1909 Italian Football Championship
In that season two championships of Prima Categoria were played:
- Federal Championship (where foreign players were admitted, too)
- Italian Championship (where only Italian players were admitted)
The winner of Federal Championship was S.G. Pro Vercelli. They won as prize Coppa Oberti.
The winner of Italian Championship was Juventus. They won as prize Coppa Buni.
However, only Pro Vercelli's Federal title is currently recognized by FIGC as "scudetto".
Federal Championship
Qualifications
Liguria
- Played on January 17 and February 7
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Andrea Doria | 4-4 | Genoa | 1-1 | 3-3 |
- Tie-break
- Played on February 21 on neutral ground
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Andrea Doria | 1-2 | Genoa |
Lombardy
- Classification
Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | Pts | GF | GA | GD | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | U.S. Milanese | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | +4 | Qualified for Semi-Finals |
2 | Milan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | |
3 | Internazionale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
- Results
- Played on January 10, 17 and 24
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Milan | 3-2 | Internazionale |
U.S. Milanese | 3-1 | Milan |
Internazionale | 0-2 | U.S. Milanese |
Piedmont
Round 1
- Played on January 10 and 17
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Juventus | 3-2 | Torino | 0-1 | 3-1 |
Due to the fact the both teams won a match (aggregate total was not applied), a tie break was needed.
- Repetition
- Played on January 24 on Juventus ground
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Juventus | 0-1 | Torino |
Torino advanced to Round 2.
Round 2
- Played on February 7 and March 14
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pro Vercelli | 3-1 | Torino | 2-1 | 1-0 |
Veneto
Venezia was the only registered team.
Semifinals
Lombardy-Veneto
- Played on February 21 and March 28
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Venezia | 3-18 | U.S. Milanese | 1-7 | 2-11 |
Piedmont-Liguria
- Played on March 21 and 28
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pro Vercelli | 4-3 | Genoa | 3-2 | 1-1 |
Final
- Played on April 4 and 25
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pro Vercelli | 4-2 | U.S. Milanese | 2-0 | 2-2 |
Champion
Italian Football Championship 1909 Winners |
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S.G. Pro Vercelli 2nd Title |
Pro Vercelli
- Italy Giovanni Innocenti
- Italy Angelo Binaschi
- Italy Giuseppe Servetto
- Italy Guido Ara
- Italy Giuseppe Milano I
- Italy Pietro Leone
- Italy Felice Milano II
- Italy Annibale Visconti
- Italy Vincenzo Fresia
- Italy Carlo Rampini I
- Italy Carlo Corna
Italian Championship
Qualifications
Piedmont
- Round 1
- March 28: Juventus-Torino 2-0 (forfait)
Round 2
- April 25: Juventus-Piemonte 1-0[1]
Round 3
- May 2: Juventus-Pro Vercelli 2-0 (forfait)
Qualified: Juventus.
Lombardy
- March 28: US Milanese-Milan 2-0 (forfait)
- Note: According to La Stampa, this match was planned for March 28 but likely this match wasn't played for forfait of Milan. In fact, according to La Stampa in March 28 Milan played against Torino for the Palla Dapples (Dapples Ball) tournament, not in the Italian Championship against USM.
Qualified: US Milanese.
Liguria
- May 2: Genoa-A. Doria 0-2 (forfait)
Semifinals
Played on May 9, 16 and 23.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Andrea Doria | 5 - 5 | Juventus | 3 - 1[2] | 2 - 4[3] |
Vicenza | 1 - 10 | US Milanese | 1 - 2 | 0 - 8[4] |
- Playoff (at Milan):
- May 23, 1909: JUVENTUS - Andrea Doria 1 - 0 aet[5]
Final
May 30 and June 6
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Juventus | 3 - 2 | US Milanese | 1 - 1 | 2 - 1[6] |
Italian Champions: Juventus.
Juventus won also as prize for the victory Coppa Buni, but this title isn't currently recognized by FIGC as "scudetto".
References and sources
- ↑ According to Chiesa, on April 4 was played this match: Juventus-Piemonte 0-0 but this match was never played at that date. The source is Chiesa, op. cit., but Chiesa made some mistake at reporting results and according to La Stampa in April 4 Piemonte played at Genoa against the reserves team of Genoa for the Seconda Categoria Federal Championship Finals, so it's impossible that Piemonte played in the same day two championship matches in two different cities.
- ↑ La Stampa, ed. (10 May 1909). "L'Andrea Doria vince la semifinale del Campionato Italiano.". p. 4. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ↑ La Stampa, ed. (17 May 1909). "Il campionato italiano. La gara di ieri a Torino.". p. 5. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ↑ La Stampa, ed. (24 May 1909). "La Juventus batte l'Andrea Doria a Milano.". p. 5. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ↑ La Stampa, ed. (24 May 1909). "La Juventus batte l'Andrea Doria a Milano.". p. 5. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ↑ La Stampa, ed. (7 June 1909). "Il F.C. Juventus vince il Campionato Italiano.". p. 5. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
- Carlo Chiesa, La grande storia del calcio italiano Chapter 2: Juve, scippati due titoli! Inter, l'atroce beffa (1908-1910), pp. 17–32, Guerin Sportivo #5, May 2012.
- Digitalized online archive of Turin newspaper La Stampa.