1956–57 Real Madrid CF season

The 1956–57 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 54th season in existence and the club's 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Real Madrid Club de Futbol
1956-57 season
PresidentSantiago Bernabeu
ManagerJosé Villalonga Llorente
StadiumChamartín
La Liga1st (in European Cup)
Copa del GeneralísimoQuarterfinals
European CupWinners
Latin CupWinners
Top goalscorerAlfredo Di Stefano (31)

Summary

The Spanish Federation lifted the ban on foreign players transfers [1] aiming Chairman Santiago Bernabeu to bought french playmaker Raymond Kopa from Stade de Reims [2] to boost the midfield as a winger[3], in fact the trade was released days before the 1956 European Cup Final against the same french squad. Due to the rule of limit foreigners Kopa could not feature until October when Di Stefano became Spanish citizen. The team finished the League campaign 5 points above Sevilla and FC Barcelona clinching its fifth League title ever. Also, Alfredo Di Stefano won the topscorer trophy with 31 goals.

Initially, due to the rule of not being league champion the club would not compete in the continental tournament, however, chairman Santiago Bernabeu also an organizer of the competition allowed the entry as a holders; the squad won its second consecutive European Cup in a close Final against Italian team Fiorentina.[4] During June, the club reached the Quarterfinals of Copa del Generalísimo defeated 1-6 by FC Barcelona, it would be the only trophy not gained by the squad in the campaign. [5] The team closed a superb season clinched its second Latin Cup winning the Final against portuguese side Benfica.

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
— FW  [[|Spain]] Ramón Marsal
— DF  [[|Spain]] Navarro
— DF  [[|Spain]] Oliva
— DF  [[|Spain]] Lesmes II
— DF  [[|Spain]] Zárraga
— MF  [[|Spain]] Miguel Muñoz
— MF  [[|Spain]] Luis Molowny
— MF  [[|Spain]] Juan Santisteban Troyano
— MF  [[|France]] Raymond Kopa
— FW  ARG Rial
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ARG Alfredo Di Stefano
— FW  [[|Spain]] Joseíto
— FW  [[|Spain]] Francisco Gento
— DF  [[|Spain]] Angel Atienza
— FW  ARG Roque Olsen
— MF  [[|Spain]] Becerril
— GK  [[|Spain]] Berasaluce
— DF  [[|Spain]] Marquitos
— DF  [[|Spain]] Casado
— MF  [[|Spain]] Ruiz
— FW  [[|Spain]] Mateos

Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 1956–57 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 30 20 4 6 74 35 +39 44 Qualification for the European Cup first round and for the Latin Cup
2 Sevilla 30 17 5 8 64 49 +15 39 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Barcelona 30 16 7 7 70 37 +33 39
4 Atlético Bilbao 30 16 5 9 59 45 +14 37
5 Atlético Madrid 30 15 4 11 65 54 +11 34
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Sevilla qualified for the European Cup as Real Madrid qualified as title holders.

Matches
9 September 1956 1Real Madrid6-0CD CondalMadrid
Di Stéfano  4'
Gento  28'
Di Stéfano  55'
Rial  60'
Di Stéfano 70'
Gento 80'		 Report Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín
Referee: Rey Martinez
16 September 1956 2Español0-0Real MadridBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp de Les Corts
Referee: Mosquera Maceiras
23 September 1956 3Real Madrid1-1Sevilla CFMadrid
Gento 31' Report Pepillo 70' Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín
Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria
30 September 1956 4Osasuna2-0Real MadridPamplona
Vila 21'
Vila 80'		 Report Stadium: San Juan
Referee: Bielsa Naval
7 October 1956 5Real Madrid3-1Real ValladolidMadrid
Di Stéfano 21'
Di Stéfano 37'
Mateos 61'		 Report Murillo 53' Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín
Referee: Birigay Nieva
14 October 1956 6Atletico Madrid2-4Real MadridMadrid
Collar 51'
Agustín 61'		 Report Mateos 11'
Di Stéfano 36'
Mateos 47'
Joseíto 84'		 Referee: Blanco Perez
21 October 1956 7Real Madrid7-1Real JaénMadrid
Gento 1'
Marsal 10'
Di Stéfano 17'
Marsal 24'
Di Stéfano 29'
Kopa 72'
Kopa 89' (pen)		 Report Paseiro 83' Referee: Bielsa Naval
28 October 1956 8Deportivo La Coruña1-2Real MadridLa Coruña
Arsenio Iglesias 7' Report Di Stéfano 34'
Di Stéfano 49'		 Stadium: Nuevo Riazor
Referee: Gomez Arribas
4 November 1956 9Real Madrid3-0Atletico de BilbaoMadrid
Mateos 14'
Kopa 26'
Gento 60'		 Report Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín
Referee: Azon Roma
11 November 1956 10CF Barcelona1-0Real MadridBarcelona
Luis Suarez 46' Report Stadium: Estadio del CF Barcelona
Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil
18 November 1956 11Real Madrid3-0Real SociedadMadrid
Di Stéfano 22'
Joseíto 36'
Joseíto 41'		 Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Gardeazabal Garay
25 November 1956 12Valencia CF1-2Real MadridValencia
Seguí  82'
Goyo 21'		 Report Di Stefano 52'
Di Stefano 89'		 Referee: Blanco Perez
2 December 1956 13Real Madrid3-0UD Las PalmasMadrid
Mateos 22'
Gento  37'
Zárraga  49'		 Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Garcia Fernandez
16 December 1956 14Real Madrid3-3Real ZaragozaMadrid
Di Stefano 66'
Di Stefano  75'
Di Stefano  84'		 Report Domingo  41'
Serer  60'
Domingo  69'		 Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Mosquera Maceiras
23 December 1956 15Celta de Vigo0-3Real MadridVigo
Report Di Stefano  10'
Joseíto  53'
Mateos  87'		 Stadium: Estadio de Balaidos
Referee: Rey Martinez
29 December 1956 16CD Condal0-1Real MadridBarcelona
Report Joseíto 53' Stadium: Camp de Les Corts
Referee: Gardeazabal Garay
6 January 1957 17Real Madrid7-2EspañolMadrid
Gento 4'
Di Stefano  8'
Joseíto  35'
Joseíto  80'
Joseíto  83'
Mateos  85'
Di Stefano  88' (pen)		 Report Sastre  49'
Coll  65'		 Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín
Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil
13 January 1957 18Sevilla CF2-0Real MadridSevilla
Pepillo  30'
Pauet  89'		 Report Referee: Bielsa Naval
20 January 1957 19Real Madrid2-1OsasunaMadrid
Kopa  50'
Marsal  80'		 Report Teré  52' Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín
Referee: Garcia Fernandez
27 January 1957 20Real Valladolid3-3Real MadridValladolid
Gallet  10'
Cerdán  14'
Badenes  73'		 Report Di Stefano  2'
Kopa  58'
Di Stefano  70'		 Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria
3 February 1957 21Real Madrid0-2Atletico MadridMadrid
Report Peiró  28'
Miguel  31'		 Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Gardeazabal Garay
10 February 1957 22Jaén CF2-4Real MadridJaén
Arregui  39'
Arregui  58'		 Report Joseíto  19'
Di Stéfano  25'
Di Stefano  45' (pen)
Mateos  70'		 Stadium: La Victoria
Referee: Azon Roma
17 February 1957 23Real Madrid1-0Deportivo La CoruñaLa Coruña
Mateos  25'
Juan Alonso71		 Report Referee: Birigay Nieva
24 February 1957 24Atletico de Bilbao4-2Real MadridBilbao
Uribe  1'
Marcaida  5'
Uribe  55'
Uribe  60'		 Report Joseíto 22'
Raymond Kopa  53'		 Referee: Rey Martinez
3 March 1957 25Real Madrid1-0FC BarcelonaMadrid
Joseíto 21' Report Referee: González Echeverria
17 March 1957 26Real Sociedad3-0Real MadridSan Sebastián
Ucelay 19'
Ucelay  60'
Paz  82'		 Report Stadium: Atocha
Referee: Blanco Perez
24 March 1957 27Real Madrid2-0Valencia CFMadrid
Mateos  32'
Di Stefano  51'		 Report Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín
Referee: Gomez Arribas
7 April 1957 28UD Las Palmas1-5Real MadridLas Palmas
Vázquez 4' Report Di Stefano 12'
Di Stefano  30'
Di Stefano  53'
Di Stefano  56'
Mateos  89'		 Stadium: Estadio Insular
Referee: Blanco Perez
14 April 1957 29Real Zaragoza1-2Real MadridZaragoza
Wilson  9' Report Mateos  35'
Mateos  70'		 Stadium: La Romareda
Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria
21 April 1957 30Real Madrid4-1Celta de VigoMadrid
Di Stefano 10'
Di Stefano  32' (pen)
Mateos  54'
Di Stefano  82'		 Report Mauro  69' Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil

Copa del Generalísimo
Main article: 1957 Copa del Generalísimo

Eightfinals
28 April 1957 Las Palmas1-4Real MadridLas Palmas
1 May 1957 Real Madrid1-0Las PalmasMadrid
Stadium: Chamartín

Quarterfinals
12 May 1957 Real Madrid2-2FC BarcelonaMadrid
Stadium: Chamartín
19 May 1957 FC Barcelona6-1Real MadridBarcelona

European Cup

Eightfinals
1 November 1956 Real Madrid 4–2 Rapid WienMadrid
Di Stéfano  9', 21'
Marsal  60', 63'		 Report Dienst  58'
Gießer  90'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Gottfried Dienst
14 November 1956 Rapid Wien 3–1 Real MadridWien
Happel  18', 38' (pen.), 40' Report Di Stéfano  60' Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Maurice Guigue
13 December 1956 replayReal Madrid 2–0 Rapid WienMadrid
Joseíto  1'
Kopa  23'		 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Alfred Bond

Quarterfinals
14 February 1957 Real Madrid 3–0 NiceMadrid
Joseíto  18'
Mateos  49', 72'		 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Gérard Versyp
14 March 1957 Nice 2–3 Real MadridNice
Foix  15'
Ferry  82' (pen.)		 Report Joseíto  45'
Di Stéfano  50', 79'		 Stadium: Stade du Ray
Attendance: 21,724
Referee: John Husband

Semifinals
11 April 1957 Real Madrid 3–1 Manchester UnitedMadrid
Rial  61'
Di Stéfano  63'
Mateos  83'		 Report Taylor  82' Stadium: Chamartín
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Leopold Sylvain Horn
25 April 1957 Manchester United 2–2 Real MadridManchester
Taylor  62'
Charlton  85'		 Report Kopa  25'
Rial  33'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Marcel Lequesne

Final
Main article: 1957 European Cup Final
30 May 1957 Real Madrid 2–0 FiorentinaMadrid
Di Stéfano  69' (pen.)
Gento  75'		 Report Stadium: Chamartín
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Leo Horn

Latin Cup
Main article: Latin Cup
20 June 1957 Milan 1–5 Real Madrid

Final
23 June 1957 Benfica 0–1 Real Madrid

Statistics

Squad statistics
competition points total GD
G V N P Gf Gs
1956-57 La Liga443020467241+31
Copa del Generalísimo -4411146+8
1956-57 European Cup -6411146+8
Total523661011355+58

Players statistics

[6]

No. Pos Nat Player Total1956-57 La Liga1957 Copa del Generalísimo1956-57 European Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Juan Alonso 20-2620-26
FW Ramón Marsal 173173
DF Navarro 2020
DF Oliva 100100
DF Lesmes II 260260
DF Zárraga 281281
MF Miguel Muñoz 120120
MF Luis Molowny 6161
MF Juan Santisteban Troyano 190190
MF Raymond Kopa 226226
FW Rial 5151
FW Alfredo Di Stefano 30313031
FW Joseíto 22112211
FW Francisco Gento 277277
DF Angel Atienza Landeta 260260
FW Roque Olsen 3030
MF Becerril 7070
GK Berasaluce 11-911-9
DF Marquitos 190190
DF Casado 3030
MF Ruiz 1010
FW Mateos 21142114
  • Source:

References
  1. Ignacio Camacho. "A League of Foreigners" (in Spanish). as.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. Tom Rossi (3 March 2017). "Des mines du Nord au Real, six histoires de Raymond Kopa" (in French). liberation.fr.
  3. Gabriel Hanot (16 December 1958). "1958 - Raymond Kopa - Le premier Français couronné" (in French). France Football. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. "Home comforts bring second title for Madrid". uefa.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. "Spanish Cup 1957". RSSSF.com.
  6. "Real Madrid temporada 1956-57". BDfutbol.com.
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