1944 Campionato Alta Italia

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The 1944 Divisione Nazionale, [1] [2] better known as Campionato Alta Italia was a football championship organized by the Italian Social Republic and disputed in Northern and Central Italy in 1944 among Serie A and Serie B teams plus others.

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The tournament was won by Spezia, and officially recognized as an "honorary" title by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) only in 2002, following a long dispute. Following the decision of FIGC in 2002, Spezia is authorized by the Italian Federation to exhibit a tricolour badge on the official jerseys which is unique, being the only example of a permanent one in Italy. The badge has a different shape and size compared to the ordinary Scudetto. [3]

Background

Following the American liberation of Tunisia and later Sicily in 1943, Italy suffered heavy bombings by the Allied Powers. The consequent multiple damages on railways and streets imposed to the FIGC to plan a special mixed championship for the 1943–44 season, with three different regional groups to reduce the teams movements. [4] However, at the eve of his dismissal, Benito Mussolini suspended all sport activities. [5]

After Italy defeat in World War II, with the country divided by the "Gothic Line", the Italian Football Federation split in two: while the official FIGC remained in the south, under the rule by the Kingdom of Italy, the northern FIGC, ruled by the Italian Social Republic, moved its headquarters to Milan and organized a "campionato di divisione nazionale misto" (mixed national division championship). The so-called Campionato Alta Italia (High Italy Championship) was the only Italian championship organized on a more than regional basis: in Central and Southern Italy many regional championship were held. Originally, the Roman Championship won by Lazio was part of the Alta Italia qualifications, but the Liberation of Rome changed the plan. [1] [2]

The Spezia players had to obtain the status of Firefighters from the La Spezia local command in order to be able to play football games traveling to other cities, as freedom of movement was restricted during war time in Italy. Similarly, Torino Calcio players were allowed to move freely and play football carrying FIAT documents. In 1944 the Grande Torino, similarly to Spezia as VVFF, participated with the denomination Torino FIAT.

In the northern FIGC's original plans, the winning team in the tournament would have been recognized as Champion of Italy; however; after the end of the championship, a statement from the northern Federation, following political pressure, announced that Spezia wouldn't be awarded the "Scudetto" title. [6] Only in 2002 the Spezia title was officially recognised by FIGC as a decoration. [3]

Following the decision of FIGC in 2002, Spezia Calcio is authorized by the Italian Federation to exhibit a tricolour badge on the official jerseys which is unique, being the only example of a permanent one in Italy. The badge has a different shape and size compared to the ordinary Scudetto.

Qualifications

Piedmont and Liguria

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Torino FIAT 1816207819+5934Qualified
2 Juventus Cisitalia 1812334425+1927
3 Biellese 1812064432+1224
4 Liguria 1810354025+1523
5 Genova 1893 189273431+320
6 Novara 188192833−517
7 Asti 1853102136−1513
8 Casale 1842122037−1710
8 Alessandria 1842121346−3310
10 Cuneo 181017846−382
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

Home \ Away ALE AST BIE CSL CUN GEN JUV LIG NOV TOR
Alessandria 1–30–41–02–00–22–20–01–00–4
Asti 0–12–30–13–21–30–20–04–20–4
Biellese 5–13–04–32–03–11–25–43–21–2
Casale 2–00–20–22–00–20–22–42–21–4
Cuneo 3–20–20–20–20–30–20–20–20–3
Genova 1893 3–01–11–22–03–22–01–32–14–4
Juventus Cisitalia 4–02–23–25–16–13–14–32–00–0
Liguria 4–14–02–00–02–02–14–31–01–2
Novara 3–11–02–12–02–02–11–23–21–3
Torino FIAT 7–06–17–15–44–07–15–03–28–2
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

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Ambrosiana-Inter 1410133013+1721Qualified
2 Varese 146442620+616Tie-breaker
3 Brescia 147252420+416
4 Fanfulla 145541717015
5 Milano 145361816+213
5 Pro Patria 144551214−213
7 Cremonese 143471324−1110
8 Atalanta 143291228−168
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

Home \ Away AMB ATA BRE CRE FAN MIL PPA VAR
Ambrosiana-Inter 2–18–23–13–10–22–03–0
Atalanta 1–23–22–00–00–21–01–4
Brescia 0–11–00–04–11–01–14–1
Cremonese 1–22–10–41–10–03–01–1
Fanfulla 2–13–10–11–03–11–01–1
Milano 1–36–03–20–21–01–10–0
Pro Patria 0–01–12–12–00–02–03–1
Varese 1–03–00–17–23–32–12–0
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.
Tie-breaker
Team 1 Score Team 2
Brescia Flag of Italy.svg 0-1(aet) Flag of Italy.svg Varese

Varese advanced to the semifinals

Veneto

Group A

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Venezia 1210024312+3120Qualified
2 Treviso 128133611+2516 [lower-alpha 1]
2 Padova 128042718+916
4 Bassano 126062231−912
5 Mestre 121561021−117
6 Legnago 122281935−166
6 Rovigo 12228938−296
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1 point deducted?
Results
Home \ Away BAS LGN MST PAD ROV TRV VEN
Bassano 4–11–00–35–20–70–1
Legnago 1–41–13–16–01–40–3
Mestre 0–22–20–20–01–11–2
Padova 7–27–12–11–01–32–0
Rovigo 0–13–21–10–12–01–3
Treviso 2–12–05–03–07–01–3
Venezia 7–24–12–35–011–02–1
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Vicenza 10811327+2517Qualified
2 Verona 105321815+313
3Lanerossi Schio105231616012
4 DAM Valdagno 105141515010 [lower-alpha 1]
5Monti Padova101181231−193
6 Sambonifacese 101271625−92 [lower-alpha 2]
7Audace San Michele200217−60Withdrew [lower-alpha 3]
7 Pellizzari Arzignano 200218−70
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1 point deducted. [7]
  2. ↑ 2 points deducted. [7]
  3. ↑ Audace San Michele and Pellizzari Arzignano withdrew during the championship. All their matches were invalidated.
Results
Home \ Away ASM DAM LAN MON PEL SMB HEL VIC
Audace San Michele
DAM Valdagno 2–01–0– [lower-alpha 1] 0–01–2
Lanerossi Schio 3–11–02–0 [lower-alpha 2] 4–01–1
Monti Padova 2–31–14–11–21–5
Pellizzari Arzignano
Sambonifacese 1–32–310–10–00–2 [lower-alpha 2]
Hellas Verona 2-0 [lower-alpha 3] 2–0 [lower-alpha 2] 5–04–26-0 [lower-alpha 3] 2–23–1
Vicenza 5-1 [lower-alpha 3] 5–04–13–02-1 [lower-alpha 3] 4–02–0 [lower-alpha 2]
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. ↑ The match DAM Valdagno-Sambonifacese wasn't disputed. FIGC decided that both the teams had lost the match and had 1 and 2 points deducted respectively.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Forfeit
  3. 1 2 3 4 Audace San Michele and Pellizzari Arzignano withdrew during the championship. All their matches were voided.

Final round

Treviso and Vicenza withdrew before the start of the round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Venezia Flag of Italy.svg 7-3 Flag of Italy.svg Verona 5-12-2

Both Venezia and Verona were admitted to the semifinals.

Venezia Giulia

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Ampelea Isola d'Istria 1410223517+1822Qualified
2 Triestina 148332811+1719
3 Pro Gorizia 146442121016
4 Monfalcone 146261922−314
5San Giusto144551414013
5 Udinese 145361725−813
7Cormonese1440101628−128
8 Ponziana 1431101325−127
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

Home \ Away AMP COR MFA PON PGO SGI TRI UDI
Ampelea Isola d'Istria 4–23–05–24–11–12–06–2
Cormonese 1–42–11–00–13–10–40–2
Monfalcone 1–21–02–11–14–12–11–0
Ponziana 0–10–41–01–32–01–11–0
Pro Gorizia 3–12–11–13–21–10–33–1
San Giusto 0–12–01–21–02–00–04–0
Triestina 3–03–14–03–22–10–03–0
Udinese 1–13–14–31–01–10–02–1
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.

Emilia

Group A

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Bologna 6501228+1410Qualified
2 Cesena 6402125+78
3 Panigale 6303912−36
4San Pietro in Casale6006321−18−2 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. ↑ 2 points deducted
Results
Home \ Away BOL CES PAN SPC
Bologna 2–04–02–1
Cesena 5–02–02–0
Panigale 1–33–23–1
San Pietro in Casale 1–110–10–2
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

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Faenza 8431187+1111Qualified
1Forlimpopoli85121711+611
3 Ravenna 8413177+109
4 Imola 84041417−38
5 Forlì 8017327−241
Source: [ citation needed ]
Results
Home \ Away FAE FOR FRL IML RAV
Faenza 1–14–15–01–1
Forlì 1–21–50–10–3
Forlimpopoli 2–23–03–22–1
Imola 0–37–01–02–1
Ravenna 1–05–00–15–1
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

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Modena 8620176+1114Qualified [lower-alpha 1]
2 Carpi 8431196+1311
2 Reggiana 8512139+411
4 Mantova 81161128−173
5 Centese 80171122−111
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Carpi qualified on goal difference.
Results
Home \ Away CRP CEN MAN MOD REA
Carpi 2–16–10–01–1
Centese 1–52–21–20–1
Mantova 0–43–11–31–2
Modena 1–14–35–01–0
Reggiana 1–03–25–30–1
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

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 VV.FF. Spezia 8530146+813Qualified
2 Corradini Suzzara 8512158+711
3 Fidentina 8242202008
4 Parma 8233812−47
5Orlandi Busseto8017718−110 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1 point deducted
Results
Home \ Away COR FID ORL PAR VFS
Corradini Suzzara 6–02–02–10–2
Fidentina 2–32–17–11–1
Orlandi Busseto 1–23–30–11–2
Parma 0–01–14–10–0
VV.FF. Spezia 2–04–42–01–0
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.

Tuscany

Standings

The qualified team, Lucchese, was excluded from the championship following the allied invasion of Tuscany.

Lazio

Standings

Lazio was excluded from the championship following the liberation of Rome. The organisation of the regional tournament, from then on known as Campionato romano di guerra 1943-1944, was taken over by the Kingdom of Italy.

Semifinals

Group A (Piedmont and Lombardy)

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Torino FIAT 63212112+98Qualified
2 Juventus Cisitalia 6312159+67
3 Ambrosiana-Inter 62221213−16
4 Varese 6114620−143
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

Home \ Away AMB JUV TOR VAR
Ambrosiana-Inter 2–13–33–0
Juventus Cisitalia 1–03–16–1
Torino FIAT 6–23–32–1
Varese 2–22–10–6
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 (Veneto and Venezia Giulia)

Verona withdrew before the start of the semifinals.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Venezia 422030+36Qualified
2 Ampelea Isola d'Istria 310224−22 [lower-alpha 1]
2 Triestina 302112−12 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Ampelea Isola d'Istria and Triestina renounced to play the last match: Venezia was already qualified and there were public security problems due to the war and the rivalry between the two teams' fans.

Results

Home \ Away AMP TRI VEN
Ampelea Isola d'Istria – [lower-alpha 1] 0–1
Triestina 1–20–0
Venezia 2–0 [lower-alpha 2] 0–0
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. ↑ Ampelea Isola d'Istria and Triestina renounced to play the last match: Venezia was already qualified and there were public security problems due to the war and the rivalry between the two teams' fans.
  2. ↑ Decided by the FIGC.

Group C (Emilia)

Round 1

Group A
Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Bologna 6411115+69Qualified
2 Cesena 6402136+78
3Forlimpopoli62221011−16
4 Faenza 6015517−121
Source: [ citation needed ]
Results
Home \ Away BOL CES FAE FRL
Bologna 2–03–13–1
Cesena 2–05–12–0
Faenza 0–20–20–2
Forlimpopoli 1–13–23–3
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
Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 VV.FF. Spezia 6501144+1010Qualified
2 Corradini Suzzara 6213710−34 [lower-alpha 1]
2 Carpi 621357−24 [lower-alpha 1]
4 Modena 620438−53 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 1 point deducted
Results
Home \ Away CRP COR MOD VFS
Carpi 1–10–12–1
Corradini Suzzara 2–0 [lower-alpha 1] 2–02–5
Modena 0–22–0 [lower-alpha 1] 0–2
VV.FF. Spezia 2–02–02–0 [lower-alpha 1]
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. 1 2 3 Decided by the FIGC.

Round 2

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Bologna Flag of Italy.svg 0-4 Flag of Italy.svg VV.FF. Spezia 0-2 [8] 0-2 [9]

VV.FF. Spezia didn't play the semifinals, due to the retirement of Lucchese (the semifinalist of Tuscany), and they were directly admitted to the final.

Final round

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsResult
1 VV.FF. Spezia 211032+13Champions
2 Torino FIAT 210164+22
3 Venezia 201136−31
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

Team 1 Score Team 2
Venezia Flag of Italy.svg 1-1 Flag of Italy.svg VV.FF. Spezia
VV.FF. Spezia Flag of Italy.svg 2-1 Flag of Italy.svg Torino FIAT
Torino FIAT Flag of Italy.svg 5-2 Flag of Italy.svg Venezia

References and sources

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 "L'attività calcistica per la stagione 1943-44". La Stampa. 2 December 1943. p. 2. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 "I campionati di calcio si inizieranno in dicembre" (PDF). Il Resto del Carlino. 3 December 1943. p. 2. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 "1944-2002: uno scudetto per sempre". 30 July 2004. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ↑ La Stampa Turin newspaper, 2 July 1943 (it.)
  5. ↑ La Stampa Turin newspaper, 24 July 1943 (it.)
  6. ↑ "Il Torino resta campione". La Stampa. 11 August 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. 1 2 The match DAM Valdagno-Sambonifacese wasn't disputed. FIGC decided that both the teams had lost the match and had 1 and 2 points deducted rispectively.
  8. ↑ Decided by the FIGC.
  9. ↑ Forfeit.

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