Stade de Reims team of the 1950s

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The Stade de Reims team of the 1950s was a dominant French football side renowned for its attacking flair, multiple league titles, and appearances in the early European Cup finals.

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instanceOf football team era
golden generation
captain Robert Jonquet NERFINISHED
contributedPlayersTo France national team at 1958 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
country France
EuropeanCupParticipation inaugural European Cup 1955–56 NERFINISHED
finalOpponent Real Madrid CF NERFINISHED
homeCity Reims NERFINISHED
homeStadium Stade Auguste-Delaune NERFINISHED
influenced France national football team of the late 1950s
development of attacking football in Europe
keyPlayer Armand Penverne NERFINISHED
Jean Vincent NERFINISHED
Just Fontaine NERFINISHED
Léon Glovacki NERFINISHED
Michel Hidalgo NERFINISHED
Raymond Kopa NERFINISHED
René Bliard NERFINISHED
Robert Jonquet NERFINISHED
Roger Piantoni NERFINISHED
knownFor attacking style of play
domination of French domestic football
early European Cup success
league French Division 1 NERFINISHED
legacy considered one of the greatest French club sides of all time
manager Albert Batteux NERFINISHED
managerFrom 1950
managerTo 1963
notableMatch European Cup final 1956 at Parc des Princes
European Cup final 1959 in Stuttgart
partOf Stade de Reims NERFINISHED
peakYears 1952–1960
reachedFinal European Cup 1955–56 NERFINISHED
European Cup 1958–59 NERFINISHED
rival OGC Nice team of the 1950s NERFINISHED
RC Paris team of the 1950s
sport association football
styleNickname Champagne football
tacticalStyle offensive 4–2–4 system
short passing game
timePeriod 1950s
wonTitle Coupe de France 1949–50 NERFINISHED
Coupe de France 1957–58 NERFINISHED
French Division 1 1952–53 NERFINISHED
French Division 1 1954–55 NERFINISHED
French Division 1 1957–58
French Division 1 1959–60 NERFINISHED
Latin Cup 1953 NERFINISHED
Latin Cup 1955 NERFINISHED

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Raymond Kopa partOf Stade de Reims team of the 1950s