The 1955–56 European Cup was the first season of the European Cup

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

, UEFA

UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

's premier club football tournament. The tournament was won by Real Madrid

Real Madrid C.F.

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

, who beat Stade Reims

Stade Reims

Stade de Reims is a French association football club based in Reims. The club was formed in 1911 under the name Société Sportive du Parc Pommery and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football having achieved promotion to the league following the 2009–10 season...

 4–3 in the final at Parc des Princes

Parc des Princes

The Parc des Princes is an all-seater football stadium located in the southwest of Paris, France. The venue, with a seating capacity of 48,712 spectators, has been the home of French football club Paris Saint-Germain since 1974. The current Parc des Princes was inaugurated on 4 June 1972, endowed...

, Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, on 13 June 1956.

First round

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First leg

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Second leg

Real Madrid won 7–0 on aggregate.
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Partizan won 8–5 on aggregate.
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Hibernian won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Djurgården won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Vörös Lobogó won 10–4 on aggregate.
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Stade Reims won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Rapid Wien won 6–2 on aggregate.
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Milan won 7–5 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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First leg

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Second leg

Hibernian won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Stade Reims won 8–6 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Milan won 8–3 on aggregate.

Semi finals

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First leg

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Second leg

Stade Reims won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 5–4 on aggregate.

Final

Top goalscorers

8 goals Miloš Milutinović

Miloš Milutinovic

Miloš Milutinović was a Serbian football player and manager...

 (Partizan)

6 goals Péter Palotás

Péter Palotás

Péter Palotás , also referred to as Péter Poteleczky and Palotás Péter, was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward for MTK Hungária FC and Hungary...

 (Vörös Lobogó) Léon Glovacki

Léon Glovacki

Léon Glovacki was a French football striker.-References:*...

 (Stade Reims)

5 goals René Bliard

René Bliard

René Bliard was a former professional French football striker who was a member of Stade de Reims in the 1950s.-Honours:* Division 1:1955, 1958* Coupe de France: 1958* European Cup: Runner-up 1956-External links:*...

 (Stade Reims) Héctor Rial

Héctor Rial

José Héctor Rial Laguía was a football player from Argentina who played for Real Madrid between 1954 and 1961. He was part of the team that won five consecutive European Cups...

 (Real Madrid) Alfredo di Stéfano

Alfredo Di Stéfano

Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, born into a family of Italian immigrants from Capri, is a former Argentinian footballer and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time...

 (Real Madrid)

4 goals Mihály Lantos

Mihály Lantos

Mihály Lantos , also known as Lantos Mihály or Mihály Lendenmayer, was a Hungarian footballer and manager. He played as a defender, spending the majority of his career at MTK Hungária FC. During the 1950s he was also a member of the Hungary team known as the Mighty Magyars...

 (Vörös Lobogó) Gunnar Nordahl

Gunnar Nordahl

Gunnar Nordahl was a Swedish football player, best known for his play in AC Milan 1949-1956.-Sweden:...

 (Milan) Michel Leblond

Michel Leblond

Michel Leblond was a French football midfielder who was a member of the French squad at FIFA World Cup 1954 and a main player of great Stade de Reims in the 1950s...

 (Stade Reims)

3 goals Alfred Körner

Alfred Körner

Alfred Körner is an Austrian former footballer.-Club career:He had a very successful career with SK Rapid Wien and also played for FK Admira Wien .-International career:...

 (Rapid Wien) Hippolyte Van Den Bosch

Hippolyte Van Den Bosch

Hippolyte Geraard van den Bosch , nicknamed Poly, was a Belgian football player who finished top scorer of the Belgian League in 1954 while playing for R.S.C. Anderlecht. He played 8 times with the Belgian national team between 1953 and 1956...

 (Anderlecht) John Eriksson (Djurgården) Eddie Turnbull

Eddie Turnbull

Edward Hunter Turnbull was a Scottish professional football player and manager.During the late 1940s and 1950s he was one of the Famous Five, the noted Hibernian forward line, along with Gordon Smith, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, and Willie Ormond...

 (Hibernian) Juan Alberto Schiaffino

Juan Alberto Schiaffino

Juan Alberto "Pepe" Schiaffino Villano was an Italian Uruguayan football player. He played inside forward, in particular with CA Peñarol and AC Milan, and won the 1950 FIFA World Cup with the Uruguayan national team...

 (Milan) Giorgio Dal Monte (Milan) Joseíto

José Iglesias Fernández

José Iglesias Fernández , nicknamed Joseíto was a Spanish footballer.He played for Real Madrid and was part of their European Cup victories in 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959, although he only played in the finals of 1956 and 1958...

(Real Madrid)

External links

• 1955-56 season at UEFA website
• European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation