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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.[1]
The Parc des Princes in Paris hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 September 1955 – 13 June 1956 |
| Teams | 16 (from 16 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Real Madrid (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Reims |
| 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 |
1956–57 → | |
UEFA had been officially inaugurated on 15 June 1954 in Basel, Switzerland after consultation between the Italian, French, and Belgian associations.[2] 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.[3]
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,[4][5] 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.[6] 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. This was also the only UEFA tournament to include a representative of Saarland, unified into West Germany in 1957.
A total of 16 teams participated in the competition.
 Rapid Wien (3rd) |
 Anderlecht (1st) |
 AGF (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) |
| 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
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Warsaw |
0–0 | 4–1 |
| AGF |
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 |
| Sporting CP | 3–3 | Partizan |
|---|---|---|
Martins  14', 78'Quim 65' |
Report | M. Milutinović 45', 50' Bobek 73' |
| Vörös Lobogó | 6–3 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| I. Szimcsák 8' Palotás 25', 59', 80'Hidegkuti 28'Sándor 83' |
Report | Vanderwilt 7' Van den Bosch 39', 79' |
| Servette | 0–2 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Muñoz 74' Rial 89' |
| Rapid Wien | 6–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| A. Körner 12', 62', 82' Mehsarosch 55'Hanappi 56'Probst 60' |
Report | Fransen 18' |
| Milan | 3–4 | Saarbrücken |
|---|---|---|
| Frignani 15' Schiaffino 33'Dal Monte 37' |
Report | Krieger 5' Philippi 43'Schirra 67'Martin 69' |
| Partizan | 5–2 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| M. Milutinović 15', 29', 64', 74' Jocić 88' |
Report | Brandão 49', 77' |
Partizan won 8–5 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 5–0 | Servette |
|---|---|---|
| Di Stéfano 29', 61' Joseíto 44'Rial 46'Molowny 54' |
Report |
Real Madrid won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Gwardia Warsaw | 1–4 | Djurgården |
|---|---|---|
| Baszkiewicz 14' |
Report | Eriksson 5', 17', 22' Sandberg 29' |
Djurgården won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Hibernian | 1–1 | Rot-Weiss Essen |
|---|---|---|
| Buchanan 5' |
Report | Abromeit 47' |
Hibernian won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 1–4 | Vörös Lobogó |
|---|---|---|
| Van den Bosch 38' |
Report | Hidegkuti 25' Lantos 78'Palotás 85'Kovács I 86' |
Vörös Lobogó won 10–4 on aggregate.
Reims won 4–2 on aggregate.
| PSV Eindhoven | 1–0 | Rapid Wien |
|---|---|---|
| Fransen 9' |
Report |
Rapid Wien won 6–2 on aggregate.
Milan won 7–5 on aggregate.
| 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 |
| Real Madrid | 4–0 | Partizan |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Hibernian | 1–0 | Djurgården |
|---|---|---|
| Turnbull 70' (pen.) |
Report |
Hibernian won 4–1 on aggregate.
Reims won 8–6 on aggregate.
| Partizan | 3–0 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Milutinović 24', 87' Mihajlović 46' |
Report |
Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Milan | 7–2 | Rapid Wien |
|---|---|---|
| Mariani 15' Nordahl 23', 50'Ricagni 26', 63'Frignani 56'Schiaffino 75' |
Report | Golobic 35' Dienst 59' |
Milan won 8–3 on aggregate.
| 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 |
| Real Madrid | 4–2 | Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Rial 6' Joseíto 25'Olsen 40'Di Stéfano 62' |
Report | Nordahl 9' Schiaffino 30' |
Reims won 3–0 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 4–3 | Reims |
|---|---|---|
| Di Stéfano 14' Rial 30', 79'Marquitos 67' |
Report | Leblond 6' Templin 10'Hidalgo 62' |
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miloš Milutinović |
Partizan |
8 |
| 2 | Léon Glovacki |
Reims |
6 |
| Péter Palotás |
Vörös Lobogó | ||
| 4 | René Bliard |
Reims |
5 |
 Alfredo Di Stéfano |
Real Madrid | ||
| Héctor Rial |
Real Madrid | ||
| 7 | Mihály Lantos |
Vörös Lobogó |
4 |
| Michel Leblond |
Reims | ||
| Gunnar Nordahl |
Milan | ||
| 10 | Hippolyte Van den Bosch |
Anderlecht |
3 |
| Giorgio Dal Monte |
Milan | ||
| John Eriksson |
Djurgården | ||
| Joseíto |
Real Madrid | ||
| Alfred Körner |
Rapid Wien | ||
| Juan Alberto Schiaffino |
Milan | ||
| Eddie Turnbull |
Hibernian |
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