| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 1 August 1956 – 30 May 1957 |
| Teams | 22 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runner-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Dennis Viollet (9 goals) |
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The 1956–57 European Cup was the second season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won for the second time by Real Madrid, who beat ACF Fiorentina 2–0 in the final at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, on 30 May 1957.
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| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borussia Dortmund |
5–51 | 4–3 | 1–2 | |
| Dinamo
Bucureşti |
4–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Anderlecht |
0–12 | 0–2 | 0–10 | |
| Slovan UNV Bratislava
|
4–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | |
| AGF
Aarhus |
2–6 | 1–1 | 1–5 | |
| Porto |
3–5 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
1 Borussia Dortmund beat CA Spora Luxembourg 7–0 in a play-off to qualify for the First Round.
| 1 August
1956 |
Borussia
Dortmund |
4 – 3 | Stadion Rote
Erde, Dortmund Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Johan Heinrich Martens (Netherlands) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracht Niepieklo Preißler |
Boreux |
| 26 August
1956 |
Dinamo
Bucureşti |
3 – 1 | 23 August Stadium, Bucharest Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Francesco Liverani (Italy) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voica Ene |
Oktay |
| 12 September
1956 |
Anderlecht
|
0 – 2 | Stade Émile Versé, Anderlecht, Brussels Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Leopold Sylvain Horn (Netherlands) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viollet Taylor |
| 12 September
1956 |
Slovan UNV Bratislava |
4 – 0 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Friedrich Mayer (Austria) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pažický Kováč Moravčik |
| 19 September
1956 |
AGF Aarhus |
1 – 1 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,900 Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jensen |
Foix |
| 20 September
1956 |
Porto |
1 – 2 | Estádio
das Antas, Porto Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Mario Maurelli (Italy) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Maria |
Gaínza Trapero |
| 6 September
1956 |
Spora
Luxembourg |
2 – 1 | Stade
Municipal, Luxembourg City Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Karl Lescart (Belgium) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiedler Letsch |
Preißler |
Borussia Dortmund drew 5–5 with Spora Luxembourg on aggregate.
| 16 September
1956 |
Borussia
Dortmund |
7 – 0 | Stadion Rote
Erde, Dortmund Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Fritz Buchmüller (Switzerland) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preißler Simmer Kelbassa Peters |
Play-off |
Borussia Dortmund won the play-off 7–0.
| 30 September
1956 |
Galatasaray
|
2 – 1 | Ali Sami
Yen Stadium, Istanbul Attendance: 23,764 Referee: Gustav Jiranek (Austria) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aytaç Oktay |
Suru |
Dinamo Bucureşti won 4–3 on aggregate
| 26 September
1956 |
Manchester United |
10 – 0 | Maine Road, Manchester Attendance: 43,635 Referee: Benjamin Mervyn Griffiths (Wales) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Viollet Whelan Berry |
Manchester United won 12–0 on aggregate
| 19 September
1956 |
CWKS Warsaw |
2 – 0 | Polish Army
Stadium, Warsaw Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alfred Grill (Austria) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kowal Brychczy |
Slovan UNV Bratislava won 4–2 on aggregate
| 27 September
1956 |
Nice |
5 – 1 | Stade du Ray, Nice Attendance: 8,144 Referee: John Husband (England) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foix Milazzo Faivre |
Jensen |
Nice won 6–2 on aggregate
| 26 September
1956 |
Athletic Bilbao
|
3 – 2 | San Mamés
Stadium, Bilbao Attendance: 34,705 Referee: Mario Maurelli (Italy) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arteche |
Hernâni José Maria |
Athletic Bilbao won 5–3 on aggregate
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United |
3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| CDNA Sofia |
10–4 | 8–1 | 2–3 | |
| Rangers |
3–33 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Slovan UNV Bratislava |
1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Real Madrid |
5–52 | 4–2 | 1–3 | |
| Rapid JC |
3–6 | 3–4 | 0–2 | |
| Fiorentina |
2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Athletic Bilbao |
6–5 | 3–2 | 3–31 |
1 Second leg played at Heysel Stadium, Brussels
2 Real Madrid beat Rapid Wien 2–0 in a play-off to qualify for the Second Round.
3 Nice beat Rangers 3–1 in a play-off to qualify for the Second Round.
| 17 October
1956 |
Manchester United |
3 – 2 | Maine Road, Manchester Attendance: 75,568 Referee: Leopold Sylvain Horn (Netherlands) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viollet Pegg |
Kapitulski Preißler |
| 21 October
1956 |
CDNA Sofia |
8 – 1 | Vasil Levski National
Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Vasa Stefanović (Yugoslavia) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolev Milanov Panaiotov Dimitrov |
Băcut |
| 24 October
1956 |
Rangers |
2 – 1 | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Simpson |
Faivre |
| 24 October
1956 |
Slovan UNV Bratislava |
1 – 0 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Fritz Seipelt (Austria) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravčik |
| 1 November
1956 |
Real Madrid
|
4 – 2 | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Di Stéfano Marsal |
Dienst Gießer |
| 3 November
1956 |
Rapid JC |
3 – 4 | Gemeentelijk, Kerkrade Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janssen Bischops Tasić |
Kostić Toplak Rudinski |
| 21 November
1956 |
Fiorentina |
1 – 1 | Comunale, Florence Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Dean Harzic (France) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bizzari |
Bild
|
| 22 November
1956 |
Athletic Bilbao
|
3 – 2 | San
Mamés, Bilbao Attendance: 39,184 Referee: John Husband (England) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arteche Marcaida Arieta |
Budai Kocsis |
| 21 November
1956 |
Borussia
Dortmund |
0 – 0 | Stadion Rote
Erde, Dortmund Attendance: 44,570 Referee: Johan Heinrich Martens (Netherlands) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Manchester United won 3–2 on aggregate
| 30 December
1956 |
Dinamo
Bucureşti |
3 – 2 | Stadionul
Republicii, Bucharest Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Gustav Jiranek (Austria) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicuşor Lăzar Neagu |
Stoianov Ianev |
CDNA Sofia won 10–4 on aggregate
| 14 November
1956 |
Nice |
2 – 1 | Stade du Ray, Nice Attendance: 8,439 Referee: Riccardo Pieri (Italy) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bravo Foix |
Hubbard |
Nice drew 3–3 with Rangers on aggregate
| 28 November
1956 |
Nice |
3 – 1 | Parc des
Princes, Paris Attendance: 11,908 Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foix Muro Faivre |
Play-off | Bonvin |
Nice won play-off 3–1
| 12 December
1956 |
Grasshopper
|
2 – 0 | Grünwalder St., Munich Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Fritz Seipelt (Austria) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vukosavljević Duret |
Grasshopper won 2–1 on aggregate
| 14 November
1956 |
Rapid Wien |
3 – 1 | Praterstadion, Wien Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Maurice Guigue (France) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happel |
Di Stéfano |
Real Madrid drew 5–5 with Rapid Wienna on aggregate
| 13 December
1956 |
Real Madrid
|
2 – 0 | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Alfred Bond (England) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseíto Kopa |
Play-off |
Real Madrid won play-off 2–0
| 8 November
1956 |
Red Star
Belgrade |
2 – 0 | JNA
Stadion, Belgrade Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rudolf Roman (Austria) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toplak Kostić |
Red Star Belgrade won 6–3 on aggregate
| 28 November
1956 |
Norrköping
|
0 – 1 | Stadio
Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 10,200 Referee: Michel Devillers (France) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgili |
Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate
| 20 December
1956 |
Budapest Honvéd |
3 – 3 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budai Kocsis Puskás |
Merodio Arieta |
Athletic Bilbao won 6–5 on aggregate
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 16 January
1957 |
Athletic Bilbao
|
5 – 3 | San
Mamés, Bilbao Attendance: 36,737 Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uribe Marcaia Merodio Arteche |
Taylor Viollet Whelan |
| 6 February
1957 |
Fiorentina |
3 – 1 | Comunale, Florence Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Fritz Seipelt (Austria) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segato Taccola |
Ballaman |
| 14 February
1957 |
Real Madrid
|
3 – 0 | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 110,000 Referee: Gérard Versyp (Belgium) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseíto Mateos |
| 17 February
1957 |
Red Star
Belgrade |
3 – 1 | JNA
Stadion, Belgrade Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Riccardo Pieri (Italy) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kostić Popović |
Ianev |
| 6 February
1957 |
Manchester United |
3 – 0 | Maine Road, Manchester Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viollet Taylor Berry |
Manchester United won 6–5 on aggregate
| 27 February
1957 |
Grasshopper
|
2 – 2 | Stadion Hardturm, Zürich Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Fritz Seipelt (Austria) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballaman Vukosavljević |
Julinho Montuori |
Fiorentina won 5–3 on aggregate
| 14 March
1957 |
Nice |
2 – 3 | Stade du Ray, Nice Attendance: 21,724 Referee: John Husband (England) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foix Kocsur |
Joseíto Di Stéfano |
Real Madrid won 6–2 on aggregate
| 24 February
1957 |
CDNA Sofia |
2 – 1 | Vasil Levski National
Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Nikolai Latyshev (Soviet Union) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bozhkov Panaiotov |
Tasić |
Red Star Belgrade won 4–3 on aggregate
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Star Belgrade |
0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Real Madrid |
5–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| 3 April
1957 |
Red Star
Belgrade |
0 – 1 | JNA
Stadion, Belgrade Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prini |
| 11 April
1957 |
Real Madrid
|
3 – 1 | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 120,000 Referee: Leopold Sylvain Horn (Netherlands) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rial Di Stéfano Mateos |
Taylor |
| 18 April
1957 |
Fiorentina |
0 – 0 | Comunale, Florence Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Klaas Schipper (Netherlands) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiorentina won 1–0 on aggregate
| 25 April
1957 |
Manchester United |
2 – 2 | Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Marcel Lequesne (France) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Charlton |
Kopa Rial |
Real Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate
| 30 May
1957 |
Real Madrid
|
2 – 0 | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 120,000 Referee: Leopold Sylvain Horn (Netherlands) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Di Stéfano Gento |
| European Cup 1956–57 Winners |
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| Real Madrid Second Title |
Game Red Star Belgrade - Rapid JC
The first game on 3 November, the message about the game in a
Spanish newspaper published out in print November 5, 1956 [1]
second game on 8 November, the message about the game in a Spanish
newspaper published out in print November 9, 1956 [1]
Site RSSSF wrote the date of the second game on 14 November =>
it is not wrong.
See also [2]
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