| Season | 1956 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Legia Warsaw (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Polonia Bydgoszcz Garbarnia Kraków |
| Top goalscorer | Henryk Kempny (21 goals) |
| ← 1955 1957 → | |
Statistics of Ekstraklasa for the 1956 season.
Overview
12 teams competed in the league and the championship was won by Legia Warsaw.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CWKS Warsaw (C) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 17 | +48 | 34 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Ruch Chorzów | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 29 | |
| 3 | Lechia Gdańsk | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 27 | |
| 4 | ŁKS Łódź | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 26 | |
| 5 | Wisła Kraków | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 23 | |
| 6 | Górnik Zabrze | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 23 | |
| 7 | Odra Opole | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 20 | |
| 8 | Lech Poznań | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 20 | |
| 9 | Gwardia Warsaw | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 18 | |
| 10 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 17 | |
| 11 | Polonia Bydgoszcz (R) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 15 | Relegated to II liga |
| 12 | Garbarnia Kraków (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 12 |
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | GAR | GÓR | GWA | LPO | LGD | LEG | ŁKS | OOP | BYG | RUC | WIS | ZSO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garbarnia Kraków | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Górnik Zabrze | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Gwardia Warsaw | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Lech Poznań | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 12–0 | 1–0 | |
| ŁKS Łódź | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Odra Opole | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |
| Polonia Bydgoszcz | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Ruch Chorzów | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Wisła Kraków | 8–3 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 6–0 | |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 5–2 | 0–1 | 7–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Henryk Kempny
|
Legia Warsaw | 21 |
| 2 | Ernest Pol
|
Legia Warsaw | 18 |
| 3 | Lucjan Brychczy
|
Legia Warsaw | 16 |
| 4 | Teodor Anioła
|
Lech Poznań | 13 |
| 5 | Gerard Cieślik
|
Ruch Chorzów | 11 |
| Edward Jankowski
|
Górnik Zabrze | 11 | |
| 7 | Paweł Krężel
|
Stal Sosnowiec | 10 |
| Marian Machowski
|
Wisła Kraków | 10 | |
| 9 | Antoni Ciszek
|
Stal Sosnowiec | 9 |
| Engelbert Jarek
|
Odra Opole | 9 | |
| Marian Norkowski
|
Polonia Bydgoszcz | 9 | |
| Władysław Soporek
|
ŁKS Łódź | 9 |
References
- Poland – List of final tables at RSSSF (in English)
| 1955–56 in European football (UEFA) | |
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| « 1954–55 1956–57 » | |
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| 1956–57 in European football (UEFA) | |
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| « 1955–56 1957–58 » | |
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