1955–56 European Cup
1955–56 European Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 September 1955 – 13 June 1956 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Real Madrid(1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Reims |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 127 (4.38 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  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 defeated Reims 4–3 in the final at Parc des Princes, Paris, on 13 June 1956.
The participating clubs in the first five seasons 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] Of the originally selected teams, Chelsea of England were barred from participation by The Football Association, who saw the tournament as a distraction to domestic football. Chelsea were replaced by Gwardia Warszawa of Poland. In addition, Holland Sport, Honvéd and BK Copenhagen rejected the opportunity to represent the Netherlands, Hungary and Denmark respectively, being replaced by PSV Eindhoven, Vörös Lobogó and AGF 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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 September 1955 – 13 June 1956 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Real Madrid(1st title) |
| Runners-up | Reims |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 127 (4.38 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Miloš Milutinović (8 goals) |
Teams
 Rapid Wien |  Anderlecht |  AGF Aarhus | Reims |
 Vörös Lobogó |  Milan |  PSV Eindhoven |  Gwardia Warszawa |
 Sporting CP |  Saarbrücken |  Hibernian | Real Madrid |
 Djurgården |  Servette |  Rot-Weiss Essen | Partizan |
Bracket
| First 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 Warszawa | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Djurgården | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hibernian | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rot-Weiss Essen | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hibernian | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
First round
Location of teams in the 1955–56 European Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Warszawa | 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
Second leg
Real Madrid won 7–0 on aggregate.
Partizan won 8–5 on aggregate.
Hibernian won 5–1 on aggregate.
Djurgården won 4–1 on aggregate.
Vörös Lobogó won 10–4 on aggregate.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Note - differences in information: RSSSF website indicates that the goal scored on 26 minute was scored by Robert Körner, while UEFA website indicates that it was scored by Alfred Körner
Second leg
Hibernian won 4–1 on aggregate.
Reims won 8–6 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.
Milan won 8–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | 3–0 | Hibernian | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Real Madrid | 5–4 | Milan | 4–2 | 1–2 |
First leg
Second leg
Reims won 3–0 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 5–4 on aggregate.
Final
Top goalscorers
8 goals
[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png 2x|Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Miloš Milutinović (Partizan)
6 goals
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5 goals
[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x|France|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] René Bliard (Stade Reims)
[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg.png 2x|Spain|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Héctor Rial (Real Madrid)
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4 goals
[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Hungary_%281949-1956%3B_1-2_aspect_ratio%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary_%281949-1956%3B_1-2_aspect_ratio%29.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Hungary_%281949-1956%3B_1-2_aspect_ratio%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary_%281949-1956%3B_1-2_aspect_ratio%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Hungary_%281949-1956%3B_1-2_aspect_ratio%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary_%281949-1956%3B_1-2_aspect_ratio%29.svg.png 2x|Hungary|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Mihály Lantos (Vörös Lobogó)
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[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x|France|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Michel Leblond (Stade Reims)
3 goals
[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x|Austria|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Alfred Körner (Rapid Wien)
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