1956–57 AC Fiorentina season
Chairman | Enrico Befani | ||
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Manager | Fulvio Bernardini | ||
Stadium | Comunale | ||
Serie A | 2nd | ||
European Cup | Runners-up | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Montuori (14) All: Montuori (15) | ||
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During 1956–57 Associazione Calcio Fiorentina competed in Serie A and European Cup.
Summary
[edit]The club kept the majority of squad players and reached a decent 2nd place in Serie A just below Champions AC Milan.[1][2] Brazilian Forward Julinho delivered another superb season being crucial for the good pace of the team.[3] Argentinian Miguel Montuori finished as club topscorer for the first time.[4]
However, the season is best remembered by the first European Cup participation for the club,[5] which, clinched the 1957 European Cup Final[6] only to be defeated by Real Madrid by a 2-0 score.[7]
Squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
FW | Romano Taccola | ||
FW | Orlando Rozzoni | ||
FW | Silvio Parodi Ramos | ||
DF | Giacomo Del Gratta | ||
DF | Sergio Pini |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
DF | Giampiero Bartoli | ||
MF | Bruno Mazza |
Competitions
[edit]Serie A
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Milan (C) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 48 | Qualification to European Cup and for the Latin Cup |
2 | Fiorentina | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 42 | |
3 | Lazio | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 41 | |
4 | Udinese | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 36 | |
5 | Internazionale | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 35 |
(C) Champions
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1957-58 European Cup; = 1957–58 Serie B
Matches
[edit]16 September 1956 1 | Udinese | 2 – 5 | Fiorentina | Udine |
10' Lindskog 22' Secchi |
1', 45' Montuori 65' Julinho 81' (pen) Cervato 87' Virgili |
Stadium: Stadio Moretti Referee: Liverani |
30 September 1956 3 | Torino | 2 – 1 | Fiorentina | Torino |
3'Arce Ricagni 39' |
11' Montuori | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Jonni |
7 October 1956 4 | Fiorentina | 2 – 0 | SPAL | Firenze |
59' Julinho 74' Rozzoni |
Stadium: Comunale Referee: Guarnaschelli |
14 October 1956 5 | Sampdoria | 2 – 2 | Fiorentina | Genova |
Agnoletto 16' Ocwirk 69' (pen) |
43' Montuori 72' Rozzoni |
Stadium: [[ Stadio Luigi Ferraris|Luigi Ferraris]] Referee: Liverani |
21 October 1956 6 | Fiorentina | 2 – 1 | Bologna | Firenze |
Montuori 68' Gratton 80' |
40' Cervellati | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Kainer |
28 October 1956 7 | Fiorentina | 0 – 3 | Milan | Firenze |
32' (o.g.) Rosetta 49' Schiaffino 67' Bean |
Stadium: Comunale Referee: Lo Bello |
18 November 1956 8 | AS Roma | 0 – 2 | Fiorentina | Roma |
28', 83' Julinho | Stadium: [[ Stadio Olimpico|Olimpico]] Referee: Bonetto |
25 November 1956 9 | Fiorentina | 1 – 0 | Genoa | Firenze |
89' (pen) Cervato | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Griggi |
2 December 1956 10 | SSC Napoli | 1 – 1 | Fiorentina | Napoli |
Moro 23' | 43' Segato | Stadium: Stadio del Vomero Referee: Grill |
16 December 1956 11 | Fiorentina | 3 – 1 | Palermo | Firenze |
27' Julinho Montuori 37', 63' |
33' Luosi | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Menchini |
23 December 1956 12 | Inter | 2 – 1 | Fiorentina | Milano |
Massei 18' Lorenzi 66' |
81' Virgili | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Roman |
30 December 1956 13 | Fiorentina | 3 – 0 | Triestina | Firenze |
Virgili 12', 22' Montuori 30' |
Stadium: Comunale Referee: Marangio |
6 January 1957 14 | Atalanta | 1 – 1 | Fiorentina | Bergamo |
Bassetto 8' | 64' Julinho | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Liverani |
13 January 1957 15 | Lanerossi Vicenza | 4 – 0 | Fiorentina | Vicenza |
Chiappella 12' (o.g.) Valentinuzzi 20 ' David 61 ' Motta 72 ' |
Stadium: Romeo Menti Referee: Orlandini |
20 January 1957 16 | Fiorentina | 3 – 0 | Padova | Firenze |
Virgili 43' Bizzarri 67' Montuori 84' |
Stadium: Comunale Referee: Corallo |
27 January 1957 17 | Juventus | 1 – 1 | Fiorentina | Torino |
Boniperti 12' | 80' (pen) Cervato | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Orlandini |
3 February 1957 18 | Fiorentina | 2 – 1 | Udinese | Firenze |
Bizzarri 23', 90' | 18' | Stadium: Comunale Referee: De Gregorio |
10 February 1957 19 | SS Lazio | 3 – 0 | Fiorentina | Roma |
45'Tozzi Vivolo 48' (pen) Selmosson 90' |
Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Pieri |
17 February 1957 20 | Fiorentina | 1 – 0 | Torino | Firenze |
65' Julinho | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Guarnaschelli |
24 February 1957 21 | SPAL | 2 – 1 | Fiorentina | Ferrara |
21' (o.g.) Segato Firotto 56' |
54' Rozzoni | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Meyer |
3 March 1957 22 | Fiorentina | 3 – 0 | Sampdoria | Firenze |
2' Parodi Julinho 51' Virgili 55' |
Stadium: Comunale Referee: Liverani |
10 March 1957 23 | Bologna | 2 – 2 | Fiorentina | Bologna |
11' (o.g.) Rosetta Cervellati 44' (pen ) |
27' Virgili 89' Julinho |
Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Grill |
17 March 1957 24 | AC Milan | 2 – 0 | Fiorentina | Milano |
Galli 29 ', 52' | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Moriconi |
24 March 1957 25 | Fiorentina | 2 – 2 | AS Roma | Firenze |
Montuori 56', 86 ' | 31', 76' Nordahl | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pieri |
31 March 1957 26 | Genoa | 1 – 2 | Fiorentina | Genova |
8' Dal Monte | 23' Bizzarri 59' Virgili |
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Referee: Marchetti |
7 April 1957 27 | Fiorentina | 4 – 0 | SSC Napoli | Firenze |
Cervato 21' (pen ) Virgili 31' Montuori 42', 61' |
Stadium: Comunale Referee: Famulari |
14 April 1957 28 | Palermo | 0 – 1 | Fiorentina | Palermo |
38' Cervato | Stadium: La Favorita Referee: Piemonte |
28 April 1957 29 | Fiorentina | 3 – 1 | Inter | Firenze |
Gratton 38 ' Montuori 40 ' Prini 77 ' |
51 ' Vonlanthen | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Orlandini |
2 June 1957 32 | Fiorentina | 2 – 1 | Lanerossi Vicenza | Firenze |
Parodi 13' Taccola 59' |
16 ' Lojacono | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Maurelli |
9 June 1957 33 | Padova | 2 – 2 | Fiorentina | Padova |
Boscolo 16' Bonistalli 65' |
79' Bizzarri 87 ' Magnini |
Stadium: Silvio Appiani Referee: Ferrari |
16 June 1957 34 | Fiorentina | 2 – 2 | Juventus | Firenze |
75 'Bizzarri Virgili 89 ' |
65 ' Stivanello 85' (pen ) Montico |
Stadium: Comunale Referee: Caputo |
European Cup
[edit]Eightfinals
[edit]21 novembre 1956 1 | Fiorentina | 1 – 1 | IFK Norrköping | Firenze |
14:30 CET | Bizzarri 15 ' | 8 ' Bild | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Dean Harzic |
28 November 1956 2 | IFK Norrköping | 0 – 1 | Fiorentina | Norrköping |
14:30 CET | 16' Virgili | Stadium: Nya Parken Referee: Michel Devillers |
Quarterfinals
[edit]6 February 1957 1 | Fiorentina | 3 – 1 | Grasshoppers F.C. | Firenze |
15:00 CET | Segato 3' Taccola 10', 12' |
31' Ballaman | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Fritz Seipelt |
27 February 1957 2 | Grasshoppers F.C. | 2 – 2 | Fiorentina | Zürich |
20:00 CET | Ballaman 25' Vukosavljević 85' |
7' Julinho 52 ' Montuori |
Stadium: Hardturm Referee: Fritz Seipelt |
Semifinals
[edit]3 April 1957 1 | Crvena Zvezda | 0 – 1 | Fiorentina | Belgrado |
15:45 EET | 88' Prini | Stadium: Stadio Rajko Mitić Referee: Arbitro: Albert Alsteen |
18 April 1957 2 | Fiorentina | 0 – 0 | Crvena Zvezda | Firenze |
16:15 CET | Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Klaas Schipper |
Final
[edit]30 May 1957 | Real Madrid | 2 – 0 | Fiorentina | Madrid |
69' (pen)Di Stéfano Gento 76' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Attendance: 124 000 Referee: Leopold Sylvain Horn |
Statistics
[edit]Player statistics
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1956–57 Serie A | 1956–57 European Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ITA | Giuliano Sarti | 26 | -28 | 22 | -25 | 4 | -3 | |
DF | ITA | Sergio Cervato | 37 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |
DF | ITA | Ardico Magnini | 34 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | ITA | Alberto Orzan | 37 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | ITA | Giuseppe Chiappella | 28 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | ITA | Armando Segato | 37 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
MF | ITA | Guido Gratton | 35 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | ARG | Miguel Montuori | 37 | 15 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 1 | |
FW | ITA | Giuseppe Virgili | 26 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | |
FW | ITA | Claudio Bizzarri | 24 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
FW | BRA | Julinho | 37 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 1 | |
GK | ITA | Riccardo Toros | 15 | -18 | 12 | -15 | 3 | -3 | |
DF | ITA | Francesco Rosetta | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | ITA | Aldo Scaramucci | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | ITA | Orlando Rozzoni | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ITA | Maurilio Prini | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | ITA | Silvio Parodi Ramos | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ITA | Romano Taccola | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
MF | ITA | Sergio Carpanesi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | ITA | Sergio Pini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
DF | ITA | Giacomo Del Gratta |
References
[edit]- ^ "Fiorentina 1955/56: la prima cosa bella" (in Italian). Storide di Calcio. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Freddi, Cris (30 May 2014). "The Joy of Six: World Cup classics". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "CALCIO – I CLUB" (in Italian). Treccani. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "1956–57 AC Fiorentina season". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ Simpson, Paul; Hesse-Lichtenberger, Uli (October 2005). Sleight, Hugh (ed.). "50 Things You Never Knew About... The European Cup". FourFourTwo (134). Teddington: Haymarket Consumer: 101. ISSN 1355-0276.
- ^ European Cup 1956/57 from UEFA
- ^ Borgi, Stefano (28 August 2013). "CUADRADO, TRA GARRINCHA E JULINHO..." (in Italian). Firenze Viola. Retrieved 20 January 2020.