1956–57 Primeira Divisão
{{Short description|23rd season of top-tier Portuguese football}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Primeira Liga
| season = 1956–57
| winners = Benfica
9th title
| continentalcup1 = European Cup
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Benfica
| continentalcup2 =
| continentalcup2 qualifiers =
| league topscorer =
| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| highest scoring =
| matches = 182
| total goals = 681
| prevseason = 1955–56
| nextseason = 1957–58
}}
The 1956–57 Primeira Divisão was the 23rd season of top-tier football in Portugal.
Overview
{{Location map+|Portugal|float=right|width=210|caption=Location of teams in the 1956–57 Liga|places=
{{Location map~|Portugal|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|lat=38.63|long=-9.21|label=Belenenses|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Portugal|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|lat=38.75|long=-9.18|label=Benfica|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Portugal|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|lat=38.88|long=-9.16|label=Sporting|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Portugal |lat=38.50 |long=-7.65 |label=Lusitano G.C.|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=38.533333|long=-8.883333|label=Setúbal|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Portugal |lat=38.706 |long=-9.174 |label=Atlético|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=41.161758|long=-8.583933|label=Porto|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=38.634445|long=-8.999999|label=Barreirense|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=40.264889|long=-7.497869|label=Covilhã}}
{{Location map~ |Portugal |lat=39.48 |long=-9.1 |label=Caldas S.C.|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Portugal |lat=39.20 |long=-9.3 |label=S.C.U. Torreense|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Portugal|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|lat=38.75|long=-9.18|label=Oriental|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Portugal |lat=40.203275 |long=-8.407581 |label=Académica de Coimbra|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=38.634445|long=-8.999999|label=GD CUF|position=top}}}}
It was contested by 14 teams, and S.L. Benfica won the championship.
League standings
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=BEN|name_BEN=Benfica
|team2=POR|name_POR=Porto
|team3=BEL|name_BEL=Belenenses
|team4=SCP|name_SCP=Sporting CP
|team5=LUS|name_LUS=Lusitano de Évora
|team6=ACA|name_ACA=Académica
|team7=TRN|name_TRN=Torreense
|team8=ORI|name_ORI=Oriental
|team9=CUF|name_CUF=CUF Barreiro
|team10=VSE|name_VSE=Vitória de Setúbal
|team11=BAR|name_BAR=Barreirense
|team12=CLD|name_CLD=Caldas
|team13=SCO|name_SCO=Sporting da Covilhã
|team14=ATL|name_ATL=Atlético CP
|win_BEN=17|draw_BEN=7|loss_BEN=2|gf_BEN=75|ga_BEN=25|status_BEN=C
|win_POR=18|draw_POR=4|loss_POR=4|gf_POR=86|ga_POR=23
|win_BEL=13|draw_BEL=7|loss_BEL=6|gf_BEL=74|ga_BEL=50
|win_SCP=12|draw_SCP=7|loss_SCP=7|gf_SCP=62|ga_SCP=28
|win_LUS=13|draw_LUS=4|loss_LUS=9|gf_LUS=57|ga_LUS=51
|win_ACA=12|draw_ACA=4|loss_ACA=10|gf_ACA=45|ga_ACA=33
|win_TRN=10|draw_TRN=4|loss_TRN=12|gf_TRN=44|ga_TRN=50
|win_ORI=8|draw_ORI=7|loss_ORI=11|gf_ORI=27|ga_ORI=44
|win_CUF=9|draw_CUF=3|loss_CUF=14|gf_CUF=35|ga_CUF=69
|win_VSE=8|draw_VSE=4|loss_VSE=14|gf_VSE=40|ga_VSE=59
|win_BAR=8|draw_BAR=4|loss_BAR=14|gf_BAR=39|ga_BAR=62
|win_CLD=6|draw_CLD=7|loss_CLD=13|gf_CLD=32|ga_CLD=63
|win_SCO=7|draw_SCO=4|loss_SCO=15|gf_SCO=33|ga_SCO=62|status_SCO=R
|win_ATL=6|draw_ATL=4|loss_ATL=16|gf_ATL=32|ga_ATL=62|status_ATL=R
|col_EC=green1|text_EC=Qualification to European Cup preliminary round
|result1=EC
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Segunda Divisão
|result13=R|result14=R
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/porthist195657.html rsssf.com]
}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ACA|team2=ACP|team3=BAR|team4=BEL|team5=BEN
|team6=CAL|team7=CUF|team8=LUS|team9=ORI|team10=POR
|team11=SCP|team12=SCO|team13=SCT|team14=VSE
|name_BEN=Benfica
|match_BEN_POR=3–2
|match_BEN_BEL=2–2
|match_BEN_SCP=1–1
|match_BEN_LUS=2–2
|match_BEN_ACA=2–0
|match_BEN_SCT=3–0
|match_BEN_ORI=3–0
|match_BEN_CUF=6–0
|match_BEN_VSE=4–0
|match_BEN_BAR=10–1
|match_BEN_CAL=1–0
|match_BEN_SCO=6–0
|match_BEN_ACP=4–0
|name_POR=Porto
|match_POR_BEN=3–0
|match_POR_BEL=5–0
|match_POR_SCP=2–0
|match_POR_LUS=7–1
|match_POR_ACA=5–1
|match_POR_SCT=2–0
|match_POR_ORI=5–0
|match_POR_CUF=4–0
|match_POR_VSE=4–1
|match_POR_BAR=4–0
|match_POR_CAL=4–0
|match_POR_SCO=8–1
|match_POR_ACP=0–0
|name_BEL=Belenenses
|match_BEL_BEN=2–2
|match_BEL_POR=4–3
|match_BEL_SCP=2–2
|match_BEL_LUS=5–0
|match_BEL_ACA=3–2
|match_BEL_SCT=6–2
|match_BEL_ORI=5–1
|match_BEL_CUF=5–1
|match_BEL_VSE=5–1
|match_BEL_BAR=4–0
|match_BEL_CAL=5–0
|match_BEL_SCO=2–0
|match_BEL_ACP=4–2
|name_SCP=Sporting CP
|match_SCP_BEN=1–0
|match_SCP_POR=2–1
|match_SCP_BEL=2–2
|match_SCP_LUS=1–1
|match_SCP_ACA=1–3
|match_SCP_SCT=3–1
|match_SCP_ORI=3–1
|match_SCP_CUF=8–0
|match_SCP_VSE=4–0
|match_SCP_BAR=3–0
|match_SCP_CAL=6–0
|match_SCP_SCO=7–1
|match_SCP_ACP=3–0
|name_LUS=Lusitano Évora
|match_LUS_BEN=1–2
|match_LUS_POR=3–2
|match_LUS_BEL=5–2
|match_LUS_SCP=2–1
|match_LUS_ACA=3–1
|match_LUS_SCT=2–0
|match_LUS_ORI=0–2
|match_LUS_CUF=3–1
|match_LUS_VSE=4–1
|match_LUS_BAR=3–2
|match_LUS_CAL=2–0
|match_LUS_SCO=3–2
|match_LUS_ACP=5–0
|name_ACA=Académica
|match_ACA_BEN=0–0
|match_ACA_POR=0–3
|match_ACA_BEL=1–1
|match_ACA_SCP=2–0
|match_ACA_LUS=2–0
|match_ACA_SCT=4–0
|match_ACA_ORI=2–1
|match_ACA_CUF=8–1
|match_ACA_VSE=2–0
|match_ACA_BAR=2–2
|match_ACA_CAL=4–0
|match_ACA_SCO=0–0
|match_ACA_ACP=2–0
|name_SCT=Torreense
|match_SCT_BEN=1–1
|match_SCT_POR=1–1
|match_SCT_BEL=6–2
|match_SCT_SCP=0–0
|match_SCT_LUS=1–3
|match_SCT_ACA=2–1
|match_SCT_ORI=4–1
|match_SCT_CUF=2–1
|match_SCT_VSE=1–4
|match_SCT_BAR=3–2
|match_SCT_CAL=4–0
|match_SCT_SCO=5–0
|match_SCT_ACP=1–0
|name_ORI=Oriental
|match_ORI_BEN=1–1
|match_ORI_POR=0–3
|match_ORI_BEL=1–1
|match_ORI_SCP=1–0
|match_ORI_LUS=3–1
|match_ORI_ACA=0–2
|match_ORI_SCT=1–1
|match_ORI_CUF=1–1
|match_ORI_VSE=2–1
|match_ORI_BAR=2–1
|match_ORI_CAL=1–1
|match_ORI_SCO=2–0
|match_ORI_ACP=0–1
|name_CUF=CUF Barreiro
|match_CUF_BEN=2–3
|match_CUF_POR=2–5
|match_CUF_BEL=3–2
|match_CUF_SCP=0–0
|match_CUF_LUS=5–3
|match_CUF_ACA=2–1
|match_CUF_SCT=1–0
|match_CUF_ORI=2–0
|match_CUF_VSE=3–1
|match_CUF_BAR=2–1
|match_CUF_CAL=1–0
|match_CUF_SCO=1–1
|match_CUF_ACP=1–0
|name_VSE=Vitória de Setúbal
|match_VSE_BEN=2–3
|match_VSE_POR=1–7
|match_VSE_BEL=1–2
|match_VSE_SCP=0–0
|match_VSE_LUS=1–1
|match_VSE_ACA=3–1
|match_VSE_SCT=2–3
|match_VSE_ORI=1–1
|match_VSE_CUF=4–1
|match_VSE_BAR=2–0
|match_VSE_CAL=1–1
|match_VSE_SCO=2–1
|match_VSE_ACP=4–0
|name_BAR=Barreirense
|match_BAR_BEN=2–4
|match_BAR_POR=1–1
|match_BAR_BEL=2–1
|match_BAR_SCP=2–1
|match_BAR_LUS=1–0
|match_BAR_ACA=2–3
|match_BAR_SCT=3–0
|match_BAR_ORI=0–1
|match_BAR_CUF=3–1
|match_BAR_VSE=1–2
|match_BAR_CAL=4–3
|match_BAR_SCO=3–2
|match_BAR_ACP=3–3
|name_CAL=Caldas
|match_CAL_BEN=1–4
|match_CAL_POR=1–1
|match_CAL_BEL=1–1
|match_CAL_SCP=1–7
|match_CAL_LUS=2–2
|match_CAL_ACA=1–0
|match_CAL_SCT=3–1
|match_CAL_ORI=4–2
|match_CAL_CUF=2–1
|match_CAL_VSE=3–5
|match_CAL_BAR=0–1
|match_CAL_SCO=3–2
|match_CAL_ACP=3–1
|name_SCO=Sporting da Covilhã
|match_SCO_BEN=1–3
|match_SCO_POR=0–1
|match_SCO_BEL=3–2
|match_SCO_SCP=4–3
|match_SCO_LUS=2–0
|match_SCO_ACA=0–1
|match_SCO_SCT=2–4
|match_SCO_ORI=1–1
|match_SCO_CUF=2–1
|match_SCO_VSE=2–0
|match_SCO_BAR=3–0
|match_SCO_CAL=0–0
|match_SCO_ACP=2–1
|name_ACP=Atlético CP
|match_ACP_BEN=0–5
|match_ACP_POR=1–3
|match_ACP_BEL=2–4
|match_ACP_SCP=1–3
|match_ACP_LUS=3–7
|match_ACP_ACA=1–0
|match_ACP_SCT=2–1
|match_ACP_ORI=0–1
|match_ACP_CUF=4–1
|match_ACP_VSE=3–0
|match_ACP_BAR=2–2
|match_ACP_CAL=2–2
|match_ACP_SCO=3–1
|update=complete|source=
}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Portuguese Liga seasons}}
{{1956–57 in Portuguese football}}
{{1956–57 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1956-57 Primeira Divisao}}