1923–24 Prima Divisione

23rd season of top-tier Italian football May 2025 Prima Divisione 1923–24 1923–24 Genoa CFC.jpg Genoa9th title 1923–24 Genoa team Virtus BolognaNovese Heinrich Schönfeld(22 goals) 1922–23 1924–25 The 1923-24 Prima Divisione was the twenty-fourth edition of the Italian Football Championship and the third branded Prima Divisione. The 1923–24 Prima Divisione was the ninth Italian Football Championship won by Genoa. Genoa's win that season was the first in which the Italian Football Champions celebrated by adorning the team jerseys the following season with a Scudetto. Format All five seasons of Prima Divisione were scheduled as regional competitions, leading to a national final. Northern League The Northern League was composed by the 24 best clubs of 1922–23 Prima Divisione. Regular season Group winners went to the final. Bottom clubs were relegated, while penultimate clubs went to a test-match against two clubs of the Second Division. Group A Classification PTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation 1.Genoa 22 14 5 3 50 13 +37 33 Qualified 2.Padova 22 12 5 5 36 18 +18 29 3.Internazionale 22 11 5 6 31 25 +6 27 3.Livorno 22 12 3 7 33 30 +3 27 5.Alessandria 22 10 6 6 38 23 +15 26 5.Juventus 22 11 4 7 37 27 +10 26 7.Modena 22 8 7 7 35 30 +5 23 8.Casale 22 10 2 10 25 34 -9 22 9.Sampierdarenese 22 9 0 13 21 32 -11 18 10.Brescia 22 5 3 14 17 39 -22 13 11.Novara 22 4 4 14 22 41 -19 12 Qualification play-off 12.Virtus Bologna 22 3 2 17 13 46 -33 8 Relegated Results table main complete FBR ALE BRE CAS GEN INT JUV LIV MOD NOV PAD SAM VIR Alessandria Brescia Casale Genoa Internazionale Juventus Livorno Modena Novara Padova Sampierdarenese Virtus Bologna 4-0 5-1 1-1 1-1 3-1 0-1 5-0 0-0 2-2 3-0 4-0 0-0 3-0 0-1 1-1 0-2 1-0 1-1 2-1 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-1 4-1 0-0 1-0 2-3 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 4-0 2-0 5-0 6-1 5-1 1-1 2-0 4-1 4-0 1-2 4-0 5-0 1-0 3-0 3-0 0-2Decided by the FIGC. 2-2 4-0 1-1 2-1 2-1 1-0 2-0 3-1 0-1 3-2 0-2 2-0 1-1 0-2 2-0 3-0 4-1 1-0 2-1 3-2 0-0 3-1 3-0 3-2 3-1 3-1 1-1 2-0 4-1 5-1 2-0 2-0 0-0 1-2 1-1 3-0 7-2 0-0 2-1 2-1 1-2 2-1 2-3 1-2 1-1 1-0 3-0 2-2 0-0 0-2 2-1 1-1 4-2 3-0 0-1 1-2 2-0 2-0Forfeit. 3-1 3-1 5-0 3-0 1-2 1-0 2-0 1-0 2-1 2-3 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 4-0 0-1 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-3 2-3 1-1 2-1 0-1 2-0 Group B Classification PTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation 1.Bologna 22 13 5 4 41 18 +23 31 Qualified 2.Torino 22 12 6 4 43 22 +21 30 3.Pro Vercelli 22 11 6 5 46 23 +23 28 4.Hellas Verona 22 8 7 7 43 35 +8 23 5.Pisa 22 7 8 7 26 35 -9 22 6.Andrea Doria 22 7 7 8 28 26 +2 21 6.Legnano 22 8 5 9 27 26 +1 21 8.Cremonese 22 8 4 10 24 31 -7 20 9.Milan 22 7 5 10 38 44 -6 19 10.SPAL 22 6 6 10 26 44 -18 18 11.Spezia 22 7 3 12 16 35 -19 17 Qualification play-off 12.Novese 22 5 4 13 21 40 -19 14 Relegated Results table main complete FBR ADO BOL CRE HEL LEG MIL NOV PIS PRO SPA SPE TOR Andrea Doria Bologna Cremonese Hellas Verona Legnano Milan Novese Pisa Pro Vercelli SPAL Spezia Torino 0-1 4-0 4-2 4-0 1-1 0-2 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-0 2-1 3-0 2-0 3-1 3-2 4-0 2-0 5-0 3-3 2-1 5-0 0-1 2-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 4-1 2-1 2-0 2-1 1-1 3-1 0-0 2-2 2-2 2-0 3-1 5-1 5-2 2-1 1-0 8-1 2-2 1-2 0-2 1-1 1-2 1-0 2-2 1-0 3-0 1-0 4-0 2-0 3-1 1-2 1-0 0-1 2-1 2-1 5-0 5-1 1-3 3-4 3-1 0-3 1-0 0-1 2-0 3-0 1-1 1-2 2-2 1-1 2-1 0-1 1-4 2-2 2-1 2-1 1-1 1-1 2-2 1-0 1-0 2-1 2-0 1-1 2-2 0-1 4-1 3-0 1-0 2-1 3-1 4-1 6-0 4-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 2-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-0 4-4 0-1 0-2 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-2 1-0 2-1 1-1 1-4 0-2 0-1 1-0 3-1 4-1 4-1 1-1 1-0 3-3 5-0 1-1 1-2 3-1 2-1 Finals The finals were played after a May break due to the participation of the Italian football team to the Olympics in Paris. Genoa 3-0 Bologna 1-0 2-0Decided by the FIGC due to incidents. The match's original result was Bologna-Genoa 1-1. Qualification play-off Classification PTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation 1.Spezia 6 4 2 0 10 3 +7 10 Qualified 2.Novara 6 3 2 1 14 3 +11 8 3.Olimpia Fiume 6 2 1 3 7 11 -4 5 4.Sestrese 6 0 1 5 4 18 -14 1 Results table main complete FBR NOV OLI SES SPE Novara Olimpia Fiume Sestrese Spezia 3-1 6-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-3 0-4 3-3 1-2 0-0 2-0 2-0 Southern League 1923–24 Lega Sud The Southern League was a separate amatorial league, still divided in five regions. The winner were Savoia from Torre Annunziata. National Finals 1st Leg: 31 Aug 1924, *2nd Leg: 7 Sep 1924 Genoa 4-2 Savoia 3-1 1-1 Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1AUT Heinrich SchönfeldTorino 222ITA 1861 Fulvio BernardiniLazio173ITA 1861 Giulio BobbioSavoia164ITA 1861 Adolfo BaloncieriAlessandria15ITA 1861 Angelo SchiavioBologna6ITA 1861 Aristodemo SantamariaGenoa14 References and sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 Footnotes 1 Association football Italy 1923-24 Prima