1956–57 Real Madrid CF season

Real Madrid Club de Futbol
1956–57 season
President	Santiago Bernabéu
Manager	José Villalonga
Stadium	Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Primera Division	1st (in European Cup)
Copa del Generalísimo	Quarter-finals
European Cup	Winners
Latin Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	Alfredo Di Stéfano (31)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1955–56 1957–58 →

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.

Summary

The Spanish Federation lifted the ban on foreign player transfers^[1] allowing chairman Santiago Bernabéu to buy 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 limited foreigners Kopa could not feature until October, when Di Stefano became a Spanish citizen. The team finished the League campaign 5 points above Sevilla and FC Barcelona, clinching its fifth League title ever. Also, Alfredo Di Stéfano won the top scorer trophy with 31 goals.

Initially, due to the rule of not being a current league champion, the club would not compete in the continental tournament. However, chairman Santiago Bernabéu, also an organizer of the competition, allowed their entry as holders; the squad won its second consecutive European Cup in a close final against Italian team Fiorentina.^[4] In May, the club reached the quarter-finals of the Copa del Generalísimo where they were defeated 6–1 (8–3 on aggregate) by Barcelona. It would be the only trophy not conquered by the squad in the campaign.^[5] The team closed a superb season clinching its second Latin Cup, winning the final against Portuguese side Benfica.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	Juan Alonso
—	GK	ESP	Berasaluce
—	DF	ESP	Navarro
—	DF	ESP	Zárraga
—	DF	ESP	Ángel Atienza
—	DF	ESP	Marquitos
—	DF	ESP	Casado
—	{{{pos}}}	ESP	Hamda bk
—	MF	ESP	Juan Santisteban Troyano


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Raymond Kopa
—	MF	ESP	Becerril
—	FW	ESP	Ramón Marsal
—	FW	ARG	Rial
—	FW	ARG	Alfredo Di Stéfano
—	FW	ESP	Joseíto
—	FW	ARG	Roque Olsen
—	FW	ESP	Mateos

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	From	Type
MF	Raymond Kopa	Stade Reims	-
MF	Juan Santisteban Troyano		-
DF	Pedro Casado		-
DF	Antonio Ruiz		-
DF	Carlos Sutter		-
MF	Julio Roth	España de Tanger	-
DF	Manuel Torres	Zaragoza	-
MF	Montejano	Badajoz	-

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
GK	Juan García	Murcia	-
DF	Antonio González	Tarrasa	-
FW	Carlos Cela	Real Betis	-
DF	Carlos Sutter	Cordoba	-
MF	Wilson Jones	Zaragoza	-
FW	Heliodoro Castaño	Jaen	-
MF	Julio Roth	Hercules	-
MF	Manolin	Zaragoza	-
FW	Seoane	Celta	-
MF	Montejano	Cadiz	-
FW	Lera	Murcia	-

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]
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	45	+20	34

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Sevilla qualified for the European Cup as Real Madrid qualified as title holders.

Position by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W
Position	1	1	4	8	4	4	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: www.lfp.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1957–58 European Cup

Matches

9 September 1956 1	Real Madrid	6–0	CD Condal	Madrid
	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 2	Español	0–0	Real Madrid	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp de Les Corts Referee: Mosquera Maceiras

23 September 1956 3	Real Madrid	1–1	Sevilla CF	Madrid
	Gento 31'	Report	Pepillo 70'	Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria

30 September 1956 4	Osasuna	2–0	Real Madrid	Pamplona
	Vila 21' Vila 80'	Report		Stadium: San Juan Referee: Bielsa Naval

7 October 1956 5	Real Madrid	3–1	Real Valladolid	Madrid
	Di Stéfano 21' Di Stéfano 37' Mateos 61'	Report	Murillo 53'	Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín Referee: Birigay Nieva

14 October 1956 6	Atlético Madrid	2–4	Real Madrid	Madrid
	Collar 51' Agustín 61'	Report	Mateos 11' Di Stéfano 36' Mateos 47' Joseíto 84'	Referee: Blanco Perez

21 October 1956 7	Real Madrid	7–1	Real Jaén	Madrid
	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 8	Deportivo La Coruña	1–2	Real Madrid	La Coruña
	Arsenio Iglesias 7'	Report	Di Stéfano 34' Di Stéfano 49'	Stadium: Nuevo Riazor Referee: Gomez Arribas

4 November 1956 9	Real Madrid	3–0	Atletico de Bilbao	Madrid
	Mateos 14' Kopa 26' Gento 60'	Report		Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín Referee: Azon Roma

11 November 1956 10	CF Barcelona	1–0	Real Madrid	Barcelona
	Luis Suarez 46'	Report		Stadium: Estadio del CF Barcelona Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil

18 November 1956 11	Real Madrid	3–0	Real Sociedad	Madrid
	Di Stéfano 22' Joseíto 36' Joseíto 41'	Report		Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Gardeazabal Garay

25 November 1956 12	Valencia CF	1–2	Real Madrid	Valencia
	Seguí 82' Goyo 21'	Report	Di Stéfano 52' Di Stéfano 89'	Referee: Blanco Perez

2 December 1956 13	Real Madrid	3–0	UD Las Palmas	Madrid
	Mateos 22' Gento 37' Zárraga 49'	Report		Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Garcia Fernandez

16 December 1956 14	Real Madrid	3–3	Real Zaragoza	Madrid
	Di Stéfano 66' Di Stéfano 75' Di Stéfano 84'	Report	Domingo 41' Serer 60' Domingo 69'	Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Mosquera Maceiras

23 December 1956 15	Celta de Vigo	0–3	Real Madrid	Vigo
		Report	Di Stéfano 10' Joseíto 53' Mateos 87'	Stadium: Estadio de Balaídos Referee: Rey Martinez

29 December 1956 16	CD Condal	0–1	Real Madrid	Barcelona
		Report	Joseíto 53'	Stadium: Camp de Les Corts Referee: Gardeazabal Garay

6 January 1957 17	Real Madrid	7–2	Español	Madrid
	Gento 4' Di Stéfano 8' Joseíto 35' Joseíto 80' Joseíto 83' Mateos 85' Di Stéfano 88' (pen.)	Report	Sastre 49' Coll 65'	Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil

13 January 1957 18	Sevilla CF	2–0	Real Madrid	Sevilla
	Pepillo 30' Pauet 89'	Report		Referee: Bielsa Naval

20 January 1957 19	Real Madrid	2–1	Osasuna	Madrid
	Kopa 50' Marsal 80'	Report	Teré 52'	Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín Referee: Garcia Fernandez

27 January 1957 20	Real Valladolid	3–3	Real Madrid	Valladolid
	Gallet 10' Cerdán 14' Badenes 73'	Report	Di Stéfano 2' Kopa 58' Di Stéfano 70'	Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria

3 February 1957 21	Real Madrid	0–2	Atlético Madrid	Madrid
		Report	Peiró 28' Miguel 31'	Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Gardeazabal Garay

10 February 1957 22	Real Jaén	2–4	Real Madrid	Jaén
	Arregui 39' Arregui 58'	Report	Joseíto 19' Di Stéfano 25' Di Stéfano 45' (pen.) Mateos 70'	Stadium: La Victoria Referee: Azon Roma

17 February 1957 23	Real Madrid	1–0	Deportivo La Coruña	La Coruña
	Mateos 25' Juan Alonso 71	Report		Referee: Birigay Nieva

24 February 1957 24	Atletico de Bilbao	4–2	Real Madrid	Bilbao
	Uribe 1' Marcaida 5' Uribe 55' Uribe 60'	Report	Joseíto 22' Raymond Kopa 53'	Referee: Rey Martinez

3 March 1957 25	Real Madrid	1–0	FC Barcelona	Madrid
	Joseíto 21'	Report		Referee: González Echeverria

17 March 1957 26	Real Sociedad	3–0	Real Madrid	San Sebastián
	Ucelay 19' Ucelay 60' Paz 82'	Report		Stadium: Atocha Referee: Blanco Perez

24 March 1957 27	Real Madrid	2–0	Valencia CF	Madrid
	Mateos 32' Di Stéfano 51'	Report		Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín Referee: Gomez Arribas

7 April 1957 28	UD Las Palmas	1–5	Real Madrid	Las Palmas
	Vázquez 4'	Report	Di Stéfano 12' Di Stéfano 30' Di Stéfano 53' Di Stéfano 56' Mateos 89'	Stadium: Estadio Insular Referee: Blanco Perez

14 April 1957 29	Real Zaragoza	1–2	Real Madrid	Zaragoza
	Wilson 9'	Report	Mateos 35' Mateos 70'	Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria

21 April 1957 30	Real Madrid	4–1	Celta de Vigo	Madrid
	Di Stéfano 10' Di Stéfano 32' (pen.) Mateos 54' Di Stéfano 82'	Report	Mauro 69'	Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil

Copa del Generalísimo

Round of 16

28 April 1957

Las Palmas

1–4

Real Madrid

Las Palmas

1 May 1957	Real Madrid	1–0	Las Palmas	Madrid
				Stadium: Chamartín

Quarter-finals

12 May 1957	Real Madrid	2–2	FC Barcelona	Madrid
	Di Stefano 20' Di Stefano 34'		14' Kubala 52' Basora	Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Birigay Nieva

19 May 1957	FC Barcelona	6–1	Real Madrid	Barcelona
	Martinez 4' Kubala 34' Martinez 48' Martinez 50' Martinez 62' Villaverde 80'		75' (o.g.) Olivella	Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria

European Cup

Round of 16

1 November 1956	Real Madrid	4–2	Rapid Wien	Madrid
	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 Madrid	Wien
	Happel 18', 38' (pen.), 40'	Report	Di Stéfano 60'	Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Maurice Guigue

13 December 1956 replay	Real Madrid	2–0	Rapid Wien	Madrid
	Joseíto 1' Kopa 23'	Report		Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Alfred Bond

Quarter-finals

14 February 1957	Real Madrid	3–0	Nice	Madrid
	Joseíto 18' Mateos 49', 72'	Report		Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Attendance: 110,000 Referee: Gérard Versyp

14 March 1957	Nice	2–3	Real Madrid	Nice
	Foix 15' Ferry 82' (pen.)	Report	Joseíto 45' Di Stéfano 50', 79'	Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 21,724 Referee: John Husband

Semi-finals

11 April 1957	Real Madrid	3–1	Manchester United	Madrid
	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 Madrid	Manchester
	Taylor 62' Charlton 85'	Report	Kopa 25' Rial 33'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Marcel Lequesne

Final

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

Latin Cup

Semi-finals

20 June 1957	Milan	1–5	Real Madrid	Santiago Bernabeu
	29' Cugciahori		Gento 19' Gento 46' Di Stefano 50' Joseito 83' Gento 86'

Final

23 June 1957	Benfica	0–1	Real Madrid	Madrid
	56' Zizinho		Di Stefano 50'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Lequesme

Statistics

Squad statistics

competition	points	total						GD
competition	points	G	V	N	P	Gf	Gs	GD
La Liga	44	30	20	4	6	72	41	+31
Copa del Generalísimo	–	4	4	1	1	14	6	+8
European Cup	–	6	4	1	1	14	6	+8
Latin Cup	–	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5
Total		54	38	6	10	119	56	+63

Players statistics

^[6]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primera Division		European Cup		Copa del Generalisimo		Latin Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ESP	Alonso	33	-46	20	-26	7	-10	4	-9	2	-1
	DF	ESP	Marquitos	31	0	19	0	6	0	4	0	2	0
	DF	ESP	Atienza	30	0	26	0	4	0
	DF	ESP	Lesmes	38	0	26	0	8	0	2	0	2	0
	DF	ESP	Zárraga	39	1	28	1	8	0	3	0
	MF	ESP	Santisteban	24	0	19	0	2	0	3	0
	MF	ESP	Joseíto	32	17	22	11	4	3	4	2	2	1
	FW	FRA	Kopa	32	8	22	6	8	2	2	0
	FW	ARG	Di Stefano	43	43	30	31	8	7	3	3	2	2
	FW	ESP	Mateos	30	17	21	14	6	3	3	0
	FW	ESP	Gento	40	11	27	7	8	1	3	0	2	3
	GK	ESP	Berasaluce	11	-9	11	-9
	DF	ESP	Navarro	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	ESP	Oliva	12	0	10	0	2	0
	MF	ESP	Muñoz	21	0	12	0	6	0	1	0	2	0
	MF	ESP	Molowny	7	2	6	1	0	0	1	1
	FW	ARG	Rial	14	3	5	1	3	2	4	0	2	0
	FW	ARG	Roque Olsen	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	ESP	Becerril	9	0	7	0	2	0
	FW	ESP	Marsal	21	5	17	3	3	2	1	0
	DF	ESP	Casado	3	0	3	0
	MF	ESP	Ruiz	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	MF	ESP	Rubio	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	ESP	Torres	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0

Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1956-572.html

References

^ Ignacio Camacho. "A League of Foreigners" (in Spanish). as.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ Tom Rossi (3 March 2017). "Des mines du Nord au Real, six histoires de Raymond Kopa". Libération (in French).
^ Gabriel Hanot (16 December 1958). "1958 – Raymond Kopa – Le premier Français couronné" (in French). France Football. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
^ "Home comforts bring second title for Madrid". UEFA. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "Spanish Cup 1957". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
^ "Real Madrid temporada 1956–57". BDfutbol.com.

[table_note_res_ECR0.21276383437811-6] Sevilla qualified for the European Cup as Real Madrid qualified as title holders.

[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". Libération (in French).

[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. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[5] "Spanish Cup 1957". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

[7] "Real Madrid temporada 1956–57". BDfutbol.com.

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