1955–56 Real Madrid CF season
1955–56 season | |||
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President | Santiago Bernabéu | ||
Manager | José Villalonga | ||
Stadium | Chamartín | ||
Primera Division | 3rd | ||
Copa del Generalísimo | Semi-finals | ||
European Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | Alfredo Di Stéfano (24) | ||
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The 1955–56 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 53rd season in existence and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
Summary
The season is best remembered thanks to the first ever European Cup won,[1] defeating Raymond Kopa[2] and Just Fontaine's Stade de Reims[3] in an exciting Final with a 4–3 score.
The team reached the semi-finals[4] of the Copa del Generalísimo (losing to Athletic Bilbao 3–4 on aggregate without Di Stéfano) and finished third in the league 10 points behind champions Bilbao with a record 81 goals scored.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In | |||
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Pos. | Name | From | Type |
GK | Berasaluce | Deportivo Alaves | - |
MF | Rubio | Murcia | - |
DF | Arturo Seoane | Hercules | - |
DF | Antonio Gonzalez | - | |
GK | Juan Visa | - | |
FW | Carlos Cela | RCD Espanyol | - |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
GK | Cosme | Cultural Leonesa | - |
MF | Mario Duran | Real Oviedo | - |
FW | Adolfo Atienza | Las Palmas | - |
DF | Aurelio Campa | Las Palmas | - |
DF | Felix Carrillo | CD Malaga | - |
MF | Taranco | Extremadura | - |
MF | Serrano | - | |
FW | Julio Cesar Britos | - |
Competitions
La Liga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Atlético Bilbao (C) | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 31 | +48 | 48 | Qualification for the European Cup and for the Latin Cup |
2 | Barcelona | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 47 | |
3 | Real Madrid | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 81 | 39 | +42 | 38 | Qualification for the European Cup[a] |
4 | Sevilla | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 36 | |
5 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 75 | 49 | +26 | 33 |
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Real Madrid qualified for the European Cup as title holders.
Position by round
Matches
11 September 1955 1 | Celta de Vigo | 3–1 | Real Madrid | Vigo |
Cerdá 31' Mauro 60' Mauro 75' |
Report | Roque Olsen 70' | Stadium: Estadio Balaídos Referee: Tamarit Falaguera |
18 September 1955 2 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Atletico Bilbao | Madrid |
Di Stéfano 2' Pérez Payá 45' |
Report | Arieta 77' | Referee: Saz Olmedo |
25 September 1955 3 | Español | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
Arcas 21' Oswaldo 59' |
Report | Di Stéfano 5' | Stadium: Estadio Sarriá Referee: Garcia Fernandez |
2 October 1955 4 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Cultural Leonesa | Madrid |
Rial 75' Di Stéfano 77' |
Report | Vallejo 32' | Stadium: Chamartín |
9 October 1955 5 | Real Sociedad | 1–0 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
Querejeta 43' | Report | Stadium: Atocha Referee: Guerra Prieto |
16 October 1955 6 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Atlético Madrid | Madrid |
Joseíto 30' Pérez Payá 47' Di Stéfano 49' |
Report | Agustín 34' Collar 89' |
Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Rivero Lecuona |
23 October 1955 7 | Real Murcia | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Murcia |
Pallarés 5' | Report | Molowny 70' | Stadium: Estadio La Condomina Referee: Gardeazabal Garay |
30 October 1955 8 | Real Madrid | 1–2 | Deportivo La Coruña | Madrid |
Rial 70' | Report | Pahiño 44' Pahiño 75' |
Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Tamarit Falaguera |
6 November 1955 9 | Hércules CF | 0–4 | Real Madrid | Alicante |
Report | Pérez Payá 16' Pérez Payá 29' Rial 31' Di Stéfano 85' |
Stadium: La Viña Referee: Blanco Perez |
13 November 1955 10 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | FC Barcelona | Madrid |
Rial 35' Marquitos 89' |
Report | Areta 77' | Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Fombona |
20 November 1955 11 | Deportivo Alavés | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Vitoria |
Erdocia 41' | Report | Castaño 15' Roque Olsen 23' Roque Olsen 63' |
Referee: Arque Martin |
4 December 1955 12 | Real Madrid | 5–1 | Real Valladolid | Madrid |
Rial 5' Di Stéfano 6' Castaño 42' Roque Olsen 75' Di Stéfano 89' |
Report | Gallet 70' | Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Azon Roma |
18 December 1955 13 | Sevilla CF | 2–0 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
Quirro 7' Pepillo 88' |
Report | Stadium: Nervión Referee: Fombona Fernandez |
1 January 1956 14 | UD Las Palmas | 1–3 | Real Madrid | Las Palmas |
Torres 51' | Report | Roque Olsen 17' Gento 21' Rial 83' |
Stadium: Estadio Insular Referee: Mosquera Maceiras |
8 January 1956 15 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Valencia CF | Madrid |
Rial 2' | Report | Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Arque Martin |
15 January 1956 16 | Real Madrid | 8–3 | Celta de Vigo | Madrid |
Di Stéfano 4' Castaño 8' Rial 10' Roque Olsen 15' Di Stéfano 22' Roque Olsen 43' Castaño 65' Gento 70' |
Report | Zárraga 20' (own goal) Carlos Torres 77' Azpeitia 89' |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Fombona Fernandez |
22 January 1956 17 | Atletico Bilbao | 3–1 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
Gainza 3' Maguregui 45' Marcaida 77' |
Report | Roque Olsen 60' | Referee: Azon Roma |
5 February 1956 19 | Cultural Leonesa | 0–4 | Real Madrid | La Puentecilla |
Report | Roque Olsen 67' Di Stéfano 68' Rial 75' Rial 88' |
Referee: Fombona Fernandez |
9 February 1956 18 | Real Madrid | 7–1 | Español | Madrid |
Di Stéfano 18' Roque Olsen 28' Manolín 38' Gento 44' (pen.) Di Stéfano 58' Di Stéfano 80' Di Stéfano 84' |
Report | Mauri 89' | Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín Referee: Rivero Lecuona |
12 February 1956 20 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
Di Stéfano 22' Gento 84' |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Arque Martin |
19 February 1956 21 | Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
Molina 14' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón Referee: Mosquera Maceiras |
26 February 1956 22 | Real Madrid | 7–1 | Real Murcia | Madrid |
Gento 17' Gento 30' Di Stéfano 33' Marsal 48' Marsal 49' Marsal 65' Hector Rial 70' |
Report | Magritas 79' | Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Blanco Perez |
4 March 1956 23 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0–2 | Real Madrid | La Coruña |
Report | Rubio 45' Marsal 67' |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Rivero Lecuona |
11 March 1956 24 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | Hércules CF | Madrid |
Rial 44' Marsal 57' Rial 72' Di Stéfano 75' |
Report | Xirau 32' | Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil |
18 March 1956 25 | FC Barcelona | 2–0 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
Villaverde 18' Villaverde 29' |
Report | Stadium: Camp de Les Corts Referee: Mosquera Maceiras |
25 March 1956 26 | Real Madrid | 5–0 | Deportivo Alavés | Madrid |
Marsal 14' Mateos 24' Di Stéfano 47' Joseíto 62' Gento 77' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Fombona Fernandez |
1 April 1956 27 | Real Valladolid | 2–2 | Real Madrid | Valladolid |
Valdés 24' Domingo 39' |
Report | Joseíto 8' Di Stéfano 16' |
Referee: Garcia Fernandez |
8 April 1956 28 | Real Madrid | 3–4 | Sevilla CF | Madrid |
Pérez Payá 25' Di Stéfano 46' Joseíto 81' |
Report | Pepillo 2' Guillamón 17' Pepillo 38' Guillamón 49' |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Rivero Lecuona |
15 April 1956 29 | Real Madrid | 6–0 | Las Palmas | Madrid |
Di Stéfano 29' Di Stéfano 44' Rial 51' Rial 83' Di Stéfano 85' Joseíto 89' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil |
22 April 1956 30 | Valencia CF | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
Vila 44' Pla 55' Mestre |
Report | Di Stéfano 64' | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla Referee: Azon Roma |
Copa del Generalísimo
Round of 16
6 May 1956 | Real Madrid | 5–0 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
Stadium: Chamartín |
1 May 1955 | Real Sociedad | 1–2 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
Quarter-finals
20 May 1956 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | Real Valladolid | Madrid |
Stadium: Chamartín |
27 May 1956 | Real Valladolid | 2–4 | Real Madrid | Valladolid |
Semi-finals
9 June 1956 | Real Madrid | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
Stadium: Chamartín |
17 June 1956 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–2 (5–4 agg.) | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
European Cup
Round of 16
8 September 1955 | Servette | 0–2 | Real Madrid | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
16:45 (CET) | Report | Muñoz 74' Rial 89' |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Robert Sautelle (France) |
12 October 1955 | Real Madrid | 5–0 | Servette | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid |
16:30 (CET) | Di Stéfano 29', 61' Iglesias 44' Rial 46' Molowny 54' |
Report | Attendance: 40,318 Referee: Riccardo Pieri (Italy) |
Quarter-finals
25 December 1955 | Real Madrid | 4–0 | Partizan | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid |
Castaño 12', 23' Gento 36' Di Stéfano 70' |
Report | Attendance: 105,532 Referee: Dean Harzic (France) |
29 January 1956 | Partizan | 3–0 | Real Madrid | Partizan Stadium, Belgrade |
Milutinović 24', 87' Mihajlović 46' (pen.) |
Report | Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Josef Gulde (Switzerland) |
Semi-finals
19 April 1956 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | Milan | Madrid |
Rial 6' Iglesias 25' Olsen 40' Di Stéfano 62' |
Report | Nordahl 9' Schiaffino 30' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 129,690 Referee: Dean Harzic |
1 May 1956 | Milan | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Milan |
Dal Monte 69' (pen.), 86' (pen.) | Report | Iglesias 65' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Erich Steiner |
Final
13 June 1956 | Real Madrid | 4–3 | Stade de Reims | Paris |
20:30 CET | Di Stéfano 14' Rial 30', 79' Marquitos 67' |
Report | 6' Leblond 10' Templin 62' Hidalgo |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 38,239 Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis |
Statistics
Squad statistics
competition | points | total | GD | |||||
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G | V | N | P | Gf | Gs | |||
La Liga | 38 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 81 | 39 | +42 |
Copa del Generalísimo | – | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 |
European Cup | – | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 |
Total | 52 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 113 | 55 | +58 |
Players statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primera Division | 1955–56 European Cup | 1956 Copa del Generalisimo | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ESP | Alonso | 36 | -51 | 23 | -32 | 7 | -10 | 6 | -9 | |
DF | ESP | Marquitos | 37 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | ESP | Navarro | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | ESP | Zárraga | 40 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
DF | ESP | Lesmes | 33 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | ESP | Muñoz | 33 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | ESP | Joseíto | 20 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
FW | ARG | Olsen | 20 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
FW | ARG | Rial | 38 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
FW | ARG | Di Stefano | 37 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 7 | 5 | |||
FW | ESP | Gento | 42 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
GK | ESP | Berasaluce | 8 | -7 | 7 | -7 | 1 | 0 | |||
FW | ESP | Marsal | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
DF | ESP | Oliva | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
MF | ESP | Molowny | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
DF | ESP | Atienza | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | ESP | Becerril | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
MF | ESP | Manolín | 12 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | ESP | Pérez Payá | 15 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
FW | ESP | Castaño | 16 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ESP | Rubio | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||
FW | ESP | Mateos | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
References
- ^ "L'ÉQUIPE créé la Coupe d'Europe de football - l'ÉQUIPE - le blog". 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Raymond Kopa". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "European Cup final results since 1956". Reuters. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Copa del Rey 1956
- ^ "Real Madrid temporada 1955–56". BDfutbol.com.