1929–30 in Italian football

The 1929–30 season was the 28th season of competitive football in Italy. This was the first season that the Italian Football Championship was revised from having regional and interregional rounds, to a single-tier round-robin format league.

Football in Italy
Season1929–30
Men's football
Serie AAmbrosiana
Serie BCasale
← 1928–29 Italy 1930–31 →

National team

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Italy national football team

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Friendlies

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1 December 19291 International friendly Italy   6–1   Portugal Milan, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Mihalic   6', 88'
Orsi   36', 37'
Baloncieri   51'
Sallustro   77'
Report Soares   29' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)
9 February 1930 International friendly Italy   4–2    Switzerland Rome, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Magnozzi   22'
Orsi   26'
Meazza   37', 39'
Report Poretti   17', 19' Stadium: Stadio Nazionale PNF
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: E. Gray (England)
2 March 1930 International friendly Germany   0–2   Italy Frankfurt, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Baloncieri   53'
Meazza   75'
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Paul Ruoff (Switzerland)
6 April 1930 International friendly Netherlands   1–1   Italy Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:00 AT (UTC+00:20) van den Broek   63' Report Baloncieri   24' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
22 June 1930 International friendly Italy   2–3   Spain Bologna, Italy
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Costantino   3', 40' Report Regueiro   30', 72'
Ventolrà   87'
Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Raphaël van Praag (Belgium)

1927–30 Central European International Cup

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11 May 1930 1927–30 Central European International Cup Hungary   0–5   Italy Budapest, Hungary
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Meazza   17', 65', 70'
Magnozzi   72'
Costantino   84'
Stadium: Üllői úti stadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)

League season

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Serie A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ambrosiana (C) 34 22 6 6 85 38 +47 50 1930 Mitropa Cup
2 Genova 1893 34 20 8 6 60 36 +24 48 1930 Mitropa Cup
3 Juventus 34 19 7 8 56 31 +25 45
4 Torino 34 16 7 11 52 31 +21 39
5 Napoli 34 14 9 11 61 51 +10 37
6 Roma 34 15 6 13 73 52 +21 36
7 Bologna 34 14 8 12 56 46 +10 36
8 Alessandria 34 14 8 12 55 49 +6 36
9 Pro Vercelli 34 12 9 13 52 60 −8 33
10 Brescia 34 13 7 14 45 56 −11 33
11 Milan 34 11 10 13 52 48 +4 32
12 Modena 34 11 8 15 48 55 −7 30
13 Pro Patria 34 12 6 16 46 64 −18 30
14 Livorno 34 12 5 17 51 79 −28 29
15 Lazio 34 10 8 16 49 50 −1 28
16 Triestina 34 11 6 17 52 78 −26 28
17 Padova (R) 34 11 4 19 34 52 −18 26 1930–31 Serie B
18 Cremonese (R) 34 4 8 22 31 83 −52 16
Source: lega-calcio.it (in Italian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Serie B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Casale (P) 34 22 5 7 85 39 +46 49 1930–31 Serie A[a]
2 Legnano (P) 34 19 8 7 56 31 +25 46
3 La Dominante[b] 34 18 6 10 53 53 0 42
4 Fiorentina 34 16 8 10 64 39 +25 40
5 Pistoiese 34 17 6 11 46 36 +10 40
6 Hellas Verona 34 17 5 12 48 47 +1 39
7 Venezia 34 17 4 13 60 58 +2 38
8 Atalanta 34 11 15 8 37 26 +11 37
9 Bari 34 16 4 14 72 40 +32 36
10 Novara 34 15 6 13 63 41 +22 36
11 Monfalconese 34 16 3 15 57 44 +13 35
12 Parma 34 12 8 14 38 27 +11 32
13 Lecce 34 11 8 15 39 44 −5 30
14 Spezia 34 12 6 16 36 54 −18 30
15 Biellese (R) 34 11 3 20 34 58 −24 25 1930–31 Prima Divisione[c]
16 Reggiana (R) 34 8 7 19 45 75 −30 23
17 Prato (R) 34 5 7 22 27 72 −45 17
18 Fiumana (R) 34 6 5 23 26 72 −46 17
Source: lega-calcio.it (in Italian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Casale and Legnano promoted for the 1930–31 Serie A season.
  2. ^ La Dominante renamed A.C. Liguria at the end of the season.
  3. ^ Biellese, Reggiana, Prato and Fiumana(-1) point deducted, relegated to the 1930–31 Prima Divisione.

Prima Divisione

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Group A (Northern)
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Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1. Lucchese 24 13 4 7 39 31 +8 30 Promotion
tie-breaker
2. Rivarolese 24 14 2 8 45 30 +15 30
3. Savona 24 11 6 7 35 28 +7 28
3. Carrarese 24 11 6 7 38 29 +9 28
5. Viareggio 24 10 6 8 39 20 +19 26
5. Ventimigliese 24 9 8 7 32 28 +4 26
7. Acqui 24 9 7 8 32 26 +6 25
8. Sestrese 24 11 2 11 32 39 -7 24
9. Pro Lissone 24 9 5 10 38 37 +1 23
9. Empoli 24 9 4 11 30 43 -13 22
11. Pisa 24 5 9 10 26 39 -13 19
12. Rapallo Ruentes 24 7 4 13 30 43 -13 18
13. Sestri Levante 24 5 3 16 26 49 -23 12[1]
n.c.[2] Astigiani - - - - - - - - Retired
n.c.[3] Corniglianese - - - - - - - -
Promotion tie-breaker City and date
Lucchese 1–0 Rivarolese La Spezia, 15 June 1930
Group B (Northern)
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Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1. Derthona 28 17 6 5 76 34 +42 40 Promoted to Serie B
2. Comense 28 15 8 5 44 20 +24 38
3. Canottieri Lecco 28 13 6 9 49 40 +9 32
4. Monza 28 11 9 8 39 35 +4 31
4. Fanfulla 28 14 3 11 45 34 +11 31
6. Gallaratese 28 12 6 10 45 44 +1 30
7. Piacenza 28 10 7 11 53 43 +10 27
7. Vogherese 28 11 5 12 53 45 +8 27
7. Crema 28 11 5 12 52 58 -6 27
7. Varese 28 10 7 11 30 35 -5 27
11. Pavia 28 8 10 10 45 54 -9 26
12. Seregno 28 8 9 11 37 46 -9 25
13. Vigevanesi 28 10 4 14 40 48 -8 24
14. Codogno 28 7 9 12 31 53 -22 23[4] Later readmitted
15. Saronno 28 3 6 19 18 68 -50 12[4]
Group C (Northern)
P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1. Udinese 28 18 6 4 63 28 +35 42 Promoted to Serie B
2. SPAL 28 17 5 6 81 38 +43 39
3. ASPE Trieste 28 14 8 6 47 29 +18 36
4. Pro Gorizia 28 14 7 7 52 28 +24 35
5. Mirandolese 28 12 7 9 40 36 +4 31
5. Treviso 28 11 9 8 49 49 0 31
7. Clarense 28 12 6 10 49 42 +7 30
7. Anconitana 28 10 10 8 39 34 +5 30
9. Forlì 28 11 4 13 45 43 +2 26
10. Mantova 28 8 9 11 42 56 -14 25
11. Thiene 28 8 5 15 48 58 -10 21
11. Faenza 28 7 7 14 30 50 -20 21
11. Carpi 28 6 9 13 31 54 -23 21
14. Grion Pola 28 7 6 15 30 49 -19 20[4] Later readmitted
15. Pro Rovigo 28 5 2 21 30 82 -52 12[1][4]
Southern
P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1. Palermo 28 20 2 6 59 17 +42 42 Promoted to Serie B
2. Messina 28 14 7 7 57 34 +23 35
2. Nocerina 28 15 5 8 46 38 +8 35 Relegated to Seconda Divisione for money problems
2. Foggia 28 13 9 6 48 32 +16 35
5. Cagliari 28 14 6 8 47 23 +24 34
6. Siracusa 28 15 2 11 46 40 +6 32
7. Salernitana 28 13 4 11 52 49 +3 30
8. Maceratese 28 13 3 12 47 43 +4 29
9. Ternana 28 12 3 13 32 46 -14 27
9. Taranto 28 10 7 11 64 44 +20 27
11. Virtus Lanciano 28 9 8 11 38 51 -13 24[1] Retired
12. Vomero Napoli 28 7 9 12 35 49 -14 23
13. Stabia 28 8 2 18 28 59 -31 18 Relegated to Seconda Divisione for money problems
14. Acquavivese 28 4 5 19 21 58 -37 13
15. Foligno 28 4 6 17 23 60 -37 12[1][4] Later readmitted
National final
Semi-finals City and date
Palermo 2–1 Lucchese Naples, 6 July 1930
Udinese 2–0 Derthona forfait


Final City and date
Udinese 3–1 Palermo Rome, 13 July 1930

Udinese is crowned national champion of Prima Divisione.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 1 point deducted.
  2. ^ Not classified because Astigiani got retired (final forfait) before match 27th (Astigiani-Carrarese to be played on 18 May): report published by Il Littoriale on 16 May page 6 top right 3rd column (sports newspaper conserved at Pavia, Biblioteca Universitaria). With report no. 36 dated 13 May 1930 D.D.S. wrote: (italian) Ritiro U.C. Astigiani dal Campionato ..omissis.. In applicazione dei disposti federali – agli effetti della classifica – si considerano come non disputate le gare giocate dalla U.C. Astigiani. (U.C. Astigiani got retired from Championship ... According to federal rules – when compiling final table – all matches already played by U.C. Astigiani will be considered as not valid.)
  3. ^ Not classified because S.S. Corniglianese got retired (final forfait) after 16 matches (match 17 Savona-Corniglianese to be played on 23 February): report published by Il Littoriale on 1 March page 6 top right 1st column (sports newspaper conserved at Pavia, Biblioteca Universitaria). With report no. 26 dated 26 February 1930 D.D.S. wrote: (italian) S.S. Corniglianese. Si dà atto che la società a margine si è ritirata dal Campionato di 1.a Divisione (girone A) ..omissis.. In applicazione dei disposti federali – agli effetti della classifica – si considerano come non disputate le gare giocate dalla Corniglianese. (S.S. Corniglianese. We are confirming that the overmentioned club retired his team from First Division Championship (group A) ... According to federal rules – when compiling final table – all matches already played by Corniglianese will be considered as not valid.)
  4. ^ a b c d e Relegated to Seconda Divisione and later readmitted to Prima Divisione.