The 1955–56 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 53rd season in existence and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
Summary The season is remembered for the first ever European Cup win, defeating Raymond Kopa and Just Fontaine's Stade de Reims with a 4–3 score.
The team reached the semi-finals of the Copa del Generalísimo (losing to Athletic Bilbao 3–4 on aggregate without Di Stéfano) and finished third in the league 10 points behind champions Bilbao with a record 81 goals scored.
Squad
Transfers InPos.NameFromType GK Berasaluce Deportivo Alaves-MF Rubio Murcia-DF Arturo Seoane Hercules-DF Antonio Gonzalez -GK Juan Visa -FW Carlos Cela RCD Espanyol- Out Pos. Name To TypeGK Cosme Cultural Leonesa-MF Mario Duran Real Oviedo-FW Adolfo Atienza Las Palmas-DF Aurelio Campa Las Palmas-DF Felix Carrillo CD Malaga-MF Taranco Extremadura-MF Serrano -FW Julio Cesar Britos -
Competitions La Liga
League table
Position by round
Matches
Copa del Generalísimo
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
European Cup
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Squad statistics competition points total GD La Liga 38 30 18 2 10 81 39 +42 Copa del Generalísimo – 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 European Cup – 7 5 0 2 14 6 +8 Total 52 36 6 10 113 55 +58
Players statistics
References