1956–57 European Cup (handball)

European Cup
Tournament information
1956–57
Sport	Handball
Final positions
Champions	Praha
1958–59 →

The 1956–57 European Cup was the first edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.

Knockout stage

Round 1

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Luzern	15–9	Esch

Round 2

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Paris	18–14	Barcelona
Hassloh	27–8	Luzern
Bucuresti	13–12	Belgrade

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Praha	24–19	Bucuresti
Kopenhagen	22–12	Katowice
Paris	18–15	Hassloh
Örebro	15–12	Berlin

Semifinals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Praha	25–18	Kopenhagen
Örebro	30–17	Paris

Finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Praha	19–14	Örebro

External links

v t e European Cup and EHF Champions League
European Cup era (1956–1993)	1956–57 1958–59 1959–60 1961–62 1962–63 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93
Champions League era (1993–present)	1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
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