Primeira Divisão 1955/56

Primeira Divisão 1955/56
master	FC Porto
European Cup of National Champions	FC Porto
Cup winners	FC Porto
Relegated	Sporting Braga
Teams	14th
Games	182
Gates	674  (ø 3.7 per game)
Top scorer	José Àguas ( Benfica Lisbon ), 28 goals
← Primeira Divisão 1954/55 Primeira Divisão 1956/57 →
Segunda Divisão 1955/56 ↓

The Primeira Divisão 1955/56 was the 22nd season of the top Portuguese division in men's football. It began on September 18, 1955 and ended on April 29, 1956.

As in the last season, two teams were tied at the top of the table at the end of the season. FC Porto became Portuguese champions for the fourth time based on a direct comparison. Defending champions Benfica Lisbon finished second.

Attendees

Lisbon Académica FC Porto Barreirense CUF Braga Setubal Évora Covilhã Torreense Caldas Clubs in Lisbon: Benfica Belenenses Sporting Atlético CP

Participant in the Primeira Divisão 1955/56

14 teams played against each other twice on a total of 26 match days, divided into a first and a second round.

	Teams	city
	Benfica Lisbon	Lisbon
	Sporting Lisbon	Lisbon
	Atlético CP	Lisbon
	Belenenses Lisbon	Lisbon
	FC Porto	postage
	SC União Torreense	Torres Vedras
	FC Barreirense	Barreiro
	GD da CUF Barreiro	Barreiro
	Sporting Braga	Braga
	Académica Coimbra	Coimbra
	SC Covilhã	Covilhã
	Caldas SC	Caldas da Rainha
	Vitória Setúbal	Setubal
	Lusitano GC Évora	Évora

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	FC Porto	26th	18th	7th	1	077:200	+57	43: 90
2.	Benfica Lisbon (M, P)	26th	19th	5	2	076:310	+45	43: 90
3.	Belenenses Lisbon	26th	16	5	5	067:250	+42	37:15
4th	Sporting Lisbon	26th	15th	6th	5	054:270	+27	36:16
5.	SC Covilhã	26th	11	7th	8th	052:440	+8	29:23
6th	FC Barreirense	26th	8th	7th	11	040:600	−20	23:29
7th	SC União Torreense (N)	26th	7th	8th	11	032:420	−10	22:30
8th.	Lusitano GC Évora	26th	6th	9	11	038:550	−17	21:31
9.	Vitória Setúbal	26th	7th	6th	13	057:640	−7	20:32
10.	GD da CUF Barreiro	26th	6th	8th	12	033:580	−25	20:32
11.	Caldas SC (N)	26th	6th	7th	13	029:500	−21	19:33
12.	Atlético CP	26th	6th	7th	13	047:620	−15	19:33
13.	Académica Coimbra	26th	8th	3	15th	036:520	−16	19:33
14th	Sporting Braga	26th	5	3	18th	036:840	−48	13:39

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored

Portuguese champion and participation in the 1956/57 European Cup

Descent into the Segunda Divisão

(M)	reigning Portuguese champion
(P)	reigning Portuguese cup winner
(N)	Newcomers

Crosstab

1955/56

GOAL

ÉVO

CAL

1.

FC Porto

3-0

1: 1

3: 1

5: 1

10: 1

2-0

4: 1

4: 1

3: 1

5-0

2-0

3-0

4-0

2.

Benfica Lisbon

1: 1

1-0

3-0

2: 2

4: 1

2: 2

1: 1

5: 1

3: 2

3-0

3-0

4-0

7: 1

3.

Belenenses Lisbon

0: 1

2: 2

2: 1

4: 1

3-0

5: 1

5-0

3: 3

3-0

3: 1

5: 2

3: 1

7: 2

4th

Sporting Lisbon

1-0

1: 3

1-0

3-0

7: 1

0: 1

6-0

2-0

3-0

2-0

5: 2

2: 1

4: 2

5.

SC Covilhã

2: 2

2: 4

2-0

1: 1

4-0

2: 1

1-0

7: 1

2: 1

3-0

2: 2

3-0

4: 1

6th

FC Barreirense

1: 4

2: 4

1-0

2: 3

1: 1

1: 1

2: 1

1-0

1: 1

1: 1

3: 2

3: 1

7-0

7th

SC União Torreense

0-0

2: 5

1: 1

0-0

2: 4

2: 1

2-0

1: 1

1: 2

1-0

3: 1

2-0

3-0

8th.

Lusitano GC Évora

0: 3

0: 1

0: 2

1: 1

4-0

1: 1

2: 1

2: 2

1: 1

7: 3

1: 1

1: 1

4: 3

9.

Vitória Setúbal

1: 1

3: 5

0: 4

2: 2

3: 3

2: 3

3: 1

5: 1

2-0

3-0

9: 2

2: 1

6: 1

10.

GD da CUF Barreiro

0: 4

1: 5

1: 2

0-0

1: 1

1: 1

3: 1

2: 2

3: 2

1: 1

2: 1

1-0

2: 2

11.

Caldas SC

3: 3

0: 1

0: 2

0: 2

2-0

0: 1

2: 2

3: 1

3: 1

3-0

1-0

2: 1

0-0

12.

Atlético CP

2: 2

1: 4

1: 1

0: 2

3: 2

3: 2

0-0

3: 3

3: 1

7: 2

1: 1

4: 2

4-0

13.

Académica Coimbra

1: 2

1-0

0: 5

1: 1

1-0

3: 1

4: 1

1: 2

2: 1

3: 4

2: 2

2: 1

4: 1

14th

Sporting Braga

1: 5

2: 3

1: 4

2: 3

0: 2

1: 1

1-0

0: 2

4: 2

4: 1

4: 1

2: 1

1: 3

Web links

• Portugal 1955-56 on rsssf.com
• Statistics on fussballzz.de

Individual evidence

1. ^ Portugal 1955/56 results and table. In: wildstat.com. Retrieved March 19, 2017 .