1955-56 Austrian football championship

Staatsliga A
Season1955-56
Dates27 August 1955 - 10 June 1956
ChampionsSK Rapid Wien
PromotedWiener AC, Kremser SC
RelegatedFC Wien, ESV Austria Graz
Goals scored814 (4,74 per match)
Top goalscorerHans Buzek First Vienna FC (32 goals)
1954-55
1956-57

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 20 3 3 43
2. SC Wacker Wien 26 19 3 4 41
3. First Vienna FC 26 18 4 4 40
4. FK Austria Wien 26 16 3 7 35
5. Wiener Sport-Club 26 12 5 9 29
6. 1. Simmeringer SC 26 10 8 8 28
7. Grazer AK 26 11 5 10 27
8. SV Austria Salzburg 26 9 5 12 23
9. SK Admira Wien 26 7 4 15 18[1]
10. SK Sturm Graz 26 5 8 13 18[2]
11. Kapfenberger SV 26 7 3 16 17
12. FC Stadlau 26 5 5 16 15[3]
13. FC Wien 26 5 5 16 15[4]
14. ESV Austria Graz 26 7 1 18 15[5]

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Matches

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Round 1

Date Team 1 Team2
27 August 1955 SK Admira Wien Wiener Sport-Club 1-3
27 August 1955 FC Wien SC Wacker Wien 3-5
28 August 1955 FK Austria Wien KapfenbergerSV 2-3
28 August 1955 FC Stadlau SV Austria Salzburg 2-3
28 August 1955 Grazer AK ESV Austria Graz 1-2
28 August 1955 SK Rapid Wien 1. Simmeringer SC 4-2
28 August 1955 First Vienna FC SK Sturm Graz 7-1

Round 2

Date Team 1 Team2
3 September 1955 1. Simmeringer SC Grazer AK 0-1
3 September 1955 Wiener Sport-Club SK Rapid Wien 2-2
4 September 1955 SV Austria Salzburg FK Austria Wien 0-2
4 September 1955 Kapfenberger SV FC Wien 2-1
4 September 1955 SK Sturm Graz ESV Austria Graz 0-1
4 September 1955 First Vienna FC FC Stadlau 8-1
4 September 1955 SC Wacker Wien SK Admira Wien 1-1

Round 3

Date Team 1 Team2
10 September 1955 SK Admira Wien Kapfenberger SV 5-2
10 September 1955 ESV Austria Graz 1. Simmeringer SC 1-6
10 September 1955 FC Stadlau SK Sturm Graz 3-3
10 September 1955 FC Wien SV Austria Salzburg 2-0
11 September 1955 FK Austria Wien First Vienna FC 1-1
11 September 1955 Grazer AK Wiener Sport-Club 3-4
11 September 1955 SC Wacker Wien SK Rapid Wien 3-3

Round 4

Date Team 1 Team2
17 September 1955 Wiener Sport-Club ESV Austria Graz 2-1
18 September 1955 SV Austria Salzburg SK Admira Wien 2-1
18 September 1955 FC Stadlau FK Austria Wien 1-2
18 September 1955 Kapfenberger SV SK Rapid Wien 0-1
18 September 1955 SK Sturm Graz 1. Simmeringer SC 3-3
18 September 1955 First Vienna FC FC Wien 3-0
18 September 1955 SC Wacker Wien Grazer AK 2-4

Round 5

Date Team 1 Team2
24 September 1955 1. Simmeringer SC Wiener Sport-Club 4-4
24 September 1955 ESV Austria Graz SC Wacker Wien 0-1
25 September 1955 FK Austria Wien SK Sturm Graz 3-1
25 September 1955 FC Wien FC Stadlau 1-1
25 September 1955 Grazer AK Kapfenberger SV 1-1
25 September 1955 SK Rapid Wien SV Austria Salzburg 5-2
25 September 1955 First Vienna FC SK Admira Wien 1-0

Round 6

Date Team 1 Team2
1 October 1955 SV Austria Salzburg Grazer AK 3-0
1 October 1955 SC Wacker Wien 1. Simmeringer SC 4-1
2 October 1955 FK Austria Wien FC Wien 4-1
2 October 1955 FC Stadlau SK Admira Wien 2-1
2 October 1955 Kapfenberger SV ESV Austria Graz 1-0
2 October 1955 SK Sturm Graz Wiener Sport-Club 0-1
2 October 1955 First Vienna FC SK Rapid Wien 4-1

Round 7

Date Team 1 Team2
8 October 1955 1. Simmeringer SC Kapfenberger SV 2-0
8 October 1955 ESV Austria Graz SV Austria Salzburg 0-2
8 October 1955 SK Rapid Wien FC Stadlau 4-0
9 October 1955 SK Admira Wien FK Austria Wien 0-2
9 October 1955 FC Wien SK Sturm Graz 0-1
9 October 1955 Grazer AK First Vienna FC 3-3
9 October 1955 Wiener Sport-Club SC Wacker Wien 0-3

Round 8

Date Team 1 Team2
22 October 1955 FC Stadlau Grazer AK 2-2
22 October 1955 FC Wien SK Admira Wien 0-3
23 October 1955 SV Austria Salzburg 1. Simmeringer SC 2-0
23 October 1955 FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien 1-3
23 October 1955 Kapfenberger SV Wiener Sport-Club 1-1
23 October 1955 SK Sturm Graz SC Wacker Wien 0-1
23 October 1955 First Vienna FC ESV Austria Graz 9-2

Round 9

Date Team 1 Team2
5 November 1955 ESV Austria Graz FC Stadlau 1-2
5 November 1955 SC Wacker Wien Kapfenberger SV 6-0
6 November 1955 1. Simmeringer SC First Vienna FC 3-2
6 November 1955 SK Admira Wien SK Sturm Graz 1-0
6 November 1955 Grazer AK FK Austria Wien 1-4
6 November 1955 SK Rapid Wien FC Wien 2-1
6 November 1955 Wiener Sport-Club SV Austria Salzburg 3-3

Round 10

Date Team 1 Team2
12 November 1955 FC Wien Grazer AK 1-4
13 November 1955 SK Admira Wien SK Rapid Wien 3-5
13 November 1955 SV Austria Salzburg SC Wacker Wien 0-1
13 November 1955 FK Austria Wien ESV Austria Graz 9-1
13 November 1955 FC Stadlau 1. Simmeringer SC 2-4
13 November 1955 SK Sturm Graz Kapfenberger SV 3-3
13 November 1955 First Vienna FC Wiener Sport-Club 2-0

Round 11

Date Team 1 Team2
26 November 1955 1. Simmeringer SC FK Austria Wien 0-0
26 November 1955 ESV Austria Graz FC Wien 2-1
26 November 1955 SK Rapid Wien SK Sturm Graz 7-1
27 November 1955 Grazer AK SK Admira Wien 4-1
27 November 1955 Kapfenberger SV SV Austria Salzburg 5-0
27 November 1955 SC Wacker Wien First Vienna FC 3-1
27 November 1955 Wiener Sport-Club FC Stadlau 1-0

Round 12

Date Team 1 Team2
3 December 1955 SK Admira Wien ESV Austria Graz 5-1
3 December 1955 FC Wien 1. Simmeringer SC 1-6
4 December 1955 FK Austria Wien Wiener Sport-Club 6-2
4 December 1955 FC Stadlau SC Wacker Wien 2-3
4 December 1955 SK Rapid Wien Grazer AK 5-1
4 December 1955 SK Sturm Graz SV Austria Salzburg 4-4
4 December 1955 First Vienna FC Kapfenberger SV 5-1

Round 13

Date Team 1 Team2
10 December 1955 1. Simmeringer SC SK Admira Wien 2-1
10 December 1955 ESV Austria Graz SK Rapid Wien 0-1
10 December 1955 Wiener Sport-Club FC Wien 3-1
11 December 1955 SV Austria Salzburg First Vienna FC 6-4
11 December 1955 Grazer AK SK Sturm Graz 2-0
11 December 1955 Kapfenberger SV FC Stadlau 0-1
11 December 1955 SC Wacker Wien FK Austria Wien 3-1

Round 14

Date Team 1 Team2
25 February 1956 ESV Austria Graz Grazer AK 0-2
26 February 1956 SV Austria Salzburg FC Stadlau 2-2
6 March 1956 SC Wacker Wien FC Wien 8-1
7 March 1956 1. Simmeringer SC SK Rapid Wien 1-4
7 March 1956 Kapfenberger SV FK Austria Wien 2-3
7 March 1956 Wiener Sport-Club SK Admira Wien 3-2
17 May 1956 SK Sturm Graz First Vienna FC 2-2

Round 15

Date Team 1 Team2
4 March 1956 ESV Austria Graz SK Sturm Graz 0-5
4 March 1956 FC Stadlau First Vienna FC 3-3
25 March 1956 FC Wien Kapfenberger SV 2-1
12 April 1956 Grazer AK 1. Simmeringer SC 0-0 [8]
18 April 1956 SK Admira Wien SC Wacker Wien 2-7
18 April 1956 FK Austria Wien SV Austria Salzburg 4-2
18 April 1956 SK Rapid Wien Wiener Sport-Club 6-0

Round 16

Date Team 1 Team2
10 March 1956 1. Simmeringer SC ESV Austria Graz 7-1
10 March 1956 Wiener Sport-Club Grazer AK 3-1
11 March 1956 SV 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 Stadlau 0-2
11 March 1956 First Vienna FC FK Austria Wien 6-0

Round 17

Date Team 1 Team2
17 March 1956 1. Simmeringer SC SK Sturm Graz 8-3
18 March 1956 ESV Austria Graz Wiener Sport-Club 2-1
18 March 1956 SK Admira Wien SV Austria Salzburg 4-2
18 March 1956 FK Austria Wien FC Stadlau 6-2
18 March 1956 FC 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 1 Team2
7 April 1956 Wiener Sport-Club 1. Simmeringer SC 5-1
8 April 1956 SK Admira Wien First Vienna FC 1-2
8 April 1956 SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien 0-4
8 April 1956 FC 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 1 Team2
21 April 1956 1. Simmeringer SC SC Wacker Wien 1-1
21 April 1956 ESV Austria Graz Kapfenberger SV 2-1
21 April 1956 FC Wien FK Austria Wien 3-0
22 April 1956 SK Admira Wien FC Stadlau 2-0
22 April 1956 Grazer AK SV Austria Salzburg 4-3
22 April 1956 SK Rapid Wien First Vienna FC 1-5
22 April 1956 Wiener Sport-Club SK Sturm Graz 1-2

Round 20

Date Team 1 Team2
5 May 1956 SC Wacker Wien Wiener Sport-Club 3-0
6 May 1956 SV Austria Salzburg ESV Austria Graz 3-2
6 May 1956 FK Austria Wien SK Admira Wien 4-3
6 May 1956 FC Stadlau SK Rapid Wien 1-2
6 May 1956 Kapfenberger SV 1. Simmeringer SC 2-5
6 May 1956 SK Sturm Graz FC Wien 1-1
6 May 1956 First Vienna FC Grazer AK 6-1

Round 21

Date Team 1 Team2
10 May 1956 1. Simmeringer SC SV 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 1956 Grazer AK FC Stadlau 6-1
10 May 1956 SK Rapid Wien FK Austria Wien 5-3
10 May 1956 SC Wacker Wien SK Sturm Graz 4-2
10 May 1956 Wiener Sport-Club Kapfenberger SV 1-0

Round 22

Date Team 1 Team2
12 May 1956 FC Wien SK Rapid Wien 2-2
13 May 1956 SV Austria Salzburg Wiener Sport-Club 1-2
13 May 1956 FK Austria Wien Grazer AK 4-3
13 May 1956 FC Stadlau ESV Austria Graz 0-1
13 May 1956 Kapfenberger SV SC Wacker Wien 2-1
13 May 1956 SK Sturm Graz SK Admira Wien 2-2
13 May 1956 First Vienna FC 1. Simmeringer SC 1-0

Round 23

Date Team 1 Team2
26 May 1956 1. Simmeringer SC FC Stadlau 5-3
26 May 1956 SC Wacker Wien SV Austria Salzburg 4-1
26 May 1956 Wiener Sport-Club First Vienna FC 0-1
27 May 1956 ESV Austria Graz FK Austria Wien 1-3
27 May 1956 Grazer AK FC Wien 5-1
27 May 1956 Kapfenberger SV SK Sturm Graz 2-3
27 May 1956 SK Rapid Wien SK Admira Wien 4-0

Round 24

Date Team 1 Team2
31 May 1956 SK Admira Wien Grazer AK 2-2
31 May 1956 SV Austria Salzburg Kapfenberger SV 2-1
31 May 1956 FK Austria Wien 1. Simmeringer SC 6-1
31 May 1956 FC Stadlau Wiener Sport-Club 0-5
31 May 1956 FC Wien ESV Austria Graz 0-0
31 May 1956 SK Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien 2-3
31 May 1956 First Vienna FC SC Wacker Wien 3-2

Round 25

Date Team 1 Team2
2 June 1956 Wiener Sport-Club FK Austria Wien 2-2
3 June 1956 1. Simmeringer SC FC Wien 1-1
3 June 1956 SV Austria Salzburg SK Sturm Graz 1-1
3 June 1956 ESV Austria Graz SK Admira Wien 4-2
3 June 1956 Grazer AK SK Rapid Wien 1-6
3 June 1956 Kapfenberger SV First Vienna FC 2-1
3 June 1956 SC Wacker Wien FC Stadlau 6-2

Round 26

Date Team 1 Team2
21 May 1956 SK Admira Wien 1. Simmeringer SC 1-1
9 June 1956 SK Rapid Wien ESV Austria Graz 7-0
10 June 1956 FK Austria Wien SC Wacker Wien 3-1
10 June 1956 FC Stadlau Kapfenberger SV 8-2
10 June 1956 FC Wien Wiener Sport-Club 3-1
10 June 1956 SK Sturm Graz Grazer AK 1-5
10 June 1956 First Vienna FC SV Austria Salzburg 6-1

Champion squad

SK Rapid Wien

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Top scorer

Name Club Goals
Hans Buzek First Vienna FC 32
Richard Brousek SC Wacker Wien 27
Gerhard Hanappi SK Rapid Wien 25

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