1956 Ekstraklasa
| Season | 1956 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Legia Warsaw (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Polonia Bydgoszcz Garbarnia Kraków |
| Top goalscorer | Henryk Kempny (21 goals) |
← 1955 1957 → | |
Statistics of Ekstraklasa for the 1956 season.
Overview
12 teams competed in the league and the championship was won by Legia Warsaw.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legia Warsaw | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 17 | +48 | 34 |
| 2 | Ruch Chorzów | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 29 |
| 3 | Lechia Gdańsk | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 27 |
| 4 | LKS Łódź | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 26 |
| 5 | Wisła Kraków | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 23 |
| 6 | Górnik Zabrze | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 23 |
| 7 | Odra Opole | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 20 |
| 8 | Lech Poznań | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 20 |
| 9 | Gwardia Warsaw | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 18 |
| 10 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 17 |
| 11 | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 15 |
| 12 | Garbarnia Kraków | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 12 |
Source: rsssf.com