1955–56 Austrian football championship

The **1955-56 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 20th time . Defending champions Vienna finished third. Wiener AC as champion of the Staatsliga B and  Kremser SC after relegationmatches were promoted to the Staatsliga A for the 1956-57 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|20|3|3|43|
|2.|**SC Wacker Wien**|26|19|3|4|41|
|3.|**First Vienna FC**|26|18|4|4|40|
|4.|**FK Austria Wien**|26|16|3|7|35|
|5.|**Wiener Sport-Club**|26|12|5|9|29|
|6.|**1. Simmeringer SC**|26|10|8|8|28|
|7.|**Grazer AK**|26|11|5|10|27|
|8.|**SV Austria Salzburg**|26|9|5|12|23|
|9.|**SK Admira Wien**|26|7|4|15|18|
|10.|**SK Sturm Graz**|26|5|8|13|18|
|11.|**Kapfenberger SV**|26|7|3|16|17|
|12.|**FC Stadlau**|26|5|5|16|15|
|13.|**FC Wien**|26|5|5|16|15|
|14.|**ESV Austria Graz**|26|7|1|18|15|

### Round 1

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|27 August 1955|SK Admira Wien|**Wiener Sport-Club**|1-3|
|27 August 1955|FC Wien|**SC Wacker Wien**|3-5|
|28 August 1955|FK Austria Wien|**KapfenbergerSV**|2-3|
|28 August 1955|FC Stadlau|**SV Austria Salzburg**|2-3|
|28 August 1955|Grazer AK|**ESV Austria Graz**|1-2|
|28 August 1955|**SK Rapid Wien**|1. Simmeringer SC|4-2|
|28 August 1955|**First Vienna FC**|SK Sturm Graz|7-1|

### Round 2

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3 September 1955|1. Simmeringer SC|**Grazer AK**|0-1|
|3 September 1955|Wiener Sport-Club|SK Rapid Wien|2-2|
|4 September 1955|SV Austria Salzburg|**FK Austria Wien **|0-2|
|4 September 1955|**Kapfenberger SV**|FC Wien|2-1|
|4 September 1955|SK Sturm Graz|**ESV Austria Graz**|0-1|
|4 September 1955|**First Vienna FC**|FC Stadlau|8-1|
|4 September 1955|SC Wacker Wien|SK Admira Wien|1-1|

### Round 3

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|10 September 1955|**SK Admira Wien**|Kapfenberger SV|5-2|
|10 September 1955|ESV Austria Graz|**1. Simmeringer SC **|1-6|
|10 September 1955|FC Stadlau|SK Sturm Graz|3-3|
|10 September 1955|**FC Wien **|SV Austria Salzburg|2-0|
|11 September 1955|FK Austria Wien|First Vienna FC|1-1|
|11 September 1955|Grazer AK|** Wiener Sport-Club **|3-4|
|11 September 1955|SC Wacker Wien|SK Rapid Wien|3-3|

### Round 4

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|17 September 1955|** Wiener Sport-Club **|ESV Austria Graz|2-1|
|18 September 1955|**SV Austria Salzburg**|SK Admira Wien|2-1|
|18 September 1955|FC Stadlau|**FK Austria Wien**|1-2|
|18 September 1955|Kapfenberger SV|**SK Rapid Wien **|0-1|
|18 September 1955|SK Sturm Graz|1. Simmeringer SC|3-3|
|18 September 1955|**First Vienna FC**|FC Wien|3-0|
|18 September 1955|SC Wacker Wien|**Grazer AK**|2-4|

### Round 5

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|24 September 1955|1. Simmeringer SC|Wiener Sport-Club|4-4|
|24 September 1955|ESV Austria Graz|**SC Wacker Wien**|0-1|
|25 September 1955|**FK Austria Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|3-1|
|25 September 1955|FC Wien|FC Stadlau|1-1|
|25 September 1955|Grazer AK|Kapfenberger SV|1-1|
|25 September 1955|**SK Rapid Wien **|SV Austria Salzburg|5-2|
|25 September 1955|**First Vienna FC**|SK Admira Wien|1-0|

### Round 6

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1 October 1955|**SV Austria Salzburg**|Grazer AK|3-0|
|1 October 1955|**SC Wacker Wien**|1. Simmeringer SC|4-1|
|2 October 1955|**FK Austria Wien**|FC Wien|4-1|
|2 October 1955|**FC Stadlau   **|SK Admira Wien|2-1|
|2 October 1955|**Kapfenberger SV   **|ESV Austria Graz|1-0|
|2 October 1955|SK Sturm Graz|** Wiener Sport-Club **|0-1|
|2 October 1955|**First Vienna FC**|SK Rapid Wien|4-1|

### Round 7

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8 October 1955|**1. Simmeringer SC   **|Kapfenberger SV|2-0|
|8 October 1955|ESV Austria Graz|**SV Austria Salzburg**|0-2|
|8 October 1955|**SK Rapid Wien **|FC Stadlau|4-0|
|9 October 1955|SK Admira Wien|**FK Austria Wien**|0-2|
|9 October 1955|FC Wien|**SK Sturm Graz**|0-1|
|9 October 1955|Grazer AK|First Vienna FC|3-3|
|9 October 1955|Wiener Sport-Club|**SC Wacker Wien**|0-3|

### Round 8

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|22 October 1955|FC Stadlau|Grazer AK|2-2|
|22 October 1955|FC Wien|**SK Admira Wien**|0-3|
|23 October 1955|**SV Austria Salzburg**|1. Simmeringer SC|2-0|
|23 October 1955|FK Austria Wien|**SK Rapid Wien **|1-3|
|23 October 1955|Kapfenberger SV|Wiener Sport-Club|1-1|
|23 October 1955|SK Sturm Graz|**SC Wacker Wien**|0-1|
|23 October 1955|**First Vienna FC **|ESV Austria Graz|9-2|

### Round 9

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|5 November 1955|ESV Austria Graz|**FC Stadlau   **|1-2|
|5 November 1955|**SC Wacker Wien**|Kapfenberger SV|6-0|
|6 November 1955|**1. Simmeringer SC   **|First Vienna FC|3-2|
|6 November 1955|**SK Admira Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|1-0|
|6 November 1955|Grazer AK|**FK Austria Wien**|1-4|
|6 November 1955|**SK Rapid Wien **|FC Wien|2-1|
|6 November 1955|Wiener Sport-Club|SV Austria Salzburg|3-3|

### Round 10

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|12 November 1955|FC Wien|**Grazer AK **|1-4|
|13 November 1955|SK Admira Wien|**SK Rapid Wien **|3-5|
|13 November 1955|SV Austria Salzburg|**SC Wacker Wien**|0-1|
|13 November 1955|**FK Austria Wien**|ESV Austria Graz|9-1|
|13 November 1955|FC Stadlau|**1. Simmeringer SC   **|2-4|
|13 November 1955|SK Sturm Graz|Kapfenberger SV|3-3|
|13 November 1955|**First Vienna FC **|Wiener Sport-Club|2-0|

### Round 11

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 November 1955|1. Simmeringer SC|FK Austria Wien|0-0|
|26 November 1955|**ESV Austria Graz  **|FC Wien|2-1|
|26 November 1955|**SK Rapid Wien **|SK Sturm Graz|7-1|
|27 November 1955|**Grazer AK **|SK Admira Wien|4-1|
|27 November 1955|**Kapfenberger SV  **|SV Austria Salzburg|5-0|
|27 November 1955|**SC Wacker Wien**|First Vienna FC|3-1|
|27 November 1955|**Wiener Sport-Club   **|FC Stadlau|1-0|

### Round 12

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3 December 1955|**SK Admira Wien**|ESV Austria Graz|5-1|
|3 December 1955|FC Wien|**1. Simmeringer SC  **|1-6|
|4 December 1955|**FK Austria Wien **|Wiener Sport-Club|6-2|
|4 December 1955|FC Stadlau|**SC Wacker Wien**|2-3|
|4 December 1955|**SK Rapid Wien **|Grazer AK|5-1|
|4 December 1955|SK Sturm Graz|SV Austria Salzburg|4-4|
|4 December 1955|**First Vienna FC **|Kapfenberger SV|5-1|

### Round 13

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|10 December 1955|**1. Simmeringer SC  **|SK Admira Wien|2-1|
|10 December 1955|ESV Austria Graz|**SK Rapid Wien **|0-1|
|10 December 1955|**Wiener Sport-Club  **|FC Wien|3-1|
|11 December 1955|**SV Austria Salzburg  **|First Vienna FC|6-4|
|11 December 1955|**Grazer AK **|SK Sturm Graz|2-0|
|11 December 1955|Kapfenberger SV|**FC Stadlau   **|0-1|
|11 December 1955|**SC Wacker Wien**|FK Austria Wien|3-1|

### Round 14

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|25 February 1956|ESV Austria Graz|**Grazer AK **|0-2|
|26 February 1956|SV Austria Salzburg|FC Stadlau|2-2|
|6 March 1956|**SC Wacker Wien**|FC Wien|8-1|
|7 March 1956|1. Simmeringer SC|**SK Rapid Wien **|1-4|
|7 March 1956|Kapfenberger SV|**FK Austria Wien **|2-3|
|7 March 1956|**Wiener Sport-Club  **|SK Admira Wien|3-2|
|17 May 1956|SK Sturm Graz|First Vienna FC|2-2|

### Round 15

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|4 March 1956|ESV Austria Graz|**SK Sturm Graz **|0-5|
|4 March 1956|FC Stadlau|First Vienna FC|3-3|
|25 March 1956|**FC Wien **|Kapfenberger SV|2-1|
|12 April 1956|Grazer AK|1. Simmeringer SC|0-0|
|18 April 1956|SK Admira Wien|**SC Wacker Wien**|2-7|
|18 April 1956|**FK Austria Wien **|SV Austria Salzburg|4-2|
|18 April 1956|**SK Rapid Wien **|Wiener Sport-Club|6-0|

### Round 16

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|10 March 1956|**1. Simmeringer SC    **|ESV Austria Graz|7-1|
|10 March 1956|**Wiener Sport-Club  **|Grazer AK|3-1|
|11 March 1956|**SV Austria Salzburg**|FC Wien|3-0|
|11 March 1956|** Kapfenberger SV   **|SK Admira Wien|4-3|
|11 March 1956|SK Rapid Wien|**SC Wacker Wien**|0-2|
|11 March 1956|SK Sturm Graz|**FC Stadlau**|0-2|
|11 March 1956|**First Vienna FC**|FK Austria Wien|6-0|

### Round 17

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|17 March 1956|**1. Simmeringer SC    **|SK Sturm Graz|8-3|
|18 March 1956|** ESV Austria Graz     **|Wiener Sport-Club|2-1|
|18 March 1956|**SK Admira Wien **|SV Austria Salzburg|4-2|
|18 March 1956|**FK Austria Wien **|FC Stadlau|6-2|
|18 March 1956|FC Wien|**First Vienna FC**|2-3|
|18 March 1956|Grazer AK|**SC Wacker Wien**|0-7|
|18 March 1956|**SK Rapid Wien **|Kapfenberger SV|6-0|

### Round 18

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 April 1956|**  Wiener Sport-Club    **|1. Simmeringer SC|5-1|
|8 April 1956|SK Admira Wien|**First Vienna FC**|1-2|
|8 April 1956|SV Austria Salzburg|**SK Rapid Wien **|0-4|
|8 April 1956|FC Stadlau|**FC Wien  **|0-1|
|8 April 1956|Kapfenberger SV|**Grazer AK  **|1-2|
|8 April 1956|**SK Sturm Graz  **|FK Austria Wien|2-1|
|8 April 1956|**SC Wacker Wien**|ESV Austria Graz|3-0|

### Round 19

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|21 April 1956|1. Simmeringer SC|SC Wacker Wien|1-1|
|21 April 1956|**ESV Austria Graz     **|Kapfenberger SV|2-1|
|21 April 1956|**FC Wien  **|FK Austria Wien|3-0|
|22 April 1956|**SK Admira Wien**|FC Stadlau|2-0|
|22 April 1956|**Grazer AK  **|SV Austria Salzburg|4-3|
|22 April 1956|SK Rapid Wien|**First Vienna FC**|1-5|
|22 April 1956|Wiener Sport-Club|**SK Sturm Graz  **|1-2|

### Round 20

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|5 May 1956|**SC Wacker Wien**|Wiener Sport-Club|3-0|
|6 May 1956|** SV Austria Salzburg     **|ESV Austria Graz|3-2|
|6 May 1956|**FK Austria Wien   **|SK Admira Wien|4-3|
|6 May 1956|FC Stadlau|**SK Rapid Wien  **|1-2|
|6 May 1956|Kapfenberger SV|**1. Simmeringer SC **|2-5|
|6 May 1956|SK Sturm Graz|FC Wien|1-1|
|6 May 1956|**First Vienna FC**|Grazer AK|6-1|

### Round 21

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|10 May 1956|1. Simmeringer SC|SV Austria Salzburg|2-2|
|10 May 1956|**  SK Admira Wien   **|FC Wien|7-1|
|10 May 1956|ESV Austria Graz|**First Vienna FC**|0-4|
|10 May 1956|**Grazer AK  **|FC Stadlau|6-1|
|10 May 1956|**SK Rapid Wien  **|FK Austria Wien|5-3|
|10 May 1956|**SC Wacker Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|4-2|
|10 May 1956|**Wiener Sport-Club **|Kapfenberger SV|1-0|

### Round 22

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|12 May 1956|FC Wien|SK Rapid Wien|2-2|
|13 May 1956|SV Austria Salzburg|**Wiener Sport-Club **|1-2|
|13 May 1956|**FK Austria Wien   **|Grazer AK|4-3|
|13 May 1956|FC Stadlau|**ESV Austria Graz   **|0-1|
|13 May 1956|**Kapfenberger SV     **|SC Wacker Wien|2-1|
|13 May 1956|SK Sturm Graz|SK Admira Wien|2-2|
|13 May 1956|**First Vienna FC**|1. Simmeringer SC|1-0|

### Round 23

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 May 1956|**1. Simmeringer SC**|FC Stadlau|5-3|
|26 May 1956|**SC Wacker Wien**|SV Austria Salzburg|4-1|
|26 May 1956|Wiener Sport-Club|**First Vienna FC**|0-1|
|27 May 1956|ESV Austria Graz|**FK Austria Wien   **|1-3|
|27 May 1956|**Grazer AK **|FC Wien|5-1|
|27 May 1956|Kapfenberger SV|**SK Sturm Graz **|2-3|
|27 May 1956|**SK Rapid Wien **|SK Admira Wien|4-0|

### Round 24

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|31 May 1956|SK Admira Wien|Grazer AK|2-2|
|31 May 1956|**SV Austria Salzburg   **|Kapfenberger SV|2-1|
|31 May 1956|**FK Austria Wien   **|1. Simmeringer SC|6-1|
|31 May 1956|FC Stadlau|**Wiener Sport-Club**|0-5|
|31 May 1956|FC Wien|ESV Austria Graz|0-0|
|31 May 1956|SK Sturm Graz|**SK Rapid Wien **|2-3|
|31 May 1956|**First Vienna FC**|SC Wacker Wien|3-2|

### Round 25

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2 June 1956|Wiener Sport-Club|FK Austria Wien|2-2|
|3 June 1956|1. Simmeringer SC|FC Wien|1-1|
|3 June 1956|SV Austria Salzburg|SK Sturm Graz|1-1|
|3 June 1956|** ESV Austria Graz  **|SK Admira Wien|4-2|
|3 June 1956|Grazer AK|**SK Rapid Wien **|1-6|
|3 June 1956|**Kapfenberger SV **|First Vienna FC|2-1|
|3 June 1956|**SC Wacker Wien**|FC Stadlau|6-2|

### Round 26

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|21 May 1956|SK Admira Wien|1. Simmeringer SC|1-1|
|9 June 1956|**SK Rapid Wien **|ESV Austria Graz|7-0|
|10 June 1956|**FK Austria Wien **|SC Wacker Wien|3-1|
|10 June 1956|** FC Stadlau  **|Kapfenberger SV|8-2|
|10 June 1956|**FC Wien **|Wiener Sport-Club|3-1|
|10 June 1956|SK Sturm Graz|**Grazer AK **|1-5|
|10 June 1956|**First Vienna FC**|SV Austria Salzburg|6-1|

## Champion squad

|style="text-align:center; background:#00794c"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">**SK Rapid Wien**</span>|
| --- | --- |
|* **Goalkeepersː**Herbert Gartner, Walter Zeman, Dieter Pflug * **Defendersː** Paul Halla, Robert Kaffka, Franz Golobic, Lothar Bilek * **Midfieldersː** Josef Höltl, Lambert Lenzinger, Gerhard Hanappi, Karl Giesser * **Forwardsː** Robert Dienst, Johann Riegler, Alfred Körner, Josef Bertalan, Erich Probst, Bruno Mehsarosch, Robert Körner, Milan Nikolić *  **Coach:** Franz Wagner||

## Top scorer

|Name|Club|Goals|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Hans Buzek|First Vienna FC|32|
|Richard Brousek|SC Wacker Wien|27|
|Gerhard Hanappi|SK Rapid Wien|25|

## Infobox (football league season)

- **competition**: Austrian Bundesliga, Staatsliga A
- **season**: 1955-56
- **dates**: 27 August 1955 - 10 June 1956
- **winners**: SK Rapid Wien
- **relegated**: FC Wien, ESV Austria Graz
- **promoted**: Wiener AC, Kremser SC
- **total goals**: 814  (4,74 per match)
- **league topscorer**: Hans Buzek First Vienna FC (32 goals)
- **prevseason**: 1954-55 Austrian football championship, 1954-55
- **nextseason**: 1956-57 Austrian football championship, 1956-57