European Cup in 1956-57

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 second time by Real Madrid, who beat Fiorentina 2–0 in the final at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, on 30 May 1957.

Result details:

Round 1
First Leg
Date	Home		Score	Away
17-10-1956		Manchester United	3-2		B. Dortmund
17-10-1956		CDNA Sofia	8-1		D. Bucurest
24-10-1956		Rangers	2-1		Nice
24-10-1956		S. Bratislava	1-0		Grasshopper
01-11-1956		Real Madrid	4-2		Rapid Wien
03-11-1956		Rapid JC	3-4		Red Star Belgrade
21-11-1956		Fiorentina	1-1		Norrkoping
22-11-1956		Athletic Bilbao	3-2		Budapest H.
Second Leg
08-11-1956		Red Star Belgrade	2-0		Rapid JC
14-11-1956		Rapid Wien	3-1		Real Madrid
14-11-1956		Nice	2-1		Rangers
21-11-1956		B. Dortmund	0-0		Manchester United
28-11-1956		Norrkoping	0-1		Fiorentina
12-12-1956		Grasshopper	2-0		S. Bratislava
20-12-1956		Budapest H.	3-3		Athletic Bilbao
30-12-1956		D. Bucurest	3-2		CDNA Sofia
Nice drew 3–3 with Rangers on aggregate. Play-off
28-11-1956		Nice	3-1		Rangers
Real Madrid drew 5–5 with Rapid Wienna on aggregate. Play-off
13-12-1956		Real Madrid	2-0		Rapid Wien

The ends Round 1

Quarter Finals
First Leg
Date	Home		Score	Away
16-01-1957		Athletic Bilbao	5-3		Manchester United
06-02-1957		Fiorentina	3-1		Grasshopper
14-02-1957		Real Madrid	3-0		Nice
17-02-1957		Red Star Belgrade	3-1		CDNA Sofia
Second Leg
06-02-1957		Manchester United	3-0		Athletic Bilbao
24-02-1957		CDNA Sofia	2-1		Red Star Belgrade
27-02-1957		Grasshopper	2-2		Fiorentina
14-03-1957		Nice	2-3		Real Madrid
Semi Finals
Date	Home		Score	Away
First Leg
03-04-1957		Red Star Belgrade	0-1		Fiorentina
11-04-1957		Real Madrid	3-1		Manchester United
Second Leg
18-04-1957		Fiorentina	0-0		Red Star Belgrade
25-04-1957		Manchester United	2-2		Real Madrid
Final
13-06-1956		Real Madrid	2-0		Fiorentina

Top Scores in this tournament 1956-57:
1. Dennis Viollet - Manchester - England (9 goals)
2. Tommy Taylor - Manchester - England (8 goals)
3. Alfredo di Stéfano - Real Madrid - Spain (7 goals)