1956–57 Mexican Primera División season

14th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico

Football league season

Primera División de MéxicoSeason| 1956–57

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Champions| Guadalajara (1st title)
Relegated| Monterrey
Matches played| 156
Goals scored| 451 (2.89 per match)

← 1955–56

1957–58 →

Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1956–57 season.

## Overview[edit]

Monterrey was promoted to Primera División.

The season was contested by 13 teams, and Guadalajara won the championship.

Monterrey was relegated to Segunda División.

Due to economical problems Puebla advised the league that the club would not be playing next season and the club would return for the 1957-58 season.

### Teams[edit]

América
Atlante
Necaxa

Atlas
Guadalajara
Oro

León

Toluca

Irapuato

Tampico

Zacatepec

Cuautla

Monterrey

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Location of the 1956-57 Primera División teams

Team  | City  | Stadium

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América | Mexico City | Olímpico Universitario
Atlante | Mexico City | Ciudad de los Deportes
Atlas | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Parque Oblatos
Cuautla | Cuautla, Morelos | El Almeal
Guadalajara | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Parque Oblatos
Irapuato | Irapuato, Guanajuato | Revolución
León | León, Guanajuato | La Martinica
Monterrey | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Tecnológico
Necaxa | Mexico City | Olímpico Universitario
Oro | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Parque Oblatos
C.D. Tampico  | Tampico, Tamaulipas | Tampico
Toluca | Toluca, State of Mexico | Héctor Barraza
Zacatepec | Zacatepec, Morelos | Campo del Ingenio

## League standings[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Guadalajara | 24  | 17  | 2  | 5  | 47  | 22  | +25  | 36  | Champions
2  | Toluca | 24  | 11  | 8  | 5  | 45  | 20  | +25  | 30  |
3  | León | 24  | 11  | 8  | 5  | 45  | 21  | +24  | 30  |
4  | Atlante | 24  | 11  | 8  | 5  | 46  | 27  | +19  | 30  |
5  | Irapuato | 24  | 12  | 2  | 10  | 38  | 36  | +2  | 26
6  | Atlas | 24  | 9  | 7  | 8  | 35  | 35  | 0  | 25
7  | Oro | 24  | 9  | 5  | 10  | 38  | 40  | −2  | 23
8  | Cuautla | 24  | 10  | 2  | 12  | 28  | 38  | −10  | 22
9  | Necaxa | 24  | 7  | 7  | 10  | 30  | 34  | −4  | 21
10  | Tampico | 24  | 7  | 6  | 11  | 27  | 46  | −19  | 20
11  | América | 24  | 5  | 8  | 11  | 25  | 44  | −19  | 18
12  | Zacatepec | 24  | 5  | 6  | 13  | 24  | 42  | −18  | 16
13  | Monterrey | 24  | 4  | 7  | 13  | 23  | 46  | −23  | 15  | Relegated

Source: RSSSF

1956–57 winners

Guadalajara
1st title

## Results[edit]

Home \ Away  | AME | ATE | ATS | CUA | GDL | IRA | LEO | MTY | NEC | ORO | TAM | TOL | ZAC

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América | -- | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 0–3  | 1–5  | 5–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 0–3  | 2–2  | 2–0
Atlante | 2–0  | -- | 5–3  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 5–0  | 4–3  | 0–2  | 8–0  | 3–3  | 1–1
Atlas | 1–1  | 1–1  | -- | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–3  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 4–2
Cuautla | 0–1  | 2–0  | 0–2  | -- | 1–2  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–0
Guadalajara | 7–0  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 3–1  | -- | 1–0  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 2–0
Irapuato | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 2–1  | -- | 3–2  | 3–2  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 6–2  | 0–4  | 1–0
León | 2–2  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | -- | 2–0  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 6–0  | 1–0  | 4–0
Monterrey | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–4  | 1–2  | 0–3  | -- | 1–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–0
Necaxa | 2–1  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | -- | 4–0  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 0–1
Oro | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 5–1  | 2–3  | 6–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | -- | 3–1  | 1–1  | 3–3
Tampico | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | -- | 0–0  | 1–0
Toluca | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 6–1  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 2–3  | 5–1  | 2–0  | -- | 4–1
Zacatepec | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | --

Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 1957. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## References[edit]

* Mexico - List of final tables (RSSSF)

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Liga MX

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* América
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