1919-20_Italian_Football_Championship

1919–20 Prima Categoria

1919–20 Prima Categoria

19th season of top-tier Italian football


The 1919–20 Prima Categoria season was won by Internazionale.

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It was the first championship after World War One.

Regulation

Struggles between minor and major clubs continued after four years of wartime break. The planned split between two national leagues had been forgotten, and the regional FAs became the lords of the tournament, which was expanded to 48 clubs. The championship was divided in a preliminary regional phase of ten matchdays, while the following national phase was split into a semifinal round of ten matchdays and a final round between three clubs.

The main tournament was split in eight groups of six clubs. First and second clubs, together with the third teams of Piedmont, advanced to the national championship. Worst clubs had to ask for re-election.

National championship was split in three groups of six clubs. Group winners advanced to the final group of three clubs. The whole tournament consequently had twenty-two matchdays.

The experimental Southern groups had their own special regulations.

Teams

Six clubs had collapsed during the war. However, Regional FAs agreed to expand the league to 48 clubs. They variously chose to promote, re-elect, or invite clubs to fill the spots they had been granted to.

Pre-league qualifications

Piedmont

Played on October 5, 1919, in Alessandria.
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Lombardy

Played on October 5, 1919.
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Liguria

All matches played on November 5, 1919, in Genoa. Three available spots.

Round 1

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Round 2

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Emilia

Matches played on September 29 and October 5, 1919, in Bologna.

Round 1

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Round 2

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Campania

Round 1

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Round 2

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Verdicts

Atalanta, Enotria Goliardo, Grifone GC, Sampierdarenese, GS Bolognese, Pro Caserta, SPES Genova, Trevigliese and Alessandrina were admitted to the 1a Categoria.

Amatori Giuoco Calcio Torino, Pastore, Ausonia Pro Gorla, Legnano, Saronno, Varese, Pavia, Carpi, Mantova, and Nazionale Emilia had been previously added to the championship by the Regional FAs.

Northern Italy

Qualifications

Piedmont - Group A

Classification
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Source: Panini
(E) Eliminated
Results table
More information Home \ Away, AMT ...
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation play-off
Played on February 2, 1920, in Novara.
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Piedmont - Group B

Classification
More information Pos, Team ...
Source: Panini
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Results table
More information Home \ Away, ALE ...
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguria

Classification
More information Pos, Team ...
Source: Panini
(E) Eliminated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Results table
More information Home \ Away, ADO ...
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Lombardy - Group A

Classification
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Source: Panini
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Results table
More information Home \ Away, BRE ...
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Qualification playoff
Played on January 4, 1920, in Brescia.
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According to season 1919-20's FIGC rules in case of two teams sharing same position a playoff should have been played. When FIGC managers were noticed of too many matches programmed not for promotion or relegation sudden decided to change rules, just because of the few referees available for those matches, and upcoming matches (lower divisions) urged to get started. Later this playoff wasn't considered for the final table.

Relegation playoff
Played on February 15, 1920, in Brescia.
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Lombardy - Group B

Classification
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Source: Panini
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
  1. 2 bonus points?
Results table
More information Home \ Away, ATA ...
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Lombardy - Group C

Classification
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Source: Panini
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Results table
More information Home \ Away, COM ...
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation play-off
Played on February 8, 1920, in Saronno.
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Veneto

Classification
More information Pos, Team ...
Source: Panini
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Results table
More information Home \ Away, HEL ...
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Forfeit
Relegation play-off
Played on March 14, 1920, in Venice.
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Emilia

Classification
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Source: Panini
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Results table
More information Home \ Away, BOL ...
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Semifinals

The National semifinals had 18 clubs: six from Piedmont and Lombardy FAs, two from the other three Regional FAs.

Group A

Classification
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Source: Panini
Results table
More information Home \ Away, ALE ...
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Classification
More information Pos, Team ...
Source: Panini
Results table
More information Home \ Away, BRE ...
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Forfeit

Group C

Classification
More information Pos, Team ...
Source: Panini
Results table
More information Home \ Away, ADO ...
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Forfeit

Final round

Classification

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Source: Panini

Results

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Southern Italy tournament

An experimental amatorial tournament was played in Southern Italy.

Final round

Played on 13 June 1920, in Bologna.
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Livorno qualified to the National Final.

National final

Played on 20 June 1920, in Bologna.
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Footnotes

References and sources

  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005

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