1956–57 Segunda División

Segunda División
Season1956–57
ChampionsReal Gijón
Granada
PromotedReal Gijón
Granada
RelegatedLogroñés
Mestalla
Baracaldo
Algeciras
Burgos
Puente Genil
Lérida
Castellón
Matches played760
Goals scored2,521 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorerRicardo Alós
(45 goals)
Best goalkeeperManuel Sión
(0.64 goals/match)
Biggest home winReal Gijón 11–0 Lérida
(13 January 1957)
Biggest away winLérida 0–5 Sabadell
(11 November 1956)
Highest scoringAlavés 10–1 Logroñés
(28 October 1956)
Cádiz 7–4 Eldense
(4 November 1956)
Real Gijón 11–0 Lérida
(13 January 1957)
Córdoba 7–4 Tenerife
(30 May 1957)

The 1956–57 Segunda División season was the 26th since its establishment and was played between 8 September 1956 and 16 June 1957.

Overview before the season

40 teams joined the league, including 4 relegated from the 1955–56 La Liga and 11 promoted from the 1955–56 Tercera División.

Relegated from La Liga
Promoted from Tercera División
  1. ^ After a merge with España Tánger
  2. ^ After a merge between Ceuta and Atlético Tetuán

Group North

Teams

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Location of teams in Segunda División 1956-57 Group North
Club City Stadium
Deportivo Alavés Vitoria Mendizorroza
Real Avilés CF Avilés La Exposición
 Club Baracaldo  Baracaldo Lasesarre
 Burgos CF Burgos  Zatorre
Caudal Deportivo Mieres El Batán
Cultural Leonesa León La Puentecilla
SD Eibar Eibar Ipurúa
Club Ferrol Ferrol Manuel Rivera
Gerona CF Gerona Vista Alegre
 Real Gijón  Gijón  El Molinón
SD Indauchu Bilbao Garellano
CP La Felguera La Felguera, Langreo La Barraca
 UD Lérida  Lérida  Campo de Deportes
 CD Logroñés  Logroño  Las Gaunas
Real Oviedo CF Oviedo Buenavista
AD Rayo Vallecano Madrid Vallecas
CD Sabadell FC Sabadell Cruz Alta
Real Santander SD Santander El Sardinero
Club Sestao Sestao Las Llanas
CD Tarrasa Tarrasa Obispo Irurita

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Real Gijón (P) 38 28 6 4 107 26 +81 62 Promotion to La Liga
2 Sabadell 38 24 6 8 92 39 +53 54
3 Indauchu 38 21 6 11 72 45 +27 48
4 Oviedo 38 20 6 12 77 60 +17 46
5 Alavés 38 17 9 12 61 52 +9 43
6 Cultural Leonesa 38 18 5 15 63 61 +2 41
7 Avilés 38 17 5 16 75 60 +15 39
8 Real Santander 38 15 7 16 60 62 −2 37[a]
9 Gerona 38 15 7 16 54 53 +1 37[a]
10 Eibar 38 14 8 16 63 79 −16 36
11 Caudal 38 16 3 19 66 72 −6 35[b]
12 Rayo Vallecano 38 15 5 18 45 45 0 35[b]
13 Tarrasa 38 13 8 17 57 60 −3 34[c]
14 Sestao 38 13 8 17 60 67 −7 34[c]
15 La Felguera (O) 38 15 4 19 46 62 −16 34[c] Qualification for the relegation playoffs
16 Ferrol (O) 38 14 5 19 51 72 −21 33
17 Logroñés (R) 38 12 8 18 44 70 −26 32 Relegation to Tercera División
18 Baracaldo (R) 38 12 7 19 50 83 −33 31
19 Burgos (R) 38 11 8 19 46 65 −19 30
20 Lérida (R) 38 8 3 27 37 93 −56 19
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Real Santander finished ahead of Gerona on head-to-head points: Real Santander–Gerona 1–1, Gerona–Real Santander 0–2
  2. ^ a b Caudal finished ahead of Rayo Vallecano on head-to-head points: Caudal–Rayo Vallecano 3–0, Rayo Vallecano–Caudal 1–2
  3. ^ a b c Tarrasa finished ahead of Sestao and La Felguera on head-to-head goal difference

Results

Home \ Away ALA AVI BAR BUR CAU LEO EIB IND FEL GIR LLE LOG OVI RFE RAC RAY SPO SAB SES TRR
Alavés — 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–2 2–1 3–1 10–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–3 1–1 1–0 3–2
Avilés 3–0 — 6–1 1–1 4–0 3–0 4–1 0–1 8–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–3 3–1 7–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 3–1 3–2
Baracaldo 2–2 1–1 — 1–2 5–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–3 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–3 2–1
Burgos 1–1 2–0 3–2 — 1–5 4–0 3–0 0–0 2–3 3–1 6–0 3–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–3 0–1
Caudal 3–0 7–1 0–1 4–1 — 2–1 4–1 2–4 0–3 2–0 4–0 1–2 0–2 2–1 4–3 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–1
Cultural Leonesa 2–2 1–0 6–1 1–0 4–3 — 2–0 2–0 1–0 6–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 6–2 1–0 2–3 1–3 1–3 2–1 2–0
Eibar 0–2 1–1 3–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 — 3–2 3–1 2–4 3–1 3–0 2–3 5–1 4–3 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 2–0
Indauchu 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 6–0 1–1 4–0 — 3–2 2–2 1–0 6–1 4–2 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–1 4–1 0–1 5–1
La Felguera 1–3 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 — 0–2 4–1 0–0 1–3 5–1 1–3 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–0
Gerona 3–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 0–1 4–0 — 5–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–0
Lérida 1–3 3–1 5–1 4–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 — 5–0 0–2 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–4 0–5 1–2 0–1
Logroñés 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 4–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 3–0 — 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 4–1
Oviedo 1–0 3–4 5–1 5–0 3–1 1–0 4–2 2–3 4–1 4–2 2–1 3–1 — 5–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 4–2 1–1
Ferrol 1–0 2–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–3 3–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 3–2 — 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 3–0
Real Santander 4–1 5–3 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 — 4–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–0
Rayo Vallecano 3–1 3–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 5–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 — 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–2
Real Gijón 4–0 5–1 4–0 4–0 6–1 4–2 7–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 11–0 4–0 5–1 4–0 4–0 2–0 — 5–0 1–1 2–1
Sabadell 1–0 2–1 6–0 7–0 3–0 6–1 5–1 3–0 4–1 3–1 2–0 3–2 6–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 — 7–1 3–0
Sestao 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 3–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 4–1 4–2 1–1 3–0 3–1 0–1 1–4 2–3 — 3–2
Tarrasa 1–1 0–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 4–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 4–0 4–1 1–0 3–1 1–3 1–2 4–1 —
Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group South

Teams

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Location of teams in Segunda División 1956-57 Group South
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Canary Islands
Club City Stadium
España de Algeciras CF Algeciras El Mirador
Alicante CF Alicante Bardín
Atlético Ceuta Ceuta Alfonso Murube
CD Badajoz Badajoz El Vivero
Real Betis Balompié Seville Heliópolis
Cádiz CF Cádiz Ramón de Carranza
 CD Castellón Castellón de la Plana Castalia
Córdoba CF Córdoba El Arcángel
CD Eldense Elda El Parque
CF Extremadura Almendralejo Francisco de la Hera
Granada CF  Granada  Los Cármenes
Hércules CF Alicante La Viña
Jerez CD Jerez de la Frontera Domecq
Levante UD Valencia Vallejo
CD Málaga Málaga La Rosaleda Stadium
 CD Mestalla  Valencia  Mestalla
Real Murcia Murcia La Condomina
 Puente Genil CF  Puente Genil Jesús Nazareno
CD San Fernando San Fernando Marqués de Varela
CD Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife Heliodoro Rodríguez López


League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Granada (P) 38 22 3 13 79 45 +34 47 Promotion to La Liga
2 Hércules 38 19 7 12 66 52 +14 45
3 Murcia 38 19 5 14 68 50 +18 43[a]
4 Córdoba 38 19 5 14 96 66 +30 43[a]
5 Málaga 38 16 10 12 67 45 +22 42
6 Real Betis 38 17 7 14 80 51 +29 41[b]
7 Badajoz 38 18 5 15 67 64 +3 41[b]
8 Atlético Ceuta 38 17 5 16 53 58 −5 39[c]
9 Extremadura 38 18 3 17 61 71 −10 39[c]
10 Xerez 38 15 9 14 64 56 +8 39[c]
11 Levante 38 14 10 14 65 68 −3 38[d]
12 Cádiz 38 16 6 16 58 72 −14 38[d]
13 Tenerife 38 16 5 17 71 60 +11 37[e]
14 San Fernando 38 17 3 18 63 79 −16 37[e]
15 Alicante (O) 38 16 5 17 63 77 −14 37[e] Qualification for the relegation playoffs
16 Eldense (O) 38 16 3 19 67 78 −11 35
17 Mestalla (R) 38 13 8 17 61 75 −14 34 Relegation to Tercera División
18 España de Algeciras (R) 38 14 3 21 60 83 −23 31
19 Puente Genil (R) 38 12 3 23 44 81 −37 27[f]
20 Castellón (R) 38 9 9 20 42 64 −22 27[f]
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Murcia finished ahead of Córdoba on head-to-head goal difference: Murcia–Córdoba 3–0, Córdoba–Murcia 3–1
  2. ^ a b Real Betis finished ahead of Badajoz on head-to-head points: Real Betis–Badajoz 2–2, Badajoz–Real Betis 0–3
  3. ^ a b c Atlético Ceuta finished ahead of Extremadura and Xerez on head-to-head goal difference
  4. ^ a b Levante finished ahead of Cádiz on head-to-head points: Levante–Cádiz 6–0, Cádiz–Levante 3–3
  5. ^ a b c Tenerife finished ahead of San Fernando and Alicante on head-to-head goal difference
  6. ^ a b Puente Genil finished ahead of Castellón on head-to-head points: Castellón–Puente Genil 1–1, Puente Genil–Castellón 4–1

Results

Home \ Away ALG ALI CEU BAD CAD CAS COR ELD EXT GRA HER LEV CDM MES MUR PGE BET SFE TEN XER
España Algeciras — 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 5–1 5–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 4–1 4–1 3–2
Alicante 4–3 — 4–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 3–3 3–3 4–1 2–0 1–3 3–1 2–1 4–0
Atlético Ceuta 1–0 3–0 — 1–2 4–0 4–1 2–2 2–1 4–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–1
Badajoz 5–0 6–2 2–3 — 3–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 4–0 1–0 5–3 3–1 2–0 0–3 5–1 1–0 2–1
Cádiz 2–1 4–2 0–2 1–0 — 3–0 2–2 7–4 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–3 1–0 1–0 5–2 2–0 2–1 2–3 2–0 2–1
Castellón 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 — 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–4 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–0
Córdoba 9–1 2–0 5–2 5–1 5–0 3–2 — 8–1 3–0 1–0 4–3 6–1 3–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–2 4–0 7–4 5–2
Eldense 1–0 2–0 3–2 2–1 3–0 1–0 4–0 — 4–1 1–4 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 5–0 3–5 1–1 4–1 3–0
Extremadura 3–1 3–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 4–1 3–2 4–3 — 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 5–3 2–0 4–1 4–2 4–1 3–0 2–0
Granada 3–0 4–0 3–0 4–1 3–1 1–2 5–1 3–0 4–1 — 2–2 6–1 2–3 3–0 4–2 5–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 3–1
Hércules 9–1 1–2 4–0 3–0 0–2 4–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 1–2 — 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 4–2 1–0 2–3
Levante 3–0 0–0 2–0 3–2 6–0 2–0 2–3 0–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 — 4–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 6–1
Málaga 5–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 5–0 2–2 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–3 — 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–0
Mestalla 1–1 0–4 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 3–2 3–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–3 — 1–1 5–2 2–5 3–0 1–0 0–0
Murcia 6–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 3–2 3–0 0–0 3–2 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 — 4–0 1–3 4–2 3–0 3–0
Puente Genil 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–0 0–0 4–1 1–0 4–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 3–0 1–1 3–4 3–0 — 2–0 4–1 0–4 2–0
Real Betis 2–0 4–0 3–0 2–2 5–2 3–1 0–0 4–1 7–0 3–0 4–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 — 5–1 1–3 0–0
San Fernando 3–2 5–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 5–2 2–0 0–3 2–0 4–2 1–1 4–1 1–0 3–4 2–0 — 4–2 0–1
Tenerife 3–1 4–1 5–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 4–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 6–1 0–0 5–0 4–3 5–1 — 2–0
Xerez 4–1 5–1 1–0 7–2 1–1 2–1 6–2 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 6–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 —
Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation playoffs

First leg

23 June 1957 La Felguera 8–0 Binéfar Langreo
Martín Esperanza 1', 37', 43'
Calleja 15', 51'
Celso 42'
Martín 54'
Ruiz 57'		 Report Stadium: La Barraca
Referee: Feal Seijas
23 June 1957 Ferrol 1–0 Turista Ferrol
Ton 82' (pen.) Report Stadium: Manuel Rivera
Referee: Alonso Sádaba
23 June 1957 Gandía 1–1 Alicante Gandia
Soro 75' Report Magán 21' Stadium: Montduver
Referee: Pardo Salgado
23 June 1957 Calvo Sotelo 4–1 Eldense Puertollano
Herráez 18', 62'
Pérez Hurtado 50' (pen.), 78'		 Report Fustero 64' Stadium: Cerru
Referee: Castillo Izquierdo

Second leg

29 June 1957 Turista0–2
(0–3 agg.)		 Ferrol Vigo
Report Sampedro 26', 75' Stadium: Balaídos
Referee: Gómez Contreras
30 June 1957 Alicante 3–0
(4–1 agg.)		GandíaAlicante
Magán 25' (37)
Herrerita 44'		 Report Stadium: Bardín
Referee: Domingo Vives
30 June 1957 Binéfar2–0
(2–8 agg.)		 La Felguera Binéfar
Miquel 20' (pen.)
Citoler 88'		 Report Stadium: El Segalar
Referee: Balaguer Escuder
30 June 1957 Eldense 7–0
(8–4 agg.)		Calvo SoteloElda
Manso 25', 65'
Cárcamo 44', 80'
Grande 58'
Fustero 60', 77'		 Report Stadium: Parque
Referee: Pardo Salgado