1956 European Cup Final

The 1956 European Cup Final was the final in the European Cup, now known as the UEFA Champions League.

1956 European Cup Final
Event1955–56 European Cup
Date13 June 1956
VenueParc des Princes, Paris
RefereeArthur Edward Ellis (England)
Attendance38,239

Route to the final

Real Madrid Round Reims
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Switzerland Servette 7–0 2–0 (A) 5–0 (H) First round Denmark AGF Aarhus 4–2 2–0 (A) 2–2 (H)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 4–3 4–0 (H) 0–3 (A) Quarter-finals Hungary Vörös Lobogó 8–6 4–2 (H) 4–4 (A)
Italy Milan 5–4 4–2 (H) 1–2 (A) Semi-finals Scotland Hibernian 3–0 2–0 (H) 1–0 (A)

Match

Details

Real Madrid Spain4–3France Reims
Report
  • Leblond Goal 6'
  • Templin Goal 10'
  • Hidalgo Goal 62'
Attendance: 38,239
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)
Real Madrid
Reims
GK1Spain Juan Alonso
RB2Spain Ángel Atienza
LB3Spain Rafael Lesmes
RH4Spain Miguel Muñoz (c)
CH5Spain Marquitos
LH6Spain José María Zárraga
OR7Spain Joseíto
IR8Spain Ramón Marsal
CF9Argentina[lower-alpha 1] Alfredo Di Stéfano
IL10Spain Héctor Rial
OL11Spain Francisco Gento
Manager:
Spain José Villalonga
GK1France René-Jean Jacquet
RB2France Simon Zimny
LB3France Raoul Giraudo
RH4France Michel Leblond
CH5France Robert Jonquet (c)
LH6France Robert Siatka
OR7France Michel Hidalgo
IR8France Léon Glowacki
CF9France Raymond Kopa
IL10France René Bliard
OL11France Jean Templin
Manager:
France Albert Batteux

Assistant referees:
J. Parkinson (England)
Tommy Cooper (England)

  • 1955–56 European Cup
  • 1959 European Cup Final – contested between same teams
  • Real Madrid CF in international football competitions

Notes

  1. Di Stéfano was a native Argentine that in October 1956 (four months following this match) became a naturalised citizen of Spain. He started playing on the Spain national football team in 1957.[1][2]

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