1955–56 Real Madrid CF season

Real Madrid Club de Futbol
1955-56 season
President	Santiago Bernabeu
Manager	José Villalonga Llorente
Stadium	Chamartín
La Liga	3rd
Copa del Generalísimo	Semifinals
European Cup	Won (in European Cup)
Top goalscorer	Alfredo di Stefano (24)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1954–55 1956–57 →

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 European Cup clinched ever ^[1] defeating Raymond Kopa^[2] and Just Fontaine's Stade de Reims^[3] in an exciting Final with a 4-3 score.

The team could reach the semifinals ^[4] of Copa del Generalisimo and finished third in League 10 points behind champion Athletic Bilbao a record 81 goals scored.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	[[\|Spain]]	Juan Alonso
—	GK	[[\|Spain]]	Berasaluce
—	DF	[[\|Spain]]	Marquitos
—	DF	[[\|Spain]]	Navarro
—	DF	[[\|Spain]]	Oliva
—	DF	[[\|Spain]]	Lesmes II
—	DF	[[\|Spain]]	Zárraga
—	DF	[[\|Spain]]	Angel Atienza Landeta
—	MF	[[\|Spain]]	Miguel Muñoz
—	MF	[[\|Spain]]	Luis Molowny
—	FW	ARG	Rial


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ARG	Alfredo Di Stefano
—	FW	[[\|Spain]]	Joseíto
—	FW	[[\|Spain]]	Francisco Gento
—	FW	[[\|Spain]]	José Luis Perez Payá
—	FW	ARG	Roque Olsen
—	FW	[[\|Spain]]	Ramón Marsal
—	MF	[[\|Spain]]	Becerril
—	MF	[[\|Spain]]	Manolín
—	FW	[[\|Spain]]	Heliodoro Castaño Pedrosa
—	MF	[[\|Spain]]	Rubio
—	FW	[[\|Spain]]	Mateos

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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:

^ Real Madrid qualified for the European Cup as title holders.

Matches

11 September 1955 1	Celta de Vigo	3-1	Real Madrid	Vigo
	Cerdá 31' Mauro 60' Mauro 75'	Report	Roque Olsen 70'	Referee: Tamarit Falaguera

18 September 1955 2	Real Madrid	2-1	Atletico Bilbao	Madrid
	Di Stefano 2' Pérez Payá 45'		Arieta 77'	Referee: Saz Olmedo

25 September 1955 3	Español	2-1	Real Madrid	Barcelona
	Arcas 21' Oswaldo 59'	Report	Di Stefano 5'	Stadium: Estadio Sarriá Referee: Garcia Fernandez

2 October 1955 4	Real Madrid	2-1	Cultural Leonesa	Madrid
	Rial 75' Di Stefano 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	Atletico 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'		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	Hercules CF	0-4	Real Madrid	Alicante
		Report	Pérez Payá 16' Pérez Payá 29' Rial 31' Di Stefano 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'		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 Stefano 6' Castaño 42' Roque Olsen 75' Di Stefano 89'		Gallet 70'	Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Azon Roma

18 December 1955 13	Sevilla CF	2-0	Real Madrid	Sevilla
	Quirro 7' Pepillo 88'			Stadium: Nervión Referee: Fombona Fernandez

1 January 1956 14	UD Las Palmas	1-3	Real Madrid	Las Palmas
	Torres 51'		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'			Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Arque Martin

15 January 1956 16	Real Madrid	8-3	Celta de Vigo	Madrid
	Di Stefano 4' Castaño 8' Rial 10' Roque Olsen 15' Di Stefano 22' Roque Olsen 43' Castaño 65' Gento 70'		Zárraga 20' (own goal) Carlos Torres 77' Azpeitia 89'	Referee: Fombona Fernandez

22 January 1956 17	Atletico Bilbao	3-1	Real Madrid	Bilbao
	Gainza 3' Maguregui 45' Marcaida 77'		Roque Olsen 60'	Referee: Azon Roma

5 February 1956 18	Cultural Leonesa	0-4	Real Madrid	La Puentecilla
		Report	Roque Olsen 67' Di Stefano 68' Rial 75' Rial 88'	Referee: Fombona Fernandez

9 February 1956 19	Real Madrid	7-1	Español	Madrid
	Di Stefano 18' Roque Olsen 28' Manolín 38' Gento 44' (pen) Di Stéfano 58' Di Stefano 80' Di Stefano 84'		Mauri 89'	Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín Referee: Rivero Lecuona

12 February 1956 20	Real Madrid	2-0	Real Sociedad	Madrid
	Di Stefano 22' Gento 84'			Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Arque Martin

19 February 1956 21	Atletico Madrid	1-0	Real Madrid	Madrid
	Molina 14'			Referee: Mosquera Maceiras

26 February 1956 22	Real Madrid	7-1	Real Murcia	Madrid
	Gento 17' Gento 30' Di Stefano 33' Marsal 48' Marsal 49' Marsal 65' Hector Rial 70'		Magritas 79'	Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Blanco Perez

4 March 1956 23	Deportivo La Coruña	0-2	Real Madrid	La Coruña
			Rubio 45' Marsal 67'	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Rivero Lecuona

11 March 1956 24	Real Madrid	4-1	Hercules CF	Madrid
	Rial 44' Marsal 57' Rial 72' Di Stefano 75'		Xirau 32'	Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil

18 March 1956 25	FC Barcelona	2-0	Real Madrid	Barcelona
	Villaverde 18' Villaverde 29'	Report		Referee: Mosquera Maceiras

25 March 1956 26	Real Madrid	5-0	Deportivo Alavés	Madrid
	Marsal 14' Mateos 24' Di Stefano 47' Joseíto 62' Gento 77'			Referee: Fombona Fernandez

1 April 1956 27	Real Valladolid	2-2	Real Madrid	Valladolid
	Valdés 24' Domingo 39'		Joseíto 8' Di Stefano 16'	Referee: Garcia Fernandez

8 April 1956 28	Real Madrid	3-4	Sevilla CF	Madrid
	Pérez Payá 25' Di Stefano 46' Joseíto 81'		Pepillo 2' Guillamón 17' Pepillo 38' Guillamón 49'	Referee: Rivero Lecuona

15 April 1956 29	Real Madrid	6-0	Las Palmas	Madrid
	Di Stefano 29' Di Stefano 44' Rial 51' Rial 83' Di Stefano 85' Joseíto 89'			Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil

22 April 1956 30	Valencia CF	2-1	Real Madrid	Valencia
	Vila 44' Pla 55'		Di Stéfano 64'	Referee: Azon Roma

Copa del Generalísimo

Eightfinals

6 May 1956	Real Madrid	5-0	Real Sociedad	Madrid
				Stadium: Chamartín

1 May 1955

Real Sociedad

1-2

Real Madrid

San Sebastián

Quarterfinals

20 May 1956	Real Madrid	4-1	Real Valladolid	Madrid
				Stadium: Chamartín

27 May 1956

Real Valladolid

2-4

Real Madrid

Valladolid

Semifinals

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

Eightfinals

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)

Quarterfinals

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)

Semifinals

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	Milano
	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	Reims	Paris
20:30 CET	Di Stéfano 14' Rial 30', 79' Marquitos 67'	Report	Leblond 6' Templin 10' Hidalgo 62'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 38,239 Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis

Statistics

Squad statistics

competition	points	total						GD
competition	points	G	V	N	P	Gf	Gs	GD
1955-56 La Liga	38	30	18	2	10	81	39	+42
Copa del Generalísimo	-	6	4	1	1	14	6	+8
1955-56 European Cup	-	7	5	0	2	14	6	+8
Total		52	36	6	10	113	55	+58

Players statistics

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1955-56 La Liga		Copa del Generalísimo		1955-56 European Cup]]
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ESP	Juan Alonso	23	-32	23	-32
	FW	ESP	Ramón Marsal	6	6	6	6
	DF	ESP	Navarro	18	0	18	0
	DF	ESP	Oliva	6	0	6	0
	DF	ESP	Lesmes II	21	0	21	0
	DF	ESP	Zárraga	27	0	27	0
	MF	ESP	Miguel Muñoz	22	0	22	0
	MF	ESP	Luis Molowny	6	1	6	1
	FW	ARG	Rial	25	15	25	15
	FW	ARG	Alfredo Di Stefano	30	24	30	24
	FW	ESP	Joseíto	10	5	10	5
	FW	ESP	Francisco Gento	29	7	29	7
	DF	ESP	Angel Atienza Landeta	6	0	6	0
	FW	ESP	José Luis Perez Payá	10	5	10	5
	FW	ARG	Roque Olsen	15	10	15	10
	MF	ESP	Becerril	10	0	10	0
	GK	ESP	Berasaluce	7	-7	7	-7
	DF	ESP	Marquitos	25	1	25	1
	MF	ESP	Manolín	9	1	9	1
	FW	ESP	Heliodoro Castaño Pedrosa	13	4	13	4
	MF	ESP	Rubio	6	1	6	1
	FW	ESP	Mateos	5	1	5	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ https://blog.lequipe.fr/histoire/2-avril-1955-lequipe-cree-la-coupe-deurope-de-football/
^ "Raymond Kopa". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
^ "European Cup final results since 1956". Reuters. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ Copa del Rey 1956
^ "Real Madrid temporada 1955-56". BDfutbol.com.

[table_note_res_ECR0.49921918031723-5] Real Madrid qualified for the European Cup as title holders.

[1] ttps://blog.lequipe.fr/histoire/2-avril-1955-lequipe-cree-la-coupe-deurope-de-football/

[2] "Raymond Kopa". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

[3] "European Cup final results since 1956". Reuters. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[4] Copa del Rey 1956

[6] "Real Madrid temporada 1955-56". BDfutbol.com.

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