1956–57 Primeira Liga

Statistics of Portuguese Liga in the 1956/1957 season.

Portuguese Liga
Season 1956–57
Champions SL Benfica
Relegated S.C. Covilhã
Atlético Clube de Portugal
European Cup SL Benfica
Matches played 364
Goals scored 681 (1.87 per match)

Overview

Location of teams in the 1956–57 Liga

It was contested by 14 teams, and S.L. Benfica won the championship.

League standings

Pos Club Pts P W D L GF GA
1 S.L. Benfica 41 26 17 7 2 75 25 European Cup
2 F.C. Porto 40 26 18 4 4 86 23
3 C.F. Os Belenenses 33 26 13 7 6 74 50
4 Sporting Clube de Portugal 31 26 12 7 7 62 28
5 Lusitano G.C. 30 26 13 4 9 57 51
6 Associação Académica de Coimbra - O.A.F. 28 26 12 4 10 45 33
7 S.C.U. Torreense 24 26 10 4 12 44 50
8 Oriental 23 26 8 7 11 27 44
9 GD CUF 21 26 9 3 14 35 69
10 Vitória F.C. 20 26 8 4 14 40 59
11 F.C. Barreirense 20 26 8 4 14 39 62
12 Caldas S.C. 19 26 6 7 13 32 63
13 S.C. Covilhã 18 26 7 4 15 33 62 Relegated
14 Atlético Clube de Portugal 16 26 6 4 16 32 62 Relegated
1956-57 I Liga Winners

SL Benfica
9th Title

References

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1956–57 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues
Albania '56 '57 · Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria '56 '57 · Cyprus · Czechoslovakia · Denmark · England · Estonia '56 '57 · Faroe Islands '56 '57 · Finland '56 '57 · France · East Germany '56 '57 · West Germany '56 '57 · Greece · Hungary '56 '57 · Iceland '56 '57 · Israel · Italy · Latvia '56 '57 · Lithuania '56 '57 · Luxembourg · Malta · Netherlands · Northern Ireland · Norway · Poland '56 '57 · Portugal · Republic of Ireland · Romania · Scotland · Soviet Union '56 '57 · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Yugoslavia
Domestic cups
Albania · Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Cyprus · Czechoslovakia · Denmark · England · Faroe Islands '56 '57 · Finland '56 '57 · France · East Germany · West Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland '56 '57 · Italy · Liechtenstein · Luxembourg · Malta · Netherlands · Northern Ireland · Norway '56 '57 · Poland · Portugal · Republic of Ireland · Romania · San Marino · Scotland · Soviet Union · Spain · Sweden '56 '57 · Switzerland · Turkey · Wales · Yugoslavia
League cups
England · France · Northern Ireland · Republic of Ireland · Scotland
UEFA competitions