1914–15 Prima Categoria

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Prima Categoria
Season1914–15
Champions Genoa
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The 1914-15 Prima Categoria season was the eigthteenth of the Italian Football Championship and the twelfth since the re-brand to Prima Categoria. As per the two previous seasons the competition included Central and Southern Italian clubs. Two sub-divided regional competitions took place, intended to lead to a North v South final. However, the championship was suspended before completion, due to Italy entering World War I on 24 May 1915. Despite the season not concluding, Genoa were declared champions by the Federation after the War, since Genoa topped the table with one game remaining in the Northern Italy Final Round. [1] [2]

Contents

Regulation

Struggles between minor and major clubs continued. As a compromise, the championship was divided in a preliminary regional phase of ten matchdays, while the following national phase was split into a semifinal round and a final round of six matchdays each. More, the championship would be split in two categories, A and B, for 1915–16 season. However, finally the championship was expanded to 36 clubs.

The main tournament was split in six groups of six clubs. First and second clubs, together with the four best third teams, advanced to the national championship. Fourth place and worse clubs would be relegated to the new "Category B".

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

The experimental Southern groups had their own special regulations.

Teams

Veloces Biella for Piedmont, Cremonese for Lombardy, Padova for Veneto and Audax Modena for Emilia had been promoted. Two relegated clubs were re-elected. More, minor clubs voted to expand the championship so Acqui, Valenzana, Savoia Milan and Swiss side FC Chiasso were invited to join.

Main tournament

Qualifications

The first two teams of every group and the best four teams that finished third, advanced to the semifinals.

Group A and B were organized by the Turin committee, group C and D and E by the Milan committee, and group F by the Venice committee.

Group A

Classification
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Genoa 10901615+5618Qualified for Semi-Finals
2 Alessandria 10622367+2914
3 Andrea Doria 106132018+213
4 Savona (T)104241723−610 1915 –16 Cat.B never played
5 Acqui (R)10118562−573Relegated
6 AC Ligure (H)10028832−242Acquired by Sampierdarena [3]
Source: Panini
(H) Hosts; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Results table
Home \ Away LIG ACQ ALE ADO GEN SVN
AC Ligure 2–20–31–31–42–2
Acqui 3–10–90–30–160–5
Alessandria 5–06–02–23–05–0
Andrea Doria 4–14–02–10–81–0
Genoa 3–012–02–13–07–0
Savona 3–04–01–12–10–6
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
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Torino 10910378+2919Qualified for Semi-Finals
2 Juventus 107124614+3215
3Vigor Torino107032720+714
4 Valenzana (T)102261030−206 1915 –16 Cat.B never played
5 Piemonte (E)102171233−215Disbanded
6 Veloces (T)10019835−271 1915 –16 Cat.B never played
Source: Panini
(E) Eliminated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Results table
Home \ Away JUV PIE TOR VAL VEL VTO
Juventus 8–12–76–05–02–3
Piemonte 2–60–22–22–02–6
Torino 1–14–04–04–15–2
Valenzana 0–92–00–34–10–2
Veloces 0–42–31–21–11–3
Vigor Torino 0–31–01–52–17–1
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 C

Savoia Milano forfeited before the start of the Championship.

Classification
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Pro Vercelli 8611206+1413Qualified for Semi-Finals
2 Casale 8521143+1112
3 Novara 8404128+48
4Nazionale Lombardia (T)83141022−127 1915 –16 Categoria B never played
5 Racing Libertas Milan (T)8008421−170
6Savoia Milan (E)00000000Disbanded
Source: Panini
(E) Eliminated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Results table
Home \ Away CSL NLO NOV PVE RAC
Casale 6–01–02–01–0
Nazionale Lombardia 1–11–21–34–1
Novara 1–00–11–25–0
Pro Vercelli 1–19–01–02–1
Racing Libertas Milano 0–20–22–30–2
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 D

Classification
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Milan 10910523+4919Qualified for Semi-Finals
2Juventus Italia104512716+1113
3 Bologna 102531524−99
4AC Milanese (E)103252619+78Disbanded
5 Chiasso (T)102352437−137 1915 –16 Cat.B never played
6Audax Modena (E)102081459−454Disbanded
Source: Panini
(E) Eliminated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Results table
Home \ Away USM AMO BOL CHI JIT MIL
AC Milanese 9–01–210–10–00–3
Audax Modena 2–44–12–02–40–2
Bologna 1–14–23–30–00–1
Chiasso 3–19–12–24–41–7
Juventus Italia 2–013–11–12–10–6
Milan 5–013–09–15–01–1
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 E

Classification
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Internazionale 10901608+5218Qualified for Semi-Finals
2 Como 105232220+212
3 US Milanese 103432132−1110
4 Brescia (T)103251018−88 1915 –16 Categoria B never played
4 Cremonese (T)104061525−108
6 Modena (T)101271338−254
Source: Panini
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Results table
Home \ Away BRE COM CRE INT MOD USM
Brescia 2–02–00–23–11–1
Como 2–01–03–27–02–2
Cremonese 2–11–21–54–25–4
Internazionale 8–06–06–08–012–1
Modena 1–14–20–11–73–3
US Milanese 1–03–32–12–42–1
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 F

Classification
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Vicenza 108024313+3016Qualified for Semi-Finals
2 Hellas Verona 107122815+1315
3 Venezia 104422318+512
4 Padova (T)103162337−147 1915 –16 Categoria B never played
5 Udinese (T)102261524−96
6Petrarca Padova (T)102081136−254
Source: Panini
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Results table
Home \ Away HEL PAD PET UDI VEN VIC
Hellas Verona 7–24–32–01–11–0
Padova 2–52–04–13–51–3
Petrarca Padova 1–53–22–10–22–7
Udinese 0–42–03–21–00–1
Venezia 3–02–42–02–20–2
Vicenza 3–210–26–05–16–1
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

Group A

Classification
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Genoa 6501255+2010Qualified for Final Group
2 Casale 64029908
3 Juventus 63031315−26
4 Venezia 6006422−180
Source: Panini
Results

Group B

Classification
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Milan 641196+39Qualified for Final Group
2 Alessandria 631275+27
3Vigor Torino6204910−14
3 Novara 6204913−44
Source: Panini
Results

Group C

Classification
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Torino 6600183+1512Qualified for Final Group
2 Pro Vercelli 6402126+68
3 Hellas Verona 61051016−62
3 Como 6105419−152
Source: Panini
Results

Group D

Classification
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Internazionale 6411272+259Qualified for Final Round
2 Andrea Doria 63121110+17
3 Vicenza 6213823−155
3Juventus Italia6114617−113
Source: Panini
Results

Final round

Classification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Genoa (C)53111311+27Champions (officially after WWI)
2 Torino 5131117+45
2 Internazionale 52121112−15
4 Milan 503249−53
Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Results table

Southern Italy tournament

Central and Southern Italy Final Round was not played because Italy entered World War I on May 24, 1915. Consequently, the National Finals also were not be played.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "War, weather and working weeks: the previous times football has been halted in England". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. ↑ In 1920, Torino and Inter appealed against Genoa’s victory, but FIGC finally rejected the request in 1922: [Carlo F. Chiesa, 1915-1920, in "La grande storia del calcio italiano", nº 8 (C), Guerin Sportivo, August 2012]. After a hundred years, in 2015, a group of Lazio supporters asked the Italian Football Federation to assign the title to both Genoa and Lazio, because Lazio was the winner of the Central Italy Semifinal Round even if Southern Italy Round was not completed: Francesco Saverio Intorcia (21 July 2016). "Lazio, scudetto 1915, ecco la relazione" . Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Following bankruptcy, AC Ligure players were acquired by a Sampierdarena new management which consequently became AC Sampierdarenese. However, FIGC did not ratified the merger so the club had to play a test match in 1919 to confirm its championship spot.

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