1956–57 Segunda División
The 1956–57 Segunda División season was the 26th since its establishment and was played between 8 September 1956 and 16 June 1957.
Overview before the season
40 teams joined the league, including 4 relegated from the 1955–56 La Liga and 11 promoted from the 1955–56 Tercera División.;Relegated from La Liga:
- Murcia
- Alavés
- Cultural Leonesa
- Hércules
- Burgos
- Gerona
- Levante
- Córdoba
- Avilés
- Rayo Vallecano
- Alicante
- Puente Genil
- Eldense
- Algeciras
- Atlético Ceuta
Group North
Teams
Club | City | Stadium |
Deportivo Alavés | Vitoria | Mendizorroza |
Real Avilés CF | Avilés | La Exposición |
Club Baracaldo | Baracaldo | Lasesarre |
Burgos CF | Burgos | Zatorre |
Caudal Deportivo | Mieres | El Batán |
Cultural Leonesa | León | La Puentecilla |
SD Eibar | Eibar | Ipurúa |
Club Ferrol | Ferrol | Manuel Rivera |
Gerona CF | Gerona | Vista Alegre |
Real Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón |
SD Indauchu | Bilbao | Garellano |
CP La Felguera | La Felguera, Langreo | La Barraca |
UD Lérida | Lérida | Campo de Deportes |
CD Logroñés | Logroño | Las Gaunas |
Real Oviedo CF | Oviedo | Buenavista |
AD Rayo Vallecano | Madrid | Vallecas |
CD Sabadell FC | Sabadell | Cruz Alta |
Real Santander SD | Santander | El Sardinero |
Club Sestao | Sestao | Las Llanas |
CD Tarrasa | Tarrasa | Obispo Irurita |
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Top goalkeepers
Group South
Teams
Club | City | Stadium |
España de Algeciras CF | Algeciras | El Mirador |
Alicante CF | Alicante | Bardín |
Atlético Ceuta | Ceuta | Alfonso Murube |
CD Badajoz | Badajoz | El Vivero |
Real Betis Balompié | Seville | Heliópolis |
Cádiz CF | Cádiz | Ramón de Carranza |
CD Castellón | Castellón de la Plana | Castalia |
Córdoba CF | Córdoba | El Arcángel |
CD Eldense | Elda | El Parque |
CF Extremadura | Almendralejo | Francisco de la Hera |
Granada CF | Granada | Los Cármenes |
Hércules CF | Alicante | La Viña |
Jerez CD | Jerez de la Frontera | Domecq |
Levante UD | Valencia | Vallejo |
CD Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda Stadium |
CD Mestalla | Valencia | Mestalla |
Real Murcia | Murcia | La Condomina |
Puente Genil CF | Puente Genil | Jesús Nazareno |
CD San Fernando | San Fernando | Marqués de Varela |
CD Tenerife | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Heliodoro Rodríguez López |