1956–57 La Liga

Primera División
Season1956–57
ChampionsReal Madrid
(5th title)
RelegatedDeportivo La Coruña
Condal
European CupReal Madrid
Sevilla (as Real Madrid qualified as holders)
Latin CupReal Madrid
Matches played240
Goals scored777 (3.24 per match)
Top goalscorerAlfredo Di Stéfano
(31 goals)
Biggest home winAtlético Madrid 8–1 Español
Biggest away winDeportivo La Coruña 0–6 Barcelona
Highest scoringBarcelona 7–3 Atlético Madrid

The 1956–57 La Liga was the 26th season since its establishment. The season began on 9 September 1956, and concluded on 21 April 1957. Real Madrid won their fifth title.

Format changes

For this season, the relegation playoffs was eliminated and the two last qualified teams were directly relegated to Segunda División.

Team locations

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Location of teams in 1956–57 La Liga
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Location of teams in 1956–57 La Liga (Canary Islands)

After their promotion, España Industrial was renamed as Condal.

Team Home city Stadium
Atlético Bilbao Bilbao San Mamés
Atlético Madrid Madrid Metropolitano
Barcelona Barcelona Las Corts
Celta Vigo Balaidos
Condal Barcelona Las Corts
Deportivo La Coruña A Coruña Riazor
Español Barcelona Sarriá
Jaén Jaén La Victoria
Las Palmas Las Palmas Insular
Osasuna Pamplona San Juan
Real Madrid Madrid Santiago Bernabéu
Real Sociedad San Sebastián Atocha
Sevilla Seville Nervión
Valencia Valencia Mestalla
Valladolid Valladolid Municipal
Zaragoza Zaragoza Torrero

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 30 20 4 6 74 35 +39 44 Qualification for the European Cup first round and for the Latin Cup
2 Sevilla 30 17 5 8 64 49 +15 39 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round[a]
3 Barcelona 30 16 7 7 70 37 +33 39
4 Atlético Bilbao 30 16 5 9 59 45 +14 37
5 Atlético Madrid 30 15 4 11 65 45 +20 34
6 Osasuna 30 12 7 11 40 38 +2 31
7 Español 30 11 8 11 39 48 −9 30
8 Valladolid 30 11 6 13 52 58 −6 28
9 Zaragoza 30 11 6 13 37 51 −14 28
10 Las Palmas 30 9 9 12 41 58 −17 27
11 Valencia 30 10 7 13 43 46 −3 27
12 Real Sociedad 30 9 8 13 39 47 −8 26
13 Celta Vigo 30 8 7 15 39 47 −8 23
14 Jaén 30 9 5 16 37 55 −18 23
15 Deportivo La Coruña (R) 30 10 2 18 41 61 −20 22 Relegation to the Segunda División
16 Condal (R) 30 7 8 15 37 57 −20 22
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Sevilla qualified for the European Cup as Real Madrid qualified as title holders.

Results

Home \ Away ATB ATM BAR CEL CON DEP ESP JAE LPA OSA RMA RSO SEV VAL VAD ZAR
Atlético Bilbao — 1–4 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 5–0 3–1 4–0 5–0
Atlético Madrid 0–0 — 2–1 1–0 6–2 6–0 8–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–4 3–0 1–2 1–0 1–3 2–1
Barcelona 2–0 7–3 — 4–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 4–2 6–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 4–0 4–2
Celta 3–0 1–0 0–2 — 2–2 1–1 0–0 4–0 3–3 1–0 0–3 2–3 3–3 2–1 1–1 5–0
Condal 3–3 1–2 1–1 0–3 — 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 4–0 0–0
Deportivo La Coruña 1–2 0–4 1–3 0–6 3–0 — 2–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 4–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 4–1
Español 3–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 — 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 4–0 2–0
Jaén 4–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–3 0–0 — 0–0 2–0 2–4 3–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 0–1
Las Palmas 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–3 2–0 2–2 2–0 — 1–1 1–5 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 0–1
Osasuna 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 1–1 2–1 — 2–0 1–2 5–2 2–0 1–0 2–0
Real Madrid 3–0 0–2 1–0 4–1 6–0 1–0 7–2 7–1 3–0 2–1 — 3–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–3
Real Sociedad 3–4 2–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 — 1–1 1–2 2–3 1–1
Sevilla 4–1 5–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 5–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–2 — 3–2 2–0 3–0
Valencia 1–2 2–2 3–3 3–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 2–2 4–1 1–2 3–2 2–0 — 0–0 1–0
Valladolid 2–0 4–3 2–1 1–1 3–0 3–2 2–2 1–2 6–2 3–0 3–3 2–2 1–2 4–0 — 4–1
Zaragoza 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 3–1 —
Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Pichichi Trophy

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid 31
2 Spain Joaquín Murillo Valladolid 18
3 Spain Manuel Badenes Valladolid 17
4 Spain Mauro Rodríguez Celta 16

References