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 2033 432.SC Wacker Wien  26 193 4 413.First Vienna FC26 184 4404.FK Austria Wien  26 163 7 355.Wiener Sport-Club  26 1259296.1. Simmeringer SC  26 108 8 287.Grazer AK    26 115 10 278.  SV Austria Salzburg  26 9512 239. SK Admira Wien 26 74 15 180,8910.SK Sturm Graz2658 13 180,6311.Kapfenberger SV2673 16 1712.FC Stadlau2655 16 150,5813.FC Wien2655 16 150,4614.ESV Austria Graz2671 18 150,32
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Matches 
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Round 1
Date Team 1Team2  27 August 1955 SK Admira Wien Wiener Sport-Club1-3 27 August 1955 FC WienSC Wacker Wien  3-5 28 August 1955FK Austria Wien KapfenbergerSV 2-3 28 August 1955 FC Stadlau   SV Austria Salzburg  2-3 28 August 1955 Grazer AKESV Austria Graz1-2 28 August 1955  SK Rapid Wien1. Simmeringer SC4-2 28 August 1955  First Vienna FCSK Sturm Graz7-1
Round 2
Date Team 1Team2  3 September 19551. Simmeringer SC Grazer AK  0-1 3 September 1955Wiener Sport-Club SK Rapid Wien  2-2 4 September 1955SV Austria Salzburg FK Austria Wien   0-2 4 September 1955Kapfenberger SV     FC Wien 2-1 4 September 1955 SK Sturm GrazESV Austria Graz0-1 4 September 1955 First Vienna FCFC Stadlau8-1 4 September 1955  SC Wacker WienSK Admira Wien1-1
Round 3
Date Team 1Team2  10 September 1955SK Admira WienKapfenberger SV 5-2 10 September 1955ESV Austria Graz 1. Simmeringer SC  1-6 10 September 1955FC Stadlau  SK Sturm Graz  3-3 10 September 1955FC Wien      SV Austria Salzburg2-0 11 September 1955FK Austria Wien First Vienna FC1-1 11 September 1955 Grazer AK Wiener Sport-Club 3-4 11 September 1955  SC Wacker WienSK Rapid Wien 3-3
Round 4
Date Team 1Team2  17 September 1955 Wiener Sport-Club    ESV Austria Graz 2-1 18 September 1955SV Austria SalzburgSK Admira Wien  2-1 18 September 1955FC Stadlau FK Austria Wien 1-2 18 September 1955Kapfenberger SV      SK Rapid Wien 0-1 18 September 1955 SK Sturm Graz  1. Simmeringer SC  3-3 18 September 1955First Vienna FC FC Wien 3-0 18 September 1955  SC Wacker WienGrazer AK2-4
Round 5
Date Team 1Team2  24 September 19551. Simmeringer SC   Wiener Sport-Club 4-4 24 September 1955ESV Austria Graz  SC Wacker Wien 0-1 25 September 1955FK Austria Wien SK Sturm Graz  3-1 25 September 1955FC Wien    FC Stadlau   1-1 25 September 1955 Grazer AKKapfenberger SV   1-1 25 September 1955SK Rapid Wien  SV Austria Salzburg5-2 25 September 1955   First Vienna FC SK Admira Wien  1-0
Round 6
Date Team 1Team2  1 October 1955SV Austria SalzburgGrazer AK3-0 1 October 1955SC Wacker Wien 1. Simmeringer SC   4-1 2 October 1955FK Austria Wien FC Wien 4-1 2 October 1955FC Stadlau      SK Admira Wien  2-1 2 October 1955 Kapfenberger SV   ESV Austria Graz  1-0 2 October 1955SK Sturm Graz    Wiener Sport-Club 0-1 2 October 1955   First Vienna FC SK Rapid Wien 4-1
Round 7
Date Team 1Team2  8 October 1955 1. Simmeringer SC     Kapfenberger SV  2-0 8 October 1955ESV Austria Graz   SV Austria Salzburg0-2 8 October 1955 SK Rapid Wien   FC Stadlau 4-0 9 October 1955SK Admira Wien   FK Austria Wien   0-2 9 October 1955 FC Wien SK Sturm Graz0-1 9 October 1955  Grazer AK First Vienna FC 3-3 9 October 1955  Wiener Sport-Club SC Wacker Wien0-3
Round 8
Date Team 1Team2  22 October 1955FC Stadlau    Grazer AK 2-2 22 October 1955FC Wien SK Admira Wien   0-3 23 October 1955SV Austria Salzburg 1. Simmeringer SC   2-0 23 October 1955FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien   1-3 23 October 1955 Kapfenberger SV  Wiener Sport-Club  1-1 23 October 1955 SK Sturm GrazSC Wacker Wien0-1 23 October 1955 First Vienna FC  ESV Austria Graz  9-2
Round 9
Date Team 1Team2  5 November 1955ESV Austria Graz  FC Stadlau    1-2 5 November 1955SC Wacker WienKapfenberger SV  6-0 6 November 1955 1. Simmeringer SC      First Vienna FC 3-2 6 November 1955SK Admira Wien   SK Sturm Graz 1-0 6 November 1955 Grazer AK FK Austria Wien1-4 6 November 1955 SK Rapid Wien   FC Wien 2-1 6 November 1955 Wiener Sport-Club  SV Austria Salzburg3-3
Round 10
Date Team 1Team2  12 November 1955FC Wien  Grazer AK    1-4 13 November 1955SK Admira Wien SK Rapid Wien   3-5 13 November 1955SV Austria Salzburg SC Wacker Wien0-1 13 November 1955FK Austria WienESV Austria Graz  9-1 13 November 1955 FC Stadlau   1. Simmeringer SC      2-4 13 November 1955SK Sturm Graz  Kapfenberger SV  3-3 13 November 1955 First Vienna FC Wiener Sport-Club  2-0
Round 11
Date Team 1Team2  26 November 19551. Simmeringer SC  FK Austria Wien 0-0 26 November 1955ESV Austria Graz  FC Wien  2-1 26 November 1955SK Rapid Wien    SK Sturm Graz 7-1 27 November 1955Grazer AK    SK Admira Wien4-1 27 November 1955Kapfenberger SV   SV Austria Salzburg 5-0 27 November 1955SC Wacker Wien First Vienna FC3-1 27 November 1955 Wiener Sport-Club   FC Stadlau   1-0
Round 12
Date Team 1Team2  3 December 1955SK Admira WienESV Austria Graz 5-1 3 December 1955FC Wien  1. Simmeringer SC  1-6 4 December 1955 FK Austria Wien   Wiener Sport-Club  6-2 4 December 1955FC Stadlau    SC Wacker Wien2-3 4 December 1955SK Rapid Wien     Grazer AK 5-1 4 December 1955SK Sturm Graz SV Austria Salzburg  4-4 4 December 1955 First Vienna FC Kapfenberger SV    5-1
Round 13
Date Team 1Team2  10 December 19551. Simmeringer SC      SK Admira Wien 2-1 10 December 1955ESV Austria Graz SK Rapid Wien   0-1 10 December 1955Wiener Sport-Club    FC Wien  3-1 11 December 1955SV Austria Salzburg   First Vienna FC6-4 11 December 1955  Grazer AK SK Sturm Graz 2-0 11 December 1955Kapfenberger SV    FC Stadlau   0-1 11 December 1955 SC Wacker WienFK Austria Wien 3-1
Round 14
Date Team 1Team2  25 February 1956ESV Austria Graz  Grazer AK 0-2 26 February 1956SV Austria Salzburg FC Stadlau 2-26 March 1956  SC Wacker Wien    FC Wien 8-1 7 March 19561. Simmeringer SC  SK Rapid Wien    1-4 7 March 1956  Kapfenberger SV    FK Austria Wien 2-3 7 March 1956Wiener Sport-Club   SK Admira Wien 3-2 17 May 1956 SK Sturm Graz First Vienna FC2-2
Round 15
Date Team 1Team2  4 March 1956ESV Austria Graz   SK Sturm Graz    0-5 4 March 1956FC StadlauFirst Vienna FC3-325 March 1956FC Wien       Kapfenberger SV   2-1 12 April 1956Grazer AK  1. Simmeringer SC    0-0 1st floodlit game of the Staatsliga A.  18 April 1956  SK Admira Wien SC Wacker Wien   2-7 18 April 1956FK Austria Wien       SV Austria Salzburg 4-2 18 April 1956 SK Rapid Wien   Wiener Sport-Club  6-0
Round 16
Date Team 1Team2  10 March 19561. Simmeringer SC    ESV Austria Graz    7-1 10 March 1956Wiener Sport-Club  Grazer AK  3-111 March 1956SV 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 Stadlau0-2 11 March 1956 First Vienna FC  FK Austria Wien 6-0
Round 17
Date Team 1Team2  17 March 19561. Simmeringer SC    SK Sturm Graz   8-3 18 March 1956 ESV Austria Graz     Wiener Sport-Club  2-1 18 March 1956SK Admira Wien   SV Austria Salzburg 4-2 18 March 1956 FK Austria Wien    FC Stadlau6-2 18 March 1956FC 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 1Team2  7 April 1956  Wiener Sport-Club    1. Simmeringer SC 5-1 8 April 1956SK Admira WienFirst Vienna FC  1-2 8 April 1956SV Austria Salzburg  SK Rapid Wien 0-4 8 April 1956FC 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 1Team2  21 April 19561. Simmeringer SC SC Wacker Wien1-1 21 April 1956ESV Austria Graz     Kapfenberger SV  2-1 21 April 1956FC Wien  FK Austria Wien   3-0 22 April 1956SK Admira WienFC Stadlau  2-0 22 April 1956  Grazer AK     SV Austria Salzburg  4-3 22 April 1956SK Rapid Wien   First Vienna FC  1-5 22 April 1956 Wiener Sport-Club    SK Sturm Graz  1-2
Round 20
Date Team 1Team2  5 May 1956SC Wacker WienWiener Sport-Club    3-0 6 May 1956 SV Austria Salzburg     ESV Austria Graz 3-2 6 May 1956 FK Austria Wien      SK Admira Wien4-3 6 May 1956FC Stadlau  SK Rapid Wien  1-2 6 May 1956Kapfenberger SV       1. Simmeringer SC 2-5 6 May 1956SK Sturm Graz FC Wien   1-1 6 May 1956 First Vienna FC  Grazer AK  6-1
Round 21
Date Team 1Team2  10 May 19561. Simmeringer SCSV 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 1956Grazer AK  FC Stadlau  6-1 10 May 1956SK Rapid Wien     FK Austria Wien   5-3 10 May 1956SC Wacker Wien SK Sturm Graz 4-2 10 May 1956Wiener Sport-Club Kapfenberger SV   1-0
Round 22
Date Team 1Team2  12 May 1956FC Wien  SK Rapid Wien 2-2 13 May 1956SV Austria Salzburg      Wiener Sport-Club 1-2 13 May 1956FK Austria Wien    Grazer AK 4-3 13 May 1956FC Stadlau  ESV Austria Graz   0-1 13 May 1956Kapfenberger SV        SC Wacker Wien2-1 13 May 1956SK Sturm Graz  SK Admira Wien   2-2 13 May 1956First Vienna FC  1. Simmeringer SC1-0
Round 23
Date Team 1Team2  26 May 19561. Simmeringer SC FC Stadlau 5-3 26 May 1956SC Wacker Wien    SV Austria Salzburg   4-1 26 May 1956Wiener Sport-ClubFirst Vienna FC  0-1 27 May 1956 ESV Austria Graz   FK Austria Wien    1-3 27 May 1956Grazer AK     FC Wien 5-1 27 May 1956Kapfenberger SV SK Sturm Graz   2-3 27 May 1956SK Rapid Wien SK Admira Wien  4-0
Round 24
Date Team 1Team2  31 May 1956SK Admira Wien   Grazer AK 2-2 31 May 1956 SV Austria Salzburg       Kapfenberger SV 2-1 31 May 1956FK Austria Wien    1. Simmeringer SC 6-1 31 May 1956FC Stadlau   Wiener Sport-Club0-5 31 May 1956FC Wien  ESV Austria Graz  0-0 31 May 1956SK Sturm GrazSK Rapid Wien 2-3 31 May 1956First Vienna FC SC Wacker Wien3-2
Round 25
Date Team 1Team2  2 June 1956Wiener Sport-Club FK Austria Wien 2-2 3 June 19561. Simmeringer SC   FC Wien 1-1 3 June 1956SV Austria Salzburg   SK Sturm Graz1-1 3 June 1956 ESV Austria Graz  SK Admira Wien   4-2 3 June 1956Grazer AK SK Rapid Wien 1-6 3 June 1956Kapfenberger SV First Vienna FC2-1 3 June 1956SC Wacker Wien FC Stadlau   6-2
Round 26
Date Team 1Team2  21 May 1956SK Admira Wien 1. Simmeringer SC   1-1 9 June 1956SK Rapid Wien  ESV Austria Graz 7-0 10 June 1956FK Austria Wien SC Wacker Wien 3-1 10 June 1956 FC Stadlau   Kapfenberger SV 8-2 10 June 1956FC Wien  Wiener Sport-Club 3-1 10 June 1956SK Sturm GrazGrazer AK 1-5 10 June 1956First Vienna FC   SV Austria Salzburg   6-1

 Champion squad 

 SK Rapid Wien   
 GoalkeepersːHerbert 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
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Top scorer
 Name Club GoalsHans BuzekFirst Vienna FC32    Richard BrousekSC Wacker Wien27    Gerhard HanappiSK Rapid Wien25
Austria Soccer

 References 

Category:Football in Austria
Category:Football seasons
Category:1955 in Europe
Category:1955–56 in association football