Primera División 1955/56

Primera División 1955/56
master	Atlético Bilbao
European Cup of National Champions	Athletic Bilbao
Cup winners	Atlético Bilbao
Relegation ↓	Real Murcia , Deportivo Alavés
Relegated	Real Murcia, Deportivo Alavés Cultural Leonesa , Hércules Alicante
Teams	16
Games	240 + 30 relegation games
Gates	908  (ø 3.78 per game)
Top scorer	Alfredo di Stéfano (Real Madrid)
← Primera División 1954/55 Primera División 1956/57 →
Segunda División 1955/56 ↓

The Primera División 1955/56 was the 25th season of the highest Spanish football league . It started on September 11, 1955 and ended on April 22, 1956.

Before the season

• The four-time champions Real Madrid started the race as defending champions . Last year's runner-up was CF Barcelona .
• Moved up from the Segunda División are Real Murcia and Cultural Leonesa .

societies

Atl. Bilbao real Madrid Atlético Madrid CF Barcelona Español Barcelona Valencia CF Sevilla FC Celta Vigo Real Sociedad Deport. La Coruña Real Valladolid Hércules Alicante Deport. Alavés Real Murcia Cultural Leonesa UD Las Palmas Canary Islands

Venues of the Spanish Primera División 1955/56

society	city	Stadion
Hércules Alicante	Alicante	Estadio Bardin
CF Barcelona	Barcelona	Camp de les Corts
Español Barcelona	Barcelona	Estadi Sarrià
Atlético Bilbao	Bilbao	Estadio San Mamés
Deportivo La Coruña	La Coruña	Estadio Riazor
UD Las Palmas	Las Palmas	Estadio Insular
real Madrid	Madrid	Estadio de Chamartín
Atlético Madrid	Madrid	Estadio Metropolitano
Real Murcia	Murcia	La Condomina
Cultural Leonesa	Leon	Estadio Municipal La Puentecilla
Real Sociedad	San Sebastian	Estadio de Atotxa
Sevilla FC	Seville	Estadio de Nervión
Valencia CF	Valencia	Estadio Mestalla
Real Valladolid	Valladolid	Estadio José Zorrilla
Celta Vigo	Vigo	Estadio Balaídos
Deportivo Alavés	Vitoria-Gasteiz	Estadio Mendizorrotza

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Quota	Points
1.	Atlético Bilbao (P)	30th	22nd	4th	4th	079:310	2.55	48:12
2.	CF Barcelona	30th	22nd	3	5	067:260	2.58	47:13
3.	Real Madrid (M)	30th	18th	2	10	081:390	2.08	38:22
4th	Sevilla FC	30th	17th	2	11	075:440	1.70	36:24
5.	Atlético Madrid	30th	14th	5	11	075:490	1.53	33:27
6th	Valencia CF	30th	13	6th	11	058:500	1.16	32:28
7th	Español Barcelona	30th	14th	3	13	050:560	0.89	31:29
8th.	Real Sociedad	30th	11	8th	11	048:530	0.91	30:30
9.	Real Valladolid	30th	13	4th	13	052:550	0.95	30:30
10.	Celta Vigo	30th	12	3	15th	052:750	0.69	27:33
11.	UD Las Palmas	30th	11	4th	15th	049:600	0.82	26:34
12.	Deportivo La Coruña	30th	11	4th	15th	060:800	0.75	26:34
13.	Real Murcia (N)	30th	10	5	15th	046:660	0.70	25:35
14th	Deportivo Alavés	30th	9	6th	15th	049:730	0.67	24:36
15th	Cultural Leonesa (N)	30th	5	4th	21st	034:650	0.52	14:46
16.	Hércules Alicante	30th	5	3	22nd	033:860	0.38	13:47

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison - 3rd goal quotient - 4th goals scored

Spanish champion, winner of the Copa del Rey and participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1956/57

Participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1956/57 (as defending champion)

Participation in the relegation games against the second and third placed in Groups I and II of the Segunda División

Relegation to the Segunda División

(M)	reigning master
(P)	reigning cup winner
(N)	Newcomers last season

Crosstab

1955/56
Atlético Bilbao		1-0	3: 1	6: 1	2: 1	4: 2	2: 1	3-0	3-0	4-0	5-0	2: 2	7: 1	3: 2	3-0	3: 1
CF Barcelona	1: 2		2-0	3: 1	2: 2	4: 2	1-0	2-0	2-0	2: 1	4-0	4: 1	1-0	3: 1	4-0	6: 4
real Madrid	2: 1	2: 1		3: 4	3: 2	1-0	7: 1	2-0	5: 1	8: 3	6-0	1: 2	7: 1	5-0	2: 1	4: 1
Sevilla FC	1: 2	0-0	2-0		4-0	4-0	4-0	2-0	4: 1	7-0	3-0	5-0	4: 1	3-0	3: 1	3-0
Atlético Madrid	2: 3	0: 2	1-0	4: 1		3: 1	5-0	4: 5	3: 1	3: 2	1: 1	4: 1	4-0	8: 1	6: 1	9-0
Valencia CF	1-0	4: 2	2: 1	3-0	0: 1		2: 1	1: 1	5: 1	6-0	4: 2	4-0	4: 1	3: 1	1: 1	4: 1
Español Barcelona	0: 1	0: 3	2: 1	2: 1	4: 1	0: 1		3-0	4: 3	6: 1	2: 2	3: 2	1-0	6-0	1: 1	2-0
Real Sociedad	2: 2	1: 2	1-0	2: 2	3: 1	3: 1	5-0		4: 1	2: 1	4: 2	3: 1	3: 3	1: 1	2: 1	2-0
Real Valladolid	2: 4	1-0	2: 2	3: 1	3: 1	1: 1	2-0	1-0		4: 2	4: 1	4: 1	3-0	4-0	3-0	3-0
Celta Vigo	2-0	0-0	3: 1	3: 1	2: 2	2-0	2: 3	2: 1	3-0		3-0	4: 1	1: 3	3-0	3: 2	2: 1
UD Las Palmas	1: 1	0: 1	1: 3	2: 3	1: 1	2-0	1: 2	2-0	3: 2	2: 1		5-0	2-0	2: 1	1: 2	6: 1
Deportivo La Coruña	2: 2	0: 7	0: 2	3: 2	3-0	3: 3	3: 1	5-0	1: 1	5-0	1: 2		2-0	5: 3	4: 3	3-0
Real Murcia	2: 1	0: 1	1: 1	2-0	1-0	0-0	2: 3	6: 1	0: 1	2: 2	2: 1	5: 4		3: 3	3: 1	3: 1
Deportivo Alavés	0: 3	1: 3	1: 3	2: 1	0-0	3: 3	2-0	1: 1	3-0	5: 1	2-0	4: 2	5: 2		1-0	4-0
Cultural Leonesa	1: 3	0: 1	0: 4	0: 4	2: 4	3-0	0: 1	0-0	0-0	4: 1	1: 2	1: 2	0: 1	4: 1		3: 1
Hércules Alicante	0: 3	2: 3	0: 4	1: 4	0: 2	4-0	1: 1	1: 1	2-0	0: 2	0: 5	5: 1	2: 1	1: 1	3: 1

Relegation

The games took place from April 24th to June 26th, 1955.

table Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points  1. SD España Industrial  10  7th  1  2 021:150 1.40 15: 50  2. Real Zaragoza  10  5  2  3 018:130 1.38 12: 80  3. Real Oviedo  10  6th  0  4th 023:220 1.05 12: 80  4th Real Murcia  10  5  1  4th 021:180 1.17 11: 90  5. Betis Seville  10  2  2  6th 021:220 0.95 06:14  6th Deportivo Alavés  10  1  2  7th 010:240 0.42 04:16 Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison - 3rd goal quotient - 4th goals scored Participation in the Primera División 1956/57 Relegation to the Segunda División

Crosstab Relegation SD España Industrial 1-0 6: 1 2: 1 3: 2 3: 1 Real Zaragoza 1-0 4-0 4: 2 1: 1 1: 1 Real Oviedo 0: 1 6-0 3-0 3: 2 2-0 Real Murcia 1: 1 4: 3 4: 1 5: 1 3: 2 Betis Seville 1: 2 3: 1 4: 5 0: 1 6-0 Deportivo Alavés 2: 3 1: 2 1: 3 1-0 1: 1

After the season

International competitions

• 1. - Atlético Bilbao - European Champion Clubs ' Cup
• Defending champion of the European Cup - Real Madrid - European Cup

Relegated to the Segunda División

• 13.- Real Murcia
• 14th - Deportivo Alavés
• 15. - Cultural Leonesa
• 16 - Hércules Alicante

Promoted to the Primera División

• CA Osasuna
• Real Jaén
• Real Zaragoza
• SD España Industrial

Pichichi trophy

The Pichichi trophy is awarded annually to the best goalscorer of the season.

Pl.	Nat.	player	society	Gates
1		Alfredo Di Stéfano	real Madrid	24
2		Mauro Rodríguez	Celta Vigo	23
3		Adrian Escudero	Atlético Madrid	21st

The Atlético Bilbao champions team

1.

Atlético Bilbao

Gate : Carmelo Cedrún (30 / -); Leandro Iraragorri (1 / -) Defense : Serafín Areta (7 / -); Nicanor Canito (27 / -); José María Orúe (29/1) Midfield : Manuel González Etura (9 / -); Jesús Garay (27/3); Ignacio Izaguirre (2 / -); Félix Marcaida (27/9); Federico Bilbao Solozábal (10/6); Mauri Ugartemendía (27/6) Storm : Ignacio Arieta (25/14); José Luis Arteche (24/15); Ignacio Azcarate (2/1); Agustín Gaínza (22/5); José María Maguregui (29/5); Armando Merodio (3/1); Ignacio Uribe (30/9) Coach : Ferdinand Daučík

Web links

• Spain - List of Champions rsssf.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Primera División 1955/56. In: eu-football.info. Retrieved May 15, 2019 . 
2. ↑ PhD 1955/56. In: bdfutbol.com. Retrieved May 15, 2019 .