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 1925 402.First Vienna FC 26 175 4 393.FK Austria Wien  26 182 6384.SC Wacker Wien  26 147 5 355.1. Simmeringer SC  26 1196316.Grazer AK    26 122 12 267.Kapfenberger SV26 113 12 258.  SK Admira Wien 26 9413 220,919. Kremser SC26 94 13 220,6710.Wiener Sport-Club  2693 14 211,0911.Wiener AC2685 13 210,9412.SK Sturm Graz2693 14 210,7313.SV Austria Salzburg  2663 17 1514.FC Stadlau2624 20 8
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Matches 
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Round 1
Date Team 1Team2  25 August 1956SK Rapid Wien 1. Simmeringer SC  1-1 26 August 1956SV Austria Salzburg    Grazer AK 3-1 26 August 1956 FC Stadlau  SC Wacker Wien   0-2 26 August 1956Kremser SC   SK Admira Wien1-1 26 August 1956 SK Sturm GrazWiener Sport-Club3-1 26 August 1956  First Vienna FCKapfenbergerSV5-2 29 August 1956  FK Austria Wien Wiener AC3-1
Round 2
Date Team 1Team2  1 September 19561. 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 1956Grazer AK  Wiener Sport-Club2-1 2 September 1956 KapfenbergerSV FK Austria Wien 2-5 2 September 1956 SC Wacker Wien   SK Sturm Graz7-0 2 September 1956  Wiener ACKremser SC2-2
Round 3
Date Team 1Team2  5 September 1956FC Stadlau   SK Admira Wien 3-2 5 September 1956 Kremser SC  Kapfenberger SV    0-6 5 September 1956SK Rapid Wien    Wiener AC  7-4 5 September 1956SK Sturm Graz 1. Simmeringer SC    3-4 5 September 1956Wiener Sport-ClubSC Wacker Wien1-1 12 September 1956FK Austria Wien  SV Austria Salzburg4-2 12 September 1956 First Vienna FC  Grazer AK1-0
Round 4
Date Team 1Team2  30 August 1956Grazer AK SC Wacker Wien1-2 8 September 19561. Simmeringer SC Wiener Sport-Club  2-2 8 September 1956Wiener AC    FC Stadlau 4-0 5 September 1956SK Admira Wien SK Sturm Graz 3-2 5 September 1956SV Austria SalzburgKremser SC8-3 9 September 1956 KapfenbergerSV    SK Rapid Wien 4-3 9 September 1956  First Vienna FC FK Austria Wien 3-3
Round 5
Date Team 1Team2  15 September 1956SK Rapid Wien SV Austria Salzburg6-1 15 September 1956Wiener Sport-Club SK Admira Wien  0-2 16 September 1956Kremser SC   First Vienna FC 0-1 16 September 1956FK Austria Wien Grazer AK 4-0 16 September 1956FC Stadlau  KapfenbergerSV    0-5 16 September 1956SK Sturm Graz Wiener AC4-0 16 September 1956  SC Wacker Wien1. Simmeringer SC 3-0
Round 6
Date Team 1Team2  22 September 1956  SK Admira Wien   SC Wacker Wien  6-1 22 September 1956Wiener ACWiener Sport-Club  3-2 23 September 1956SV Austria Salzburg FC Stadlau  5-0 23 September 1956FK Austria Wien Kremser SC 0-2 23 September 1956 Grazer AK 1. Simmeringer SC 4-0 23 September 1956 Kapfenberger SV    SK Sturm Graz2-0 23 September 1956  First Vienna FC SK Rapid Wien 4-1
Round 7
Date Team 1Team2  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 1956SK Sturm GrazSV Austria Salzburg0-0 7 October 1956 SC Wacker Wien  Wiener AC4-0 7 October 1956Wiener Sport-Club     Kapfenberger SV 1-0 24 October 1956 FC Stadlau    First Vienna FC1-1
Round 8
Date Team 1Team2  20 October 1956 Wiener AC  1. Simmeringer SC   1-4 21 October 1956SV Austria Salzburg  Wiener Sport-Club  2-1 21 October 1956FK Austria Wien   FC Stadlau    4-0 21 October 1956Grazer AK  SK Admira Wien 2-0 21 October 1956 Kapfenberger SV SC Wacker Wien  0-2 21 October 1956Kremser SC   SK Rapid Wien    0-2 21 October 1956 First Vienna FCSK Sturm Graz4-0
Round 9
Date Team 1Team2  27 October 1956 1. Simmeringer SC     Kapfenberger SV 4-1 27 October 1956 SK Admira Wien    Wiener AC  5-2 27 October 1956SK Rapid Wien Grazer AK    1-1 28 October 1956SK Sturm GrazFK Austria Wien   1-3 1 November 1956 FC Stadlau    Kremser SC    3-2 7 November 1956First Vienna FC Wiener Sport-Club 4-2 7 November 1956 SC Wacker Wien  SV Austria Salzburg5-2
Round 10
Date Team 1Team2  3 November 1956 FK Austria Wien     Wiener Sport-Club   1-0 3 November 1956First Vienna FC  SC Wacker Wien   1-1 4 November 1956SV Austria Salzburg  1. Simmeringer SC     1-2 4 November 1956Grazer AK    Wiener AC 1-0 4 November 1956Kremser SC    SK Sturm Graz    4-1 4 November 1956SK Rapid Wien  FC Stadlau  4-2 7 November 1956  Kapfenberger SV  SK Admira Wien 3-2
Round 11
Date Team 1Team2  10 November 1956 1. Simmeringer SC   First Vienna FC 2-2 10 November 1956SK Sturm Graz    SK Rapid Wien  1-0 11 November 1956SK Admira Wien SV Austria Salzburg 5-1 11 November 1956FC Stadlau  Grazer AK    0-2 11 November 1956SC Wacker Wien   FK Austria Wien   1-2 11 November 1956Wiener AC    Kapfenberger SV4-2 11 November 1956   Wiener Sport-Club    Kremser SC  5-0
Round 12
Date Team 1Team2  18 November 1956SV Austria Salzburg  Wiener AC  2-3 18 November 1956 FK Austria Wien      1. Simmeringer SC     3-2 18 November 1956FC Stadlau  SK Sturm Graz    0-0 18 November 1956 Grazer AK    Kapfenberger SV1-1 18 November 1956Kremser SC  SC Wacker Wien   1-5 18 November 1956SK Rapid Wien  Wiener Sport-Club 3-1 18 November 1956  First Vienna FC     SK Admira Wien 3-0
Round 13
Date Team 1Team2  24 November 19561. Simmeringer SC    Kremser SC   4-2 24 November 1956Wiener AC    First Vienna FC      0-1 25 November 1956SK Admira Wien FK Austria Wien        2-6 25 November 1956Kapfenberger SV SV Austria Salzburg  3-2 25 November 1956SK Sturm Graz   Grazer AK      1-6 25 November 1956SC Wacker Wien   SK Rapid Wien  1-0 25 November 1956 Wiener Sport-Club FC Stadlau  2-0
Round 14
Date Team 1Team2  2 December 1956  1. Simmeringer SC    SK Rapid Wien  1-2 2 December 1956SK Admira Wien  Kremser SC    0-2 2 December 1956Grazer AK      SV Austria Salzburg 2-1 2 December 1956Kapfenberger SV First Vienna FC 2-4 2 December 1956SC Wacker Wien    FC Stadlau  5-1 2 December 1956Wiener AC  FK Austria Wien        3-4 2 December 1956 Wiener Sport-Club SK Sturm Graz  1-0
Round 15
Date Team 1Team2  16 March 1957SK Rapid Wien    SK Admira Wien 6-2 17 March 1957 FK Austria Wien      Kapfenberger SV 2-0 17 March 1957FC Stadlau   1. Simmeringer SC    2-3 17 March 1957Kremser SC   Wiener AC  3-0 17 March 1957SK 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 1Team2  23 March 19571. Simmeringer SC   SK Sturm Graz5-3 23 March 1957 SK Admira Wien   FC Stadlau   3-0 23 March 1957 SC Wacker Wien Wiener Sport-Club 0-3 24 March 1957Kapfenberger SVKremser SC 2-2 24 March 1957   SV Austria Salzburg    FK Austria Wien     0-2 24 March 1957 Grazer AK      First Vienna FC2-1 24 March 1957 Wiener AC   SK Rapid Wien    1-2
Round 17
Date Team 1Team2  30 March 1957SK Rapid Wien    Kapfenberger SV 8-1 30 March 1957Wiener Sport-Club 1. Simmeringer SC  2-2 31 March 1957 FK Austria WienFirst Vienna FC 0-3 31 March 1957FC Stadlau  Wiener AC 1-1 31 March 1957    Kremser SC    SV Austria Salzburg 3-1 31 March 1957SK Sturm Graz   SK Admira Wien 5-3 31 March 1957 SC Wacker Wien Grazer AK   4-0
Round 18
Date Team 1Team2  6 April 1957Wiener AC  SK Sturm Graz  2-0 7 April 19571. Simmeringer SC SC Wacker Wien 3-2 7 April 1957SK Admira Wien   Wiener Sport-Club   2-3 7 April 1957SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien    4-5 7 April 1957 Grazer AK         FK Austria Wien0-2 7 April 1957Kapfenberger SV    FC Stadlau  4-1 7 April 1957 First Vienna FC  Kremser SC 6-2
Round 19
Date Team 1Team2  27 April 19571. Simmeringer SC   Grazer AK  3-2 28 April 1957 FC Stadlau  SV Austria Salzburg  3-3 28 April 1957SC Wacker WienSK Admira Wien    2-2 28 April 1957Kremser SC FK Austria Wien  4-3 28 April 1957     SK Rapid Wien     First Vienna FC 3-2 28 April 1957SK Sturm Graz     Kapfenberger SV4-2 28 April 1957 Wiener Sport-Club Wiener AC  2-6
Round 20
Date Team 1Team2  11 May 1957SK Admira Wien   1. Simmeringer SC 2-2 11 May 1957Wiener AC SC Wacker Wien 2-2 12 May 1957SV Austria Salzburg  SK Sturm Graz     1-2 12 May 1957FK Austria Wien    SK Rapid Wien   2-3 12 May 1957 Grazer AK      Kremser SC  3-2 12 May 1957Kapfenberger SVWiener Sport-Club2-1 12 May 1957 First Vienna FC FC Stadlau  3-0
Round 21
Date Team 1Team2  18 May 19571. Simmeringer SC Wiener AC 2-2 18 May 1957SK Rapid Wien   Kremser SC  12-1 18 May 1957SC Wacker Wien Kapfenberger SV 14-0 19 May 1957SK Admira Wien    Grazer AK     1-2 19 May 1957 FC Stadlau   FK Austria Wien   0-5 19 May 1957SK Sturm Graz     First Vienna FC 3-2 19 May 1957 Wiener Sport-Club SV Austria Salzburg 6-2
Round 22
Date Team 1Team2  29 May 1957Wiener ACSK Admira Wien   1-1 30 May 1957SV Austria Salzburg  SC Wacker Wien  3-3 30 May 1957FK Austria Wien   SK Sturm Graz  3-2 30 May 1957Grazer AK SK Rapid Wien   1-5 30 May 1957Kapfenberger 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 1Team2  1 June 19571. Simmeringer SC SV Austria Salzburg    2-4 1 June 1957SC Wacker Wien  First Vienna FC 1-1 1 June 1957Wiener Sport-ClubFK Austria Wien   0-1 2  June 1957  FC Stadlau SK Rapid Wien   1-9 2 June 1957SK Admira Wien     Kapfenberger SV  2-2 2 June 1957 SK Sturm Graz     Kremser SC 3-2 2 June 1957  Wiener ACGrazer AK5-0
Round 24
Date Team 1Team2  8 June 1957SV Austria Salzburg    SK Admira Wien 2-1 8 June 1957FK Austria Wien   SC Wacker Wien  2-1 8 June 1957Grazer AK FC Stadlau9-18  June 1957 SK Rapid Wien    SK Sturm Graz 5-1 9 June 1957   Kapfenberger SV   Wiener AC3-1 9 June 1957 Kremser SC     Wiener Sport-Club2-1 9 June 1957  First Vienna FC 1. Simmeringer SC 4-1
Round 25
Date Team 1Team2  15 June 19571. Simmeringer SC  FK Austria Wien 2-2 15 June 1957Wiener Sport-ClubSK Rapid Wien   0-2 16 June 1957 SK Admira Wien    First Vienna FC 2-116  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 SC5-2 16 June 1957  Wiener ACSV Austria Salzburg8-0
Round 26
Date Team 1Team2  19 June 1957FK Austria Wien SK Admira Wien    0-1 19 June 1957SK Rapid Wien  SC Wacker Wien       2-4 20 June 1957 SV Austria Salzburg Kapfenberger SV  2-3 20 June 1957  FC Stadlau  Wiener Sport-Club1-4 20 June 1957 Grazer AK    SK Sturm Graz3-2 16 June 1957Kremser SC1. Simmeringer SC  4-4 16 June 1957  First Vienna FC Wiener AC3-1

Champion squad 
 SK Rapid Wien   
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  
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Top scorer
 Name Club GoalsRobert DienstSK Rapid Wien32 Johann Riegler SK Rapid Wien25     Walter HaummerSC Wacker Wien20      Paul KozlicekSC Wacker Wien20
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References 

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