1956-57 Austrian football championship

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|
|9.|**Kremser SC**|26|9|4|13|22|
|10.|**Wiener Sport-Club**|26|9|3|14|21|
|11.|**Wiener AC**|26|8|5|13|21|
|12.|**SK Sturm Graz**|26|9|3|14|21|
|13.|**SV Austria Salzburg**|26|6|3|17|15|
|14.|**FC Stadlau**|26|2|4|20|8|

### 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

|style="text-align:center; background:#00794c"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">**SK Rapid Wien**</span>|
| --- | --- |
|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||

## 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|

## Infobox (football league season)

- **competition**: Austrian Bundesliga, Staatsliga A
- **season**: 1956-57
- **dates**: 25 August 1956 - 20 June 1957
- **winners**: SK Rapid Wien
- **relegated**: FC Stadlau, SV Austria Salzburg
- **promoted**: ÖMV Olympia Wien , FC Wien
- **total goals**: 833  (4,58 per match)
- **league topscorer**: Robert Dienst  SK Rapid Wien (32 goals)
- **prevseason**: 1955-56 Austrian football championship, 19555-56
- **nextseason**: 1957-58 Austrian football championship, 1957-58