# 1956 FC Dinamo București season

The 1956 season was Dinamo București's eighth season in Divizia A. As Romanian champions, Dinamo plays in the European Cup, becoming the first Romanian team to participate in this competition. In Divizia A, Dinamo ends second place, four points behind the champions. Alexandru Ene is also second in the goalscorer's hierarchy, with 17 goals.

## Results

Divizia A :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| 1 | 18 March 1956 | Dinamo Bacău | A | 1-0 |
| 2 | 24 March 1956 | Dinamo Oraşul Stalin | H | 2-1 |
| 3 | 3 May 1956 | Ştiinţa Cluj | A | 2-2 |
| 4 | 8 April 1956 | Progresul București | A | 3-1 |
| 5 | 11 April 1956 | CCA București | H | 0-4 |
| 6 | 29 April 1956 | Flacăra Petroşani | H | 0-0 |
| 7 | 6 May 1956 | Progresul ICO Oradea | A | 0-1 |
| 8 | 13 May 1956 | Locomotiva București | A | 3-2 |
| 9 | 23 May 1956 | Locomotiva Timişoara | H | 1-0 |
| 11 | 3 June 1956 | Ştiinţa Timişoara | A | 1-3 |
| 12 | 7 June 1956 | Flamura Roşie Arad | H | 3-2 |
| 13 | 21 June 1956 | Energia Flacăra Ploieşti | H | 2-1 |
| 14 | 12 August 1956 | Dinamo Bacău | H | 2-1 |
| 15 | 11 October 1956 | Dinamo Oraşul Stalin | A | 0-1 |
| 16 | 25 October 1956 | Ştiinţa Cluj | H | 8-0 |
| 17 | 30 August 1956 | Progresul București | H | 2-3 |
| 18 | 16 September 1956 | CCA București | A | 4-3 |
| 19 | 1 November 1956 | Energia Minerul Petroşani | A | 0-0 |
| 20 | 8 November 1956 | Progresul ICO Oradea | H | 3-0 |
| 21 | 7 October 1956 | Locomotiva București | H | 2-3 |
| 22 | 14 October 1956 | Locomotiva Timişoara | A | 0-1 |
| 24 | 28 October 1956 | Ştiinţa Timişoara | H | 4-1 |
| 25 | 4 November 1956 | Flamura Roşie Arad | A | 2-3 |
| 26 | 18 November 1956 | Energia Flacăra Ploieşti | A | 3-1 |
Cupa României :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| Last 32 | 13 September 1956 | Energia Flacăra Ploieşti | A | 5–1 |
| Last 16 | 15 November 1956 | Steagul Roşu Oraşul Stalin | A | 3–4 |

## European Cup

On August 26, 1956, Dinamo plays their first European game. In the preliminary round, Dinamo meets Galatasaray Istanbul. The first match takes place in Bucharest, on 23 August stadium, in front of 85.000 spectators. Dinamo wins 3–1 and then they move forward after a 1–2 loss in Istanbul. In the first round, Dinamo is eliminated by CDNA Sofia.

### First European match for Dinamo

DINAMO: :
| GK | Florea Birtașu |
| DF | Gheorghe Băcuț |
| DF | Ladislau Băcuț |
| DF | Florian Anghel |
| MF | Valeriu Călinoiu |
| MF | Ion Nunweiller |
| FW | Vasile Anghel |
| FW | Alexandru Ene |
| FW | Nicolae Dumitru |
| FW | Gheorghe Voica |
| FW | Ion Suru |
| Manager: |||
| Angelo Niculescu ||||
GALATASARAY: :
| GK | Turgay Şeren |
| DF | Saim Taşerengin |
| DF | Metin Kinay |
| MF | Ali Beratligil |
| MF | Ergun Ercins |
| MF | Rober Eryol |
| FW | Isfendiyar Açikgöz |
| FW | Metin Oktay |
| FW | Suat Mamat |
| FW | Kadri Aytac |
| FW | Güngör Okay |
| Manager: |||
| Gündüz Kiliç ||||
* Assistant referees:
* Adami (Italy)
* Anoscia (Italy)

### The other matches in the European Cup

Preliminary round – second leg
Dinamo București won 4–3 on aggregate.
First round – first leg
First round – second leg
CDNA Sofia won 10–4 on aggregate

## Transfers

Before the season start, Iuliu Uţu is brought from Stiinta Timişoara, for Petre Curcan. Carol Bartha is transferred to Progresul Oradea. Vasile Anghel and Ion Nunweiller are promoted from the junior team.