| Club: | FC Dinamo București |
| Season: | 1956 |
| Manager: | Angelo Niculescu |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| League: | Divizia A |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| Cup1: | Romanian Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Last 16 |
| Cup2: | European Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | 1st Round |
| League Topscorer: | Alexandru Ene (17) |
| Prevseason: | 1955 |
| Nextseason: | 1957–58 |
The 1956 season was Dinamo București's eighth season in Divizia A. As Romanian champions, Dinamo plays in the European Cup, becoming the first Romanian team to participate in this competition. In Divizia A, Dinamo ends second place, four points behind the champions. Alexandru Ene is also second in the goalscorer's hierarchy, with 17 goals.
| Divizia A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| 1 | 18 March 1956 | Dinamo Bacău | A | 1-0 |
| 2 | 24 March 1956 | Dinamo Oraşul Stalin | H | 2-1 |
| 3 | 3 May 1956 | Ştiinţa Cluj | A | 2-2 |
| 4 | 8 April 1956 | Progresul București | A | 3-1 |
| 5 | 11 April 1956 | CCA București | H | 0-4 |
| 6 | 29 April 1956 | Flacăra Petroşani | H | 0-0 |
| 7 | 6 May 1956 | Progresul ICO Oradea | A | 0-1 |
| 8 | 13 May 1956 | Locomotiva București | A | 3-2 |
| 9 | 23 May 1956 | Locomotiva Timişoara | H | 1-0 |
| 11 | 3 June 1956 | Ştiinţa Timişoara | A | 1-3 |
| 12 | 7 June 1956 | Flamura Roşie Arad | H | 3-2 |
| 13 | 21 June 1956 | Energia Flacăra Ploieşti | H | 2-1 |
| 14 | 12 August 1956 | Dinamo Bacău | H | 2-1 |
| 15 | 11 October 1956 | Dinamo Oraşul Stalin | A | 0-1 |
| 16 | 25 October 1956 | Ştiinţa Cluj | H | 8-0 |
| 17 | 30 August 1956 | Progresul București | H | 2-3 |
| 18 | 16 September 1956 | CCA București | A | 4-3 |
| 19 | 1 November 1956 | Energia Minerul Petroşani | A | 0-0 |
| 20 | 8 November 1956 | Progresul ICO Oradea | H | 3-0 |
| 21 | 7 October 1956 | Locomotiva București | H | 2-3 |
| 22 | 14 October 1956 | Locomotiva Timişoara | A | 0-1 |
| 24 | 28 October 1956 | Ştiinţa Timişoara | H | 4-1 |
| 25 | 4 November 1956 | Flamura Roşie Arad | A | 2-3 |
| 26 | 18 November 1956 | Energia Flacăra Ploieşti | A | 3-1 |
| Cupa României | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| Last 32 | 13 September 1956 | Energia Flacăra Ploieşti | A | 5–1 |
| Last 16 | 15 November 1956 | Steagul Roşu Oraşul Stalin | A | 3–4 |
On August 26, 1956, Dinamo plays their first European game. In the preliminary round, Dinamo meets Galatasaray Istanbul. The first match takes place in Bucharest, on 23 August stadium, in front of 85.000 spectators. Dinamo wins 3–1 and then they move forward after a 1–2 loss in Istanbul. In the first round, Dinamo is eliminated by CDNA Sofia.
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Preliminary round – second legDinamo București won 4–3 on aggregate.----First round – first leg
First round – second legCDNA Sofia won 10–4 on aggregate
Before the season start, Iuliu Uţu is brought from Stiinta Timişoara, for Petre Curcan. Carol Bartha is transferred to Progresul Oradea. Vasile Anghel and Ion Nunweiller are promoted from the junior team.