1956 European Cup Final

1956 European Cup Final
Event 1955–56 European Cup
Real Madrid Reims
Spain France
4 3
Date 13 June 1956
Venue Parc des Princes, Paris
Referee Arthur Edward Ellis (England)
Attendance 38,239

The 1956 European Cup Final was the first ever final in the pan-European football competition, the European Cup, now known as the UEFA Champions League. It was contested by Real Madrid of Spain and Reims from France. It was played at the Parc des Princes in Paris on 13 June 1956 in front of 38,000 people. Real Madrid reached the final by beating the now seven times champions Milan 5–4 on aggregate, whereas Reims beat Scottish club Hibernian 3–0 on aggregate. The match finished 4–3 to Real Madrid, who went on to record an unrivalled five consecutive European Cup titles. The match started brightly for Reims, with Michel Leblond and Jean Templin scoring to make it 2–0 inside ten minutes, but by half time Madrid had levelled the scores, through goals from Alfredo Di Stéfano and Héctor Rial. Reims took the lead again on 62 minutes through Michel Hidalgo, but Marquitos and Rial scored in the 67th and 79th minutes respectively to win the cup for Madrid.

Route to the final

Spain Real Madrid Round France 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 Spain 4–3 France Reims
Di Stéfano  14'
Rial  30', 79'
Marquitos  67'		 Report Leblond  6'
Templin  10'
Hidalgo  62'
Attendance: 38,239
Real Madrid
Reims
GK1Spain Juan Alonso
DF2Spain Ángel Atienza
DF3Spain Rafael Lesmes
MF4Spain Miguel Muñoz (c)
DF5Spain Marquitos
MF6Spain José María Zárraga
FW7Spain Joseíto
FW8Spain Ramón Marsal Ribó
FW9Spain Argentina Alfredo Di Stéfano
FW10Spain Héctor Rial
FW11Spain Francisco Gento
Manager:
Spain José Villalonga Llorente
GK1France René Jacquet
DF2France Simon Zimny
DF3France Raoul Giraudo
MF4France Michel Leblond
DF5France Robert Jonquet (c)
MF6France Robert Siatka
FW7France Michel Hidalgo
FW8France Léon Glowacki
FW9France Raymond Kopa
FW10France René Bliard
FW11France Jean Templin
Manager:
France Albert Batteux


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

See also

  • European Cup 1955/56 from UEFA
  • European Cup 1955/56 from RSSSF
  • "European Champion Clubs' Cup – History" (PDF). UEFA. p. 164. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
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