Italian_Football_Championship_1925-26
1925–26 Prima Divisione
25th season of top-tier Italian football
The 1925–26 Prima Divisione season, its final season, was won by Juventus.
Regular season
Udinese and Parma FC had been promoted from the Second Division.
Goal average was introduced eliminating the tie-breakers.
The Northern League decided to create the Serie A with 16 teams starting in 1926, so the last four teams of each group should be relegated.
However, just after the end of the regular season the fascists postponed thus project under protests of Southern clubs which would be excluded. They imposed a National Division of two groups instead, and all relegated clubs entered into an extraordinary qualification for the new tournament.
Group A
Classification
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bologna | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 20 | +54 | 38 | Qualified to the final |
| 2. | Torino | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 36 | |
| 3. | Modena | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 25 | |
| 4. | Hellas Verona | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 25 | |
| 5. | Internazionale | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 25 | |
| 6. | Casale | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 22 | |
| 7. | Andrea Doria | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 21 | |
| 8. | Brescia | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 51 | -15 | 19 | |
| 9. | Novara | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 42 | -2 | 18 | Qualifications to the National Division |
| 10. | Udinese | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 38 | 75 | -37 | 13 | |
| 11. | Pisa | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 65 | -42 | 12 | |
| 12. | Legnano | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 49 | -27 | 10 |
Results table
| Home \ Away | ADO | BOL | BRE | CAS | HEL | INT | LEG | MOD | NOV | PIS | TOR | UDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Doria | — | 3–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| Bologna | 3–0 | — | 6–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 7–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 |
| Brescia | 5–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 3–1 |
| Casale | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Hellas Verona | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–2[1] | 2–2 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Internazionale | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 4–2 |
| Legnano | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 |
| Modena | 6–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| Novara | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 6–3 |
| Pisa | 3–2 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Torino | 4–0 | 6–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | 7–0 |
| Udinese | 3–2 | 1–7 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2[1] | 1–2 | 4–3 | — |
Group B
Classification
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Juventus | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 68 | 14 | +54 | 37 | Qualified to the final |
| 2. | Cremonese | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 29 | |
| 3. | Genoa | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 28 | |
| 4. | Padova | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 25 | |
| 5. | Livorno | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 45 | -2 | 25 | |
| 6. | Sampierdarenese | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 23 | |
| 7. | Pro Vercelli | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 22 | |
| 8. | Milan | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 22 | |
| 9. | Reggiana | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 50 | -20 | 17 | Qualifications to the National Division |
| 10. | Alessandria | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 48 | -7 | 16 | |
| 11. | Parma | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 58 | -35 | 12 | |
| 12. | Mantova | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 81 | -57 | 8 |
Results table
| Home \ Away | ALE | CRE | GEN | JUV | LIV | MAN | MIL | PAD | PAR | PRO | REG | SAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandria | — | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 9–0 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 5–0 |
| Cremonese | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 8–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Genoa | 7–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Juventus | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 8–1 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 |
| Livorno | 6–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Mantova | 7–1 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–2[1] | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Milan | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Padova | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 9–0 | 4–2 | — | 6–1 | 5–2 | 6–2 | 3–0 |
| Parma | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Pro Vercelli | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Reggiana | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 |
| Sampierdarenese | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 8–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | — |
Finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bologna | ● 2 points each ● | Juventus | 2-2 | 0-0 |
- Tie-break
- Played on August 1, 1926, in Milan.
Juventus qualified for the National Finals.
The Southern League was a separate amatorial league, still divided in five regions. The winner were Alba Rome.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ferenc Hirzer |
Juventus | 35 |
| 2 |  Angelo Schiavio |
Bologna | 28 |
| 3 | Pietro Pastore |
Juventus | 26 |
| 4 | Márton Bukovi |
Alba Roma | 25 |
| 5 | Ernesto Ghisi |
Internaples | 20 |
| Adolfo Baloncieri |
Torino | ||
| 7 | Giovanni Ferrari |
Internaples | 16 |
Round 1
Played on August 29
Round 2
Played on September 5
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Alessandria | 4-1 | Legnano |
| Mantova | 3-4[3] | Novara |
Round 3
Played on September 12
- Repetition
Played on September 19 in Turin
Alessandria was qualified to the National Division.
- Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
