Primeira Divisão 1956/57

Primeira Divisão 1956/57
master	Benfica Lisbon
European Cup of National Champions	Benfica Lisbon
Cup winners	Benfica Lisbon
Relegated	SC Covilhã Atlético CP
Teams	14th
Games	182
Gates	681  (ø 3.74 per game)
Top scorer	José Àguas ( Benfica Lisbon ), 30 goals
← Primeira Divisão 1955/56 Primeira Divisão 1957/58 →
Segunda Divisão 1956/57 ↓

The Primeira Divisão 1956/57 was the 23rd season of the Portuguese top division in men's football. It began on September 11, 1956 and ended on March 31, 1957.

Benfica Lisbon became Portuguese champions for the ninth time. Defending champions FC Porto finished second, one point behind.

Attendees

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

Participant in the Primeira Divisão 1956/57

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
	Clube Oriental de Lisboa	Lisbon
	FC Porto	postage
	SC União Torreense	Torres Vedras
	FC Barreirense	Barreiro
	GD da CUF Barreiro	Barreiro
	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.	Benfica Lisbon	26th	17th	7th	2	075:250	+50	41:11
2.	FC Porto (M, P)	26th	18th	4th	4th	086:230	+63	40:12
3.	Belenenses Lisbon	26th	13	7th	6th	074:500	+24	33:19
4th	Sporting Lisbon	26th	12	7th	7th	062:280	+34	31:21
5.	Lusitano GC Évora	26th	13	4th	9	057:510	+6	30:22
6th	Académica Coimbra	26th	12	4th	10	045:330	+12	28:24
7th	SC União Torreense	26th	10	4th	12	044:500	−6	24:28
8th.	Club Oriental de Lisboa (N)	26th	8th	7th	11	027:440	−17	23:29
9.	GD da CUF Barreiro	26th	9	3	14th	035:690	−34	21:31
10.	Vitória Setúbal	26th	8th	4th	14th	040:590	−19	20:32
11.	FC Barreirense	26th	8th	4th	14th	039:620	−23	20:32
12.	Caldas SC	26th	6th	7th	13	032:630	−31	19:33
13.	SC Covilhã	26th	7th	4th	15th	033:620	−29	18:34
14th	Atlético CP	26th	6th	4th	16	032:620	−30	16:36

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

Portuguese champion and participation in the 1957/58 European Cup

Descent into the Segunda Divisão

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

Crosstab

1956/57

ÉVO

GOAL

ORI

CAL

1.

Benfica Lisbon

3: 2

2: 2

1: 1

2: 2

2-0

3-0

3-0

6-0

4-0

10: 1

1-0

6-0

4-0

2.

FC Porto

3-0

5-0

2-0

7: 1

5: 1

2-0

5-0

4-0

4: 1

4-0

4-0

8: 1

0-0

3.

Belenenses Lisbon

2: 2

4: 3

2: 2

5-0

3: 2

6: 2

5: 1

5: 1

5: 1

4-0

5-0

2-0

4: 2

4th

Sporting Lisbon

1-0

2: 1

2: 2

1: 1

1: 3

3: 1

3: 1

8-0

4-0

3-0

6-0

7: 1

3-0

5.

Lusitano GC Évora

1: 2

3: 2

5: 2

2: 1

3: 1

2-0

0: 2

3: 1

4: 1

3: 2

2-0

3: 2

5-0

6th

Académica Coimbra

0-0

0: 3

1: 1

2-0

2-0

4-0

2: 1

8: 1

2-0

2: 2

4-0

0-0

2-0

7th

SC União Torreense

1: 1

1: 1

6: 2

0-0

1: 3

2: 1

4: 1

2: 1

1: 4

3: 2

4-0

5-0

1-0

8th.

Clube Oriental de Lisboa

1: 1

0: 3

1: 1

1-0

3: 1

0: 2

1: 1

1: 1

2: 1

2: 1

1: 1

2-0

0: 1

9.

GD da CUF Barreiro

2: 3

2: 5

3: 2

0-0

5: 3

2: 1

1-0

2-0

3: 1

2: 1

1-0

1: 1

1-0

10.

Vitória Setúbal

2: 3

1: 7

1: 2

0-0

1: 1

3: 1

2: 3

1: 1

4: 1

2-0

1: 1

2: 1

4-0

11.

FC Barreirense

2: 4

1: 1

2: 1

2: 1

1-0

2: 3

3-0

0: 1

3: 1

1: 2

4: 3

3: 2

3: 3

12.

Caldas SC

1: 4

1: 1

1: 1

1: 7

2: 2

1-0

3: 1

4: 2

2: 1

3: 5

0: 1

3: 2

3: 1

13.

SC Covilhã

1: 3

0: 1

3: 2

4: 3

2-0

0: 1

2: 4

1: 1

2: 1

2-0

3-0

0-0

2: 1

14th

Atlético CP

0: 5

1: 3

2: 4

1: 3

3: 7

1-0

2: 1

0: 1

4: 1

3-0

2: 2

2: 2

3: 1

Web links

• Portugal 1956-57 on rsssf.com
• Statistics on fussballzz.de

Individual evidence

1. ^ Portugal 1956/57 results and table. In: wildstat.com. Retrieved March 19, 2017 .