title: 1956–57 Red Star Belgrade season
text: # 1956–57 Red Star Belgrade season
  
  During the 1956–57 season, Red Star Belgrade participated in the 1956–57 Yugoslav First League, 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.
  
  ## Squad
  
  | Name | Yugoslav First League | Yugoslav First League | Yugoslav Cup | Yugoslav Cup | Mitropa Cup | Mitropa Cup | European Cup | European Cup | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Name | 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
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |
  | 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
  
  | 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
  
  | 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) |
  