1955–56 European Cup

A total of 16 teams participated in the competition.

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{{16TeamBracket|legs=2/2/2/1|aggregate=y|nowrap=y|seeds=n

|RD1 = First round

|RD2 = Quarter-finals

|RD3 = Semi-finals

|RD4 = Final

| RD1-team01={{fbaicon|SUI}} Servette

| RD1-score01-1=0

| RD1-score01-2=0

| RD1-score01-agg=0

| RD1-team02={{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Real Madrid

| RD1-score02-1=2

| RD1-score02-2=5

| RD1-score02-agg=7

| RD1-team03={{fbaicon|POR}} Sporting CP

| RD1-score03-1=3

| RD1-score03-2=2

| RD1-score03-agg=5

| RD1-team04={{fbaicon|YUG}} Partizan

| RD1-score04-1=3

| RD1-score04-2=5

| RD1-score04-agg=8

| RD1-team05={{fbaicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=0

| RD1-score05-agg=6

| RD1-team06={{fbaicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven

| RD1-score06-1=1

| RD1-score06-2=1

| RD1-score06-agg=2

| RD1-team07={{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan

| RD1-score07-1=3

| RD1-score07-2=4

| RD1-score07-agg=7

| RD1-team08={{fbaicon|SAA}} Saarbrücken

| RD1-score08-1=4

| RD1-score08-2=1

| RD1-score08-agg=5

| RD1-team09={{fbaicon|DEN}} AGF

| RD1-score09-1=0

| RD1-score09-2=2

| RD1-score09-agg=2

| RD1-team10={{fbaicon|FRA|1830}} Reims

| RD1-score10-1=2

| RD1-score10-2=2

| RD1-score10-agg=4

| RD1-team11={{fbaicon|HUN|1949}} Vörös Lobogó

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=4

| RD1-score11-agg=10

| RD1-team12={{fbaicon|BEL}} Anderlecht

| RD1-score12-1=3

| RD1-score12-2=1

| RD1-score12-agg=4

| RD1-team13={{fbaicon|SWE}} Djurgården

| RD1-score13-1=0

| RD1-score13-2=4

| RD1-score13-agg=4

| RD1-team14={{fbaicon|POL|1928}} Gwardia Warsaw

| RD1-score14-1=0

| RD1-score14-2=1

| RD1-score14-agg=1

| RD1-team15={{fbaicon|FRG}} Rot-Weiss Essen

| RD1-score15-1=0

| RD1-score15-2=1

| RD1-score15-agg=1

| RD1-team16={{fbaicon|SCO}} Hibernian

| RD1-score16-1=4

| RD1-score16-2=1

| RD1-score16-agg=5

| RD2-team01={{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Real Madrid

| RD2-score01-1=4

| RD2-score01-2=0

| RD2-score01-agg=4

| RD2-team02={{fbaicon|YUG}} Partizan

| RD2-score02-1=0

| RD2-score02-2=3

| RD2-score02-agg=3

| RD2-team03={{fbaicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

| RD2-score03-1=1

| RD2-score03-2=2

| RD2-score03-agg=3

| RD2-team04={{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan

| RD2-score04-1=1

| RD2-score04-2=7

| RD2-score04-agg=8

| RD2-team05={{fbaicon|FRA|1830}} Reims

| RD2-score05-1=4

| RD2-score05-2=4

| RD2-score05-agg=8

| RD2-team06={{fbaicon|HUN|1949}} Vörös Lobogó

| RD2-score06-1=2

| RD2-score06-2=4

| RD2-score06-agg=6

| RD2-team07={{fbaicon|SWE}} Djurgården

| RD2-score07-1=1

| RD2-score07-2=0

| RD2-score07-agg=1

| RD2-team08={{fbaicon|SCO}} Hibernian

| RD2-score08-1=3

| RD2-score08-2=1

| RD2-score08-agg=4

| RD3-team01={{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Real Madrid

| RD3-score01-1=4

| RD3-score01-2=1

| RD3-score01-agg=5

| RD3-team02={{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan

| RD3-score02-1=2

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-score02-agg=4

| RD3-team03={{fbaicon|FRA|1830}} Reims

| RD3-score03-1=2

| RD3-score03-2=1

| RD3-score03-agg=3

| RD3-team04={{fbaicon|SCO}} Hibernian

| RD3-score04-1=0

| RD3-score04-2=0

| RD3-score04-agg=0

| RD4-team01={{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Real Madrid

| RD4-score01=4

| RD4-team02={{fbaicon|FRA|1830}} Reims

| RD4-score02=3

}}

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{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=49.246389 |long= 4.025 |label=Reims|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |Europe |lat=50.833333 |long= 4.333333 |label=Anderlecht |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=44.8162 |long=20.4816 |label=Partizan}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=47.471944 |long=19.050278 |label=Vörös Lobogó}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=46.2 |long= 6.15 |label=Servette}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=55.961667 |long=-3.165556 |label=Hibernian}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=38.752678 |long=-9.184681 |label=Sporting}}

{{location map~ |Europe |lat=59.34535 |long=18.079044 |label=Djurgården}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=51.273 |long= 7.047 |label=R. W. Essen|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=52.23 |long=21.010833 |label=Gwardia}}

{{location map~ |Europe |lat=56.131944 |long=10.196389 |label=AGF|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=48.197778 |long=16.265278 |label=Rapid|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=51.441664 |long= 5.467563 |label=PSV|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=45.47808 |long= 9.124 |label=Milan|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=49.140 |long= 7.00 |label=Saarbrücken|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=40.453053 |long=-3.688356 |label=Real Madrid|position=top}}

}}

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Sporting CP|POR|5–8|Partizan|YUG|3–3|2–5}}

{{TwoLegResult|Vörös Lobogó|HUN|var1=1949|10–4|Anderlecht|BEL|6–3|4–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Servette|SUI|0–7|Real Madrid|ESP|var2=1945|0–2|0–5}}

{{TwoLegResult|Rot-Weiss Essen|FRG|1–5|Hibernian|SCO|0–4|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Djurgården|SWE|4–1|Gwardia Warsaw|POL|var2=1928|0–0|4–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|AGF|DEN|2–4|Reims|FRA|var2=1830|0–2|2–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Rapid Wien|AUT|6–2|PSV Eindhoven|NED|6–1|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Milan|ITA|7–5|Saarbrücken|SAA|3–4|4–1}}

{{end}}

{{clear}}

{{football box

| id = Sporting v Partizan

| date = 4 September 1955

| time = 18:00 CET

| team1 = Sporting CP {{fbaicon|POR}}

| score = 3–3

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61150--sporting-cp-vs-partizan/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|YUG}} Partizan

| goals1 = Martins {{goal|14||78}}
Quim {{goal|65}}

| goals2 = M. Milutinović {{goal|45||50}}
Bobek {{goal|73}}

| stadium = Estádio Nacional, Lisbon

| attendance = 30,000

| referee = Dean Harzic (France)

}}

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{{football box

| id = Vörös v Anderlecht

| date = 7 September 1955

| time = 20:00 CET

| team1 = Vörös Lobogó {{fbaicon|HUN|1949}}

| score = 6–3

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61152--mtk-vs-anderlecht/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|BEL}} Anderlecht

| goals1 = I. Szimcsák {{goal|8}}
Palotás {{goal|25||59||80}}
Hidegkuti {{goal|28}}
Sándor {{goal|83}}

| goals2 = Vanderwilt {{goal|7}}
Van den Bosch {{goal|39||79}}

| stadium = Népstadion, Budapest

| attendance = 35,000

| referee = Friedrich Mayer (Austria)

}}

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{{football box

| id = Servette v Real

| date = 8 September 1955

| time = 16:45 CET

| team1 = Servette {{fbaicon|SUI}}

| score = 0–2

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61154--servette-vs-real-madrid/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Real Madrid

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Muñoz {{goal|74}}
Rial {{goal|89}}

| stadium = Charmilles Stadium, Geneva

| attendance = 7,000

| referee = Robert Sautelle (France)

}}

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{{football box

| id = Essen v Hibernian

| date = 14 September 1955

| time = 20:00 CET

| team1 = Rot-Weiss Essen {{fbaicon|FRG}}

| score = 0–4

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61156--essen-vs-hibernian/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|SCO}} Hibernian

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Turnbull {{goal|35||53}}
L. Reilly {{goal|44}}
Ormond {{goal|81}}

| stadium = Georg-Melches-Stadion, Essen

| attendance = 5,000

| referee = Johann Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

}}

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{{football box

| id = Djurgården v Gwardia

| date = 20 September 1955

| time = 20:00 CET

| team1 = Djurgården {{fbaicon|SWE}}

| score = 0–0

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61158--djurgarden-vs-gwardia/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|POL|1928}} Gwardia Warsaw

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm

| attendance = 3,574

| referee = Jarl Hansen (Denmark)

}}

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{{football box

| id = Rapid v PSV

| date = 21 September 1955

| time = 16:00 CET

| team1 = Rapid Wien {{fbaicon|AUT}}

| score = 6–1

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61162--rapid-wien-vs-psv/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven

| goals1 = A. Körner {{goal|12||62||82}}
Mehsarosch {{goal|55}}
Hanappi {{goal|56}}
Probst {{goal|60}}

| goals2 = Fransen {{goal|18}}

| stadium = Pfarrwiese, Vienna

| attendance = 10,000

| referee = Emil Schmetzer (West Germany)

}}

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{{football box

| id = AGF v Reims

| date = 21 September 1955

| time = 20:00 CET

| team1 = AGF {{fbaicon|DEN}}

| score = 0–2

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61160--agf-vs-reims/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|FRA|1830}} Reims

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Glovacki {{goal|7||72}}

| stadium = Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

| attendance = 18,000

| referee = Klaas Schipper (Netherlands)

}}

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{{football box

| id = Milan v Saarbrücken

| date = 1 November 1955

| time = 20:00 CET

| team1 = Milan {{fbaicon|ITA}}

| score = 3–4

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61164--milan-vs-saarbrucken/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|SAA}} Saarbrücken

| goals1 = Frignani {{goal|15}}
Schiaffino {{goal|33}}
Dal Monte {{goal|37}}

| goals2 = Krieger {{goal|5}}
Philippi {{goal|43}}
Schirra {{goal|67}}
Martin {{goal|69}}

| stadium = San Siro, Milan

| attendance = 18,000

| referee = Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

}}

{{football box

| id = Partizan v Sporting

| date = 12 October 1955

| time = 15:00 CET

| team1 = Partizan {{fbaicon|YUG}}

| score = 5–2

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61151--partizan-vs-sporting-cp/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|POR}} Sporting CP

| goals1 = M. Milutinović {{goal|15||29||64||74}}
Jocić {{goal|88}}

| goals2 = Brandão {{goal|49||77}}

| stadium = Stadion JNA, Belgrade

| attendance = 15,000

| referee = György Dankó (Hungary)

}}

Partizan won 8–5 on aggregate.

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{{football box

| id = Real v Servette

| date = 12 October 1955

| time = 16:30 CET

| team1 = Real Madrid {{fbaicon|ESP|1945}}

| score = 5–0

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61155--real-madrid-vs-servette/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|SUI}} Servette

| goals1 = Di Stéfano {{goal|29||61}}
Joseíto {{goal|44}}
Rial {{goal|46}}
Molowny {{goal|54}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

| attendance = 40,318

| referee = Riccardo Pieri (Italy)

}}

Real Madrid won 7–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

| id = Gwardia v Djurgården

| date = 12 October 1955

| time = 20:00 CET

| team1 = Gwardia Warsaw {{fbaicon|POL|1928}}

| score = 1–4

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61159--gwardia-vs-djurgarden/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|SWE}} Djurgården

| goals1 = Baszkiewicz {{goal|14}}

| goals2 = Eriksson {{goal|5||17||22}}
Sandberg {{goal|29}}

| stadium = Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Dean Harzic (France)

}}

Djurgården won 4–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

| id = Hibernian v Essen

| date = 12 October 1955

| time = 20:15 CET

| team1 = Hibernian {{fbaicon|SCO}}

| score = 1–1

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61157--hibernian-vs-essen/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|FRG}} Rot-Weiss Essen

| goals1 = Buchanan {{goal|5}}

| goals2 = Abromeit {{goal|47}}

| stadium = Easter Road, Edinburgh

| attendance = 30,000

| referee = Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

}}

Hibernian won 5–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

| id = Anderlecht v Vörös

| date = 19 October 1955

| time = 20:00 CET

| team1 = Anderlecht {{fbaicon|BEL}}

| score = 1–4

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61153--anderlecht-vs-mtk/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|HUN|1949}} Vörös Lobogó

| goals1 = Van den Bosch {{goal|38}}

| goals2 = Hidegkuti {{goal|25}}
Lantos {{goal|78}}
Palotás {{goal|85}}
Kovács I {{goal|86}}

| stadium = Émile Versé Stadium, Anderlecht

| attendance = 33,000

| referee = Johan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

}}

Vörös Lobogó won 10–4 on aggregate.

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{{football box

| id = Reims v AGF

| date = 26 October 1955

| time = 20:00 CET

| team1 = Reims {{fbaicon|FRA|1830}}

| score = 2–2

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61161--reims-vs-agf/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|DEN}} AGF

| goals1 = Glovacki {{goal|47}}
Bliard {{goal|60}}

| goals2 = Jensen {{goal|77}}
Bjerregaard {{goal|83}}

| stadium = Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims

| attendance = 5,845

| referee = Alfred Bond (England)

}}

Reims won 4–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

| id = PSV v Rapid

| date = 1 November 1955

| time = 14:15 CET

| team1 = PSV Eindhoven {{fbaicon|NED}}

| score = 1–0

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61163--psv-vs-rapid-wien/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

| goals1 = Fransen {{goal|9}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Philips Sportpark, Eindhoven

| attendance = 8,000

| referee = Aloïs Smidts (Belgium)

}}

Rapid Wien won 6–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

| id = Saarbrücken v Milan

| date = 23 November 1955

| time = 14:15 CET

| team1 = Saarbrücken {{fbaicon|SAA}}

| score = 1–4

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61165--saarbrucken-vs-milan/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan

| goals1 = Binkert {{goal|32}}

| goals2 = Valli {{goal|8||77}}
Puff {{goal|75|o.g.}}
Beraldo {{goal|86}}

| stadium = Ludwigspark, Saarbrücken

| attendance = 15,000

| referee = Klaas Schipper (Netherlands)

}}

Milan won 7–5 on aggregate.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Djurgården|SWE|1–4|Hibernian|SCO|1–3|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Reims|FRA|var1=1830|8–6|Vörös Lobogó|HUN|var2=1949|4–2|4–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Real Madrid|ESP|var1=1945|4–3|Partizan|YUG|var2=1945|4–0|0–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Rapid Wien|AUT|3–8|Milan|ITA|1–1|2–7}}

{{end}}

{{football box

| id = Djurgården v Hibernian

| date = 23 November 1955

| time = 21:00 CET

| team1 = Djurgården {{fbaicon|SWE}}

| score = 1–3

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61166--djurgarden-vs-hibernian/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|SCO}} Hibernian

| goals1 = Eklund {{goal|1}}

| goals2 = Combe {{goal|18}}
L. Reilly {{goal|49}}
Olsson {{goal|86|o.g.}}

| stadium = Firhill Park, Glasgow{{efn|Match switched to Glasgow due to a frozen pitch in Sweden.{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0043/page02.shtml |title=Hibernian reach the first European Cup semi-finals 1956 |date=November 2005 |work=A Sporting Nation: Rock 'n' Roll Era 1950–1959 |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 April 2010}}}}

| attendance = 21,962

| referee = Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

}}

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{{football box

| id = Reims v Vörös

| date = 14 December 1955

| time = 20:00 CET

| team1 = Reims {{fbaicon|FRA|1830}}

| score = 4–2

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61168--reims-vs-mtk/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|HUN|1949}} Vörös Lobogó

| goals1 = Glovacki {{goal|14}}
Leblond {{goal|33||57}}
Bliard {{goal|42}}

| goals2 = Szolnok {{goal|34}}
Lantos {{goal|77|pen.}}

| stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris

| attendance = 36,088

| referee = Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

}}

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{{football box

| id = Real v Partizan

| date = 25 December 1955

| time = 15:45 CET

| team1 = Real Madrid {{fbaicon|ESP|1945}}

| score = 4–0

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61170--real-madrid-vs-partizan/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|YUG}} Partizan

| goals1 = Castaño {{goal|12||23}}
Gento {{goal|36}}
Di Stéfano {{goal|70}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

| attendance = 105,532

| referee = Dean Harzic (France)

}}

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{{football box

| id = Rapid v Milan

| date = 18 January 1956

| time = 14:15 CET

| team1 = Rapid Wien {{fbaicon|AUT}}

| score = 1–1

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61172--rapid-wien-vs-milan/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan

| goals1 = R. Körner {{goal|26|pen.}}

| goals2 = Nordahl {{goal|20}}

| stadium = Pfarrwiese, Vienna

| attendance = 18,000

| referee = Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)

}}

Note – differences in information: RSSSF website indicates that the goal scored on 26th minute was scored by Robert Körner, while UEFA website indicates that it was scored by his younger brother Alfred Körner.

{{football box

| id = Hibernian v Djurgården

| date = 28 November 1955

| time = 20:30 CET

| team1 = Hibernian {{fbaicon|SCO}}

| score = 1–0

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61167--hibernian-vs-djurgarden/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|SWE}} Djurgården

| goals1 = Turnbull {{goal|70|pen.}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Easter Road, Edinburgh

| attendance = 31,346

| referee = Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

}}

Hibernian won 4–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

| id = Vörös v Reims

| date = 28 December 1955

| time = 20:00 CET

| team1 = Vörös Lobogó {{fbaicon|HUN|1949}}

| score = 4–4

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61169--mtk-vs-reims/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|FRA|1830}} Reims

| goals1 = Lantos {{goal|11|pen.|74|pen.}}
Palotás {{goal|53||82}}

| goals2 = Glovacki {{goal|6}}
Bliard {{goal|20||44}}
Templin {{goal|52}}

| stadium = Népstadion, Budapest

| attendance = 35,000

| referee = John Husband (England)

}}

Reims won 8–6 on aggregate.

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{{football box

| id = Partizan v Real

| date = 29 January 1956

| time = 15:00 CET

| team1 = Partizan {{fbaicon|YUG}}

| score = 3–0

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61171--partizan-vs-real-madrid/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Real Madrid

| goals1 = Milutinović {{goal|24||87}}
Mihajlović {{goal|46}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stadion JNA, Belgrade

| attendance = 40,000

| referee = Josef Gulde (Switzerland)

}}

Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.

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{{football box

| id = Milan v Rapid

| date = 12 February 1956

| time = 15:00 CET

| team1 = Milan {{fbaicon|ITA}}

| score = 7–2

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61173--milan-vs-rapid-wien/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

| goals1 = Mariani {{goal|15}}
Nordahl {{goal|23||50}}
Ricagni {{goal|26||63}}
Frignani {{goal|56}}
Schiaffino {{goal|75}}

| goals2 = Golobic {{goal|35}}
Dienst {{goal|59}}

| stadium = San Siro, Milan

| attendance = 35,000

| referee = Leo Horn (Netherlands)

}}

Milan won 8–3 on aggregate.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Reims|FRA|var1=1830|3–0|Hibernian|SCO|2–0|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Real Madrid|ESP|var1=1945|5–4|Milan|ITA|4–2|1–2}}

{{end}}

{{football box

| id = Reims v Hibernian

| date = 4 April 1956

| time = 20:00 CET

| team1 = Reims {{fbaicon|FRA|1830}}

| score = 2–0

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61174--reims-vs-hibernian/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|SCO}} Hibernian

| goals1 = Leblond {{goal|67}}
Bliard {{goal|89}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris

| attendance = 35,486

| referee = Manuel Asensi Martín (Spain)

}}

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{{football box

| id = Real v Milan

| date = 19 April 1956

| time = 16:30 CET

| team1 = Real Madrid {{fbaicon|ESP|1945}}

| score = 4–2

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61176--real-madrid-vs-milan/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan

| goals1 = Rial {{goal|6}}
Joseíto {{goal|25}}
Olsen {{goal|40}}
Di Stéfano {{goal|62}}

| goals2 = Nordahl {{goal|9}}
Schiaffino {{goal|30}}

| stadium = Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

| attendance = 129,690

| referee = Dean Harzic (France)

}}

{{football box

| id = Hibernian v Reims

| date = 18 April 1956

| time = 20:30 CET

| team1 = Hibernian {{fbaicon|SCO}}

| score = 0–1

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61175--hibernian-vs-reims/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|FRA|1830}} Reims

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Glovacki {{goal|57}}

| stadium = Easter Road, Edinburgh

| attendance = 44,941

| referee = Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

}}

Reims won 3–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

| id = Milan v Real

| date = 1 May 1956

| time = 15:00 CET

| team1 = Milan {{fbaicon|ITA}}

| score = 2–1

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61177--milan-vs-real-madrid/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Real Madrid

| goals1 = Dal Monte {{goal|69|pen.|86|pen.}}

| goals2 = Joseíto {{goal|65}}

| stadium = San Siro, Milan

| attendance = 30,000

| referee = Erich Steiner (Austria)

}}

Real Madrid won 5–4 on aggregate.

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{{football box

| date = 13 June 1956

| time = 20:30 CET

| team1 = Real Madrid {{fbaicon|ESP|1945}}

| score = 4–3

| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61178--real-madrid-vs-reims/ Report]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|FRA|1830}} Reims

| goals1 = Di Stéfano {{goal|14}}
Rial {{goal|30||79}}
Marquitos {{goal|67}}

| goals2 = Leblond {{goal|6}}
Templin {{goal|10}}
Hidalgo {{goal|62}}

| stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris

| attendance = 38,239

| referee = Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

}}

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{{reflist}}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110924091727/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1955/index.html 1955–56 season at UEFA website]
• [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1955/matches/ 1955–56 All matches – season at UEFA website]
• All scorers 1955–56 European Cup according to [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1955/matches/ protocols UEFA]
• [https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ecomp.html European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]
• {{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/240459.pdf |title=50 years of the European Cup |publisher=UEFA |access-date=17 July 2008 |date=October 2004}}
• [https://archive.today/20120708053921/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=1955/intro.html 1955-56 European Cup] – results and line-ups (archive)

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