| Season | 1955–56 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Osasuna Jaén |
| Promoted | Osasuna Jaén España Industrial Zaragoza |
| Relegated | Plus Ultra |
| Matches | 480 |
| Goals | 1,607 (3.35 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rafa Delgado (25 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Pedro Lasheras (0.9 goals/match) |
| Biggest home win | Osasuna 7–0Eibar (22 January 1956) |
| Biggest away win | Sestao 2–8Oviedo (20 November 1955) Real Gijón 0–6Oviedo (21 February 1956) La Felguera 0–6Oviedo (1 April 1956) |
| Highest scoring | Jaén 8–3Tenerife (23 October 1955) |
1956–57 → | |
The1955–56 Segunda División season was the 25th since its establishment and was played between 10 September 1955 and 22 April 1956.
32 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the1954–55 La Liga and 4 promoted from the1954–55 Tercera División.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osasuna(P) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 76 | 33 | +43 | 42 | Promotion toLa Liga |
| 2 | Oviedo | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 78 | 33 | +45 | 41 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Zaragoza(O, P) | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 40 | |
| 4 | Caudal | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 34 | |
| 5 | Sabadell | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 33 | |
| 6 | Ferrol | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 32[a] | |
| 7 | Real Gijón | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 32[a] | |
| 8 | Indauchu | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 30 | |
| 9 | Tarrasa | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 28[b] | |
| 10 | Baracaldo | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 28[b] | |
| 11 | Real Santander | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 28[b] | |
| 12 | Lérida | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 26[c] | |
| 13 | La Felguera | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 26[c] | |
| 14 | Eibar | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 25 | |
| 15 | Sestao(O) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 57 | −32 | 19 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 16 | Logroñés(O) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 37 | 76 | −39 | 16 |
| Home \ Away | BAR | CAU | EIB | IND | FEL | LLE | LOG | OSA | OVI | RFE | RAC | SPO | SAB | SES | TRR | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baracaldo | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–6 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Caudal | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Eibar | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Indauchu | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 |
| La Felguera | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–5 | — | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Lérida | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 1–3 |
| Logroñés | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Osasuna | 7–1 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Oviedo | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Ferrol | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 5–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Real Santander | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Real Gijón | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 |
| Sabadell | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 7–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| Sestao | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–8 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | — | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Tarrasa | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Zaragoza | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | — |
Top goalscorers[edit]
| Top goalkeepers[edit]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaén(P) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 42 | Promotion toLa Liga |
| 2 | Real Betis | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 36[a] | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 3 | España Industrial(O, P) | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 36[a] | |
| 4 | Atlético Tetuán[b] | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 35[c] | Dissolved |
| 5 | España Tánger[d] | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 35[c] | |
| 6 | Mestalla | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 33 | |
| 7 | Extremadura | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 32 | |
| 8 | Granada | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 29[e] | |
| 9 | Tenerife | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 29[e] | |
| 10 | Badajoz | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 27[f] | |
| 11 | Málaga | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 27[f] | |
| 12 | Xerez | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 26[g] | |
| 13 | San Fernando | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 26[g] | |
| 14 | Cádiz | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 25 | |
| 15 | Plus Ultra(R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 76 | −29 | 21[h] | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 16 | Castellón(O) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 21[h] |
| Home \ Away | TET | BAD | CAD | CAS | CON | ESP | EXT | GRA | JAE | CDM | MES | RMC | BET | SFE | TEN | XER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Tetuán | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 |
| Badajoz | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Cádiz | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 |
| Castellón | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| España Industrial | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| España Tánger | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Extremadura | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–3 |
| Granada | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | — | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Jaén | 0–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 8–3 | 0–0 |
| Málaga | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Mestalla | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 |
| Plus Ultra | 5–0 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Real Betis | 1–4 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 |
| San Fernando | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–4 | 3–2 |
| Tenerife | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 |
| Xerez | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 3–1 | — |
Top goalscorers[edit]
| Top goalkeepers[edit]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | España Industrial(O, P) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 15 | Promotion toLa Liga |
| 2 | Zaragoza(O, P) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 12[a] | |
| 3 | Oviedo | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 12[a] | |
| 4 | Murcia(R) | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 11 | |
| 5 | Real Betis | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 6 | |
| 6 | Alavés(R) | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 4 |
| 13 May 1956 | Orense | 2–1 | Sestao | Ourense |
| Obeso Cortizo | Report | Izaola | Stadium:O Couto Referee: Uría González |
| 13 May 1956 | Logroñés | 2–0 | Manresa | Logroño |
| Avelino | Report | Stadium:Las Gaunas Referee: Gómez Arribas |
| 13 May 1956 | Plus Ultra | 3–3 | Eldense | Madrid |
| Santa María Poyán Vidal | Report | Amaro Medina | Stadium:Ciudad Lineal Referee: Cotanda Arnal |
| 13 May 1956 | Castellón | 1–1 | Algeciras | Castellón de la Plana |
| Ramos | Report | Tuhami | Stadium:Castalia Referee: De la Fuente Alonso |
| 19 May 1956 | Sestao | 3–0 (4–2agg.) | Orense | Sestao |
| Izaola Llona Beascoechea | Report | Stadium:Las Llanas Referee: González Echeverría |
| 20 May 1956 | Eldense | 3–0 (6–3agg.) | Plus Ultra | Elda |
| Villaplana Cedrés | Report | Stadium:Parque Referee: Simó Fiol |
| 20 May 1956 | Manresa | 1–0 (1–2agg.) | Logroñés | Manresa |
| Torras | Report | Stadium:El Pujolet Referee: Mazagatos Vicario |
| 20 May 1956 | Algeciras | 2–2 (3–3agg.) | Castellón | Algeciras |
| Piera Antoñito | Report | Mezquita Vilalta | Stadium:El Mirador Referee: Díaz Argote |
| 3 June 1956 | Castellón | 2–1 | Algeciras | Madrid |
| Colubi Vilalta | Report | Tapia | Stadium:Metropolitano Referee: Carbelo Martín |