# 1956–57 Swedish football Division 2

Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 for the 1956–57 season.

## League standings
### Norrland

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | GIF Sundsvall | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 26 | Playoffs for promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | Skellefteå AIK | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 26 | |
| 3 | IFK Holmsund | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 25 | |
| 4 | Bodens BK | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 25 | |
| 5 | Lycksele IF | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 21 | |
| 6 | IFK Luleå | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 15 | |
| 7 | Gefle IF | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 12 | |
| 8 | IF Friska Viljor | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 56 | −29 | 11 | Relegated to Division 3 |
| 9 | Fagerviks GF | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 10 | Relegated to Division 3 |
| 10 | Ljusne AIK | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 9 | Relegated to Division 3 |

### Svealand

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | IFK Eskilstuna | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 33 | Playoffs for promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | Örebro SK | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 30 | |
| 3 | IFK Stockholm | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 29 | |
| 4 | Degerfors IF | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 25 | |
| 5 | IK Brage | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 24 | |
| 6 | Köpings IS | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 22 | |
| 7 | Katrineholms SK | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 21 | |
| 8 | IFK Bofors | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 19 | |
| 9 | Surahammars IF | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 18 | |
| 10 | IK City | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 17 | Relegated to Division 3 |
| 11 | Avesta AIK | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 16 | Relegated to Division 3 |
| 12 | Karlstads BIK | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 68 | −40 | 10 | Relegated to Division 3 |

### Östra Götaland

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Motala AIF | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 32 | Playoffs for promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | Landskrona BoIS | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 31 | |
| 3 | BK Derby | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 31 | |
| 4 | Höganäs BK | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 29 | |
| 5 | IK Sleipner | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 29 | |
| 6 | IFK Kristianstad | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 24 | |
| 7 | Åtvidabergs FF | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 19 | |
| 8 | Råå IF | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 18 | |
| 9 | Kalmar FF | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 16 | |
| 10 | Nybro IF | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 15 | Relegated to Division 3 |
| 11 | BK Kenty | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 13 | Relegated to Division 3 |
| 12 | Gunnarstorps IF | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 33 | 78 | −45 | 7 | Relegated to Division 3 |

### Västra Götaland

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Örgryte IS | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 26 | +46 | 36 | Playoffs for promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | IF Elfsborg | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 24 | +28 | 34 | |
| 3 | Waggeryds IK | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 29 | |
| 4 | Norrby IF | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 26 | |
| 5 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 25 | |
| 6 | IS Halmia | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 23 | |
| 7 | Husqvarna IF | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 18 | |
| 8 | IK Oddevold | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 18 | |
| 9 | Kinna IF | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 17 | |
| 10 | Fässbergs IF | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 15 | Relegated to Division 3 |
| 11 | Skara IF | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 67 | −43 | 15 | Relegated to Division 3 |
| 12 | IFK Trollhättan | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 58 | −33 | 8 | Relegated to Division 3 |

## Allsvenskan promotion playoffs

* GIF Sundsvall - IFK Eskilstuna 3-6 (1-1, 2-2, 0-3)
* Örgryte IS - Motala AIF 3-8 (3-4, 0-4)
IFK Eskilstuna and Motala AIF promoted to Allsvenskan.