- League standings
- Top scorers
- References
12 teams took part in the league with FC Spartak Moscow winning the championship. League standings| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | | 1. | Spartak Moscow | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 28 | 40 | 34 | | 2. | Dynamo Moscow | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 28 | | 3. | CDSA Moscow | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 25 | | 4. | Dynamo Kiev | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 24 | | 5. | Torpedo Moscow | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 23 | | 6. | Burevestnik Kishinyov | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 49 | -11 | 23 | | 7. | Shakhtyor Stalino | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 21 | | 8. | Dynamo Tbilisi | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 20 | | 9. | Zenit Leningrad | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 19 | | 10. | Lokomotiv Moscow | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 18 | | 11. | ODO Sverdlovsk | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 45 | -14 | 16 | | 12. | Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 47 | -22 | 13 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = PointsTop scorers- 17 goals
- Vasily Buzunov (ODO Sverdlovsk)
- 16 goals
- Nikita Simonyan (Spartak Moscow)
- 15 goals
- Yuri Belyayev (CDSA Moscow)
- 14 goals
- Anatoli Isayev (Spartak Moscow)
- 13 goals
- Valentin Ivanov (Torpedo Moscow)
- 12 goals
- Alakbar Mammadov (Dynamo Moscow)
- Eduard Streltsov (Torpedo Moscow)
- 11 goals
- Avtandil Chkuaseli (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- Ivan Mozer (Spartak Moscow)
- 9 goals
- Boris Khasaya (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- Pyotr Ponomarenko (Shakhtyor Stalino)
- Viktor Sokolov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- Vitali Vatskevich (Burevestnik Kishinyov)
References- Soviet Union - List of final tables (RSSSF)
{{Soviet Top League Seasons}}{{1955–56 in European football (UEFA)}}{{1956–57 in European football (UEFA)}} 4 : Soviet Top League seasons|1956 in Soviet football leagues|1956–57 in European association football leagues|1955–56 in European association football leagues |