1956–57 Red Star Belgrade season

During the 1956–57 season, Red Star Belgrade participated in the 1956–57 Yugoslav First League,[1] 1956–57 Yugoslav Cup, 1956 Mitropa Cup and 1956–57 European Cup.

Red Star Belgrade
1956–57 season
ChairmanDragoje Đurić
(until 18 September)

Dušan Blagojević
(from 24 September)
ManagerMilovan Ćirić
Yugoslav First League1st
Yugoslav CupQuarter-finals
Mitropa CupQuarter-finals
European CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Bora Kostić (27)
All: Bora Kostić (36)

Season summary

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Red Star participated in the European Cup for the first time and were eliminated by Fiorentina in the semi-finals.[2][3]

Squad

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Name Yugoslav First League Yugoslav Cup Mitropa Cup European Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
  Vladimir Beara 17 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 25 0
  Srboljub Krivokuća 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 0
Defenders
  Ljubiša Spajić 23 0 2 0 2 0 6 0 33 0
  Miljan Zeković 22 0 2 0 2 0 6 0 32 0
  Branko Stanković 18 0 2 1 2 0 4 0 26 1
  Branko Nešović 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
  Novak Tomić 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
  Vladimir Durković 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Midfielders
  Lazar Tasić 25 2 3 0 2 0 6 1 36 3
  Dragoslav Šekularac 23 4 3 1 2 0 6 0 34 5
  Vladica Popović 25 1 3 0 1 0 5 1 34 2
  Rajko Mitić 21 4 2 0 2 0 6 0 31 4
  Jovan Cokić 6 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 10 4
  Stevan Veselinov 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
  Nikola Stipić 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  Momčilo Ilić 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
  Bora Kostić 24 27 3 1 2 3 6 5 35 36
  Antun Rudinski 24 12 3 2 2 0 6 1 35 15
  Ivan Toplak 12 6 1 1 2 1 5 2 20 10
  Ivan Popović 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 7
  Predrag Marković 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0

Results

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Yugoslav First League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Red Star Belgrade (C) 26 17 5 4 66 23 2.870 39 Qualification for European Cup preliminary round
2 Vojvodina 26 16 3 7 64 38 1.684 35
3 Hajduk Split 26 12 6 8 45 31 1.452 30
4 Partizan 26 10 6 10 51 45 1.133 26
5 Dinamo Zagreb 26 10 6 10 51 51 1.000 26
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal average
(C) Champions
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
5 August 1956 Radnički Beograd H 3–1 Kostić, Toplak, V. Popović
12 August 1956 Lokomotiva A 0–1
19 August 1956 Sarajevo H 2–0 Kostić, Šekularac
22 August 1956 Spartak Subotica H 1–0 I. Popović
26 August 1956 Zagreb A 7–2 Kostić (6), I. Popović
2 September 1956 Vojvodina H 4–0 I. Popović, Tasić (pen.), Rudinski, Kostić
23 September 1956 BSK Beograd A 4–1 Kostić (2), Rudinski, Šekularac
6 October 1956 Hajduk Split H 3–0 Kostić, Rudinski, Mitić
10 October 1956 Velež A 2–0 Kostić, Rudinski
14 October 1956 Partizan H 2–0 Tasić (pen.), Rudinski
17 October 1956 Budućnost A 2–2 I. Popović, Rudinski
21 October 1956 Dinamo Zagreb H 1–0 Toplak
28 October 1956 Vardar A 2–0 I. Popović, Toplak
3 March 1957 Radnički Beograd A 1–1 Toplak
10 March 1957 Lokomotiva H 0–1
20 March 1957 Sarajevo A 4–0 Toplak (2), Kostić, Rudinski
24 March 1957 Spartak Subotica A 1–1 Kostić
31 March 1957 Zagreb H 6–0 Rudinski (3), Kostić (2), Cokić
7 April 1957 Vojvodina A 2–1 Rudinski, I. Popović
14 April 1957 BSK Beograd H 2–0 Kostić (2)
21 April 1957 Hajduk Split A 2–2 Cokić, Šekularac
29 May 1957 Velež H 6–1 Durković, Kostić (2), Mitić (2), Šekularac
2 June 1957 Partizan A 0–1
6 June 1957 Dinamo Zagreb A 2–3 Kostić, Mitić
9 June 1957 Budućnost H 5–3 Rudinski, I. Popović, Kostić (3)
23 June 1957 Vardar H 2–2 Kostić (2)

Yugoslav Cup

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Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
15 August 1956 Borac Čačak A 3–1 Stanković, Šekularac, Rudinski
27 March 1957 Lokomotiva H 3–0 Rudinski (pen.), Toplak, Kostić
10 April 1957 Partizan A 2–4 Cokić (2)

Mitropa Cup

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Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
24 June 1956 Vörös Lobogó H 1–1 Kostić
1 July 1956 Vörös Lobogó A 3–5 Toplak, Kostić (2)

European Cup

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First round

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3 November 1956 Rapid JC   3–4   Red Star Belgrade Sportpark Kaalheide, Kerkrade
Janssen   8'
Bisschops   78'
Tasić   81' (o.g.)
Report Kostić   4', 75'
Toplak   42'
Rudinski   82'
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium)
8 November 1956 Red Star Belgrade   2–0   Rapid JC JNA Stadium, Belgrade
Toplak   32'
Kostić   84'
Report Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Rudolf Roman (Austria)

Quarter-finals

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17 February 1957 Red Star Belgrade   3–1   CDNA Sofia Avala Stadium, Belgrade
Kostić   6', 25'
Popović   53'
Report Yanev   88' Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Riccardo Pieri (Italy)

Semi-finals

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3 April 1957 Red Star Belgrade   0–1   Fiorentina JNA Stadium, Belgrade
Report Prini   88' Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium)
18 April 1957 Fiorentina   0–0   Red Star Belgrade Stadio Comunale, Florence
Report Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Klaas Schipper (Netherlands)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Champions 1957". crvenazvezdafk.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Crvena zvezda-Fiorentina". uefa.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Fiorentina-Crvena zvezda". uefa.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.