1956–57 European Cup facts for kids
![]() Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid hosted the final.
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | 1 August 1956 – 30 May 1957 |
Teams | 22 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 44 |
Goals scored | 170 (3.86 per match) |
Attendance | 1,836,978 (41,750 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
The 1956–57 European Cup was the second season of the European Cup. The competition was won by Real Madrid, who beat Fiorentina 2–0 in the final at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, on May 30, 1957.
Contents
Preliminary round
Pot 1 Eastern Europe |
Pot 2 North-Western Europe |
Pot 3 South-Central Europe |
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Drawn | Match 1 | |||
Match 2 | ||||
Byes | ||||
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Borussia Dortmund ![]() |
5–5 | ![]() |
4–3 | 1–2 |
Dinamo București ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
3–1 | 1–2 |
Slovan UNV Bratislava ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
4–0 | 0–2 |
Anderlecht ![]() |
0–12 | ![]() |
0–2 | 0–10 |
AGF Aarhus ![]() |
2–6 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–5 |
Porto ![]() |
3–5 | ![]() |
1–2 | 2–3 |
First round
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Manchester United ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
3–2 | 0–0 |
CDNA Sofia ![]() |
10–4 | ![]() |
8–1 | 2–3 |
Rangers ![]() |
3–3 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–2 |
Slovan UNV Bratislava ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–2 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
5–5 | ![]() |
4–2 | 1–3 |
Rapid JC ![]() |
3–6 | ![]() |
3–4 | 0–2 |
Fiorentina ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–0 |
Athletic Bilbao ![]() |
6–5 | ![]() |
3–2 | 3–31 |
1 Second leg played at Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Quarter-finals
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Athletic Bilbao ![]() |
5–6 | ![]() |
5–3 | 0–3 |
Fiorentina ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() |
3–1 | 2–2 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–2 |
Red Star Belgrade ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
3–1 | 1–2 |
Semi-finals
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Red Star Belgrade ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–0 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() |
3–1 | 2–2 |
First leg
3 April 1957 |
Red Star Belgrade ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Stadion JNA, Belgrade Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium) |
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Report | Prini ![]() |
11 April 1957 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 120,000 Referee: Leopold Sylvain Horn (Netherlands) |
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Rial ![]() Di Stéfano ![]() Mateos ![]() |
Report | Taylor ![]() |
Second leg
18 April 1957 |
Fiorentina ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
Comunale, Florence Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Klaas Schipper (Netherlands) |
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Report |
Fiorentina won 1–0 on aggregate
25 April 1957 |
Manchester United ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Marcel Lequesne (France) |
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Taylor ![]() Charlton ![]() |
Report | Kopa ![]() Rial ![]() |
Real Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate
Final
Main page: 1957 European Cup Final
30 May 1957 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 120,000 Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands) |
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Di Stéfano ![]() Gento ![]() |
Report |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1956–57 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows:
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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9 |
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8 |
3 | ![]() |
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7 |
4 | ![]() |
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6 |
5 | ![]() |
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5 |
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8 | ![]() |
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4 |
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10 | ![]() |
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3 |
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- All scorers 1956–57 European Cup (excluding qualifying round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers qualifying round
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