1956 Argentine Primera División

Statistics of Primera División Argentina in season 1956.

Overview

There were 16 teams in the tournament, and River Plate won the championship.

League standings

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	River Plate	30	17	9	4	61	32	43
2	Lanús	30	15	11	4	59	37	41
3	Boca Juniors	30	16	8	6	56	39	40
4	Racing Club de Avellaneda	30	14	11	5	53	32	39
5	Vélez Sársfield	30	13	11	6	48	44	37
6	Rosario Central	30	11	8	11	49	46	30
6	Independiente	30	12	6	12	44	42	30
8	San Lorenzo de Almagro	30	11	7	12	41	45	29
9	Ferro Carril Oeste	30	10	7	13	44	49	27
10	Newell's Old Boys	30	9	8	13	44	48	26
10	Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata	30	7	12	11	50	59	26
12	Estudiantes de La Plata	30	7	9	14	38	46	23
12	Huracán	30	7	9	14	45	59	23
14	Argentinos Juniors	30	7	8	15	45	60	22
14	Tigre	30	7	8	15	44	61	22
14	Chacarita Juniors	30	7	8	15	32	54	22

Primera División

2015 teams	Aldosivi Argentinos Juniors Arsenal Atlético de Rafaela Banfield Belgrano Boca Juniors Colón Crucero del Norte Defensa y Justicia Estudiantes (LP) Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Godoy Cruz Huracán Independiente Lanús Newell's Old Boys Nueva Chicago Olimpo Quilmes Racing River Plate Rosario Central San Lorenzo San Martín (SJ) Sarmiento Temperley Tigre Unión Vélez Sarsfield

League format	Calendar-year (1891-1966, 2015-) Metropolitano and Nacional (1967-85) European style (1985-90) Apertura and Clausura (1991-2012) Inicial and Final (2012-14)

Seasons	1891 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014 2015

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