1956–57 Austrian Hockey Championship

The 1956-57 Austrian Hockey Championship was the 28th season of an organized ice hockey competition in Austria. The championship was divided into multiple groups, with the top teams meeting in the final. EK Engelmann Wien the championship by defeating EC Kitzbühel in the final.
==Nationalliga==
===Nationalliga Nordost===
;Scores
*Wiener Jugend SV - Wiener EV 4:3 (2:2, 1:0, 1:1)
*Wiener Jugend SV - WAT Ottakring 2:2 (0:1, 2:0, 0:1) 
*EK Engelmann Wien - SV Leoben 8:2 (3:2, 2:0, 3:0)
*EK Engelmann Wien - WAT Ottakring 6:2 (2:0, 3:0, 1:2)
*Wiener EV - SV Leoben 2:2 (0:1, 1:0, 1:1)
*Wiener Jugend SV - SV Leoben 5:1 (1:0, 2:1, 2:0)
*EK Engelmann Wien - Wiener Jugend SV 10:1 
*Wiener Jugend SV - WAT Ottakring 9:1 (5:0, 1:0, 3:1)
*EK Engelmann Wien - SV Leoben 4:0
*EK Engelmann Wien - Wiener Jugend SV 8:1 (2:1, 2:0, 4:0)
*EK Engelmann Wien - WAT Ottakring 11:2 (4:2, 5:0, 2:0)
*Wiener Jugend SV - SV Leoben 5:2 (2:0, 2:1, 1:1)
*WAT Ottakring - SV Leoben 9:3 (2:2, 2:1, 5:0) 
*WAT Ottakring - SV Leoben - walkover
;Standings
 	Team 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	EK Engelmann Wien	6 	6	0	0	47	8 	12
2.	Wiener Jugend SV 	6 	3	1	2	24	25	7
3.	WAT Ottakring 	6 	2	1	3	21	31	5
4.	SV Leoben 	6 	0	0	6	8 	36	0
Wiener EV announced in mid-January that it was dissolving its senior team due to poor results on the ice (a 4-3 defeat against WJSV and a 2-2 draw against Leoben) as well as a lack of discipline in other areas. Some players were suspected of having taken advantage of a tour in Poland to smuggle watches, even if they were not punished due to a lack of evidence. The games involving WEV were erased from the standings. The club did not return to the Nationalliga until 1960-61.
===Nationalliga Sudwest===
;Scores
*1/11: Klagenfurter AC - Innsbrucker EV 4:1 (0:1, 2:0, 2:0)
*1/17: Innsbrucker EV - Villacher SV 11:0 (2:0, 6:0, 3:0)
*1/17: EC Kitzbuhel - Klagenfurter AC 6:5 (2:2, 2:1, 2:2)
*1/19: EC Kitzbuhel - Innsbrucker EV 5:2 (2:1, 3:1, 0:1) 
*1/22: EC Kitzbuhel - Villacher SV 9:2 (2:0, 3:0, 4:2)
*Innsbrucker EV - Villacher SV 15:0
*EC Kitzbuhel - Villacher SV 10:2 (3:0, 3:1, 4:1)
*1/26: Innsbrucker EV - EC KAC 3:1 (2:1, 1:0, 0:0)Salzburger Nachrichten, 1957-01-28
*1/31: Villacher SV - Klagenfurter AC 2:2 (0:2, 1:0, 1:0)
*2/2: Klagenfurter AC - Villacher SV 5:4 (1:4, 2:0, 2:0)
*2/4: EC Kitzbuhel - Klagenfurter AC 4:1 (1:0, 1:0, 2:1)
;Standings
 	Team 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	EC Kitzbühel 	5 	5	0	0	34	10	10
2.	Innsbrucker EV	5 	3	0	2	32	10	6
3.	EC KAC 	6 	2	1	3	18	20	5
4.	Villacher SV 	6 	0	1	5	10	52	1
===Final===
Two games total goals
*2/17: EK Engelmann Wien - EC Kitzbühel 5:6 (2:3, 2:2, 1:1)
*2/18: EK Engelmann Wien - EC Kitzbühel 6:2 (2:0, 0:2, 4:0)
EK Engelmann Wien defeated EC Kitzbühel 11 goals to 8.
==Promotion/Relegation==
;Semifinals
*Union Wien - Union Hollabrunn
*Grazer SV - TUS Steyr
;Final
*Grazer SV - Union Wien 6:1, 4:2 
;Promotion/relegation game
*SV Leoben - Grazer SV 2:1, 5:2 (2:0, 2:2, 1:0) 
Leoben retained their spot in the Nationalliga.
==Wiener Liga==
;Known scores
*Langenzersdorf - WAT Favoriten 8:2 (4:0, 3:2, 1:0) 
*Union Wien - WAT Favoriten 7:3 (1:1, 3:0, 3:2)
*EV St. Polten - WAT Favoriten 5:3
*Union Wien - WAT Favoriten 6:2 (2:0, 1:2, 3:0) 
*Union Wien - Langenzersdorf 7:4 (3:2, 2:1, 2:1)
;Standings
 	Team 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Union Wien 	6 	5	1	0	38	22	11
2.	SV Langenzersdorf	6 	3	1	2	28	21	7
3.	EV St. Pölten 	6 	1	2	3	20	37	4
4.	WAT Favoriten 	6 	1	0	5	21	36	2
==Wiener Cup==
*WAT Ottakring - Wiener Jugend SV 5:3 (1:0, 2:2, 2:1)
*EK Engelmann Wien - WAT Favoriten 20:2 (7:0, 6:1, 7:1) 
*EK Engelmann Wien - Union Wien 16:1 (3:0, 8:0, 5:1) 
*EK Engelmann Wien - WAT Ottakring 6:3 (3:1, 1:1, 2:1) - final 
==Alpenpokal==
(Nationalliga Sudwest games counted for it)
*1/4: Klagenfurter AC - SV Leoben 3:1 (1:1, 0:0, 2:0)
*1/12: SV Leoben - Klagenfurter AC 2:1 (0:1, 0:0, 2:0)
*1/23: EC Kitzbuhel - SV Leoben 5:4 (4:0, 1:1, 0:3)Salzburger Nachrichten, 1957-01-24
*1/26: SV Leoben - Villacher SV 4:4 (2:0, 1:2, 1:2)
*1/30: EC Kitzbuhel - SV Leoben 10:3 (3:1, 4:1, 3:1)Salzburger Nachrichten, 1957-01-31
*1/31: Innsbrucker EV - SV Leoben 14:0 (2:0, 8:0, 4:0)Salzburger Nachrichten, 1957-02-01
Standings as of 2/6
#EC Kitzbuhel 7-0-0-14 49:19
#Innsbrucker EV 4-0-2-8 46:10
#EC KAC 3-1-4-7 22:23
#SV Leoben 1-1-4-3 14:27
#Villacher SV 0-2-5-2 14:56
==Other games==
*1/12: EK Zell am See - OTSV Steyr 2:2 (1:1, 0:1, 1:0)
*1/13: EK Zell am See - OTSV Steyr 4:4 (1:2, 2:1, 1:1) 
*1/19: Atus Eggenberg - Union Wien 3:1 (0:0, 1:1, 2:0)
*1/19: EV Salzburg - EV Gmunden 4:1 (0:0, 0:0, 4:1)
*1/20: EV Salzburg - EV Gmunden 6:1 (2:1, 1:0, 3:0)
*1/19: EK Zell am See - SC Jenbach 17:2 (5:1, 9:1, 3:0) 
*1/20: SV Leoben - Union Wien 24:1 (6:1, 6:0, 12:0) 
*EK Engelmann Wien - SV Leoben 13:3 (5:1, 5:1, 3:1) 
*WAT Ottakring - Langenzersdorf 9:1 (1:0, 2:1, 6:0)
*WAT Favoriten - Atus Weiz 7:1 (2:1, 1:0, 4:0) 
*SV Leoben - Union Wien 24:1 
*EK Engelmann Wien - EC Kitzbuhel 3:1 (0:0, 2:0, 1:1)
*2/23: Wiener EV - Grazer AK 5:4 - Jugend ChampionshipSalzburger Nachrichten, 1957-02-25
;Styrian Championship
*2/16: Grazer SV - SC Bruck 7:1 (3:0, 1:1, 3:0) - GSV clinched titleSalzburger Nachrichten, 1957-02-18
==Images==
Arbeiter 12-15-56.png|Details on the championship from the December 15 edition of the Arbeiter-Zeitung.
Arbeiter 12-20-56.png|An image from the December 20 issue. 
Arbeiter 12-21-56.png|An image from the December 21 issue. 
Arbeiter 1-9-57.png|An image from the January 9 issue.
Arbeiter 1-18-57.png|An image from the January 18 issue.
Arbeiter 1-23-57.png|An image from the January 23 issue.
Arbeiter 2-7-57.png|An image from the February 7 issue. 
Arbeiter 2-19-57.png|An image from the February 19 issue. 
Arbeiter 2-20-57.png|An image from the February 20 issue. 
==Sources==
*Results from 1946-1958
*Arbeiter-Zeitung
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Category:1957 in ice hockey