1955–56 Real Madrid CF season

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
1955–56 season
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)
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 remembered for the first ever European Cup win,^[1] defeating Raymond Kopa^[2] and Just Fontaine's Stade de Reims^[3] 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	ESP	Juan Alonso
—	GK	ESP	Berasaluce
—	DF	ESP	Marquitos
—	DF	ESP	Navarro
—	DF	ESP	Oliva
—	DF	ESP	Lesmes II
—	DF	ESP	Zárraga
—	DF	ESP	Ángel Atienza Landeta
—	MF	ESP	Miguel Muñoz
—	MF	ESP	Luis Molowny
—	MF	ESP	Wilson Alfredo Jones
—	FW	ARG	Rial


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ARG	Alfredo Di Stéfano
—	FW	ESP	Joseíto
—	FW	ESP	Francisco Gento
—	FW	ESP	José Luis Perez Payá
—	FW	ARG	Roque Olsen
—	FW	ESP	Ramón Marsal
—	MF	ESP	Becerril
—	MF	ESP	Manolín
—	FW	ESP	Heliodoro Castaño Pedrosa
—	MF	ESP	Rubio
—	FW	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

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.

Position by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	L
Position	12	10	12	8	12	9	8	6	4	4	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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', 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', 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'	Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Azon Roma

5 February 1956 19	Cultural Leonesa	0–4	Real Madrid	León
		Report	Roque Olsen 67' Di Stéfano 68' Rial 75' Rial 88'	Stadium: La Puentecilla 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: Metropolitano 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	A 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', 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', 38' Guillamón 17', 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

13 May 1956

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
competition	points	G	V	N	P	Gf	Gs	GD
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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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	0	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	0	0
	FW	ESP	Gento	42	11	29	7	7	1	6	3
	GK	ESP	Berasaluce	8	-7	7	-7	1	0	0	0
	FW	ESP	Marsal	11	8	6	6	1	0	4	2
	DF	ESP	Oliva	7	0	6	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ESP	Molowny	8	2	6	1	2	1	0	0
	DF	ESP	Atienza	15	0	6	0	3	0	6	0
	MF	ESP	Becerril	12	0	10	0	2	0	0	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	0	0	0	0
	FW	ESP	Mateos	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0

Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1955-562.html

References

↑ "L'ÉQUIPE créé la Coupe d'Europe de football - l'ÉQUIPE - le blog". 21 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
↑ "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.

[table_note_res_ECR0.78778529017595-5] Real Madrid qualified for the European Cup as title holders.

[1] "L'ÉQUIPE créé la Coupe d'Europe de football - l'ÉQUIPE - le blog". 21 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

[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

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

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