1955–56 European Cup

The 1955–56 European Cup was the first season of the European Cup, EFU premier club football tournament. The tournament was won by Milan, who defeated Budapest Honvéd 3-1 in the final at Parc des Princes, Paris, on 13 June 1956.

This was also the only EFU tournament to include a representative of Saarland, unified into West Germany in 1957.

The first round pairings were fixed by the organisers and not drawn as would be the case for all future European Cup matches.

First Round

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