1955–56 Real Madrid CF season explained

Club:	Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
Season:	1955–56
League:	Primera Division
League Result:	3rd
Cup1:	Copa del Generalísimo
Cup1 Result:	Semi-finals
Cup2:	European Cup
Cup2 Result:	Winners
Chairman:	Santiago Bernabéu
Chrtitle:	President
Manager:	José Villalonga
Stadium:	Chamartín
League Topscorer:	Alfredo Di Stéfano (24)
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Prevseason:	1954–55
Nextseason:	1956–57

The 1955–56 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 53rd season in existence and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Summary

The season is best remembered thanks to the first ever European Cup won,^[1] defeating Raymond Kopa^[2] and Just Fontaine's Stade de Reims^[3] in an exciting Final with a 4–3 score.

The team reached the semi-finals^[4] of the Copa del Generalísimo (losing to Athletic Bilbao 3–4 on aggregate without Di Stéfano) and finished third in the league 10 points behind champions Bilbao with a record 81 goals scored.

Squad

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	From	Type
GK	Berasaluce	Deportivo Alaves	-
MF	Rubio	Murcia	-
DF	Arturo Seoane	Hercules	-
DF	Antonio Gonzalez		-
GK	Juan Visa		-
FW	Carlos Cela	RCD Espanyol	-

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
GK	Cosme	Cultural Leonesa	-
MF	Mario Duran	Real Oviedo	-
FW	Adolfo Atienza	Las Palmas	-
DF	Aurelio Campa	Las Palmas	-
DF	Felix Carrillo	CD Malaga	-
MF	Taranco	Extremadura	-
MF	Serrano		-
FW	Julio Cesar Britos		-