1963–64 Bologna FC 1909 season

Bologna Football Club 1963-64 1963–64 Bologna FC - Championship tie-breaker.jpg Fulvio Bernardini Renato Dall'Ara (until 4 June).http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.it/Questione.html L'uomo che costruì il grande Bologna degli anni '30 www.enciclopediadelcalcio.it 11 December 2019 23 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191223034848/http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.it/Questione.html dead Luigi Goldoni Serie A 1st (in European Cup)After spareggio against Inter Milan competing of Scudetto. Coppa Italia Quarterfinals Mitropa Cup Semifinals Nielsen (21) Nielsen (25) _navylower D70000 _red_stripes_bologna 003063 _navylower D70000 FFFFFF _band red 003063 _redblue_rightsash_bologna fefefe ffffff fefefe fefefe FFFFFF 1962–63 1964–65 During 1963–64 season Bologna F.C. competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Mitropa Cup. Summary After World War II, the club was less successful. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the club generally floated between fourth, fifth and sixth position in the league, Things started to turn around when new manager and former 1928 Italy national team Olympian Fulvio Bernardini took his place on the Bologna touchline. On his resume, was Fiorentina's 1956 Serie A championship. On his arrival at the club, the side was already well stocked with talented players, but a few crucial ingredients were missing that would make Bologna true title contenders once again. Bernardini made several quality acquisition, such as the purchase of Harald Nielsen, a Denmark Olympic squad member who caught Bologna's eye at the Rome 1960 Games. Helmut Haller, the German international, also came on board. Like Nielsen, Haller was an amateur player who divided his time between football and driving a truck for a living. The club's owner, Renato Dall’Ara, personally went to Germany to sign the player. However, on his way back to Italy, Dall’Ara's car skidded off the road and crashed into a ditch. Without missing a beat, the old man emerged from the wreck waving Haller's contract and shouting, “Don’t worry about the accident, what matters is that we got this piece of paper signed!” The next season, Haller and teammates like Ezio Pascutti with his spectacular diving headers delighted the Bologna faithful. However, they still only managed a fourth place finish and the finger was pointed at goalkeeper Santarelli, who at times was guilty of poor mistakes. The finishing touch came with the purchase of former Italy national team goalkeeper William Negri. Three wins a row launched the 1963/64 season, and despite a stuttering start after that, it was a win over Genoa that got Bologna's season back on track. The team regrouped and travelled to the San Siro for a difficult test against Inter. They played excellently, and Negri put in a top performance between the sticks, and the game ended in a goalless draw. From here, Bologna gained confidence and marched to ten successive victories, progressively making their way up the table. Nobody could believe what they were seeing. Even Helenio Herrera was shocked when his Inter lost in their second meeting. The Rossoblu kept moving towards their 7th Scudetto with a 2–1 win over AC Milan after which they found themselves leading both Milan clubs in the standings by three points. But three days after the Milan victory, everything came crashing down. In March, the Italian Football Federation issued a statement that 5 Bologna players had tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. They were immediately suspended and the club was docked 3 points. Everyone associated with Bologna FC was shocked, and nobody doubted the innocence of the players implicated for a moment. The notoriously tough and emotionless Fulvio Bernardini was in tears. So close to finally winning another title after a 23-year wait, it was about to be ripped away from them. Well, Bologna were having none of it. Protest marches exploded in the streets, the local media cried foul in the newspapers, and a team of Bolognese lawyers took on the case. While all this was happening, Renato Dall’Ara, by now an elderly man, was on the way out with a failing heart. The Bolognese prosecutor discovered that the tubes containing the urine samples from the players were not adequately sealed – therefore, anyone could have tampered with the specimens. In addition, the methamphetamine the samples contained was enough to kill a man. Meanwhile, other samples from the players, taken at the same time, were found perfectly sealed, in a double-locked refrigerator, with no traces of drugs whatsoever. The plot thickened. In the end, the players were acquitted of any wrongdoing. It was determined that the entire affair was an act of sabotage on behalf of the northern clubs to derail Bologna's season. However, Bologna still lost 3 points while investigations continued and because of that, they struggled to keep up with Inter in the race for the Scudetto. The two teams matched each other win for win while Bologna anxiously awaited for the final investigation results. Finally it came – an established lack of evidence of any wrongdoing meant that the crucial three points would be returned to Bologna, bringing them level with Inter, with just three games to go. At the end of the season, both teams were still on equal points, which meant that for the first and only time in the history of the Serie A, a playoff would decide the ultimate champions. Four days before this penultimate match however, Bologna's emblematic president of 30 years, Renato Dall’Ara, died from a heart attack in the middle of a meeting in the offices of the Federation. The players were in tears, as Dall’Ara was not only their employer, he was like their father. Bologna's season from hell continued.:http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,8/articleid,0096_01_1964_0055_0008_6059376/ Cinque calciatori del Bologna accusati di "doping, La capolista rischia la penalizzazione di tre punti La Stampa 5 March 1964 In his honour, Bologna took to the pitch against an Inter side who had just become European champions. Finally, the play-off kicked off. After a goalless first half, Bologna defeated Milan 2–0 to win the Scudetto.http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Bologna/Primo_Piano/2009/02/19/spareggioscudetto.shtml Quando Bologna-Inter decideva lo scudetto Giuseppe Bagnati Gazzetta.it 19 February 2009 http://www.gazzetta.it/Dream_Cup/Primo_Piano/2007/07_Luglio/Bologna_64.shtml Il Bologna di Bernardini e lo storico spareggio gazzetta.it Squad y y William Negri GK ITA y Rino Rado GK ITA y Carlo Furlanis DF ITA y Mirko Pavinato DF ITA (Captain) y Paride Tumburus DF ITA y Francesco Janich DF ITA y Bruno Capra DF ITA y Edmondo Lorenzini DF ITA y Tazio Roversi DF ITA y Helmut Haller MF FRG y y Héctor Demarco MF URU y Romano Fogli MF ITA y Giacomo Bulgarelli MF ITA y Marino Perani MF ITA y Bruno Franzini MF ITA y Sidio Corradi MF ITA y Harald Nielsen FW DEN y Ezio Pascutti FW ITA y Antonio Renna FW ITA Transfers C.F. Chiesa p. 291. InPos.NamefromType GK William Negri Mantova OutPos.NameToType MF Renzo Ragonesi Catanzaro Competitions Serie A 1963-64 Serie A League table BOL Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A Result D/D/W/W/W/D/L/D/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/D/D/D/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/D/D/W/W/W Position 7/7/4/1/1/3/5/5/5/3/3/3/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st blue1 red1 Leader, 1964-65 European Cup 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup complete Competitive matches July 2021 Matches 15 September 1963 1 Bologna Genoa 1–1 Bologna Comunale Ettore Carminati Pascutti 61 79 Piaceri D 22 September 1963 2 Torino Bologna 0–0 Turin Comunale Antonio Sbardella D 25 September 1963 3 Bologna Atalanta 2–0 Bologna Comunale Giuseppe Cirone Bulgarelli 31 68 W 29 September 1963 4 Bologna Fiorentina 2–0 Bologna Comunale Concetto Lo Bello Nielsen 20Bulgarelli 30 W 6 October 1963 5 Modena Bologna 1–4 Modena Stadio Alberto Braglia Giulio Campanati Toro 66 11 43 50 Nielsen72 Pascutti W 20 October 1963 6 Bologna Milan 2–2 Bologna Comunale Giuseppe Adami Haller 48Bulgarelli 53 73 Mora90 o.g. Capra D 23 October 1963 7 Sampdoria Bologna 2–0 Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris Bruno De Marchi Frustalupi 17Wisnieski 20 L 27 October 1963 8 SPAL Bologna 0–0 Ferrara Comunale Cesare Jonni D 3 November 1963 9Round rescheduled to 19 January 1964 due to match of the Italy National football Team. Bologna Roma 4–0 Bologna Comunale Gennaro Marchese Nielsen 36 62 80Perani 84 W 17 November 1963 10 Inter Bologna 0–0 Milan Stadio San Siro Bruno De Marchi D 24 November 1963 11 Bologna Lanerossi 3–0 Bologna Comunale Concetto Lo Bello Nielsen 14Haller 75Bulgarelli 81 W 1 December 1963 12 Bari Bologna 0–1 Bari Stadio della Vittoria Iginio Rigato 1 Nielsen W 8 December 1963 13 Catania Calcio Bologna 1–3 Catania Stadio Cibali Antonio Sbardella Fanello 63 46 49 75 Nielsen W 22 December 1963 14 Bologna Mantova 2–1 Bologna Comunale Alessandro D'Agostini Nielsen 7Pascutti 18 89 Mazzero W 29 December 1963 15 Bologna Juventus 2–1 Bologna Comunale Francesco Francescon Nielsen 37Bulgarelli 50 76 Sívori W 5 January 1964 16 Messina Bologna 0–2 Messina Stadio Giovanni Celeste Antonio Sbardella 64 Perani80 Pascutti W 12 January 1964 17 Lazio Bologna 1–2 Roma Stadio Olimpico Concetto Lo Bello Morrone 76 39 Tumburus81 Demarco W 26 January 1964 18 Genoa Bologna 0–2 Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris Cesare Jonni 52 pen Haller76 Pascutti W 2 February 1964 19 Bologna Torino 4–1 Bologna Comunale Antonio Sbardella Nielsen 16Pascutti 52Bulgarelli 60 82 83 Hitchens W 9 February 1964 20 Atalanta Bologna 1–1 Bergamo Comunale Alessandro D'Agostini Magistrelli 36 28 Fogli D 16 February 1964 21 Fiorentina Bologna 0–0 Florence Comunale Concetto Lo Bello D 23 February 1964 22 Bologna Modena 0–0 Bologna Comunale Antonio Sbardella D 1 March 1964 23 Milan Bologna 1–2 Milan Stadio San Siro Bruno De Marchi Amarildo 6 10 Nielsen36 Pascutti W 8 March 1964 24 Bologna Sampdoria 1–0 Bologna Comunale Iginio Rigato Haller 30 pen W 22 March 1964 26 Roma Bologna 0–1 Rome Stadio Olimpico Francesco Francescon 17 pen Haller W 29 March 1964 27 Bologna Inter 1–2 Bologna Comunale Bruno De Marchi Furlanis 76 19 Corso49 Jair L 5 April 1964 28 Lanerossi Bologna 1–3 Vicenza Stadio Romeo Menti Cesare Jonni Vinício 22 47 Pascutti51 Nielsen87 Haller W 14 April 1964 25 Bologna SPAL 2–1 Bologna Comunale Gennaro Marchese Nielsen 26Perani 73 88 Muccini W 19 April 1964 29 Bologna Bari 3–1 Bologna Comunale Antonio Sbardella Nielsen 28 87Perani 43 79 Rossi W 26 April 1964 30 Bologna Catania Calcio 1–0 Bologna Comunale Giorgio Genel Nielsen 18 W 3 May 1964 31 Mantova Bologna 0–0 Mantova Stadio Danilo Martelli Francesco Francescon D 17 May 1964 32 Juventus Bologna 0–0 Turin Comunale Cesare Jonni D 24 May 1964 33 Bologna Messina 2–0 Bologna Comunale Bruno De Marchi Perani 7 16 W 31 May 1964 34 Bologna Lazio 1–0 Bologna Comunale Marchese Haller 17 pen. W Championship tie-breaker 1963–64 Serie A#Championship tie-breaker 7 June 1964 17:00 Bologna Inter 2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20151122024728/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2004/giugno/07/Quell_intrigo_chiamato_spareggio_co_9_040607091.shtml Rome Stadio Olimpico Concetto Lo Bello Facchetti 75 o.g.Nielsen 84 W Coppa Italia 1963-64 Coppa Italia First round 8 September 1963 Udinese Bologna 0–2 Udine Stadio Moretti Sergio Ferrari 10 Haller40 Nielsen W Second round 13 November 1963 Hellas Verona Bologna 0–1 Verona Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi 93 o.g. Peretta W Third round 13 May 1964 Bologna SPAL 4–2 Bologna Comunale Alfeo Grignani Nielsen 9Perani 12Bulgarelli 17Renna 53 39 Crippa71 Matassini W Quarterfinals 10 June 1964 Juventus Bologna 4–1 Turin Comunale Aurelio Angonese Bercellino II 11Sívori 32Menichelli 40 46 42 Renna L Mitropa Cup 1964 Mitropa Cup Quarterfinals 18 June 1964 Bologna YUGOFK Belgrado 1–0 Bologna Comunale AUTWlachojanis Pantani 69 W 20 June 1964 YUGOFK Belgrado Bologna 2–2 Belgrado Omladinski Stadium HUNFehervari Milosev 52Cebinac 78 61 Vinicio84 Corradi D Semifinals 1 July 1964 Bologna TCHSparta Prague 2–2 Bologna Comunale AUTMayer Corradi 9Pantani 39 10 o.g. 59 o.g. Tentorio D 9 July 1964 TCHSparta Prague Bologna 3–0 Prague Stadion Letná AUTSchiller Mráz 69Mašek 77Dyba 85 L Statistics Competition Points Home Away Total DR G Games W Won D Draw L Lost Gs Goals scored Ga Goals against G Games W Won D Draw L Lost Gs Goals scored Ga Goals against G Games W Won D Draw L Lost Gs Goals scored Ga Goals against Serie A 54 17 13 3 1 33 10 17 9 7 1 21 8 34 22 10 2 54 18 +36 Spareggio - - - - - - 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 Coppa Italia 1 1 0 0 4 2 3 2 0 1 4 4 4 3 0 1 8 6 +2 Mitropa Cup 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 4 1 2 1 5 7 −2 Totals 20 15 4 1 40 14 23 12 8 3 29 17 43 27 12 4 69 31 +38 Players statistics Panini 147. Appearances 36.DEUHelmut Haller 35.ITAWilliam Negri 35.DENHarald Nielsen 35.ITAFrancesco Janich 35.ITACarlo Furlanis 34.ITAGiacomo Bulgarelli 34.ITARomano Fogli 30.ITAMarino Perani 29.ITAParide Tumburus 28.ITAMirko Pavinato 25.ITAEzio Pascutti 16.ITAAntonio Renna 12.ITABruno Capra 3.ITAHéctor Demarco 3.ITABruno Franzini 2.ITAEdmondo Lorenzini 1.ITASidio Corradi Goalscorers 22. DENHarald Nielsen 8.ITAGiacomo Bulgarelli 8. FRGHelmut Haller 8. ITAEzio Pascutti 6. ITAMarino Perani 1. ITAParide Tumburus 1. ITAHéctor Demarco 1. ITARomano Fogli 1. ITACarlo Furlanis References 978-88-3324-184-5 C.F. Chiesa calcio serie a 2019 Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004, Modena Panini, 2004 Gli scudetti dimenticati: Bologna 1963-64 - Giallo a lieto fine, Manaresi Filippo, 1999 Il grande romanzo dello scudetto, Chiesa Carlo F. Federico Monti 978-88-7381-866-3 calcio serie a 2017 External links https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital64.html Serie A 1963-64 su RSSSF.com Category:Bologna FC 1909 seasons Bologna Category:Italian football championship–winning seasons