| Club: | Rapid Wien |
| Season: | 1956–57 |
| Manager: | Max Merkel |
| Mgrtitle: | Coach |
| Stadium: | Pfarrwiese, Vienna, Austria |
| League: | Staatsliga A |
| League Result: | Champions (21st title) |
| Cup1: | European Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Round of 16 |
| Cup2: | Mitropa Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Semifinals |
| League Topscorer: | Robert Dienst (32) |
| Season Topscorer: | Robert Dienst (33) |
| Average Attendance: | 11,400 |
| Prevseason: | 1955–56 |
| Nextseason: | 1957–58 |
The 1956–57 SK Rapid Wien season was the 59th season in club history.
| Nat. | Name | Age | League | European Cup | Mitropa Cup | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||||
 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| | 17 | 2 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||||
| | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 7 | |||||||||||
| | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||||
| | 11 | 1 | 5 | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| | 25 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| | 13 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||||
| | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| | 21 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 34 | |||||||||||
| | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| | 24 | 2 | 4 | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| | 9 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| | 20 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Date | Venue | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.08.1956 | 1-1 | 10,000 | |||||
| 01.09.1956 | A | 2-1 | 8,000 | ||||
| 05.09.1956 | 7-4 | 5,000 | |||||
| 09.09.1956 | 3-4 | 6,500 | |||||
| 15.09.1956 | 6-1 | 10,000 | |||||
| 23.09.1956 | 1-4 | 33,000 | |||||
| 07.10.1956 | 4-1 | 30,000 | |||||
| 21.10.1956 | 2-0 | 10,000 | |||||
| 27.10.1956 | 1-1 | 9,000 | |||||
| 04.11.1956 | 4-2 | 6,500 | |||||
| 10.11.1956 | 0-1 | 5,000 | |||||
| 18.11.1956 | 3-1 | 8,500 | |||||
| 25.11.1956 | A | 0-1 | 11,000 | ||||
| 02.12.1956 | 2-1 | 6,000 | |||||
| 16.03.1957 | 6-2 | 7,000 | |||||
| 24.03.1957 | A | 4-1 | 12,000 | ||||
| 30.03.1957 | 8-1 | 5,000 | |||||
| 07.04.1957 | A | 5-4 | 7,000 | ||||
| 28.04.1957 | 3-2 | 35,000 | |||||
| 12.05.1957 | 3-2 | 25,000 | |||||
| 18.05.1957 | 12-1 | 6,000 | |||||
| 30.05.1957 | A | 5-1 | 8,000 | ||||
| 02.06.1957 | A | 9-1 | 8,000 | ||||
| 08.06.1957 | 5-1 | 8,000 | |||||
| 15.06.1957 | 2-0 | 15,000 | |||||
| 19.06.1957 | 2-4 | 8,000 |
| Date | Venue | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.11.1956 | Real Madrid  | 2-4 | 125,000 | ||||
| 14.11.1956 | Real Madrid | 3-1 | 53,000 | ||||
| 12.12.1956 | Real Madrid | 0-2 | 100,000 |
| Date | Venue | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.06.1957 | MTK Budapest  | 1-1 | 35,000 | ||||
| 06.07.1957 | MTK Budapest | 3-3 | 50,000 | Körner A., Dienst, Unknown | |||
| 11.07.1957 | MTK Budapest | 4-1 | 25,000 | ||||
| 14.07.1957 | 3-0 | 27,000 | |||||
| 21.07.1957 | 1-4 | 25,000 |