1955–56 SK Rapid Wien season

Rapid Wien

1955–56 season
Coaches	Franz Wagner, Alois Beranek
Stadium	Pfarrwiese, Vienna, Austria
Staatsliga A	Champions (20th title)
European Cup	Quarterfinals
Mitropa Cup	Runner-up
Top goalscorer	League: Gerhard Hanappi (25) All: Gerhard Hanappi (30)
Average home league attendance	9,000

The 1955–56 SK Rapid Wien season was the 58th season in club history.

Squad

Squad statistics

Nat.	Name	Age	League		European Cup		Mitropa Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
	Herbert Gartner	22	23		3		7		33
	Dieter Pflug	21	1						1
	Walter Zeman	28	2		1				3
Defenders
	Lothar Bilek	22	3		1				4
	Franz Golobic	33	20		2	1	7		29	1
	Josef Höltl	18	21		4		7		32
	Robert Kaffka	25	16		3				19
Midfielders
	Karl Giesser	26	17		2		6		25
	Lambert Lenzinger	19	15		2		2		19
Forwards
	Josef Bertalan	20	23	7			7	1	30	8
	Robert Dienst	27	26	17	3	1	5		34	18
	Paul Halla	24	26	1	4		7		37	1
	Gerhard Hanappi	26	25	25	4	1	7	4	36	30
	Alfred Körner	29	21	15	3	3	6	5	30	23
	Robert Körner	30	6	1	2	1	7	3	15	5
	Bruno Mehsarosch	21	7	5	2	1	4	2	13	8
	Milan Nikolić	26	3						3
	Erich Probst	27	11	7	4	1			15	8
	Johann Riegler	25	20	15	4		5	2	29	17

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

League

Rd	Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.	Att.	Goals and discipline
1	28.08.1955	H	Simmering	4-2	11,000	Dienst 26', Hanappi 29' 65', Probst E. 37'
2	03.09.1955	A	Wiener SC	2-2	14,500	Probst E. 55' 60'
3	11.09.1955	A	Wacker Wien	3-3	45,000	Körner A. 40', Dienst 51' (pen.) 57'
4	18.09.1955	A	Kapfenberg	1-0	7,500	Körner A. 15'
5	25.09.1955	H	Austria Salzburg	5-2	9,000	Mehsarosch 10' 64', Dienst 42' 89', Körner A. 81'
6	02.10.1955	A	Vienna	1-4	32,000	Probst E. 88'
7	08.10.1955	H	Stadlau	4-0	6,000	Hanappi 17' 84', Mehsarosch 25', Dienst 74'
8	23.10.1955	A	Austria Wien	3-1	35,000	Dienst 16', Körner A. 43', Mehsarosch 82'
9	06.11.1955	H	FC Wien	2-1	8,000	Körner A. 50', Riegler 60'
10	13.11.1955	A	Admira	5-3	7,000	Riegler 15' 20', Dienst 45' 67', Bertalan 90'
11	26.11.1955	H	Sturm Graz	7-1	3,000	Dienst 15' 28' 30' 45', Körner A. 41', Riegler 70', Bertalan 84'
12	04.12.1955	H	GAK	5-1	7,000	Dienst 7' 27', Körner A. 30', Probst E. 47', Bertalan 60'
13	10.12.1955	A	Austria Graz	1-0	5,000	Körner A. 28' (pen.)
14	07.03.1956	A	Simmering	4-1	5,000	Dienst 13', Probst E. 55', Hanappi 63', Riegler 87'
15	18.04.1956	H	Wiener SC	6-0	4,000	Körner A. 6' (pen.) 60', Hanappi 15', Riegler 17' 41' 55'
16	11.03.1956	H	Wacker Wien	0-2	15,000
17	18.03.1956	H	Kapfenberg	6-0	12,000	Hanappi 16' 63' 83' 90', Probst E. 27', Dienst 70'
18	08.04.1956	A	Austria Salzburg	4-0	10,000	Riegler 43', Bertalan 60', Hanappi 65' 67'
19	22.04.1956	H	Vienna	1-5	15,000	Riegler 25'
20	06.05.1956	A	Stadlau	2-1	5,000	Hanappi 7' 45'
21	10.05.1956	H	Austria Wien	5-3	15,000	Hanappi 41' , Körner A.
22	12.05.1956	A	FC Wien	2-2	6,000	Hanappi 55', Mehsarosch 86'
23	27.05.1956	H	Admira	4-0	6,000	Hanappi 15' 22' 30' (pen.), Riegler 46'
24	31.05.1956	A	Sturm Graz	3-2	5,000	Riegler , Körner A.
25	03.06.1956	A	GAK	6-1	6,000	Hanappi 18' 27' 88', Bertalan 72' 80', Riegler 89'
26	09.06.1956	H	Austria Graz	7-0	7,000	Riegler 27', Halla 30', Körner A. 40', Bertalan 53', Hanappi 61' 85', Körner R. 89'

European Cup

Rd	Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.	Att.	Goals and discipline
R16-L1	21.09.1955	H	PSV	6-1	12,000	Körner A. 10' 62' 81', Mehsarosch 55', Hanappi 56', Probst E. 60'
R16-L2	01.11.1955	A	PSV	0-1	15,000
QF-L1	18.01.1956	H	Milan	1-1	20,000	Körner R. 26' (pen.)
QF-L2	12.02.1956	A	Milan	2-7	20,000	Golobic 35', Dienst 59'

Mitropa Cup

Rd	Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.	Att.	Goals and discipline
QF-L1	23.06.1956	H	Slovan Bratislava	3-0	20,000	Körner R. 65' 67', Hanappi 72'
QF-L2	30.06.1956	A	Slovan Bratislava	1-3	55,000	Hanappi 82'
SF-L1	07.07.1956	H	Vörös Lobogó	3-3	45,000	Körner A. 12' 60', Körner R. 46' (pen.)
SF-L2	14.07.1956	A	Vörös Lobogó	4-3	80,000	Hanappi 10' 17', Körner A. 20', Mehsarosch 83'
F-L1	21.07.1956	H	Vasas	3-3	55,000	Körner A. 3' 14', Mehsarosch 19'
F-L2	28.07.1956	A	Vasas	1-1	104,000	Bertalan 60'
F-PO	04.08.1956	A	Vasas	2-9	104,000	Riegler 32' 85'