1914–15 Prima Categoria

18th season of top-tier Italian football May 2025 June 2026 Prima Categoria 1914–15 Genoa7th title 1913–14 1919–20 The 1914–15 Prima Categoria was the eighteenth edition of the Italian Football Championship and the twelfth since the re-brand to Prima Categoria. The championship was suspended before completion, due to Italy entering World War I on 24 May 1915. Despite the season not concluding, Genoa were declared champions by the Federation after the War, since Genoa topped the table with one game remaining in the Northern Italy Final Round.War, weather and working weeks: the previous times football has been halted in England https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52002473 27 March 2020 BBC Sport 26 March 2020In 1920, Torino and Inter appealed against Genoa's victory, but FIGC finally rejected the request in 1922: [Carlo F. Chiesa, 1915–1920, in "La grande storia del calcio italiano", nº 8 (C), Guerin Sportivo, August 2012]. After a hundred years, in 2015, a group of Lazio supporters asked the Italian Football Federation to assign the title to both Genoa and Lazio, because Lazio was the winner of the Central Italy Semi-final Round even if Southern Italy Round was not completed: https://roma.repubblica.it/sport/2016/07/21/news/lazio_scudetto_1915_ecco_la_relazione-144544968/ Lazio, scudetto 1915, ecco la relazione Francesco Saverio Intorcia 21 July 2016 22 February 2019 Regulation Struggles between minor and major clubs continued. As a compromise, the championship was divided into a preliminary regional phase of ten matchdays, while the following national phase was split into a semi-final round and a final round of six matchdays each. More, the championship would be split in two categories, A and B, for 1915–16 season. However, finally the championship was expanded to 36 clubs. The main tournament was split in six groups of six clubs. First and second clubs, together with the four best third teams, advanced to the national championship. Fourth place and worse clubs would be relegated to the new "Category B". National championship was split in four groups of four clubs. Group winners advanced to the final group of four clubs. The whole tournament consequently had twenty-two matchdays. The experimental Southern groups had their own special regulations. Teams Veloces Biella for Piedmont, Cremonese for Lombardy, Padova for Veneto and Audax Modena for Emilia had been promoted. Two relegated clubs were re-elected. More, minor clubs voted to expand the championship so Acqui, Valenzana, Savoia Milan and Swiss side FC Chiasso were invited to join. Main tournament Qualifications The first two teams of every group and the best four teams that finished third, advanced to the semi-finals. Group A and B were organized by the Turin committee, group C and D and E by the Milan committee, and group F by the Venice committee. Group A Classification main WDL Q 2 GEN Genoa ALE Alessandria ADO Andrea Doria SVN Savona ACQ Acqui LIG AC Ligure 9 0 1 61 5 6 2 2 36 7 6 1 3 20 18 4 2 4 17 23 T 1 1 8 5 62 R 0 2 8 8 32 H #90EE90 Qualified for Semi-finals QSF QSF QSF 1915 –16 Cat.B never played BBB red1 Relegated WAT yellow1 Acquired by SampierdarenaFollowing bankruptcy, AC Ligure players were acquired by a Sampierdarena new management which consequently became AC Sampierdarenese. However, FIGC did not ratified the merger so the club had to play a test match in 1919 to confirm its championship spot. SAM complete Panini Results table main FBR grey LIG ACQ ALE ADO GEN SVN AC Ligure 2–2 0–3 1–3 1–4 2–2 Acqui 3–1 0–9 0–3 0–16 0–5 Alessandria 5–0 6–0 2–2 3–0 5–0 Andrea Doria 4–1 4–0 2–1 0–8 1–0 Genoa 3–0 12–0 2–1 3–0 7–0 Savona 3–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 0–6 Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 it Group B Classification main WDL Q 2 TOR Torino JUV Juventus VTO Vigor Torino VAL Valenzana PIE Piemonte VEL Veloces 9 1 0 37 8 7 1 2 46 14 7 0 3 27 20 2 2 6 10 30 T 2 1 7 12 33 E 0 1 9 8 35 T #90EE90 Qualified for Semi-finals QSF QSF QSF 1915 –16 Cat.B never played BBB BBB XXX black1 Disbanded complete Panini Results table main FBR grey JUV PIE TOR VAL VEL VTO Juventus 8–1 2–7 6–0 5–0 2–3 Piemonte 2–6 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–6 Torino 1–1 4–0 4–0 4–1 5–2 Valenzana 0–9 2–0 0–3 4–1 0–2 Veloces 0–4 2–3 1–2 1–1 1–3 Vigor Torino 0–3 1–0 1–5 2–1 7–1 Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 it Group C Savoia Milano forfeited before the start of the Championship. Classification main WDL Q 2 PVE Pro Vercelli CSL Casale NOV Novara NLO Nazionale Lombardia RAC Racing Libertas Milan SVM Savoia Milan E 6 1 1 20 6 5 2 1 14 3 4 0 4 12 8 3 1 4 10 22 T 0 0 8 4 21 T #90EE90 Qualified for Semi-finals QSF QSF QSF 1915 –16 Categoria B never played BBB BBB SVB black1 Disbanded complete Panini Results table main FBR grey CSL NLO NOV PVE RAC Casale 6–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 Nazionale Lombardia 1–1 1–2 1–3 4–1 Novara 1–0 0–1 1–2 5–0 Pro Vercelli 1–1 9–0 1–0 2–1 Racing Libertas Milano 0–2 0–2 2–3 0–2 Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 it Group D Classification main WDL Q 2 MIL Milan JIT Juventus Italia BOL Bologna USM AC Milanese CHI Chiasso AMO Audax Modena 9 1 0 52 3 4 5 1 27 16 2 5 3 15 24 3 2 5 26 19 E 2 3 5 24 37 T 2 0 8 14 59 E #90EE90 Qualified for Semi-finals QSF QSF SVB black1 Disbanded 1915 –16 Cat.B never played SVB BBB complete Panini Results table main FBR grey USM AMO BOL CHI JIT MIL AC Milanese 9–0 1–2 10–1 0–0 0–3 Audax Modena 2–4 4–1 2–0 2–4 0–2 Bologna 1–1 4–2 3–3 0–0 0–1 Chiasso 3–1 9–1 2–2 4–4 1–7 Juventus Italia 2–0 13–1 1–1 2–1 0–6 Milan 5–0 13–0 9–1 5–0 1–1 Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 it Group E Classification main WDL Q 2 INT Internazionale COM Como USM US Milanese BRE Brescia CRE 4 Cremonese MOD Modena 9 0 1 60 8 5 2 3 22 20 3 4 3 21 32 3 2 5 10 18 T 4 0 6 15 25 T 1 2 7 13 38 T #90EE90 Qualified for Semi-finals QSF QSF 1915 –16 Categoria B never played BBB BBB BBB complete Panini Results table main FBR grey BRE COM CRE INT MOD USM Brescia 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 Como 2–0 1–0 3–2 7–0 2–2 Cremonese 2–1 1–2 1–5 4–2 5–4 Internazionale 8–0 6–0 6–0 8–0 12–1 Modena 1–1 4–2 0–1 1–7 3–3 US Milanese 1–0 3–3 2–1 2–4 2–1 Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 it Group F Classification main WDL Q 2 VIC Vicenza HEL Hellas Verona VEN Venezia PAD Padova UDI Udinese PET Petrarca Padova 8 0 2 43 13 7 1 2 28 15 4 4 2 23 18 3 1 6 23 37 T 2 2 6 15 24 T 2 0 8 11 36 T #90EE90 Qualified for Semi-finals QSF QSF QSF 1915 –16 Categoria B never played BBB BBB BBB complete Panini Results table main FBR grey HEL PAD PET UDI VEN VIC Hellas Verona 7–2 4–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 Padova 2–5 2–0 4–1 3–5 1–3 Petrarca Padova 1–5 3–2 2–1 0–2 2–7 Udinese 0–4 2–0 3–2 1–0 0–1 Venezia 3–0 2–4 2–0 2–2 0–2 Vicenza 3–2 10–2 6–0 5–1 6–1 Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 it Semi-finals Group A Classification main WDL Q 2 GEN Genoa CSL Casale JUV Juventus VEN Venezia 5 0 1 25 5 4 0 2 9 9 3 0 3 13 15 0 0 6 4 22 #90EE90 Qualified for Final Group QFG complete Panini Results Genoa 20px 4–0 20px Juventus Casale 20px 2–1 20px Venezia Juventus 20px 4–2 20px Casale Venezia 20px 0–3 20px Genoa Genoa 20px 3–0 20px Casale Juventus 20px 2 – 0 (F) 20px Venezia Juventus 20px 2–5 20px Genoa Venezia 20px 0–1 20px Casale Casale 20px center 2 – 0 (F) 20px Juventus Genoa 20px 9–1 20px Venezia Casale 20px 2–1 20px Genoa Venezia 20px 2–5 20px Juventus Group B Classification main WDL Q 2 MIL Milan ALE Alessandria VTO Vigor Torino NOV 3 Novara 4 1 1 9 6 3 1 2 7 5 2 0 4 9 10 2 0 4 9 13 #90EE90 Qualified for Final Group QFG complete Panini Results Alessandria 20px 2–0 20px Vigor Torino Novara 20px 1–2 20px Milan Milan 20px 2–1 20px Alessandria Vigor Torino 20px 4–1 20px Novara Alessandria 20px 2 – 0 (F) 20px Novara Milan 20px 2 – 0 (F) 20px Vigor Torino Milan 20px 2–1 20px Novara Vigor Torino 20px 0–1 20px Alessandria Alessandria 20px center 0–0 20px Milan Novara 20px 3–2 20px Vigor Torino Novara 20px 3–1 20px Alessandria Vigor Torino 20px 3–1 20px Milan Group C Classification main WDL Q 2 TOR Torino PVE Pro Vercelli HEL Hellas Verona COM 3 Como 6 0 0 18 3 4 0 2 12 6 1 0 5 10 16 1 0 5 4 19 #90EE90 Qualified for Final Group QFG complete Panini Results Pro Vercelli 20px 5–0 20px Como Torino 20px 3–1 Hellas Verona Como 20px 1–5 20px Torino Hellas Verona 2–3 20px Pro Vercelli Como 20px 3–0 Hellas Verona Torino 20px 3–0 20px Pro Vercelli Como 20px 0–1 20px Pro Vercelli Hellas Verona 1–4 20px Torino Pro Vercelli 20px center 3–0 Hellas Verona Torino 20px 2 – 0 (F) 20px Como Pro Vercelli 20px 0–1 20px Torino Hellas Verona 6–0 20px Como Group D Classification main WDL Q 2 INT Internazionale ADO Andrea Doria VIC Vicenza JIT 3 Juventus Italia 4 1 1 27 2 3 1 2 11 10 2 1 3 8 23 1 1 4 6 17 #90EE90 Qualified for Final Round QFR complete Panini Results Internazionale 20px 16–0 20px Vicenza Juventus Italia 20px 1–1 20px Andrea Doria Andrea Doria 20px 1–0 20px Internazionale Juventus Italia 20px 2 – 0 (F) 20px Vicenza Juventus Italia 20px 1–4 20px Internazionale Vicenza 20px 4–0 20px Andrea Doria Andrea Doria 20px 4–2 20px Juventus Italia Vicenza 20px 0–0 20px Internazionale Internazionale 20px center 3–0 20px Andrea Doria Vicenza 20px 4–0 20px Juventus Italia Andrea Doria 20px 4–0 20px Vicenza Internazionale 20px 2–0 20px Juventus Italia Final round Classification main WDL Q 2 GEN Genoa C TOR Torino INT 2 Internazionale MIL Milan 3 1 1 13 11 1 3 1 11 7 2 1 2 11 12 0 3 2 4 9 #90EE90 Champions (officially after WWI) C complete Panini Results table Milan 20px 1–1 20px Genoa Torino 20px 2–2 20px Internazionale Genoa 20px 5–3 20px Internazionale Milan 20px 1–1 20px Torino Internazionale 20px 3–1 20px Milan Torino 20px 6–1 20px Genoa Genoa 20px 3–0 20px Milan Internazionale 20px 2–1 20px Torino Internazionale 20px center 1–3 20px Genoa Torino 20px 1–1 20px Milan Genoa 20px – 20px Torino Milan 20px – 20px Internazionale Southern Italy tournament Central and Southern Italy Final Round was not played because Italy entered World War I on 24 May 1915. Consequently, the National Finals also were not be played. Footnotes References and sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 1914–15 Category:1914–15 in European association football leagues