000
)

Milan won 7–5 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score 		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
Real Madrid Spain4–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Gento 36'
Di Stéfano
70'		 Report
Attendance: 105,532
Referee: Dean Harzic (France)
Rapid Wien Austria1–1Italy Milan
R. Körner 26' (pen.) Report Nordahl 20'
Attendance: 18,000

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 70' Report
Attendance: 31,346

Hibernian won 4–1 on aggregate.

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

Reims won 8–6 on aggregate.

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

Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.

Milan Italy7–2Austria Rapid Wien
Mariani 15'
Nordahl 23', 50'
Ricagni 26', 63'
Frignani 56'
Schiaffino 75'		 Report Golobic 35'
Dienst 59'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 35,000
)

Milan won 8–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score 		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
Real Madrid Spain4–2Italy Milan
Rial 6'
Joseíto 25'
Olsen 40'
Di Stéfano
62'		 Report Nordahl 9'
Schiaffino 30'
Attendance: 129,690
Referee: Dean Harzic (France)

Second leg

Hibernian Scotland0–1France Reims
Report Glovacki 57'
Attendance: 44,941

Reims won 3–0 on aggregate.

Milan Italy2–1Spain Real Madrid
Dal Monte 69' (pen.), 86' (pen.) Report Joseíto 65'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 30,000
)

Real Madrid won 5–4 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 1956 European Cup final
Real Madrid Spain4–3France Reims
Marquitos
67'		 Report Leblond 6'
Templin 10'
Hidalgo 62'
Attendance: 38,239

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club 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
Argentina Alfredo Di Stéfano Spain Real Madrid
Spain Héctor Rial Spain Real Madrid
7 Hungary Mihály Lantos Hungary Vörös Lobogó 4
France Michel Leblond France Reims
Sweden Gunnar Nordahl Italy Milan
10
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. ^ L'Équipe
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  3. ISBN 1840188979
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  4. ^ Match switched to Glasgow due to a frozen pitch in Sweden ("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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