1956 Saarland national football team
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| season = 1956
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| manager = Helmut Schön
Max Merkel
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| home stadium = Ludwigsparkstadion
Stadion Kieselhumes
| matches = 3
| wins = 0
| draws = 2
| losses = 1
| total goals = 3
| goals against = 4
| top goalscorer = Karl Ringel
Gerhard Siedl
Heinz Vollmar
(1 each)
| most caps = 4 players (3 each)
| players = 21
| goalscorers = 3
| debutants = 8
| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| highest scoring = {{nowrap|Netherlands 3–2 Saarland}}
(6 June)
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten = 2 (1 May – 3 June)
| longest winless = 3 (1 May – 6 June)
| longest losses = 1 (6 June)
| highest attendance = 20,000
Saarland 1–1 Switzerland
(1 May)
| lowest attendance = 12,000
Saarland 0–0 Portugal
(3 June)
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This article summarises the Saarland national football team in 1956; the last year of the Saarland national team following the 1955 Saar Statute referendum. Saarland played three friendly matches in 1956, drawing two and losing one.
Matches
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| format = 1
| round = International Friendly
| date = 1 May
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SAA}}
| score = 1–1
| report = https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14677
| team2 = {{fb|SUI}}
| goals1 =
- Siedl {{goal|57}}
| goals2 =
- Riva {{goal|33}}
| stadium = Ludwigsparkstadion
| location = Saarbrücken, Germany
| attendance = 20,000{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14677|title=Saar vs Switzerland international football match report|website=eu-football.info}}
| referee = Leo Horn (Netherlands)
| result = D
}}
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| format = 1
| round = International Friendly
| date = 3 June
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SAA}}
| score = 0–0
| report = https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=24734
| team2 = {{fb|POR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stadion Kieselhumes
| location = Saarbrücken, Germany
| attendance = 12,000{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=24734|title=Saar vs Portugal* international football match report|website=eu-football.info}}
| referee = Gérard Versyp (Belgium)
| result = D
}}
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| format = 1
| round = International Friendly
| date = 6 June
| time = 19:00 UTC+1
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}}
| score = 3–2
| report = https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14693
| team2 = {{fb|SAA}}
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| stadium = Olympic Stadium
| location = Amsterdam, Netherlands
| attendance = 60,000{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14693|title=Netherlands vs Saar international football match report|website=eu-football.info}}
| referee = István Zsolt (Hungary)
| result = L
}}
Player statistics
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{{abbr|Pos.|Position}}
! {{abbr|Apps|Appearances}} ! Goals | |
---|---|
{{sort|1|GK}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Horst|Borcherding}} | 2 | 0 |
{{sort|1|GK}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Hans|Neuerburg}} | 1 | 0 |
{{sort|2|DF}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Albert|Keck}} | 2 | 0 |
{{sort|2|DF}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Gerd|Lauck}} | 3 | 0 |
{{sort|2|DF}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Peter|Momber}} | 0+1 | 0 |
{{sort|2|DF}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Waldemar|Philippi}} | 3 | 0 |
{{sort|2|DF}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Werner|Prauss}} | 1 | 0 |
{{sort|2|DF}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Theodor|Puff}} | 3 | 0 |
{{sort|3|MF}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Kurt|Clemens}} | 2 | 0 |
{{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Fritz|Altmeyer}} | 0+1 | 0 |
{{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Herbert|Binkert}} | 2 | 0 |
{{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Manfred|Ebert}} | 2 | 0 |
{{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Günter|Herrmann}} | 1 | 0 |
{{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Dieter|Honecker}} | 1 | 0 |
{{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Peter|Krieger}} | 2 | 0 |
{{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Karl-Heinz|Kunkel}} | 0+1 | 0 |
{{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Herbert|Martin}} | 2 | 0 |
{{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Karl|Ringel}} | 1+1 | 1 |
{{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Gerhard|Siedl}} | 2+1 | 1 |
{{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Heinz|Vollmar}} | 2 | 1 |
{{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Ernst|Zägel}} | 1 | 0 |