# 1955–56 Segunda División

The 1955–56 Segunda División season was the 25th since its establishment and was played between 10 September 1955 and 22 April 1956.

## Overview before the season

32 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the 1954–55 La Liga and 4 promoted from the 1954–55 Tercera División.

### Relegated from La Liga

* Real Santander
* Málaga

### Promoted from Tercera División

* Indauchu
* Plus Ultra
* Mestalla
* Cádiz

## Group North
### Teams

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Club Baracaldo | Baracaldo | Lasesarre |
| Caudal Deportivo | Mieres | El Batán |
| SD Eibar | Eibar | Ipurúa |
| Club Ferrol | Ferrol | Manuel Rivera |
| Real Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón |
| SD Indauchu | Bilbao | Garellano |
| CP La Felguera | La Felguera, Langreo | La Barraca |
| UD Lérida | Lérida | Campo de Deportes |
| CD Logroñés | Logroño | Las Gaunas |
| CA Osasuna | Pamplona | San Juan |
| Real Oviedo CF | Oviedo | Buenavista |
| CD Sabadell FC | Sabadell | Cruz Alta |
| Real Santander SD | Santander | El Sardinero |
| Club Sestao | Sestao | Las Llanas |
| CD Tarrasa | Tarrasa | Obispo Irurita |
| Real Zaragoza | Zaragoza | Torrero |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Osasuna (P) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 76 | 33 | +43 | 42 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 2 | Oviedo | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 78 | 33 | +45 | 41 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Zaragoza (O, P) | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 40 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 4 | Caudal | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 34 | |
| 5 | Sabadell | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 33 | |
| 6 | Ferrol | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 32 | |
| 7 | Real Gijón | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 32 | |
| 8 | Indauchu | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 30 | |
| 9 | Tarrasa | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 28 | |
| 10 | Baracaldo | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 28 | |
| 11 | Real Santander | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 28 | |
| 12 | Lérida | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 26 | |
| 13 | La Felguera | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 26 | |
| 14 | Eibar | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 25 | |
| 15 | Sestao (O) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 57 | −32 | 19 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 16 | Logroñés (O) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 37 | 76 | −39 | 16 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
* 1 2 Ferrol finished ahead of Real Gijón on head-to-head points: Ferrol–Real Gijón 2–0, Real Gijón–Ferrol 1–2
* 1 2 3 Tarrasa finished ahead of Baracaldo and Real Santander on head-to-head points: Tarrasa 5 pts, Baracaldo 4 pts, Real Santander 3 pts
* 1 2 Lérida finished ahead of La Felguera on head-to-head points: La Felguera–Lérida 1–3, Lérida–La Felguera 2–1

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | CAU | EIB | IND | FEL | LLE | LOG | OSA | OVI | RFE | RAC | SPO | SAB | SES | TRR | ZAR |
| Baracaldo | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–6 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Caudal | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Eibar | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Indauchu | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 |
| La Felguera | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–5 | — | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Lérida | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 1–3 |
| Logroñés | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Osasuna | 7–1 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Oviedo | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Ferrol | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 5–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Real Santander | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Real Gijón | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 |
| Sabadell | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 7–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| Sestao | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–8 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | — | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Tarrasa | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Zaragoza | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | — |

## Group South
### Teams

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Atlético Tetuán | Tétouan | Saniat Rmel |
| CD Badajoz | Badajoz | El Vivero |
| Real Betis Balompié | Seville | Heliópolis |
| Cádiz CF | Cádiz | Ramón de Carranza |
| CD Castellón | Castellón de la Plana | Castalia |
| UD España de Tánger | Tangier | Stadium Municipal |
| SD España Industrial | Barcelona | Les Corts |
| CF Extremadura | Almendralejo | Francisco de la Hera |
| Granada CF | Granada | Los Cármenes |
| Real Jaén CF | Jaén | La Victoria |
| Jerez CD | Jerez de la Frontera | Domecq |
| CD Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda Stadium |
| CD Mestalla | Valencia | Mestalla |
| AD Plus Ultra | Madrid | Campo de Ciudad Lineal |
| CD San Fernando | San Fernando | Marqués de Varela |
| CD Tenerife | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Heliodoro Rodríguez López |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Jaén (P) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 42 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 2 | Real Betis | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 36 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 3 | España Industrial (O, P) | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 36 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 4 | Atlético Tetuán | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 35 | Dissolved |
| 5 | España Tánger | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 35 | Dissolved |
| 6 | Mestalla | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 33 | |
| 7 | Extremadura | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 32 | |
| 8 | Granada | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 29 | |
| 9 | Tenerife | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 29 | |
| 10 | Badajoz | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 27 | |
| 11 | Málaga | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 27 | |
| 12 | Xerez | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 26 | |
| 13 | San Fernando | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 26 | |
| 14 | Cádiz | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 25 | |
| 15 | Plus Ultra (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 76 | −29 | 21 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 16 | Castellón (O) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 21 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
* 1 2 Real Betis finished ahead of España Industrial on head-to-head points: Real Betis–España Industrial 3–1, España Industrial–Real Betis 1–1
* ↑ Atlético Tetuán was dissolved at the end of the season after Morocco independence from Spain
* 1 2 Atlético Tetuán finished ahead of España Tánger on head-to-head points: España Tánger–Atlético Tetuán 1–1, Atlético Tetuán–España Tánger 2–1
* ↑ España Tánger was dissolved at the end of the season after Morocco independence from Spain
* 1 2 Granada finished ahead of Tenerife on overall goal difference
* 1 2 Badajoz finished ahead of Málaga on head-to-head points: Badajoz–Málaga 2–0, Málaga–Badajoz 2–2
* 1 2 Xerez finished ahead of San Fernando on head-to-head goal difference: San Fernando–Xerez 3–2, Xerez–San Fernando 4–2
* 1 2 Plus Ultra finished ahead of Castellón on head-to-head points: Castellón–Plus Ultra 2–4, Plus Ultra–Castellón 2–2

### Results

| Home \ Away | TET | BAD | CAD | CAS | CON | ESP | EXT | GRA | JAE | CDM | MES | RMC | BET | SFE | TEN | XER |
| Atlético Tetuán | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 |
| Badajoz | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Cádiz | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 |
| Castellón | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| España Industrial | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| España Tánger | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Extremadura | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–3 |
| Granada | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | — | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Jaén | 0–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 8–3 | 0–0 |
| Málaga | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Mestalla | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 |
| Plus Ultra | 5–0 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Real Betis | 1–4 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 |
| San Fernando | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–4 | 3–2 |
| Tenerife | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 |
| Xerez | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 3–1 | — |

## Promotion playoffs
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | España Industrial (O, P) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 15 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 2 | Zaragoza (O, P) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 12 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 3 | Oviedo | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 12 | |
| 4 | Murcia (R) | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 11 | |
| 5 | Real Betis | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 6 | |
| 6 | Alavés (R) | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 4 | |
* 1 2 Zaragoza finished ahead of Oviedo on head-to-head points: Oviedo–Zaragoza 0–1, Zaragoza–Oviedo 4–0

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALA | CON | MUR | OVI | BET | ZAR |
| Alavés | — | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| España Industrial | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Murcia | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 5–1 | 4–3 |
| Oviedo | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | — | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Real Betis | 6–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–5 | — | 3–1 |
| Zaragoza | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — |