1922–23 Prima Divisione

Prima Divisione
Season 1922–23
Champions Genoa
8th title

The 1922–23 Prima Divisione season was won by Genoa.

Pre-league qualifications

Due to the high numbers of participants, the FIGC had to organize a qualification tournament, in order to reduce them to three rounds of 12 sides each.

Moreover, after U.S. Livorno and Pro Livorno's merger, a spot in the Prima Divisione was freed and rounds 3 to 5 had to be organized.

Round 1

Played on July 2, 1922.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bentegodi Verona 2-7 Sestrese
Como 1-2 Piacenza
Derthona 3-1(*) Vicenza
Enotria Goliardo 1-2 Libertas Firenze
Internazionale 2-0[1] Italia Milano
Parma 1-2 Treviso
Pastore Torino 4-0 Viareggio
Rivarolese 2-0 Valenzana
Roman 2-1 Audace Roma

(*) This match was invalidated due to a referee's technical error. The match was repeated a week later:

Played on July 9, 1922, in Legnano.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Derthona 4-0 Vicenza

Round 2

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brescia 2-5(*) Sestrese 2-0 0-5
Internazionale 4-1 Libertas Firenze 3-0 1-1
Piacenza 1-6[2] Livorno 1-4[2] 0-2[1]
Rivarolese 2-1 Venezia 0-0 2-1
Spezia 2-3 Pastore Torino 1-1 1-2
Treviso 0-2 Derthona 0-1 0-1

(*) Since the away goal rule wasn't applied, a tie-break was needed:

Played on July 23, 1922, in Piacenza.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Brescia 2-0 Sestrese

Round 3

Played on September 17, 1922.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Libertas Firenze 0-2[1] Piacenza
Sestrese 1-0 Venezia
Spezia 3-0 Treviso

Round 4

Played on September 17, 1922, in Bologna.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Piacenza 0-2[1] Spezia

Round 5

Played on September 24, 1922, in Reggio Emilia.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sestrese 1-2 Spezia

Teams admitted

Northern League

From 1921-22 C.C.I. championship
From 1921-22 F.I.G.C. championship
After qualification

(*) This side is the result of the merger of U.S. Livorno (CCI) and Pro Livorno (FIGC).

Southern League

All the teams were from 1921-22 C.C.I. championship
After qualification

(*) These sides were the results of various mergers:

  • Internaples was the result of the merger of Internazionale Napoli and Naples.
  • Libertas Palermo was the result of the merger of the old Libertas Palermo and Azzurra Palermo.
  • Messina was the result of the merger of S.C. Messina and Messinese.

Northern League

Qualifications

Group A

Classification
P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Promotion or relegation
1. Pro Vercelli 22 17 2 3 49 14 +35 36 Qualified
2. Torino 22 14 4 4 59 12 +47 32
3. Sampierdarenese 22 12 4 6 37 22 +15 28
4. Pisa 22 11 3 8 43 33 +10 25
5. Hellas Verona 22 9 6 7 29 26 +3 24
6. Casale 22 7 9 6 23 17 +6 23
7. Internazionale 22 8 5 9 33 37 -4 21
7. Virtus Bologna 22 8 5 9 15 22 -7 21
9. Mantova 22 6 6 10 18 27 -9 18 Relegated
10. U.S. Torinese 22 6 4 12 23 41 -18 16
11. Petrarca Padova 22 6 3 13 20 51 -31 15
12. Speranza Savona 22 0 5 17 10 57 -47 5
Results table
Home \ Away CAS HEL INT MAN PET PIS PRO SAM SPE TOR USN VIR
Casale — 3–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0
Hellas VR 1–1 — 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0
Internazionale 1–1 3–2 — 2–3 4–0 2–0 1–5 4–2 3–0 2–2 1–0 0–2
Mantova 0–0 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–2[3] 1–1 0–0
Petrarca 2–2 2–3 3–1 1–0 — 2–1 0–6 0–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–2
Pisa 2–2 0–2 2–2 4–1 2–0[1] — 2–1 5–0 7–1 2–1 3–0 1–0
Pro Vercelli 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 — 1–0 3–0 2–1 5–0 1–1
Sampierd. 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 4–1 2–0 3–2 — 6–0 1–0 2–0 3–1
Speranza SA 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–4 0–3 0–2 — 0–2 1–1 0–0
Torino 1–0 1–1 6–0 3–0 8–0 6–1 2–0 2–0 8–0 — 6–0 3–0
US Torinese 2–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 4–1 0–2[3] 1–3 1–0 3–2 1–1 — 4–0
Virtus BO 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 —
Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Classification
P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Promotion or relegation
1. Genoa 22 17 5 0 61 18 +43 39 Qualified
2. Legnano 22 13 6 3 37 19 +18 32
3. Bologna 22 11 5 6 66 21 +45 27
4. Milan 22 8 10 4 32 28 4 26
5. Juventus 22 10 5 7 31 21 +10 25
6. Cremonese 22 10 4 8 28 25 +3 24
6. Modena 22 10 4 8 24 23 +1 24
8. Spezia 22 5 9 8 20 29 -9 19 Relegation tie-breaker
8. Derthona 22 6 7 9 29 31 -2 19
10. Rivarolese 22 7 4 11 28 49 -21 18 Relegated
11. Esperia Como 22 1 4 17 11 49 -38 6
12. Udinese 22 1 3 18 14 68 -54 5
Results table
Home \ Away BOL CRE DER ESP GEN JUV LEG MIL MOD RIV SPE UDI
Bologna — 3–0 2–2 5–0 1–2 4–1 5–1 0–2[3] 2–0 6–0 5–0 14–0
Cremonese 1–1 — 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 4–0 2–0 1–0
Derthona 1–1 0–2 — 3–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 5–0
Esperia CO 2–4 0–2[3] 0–4 — 2–8 0–1 0–1 1–4 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–2
Genoa 2–1 2–0 4–1 0–0 — 2–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 5–1 1–1 6–0
Juventus 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 — 1–0 2–2 4–0 5–0 0–0 2–0
Legnano 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 — 1–1 3–0 3–2 2–1 3–1
Milan 0–8 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 — 1–0 4–0 0–0 1–1
Modena 2–0[1] 1–1 1–0 2–0[1] 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 — 3–1 2–0 2–0
Rivarolese 0–0 2–3 4–1 2–0 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 — 2–2 3–1
Spezia 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–4 1–0 0–2[3] 2–1 2–3 0–0 — 5–0
Udinese 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–6 0–2 1–3 2–2 —
Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation tie-breaker
Played on July 1, 1923, in Genoa.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Derthona 0-0[4] Spezia
Tie-breaker
Played on July 8, 1923, in Genoa.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Derthona 2-3 Spezia

Group C

Classification
P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Promotion or relegation
1. Padova 22 14 4 4 47 21 +26 32 Qualification tie-breaker
1. Alessandria 22 14 4 4 34 14 +20 32
3. Livorno 22 13 4 5 43 19 +24 30
3. S.P.A.L. 22 12 6 4 37 15 +22 30
5. Novara 22 12 2 8 41 24 +17 26
6. Andrea Doria 22 9 6 7 40 29 +11 24
7. Brescia 22 8 4 10 34 28 +6 20
8. Novese 22 5 9 8 26 32 -6 19
9. Lucchese 22 6 4 12 24 55 -31 16 Relegated
10. U.S. Milanese 22 3 8 11 23 43 -20 14
11. Pastore Torino 22 4 3 15 16 53 -37 11
12. Savona 22 3 4 15 14 46 -32 10
Results table
Home \ Away ALE ADO BRE LIV LUC NOV USN PAD PAS SAV SPA USM
Alessandria — 3–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1
A. Doria 1–1 — 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 6–0 6–0 1–0 3–1
Brescia 1–1 0–0 — 2–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–2[5] 2–0 1–0 2–2[5] 4–0[5]
Livorno 2–0 2–0 4–1 — 8–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 5–0
Lucchese 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–1 — 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0
Novara 2–3 7–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 — 4–1 2–0 4–1 3–0 1–1 1–0
U.S. Novese 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 — 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–2
Padova 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 6–1 2–1 2–2 — 11–1 3–1 1–1 2–0
Pastore 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–2 — 1–0 1–0 0–0
Savona 0–1 0–5[5] 0–7[5] 1–0 1–1[5] 2–2 0–0 0–2 3–0 — 0–1 1–1
Spal 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 5–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 2–0[5] — 3–0
US Milanese 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–1 5–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 2–2 2–1 1–3 —
Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Promotion tie-breaker
Played on June 3, 1923, in Milan.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Alessandria 1-2[4] Padova

Padova qualified for the Final Round.

Final round

Classification

P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Promotion or relegation
1. Genoa 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Qualified
2. Pro Vercelli 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 3
3. Padova 4 1 0 3 4 10 -6 2

Results table

Home \ Away GEN PAD PRO
Genoa — 3–1 1–0
Padova 0–3 — 3–1
Pro Vercelli 1–1 3–0 —
Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southern League

Qualifications

Marche

Anconitana was the only subscribed team and advanced directly to the semifinals.

Lazio

Classification
P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Promotion or relegation
1. Lazio 10 8 1 1 30 14 +16 17 Qualified
2. Alba Roma 10 7 1 2 42 13 +29 15
3. Fortitudo Roma 10 5 1 4 20 18 +2 11
4. U.S. Romana 10 3 1 6 12 21 -9 7
5. Juventus  10 3 0 7 14 31 -17 6
6. Roman 10 2 0 8 7 28 -21 4 Relegated
Results table
Home \ Away ALB FOR JUV LAZ ROM USR
Alba — 3–1 11–0 2–7 4–1 3–0
Fortitudo 3–2 — 3–1 0–3 2–0 2–2
Juv. Audax 0–2 2–5 — 2–3 3–1 3–2
Lazio 0–0 3–1 3–2 — 2–0 4–1
Roman 1–10 0–3 1–0 2–3 — 0–1
US Romana 0–5 2–0 0–1 4–2 0–1 —
Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Campania

Classification
P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Promotion or relegation
1. Savoia 8 7 1 0 26 6 +20 15 Qualified
2. Internaples 8 5 1 2 8 4 +4 11
3. Stabia 8 4 0 4 12 11 +1 8
4. Cavese 8 3 0 5 11 19 -8 6
5. Bagnolese 8 0 0 8 1 18 -17 0
Results table
Home \ Away BAG CAV INT SAV STA
Bagnolese — 0–1 0–2[1] 0–2[1] 0–2[1]
Cavese 2–0[1] — 0–1 1–4 2–4
Internaples 1–0 1–2 — 0–0 1–0
Savoia 6–1 7–2 2–0 — 4–2
Stabia 2–0[1] 2–1 0–2[3] 0–1 —
Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Apulia

Classification
P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Promotion or relegation
1. Pro Italia Taranto 8 6 1 1 25 7 +18 13 Qualified
2. Ideale Bari 8 6 0 2 19 8 +11 12
3. Audace Taranto 8 3 3 2 15 11 +4 9
4. Liberty Bari 8 2 1 5 10 18 -8 5
5. Lecce 8 0 1 7 7 32 -25 1 Relegated
Results table
Home \ Away AUD IDE LEC LIB PRO
Audace TA — 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–2
Ideale 3–0 — 7–0 1–0 1–0
Lecce 2–2 2–4 — 1–4 1–4
Liberty 1–4 1–3 2–0 — 1–4
Pro Italia 2–1 4–0 5–1 4–0 —
Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Sicily

A previous qualification tournament, with home and away matches, started without FIGC's permission and was declared void. Anyway, the three sides had ended the tournament with 2 points each.

Classification
P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Promotion or relegation
1. Libertas Palermo 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4 Qualified
2. Messina 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 2
3. Palermo 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 0
Results
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Libertas Palermo 1-0 Messina
Libertas Palermo 2-0 Palermo
Messina 2-0 Palermo

Semifinals

Group A

Pro Italia Taranto had to retire from the championship due to lack of players: most of the players were soldiers and Taranto's military command denied them to play in this tournament and against civilian sides again.

Classification
P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Promotion or relegation
1. Savoia 6 4 2 0 11 3 +8 10 Qualified
2. Alba Roma 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 7
2. Anconitana 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 7
4. Pro Italia Taranto 6 0 0 6 0 12 -12 0 Retired
Results table
Home \ Away ALB ANC PRO SAV
Alba — 4–1 2–0[1] 0–0
Anconitana 2–0 — 2–0[1] 0–2
Pro Italia 0–2[1] 0–2[1] — 0–2[1]
Savoia 2–0 3–3 2–0[1] —
Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Classification
P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Promotion or relegation
1. Lazio 6 6 0 0 29 4 +25 12 Qualified
2. Ideale Bari 6 4 0 2 8 11 -3 8
3. Libertas Palermo 6 2 0 4 10 20 -10 4
4. Internaples 6 0 0 6 2 14 -12 0
Results table
Home \ Away IDE INT LAZ LIB
Ideale — 1–0 0–3 3–2
Internaples 0–2[1] — 0–3 1–2
Lazio 6–0 4–0 — 10–2
Libertas PA 0–2 2–1 2–3 —
Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Savoia 2-7 Lazio 3-3 1-4

National Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Genoa 6-1 Lazio 4-1 2-0

References and sources

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

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Forfeit.
  2. 1 2 The 1st leg, in Piacenza, suffered the referee's absence so the first match became 'friendly'. Livorno won 4-2. On July 16 the match was repeated, again in Piacenza, and Livorno won 4-1. Anyway, Piacenza retired before playing the second leg.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Decided by the FIGC.
  4. 1 2 After extra time.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matches repeated for irregular positions of some players. The original risults were:Brescia-Padova 1-0; Brescia-Spal 3-0; Brescia-U.S. Milanese 0-0; Savona-Andrea Doria 1-0; Savona-Brescia 1-0; Savona-Lucchese 3-1; Spal-Savona 2-1
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