1956 Argentine Primera División

65th season of top-tier football league in Argentina

Football league season

Primera División
River Plate, champions
Season	1956
Champions	River Plate (13th title)
Promoted	Argentinos Juniors
Relegated	Chacarita Juniors
Top goalscorer	Juan A. Castro Ernesto Grillo (17 goals each)
← 1955 1957 →

The 1956 Argentine Primera División was the 65th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 15 and ended on December 2.^[1]

River Plate achieved its 13th league title.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	River Plate	30	17	9	4	61	32	+29	43
2	Lanús	30	15	11	4	59	37	+22	41
3	Boca Juniors	30	16	8	6	56	39	+17	40
4	Racing	30	14	11	5	53	32	+21	39
5	Vélez Sársfield	30	13	11	6	48	44	+4	37
6	Rosario Central	30	11	8	11	49	46	+3	30
6	Independiente	30	12	6	12	44	42	+2	30
8	San Lorenzo	30	11	7	12	41	45	−4	29
9	Ferro Carril Oeste	30	10	7	13	44	49	−5	27
10	Newell's Old Boys	30	9	8	13	44	48	−4	26
10	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	30	7	12	11	50	59	−9	26
12	Estudiantes (LP)	30	7	9	14	38	46	−8	23
12	Huracán	30	7	9	14	45	59	−14	23
14	Argentinos Juniors	30	7	8	15	45	60	−15	22
14	Tigre	30	7	8	15	44	61	−17	22
14	Chacarita Juniors	30	7	8	15	32	54	−22	22