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 Parc des Princes in Paris hosted the final. | |
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 4 September 1955 – 13 June 1956 |
Teams | 16 (from 16 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 29 |
Goals scored | 127 (4.38 per match) |
Attendance | 900,021 (31,035 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Miloš Milutinović (Partizan) 8 goals |
The participating clubs in the first season of the European Cup were selected by French football magazine L'Equipe on the basis that they were representative and prestigious clubs in Europe.[1] When the tournament started, Real Madrid, Anderlecht, AC Milan, Rot-Weiss Essen, Reims, Djurgården and AGF Aarhus were the reigning champions of their respective national leagues. English champions Chelsea initially agreed to compete and were drawn against Swedish side Djurgården; however, under pressure from the Football League, who saw the tournament as a distraction to domestic football, they later withdrew from the competition,[2][3] and were replaced by Gwardia Warsaw of Poland. Scottish champions Aberdeen withdrew under similar circumstances, Hibernian were chosen instead. They were considered one of the best teams in Scotland, having won the Scottish title in 1950–51 and 1951–52, but the main reason they were invited was because they were the only team in the country to install floodlights on their grounds. Dynamo Moscow, the champions of the Soviet Union, did not participate due to climatic restrictions. In addition, Holland Sport, Honvéd and AB rejected the opportunity to represent the Netherlands, Hungary and Denmark respectively, being replaced by PSV Eindhoven, 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
editA total of 16 teams participated in the competition.
Rapid Wien (3rd) | Anderlecht (1st) | AGF Aarhus (1st) | Reims (1st) |
Vörös Lobogó (2nd) | Milan (1st) | PSV Eindhoven (3rd) | Gwardia Warsaw (4th) |
Sporting CP (3rd) | Saarbrücken (3rd) | Hibernian (5th) | Real Madrid (1st) |
Djurgården (1st) | Servette (6th) | Rot-Weiss Essen (1st) | Partizan (5th) |
Bracket
editFirst round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
Servette | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Real Madrid | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Real Madrid | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Partizan | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sporting CP | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Partizan | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Real Madrid | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Milan | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rapid Wien | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rapid Wien | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Milan | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Milan | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saarbrücken | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Real Madrid | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Reims | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
AGF Aarhus | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reims | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reims | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Vörös Lobogó | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Vörös Lobogó | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Anderlecht | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reims | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hibernian | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Djurgården | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gwardia Warsaw | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Djurgården | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hibernian | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rot-Weiss Essen | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hibernian | 4 | 1 | 5 |
First round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sporting CP | 5–8 | Partizan | 3–3 | 2–5 |
Vörös Lobogó | 10–4 | Anderlecht | 6–3 | 4–1 |
Servette | 0–7 | Real Madrid | 0–2 | 0–5 |
Rot-Weiss Essen | 1–5 | Hibernian | 0–4 | 1–1 |
Djurgården | 4–1 | Gwardia Warsaw | 0–0 | 4–1 |
AGF Aarhus | 2–4 | Reims | 0–2 | 2–2 |
Rapid Wien | 6–2 | PSV Eindhoven | 6–1 | 0–1 |
Milan | 7–5 | Saarbrücken | 3–4 | 4–1 |
First leg
editSporting CP | 3–3 | Partizan |
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Martins 14', 78' Quim 65' |
Report | M. Milutinović 45', 50' Bobek 73' |
Vörös Lobogó | 6–3 | Anderlecht |
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I. Szimcsák 8' Palotás 25', 59', 80' Hidegkuti 28' Sándor 83' |
Report | Vanderwilt 7' Van den Bosch 39', 79' |
Servette | 0–2 | Real Madrid |
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Report | Muñoz 74' Rial 89' |
Rapid Wien | 6–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
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A. Körner 12', 62', 82' Mehsarosch 55' Hanappi 56' Probst 60' |
Report | Fransen 18' |
AGF Aarhus | 0–2 | Reims |
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Report | Glovacki 7', 72' |
Milan | 3–4 | Saarbrücken |
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Frignani 15' Schiaffino 33' Dal Monte 37' |
Report | Krieger 5' Philippi 43' Schirra 67' Martin 69' |
Second leg
editPartizan | 5–2 | Sporting CP |
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M. Milutinović 15', 29', 64', 74' Jocić 88' |
Report | Brandão 49', 77' |
Partizan won 8–5 on aggregate.
Real Madrid | 5–0 | Servette |
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Di Stéfano 29', 61' Joseíto 44' Rial 46' Molowny 54' |
Report |
Real Madrid won 7–0 on aggregate.
Gwardia Warsaw | 1–4 | Djurgården |
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Baszkiewicz 14' | Report | Eriksson 5', 17', 22' Sandberg 29' |
Djurgården won 4–1 on aggregate.
Hibernian | 1–1 | Rot-Weiss Essen |
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Buchanan 5' | Report | Abromeit 47' |
Hibernian won 5–1 on aggregate.
Anderlecht | 1–4 | Vörös Lobogó |
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Van den Bosch 38' | Report | Hidegkuti 25' Lantos 78' Palotás 85' Kovács I 86' |
Vörös Lobogó won 10–4 on aggregate.
Reims | 2–2 | AGF Aarhus |
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Glovacki 47' Bliard 60' |
Report | Erik Bechmann Jensen 77' Bjerregaard 83' |
Reims won 4–2 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven | 1–0 | Rapid Wien |
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Fransen 9' | Report |
Rapid Wien won 6–2 on aggregate.
Milan won 7–5 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Djurgården | 1–4 | Hibernian | 1–3 | 0–1 |
Reims | 8–6 | Vörös Lobogó | 4–2 | 4–4 |
Real Madrid | 4–3 | Partizan | 4–0 | 0–3 |
Rapid Wien | 3–8 | Milan | 1–1 | 2–7 |
First leg
editReal Madrid | 4–0 | Partizan |
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Castaño 12', 23' Gento 36' Di Stéfano 70' |
Report |
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
editHibernian | 1–0 | Djurgården |
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Turnbull 70' | Report |
Hibernian won 4–1 on aggregate.
Vörös Lobogó | 4–4 | Reims |
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Lantos 11' (pen.), 74' (pen.) Palotás 53', 82' |
Report | Glovacki 6' Bliard 20', 44' Templin 52' |
Reims won 8–6 on aggregate.
Partizan | 3–0 | Real Madrid |
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Milutinović 24', 87' Mihajlović 46' |
Report |
Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.
Milan | 7–2 | Rapid Wien |
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Mariani 15' Nordahl 23', 50' Ricagni 26', 63' Frignani 56' Schiaffino 75' |
Report | Golobic 35' Dienst 59' |
Milan won 8–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Reims | 3–0 | Hibernian | 2–0 | 1–0 |
Real Madrid | 5–4 | Milan | 4–2 | 1–2 |
First leg
editReal Madrid | 4–2 | Milan |
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Rial 6' Joseíto 25' Olsen 40' Di Stéfano 62' |
Report | Nordahl 9' Schiaffino 30' |
Second leg
editReims won 3–0 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 5–4 on aggregate.
Final
editReal Madrid | 4–3 | Reims |
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Di Stéfano 14' Rial 30', 79' Marquitos 67' |
Report | Leblond 6' Templin 10' Hidalgo 62' |
Top goalscorers
editNotes
edit- ^ L'Équipe
- ^ Glanvill, Rick (2005). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography. London: Headline. p. 254. ISBN 0755314654.
- ^ Ferris, Ken (2004). Manchester United in Europe: Tragedy, Destiny, History. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 1840188979.
- ^ 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.)
External links
edit- 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
- "50 years of the European Cup" (PDF). UEFA. October 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
- 1955-56 European Cup – results and line-ups (archive)