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1956–57 Hong Kong First Division League

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Football league season

Hong Kong First Division
Season	1956–57
Champions	South China
Relegated	St. Joseph's Royal Navy
Matches played	156
Goals scored	801 (5.13 per match)
← 1955–56 1957–58 →

The 1956–57 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 46th since its establishment.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South China (C)	24	21	0	3	126	40	+86	42
2	Kitchee	24	17	4	3	75	36	+39	38
3	KMB	24	17	2	5	90	36	+54	36
4	Eastern	24	16	4	4	70	37	+33	36
5	Army	24	11	6	7	51	43	+8	28
6	Royal Air Force	24	12	3	9	69	40	+29	27
7	Police	24	8	5	11	57	81	−24	21
8	Kwong Wah	24	8	4	12	54	56	−2	20
9	Sing Tao	24	6	6	12	42	56	−14	18
10	Chinese Athletic Association	24	7	3	14	45	71	−26	17
11	HKFC	24	5	6	13	53	82	−29	16
12	St. Joseph's (R)	24	3	5	16	31	92	−61	11
13	Royal Navy (R)	24	1	0	23	38	131	−93	2

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

1956–57 Hong Kong First Division table (RSSSF)

v t e Hong Kong First Division seasons
1900s	1908–09 1909–10
1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20
1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Suspended season

v t e 1956 in Asian Football (AFC)
Domestic leagues	Bahrain '56–'57 Hong Kong '55–'56 '56–'57 Israel '55–'56 '56–'57 Jordan Lebanon '55–'56 '56–'57
Cup competitions	Hong Kong Israel Japan Malaysia
Continental competitions	1956 AFC Asian Cup

v t e 1957 in Asian Football (AFC)
Domestic leagues	Bahrain '56–'57 '57–'58 Hong Kong '56–'57 '57–'58 Israel '56–'57 '57–'58 Lebanon '56–'57
Cup competitions	Israel Japan