| Season: | 1956 |
| Manager: |  Vicente Feola |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Chairman: | Cícero Pompeu de Toledo |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Cup1: | Campeonato Paulista |
| Cup1 Result: | Runners-up |
| Prevseason: | 1955 |
| Nextseason: | 1957 |
The 1956 football season was São Paulo's 27th season since club's existence.
| Games played | 72 (36 Campeonato Paulista, 36 Friendly match) |
| Games won | 45 (25 Campeonato Paulista, 20 Friendly match) |
| Games drawn | 10 (5 Campeonato Paulista, 5 Friendly match) |
| Games lost | 17 (6 Campeonato Paulista, 11 Friendly match) |
| Goals scored | 193 |
| Goals conceded | 105 |
| Goal difference | +88 |
| Best result | 7–2 (H) v Noroeste – Campeonato Paulista – 1956.07.14 |
| Worst result | 1–4 (A) v Santos – Friendly match – 1956.01.21 |
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