| Season | 1956 |
|---|---|
| Manager | Helmut Schön Max Merkel |
| Home stadium | Ludwigsparkstadion Stadion Kieselhumes |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Goals scored | 3 (1 per match) |
| Goals against | 4 |
| Top goalscorer | Karl Ringel Gerhard Siedl Heinz Vollmar (1 each) |
| Most caps | 4 players (3 each) |
| Players | 21 |
| Goalscorers | 3 |
| Debutants | 8 |
| Highest scoring | Netherlands 3–2 Saarland (6 June) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 2 (1 May – 3 June) |
| Longest winless run | 3 (1 May – 6 June) |
| Longest losing run | 1 (6 June) |
| Highest attendance | 20,000 Saarland 1–1 Switzerland (1 May) |
| Lowest attendance | 12,000 Saarland 0–0 Portugal (3 June) |
| Average attendance | 16,000 |
| ← 1955 | |
This article summarises the Saarland national football team in 1956; the last year of the Saarland national team following the 1955 Saar Statute referendum. Saarland played three friendly matches in 1956, drawing two and losing one.
Matches
Saar
v 
Switzerland
| 1 May International Friendly | Saar | 1–1 | Switzerland | Saarbrücken, Germany |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands) |
57' v 
Portugal
| 3 June International Friendly | Saar | 0–0 | Portugal | Saarbrücken, Germany |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Kieselhumes Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Gérard Versyp (Belgium) |
v Saar
| 6 June International Friendly | Netherlands | 3–2 | Saar | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 19:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary) |
Player statistics
| Pos. | Player | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Horst Borcherding | 2 | 0 |
| GK | Hans Neuerburg | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Albert Keck | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Gerd Lauck | 3 | 0 |
| DF | Peter Momber | 0+1 | 0 |
| DF | Waldemar Philippi | 3 | 0 |
| DF | Werner Prauss | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Theodor Puff | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Kurt Clemens | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Fritz Altmeyer | 0+1 | 0 |
| FW | Herbert Binkert | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Manfred Ebert | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Günter Herrmann | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Dieter Honecker | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Peter Krieger | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Karl-Heinz Kunkel | 0+1 | 0 |
| FW | Herbert Martin | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Karl Ringel | 1+1 | 1 |
| FW | Gerhard Siedl | 2+1 | 1 |
| FW | Heinz Vollmar | 2 | 1 |
| FW | Ernst Zägel | 1 | 0 |
References
- "Saar vs Switzerland international football match report". eu-football.info.
- "Saar vs Portugal* international football match report". eu-football.info.
- "Netherlands vs Saar international football match report". eu-football.info.
- "Saarland (1956)". national-football-teams.com.
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