European Cup 1956–57
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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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[edit] Preliminary round
| 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.
[edit] First leg
| 1 August 1956 | Borussia Dortmund |
4 – 3 | Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Johan Heinrich Martens (Netherlands) |
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| Bracht Niepieklo Preißler |
Boreux |
| 26 August 1956 | Dinamo Bucureşti |
3 – 1 | 23 August Stadium, Bucharest Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Francesco Liverani (Italy) |
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| Voica Ene |
Oktay |
| 12 September 1956 | Anderlecht |
0 – 2 | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht, Brussels Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Leopold Sylvain Horn (Netherlands) |
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| Viollet Taylor |
| 12 September 1956 | Slovan UNV Bratislava |
4 – 0 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Friedrich Mayer (Austria) |
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| Pažický Kováč Moravčik |
| 19 September 1956 | AGF Aarhus |
1 – 1 | Idraetsparken, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,900 Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England) |
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| Jensen |
Foix |
| 20 September 1956 | Porto |
1 – 2 | Estádio das Antas, Porto Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Mario Maurelli (Italy) |
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| José Maria |
Gaínza Trapero |
[edit] Second leg
| 6 September 1956 | Spora Luxembourg |
2 – 1 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Karl Lescart (Belgium) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| Arteche |
Hernâni José Maria |
Athletic Bilbao won 5–3 on aggregate
[edit] First round
| 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.
[edit] First leg
| 17 October 1956 | Manchester United |
3 – 2 | Maine Road, Manchester Attendance: 75,568 Referee: Leopold Sylvain Horn (Netherlands) |
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| Viollet Pegg |
Kapitulski Preißler |
| 21 October 1956 | CDNA Sofia |
8 – 1 | Vasil Levski, Sofia Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Vasa Stefanović (SFR Yugoslavia) |
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| Kolev Milanov Panaiotov Dimitrov |
Băcut |
| 24 October 1956 | Rangers |
2 – 1 | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England) |
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| Murray Simpson |
Faivre |
| 24 October 1956 | Slovan UNV Bratislava |
1 – 0 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Fritz Seipelt (Austria) |
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| Moravčik |
| 1 November 1956 | Real Madrid |
4 – 2 | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Austria) |
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| Di Stéfano Marsal |
Dienst Gießer |
| 3 November 1956 | Rapid JC |
3 – 4 | Gemeentelijk, Kerkrade Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium) |
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| Janssen Bischops Tasić |
Kostić Toplak Rudinski |
| 21 November 1956 | Fiorentina |
1 – 1 | Comunale, Florence Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Dean Harzic (France) |
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| Bizzari |
Bild |
| 21 November 1956 | Athletic Bilbao |
3 – 2 | San Mamés, Bilbao Attendance: 39,184 Referee: John Husband (England) |
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| Arteche Marcaida Arieta |
Budai Kocsis |
[edit] Second leg
| 21 November 1956 | Borussia Dortmund |
0 – 0 | Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund Attendance: 44,570 Referee: Johan Heinrich Martens (Netherlands) |
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Manchester United won 3–2 on aggregate
| 30 December 1956 | Dinamo Bucureşti |
3 – 2 | Dinamo Stadium, Bucharest Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Gustav Jiranek (Austria) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| Vukosavljevic Duret |
Grasshopper won 2–1 on aggregate
| 14 November 1956 | Rapid Wien |
3 – 1 | Praterstadion, Niederösterreich Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Maurice Guigue (France) |
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| Happel |
Di Stéfano |
Real Madrid drew 5–5 with Rapid Wien on aggregate
| 13 December 1956 | Real Madrid |
2 – 0 | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Alfred Bond (England) |
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| Joseíto Kopa |
Play-off |
Real Madrid won play-off 2–0
| 14 November 1956 | Red Star Belgrade |
2 – 0 | JNA Stadion, Belgrade Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rudolf Roman (Austria) |
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| 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) |
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| Virgili |
Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate
| 20 December 1956 | Budapest Honvéd |
3 – 3 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium) |
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| Budai Kocsis Puskás |
Merodio Arieta |
Athletic Bilbao won 6–5 on aggregate
[edit] Quarter-finals
| 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 |
[edit] First leg
| 16 January 1957 | Athletic Bilbao |
5 – 3 | San Mamés, Bilbao Attendance: 36,737 Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany) |
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| Uribe Marcaia Merodio Arteche |
Taylor Viollet Whelan |
| 6 February 1957 | Fiorentina |
3 – 1 | Comunale, Florence Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Fritz Seipelt (Austria) |
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| Segato Taccola |
Ballaman |
| 14 February 1957 | Real Madrid |
3 – 0 | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 110,000 Referee: Gérard Versyp (Belgium) |
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| Joseíto Mateos |
| 17 February 1957 | Red Star Belgrade |
3 – 1 | Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Riccardo Pieri (Italy) |
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| Kostić Popović |
Ianev |
[edit] Second leg
| 6 February 1957 | Manchester United |
3 – 0 | Maine Road, Manchester Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany) |
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| 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) |
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| Ballaman Vukosavljevic |
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) |
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| Foix Koczur Ferry |
Joseíto Di Stéfano |
Real Madrid won 6–2 on aggregate
| 24 February 1957 | CDNA Sofia |
2 – 1 | Vasil Levski, Sofia Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Nikolai Latyshev (Soviet Union) |
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| Bozhkov Panaiot Panaiotov |
Tasić |
Red Star Belgrade won 4–3 on aggregate
[edit] Semi-finals
| 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 |
[edit] First leg
| 3 April 1957 | Red Star Belgrade |
0 – 1 | JNA Stadion, Belgrade Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium) |
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| 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 |
Taylor |
[edit] Second leg
| 18 April 1957 | Fiorentina |
0 – 0 | Comunale, Florence Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Klaas Schipper (Netherlands) |
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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 |
Kopa Rial |
Real Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate
[edit] Final
| 30 May 1957 | Real Madrid |
2 – 0 | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 120,000 Referee: Leopold Sylvain Horn (Netherlands) |
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| Di Stéfano Gento |
| European Cup 1956–57 Winners |
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| Real Madrid Second Title |
[edit] External links
- European Cup history 1956-57 season
- 1956-57 season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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