1956–57 European Cup

1956–57 European Cup

The Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates 1 August 1956 – 30 May 1957
Teams 22
Final positions
Champions Spain Real Madrid (2nd title)
Runners-up Italy Fiorentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played 44
Goals scored 170 (3.86 per match)
Top scorer(s) Dennis Viollet (9 goals)

The 1956–57 European Cup was the second season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won for the second time by Real Madrid, who beat Fiorentina 2–0 in the final at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, on 30 May 1957.

After the great success of the first tournament, six new nations entered representatives: Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, England, Luxembourg, Romania and Turkey. The English FA had not allowed Chelsea to enter in 1955, and continued its stance on the European Cup as it being a distraction; however, against the wishes of the FA, Manchester United entered the competition anyway as English champions, becoming the first English team to play in Europe. An additional place was awarded to Real Madrid as the competition's reigning champions, occupying the free berth left by Saar after its reunification with West Germany.

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round took place in UEFA headquarters in Paris on Friday, 29 June 1956.[1] The 21 challengers of Real Madrid were grouped geographically into three pots. The first four teams drawn in each pot would play the preliminary round in September, while the remaining three clubs received byes.

Pot 1
Eastern Europe
Pot 2
North-Western Europe
Pot 3
South-Central Europe
Drawn Match 1

Czechoslovakia Slovan UNV Bratislava

France Nice

Portugal Porto

Poland CWKS Warsaw

Denmark AGF Aarhus

Spain Athletic Bilbao

Match 2

Turkey Galatasaray

Belgium Anderlecht

West Germany Borussia Dortmund

Romania Dinamo Bucureşti

England Manchester United

Luxembourg Spora Luxembourg

Byes

Hungary Budapest Honvéd

Scotland Rangers

Italy Fiorentina

Austria Rapid Wien

Sweden Norrköping

Switzerland Grasshopper

Bulgaria CDNA Sofia

Netherlands Rapid JC

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade

The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 1 October.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Borussia Dortmund West Germany 5–51 Luxembourg Spora Luxembourg 4–3 1–2
Dinamo Bucureşti Romania 4–3 Turkey Galatasaray 3–1 1–2
Slovan UNV Bratislava Czechoslovakia 4–2 Poland CWKS Warsaw 4–0 0–2
Anderlecht Belgium 0–12 England Manchester United 0–2 0–10
AGF Aarhus Denmark 2–6 France Nice 1–1 1–5
Porto Portugal 3–5 Spain Athletic Bilbao 1–2 2–3

1 Borussia Dortmund beat Spora Luxembourg 7–0 in a play-off to qualify for the first round.

First leg

1 August 1956
Borussia Dortmund West Germany 4–3 Luxembourg Spora Luxembourg
Bracht  31'
Niepieklo  54'
Preißler  61', 73'
Report Boreux  25', 34', 88'
Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Johan Heinrich Martens (Netherlands)

26 August 1956
Dinamo Bucureşti Romania 3–1 Turkey Galatasaray
Voica  10', 67'
Ene  84'
Report Oktay  77'
23 August Stadium, Bucharest
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Francesco Liverani (Italy)


12 September 1956
Slovan UNV Bratislava Czechoslovakia 4–0 Poland CWKS Warsaw
Pažický  23', 68'
Kováč  30' (pen.)
Moravčík  40'
Report
Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Friedrich Mayer (Austria)

19 September 1956
AGF Aarhus Denmark 1–1 France Nice
Erik Bechmann Jensen  16' Report Foix  61'

20 September 1956
Porto Portugal 1–2 Spain Athletic Bilbao
Matos  54' Report Gaínza  8'
Canito  75'
Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Mario Maurelli (Italy)

Second leg

6 September 1956
Spora Luxembourg Luxembourg 2–1 West Germany Borussia Dortmund
Fiedler  22'
Letsch  39'
Report Preißler  28'
Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Karl Lescart (Belgium)

Borussia Dortmund 5–5 Spora Luxembourg on aggregate; play-off needed.


19 September 1956
CWKS Warsaw Poland 2–0 Czechoslovakia Slovan UNV Bratislava
Kowal  52'
Brychczy  63'
Report
Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alfred Grill (Austria)

Slovan UNV Bratislava won 4–2 on aggregate.


26 September 1956
Manchester United England 10–0 Belgium Anderlecht
Taylor  8', 20', 52'
Viollet  25', 38', 44', 65'
Whelan  61', 82'
Berry  75'
Report
Maine Road, Manchester
Attendance: 43,635
Referee: Sandy Griffiths (Wales)

Manchester United won 12–0 on aggregate.


26 September 1956
Athletic Bilbao Spain 3–2 Portugal Porto
Artetxe  14', 73' (pen.), 82' Report Hernâni  4'
Matos  20'
San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao
Attendance: 34,705
Referee: Mario Maurelli (Italy)

Athletic Bilbao won 5–3 on aggregate.


27 September 1956
Nice France 5–1 Denmark AGF Aarhus
Foix  2'
Milazzo  27', 74'
Faivre  45', 60'
Report Jensen  77'
Stade du Ray, Nice
Attendance: 8,144
Referee: John Husband (England)

Nice won 6–2 on aggregate.


30 September 1956
Galatasaray Turkey 2–1 Romania Dinamo Bucureşti
Aytaç  42'
Oktay  89'
Report Suru  31'
Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 23,764
Referee: Gustav Jiranek (Austria)

Dinamo Bucureşti won 4–3 on aggregate.

Play-off

16 September 1956
Borussia Dortmund West Germany 7–0 Luxembourg Spora Luxembourg
Preißler  24', 36'
Simmer  29'
Kelbassa  40', 49', 63'
Peters  57'
Report
Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Fritz Buchmüller (Switzerland)

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester United England 3–2 West Germany Borussia Dortmund 3–2 0–0
CDNA Sofia Bulgaria 10–4 Romania Dinamo Bucureşti 8–1 2–3
Rangers Scotland 3–31 France Nice 2–1 1–2
Slovan UNV Bratislava Czechoslovakia 1–2 Switzerland Grasshopper 1–0 0–2
Real Madrid Spain 5–52 Austria Rapid Wien 4–2 1–3
Rapid JC Netherlands 3–6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 3–4 0–2
Fiorentina Italy 2–1 Sweden Norrköping 1–1 1–0
Athletic Bilbao Spain 6–5 Hungary Budapest Honvéd 3–2 3–33

1 Nice beat Rangers 3–1 in a play-off to qualify for the quarter-finals.

2 Real Madrid beat Rapid Wien 2–0 in a play-off to qualify for the quarter-finals.

3 Second leg played at Heysel Stadium, Brussels

First leg


17 October 1956
CDNA Sofia Bulgaria 8–1 Romania Dinamo Bucureşti
Kolev  12', 56', 63'
Milanov  20', 65'
Panayotov  36', 66'
Dimitrov  80'
Report Băcut  71' (pen.)
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Vasa Stefanović (Yugoslavia)

24 October 1956
Rangers Scotland 2–1 France Nice
Murray  40'
Simpson  81'
Report Faivre  23'
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

24 October 1956
Slovan UNV Bratislava Czechoslovakia 1–0 Switzerland Grasshopper
Moravčík  20' Report
Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Fritz Seipelt (Austria)

1 November 1956
Real Madrid Spain 4–2 Austria Rapid Wien
Di Stéfano  9', 21'
Marsal  60', 63'
Report Dienst  58'
Gießer  90'

3 November 1956
Rapid JC Netherlands 3–4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Janssen  8'
Bischops  78'
Tasić  81' (og.)
Report Kostić  4', 75'
Toplak  42'
Rudinski  82'
Gemeentelijk, Kerkrade
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium)

21 November 1956
Fiorentina Italy 1–1 Sweden Norrköping
Bizzarri  15' Report Bild  8'
Comunale, Florence
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Dean Harzic (France)

22 November 1956
Athletic Bilbao Spain 3–2 Hungary Budapest Honvéd
Artetxe  16'
Marcaida  27'
Arieta  82'
Report Budai II  75'
Kocsis  85'
San Mamés, Bilbao
Attendance: 39,184
Referee: John Husband (England)

Second leg

8 November 1956
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2–0 Netherlands Rapid JC
Toplak  32'
Kostić  84'
Report
JNA Stadion, Belgrade
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Rudolf Roman (Austria)

Red Star Belgrade won 6–3 on aggregate


14 November 1956
Nice France 2–1 Scotland Rangers
Bravo  61'
Foix  64'
Report Hubbard  40' (pen.)
Stade du Ray, Nice
Attendance: 8,439
Referee: Riccardo Pieri (Italy)

Nice 3–3 Rangers on aggregate; play-off needed.


14 November 1956
Rapid Wien Austria 3–1 Spain Real Madrid
Happel  18', 38' (pen.), 40' Report Di Stéfano  60'
Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)

Real Madrid 5–5 Rapid Wien on aggregate; play-off needed.


21 November 1956
Borussia Dortmund West Germany 0–0 England Manchester United
Report
Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund
Attendance: 44,570
Referee: Johan Heinrich Martens (Netherlands)

Manchester United won 3–2 on aggregate


28 November 1956
Norrköping Sweden 0–1 Italy Fiorentina
Report Virgili  16'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Michel Devillers (France)

Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate


12 December 1956
Grasshopper Switzerland 2–0 Czechoslovakia Slovan UNV Bratislava
Vukosavljević  75'
Duret  89'
Report
Grünwalder St., Munich[nb 1]
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Fritz Seipelt (Austria)

Grasshopper won 2–1 on aggregate


20 December 1956
Budapest Honvéd Hungary 3–3 Spain Athletic Bilbao
Budai II  6', 82'
Puskás  86'
Report Merodio  1', 72'
Arieta  67'
Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium)

Athletic Bilbao won 6–5 on aggregate


30 December 1956
Dinamo Bucureşti Romania 3–2 Bulgaria CDNA Sofia
Nicuşor  58' (pen.)
Lăzar  67'
Neagu  84'
Report Stoyanov  23'
Yanev  62'
Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gustav Jiranek (Austria)

CDNA Sofia won 10–4 on aggregate

Play-off

28 November 1956
Nice France 3–1 Scotland Rangers
Foix  45'
Muro  50'
Faivre  75'
Report Bonvin  51' (o.g.)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 11,908
Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)

13 December 1956
Real Madrid Spain 2–0 Austria Rapid Wien
Joseíto  1'
Kopa  23'
Report

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Athletic Bilbao Spain 5–6 England Manchester United 5–3 0–3
Fiorentina Italy 5–3 Switzerland Grasshopper 3–1 2–2
Real Madrid Spain 6–2 France Nice 3–0 3–2
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 4–3 Bulgaria CDNA Sofia 3–1 1–2

First leg

16 January 1957
Athletic Bilbao Spain 5–3 England Manchester United
Uribe  2', 28'
Marcaida  43'
Merodio  73'
Artetxe  78'
Report Taylor  48'
Viollet  54'
Whelan  85'
San Mamés, Bilbao
Attendance: 36,737
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)

6 February 1957
Fiorentina Italy 3–1 Switzerland Grasshopper
Segato  3'
Taccola  10', 12'
Report Ballaman  31'
Comunale, Florence
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Fritz Seipelt (Austria)

14 February 1957
Real Madrid Spain 3–0 France Nice
Joseíto  18'
Mateos  49', 72'
Report
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Gérard Versyp (Belgium)

17 February 1957
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 3–1 Bulgaria CDNA Sofia
Kostić  6', 25'
Popović  53'
Report Yanev  88'
JNA Stadion, Belgrade
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Riccardo Pieri (Italy)

Second leg

6 February 1957
Manchester United England 3–0 Spain Athletic Bilbao
Viollet  42'
Taylor  70'
Berry  85'
Report
Maine Road, Manchester
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)

Manchester United won 6–5 on aggregate


Red Star Belgrade won 4–3 on aggregate


27 February 1957
Grasshopper Switzerland 2–2 Italy Fiorentina
Ballaman  25'
Vukosavljević  85'
Report Julinho  7'
Montuori  52'
Stadion Hardturm, Zürich
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Fritz Seipelt (Austria)

Fiorentina won 5–3 on aggregate


14 March 1957
Nice France 2–3 Spain Real Madrid
Foix  15'
Ferry  82' (pen.)
Report Joseíto  45'
Di Stéfano  50', 79'
Stade du Ray, Nice
Attendance: 21,724
Referee: John Husband (England)

Real Madrid won 6–2 on aggregate

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 0–1 Italy Fiorentina 0–1 0–0
Real Madrid Spain 5–3 England Manchester United 3–1 2–2

First leg

3 April 1957
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 0–1 Italy Fiorentina
Report Prini  88'
JNA Stadion, Belgrade
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium)

Second leg

18 April 1957
Fiorentina Italy 0–0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Report
Comunale, Florence
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Klaas Schipper (Netherlands)

Fiorentina won 1–0 on aggregate


25 April 1957
Manchester United England 2–2 Spain Real Madrid
Taylor  62'
Charlton  85'
Report Kopa  25'
Rial  33'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Marcel Lequesne (France)

Real Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate

Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1956–57 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows:[3][4]

Rank Name Team Goals
1 England Dennis Viollet England Manchester United 9
2 England Tommy Taylor England Manchester United 8
3 Spain Alfredo di Stéfano Spain Real Madrid 7
4 West Germany Alfred Preißler West Germany Borussia Dortmund 6
5 Spain José Artetxe Spain Athletic Bilbao 5
France Jacques Foix France Nice 5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Kostić Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 5
8 France Jacky Faivre France Nice 4
Bulgaria Ivan Petkov Kolev Bulgaria CDNA Sofia 4
10 Luxembourg Marc Boreux Luxembourg Spora Luxembourg 3
Austria Ernst Happel Austria Rapid Wien 3
Spain Joseíto Spain Real Madrid 3
West Germany Alfred Kelbassa West Germany Borussia Dortmund 3
Spain Enrique Mateos Spain Real Madrid 3
Spain Armando Merodio Spain Athletic Bilbao 3
Republic of Ireland Billy Whelan England Manchester United 3

Notes

  1. It is assumed this match was played in Munich as a result of Swiss protests regarding the outcome of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 which also led to them boycotting the 1956 Olympic Games.[2]

References

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