| Season | 1956–57 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Benfica 9th title |
| Relegated | Covilhã Atlético |
| European Cup | Benfica |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 681 (3.74 per match) |
1957–58 → | |
The 1956–57Primeira Divisão was the 23rd season oftop-tierfootball inPortugal.
It was contested by 14 teams, andS.L. Benfica won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica(C) | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 75 | 25 | +50 | 41 | Qualification toEuropean Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Porto | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 86 | 23 | +63 | 40 | |
| 3 | Belenenses | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 74 | 50 | +24 | 33 | |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 28 | +34 | 31 | |
| 5 | Lusitano de Évora | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 30 | |
| 6 | Académica | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 28 | |
| 7 | Torreense | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 24 | |
| 8 | Oriental | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 23 | |
| 9 | CUF Barreiro | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 69 | −34 | 21 | |
| 10 | Vitória de Setúbal | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 20 | |
| 11 | Barreirense | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 20 | |
| 12 | Caldas | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 63 | −31 | 19 | |
| 13 | Sporting da Covilhã(R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 18 | Relegation toSegunda Divisão |
| 14 | Atlético CP(R) | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 16 |
| Home \ Away | ACA | ACP | BAR | BEL | BEN | CAL | CUF | LUS | ORI | POR | SCP | SCO | SCT | VSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 8–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Atlético CP | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–7 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Barreirense | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Belenenses | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 5–1 | |
| Benfica | 2–0 | 4–0 | 10–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| Caldas | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–7 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–5 | |
| CUF Barreiro | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Lusitano Évora | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Oriental | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Porto | 5–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 7–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 8–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Sporting CP | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| Sporting da Covilhã | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | |
| Torreense | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–4 | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–7 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 |