1955–56 European Cup

1955–56 European Cup

The Parc des Princes in Paris hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates 4 September 1955 – 13 June 1956
Teams 16
Final positions
Champions Spain Real Madrid (1st title)
Runners-up France Stade Reims
Tournament statistics
Matches played 29
Goals scored 127 (4.38 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, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The tournament was won by Real Madrid, who beat Stade Reims 4–3 in the final at Parc des Princes, Paris, on 13 June 1956.

The participating clubs in this first edition of the European Cup were selected by the French football magazine L'Equipe on the basis that these were the most representative and prestigious clubs in Europe. Of the originally selected teams, Chelsea (England) was barred from participation by the country's Football Association, who saw the tournament as a distraction to domestic football. Chelsea were replaced by Gwardia Warszawa of Poland. In addition, Holland Sport, Honved and BK Copenhagen rejected the opportunity to represent the Netherlands, Hungary and Denmark respectively, being replaced by PSV Eindhoven, Vörös Lobogó and Aarhus. 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

Austria Rapid Wien Belgium Anderlecht Denmark AGF Aarhus France Stade 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 Stade Reims 3
 Denmark AGF Aarhus 0 2 2  
 France Stade Reims 2 2 4  
   France Stade Reims 4 4 8
   Hungary Vörös Lobogó 2 4 6  
 Hungary Vörös Lobogó 6 4 10
 Belgium Anderlecht 3 1 4  
   France Stade Reims 2 1 3
   Scotland Hibernian 0 0 0  
 Sweden Djurgården 0 4 4  
 Poland Gwardia Warszawa 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 Stade 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

4 September 1955
Sporting CP Portugal 3–3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Martins  14', 78'
Quim  65'
Report M. Milutinović  45', 50'
Bobek  73'
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Dean Harzic (France)

7 September 1955
Vörös Lobogó Hungary 6–3 Belgium Anderlecht
Szimcsák I  8'
Palotás  25', 59', 80'
Hidegkuti  28'
Sándor  83'
Report Vanderwilt  7'
Van Den Bosch  39', 79'
MTK Stadion, Budapest
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Friedrich Mayer (Austria)

8 September 1955
Servette Switzerland 0–2 Spain Real Madrid
Report Muñoz  74'
Rial  89'
Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Robert Sautelle (France)

14 September 1955
Rot-Weiss Essen West Germany 0–4 Scotland Hibernian
Report Turnbull  35', 53'
L. Reilly  44'
Ormond  81'
Georg-Melches-Stadion, Essen
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Johann Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

20 September 1955
Djurgården Sweden 0–0 Poland Gwardia Warszawa
Report
Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 3,574
Referee: Jarl Hansen (Denmark)

21 September 1955
AGF Aarhus Denmark 0–2 France Stade Reims
Report Glovacki  7', 72'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Klaas Schipper (Netherlands)

21 September 1955
Rapid Wien Austria 6–1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
A. Körner  12', 62', 82'
Mehsarosch  55'
Hanappi  56'
Probst  60'
Report Fransen  18'
Pfarrwiese, Vienna
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Emil Schmetzer (West Germany)

1 November 1955
Milan Italy 3–4 Saar (protectorate) Saarbrücken
Frignani  15'
Schiaffino  33'
Dal Monte  37'
Report Krieger  5'
Philippi  43'
Schirra  67'
Martin  69'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

Second leg

12 October 1955
Real Madrid Spain 5–0 Switzerland Servette
Di Stéfano  29', 61'
Iglesias  44'
Rial  46'
Molowny  54'
Report
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 40,318
Referee: Riccardo Pieri (Italy)

Real Madrid won 7–0 on aggregate.


12 October 1955
Partizan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 5–2 Portugal Sporting CP
M. Milutinović  15', 29', 64', 74'
Jocić  88'
Report Brandão  49', 77'
Partizan Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: György Dankó (Hungary)

Partizan won 8–5 on aggregate.


Hibernian won 5–1 on aggregate.


12 October 1955
Gwardia Warszawa Poland 1–4 Sweden Djurgården
Baszkiewicz  14' Report Eriksson  5', 17', 22'
Sandberg  29'
Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Dean Harzic (France)

Djurgården won 4–1 on aggregate.


19 October 1955
Anderlecht Belgium 1–4 Hungary Vörös Lobogó
Van Den Bosch  38' Report Hidegkuti  25'
Lantos  78'
Palotás  85'
Kovács I  86'
Émile Versé Stadium, Anderlecht
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Johan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

Vörös Lobogó won 10–4 on aggregate.


26 October 1955
Stade Reims France 2–2 Denmark AGF Aarhus
Glovacki  47'
Bliard  60'
Report Erik Bechmann Jensen  77'
Bjerregaard  83'
Stade Auguste Delaune, Reims
Attendance: 5,845
Referee: Alfred Bond (England)

Stade Reims won 4–2 on aggregate.


1 November 1955
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 1–0 Austria Rapid Wien
Fransen  9' Report
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Aloïs Smidts (Belgium)

Rapid Wien won 6–2 on aggregate.


23 November 1955
Saarbrücken Saar (protectorate) 1–4 Italy Milan
Binkert  32' Report Valli  8', 77'
Puff  75' (o.g.)
Beraldo  86'
Ludwigspark Stadion, 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
Stade 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

23 November 1955
Djurgården Sweden 1–3 Scotland Hibernian
Eklund  1' Report Combe  18'
Mulkerrin  49'
Olsson  86' (o.g.)
Firhill Park, Glasgow[1]
Attendance: 21,962
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

14 December 1955
Stade Reims France 4–2 Hungary Vörös Lobogó
Glovacki  14'
Leblond  33', 57'
Bliard  42'
Report Szolnok  34'
Lantos  77' (pen.)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 36,088
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

25 December 1955
Real Madrid Spain 4–0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Castaño  12', 23'
Gento  36'
Di Stéfano  70'
Report
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 105,532
Referee: Dean Harzic (France)

18 January 1956
Rapid Wien Austria 1–1 Italy Milan
R. Körner  26' (pen.) Report Nordahl  20'
Pfarrwiese, Vienna
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)

Note - differences in information: website RSSSF writes that goal on 26 minute scored Robert Körner, website UEFA writes that goal on 26 minute scored Alfred Körner

Second leg

28 November 1955
Hibernian Scotland 1–0 Sweden Djurgården
Turnbull  70' Report
Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 31,346
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

Hibernian won 4–1 on aggregate.


28 December 1955
Vörös Lobogó Hungary 4–4 France Stade Reims
Lantos  11' (pen.), 74' (pen.)
Palotás  53', 82'
Report Glovacki  6'
Bliard  20', 44'
Templin  52'
MTK Stadion, Budapest
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: John Husband (England)

Stade Reims won 8–6 on aggregate.


29 January 1956
Partizan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 3–0 Spain Real Madrid
Milutinović  24', 87'
Mihajlović  46' (pen.)
Report
Partizan Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Josef Gulde (Switzerland)

Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.


12 February 1956
Milan Italy 7–2 Austria 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
Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)

Milan won 8–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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

First leg

4 April 1956
Stade Reims France 2–0 Scotland Hibernian
Leblond  67'
Bliard  89'
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 35,486
Referee: Manuel Asensi Martín (Spain)

19 April 1956
Real Madrid Spain 4–2 Italy Milan
Rial  6'
Iglesias  25'
Olsen  40'
Di Stéfano  62'
Report Nordahl  9'
Schiaffino  30'
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 129,690
Referee: Dean Harzic (France)

Second leg

18 April 1956
Hibernian Scotland 0–1 France Stade Reims
Report Glovacki  57'
Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 44,941
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

Stade Reims won 3–0 on aggregate.


1 May 1956
Milan Italy 2–1 Spain Real Madrid
Dal Monte  69' (pen.), 86' (pen.) Report Iglesias  65'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Erich Steiner (Austria)

Real Madrid won 5–4 on aggregate.

Final

13 June 1956
18:00 CEST
Real Madrid Spain 4–3 France Stade Reims
Di Stéfano  14'
Rial  30', 79'
Marquitos  67'
Report Leblond  6'
Templin  10'
Hidalgo  62'
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 38,239
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

Top goalscorers

8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals

Notes

  1. 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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