1956-57 Austrian football championship

Staatsliga A
Season	1956-57
Dates	25 August 1956 - 20 June 1957
Champions	SK Rapid Wien
Promoted	ÖMV Olympia Wien , FC Wien
Relegated	FC Stadlau, SV Austria Salzburg
Goals scored	833 (4,58 per match)
Top goalscorer	Robert Dienst SK Rapid Wien (32 goals)
	← 19555-56 1957-58 →

The 1956-57 Austrian football championship was organized was organized by the Austrian Football Association. The Staatsliga B served as the lower tier of the Staatsliga A. It only included clubs from Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland, Upper Austria and Styria. For clubs from western Austria the Tauernliga Nord (Salzburg), the Tauernliga Süd (Carinthia) and the Arlbergliga (Tyrol, Vorarlberg) were organized. This leagues were Amateur leagues. The respective regional leagues of the federal states served as the third level.

The championship in the State League was contested by 14 teams. They met twice throughout the season. Rapid Wien won the Austrian football championship for the 21st time . SC Olympia Wien as champion of the Staatsliga B and FC Wien after relegationmatches were promoted to the Staatsliga A for the 1957-58 season.

Final table

Table mode (in case of equal points): 1st criterion goal quotient.

Pl.	Name	M	W	D	L	P
1.	SK Rapid Wien	26	19	2	5	40
2.	First Vienna FC	26	17	5	4	39
3.	FK Austria Wien	26	18	2	6	38
4.	SC Wacker Wien	26	14	7	5	35
5.	1. Simmeringer SC	26	11	9	6	31
6.	Grazer AK	26	12	2	12	26
7.	Kapfenberger SV	26	11	3	12	25
8.	SK Admira Wien	26	9	4	13	22^[1]
9.	Kremser SC	26	9	4	13	22^[2]
10.	Wiener Sport-Club	26	9	3	14	21^[3]
11.	Wiener AC	26	8	5	13	21^[4]
12.	SK Sturm Graz	26	9	3	14	21^[5]
13.	SV Austria Salzburg	26	6	3	17	15
14.	FC Stadlau	26	2	4	20	8

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Matches

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Round 1

Date	Team 1	Team2
25 August 1956	SK Rapid Wien	1. Simmeringer SC	1-1
26 August 1956	SV Austria Salzburg	Grazer AK	3-1
26 August 1956	FC Stadlau	SC Wacker Wien	0-2
26 August 1956	Kremser SC	SK Admira Wien	1-1
26 August 1956	SK Sturm Graz	Wiener Sport-Club	3-1
26 August 1956	First Vienna FC	KapfenbergerSV	5-2
29 August 1956	FK Austria Wien	Wiener AC	3-1

Round 2

Date	Team 1	Team2
1 September 1956	1. Simmeringer SC	FC Stadlau	6-4
1 September 1956	SK Admira Wien	SK Rapid Wien	1-2
2 September 1956	SV Austria Salzburg	First Vienna FC	0-2
2 September 1956	Grazer AK	Wiener Sport-Club	2-1
2 September 1956	KapfenbergerSV	FK Austria Wien	2-5
2 September 1956	SC Wacker Wien	SK Sturm Graz	7-0
2 September 1956	Wiener AC	Kremser SC	2-2

Round 3

Date	Team 1	Team2
5 September 1956	FC Stadlau	SK Admira Wien	3-2
5 September 1956	Kremser SC	Kapfenberger SV	0-6
5 September 1956	SK Rapid Wien	Wiener AC	7-4
5 September 1956	SK Sturm Graz	1. Simmeringer SC	3-4
5 September 1956	Wiener Sport-Club	SC Wacker Wien	1-1
12 September 1956	FK Austria Wien	SV Austria Salzburg	4-2
12 September 1956	First Vienna FC	Grazer AK	1-0

Round 4

Date	Team 1	Team2
30 August 1956	Grazer AK	SC Wacker Wien	1-2
8 September 1956	1. Simmeringer SC	Wiener Sport-Club	2-2
8 September 1956	Wiener AC	FC Stadlau	4-0
5 September 1956	SK Admira Wien	SK Sturm Graz	3-2
5 September 1956	SV Austria Salzburg	Kremser SC	8-3
9 September 1956	KapfenbergerSV	SK Rapid Wien	4-3
9 September 1956	First Vienna FC	FK Austria Wien	3-3

Round 5

Date	Team 1	Team2
15 September 1956	SK Rapid Wien	SV Austria Salzburg	6-1
15 September 1956	Wiener Sport-Club	SK Admira Wien	0-2
16 September 1956	Kremser SC	First Vienna FC	0-1
16 September 1956	FK Austria Wien	Grazer AK	4-0
16 September 1956	FC Stadlau	KapfenbergerSV	0-5
16 September 1956	SK Sturm Graz	Wiener AC	4-0
16 September 1956	SC Wacker Wien	1. Simmeringer SC	3-0

Round 6

Date	Team 1	Team2
22 September 1956	SK Admira Wien	SC Wacker Wien	6-1
22 September 1956	Wiener AC	Wiener Sport-Club	3-2
23 September 1956	SV Austria Salzburg	FC Stadlau	5-0
23 September 1956	FK Austria Wien	Kremser SC	0-2
23 September 1956	Grazer AK	1. Simmeringer SC	4-0
23 September 1956	Kapfenberger SV	SK Sturm Graz	2-0
23 September 1956	First Vienna FC	SK Rapid Wien	4-1

Round 7

Date	Team 1	Team2
7 October 1956	1. Simmeringer SC	SK Admira Wien	4-0
7 October 1956	Kremser SC	Grazer AK	2-0
7 October 1956	SK Rapid Wien	FK Austria Wien	4-1
7 October 1956	SK Sturm Graz	SV Austria Salzburg	0-0
7 October 1956	SC Wacker Wien	Wiener AC	4-0
7 October 1956	Wiener Sport-Club	Kapfenberger SV	1-0
24 October 1956	FC Stadlau	First Vienna FC	1-1

Round 8

Date	Team 1	Team2
20 October 1956	Wiener AC	1. Simmeringer SC	1-4
21 October 1956	SV Austria Salzburg	Wiener Sport-Club	2-1
21 October 1956	FK Austria Wien	FC Stadlau	4-0
21 October 1956	Grazer AK	SK Admira Wien	2-0
21 October 1956	Kapfenberger SV	SC Wacker Wien	0-2
21 October 1956	Kremser SC	SK Rapid Wien	0-2
21 October 1956	First Vienna FC	SK Sturm Graz	4-0

Round 9

Date	Team 1	Team2
27 October 1956	1. Simmeringer SC	Kapfenberger SV	4-1
27 October 1956	SK Admira Wien	Wiener AC	5-2
27 October 1956	SK Rapid Wien	Grazer AK	1-1
28 October 1956	SK Sturm Graz	FK Austria Wien	1-3
1 November 1956	FC Stadlau	Kremser SC	3-2
7 November 1956	First Vienna FC	Wiener Sport-Club	4-2
7 November 1956	SC Wacker Wien	SV Austria Salzburg	5-2

Round 10

Date	Team 1	Team2
3 November 1956	FK Austria Wien	Wiener Sport-Club	1-0
3 November 1956	First Vienna FC	SC Wacker Wien	1-1
4 November 1956	SV Austria Salzburg	1. Simmeringer SC	1-2
4 November 1956	Grazer AK	Wiener AC	1-0
4 November 1956	Kremser SC	SK Sturm Graz	4-1
4 November 1956	SK Rapid Wien	FC Stadlau	4-2
7 November 1956	Kapfenberger SV	SK Admira Wien	3-2

Round 11

Date	Team 1	Team2
10 November 1956	1. Simmeringer SC	First Vienna FC	2-2
10 November 1956	SK Sturm Graz	SK Rapid Wien	1-0
11 November 1956	SK Admira Wien	SV Austria Salzburg	5-1
11 November 1956	FC Stadlau	Grazer AK	0-2
11 November 1956	SC Wacker Wien	FK Austria Wien	1-2
11 November 1956	Wiener AC	Kapfenberger SV	4-2
11 November 1956	Wiener Sport-Club	Kremser SC	5-0

Round 12

Date	Team 1	Team2
18 November 1956	SV Austria Salzburg	Wiener AC	2-3
18 November 1956	FK Austria Wien	1. Simmeringer SC	3-2
18 November 1956	FC Stadlau	SK Sturm Graz	0-0
18 November 1956	Grazer AK	Kapfenberger SV	1-1
18 November 1956	Kremser SC	SC Wacker Wien	1-5
18 November 1956	SK Rapid Wien	Wiener Sport-Club	3-1
18 November 1956	First Vienna FC	SK Admira Wien	3-0

Round 13

Date	Team 1	Team2
24 November 1956	1. Simmeringer SC	Kremser SC	4-2
24 November 1956	Wiener AC	First Vienna FC	0-1
25 November 1956	SK Admira Wien	FK Austria Wien	2-6
25 November 1956	Kapfenberger SV	SV Austria Salzburg	3-2
25 November 1956	SK Sturm Graz	Grazer AK	1-6
25 November 1956	SC Wacker Wien	SK Rapid Wien	1-0
25 November 1956	Wiener Sport-Club	FC Stadlau	2-0

Round 14

Date	Team 1	Team2
2 December 1956	1. Simmeringer SC	SK Rapid Wien	1-2
2 December 1956	SK Admira Wien	Kremser SC	0-2
2 December 1956	Grazer AK	SV Austria Salzburg	2-1
2 December 1956	Kapfenberger SV	First Vienna FC	2-4
2 December 1956	SC Wacker Wien	FC Stadlau	5-1
2 December 1956	Wiener AC	FK Austria Wien	3-4
2 December 1956	Wiener Sport-Club	SK Sturm Graz	1-0

Round 15

Date	Team 1	Team2
16 March 1957	SK Rapid Wien	SK Admira Wien	6-2
17 March 1957	FK Austria Wien	Kapfenberger SV	2-0
17 March 1957	FC Stadlau	1. Simmeringer SC	2-3
17 March 1957	Kremser SC	Wiener AC	3-0
17 March 1957	SK Sturm Graz	SC Wacker Wien	2-2
17 March 1957	First Vienna FC	SV Austria Salzburg	8-3
17 March 1957	Wiener Sport-Club	Grazer AK	8-2

Round 16

Date	Team 1	Team2
23 March 1957	1. Simmeringer SC	SK Sturm Graz	5-3
23 March 1957	SK Admira Wien	FC Stadlau	3-0
23 March 1957	SC Wacker Wien	Wiener Sport-Club	0-3
24 March 1957	Kapfenberger SV	Kremser SC	2-2
24 March 1957	SV Austria Salzburg	FK Austria Wien	0-2
24 March 1957	Grazer AK	First Vienna FC	2-1
24 March 1957	Wiener AC	SK Rapid Wien	1-2

Round 17

Date	Team 1	Team2
30 March 1957	SK Rapid Wien	Kapfenberger SV	8-1
30 March 1957	Wiener Sport-Club	1. Simmeringer SC	2-2
31 March 1957	FK Austria Wien	First Vienna FC	0-3
31 March 1957	FC Stadlau	Wiener AC	1-1
31 March 1957	Kremser SC	SV Austria Salzburg	3-1
31 March 1957	SK Sturm Graz	SK Admira Wien	5-3
31 March 1957	SC Wacker Wien	Grazer AK	4-0

Round 18

Date	Team 1	Team2
6 April 1957	Wiener AC	SK Sturm Graz	2-0
7 April 1957	1. Simmeringer SC	SC Wacker Wien	3-2
7 April 1957	SK Admira Wien	Wiener Sport-Club	2-3
7 April 1957	SV Austria Salzburg	SK Rapid Wien	4-5
7 April 1957	Grazer AK	FK Austria Wien	0-2
7 April 1957	Kapfenberger SV	FC Stadlau	4-1
7 April 1957	First Vienna FC	Kremser SC	6-2

Round 19

Date	Team 1	Team2
27 April 1957	1. Simmeringer SC	Grazer AK	3-2
28 April 1957	FC Stadlau	SV Austria Salzburg	3-3
28 April 1957	SC Wacker Wien	SK Admira Wien	2-2
28 April 1957	Kremser SC	FK Austria Wien	4-3
28 April 1957	SK Rapid Wien	First Vienna FC	3-2
28 April 1957	SK Sturm Graz	Kapfenberger SV	4-2
28 April 1957	Wiener Sport-Club	Wiener AC	2-6

Round 20

Date	Team 1	Team2
11 May 1957	SK Admira Wien	1. Simmeringer SC	2-2
11 May 1957	Wiener AC	SC Wacker Wien	2-2
12 May 1957	SV Austria Salzburg	SK Sturm Graz	1-2
12 May 1957	FK Austria Wien	SK Rapid Wien	2-3
12 May 1957	Grazer AK	Kremser SC	3-2
12 May 1957	Kapfenberger SV	Wiener Sport-Club	2-1
12 May 1957	First Vienna FC	FC Stadlau	3-0

Round 21

Date	Team 1	Team2
18 May 1957	1. Simmeringer SC	Wiener AC	2-2
18 May 1957	SK Rapid Wien	Kremser SC	12-1
18 May 1957	SC Wacker Wien	Kapfenberger SV	14-0
19 May 1957	SK Admira Wien	Grazer AK	1-2
19 May 1957	FC Stadlau	FK Austria Wien	0-5
19 May 1957	SK Sturm Graz	First Vienna FC	3-2
19 May 1957	Wiener Sport-Club	SV Austria Salzburg	6-2

Round 22

Date	Team 1	Team2
29 May 1957	Wiener AC	SK Admira Wien	1-1
30 May 1957	SV Austria Salzburg	SC Wacker Wien	3-3
30 May 1957	FK Austria Wien	SK Sturm Graz	3-2
30 May 1957	Grazer AK	SK Rapid Wien	1-5
30 May 1957	Kapfenberger SV	1. Simmeringer SC	2-2
30 May 1957	Kremser SC	FC Stadlau	5-1
30 May 1957	Wiener Sport-Club	First Vienna FC	0-1

Round 23

Date	Team 1	Team2
1 June 1957	1. Simmeringer SC	SV Austria Salzburg	2-4
1 June 1957	SC Wacker Wien	First Vienna FC	1-1
1 June 1957	Wiener Sport-Club	FK Austria Wien	0-1
2 June 1957	FC Stadlau	SK Rapid Wien	1-9
2 June 1957	SK Admira Wien	Kapfenberger SV	2-2
2 June 1957	SK Sturm Graz	Kremser SC	3-2
2 June 1957	Wiener AC	Grazer AK	5-0

Round 24

Date	Team 1	Team2
8 June 1957	SV Austria Salzburg	SK Admira Wien	2-1
8 June 1957	FK Austria Wien	SC Wacker Wien	2-1
8 June 1957	Grazer AK	FC Stadlau	9-1
8 June 1957	SK Rapid Wien	SK Sturm Graz	5-1
9 June 1957	Kapfenberger SV	Wiener AC	3-1
9 June 1957	Kremser SC	Wiener Sport-Club	2-1
9 June 1957	First Vienna FC	1. Simmeringer SC	4-1

Round 25

Date	Team 1	Team2
15 June 1957	1. Simmeringer SC	FK Austria Wien	2-2
15 June 1957	Wiener Sport-Club	SK Rapid Wien	0-2
16 June 1957	SK Admira Wien	First Vienna FC	2-1
16 June 1957	Kapfenberger SV	Grazer AK	4-0
16 June 1957	SK Sturm Graz	FC Stadlau	5-1
16 June 1957	SC Wacker Wien	Kremser SC	5-2
16 June 1957	Wiener AC	SV Austria Salzburg	8-0

Round 26

Date	Team 1	Team2
19 June 1957	FK Austria Wien	SK Admira Wien	0-1
19 June 1957	SK Rapid Wien	SC Wacker Wien	2-4
20 June 1957	SV Austria Salzburg	Kapfenberger SV	2-3
20 June 1957	FC Stadlau	Wiener Sport-Club	1-4
20 June 1957	Grazer AK	SK Sturm Graz	3-2
16 June 1957	Kremser SC	1. Simmeringer SC	4-4
16 June 1957	First Vienna FC	Wiener AC	3-1

Champion squad

SK Rapid Wien
Walter Zeman, Herbert Gartner, Josef Höltl, Ernst Happel, Wilhelm Zaglitsch, Lambert Lenzinger, Gerhard Hanappi, Lothar Bilek, Franz Golobic, Karl Giesser, Robert Körner (C), Paul Halla, Johann Riegler, Robert Dienst, Alfred Körner, Josef Bertalan, Bruno Mehsarosch, Herbert Schaffranek – Coach: Robert Körner

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Top scorer

Name	Club	Goals
Robert Dienst	SK Rapid Wien	32
Johann Riegler	SK Rapid Wien	25
Walter Haummer	SC Wacker Wien	20
Paul Kozlicek	SC Wacker Wien	20

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