1955–56 Real Madrid CF season

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
1955–56 season
PresidentSantiago Bernabéu
ManagerJosé Villalonga
StadiumChamartín
Primera Division3rd
Copa del GeneralísimoSemi-finals
European CupWinners
Top goalscorerAlfredo Di Stéfano (24)

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Spain ESP Juan Alonso
— GK Spain ESP Berasaluce
— DF Spain ESP Marquitos
— DF Spain ESP Navarro
— DF Spain ESP Oliva
— DF Spain ESP Lesmes II
— DF Spain ESP Zárraga
— DF Spain ESP Ángel Atienza Landeta
— MF Spain ESP Miguel Muñoz
— MF Spain ESP Luis Molowny
— MF Spain ESP Wilson Alfredo Jones
— FW Argentina ARG Rial
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Argentina ARG Alfredo Di Stéfano
— FW Spain ESP Joseíto
— FW Spain ESP Francisco Gento
— FW Spain ESP José Luis Perez Payá
— FW Argentina ARG Roque Olsen
— FW Spain ESP Ramón Marsal
— MF Spain ESP Becerril
— MF Spain ESP Manolín
— FW Spain ESP Heliodoro Castaño Pedrosa
— MF Spain ESP Rubio
— FW Spain ESP Enrique Mateos

Transfers

In
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
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

Main article: 1955–56 La Liga

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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:
  1. ^ Real Madrid qualified for the European Cup as title holders.

Position by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultLWLWLWDLWWWWLWWWLDWWLWWWLWDLWL
Position1210128129864463333333333333333333
Source: www.lfp.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1956–57 European Cup

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 red cross icon		 Report Di Stéfano 64' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
Referee: Azon Roma

Copa del Generalísimo

Main article: 1956 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

Main article: 1955–56 European Cup

Round of 16

8 September 1955 Servette Switzerland 0–2 Spain 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 Spain 5–0 Switzerland 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 Spain 4–0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 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 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 3–0 Spain 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 Spain 4–2 Italy Milan Madrid
Rial 6'
Iglesias 25'
Olsen 40'
Di Stéfano 62'		 Report Nordahl 9'
Schiaffino 30'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 129,690
Referee: FranceDean Harzic
1 May 1956 Milan Italy 2–1 Spain Real Madrid Milan
Dal Monte 69' (pen.), 86' (pen.) Report Iglesias 65' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: AustriaErich Steiner

Final

Main article: 1956 European Cup Final
13 June 1956 Real Madrid Spain 4–3 France 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: EnglandArthur Edward Ellis

Statistics

Squad statistics

competition points total GD
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

[5]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Primera Division 1955–56 European Cup 1956 Copa del Generalisimo
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Spain ESP Alonso 36 -51 23 -32 7 -10 6 -9
DF Spain ESP Marquitos 37 2 25 1 6 1 6 0
DF Spain ESP Navarro 21 0 18 0 3 0
DF Spain ESP Zárraga 40 1 27 0 7 0 6 1
DF Spain ESP Lesmes 33 0 21 0 6 0 6 0
MF Spain ESP Muñoz 33 1 22 0 7 1 4 0
MF Spain ESP Joseíto 20 12 10 5 4 3 6 4
FW Argentina ARG Olsen 20 12 15 10 4 1 1 1
FW Argentina ARG Rial 38 23 25 15 7 5 6 3
FW Argentina ARG Di Stefano 37 29 30 24 7 5
FW Spain ESP Gento 42 11 29 7 7 1 6 3
GK Spain ESP Berasaluce 8 -7 7 -7 1 0
FW Spain ESP Marsal 11 8 6 6 1 0 4 2
DF Spain ESP Oliva 7 0 6 0 1 0
MF Spain ESP Molowny 8 2 6 1 2 1
DF Spain ESP Atienza 15 0 6 0 3 0 6 0
MF Spain ESP Becerril 12 0 10 0 2 0
MF Spain ESP Manolín 12 1 9 1 0 0 3 0
MF Spain ESP Pérez Payá 15 10 10 5 0 0 5 5
FW Spain ESP Castaño 16 6 13 4 2 2 1 0
MF Spain ESP Rubio 6 1 6 1
FW Spain ESP Mateos 5 1 5 1

References

  1. ^ "L'ÉQUIPE créé la Coupe d'Europe de football - l'ÉQUIPE - le blog". 21 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Raymond Kopa". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. ^ "European Cup final results since 1956". Reuters. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. ^ Copa del Rey 1956
  5. ^ "Real Madrid temporada 1955–56". BDfutbol.com.