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
Promoted from Tercera División
Burgos Gerona Levante Córdoba Avilés Rayo Vallecano Alicante Puente Genil Eldense AlgecirasAfter a merge with España Tánger Atlético CeutaAfter a merge between Ceuta and Atlético Tetuán
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 GoalscorersGoalsTeam Ricardo Alós 45Real Gijón Francisco Doval 27Avilés Manuel Lara 22Sabadell José Luis Piquín 18Sabadell Lolo Gómez 18Real Santander
Top goalkeepers GoalkeeperGoalsMatchesAverageTeam Manuel Sión 23 36 Real Gijón Juan Parcet 20 23 Sabadell Pita 26 26 Rayo Vallecano José María Cobo 36 32 Indauchu Isidro Acosta 30 24 Girona
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
League table
Results
Top goalscorers GoalscorersGoalsTeam Juan Araujo 28Córdoba Antonio Pedrero 25Tenerife Gilberto Navarro 21Granada Rafael Queralt 19Alicante Sebastián Fustero 17Eldense
Top goalkeepers GoalkeeperGoalsMatchesAverageTeam Dionisio del Río 44 38 Málaga Juan García 48 38 Murcia Cuco 31 24 Tenerife José Campillo 47 36 Hércules Eugenio Ruiz 42 32 Real Betis
Relegation playoffs First leg
Second leg
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