1955–56 European Cup
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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]
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.
Teams
A total of 16 teams participated in the competition.
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Bracket
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First round
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| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Sporting CP PortugalScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 5–8 | Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Partizan | 3–3 | 2–5 |
| Vörös Lobogó HungaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 10–4 | BelgiumScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Anderlecht | 6–3 | 4–1 |
| Servette SwitzerlandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 0–7 | SpainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Real Madrid | 0–2 | 0–5 |
| Rot-Weiss Essen West GermanyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1–5 | ScotlandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Hibernian | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Djurgården SwedenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 4–1 | PolandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Gwardia Warsaw | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| AGF DenmarkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 2–4 | FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Reims | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Rapid Wien AustriaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 6–2 | NetherlandsScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". PSV Eindhoven | 6–1 | 0–1 |
| Milan ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 7–5 | Saar ProtectorateScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Saarbrücken | 3–4 | 4–1 |
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First leg
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Second leg
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Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Djurgården SwedenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1–4 | ScotlandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Hibernian | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Reims FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 8–6 | HungaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Vörös Lobogó | 4–2 | 4–4 |
| Real Madrid SpainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 4–3 | Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Partizan | 4–0 | 0–3 |
| Rapid Wien AustriaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 3–8 | ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Milan | 1–1 | 2–7 |
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First leg
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Second leg
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Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Reims FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 3–0 | ScotlandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Hibernian | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Real Madrid SpainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 5–4 | ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Milan | 4–2 | 1–2 |
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First leg
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Second leg
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Final
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Top goalscorers
Notes
References
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External links
- 1955–56 season at UEFA website
- 1955–56 All matches – season at UEFA website
- All scorers 1955–56 European Cup according to protocols UEFA
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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- 1955-56 European Cup – results and line-ups (archive)
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