1956–57 Red Star Belgrade season

During the 1956–57 season, Red Star Belgrade participated in the 1956–57 Yugoslav First League,[1] 1956–57 Yugoslav Cup, 1956 Mitropa Cup and 1956–57 European Cup.

Red Star Belgrade

1956–57 season
Chairman	Dragoje Đurić (until 18 September) Dušan Blagojević (from 24 September)
Manager	Milovan Ćirić
Yugoslav First League	1st
Yugoslav Cup	Quarter-finals
Mitropa Cup	Quarter-finals
European Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Bora Kostić (27) All: Bora Kostić (36)

Season summary

Red Star participated in the European Cup for the first time and were eliminated by Fiorentina in the semi-finals.[2][3]

Squad

Name	Yugoslav First League		Yugoslav Cup		Mitropa Cup		European Cup		Total
	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
Vladimir Beara	17	0	1	0	2	0	5	0	25	0
Srboljub Krivokuća	9	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	12	0
Defenders
Ljubiša Spajić	23	0	2	0	2	0	6	0	33	0
Miljan Zeković	22	0	2	0	2	0	6	0	32	0
Branko Stanković	18	0	2	1	2	0	4	0	26	1
Branko Nešović	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Novak Tomić	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
Vladimir Durković	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Midfielders
Lazar Tasić	25	2	3	0	2	0	6	1	36	3
Dragoslav Šekularac	23	4	3	1	2	0	6	0	34	5
Vladica Popović	25	1	3	0	1	0	5	1	34	2
Rajko Mitić	21	4	2	0	2	0	6	0	31	4
Jovan Cokić	6	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	10	4
Stevan Veselinov	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
Nikola Stipić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Momčilo Ilić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Forwards
Bora Kostić	24	27	3	1	2	3	6	5	35	36
Antun Rudinski	24	12	3	2	2	0	6	1	35	15
Ivan Toplak	12	6	1	1	2	1	5	2	20	10
Ivan Popović	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	7
Predrag Marković	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	5	0

Results

Yugoslav First League

Main article: 1956–57 Yugoslav First League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Red Star Belgrade (C)	26	17	5	4	66	23	2.870	39	Qualification for European Cup preliminary round
2	Vojvodina	26	16	3	7	64	38	1.684	35
3	Hajduk Split	26	12	6	8	45	31	1.452	30
4	Partizan	26	10	6	10	51	45	1.133	26
5	Dinamo Zagreb	26	10	6	10	51	51	1.000	26

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal average
(C) Champion.

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
5 August 1956	Radnički Beograd	H	3–1	Kostić, Toplak, V. Popović
12 August 1956	Lokomotiva	A	0–1
19 August 1956	Sarajevo	H	2–0	Kostić, Šekularac
22 August 1956	Spartak Subotica	H	1–0	I. Popović
26 August 1956	Zagreb	A	7–2	Kostić (6), I. Popović
2 September 1956	Vojvodina	H	4–0	I. Popović, Tasić (pen.), Rudinski, Kostić
23 September 1956	BSK Beograd	A	4–1	Kostić (2), Rudinski, Šekularac
6 October 1956	Hajduk Split	H	3–0	Kostić, Rudinski, Mitić
10 October 1956	Velež	A	2–0	Kostić, Rudinski
14 October 1956	Partizan	H	2–0	Tasić (pen.), Rudinski
17 October 1956	Budućnost	A	2–2	I. Popović, Rudinski
21 October 1956	Dinamo Zagreb	H	1–0	Toplak
28 October 1956	Vardar	A	2–0	I. Popović, Toplak
3 March 1957	Radnički Beograd	A	1–1	Toplak
10 March 1957	Lokomotiva	H	0–1
20 March 1957	Sarajevo	A	4–0	Toplak (2), Kostić, Rudinski
24 March 1957	Spartak Subotica	A	1–1	Kostić
31 March 1957	Zagreb	H	6–0	Rudinski (3), Kostić (2), Cokić
7 April 1957	Vojvodina	A	2–1	Rudinski, I. Popović
14 April 1957	BSK Beograd	H	2–0	Kostić (2)
21 April 1957	Hajduk Split	A	2–2	Cokić, Šekularac
29 May 1957	Velež	H	6–1	Durković, Kostić (2), Mitić (2), Šekularac
2 June 1957	Partizan	A	0–1
6 June 1957	Dinamo Zagreb	A	2–3	Kostić, Mitić
9 June 1957	Budućnost	H	5–3	Rudinski, I. Popović, Kostić (3)
23 June 1957	Vardar	H	2–2	Kostić (2)

Yugoslav Cup

Main article: 1956–57 Yugoslav Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
15 August 1956	Borac Čačak	A	3–1	Stanković, Šekularac, Rudinski
27 March 1957	Lokomotiva	H	3–0	Rudinski (pen.), Toplak, Kostić
10 April 1957	Partizan	A	2–4	Cokić (2)

Mitropa Cup

Main article: 1956 Mitropa Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
24 June 1956	Vörös Lobogó	H	1–1	Kostić
1 July 1956	Vörös Lobogó	A	3–5	Toplak, Kostić (2)

European Cup

Main article: 1956–57 European Cup

First round

Rapid JC v Red Star Belgrade

3 November 1956	Rapid JC	3–4	Red Star Belgrade	Sportpark Kaalheide, Kerkrade
	Janssen  8' Bisschops  78' Tasić  81' (o.g.)	Report	Kostić  4', 75' Toplak  42' Rudinski  82'	Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium)

Red Star Belgrade v Rapid JC

8 November 1956	Red Star Belgrade	2–0	Rapid JC	JNA Stadium, Belgrade
	Toplak  32' Kostić  84'	Report		Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rudolf Roman (Austria)

Quarter-finals

Red Star Belgrade v CDNA Sofia

17 February 1957	Red Star Belgrade	3–1	CDNA Sofia	Avala Stadium, Belgrade
	Kostić  6', 25' Popović  53'	Report	Yanev  88'	Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Riccardo Pieri (Italy)

CDNA Sofia v Red Star Belgrade

24 February 1957	CDNA Sofia	2–1	Red Star Belgrade	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
	Bozhkov  22' (pen.) Panayotov  39'	Report	Tasić  29' (pen.)	Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union)

Semi-finals

Red Star Belgrade v Fiorentina

3 April 1957	Red Star Belgrade	0–1	Fiorentina	JNA Stadium, Belgrade
		Report	Prini  88'	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium)

Fiorentina v Red Star Belgrade

18 April 1957	Fiorentina	0–0	Red Star Belgrade	Stadio Comunale, Florence
		Report		Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Klaas Schipper (Netherlands)

See also

• List of Red Star Belgrade seasons

References

1. "Champions 1957". crvenazvezdafk.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
2. "Crvena zvezda-Fiorentina". uefa.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
3. "Fiorentina-Crvena zvezda". uefa.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.