1956 FC Dinamo Bucureşti season

FC Dinamo Bucureşti
1956 season
Manager Angelo Niculescu
Divizia A 2nd
Romanian Cup Last 16
European Cup 1st Round
Top goalscorer Alexandru Ene (17)

The 1956 season of Dinamo Bucureşti's 8th season in Divizia A. As Romanian champions, Dinamo plays in the European Cup, becoming the first Romanian team to participate in this competition. In Divizia A, Dinamo ends second place, four points behind the champions. Alexandru Ene is also second in the goalscorer's hierarchy, with 17 goals.

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Results

Divizia A
Round Date Opponent Stadium Result
1 18 March 1956 Dinamo Bacău A 1-0
2 24 March 1956 Dinamo Oraşul Stalin H 2-1
3 3 May 1956 Ştiinţa Cluj A 2-2
4 8 April 1956 Progresul Bucureşti A 3-1
5 11 April 1956 CCA Bucureşti H 0-4
6 29 April 1956 Flacăra Petroşani H 0-0
7 6 May 1956 Progresul ICO Oradea A 0-1
8 13 May 1956 Locomotiva Bucureşti A 3-2
9 23 May 1956 Locomotiva Timişoara H 1-0
11 3 June 1956 Ştiinţa Timişoara A 1-3
12 7 June 1956 Flamura Roşie Arad H 3-2
13 21 June 1956 Energia Flacăra Ploieşti H 2-1
14 12 August 1956 Dinamo Bacău H 2-1
15 11 October 1956 Dinamo Oraşul Stalin A 0-1
16 25 October 1956 Ştiinţa Cluj H 8-0
17 30 August 1956 Progresul Bucureşti H 2-3
18 16 September 1956 CCA Bucureşti A 4-3
19 1 November 1956 Energia Minerul Petroşani A 0-0
20 8 November 1956 Progresul ICO Oradea H 3-0
21 7 October 1956 Locomotiva Bucureşti H 2-3
22 14 October 1956 Locomotiva Timişoara A 0-1
24 28 October 1956 Ştiinţa Timişoara H 4-1
25 4 November 1956 Flamura Roşie Arad A 2-3
26 18 November 1956 Energia Flacăra Ploieşti A 3-1
Cupa României
Round Date Opponent Stadium Result
Last 32 13 September 1956 Energia Flacăra Ploieşti A 5-1
Last 16 15 November 1956 Steagul Roşu Oraşul Stalin A 3-4

European Cup

On August 26, 1956, Dinamo plays their first European game. In the preliminary round, Dinamo meets Galatasaray Istanbul. The first match takes place in Bucharest, on 23 August stadium, in front of 85.000 spectators. Dinamo wins 3-1 and then they move forward after a loss 1-2 in Istanbul. In the first round, Dinamo is eliminated by CDNA Sofia.

First European match for Dinamo

26 August 1956
17:00
Dinamo Bucureşti 3 – 1 Galatasaray Istanbul Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Francesco Liverani (Italy)
Gheorghe Voica  10'66'
Alexandru Ene  82'
Metin Oktay  78'
DINAMO:
GK Florea Birtaşu
DF Gheorghe Băcuţ
DF Ladislau Băcuţ
DF Florian Anghel
MF Valeriu Călinoiu
MF Ion Nunweiller
FW Vasile Anghel
FW Alexandru Ene
FW Dumitru Nicolae
FW Gheorghe Voica
FW Ion Suru
Manager:
Angelo Niculescu
GALATASARAY:
GK Turgay Şeren
DF Saim Taşerengin
DF Metin Kinay
MF Ali Beratligil
MF Ergun Ercins
MF Rober Eryol
FW Isfendiyar Açikgöz
FW Metin Oktay
FW Suat Mamat
FW Kadri Aytac
FW Güngör Okay
Manager:
Gündüz Kiliç
  • Assistant referees:
    • Adami (Italy)
    • Anoscia (Italy)

The other matches in the European Cup

Preliminary round - second leg

30 September 1956
Galatasaray Istanbul 2 – 1 Dinamo Bucureşti Mithat Paşa, Istanbul
Attendance: 23,764
Referee: Gustav Jiranek (Austria)
Kadri Aytaç  40'
Metin Oktay  90'
Ion Suru  30'

Dinamo Bucureşti won 4–3 on aggregate.


First round - first leg

21 October 1956
CDNA Sofia 8 – 1 Dinamo Bucureşti Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Vasa Stefanović (Yugoslavia)
Kolev  12'  27'  56'  64'
Milanov  21'  67'
Panaiotov  65'
Dimitrov  80'
Gheorghe Băcuţ  71' (pen.)

First round - second leg

30 December 1956
Dinamo Bucureşti 3 – 2 CDNA Sofia Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gustav Jiranek (Austria)
Nicuşor  58' (pen.)
Lazăr  67'
Neagu  84'
Stoianov  22'
Ianev  62'

CDNA Sofia won 10–4 on aggregate

Transfers

Before the season start, Iuliu Uţu is brought from Stiinta Timişoara, for Petre Curcan. Carol Bartha is transferred to Progresul Oradea. Vasile Anghel and Ion Nunweiller are promoted from the junior team.

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