1955–56 European Cup
![]() The Parc des Princes in Paris hosted the final.
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | 4 September 1955 – 13 June 1956 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | 23x15px Real Madrid (1st title) |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 29 |
Goals scored | 127 (4.38 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
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.
Contents
Teams
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23x15px Real Madrid |
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Bracket
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0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
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23x15px Real Madrid | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
23x15px Real Madrid | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
23x15px Real Madrid | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
23x15px Real Madrid | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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4 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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6 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
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0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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4 | 1 | 5 |
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sporting CP ![]() |
5–8 | ![]() |
3–3 | 2–5 |
Vörös Lobogó ![]() |
10–4 | ![]() |
6–3 | 4–1 |
Servette ![]() |
0–7 | 23x15px Real Madrid | 0–2 | 0–5 |
Rot-Weiss Essen ![]() |
1–5 | ![]() |
0–4 | 1–1 |
Djurgården ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
0–0 | 4–1 |
AGF Aarhus ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
0–2 | 2–2 |
Rapid Wien ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
6–1 | 0–1 |
Milan ![]() |
7–5 | ![]() |
3–4 | 4–1 |
First leg
4 September 1955
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Sporting CP ![]() |
3–3 | ![]() |
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Martins ![]() Quim ![]() |
Report | M. Milutinović ![]() Bobek ![]() |
7 September 1955
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Vörös Lobogó ![]() |
6–3 | ![]() |
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Szimcsák I ![]() Palotás ![]() Hidegkuti ![]() Sándor ![]() |
Report | Vanderwilt ![]() Van Den Bosch ![]() |
21 September 1955
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Rapid Wien ![]() |
6–1 | ![]() |
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A. Körner ![]() Mehsarosch ![]() Hanappi ![]() Probst ![]() |
Report | Fransen ![]() |
1 November 1955
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Milan ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() |
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Frignani ![]() Schiaffino ![]() Dal Monte ![]() |
Report | Krieger ![]() Philippi ![]() Schirra ![]() Martin ![]() |
Second leg
12 October 1955
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Real Madrid 23x15px | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Di Stéfano ![]() Iglesias ![]() Rial ![]() Molowny ![]() |
Report |
Real Madrid won 7–0 on aggregate.
12 October 1955
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Partizan ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
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M. Milutinović ![]() Jocić ![]() |
Report | Brandão ![]() |
Partizan won 8–5 on aggregate.
Hibernian won 5–1 on aggregate.
12 October 1955
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Gwardia Warszawa ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
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Baszkiewicz ![]() |
Report | Eriksson ![]() Sandberg ![]() |
Djurgården won 4–1 on aggregate.
19 October 1955
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Anderlecht ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
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Van Den Bosch ![]() |
Report | Hidegkuti ![]() Lantos ![]() Palotás ![]() Kovács I ![]() |
Vörös Lobogó won 10–4 on aggregate.
26 October 1955
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Stade Reims ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
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Glovacki ![]() Bliard ![]() |
Report | Erik Bechmann Jensen ![]() Bjerregaard ![]() |
Stade Reims won 4–2 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 6–2 on aggregate.
Milan won 7–5 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Djurgården ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
1–3 | 0–1 |
Stade Reims ![]() |
8–6 | ![]() |
4–2 | 4–4 |
Real Madrid 23x15px | 4–3 | ![]() |
4–0 | 0–3 |
Rapid Wien ![]() |
3–8 | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–7 |
First leg
23 November 1955
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Djurgården ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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Eklund ![]() |
Report | Combe ![]() Mulkerrin ![]() Olsson ![]() |
14 December 1955
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Stade Reims ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
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Glovacki ![]() Leblond ![]() Bliard ![]() |
Report | Szolnok ![]() Lantos ![]() |
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
Hibernian won 4–1 on aggregate.
28 December 1955
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Vörös Lobogó ![]() |
4–4 | ![]() |
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Lantos ![]() Palotás ![]() |
Report | Glovacki ![]() Bliard ![]() Templin ![]() |
Stade Reims won 8–6 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.
12 February 1956
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Milan ![]() |
7–2 | ![]() |
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Mariani ![]() Nordahl ![]() Ricagni ![]() Frignani ![]() Schiaffino ![]() |
Report | Golobic ![]() Dienst ![]() |
Milan won 8–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Stade Reims ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–0 |
Real Madrid 23x15px | 5–4 | ![]() |
4–2 | 1–2 |
First leg
19 April 1956
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Real Madrid 23x15px | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Rial ![]() Iglesias ![]() Olsen ![]() Di Stéfano ![]() |
Report | Nordahl ![]() Schiaffino ![]() |
Second leg
Stade Reims won 3–0 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 5–4 on aggregate.
Final
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Real Madrid 23x15px | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Di Stéfano ![]() Rial ![]() Marquitos ![]() |
Report | Leblond ![]() Templin ![]() Hidalgo ![]() |
Top goalscorers
- 8 goals
Miloš Milutinović (Partizan)
- 6 goals
Péter Palotás (Vörös Lobogó)
Léon Glovacki (Stade Reims)
- 5 goals
René Bliard (Stade Reims)
- 23x15px Héctor Rial (Real Madrid)
Alfredo di Stéfano (Real Madrid)
- 4 goals
Mihály Lantos (Vörös Lobogó)
Gunnar Nordahl (Milan)
Michel Leblond (Stade Reims)
- 3 goals
Alfred Körner (Rapid Wien)
Hippolyte Van Den Bosch (Anderlecht)
John Eriksson (Djurgården)
Eddie Turnbull (Hibernian)
Juan Alberto Schiaffino (Milan)
Giorgio Dal Monte (Milan)
- 23x15px Joseíto (Real Madrid)
Notes
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External links
- 1955–56 season at UEFA website
- 1955–56 All matches – season at UEFA website
- All scorers 1955–56 European Cup according to protocols UEFA
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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- 1955-56 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)
- European Cup 1955-56 – results, protocols, players statistics
- website eurocups-uefa.ru European Cup 1955-56 – results, protocols
- website Football Archive 1955–56 European Cup
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