1955–56 European Cup facts for kids
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 4 September 1955 – 13 June 1956 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 29 |
Goals scored | 127 (4.38 per match) |
Attendance | 900,021 (31,035 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
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The 1955–56 European Cup was the first season of the European Cup. The tournament was won by Real Madrid. They beat Reims 4–3 in the final at the Parc des Princes, Paris, on June 13, 1956.
The participating clubs in the first five seasons of the European Cup were selected by French football magazine L'Equipe. Of the originally selected teams were English champions Chelsea and Scottish champion Aberdeen. This was the only UEFA tournament to include a team from Saarland, before it was unified into West Germany in 1957.
Teams
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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 | ![]() |
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 |
Quarter-finals
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Djurgården ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
1–3 | 0–1 |
Reims ![]() |
8–6 | ![]() |
4–2 | 4–4 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
4–0 | 0–3 |
Rapid Wien ![]() |
3–8 | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–7 |
Semi-finals
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Reims ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–0 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
5–4 | ![]() |
4–2 | 1–2 |
First leg
4 April 1956 |
Reims ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 35,486 Referee: Manuel Asensi Martín (Spain) |
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Leblond ![]() Bliard ![]() |
Report |
19 April 1956 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 129,690 Referee: Dean Harzic (France) |
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Rial ![]() Iglesias ![]() Olsen ![]() Di Stéfano ![]() |
Report | Nordahl ![]() Schiaffino ![]() |
Second leg
18 April 1956 |
Hibernian ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Easter Road, Edinburgh Attendance: 44,941 Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England) |
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Report | Glovacki ![]() |
Reims won 3–0 on aggregate.
1 May 1956 |
Milan ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
San Siro, Milan Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Erich Steiner (Austria) |
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Dal Monte ![]() |
Report | Iglesias ![]() |
Real Madrid won 5–4 on aggregate.
Final
Main page: 1956 European Cup Final
13 June 1956 20:30 CET |
Real Madrid ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 38,239 Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England) |
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Di Stéfano ![]() Rial ![]() Marquitos ![]() |
Report | Leblond ![]() Templin ![]() Hidalgo ![]() |
- All scorers 1955–56 European Cup according to protocols UEFA
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