1956 Soviet Top League
{{Short description|18th season of top-tier football league in Soviet Union}}
{{Infobox football league season
| season = 1956
| competition = Soviet Top League
| prevseason = 1955
| nextseason = 1957
}}
12 teams took part in the league with FC Spartak Moscow winning the championship.
League standings
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=SPA|name_SPA={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Spartak Moscow
|team2=DYN|name_DYN={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Dynamo Moscow
|team3=CDSA|name_CDSA={{flagicon|RSFSR}} CDSA Moscow
|team4=DKI|name_DKI={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Dynamo Kiev
|team5=TOR|name_TOR={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Torpedo Moscow
|team6=KIS|name_KIS={{flagicon|Moldavian SSR}} Burevestnik Kishinyov
|team7=SHA|name_SHA={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Shakhtyor Stalino
|team8=DTB|name_DTB={{flagicon|Georgian SSR}} Dynamo Tbilisi
|team9=ZEN|name_ZEN={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Zenit Leningrad
|team10=LOK|name_LOK={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Lokomotiv Moscow
|team11=ODO|name_ODO={{flagicon|RSFSR}} ODO Sverdlovsk
|team12=TRU|name_TRU={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad
|win_SPA=15|draw_SPA=4|loss_SPA=3|gf_SPA=68|ga_SPA=28|status_SPA=C
|win_DYN=10|draw_DYN=8|loss_DYN=4|gf_DYN=45|ga_DYN=31
|win_CDSA=10|draw_CDSA=5|loss_CDSA=7|gf_CDSA=40|ga_CDSA=32
|win_DKI=7|draw_DKI=10|loss_DKI=5|gf_DKI=32|ga_DKI=31
|win_TOR=8|draw_TOR=7|loss_TOR=7|gf_TOR=40|ga_TOR=37
|win_KIS=9|draw_KIS=5|loss_KIS=8|gf_KIS=38|ga_KIS=49
|win_SHA=7|draw_SHA=7|loss_SHA=8|gf_SHA=30|ga_SHA=39
|win_DTB=8|draw_DTB=4|loss_DTB=10|gf_DTB=42|ga_DTB=46
|win_ZEN=4|draw_ZEN=11|loss_ZEN=7|gf_ZEN=27|ga_ZEN=43
|win_LOK=5|draw_LOK=8|loss_LOK=9|gf_LOK=38|ga_LOK=28
|win_ODO=6|draw_ODO=4|loss_ODO=12|gf_ODO=31|ga_ODO=45|status_ODO=R
|win_TRU=3|draw_TRU=7|loss_TRU=12|gf_TRU=25|ga_TRU=47|status_TRU=R
|col_C=Gold|text_C=League champions
|result1=C
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Class B
|result11=R|result12=R
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/ussrhist.html rsssf.com]
}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=BUR|team2=CDS|team3=DYK|team4=DYN|team5=DTB
|team6=LOK|team7=ODO|team8=SHA|team9=SPA|team10=TOR
|team11=TRL|team12=ZEN
|name_SPA=Spartak Moscow
|match_SPA_DYN=1–1
|match_SPA_CDS=3–0
|match_SPA_DYK=4–3
|match_SPA_TOR=2–1
|match_SPA_BUR=9–2
|match_SPA_SHA=5–1
|match_SPA_DTB=4–2
|match_SPA_ZEN=1–1
|match_SPA_LOK=3–1
|match_SPA_ODO=6–0
|match_SPA_TRL=3–0
|name_DYN=Dynamo Moscow
|match_DYN_SPA=1–1
|match_DYN_CDS=1–0
|match_DYN_DYK=0–2
|match_DYN_TOR=3–2
|match_DYN_BUR=6–0
|match_DYN_SHA=2–1
|match_DYN_DTB=5–2
|match_DYN_ZEN=4–0
|match_DYN_LOK=1–1
|match_DYN_ODO=2–3
|match_DYN_TRL=5–0
|name_CDS=CDSA Moscow
|match_CDS_SPA=3–4
|match_CDS_DYN=2–2
|match_CDS_DYK=1–2
|match_CDS_TOR=4–2
|match_CDS_BUR=1–0
|match_CDS_SHA=0–1
|match_CDS_DTB=3–2
|match_CDS_ZEN=3–1
|match_CDS_LOK=2–1
|match_CDS_ODO=2–0
|match_CDS_TRL=4–2
|name_DYK=Dynamo Kiev
|match_DYK_SPA=1–1
|match_DYK_DYN=0–2
|match_DYK_CDS=1–0
|match_DYK_TOR=1–1
|match_DYK_BUR=2–1
|match_DYK_SHA=1–2
|match_DYK_DTB=2–1
|match_DYK_ZEN=1–1
|match_DYK_LOK=0–0
|match_DYK_ODO=3–2
|match_DYK_TRL=1–1
|name_TOR=Torpedo Moscow
|match_TOR_SPA=2–0
|match_TOR_DYN=2–0
|match_TOR_CDS=0–0
|match_TOR_DYK=0–0
|match_TOR_BUR=1–4
|match_TOR_SHA=2–1
|match_TOR_DTB=1–2
|match_TOR_ZEN=3–1
|match_TOR_LOK=2–1
|match_TOR_ODO=4–0
|match_TOR_TRL=5–3
|name_BUR=Burevestnik Chişinău
|match_BUR_SPA=0–3
|match_BUR_DYN=2–2
|match_BUR_CDS=3–1
|match_BUR_DYK=3–3
|match_BUR_TOR=2–2
|match_BUR_SHA=4–3
|match_BUR_DTB=2–1
|match_BUR_ZEN=2–3
|match_BUR_LOK=2–1
|match_BUR_ODO=3–2
|match_BUR_TRL=2–1
|name_SHA=Shakhtyor Stalino
|match_SHA_SPA=0–5
|match_SHA_DYN=1–1
|match_SHA_CDS=2–2
|match_SHA_DYK=1–1
|match_SHA_TOR=1–1
|match_SHA_BUR=2–0
|match_SHA_DTB=5–3
|match_SHA_ZEN=0–0
|match_SHA_LOK=1–0
|match_SHA_ODO=2–5
|match_SHA_TRL=4–1
|name_DTB=Dynamo Tbilisi
|match_DTB_SPA=2–3
|match_DTB_DYN=1–1
|match_DTB_CDS=1–1
|match_DTB_DYK=3–1
|match_DTB_TOR=4–2
|match_DTB_BUR=3–0
|match_DTB_SHA=2–0
|match_DTB_ZEN=4–0
|match_DTB_LOK=0–1
|match_DTB_ODO=2–0
|match_DTB_TRL=2–1
|name_ZEN=Zenit Leningrad
|match_ZEN_SPA=0–6
|match_ZEN_DYN=3–3
|match_ZEN_CDS=1–5
|match_ZEN_DYK=5–1
|match_ZEN_TOR=1–3
|match_ZEN_BUR=1–1
|match_ZEN_SHA=1–1
|match_ZEN_DTB=0–0
|match_ZEN_LOK=1–1
|match_ZEN_ODO=0–0
|match_ZEN_TRL=1–1
|name_LOK=Lokomotiv Moscow
|match_LOK_SPA=1–2
|match_LOK_DYN=7–1
|match_LOK_CDS=2–2
|match_LOK_DYK=0–0
|match_LOK_TOR=1–1
|match_LOK_BUR=1–1
|match_LOK_SHA=3–0
|match_LOK_DTB=9–2
|match_LOK_ZEN=1–2
|match_LOK_ODO=1–2
|match_LOK_TRL=0–1
|name_ODO=ODO Sverdlovsk
|match_ODO_SPA=3–1
|match_ODO_DYN=0–1
|match_ODO_CDS=0–1
|match_ODO_DYK=1–1
|match_ODO_TOR=2–2
|match_ODO_BUR=1–2
|match_ODO_SHA=0–1
|match_ODO_DTB=4–2
|match_ODO_ZEN=1–3
|match_ODO_LOK=1–4
|match_ODO_TRL=1–1
|name_TRL=Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad
|match_TRL_SPA=3–1
|match_TRL_DYN=0–1
|match_TRL_CDS=1–3
|match_TRL_DYK=1–5
|match_TRL_TOR=4–1
|match_TRL_BUR=0–2
|match_TRL_SHA=0–0
|match_TRL_DTB=1–1
|match_TRL_ZEN=1–1
|match_TRL_LOK=1–1
|match_TRL_ODO=1–3
|update=complete|source=
}}
Top scorers
;17 goals
- Vasily Buzunov (ODO Sverdlovsk)
;16 goals
- Nikita Simonyan (Spartak Moscow)
;15 goals
- Yuri Belyayev (CDSA Moscow)
;14 goals
- Anatoli Isayev (Spartak Moscow)
;13 goals
- Valentin Ivanov (Torpedo Moscow)
;12 goals
- Alakbar Mammadov (Dynamo Moscow)
- Eduard Streltsov (Torpedo Moscow)
;11 goals
- Avtandil Chkuaseli (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- Ivan Mozer (Spartak Moscow)
;9 goals
- Boris Khasaya (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- Pyotr Ponomarenko (Shakhtyor Stalino)
- Viktor Sokolov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- Vitali Vatskevich (Burevestnik Kishinyov)
References
{{reflist}}
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/ussrhist.html Soviet Union - List of final tables (RSSSF)]
{{Soviet Top League seasons}}
{{1955–56 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{1956–57 in European football (UEFA)}}