1956–57 Red Star Belgrade season

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)

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.

Season summary

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

Squad

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

Yugoslav First League

Main article: 1956–57 Yugoslav First League
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

Main article: 1956–57 Yugoslav Cup
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

Main article: 1956 Mitropa Cup
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

Main article: 1956–57 European Cup

First round

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

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)
24 February 1957 CDNA Sofia 2–1 Red Star Belgrade Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Bozhkov 22' (pen.)
Panayotov 39'		 Report Tasić 29' (pen.) Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union)

Semi-finals

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

References

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