1956 Mitropa Cup

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.

1956 Mitropa Cup
Tournament details
Dates24 June – 4 August 1956
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Vasas (1st title)
Runners-up Rapid Wien
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored71 (4.44 per match)

Quarter-finals

Matches played between 24 June and 1 July 1956.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rapid Wien 4–3 Slovan Bratislava 3–0 1–3
Wacker Wien 2–21 Partizan 1–1 1–1
Red Star 4–6 Vörös Lobogó 1–1 3–5
Vasas 4–2 ÚDA Praha 2–0 2–2

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

First leg
Red Star 1 – 1 Vörös Lobogó
Kostić  40' Report Sándor  35'
Attendance: 50,000
Vasas 2 – 0 ÚDA Praha
Csordás  82'
Lenkei  84'		 Report
Attendance: 50,000

Second leg
ÚDA Praha 2 – 2 Vasas
Masopust  33'
Přáda  65'		 Report Csordás  13'
Lenkei  51'
Attendance: 45,000
Vörös Lobogó 5 – 3 Red Star
Tasić  2' (o.g.)
Spajić  38' (o.g.)
Hidegkuti  48'
Szolnok  64'
Palotás  66'		 Report Toplak  26'
Kostić  44', ?'
Attendance: 65,000

Semi-finals

Matches played between 7 and 14 July 1956.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rapid Wien 7–6 Vörös Lobogó 3–3 4–3
Partizan 2–6 Vasas 1–0 1–6

First leg
Rapid Wien 3 – 3 Vörös Lobogó
Körner  12', 46' (pen.), 60' Report Hidegkuti  61', 73'
Palotás  75'
Attendance: 45,000
Partizan 1 – 0 Vasas
Valok  20' Report
Attendance: 40,000

Second leg
Vörös Lobogó 3 – 4 Rapid Wien
Szolnok  29'
Palotás  48', 50'		 Report Hanappi  10', 17'
Körner  20'
Mehsarosch  83'
Attendance: 80,000
Vasas 6 – 1 Partizan
Szilágyi  3'
Csordás  9', 78', 88'
Bundzsák  38'
Lenkei  83'		 Report Marković  31'
Attendance: 80,000

Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rapid Wien 4–41 Vasas 3–3 1–1

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

First leg
Rapid Wien 3 – 3 Vasas
Körner  3', 14'
Mehsarosch  19'		 Report Szilágyi  2'
Bundzsák  47'
Csordás  58'
Attendance: 52,000

Second leg
Vasas 1 – 1 Rapid Wien
Szilágyi  3' Report Bertalan  60'
Attendance: 100,000
Play-off
Vasas 9 – 2 Rapid Wien
Csordás  21', 28'
Raduly  43', 80'
Szilágyi  47', 52', 56', 70'
Teleki  88'		 Report Riegler  32', 85'
Attendance: 100,000

See also
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