1956–57 European Cup
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.


AGF

Dinamo

Spora

Rapid JC
Location of teams in the 1956–57 European Cup
![]() Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid hosted the final. | |
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) | ![]() |
Preliminary round
Pot 1 Eastern Europe |
Pot 2 North-Western Europe |
Pot 3 South-Central Europe | ||
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Drawn | Match 1 | |||
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Match 2 | ||||
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Byes | ||||
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off | Borussia Dortmund ![]() |
5–5 | ![]() |
4–3 | 1–2 | 7–0 |
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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 | Play-off | Manchester United ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
3–2 | 0–0 |
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CDNA Sofia ![]() |
10–4 | ![]() |
8–1 | 2–3 | ||||||
Rangers ![]() |
3–3 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |||||
Slovan UNV Bratislava ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–2 | ||||||
Real Madrid ![]() |
5–5 | ![]() |
4–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |||||
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 | Athletic Bilbao ![]() |
5–6 | ![]() |
5–3 | 0–3 |
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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 | Red Star Belgrade ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–0 |
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Real Madrid ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() |
3–1 | 2–2 |
First leg
Red Star Belgrade ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Prini ![]() |
Real Madrid ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Rial ![]() Di Stéfano ![]() Mateos ![]() |
Report | Taylor ![]() |
Second leg
Fiorentina won 1–0 on aggregate
Manchester United ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Taylor ![]() Charlton ![]() |
Report | Kopa ![]() Rial ![]() |
Real Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate
Final
Real Madrid ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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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:[1][2]
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
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9 |
2 | ![]() |
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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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5 | |
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5 | |
8 | ![]() |
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4 |
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4 | |
10 | ![]() |
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3 |
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3 | |
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3 | |
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3 | |
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3 | |
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3 | |
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3 |
References
Other websites
- 1956–57 All matches – season at UEFA website
- All scorers 1956–57 European Cup (excluding qualifying round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers qualifying round
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- 1956-57 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)
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