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1956 Mitropa Cup
Tournament details
Dates24 June – 4 August 1956
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsHungary Vasas (1st title)
Runners-upAustria Rapid Wien
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored71 (4.44 per match)
1955 1957
International football competition

The 1956 Mitropa Cup was the 16th season of the Mitropa football club tournament. It was won by Vasas who beat Rapid Wien 9–2 in a play-off match, after the two-legged final ended 4–4 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Matches played between 24 June and 1 July 1956.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rapid Wien Austria 4–3 Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava 3–0 1–3
Wacker Wien Austria 2–2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 1–1 1–1
Red Star Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 4–6 Hungary Vörös Lobogó 1–1 3–5
Vasas Hungary 4–2 Czechoslovakia ÚDA Praha 2–0 2–2

Partizan beat Wacker Wien 4–0 in a play-off to qualify for the Semi-finals.

First leg

Rapid Wien Austria3 – 0Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava
R. Korner 65', 67'
Hanappi 71'
ViennaReferee: Sándor Harangozó [cs] (Hungary)
Red Star Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1 – 1Hungary Vörös Lobogó
Kostić 40' Report Sándor 35'
Stadion JNA, BelgradeAttendance: 50,000
Vasas Hungary2 – 0Czechoslovakia ÚDA Praha
Csordás 82'
Lenkei 84'
Report
Népstadion, BudapestAttendance: 50,000

Second leg

Slovan Bratislava Czechoslovakia3 – 1Austria Rapid Wien
Hlavatý [cs] 54', 81'
Kováč [cs] 60' (pen.)
Hanappi 80'
BratislavaReferee: István Zsolt (Hungary)

Rapid Wien won 4–3 on aggregate.


ÚDA Praha Czechoslovakia2 – 2Hungary Vasas
Masopust 33'
Přáda 65'
Report Csordás 13'
Lenkei 51'
Československé armády-Strahov, PragueAttendance: 45,000

Vasas won 4–2 on aggregate.


Vörös Lobogó Hungary5 – 3Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star
Tasić 2' (o.g.)
Spajić 38' (o.g.)
Hidegkuti 48'
Szolnok 64'
Palotás 66'
Report Toplak 26'
Kostić 44', ?'
Népstadion, BudapestAttendance: 65,000

Vörös Lobogó won 6–4 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Matches played between 7 and 14 July 1956.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rapid Wien Austria 7–6 Hungary Vörös Lobogó 3–3 4–3
Partizan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2–6 Hungary Vasas 1–0 1–6

First leg

Rapid Wien Austria3 – 3Hungary Vörös Lobogó
Körner 12', 46' (pen.), 60' Report Hidegkuti 61', 73'
Palotás 75'
Praterstadion, ViennaAttendance: 45,000
Partizan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1 – 0Hungary Vasas
Valok 20' Report
Stadion JNA, BelgradeAttendance: 40,000

Second leg

Vörös Lobogó Hungary3 – 4Austria Rapid Wien
Szolnok 29'
Palotás 48', 50'
Report Hanappi 10', 17'
Körner 20'
Mehsarosch 83'
Népstadion, BudapestAttendance: 80,000
Vasas Hungary6 – 1Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Szilágyi 3'
Csordás 9', 78', 88'
Bundzsák 38'
Lenkei 83'
Report Marković 31'
Népstadion, BudapestAttendance: 80,000

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rapid Wien Austria 4–4 Hungary Vasas 3–3 1–1

Vasas beat Rapid Wien 9–2 in a play-off to win the Mitropa Cup.

First leg

Rapid Wien Austria3 – 3Hungary Vasas
Körner 3', 14'
Mehsarosch 19'
Report Szilágyi 2'
Bundzsák 47'
Csordás 58'
Praterstadion, ViennaAttendance: 52,000

Second leg

Vasas Hungary1 – 1Austria Rapid Wien
Szilágyi 3' Report Bertalan 60'
Népstadion, BudapestAttendance: 100,000
Play-off
Vasas Hungary9 – 2Austria Rapid Wien
Csordás 21', 28'
Raduly 43', 80'
Szilágyi 47', 52', 56', 70'
Teleki 88'
Report Riegler 32', 85'
Népstadion, BudapestAttendance: 100,000

See also

References

  1. "Rapid Vídeň porazil Slovan Bratislava 3:0 (0:0)". Rudé právo (in Czech). Prague. 24 June 1956. p. 6. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. "Oba československé oddíly vyřazeny ze soutěže o Středoevropský pohár". Rudé právo (in Czech). Prague. 1 July 1956. p. 6. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

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