1956 European Cup Final

The 1956 European Cup Final was the final in the European Cup, now known as the UEFA Champions League.

1956 European Cup Final
Event1955–56 European Cup
Date13 June 1956
VenueParc des Princes, Paris
RefereeArthur Edward Ellis (England)
Attendance38,239

Route to the final

Real Madrid Round Reims
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Servette 7–0 2–0 (A) 5–0 (H) First round AGF Aarhus 4–2 2–0 (A) 2–2 (H)
Partizan 4–3 4–0 (H) 0–3 (A) Quarter-finals Vörös Lobogó 8–6 4–2 (H) 4–4 (A)
Milan 5–4 4–2 (H) 1–2 (A) Semi-finals Hibernian 3–0 2–0 (H) 1–0 (A)

Match

Details

Real Madrid 4–3 Reims
Report
  • Leblond  6'
  • Templin  10'
  • Hidalgo  62'
Attendance: 38,239
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)
Real Madrid
Reims
GK1 Juan Alonso
RB2 Ángel Atienza
LB3 Rafael Lesmes
RH4 Miguel Muñoz (c)
CH5 Marquitos
LH6 José María Zárraga
OR7 Joseíto
IR8 Ramón Marsal
CF9[lower-alpha 1] Alfredo Di Stéfano
IL10 Héctor Rial
OL11 Francisco Gento
Manager:
José Villalonga
GK1 René-Jean Jacquet
RB2 Simon Zimny
LB3 Raoul Giraudo
RH4 Michel Leblond
CH5 Robert Jonquet (c)
LH6 Robert Siatka
OR7 Michel Hidalgo
IR8 Léon Glowacki
CF9 Raymond Kopa
IL10 René Bliard
OL11 Jean Templin
Manager:
Albert Batteux

Assistant referees:
J. Parkinson (England)
Tommy Cooper (England)

  • 1955–56 European Cup
  • 1959 European Cup Final – contested between same teams
  • Real Madrid CF in international football competitions

Notes

  1. Di Stéfano was a native Argentine that in October 1956 (four months following this match) became a naturalised citizen of Spain. He started playing on the Spain national football team in 1957.[1][2]

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