1955–56 Segunda División
The 1955–56 Segunda División season saw 32 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Osasuna, Real Jaén, España Industrial and Zaragoza were promoted to Primera División. Plus Ultra was relegated to Tercera División.
Group I
| Key to colors in league table: |
| Promoted to Primera División |
| Promotion playoff |
| Relegation playoff |
| Position | Club | Played | Points | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CA Osasuna | 30 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 76 | 33 | +43 |
| 2 | Real Oviedo | 30 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 78 | 33 | +45 |
| 3 | Real Zaragoza | 30 | 40 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 57 | 27 | +30 |
| 4 | Caudal Deportivo | 30 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 |
| 5 | CD Sabadell CF | 30 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 44 | +6 |
| 6 | Club Ferrol | 30 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 47 | -3 |
| 7 | Real Gijón CF | 30 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 51 | 46 | +5 |
| 8 | SD Indauchu | 30 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 50 | +3 |
| 9 | CD Tarrasa | 30 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 59 | -13 |
| 10 | Baracaldo AH | 30 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 54 | -9 |
| 11 | Real Santander | 30 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 47 | 0 |
| 12 | UD Lérida | 30 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 63 | -10 |
| 13 | CP La Felguera | 30 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 57 | -22 |
| 14 | SD Eibar | 30 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 55 | -15 |
| 15 | Club Sestao | 30 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 58 | -34 |
| 16 | CD Logroñés | 30 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 76 | -38 |
Group II
| Key to colors in league table: |
| Promoted to Primera División |
| Promotion playoff |
| Relegation playoff |
| Withdrew |
| Position | Club | Played | Points | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Jaén | 30 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 34 | +30 |
| 2 | Real Betis | 30 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 60 | 36 | +24 |
| 3 | SD La España Industrial | 30 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 39 | +15 |
| 4 | Atlético Tetuán [nb 1] | 30 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 60 | 54 | +6 |
| 5 | UD España Tanger [nb 2] | 30 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 44 | +11 |
| 6 | CD Mestalla | 30 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 43 | +4 |
| 7 | CF Extremadura | 30 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 44 | +5 |
| 8 | Granada CF | 30 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 64 | 57 | +7 |
| 9 | CD Tenerife | 30 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 49 | -1 |
| 10 | CD Badajoz | 30 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 49 | -11 |
| 11 | CD Málaga | 30 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 50 | 44 | +6 |
| 12 | Jerez CD | 30 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 52 | 66 | -14 |
| 13 | CD San Fernando | 30 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 45 | 64 | -19 |
| 14 | Cádiz CF | 30 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 42 | 66 | -24 |
| 15 | AD Plus Ultra | 30 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 76 | -29 |
| 16 | CD Castellón | 30 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 56 | -10 |
Promotion playoff
| Key to colors in league table: |
| Promoted to Primera División |
| Position | Club | Played | Points | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | España Industrial [nb 3] | 10 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 |
| 2 | Zaragoza | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 |
| 3 | Oviedo | 10 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 22 | +1 |
| 4 | Murcia | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 |
| 5 | Betis | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -1 |
| 6 | Alavés | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -14 |
Relegation playoff
| Home Matches: | |||
| Ourense | 2-1 | Sestao | |
| Logroñés | 2-0 | Manresa | |
| Plus Ultra | 3-3 | Eldense | |
| Castellón | 1-1 | Algeciras |
| Away Matches: | |||
| Sestao | 3-0 | Ourense | Agg:4-2 |
| Manresa | 1-0 | Logroñés | Agg:1-2 |
| Eldense | 3-0 | Plus Ultra | Agg:6-3 |
| Algeciras | 2-2 | Castellón | Agg:3-3 |
| Deciding Match: | |||
| Castellón | 2-1 | Algeciras |
Notes
- ^ Atlético Tetuán moved to Morocco's League after the competition due of the Spanish Morocco independence.
- ^ España Tanger mergered Algeciras for the next season.
- ^ España Industrial will play as Condal in La Liga 1956–57.