1956 Primera División de Chile

Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Profesional
Dates5 May 1956 – 18 November 1956
ChampionsColo-Colo (7th title)
RelegatedSantiago Morning
Matches played182
Goals scored586 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorerGuillermo Villarroel (19 goals)
Biggest home winUniversidad de Chile 5–1 Unión Española
(29 June)
Highest attendance40,277 Universidad de Chile 1–4 Colo-Colo
(3 June)
Total attendance1,474,158
Average attendance8,099
1955
1957

The 1956 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, was the 24th season of top-flight football in Chile. Colo-Colo won their seventh title.