1919–20 Prima Categoria


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

Prima Categoria

1919–20 Internazionale team

Season1919–20
ChampionsInternazionale
2nd title

It was the first championship after World War One.

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.

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

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Played on October 5, 1919, in Alessandria.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Alessandrina 1-0 US Novarese
Played on October 5, 1919.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Enotria Goliardo 2-0 Pro Patria et Libertate
Trevigliese 3-2 Monza
Atalanta 2-0 Soc. Bergamasca Ginnastica & Scherma
All matches played on November 5, 1919, in Genoa. Three available spots.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sampierdarenese 1-0 SPES Genova
GC Grifone 5-1 Sestrese
Team 1  Score  Team 2
SPES Genova 3-0[1] Sestrese
Matches played on September 29 and October 5, 1919, in Bologna.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
GS Bolognese 1-0 Audace
Team 1  Score  Team 2
GS Bolognese 1-0 SPAL
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pro Caserta 6-0 Brasiliano
Savoia 3-2 Stabia
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pro Caserta 4-0 Savoia

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Pro Vercelli 10 7 2 1 29 7 +22 16 Qualified
2 Juventus 10 6 4 0 25 5 +20 16
3 Torino 10 6 3 1 27 10 +17 15
4 Biellese 10 2 1 7 12 34 −22 5
5 Amatori Torino 10 1 2 7 7 24 −17 4 Relegation play-off
6 Alessandrina (E) 10 1 2 7 12 32 −20 4 Merged with Alessandria

Source: Panini
(E) Eliminated

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.

Played on February 2, 1920, in Novara.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Amatori Torino 2-1 Alessandrina
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Alessandria 10 9 1 0 29 7 +22 19 Qualified
2 Casale 10 5 2 3 20 13 +7 12
3 Novara 10 5 1 4 25 14 +11 11
4 US Torinese 10 3 2 5 14 26 −12 8
5 Pastore Torino 10 3 1 6 21 28 −7 7
6 Valenzana (T) 10 0 3 7 5 26 −21 3 Re-elected

Source: Panini
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Genoa 10 9 1 0 49 3 +46 19 Qualified
2 Andrea Doria 10 6 3 1 29 9 +20 15
3 GC Grifone (E) 10 3 2 5 11 35 −24 8 Disbanded
4 Sampierdarenese 10 2 3 5 12 28 −16 7
5 Savona 10 2 2 6 8 21 −13 6
6 SPES Genova (T) 10 2 1 7 5 18 −13 5 Re-elected

Source: Panini
(E) Eliminated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Internazionale 10 8 2 0 42 12 +30 18 Qualified
2 Brescia 10 6 2 2 21 16 +5 14
3 Juventus Italia 10 4 1 5 16 15 +1 9 Qualification play-off
4 Trevigliese 10 2 5 3 21 25 −4 9
5 A.C. Libertas 10 2 1 7 11 31 −20 5 Relegation play-off
6 Cremonese (T) 10 2 1 7 14 26 −12 5 Re-elected

Source: Panini
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

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

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Played on January 4, 1920, in Brescia.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Juventus Italia 2-0 Trevigliese

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.

Played on February 15, 1920, in Brescia.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Libertas Milano 2-0 Cremonese
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Milan 10 10 0 0 43 8 +35 20 Qualified
2 Enotria Goliardo 10 7 0 3 24 15 +9 14
3 Atalanta 10 4 1 5 11 16 −5 11[a]
4 Chiasso 10 3 2 5 15 18 −3 8
5 Pavia 10 2 1 7 11 19 −8 5
6 Ausonia Pro Gorla (T) 10 0 2 8 8 36 −28 2 Re-elected

Source: Panini
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:

  1. ^ 2 bonus points?

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 US Milanese 10 8 2 0 35 8 +27 18 Qualified
2 Legnano 10 7 1 2 26 7 +19 15
3 Saronno 10 6 0 4 25 18 +7 12
4 Nazionale Lombardia 10 3 1 6 19 33 −14 7
5 Varese 10 1 2 7 15 30 −15 4 Relegation play-off
6 Como (T) 10 2 0 8 13 37 −24 4 Re-elected

Source: Panini
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

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.

Played on February 8, 1920, in Saronno.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Varese 2-1[2] Como
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Padova 10 8 1 1 25 6 +19 17 Qualified
2 Venezia 10 5 3 2 13 9 +4 13
3 Petrarca Padova 10 5 1 4 24 20 +4 11
4 Vicenza 10 3 1 6 14 19 −5 7
5 Hellas Verona 10 2 2 6 15 26 −11 6 Relegation play-off
6 Udinese (T) 10 2 2 6 7 18 −11 6 Re-elected

Source: Panini
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

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
Played on March 14, 1920, in Venice.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hellas Verona 1-0 Udinese
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bologna 10 8 2 0 39 5 +34 18 Qualified
2 Modena 10 6 3 1 30 6 +24 15
3 Mantova 10 3 4 3 11 11 0 10
4 Carpi 10 3 1 6 9 22 −13 7
5 Nazionale Emilia 10 2 2 6 7 28 −21 6
6 GS Bolognese (T) 10 2 0 8 9 33 −24 4 Re-elected[3]

Source: Panini
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

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.

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Genoa 10 9 1 0 24 6 +18 19 Qualified
2 Pro Vercelli 10 6 2 2 20 11 +9 14
3 Alessandria 10 5 1 4 13 11 +2 11
4 Milan 10 4 1 5 13 16 −3 9
5 Legnano 10 1 3 6 8 18 −10 5
6 Venezia 10 0 2 8 5 21 −16 2

Source: Panini

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Juventus 10 8 1 1 21 4 +17 17 Qualified
2 US Milanese 10 7 1 2 14 10 +4 15
3 Modena 10 4 1 5 17 13 +4 9
4 Casale 10 2 4 4 7 8 −1 8
5 Brescia 10 2 2 6 4 14 −10 6
6 Padova 10 2 1 7 10 24 −14 5

Source: Panini

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. ^ a b Forfeit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Internazionale 10 7 2 1 37 13 +24 16 Qualified
2 Novara 10 6 1 3 22 15 +7 13
3 Bologna 10 6 1 3 20 14 +6 13
4 Torino 10 4 1 5 17 21 −4 9
5 Andrea Doria 10 2 1 7 14 21 −7 5
6 Enotria Goliardo 10 2 0 8 11 37 −26 4

Source: Panini

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. ^ a b Forfeit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Internazionale 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3 Champions and qualified
2 Juventus 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
3 Genoa 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1

Source: Panini

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Juventus 3–2 Genoa
Internazionale 1–0 Juventus
Internazionale 1–1 Genoa

Southern Italy tournament

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An experimental amatorial tournament was played in Southern Italy.

Played on 13 June 1920, in Bologna.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Livorno 3–2 Fortitudo Roma

Livorno qualified to the National Final.

Played on 20 June 1920, in Bologna.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Internazionale 3–2 Livorno

References and sources

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