1956–57 European Cup

The 1956–57 European Cup was the second season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won for the first time by Red Star Belgrade, who beat Budapest Honvéd 2–1 in the final at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, on 30 May 1957.

Preliminary Round

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First Round
1 Stade de Reims beat Dukla Praha 2-0 to qualify for the quarters-finals
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Quarter-finals
2 CSKA Sofia beat Dinamo Bucarest 1-0 in a play-off to qualify for the semi-finals
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Semi-finals

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Topscorers
7 goals
 * 🇧🇷 Julinho (Fiorentina)

6 goals
 * 🇭🇺 Sandor Kocsis (Budapest Honvéd)

5 goals
 * 🇮🇹 Gastone Bean (Milan)
 * Bora Kostic (Red Star)

4 goals
 * 🇧🇬 Stefan Bozhkov (CSKA Sofia)
 * Josef Masopust (Dukla Praha)
 * Juan Alberto Schiaffino (Milan)
 * 🇷🇴 Ion Suru (Dinamo Bucarest)
 * 🇭🇺 Lajos Tichy (Budapest Honvéd)
 * 🇷🇴 Gheorge Voica (Dinamo Bucarest)