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1955–56 European Cup
European football tournament
European football tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | European Cup |
| year | 1955–56 |
| image | ParcdesPrincesCoupedesClubsChampions1956.png |
| size | 275px |
| caption | The Parc des Princes in Paris hosted the final. |
| dates | 4 September 1955 – 13 June 1956 |
| num_teams | 16 |
| associations | 16 |
| champion_other | Real Madrid |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | Reims |
| matches | 29 |
| goals | 127 |
| attendance | 900021 |
| top_scorer | Miloš Milutinović (Partizan) |
| 8 goals | |
| nextseason | [1956–57](1956-57-european-cup) |
8 goals
The 1955–56 European Cup was the first season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. It was won by Real Madrid, who defeated Reims 4–3 in the final at Parc des Princes, Paris, on 13 June 1956.
UEFA had been officially inaugurated on 15 June 1954 in Basel, Switzerland after consultation between the Italian, French, and Belgian associations. The first round pairings were fixed by the organisers and not drawn as would be the case for all future European Cup matches. The clubs participating 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.
When the tournament started, Real Madrid, Anderlecht, AC Milan, Rot-Weiss Essen, Reims, Djurgården and AGF 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, and were replaced by Gwardia Warsaw of Poland. In addition, Holland Sport, Honvéd and AB rejected the opportunity to represent the Netherlands, Hungary and Denmark, being replaced by PSV Eindhoven, Vörös Lobogó and AGF respectively.
Scottish champions Aberdeen were controversially overlooked by the SFA in favour of Hibernian who finished in fifth place. 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 have floodlights installed at their ground. Dynamo Moscow, the champions of the Soviet Union, did not participate due to climatic restrictions. This was also the only UEFA tournament to include a representative of Saarland, unified into West Germany in 1957.
Teams
A total of 16 teams participated in the competition.
| Djurgården ([1st](1954-55-allsvenskan)) | Servette ([6th](1954-55-nationalliga-a)) | Rot-Weiss Essen ([1st](1955-german-football-championship)) | Partizan ([5th](1954-55-yugoslav-first-league)) |
|---|
Bracket
| RD1-team01= Servette | RD1-score01-1=0 | RD1-score01-2=0 | RD1-score01-agg=0 | RD1-team02= Real Madrid | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score02-2=5 | RD1-score02-agg=7
| RD1-team03= Sporting CP | RD1-score03-1=3 | RD1-score03-2=2 | RD1-score03-agg=5 | RD1-team04= Partizan | RD1-score04-1=3 | RD1-score04-2=5 | RD1-score04-agg=8
| RD1-team05= Rapid Wien | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=0 | RD1-score05-agg=6 | RD1-team06= PSV Eindhoven | RD1-score06-1=1 | RD1-score06-2=1 | RD1-score06-agg=2
| RD1-team07= Milan | RD1-score07-1=3 | RD1-score07-2=4 | RD1-score07-agg=7 | RD1-team08= Saarbrücken | RD1-score08-1=4 | RD1-score08-2=1 | RD1-score08-agg=5
| RD1-team09= AGF | RD1-score09-1=0 | RD1-score09-2=2 | RD1-score09-agg=2 | RD1-team10= Reims | RD1-score10-1=2 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-score10-agg=4
| RD1-team11= Vörös Lobogó | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=4 | RD1-score11-agg=10 | RD1-team12= Anderlecht | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score12-2=1 | RD1-score12-agg=4
| RD1-team13= Djurgården | RD1-score13-1=0 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score13-agg=4 | RD1-team14= Gwardia Warsaw | RD1-score14-1=0 | RD1-score14-2=1 | RD1-score14-agg=1
| RD1-team15= Rot-Weiss Essen | RD1-score15-1=0 | RD1-score15-2=1 | RD1-score15-agg=1 | RD1-team16= Hibernian | RD1-score16-1=4 | RD1-score16-2=1 | RD1-score16-agg=5
| RD2-team01= Real Madrid | RD2-score01-1=4 | RD2-score01-2=0 | RD2-score01-agg=4 | RD2-team02= Partizan | RD2-score02-1=0 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score02-agg=3
| RD2-team03= Rapid Wien | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score03-agg=3 | RD2-team04= Milan | RD2-score04-1=1 | RD2-score04-2=7 | RD2-score04-agg=8
| RD2-team05= Reims | RD2-score05-1=4 | RD2-score05-2=4 | RD2-score05-agg=8 | RD2-team06= Vörös Lobogó | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-score06-agg=6
| RD2-team07= Djurgården | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score07-2=0 | RD2-score07-agg=1 | RD2-team08= Hibernian | RD2-score08-1=3 | RD2-score08-2=1 | RD2-score08-agg=4
| RD3-team01= Real Madrid | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score01-agg=5 | RD3-team02= Milan | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-score02-agg=4
| RD3-team03= Reims | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score03-agg=3 | RD3-team04= Hibernian | RD3-score04-1=0 | RD3-score04-2=0 | RD3-score04-agg=0
| RD4-team01= Real Madrid | RD4-score01=4 | RD4-team02= Reims | RD4-score02=3
First round
First leg
Quim Bobek
Palotás Hidegkuti Sándor Van den Bosch
Rial
L. Reilly Ormond
Mehsarosch Hanappi Probst
Schiaffino Dal Monte Philippi Schirra Martin
Second leg
Jocić Partizan won 8–5 on aggregate.
Joseíto Rial Molowny Real Madrid won 7–0 on aggregate.
Sandberg Djurgården won 4–1 on aggregate.
Hibernian won 5–1 on aggregate.
Lantos Palotás Kovács I Vörös Lobogó won 10–4 on aggregate.
Bliard Bjerregaard Reims won 4–2 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 6–2 on aggregate.
Puff Beraldo Milan won 7–5 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
First leg
L. Reilly Olsson
Leblond Bliard Lantos
Gento Di Stéfano
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
Hibernian won 4–1 on aggregate.
Palotás Bliard Templin Reims won 8–6 on aggregate.
Mihajlović Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.
Nordahl Ricagni Frignani Schiaffino Dienst Milan won 8–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
First leg
Bliard
Joseíto Olsen Di Stéfano Schiaffino
Second leg
Reims won 3–0 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 5–4 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 1956 European Cup final
Rial Marquitos Templin Hidalgo
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YUG Miloš Milutinović | Partizan | 8 |
| 2 | FRA Léon Glovacki | Reims | 6 |
| HUN Péter Palotás | Vörös Lobogó | ||
| 4 | FRA René Bliard | Reims | 5 |
| ESP Alfredo Di Stéfano | Real Madrid | ||
| ARG Héctor Rial | Real Madrid | ||
| 7 | HUN Mihály Lantos | Vörös Lobogó | 4 |
| FRA Michel Leblond | Reims | ||
| SWE Gunnar Nordahl | Milan | ||
| 10 | BEL Hippolyte Van den Bosch | Anderlecht | 3 |
| ITA Giorgio Dal Monte | Milan | ||
| SWE John Eriksson | Djurgården | ||
| ESP Joseíto | Real Madrid | ||
| AUT Alfred Körner | Rapid Wien | ||
| ITA Juan Alberto Schiaffino | Milan | ||
| SCO Eddie Turnbull | Hibernian |
Notes
References
References
- (1 September 2014). "Madrid bounce back to start era of dominance".
- (18 May 2020). "60 years at the heart of football". UEFA.
- [https://blog.lequipe.fr/histoire/2-avril-1955-lequipe-cree-la-coupe-deurope-de-football/ L'Équipe]
- Glanvill, Rick. (2005). "Chelsea FC: The Official Biography". Headline.
- Ferris, Ken. (2004). "Manchester United in Europe: Tragedy, Destiny, History". Mainstream Publishing.
- (9 June 2016). "Aberdeen FC - Dons in Europe {{!}} 1956 European Cup story". [[Aberdeen F.C..
- (November 2005). "Hibernian reach the first European Cup semi-finals 1956". BBC.
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