1956–57 Red Star Belgrade season

Red Star Belgrade

1956–57 season
Chairman	Dragoje Đurić (until 18 September) Dušan Blagojević (from 24 September)
Manager	Milovan Ćirić
Yugoslav First League	1st
Yugoslav Cup	Quarter-finals
Mitropa Cup	Quarter-finals
European Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: 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 v t e	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

Rapid JC v Red Star Belgrade

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)

Red Star Belgrade v Rapid JC

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

Red Star Belgrade v CDNA Sofia

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)

CDNA Sofia v Red Star Belgrade

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

Red Star Belgrade v Fiorentina

3 April 1957	Red Star Belgrade	0–1	Fiorentina	JNA Stadium, Belgrade
		Report	Prini 88'	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium)

Fiorentina v Red Star Belgrade

18 April 1957	Fiorentina	0–0	Red Star Belgrade	Stadio Comunale, Florence
		Report		Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Klaas Schipper (Netherlands)

See also

• List of Red Star Belgrade seasons

References

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.