The 1956–57 La Liga was the 26th season since its establishment. The season started on September 9, 1956, and finished on April 21, 1957. Real Madrid won their fifth title.
| Season | 1956–57 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Real Madrid (5th title) |
| Relegated | Deportivo La Coruña Condal |
| European Cup | Real Madrid Sevilla (as Real Madrid qualified as holders) |
| Latin Cup | Real Madrid |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 777 (3.24 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alfredo di Stéfano (31 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Atlético Madrid 8–1 Español |
| Biggest away win | Deportivo La Coruña 0–6 Barcelona |
| Highest scoring | Barcelona 7–3 Atlético Madrid |
← 1955–56 1957–58 → | |
For this season, the relegation playoffs was eliminated and the two last qualified teams were directly relegated to Segunda División.
After their promotion, España Industrial was renamed as Condal.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 35 | +39 | 44 | Qualification for the European Cup first round and for the Latin Cup |
| 2 | Sevilla | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 39 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round[a] |
| 3 | Barcelona | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 37 | +33 | 39 | |
| 4 | Atlético Bilbao | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 37 | |
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 65 | 45 | +20 | 34 | |
| 6 | Osasuna | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 31 | |
| 7 | Español | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 30 | |
| 8 | Valladolid | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 28 | |
| 9 | Zaragoza | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 28 | |
| 10 | Las Palmas | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 27 | |
| 11 | Valencia | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 27 | |
| 12 | Real Sociedad | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 26 | |
| 13 | Celta | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 23 | |
| 14 | Jaén | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 23 | |
| 15 | Deportivo La Coruña (R) | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 22 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 16 | Condal (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | ATB | ATM | BAR | CEL | CON | DEP | ESP | JAE | LPA | OSA | RMA | RSO | SEV | VAL | VAD | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Bilbao | — | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 |
| Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 6–0 | 8–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Barcelona | 2–0 | 7–3 | — | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 |
| Celta | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 |
| Condal | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Español | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Jaén | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Las Palmas | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Osasuna | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Real Madrid | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 7–2 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 |
| Real Sociedad | 3–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Sevilla | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Valencia | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Valladolid | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | — | 4–1 |
| Zaragoza | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — |
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alfredo di Stéfano
|
Real Madrid | 31 |
| 2 | Joaquín Murillo
|
Valladolid | 18 |
| 3 | Manuel Badenes
|
Valladolid | 17 |
| 4 | Mauro Rodríguez
|
Celta | 16 |
