1956 Soviet Top League
12 teams took part in the league with FC Spartak Moscow winning the championship.
Top scorers
;17 goals;16 goals
;15 goals
;14 goals
;13 goals
;12 goals
;11 goals
;9 goals
- Boris Khasaya
- Pyotr Ponomarenko
- Viktor Sokolov
- Vitali Vatskevich