1948–49 AC Torino season

Associazione Calcio Torino 1948-49 Grande Torino 1948 49.jpg 280px Ernest Egri Erbstein (until 4 May)Roberto Copernico & Leslie Lievesley (as technical director, until 4 May)Oberdan Ussello (as technical director) Ferruccio Novo Stadio Filadelfia Serie A 1stDeclared champion by Italian Federation FIGC after Superga air disaster, four rounds before the end of championship. (in 1949 Latin Cup) Mazzola (16) _black_band_color 831d1c 831d1c 831d1c FFFFFF 831d1c _black_band_color FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 831d1c 831d1c 1947–48 1949–50 During the 1948–49 season Associazione Calcio Torino competed in Serie A. Summary The season is remembered by Superga air disaster ,https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/news/newsid=2332739/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140505072703/http://www.fifa.com//classicfootball/history/news/newsid=2332739/index.html dead May 5, 2014 Superga tragedy strikes Il Grande Torino fifa.com 19 March 2015 on 4 May ending the Grande Torino era. After clinching 4 consecutive titles the Granata were ready to win the 5th title at top of the league table. 4 rounds before the ending of championship Grande Torino traveled to Lisbon, to play a friendly match against Benfica due to retirement of Francisco Ferreira.The Independent Dunne, Frank Troubled Turin recall tragic end of 'Il Grande Torino' https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/troubled-turin-recall-tragic-end-of-il-grande-torino-1677578.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/troubled-turin-recall-tragic-end-of-il-grande-torino-1677578.html 2022-05-01 subscription live 2009-05-02 2009-09-02 Game which Toro lost 4–3.http://www.toro.it/press/view/3228 3 May 1949: Benfica-Torino 4-3 23 June 2016 toro.it Torino was named winner of the championship by the Federation, and the Youth squad was able to play the last 4 rounds. Finished a short summer interval from the end of previous season, competition officially resumed in Italy after the 1948 Summer Olympics. Prematurely eliminated, Vittorio Pozzo lost his position as sole commissioner of the Italy national team and Ferruccio Novo took his place. New season began in mid-September with a Torino almost identical to that of the previous championships; there was only Franco Ossola permanently in place of Pietro Ferraris, who, at age 36, had moved to Novara. The midfielder Rubens Fadini arrived from Gallarate, Dino Ballarin, brother of the goalkeeper Aldo was signed from Chioggia; the Hungarian-Czechoslovak Július Schubert, a left-sided midfielder; and strikers Emile Bongiorni and Ruggero Grava arrived from Racing Parigi and Roubaix-Tourcoing respectively. The club began the season after a long tour in Brazil where the team met Palmeiras, Corinthians, São Paulo and Portuguesa, losing only once. During the season, reduced to 24 teams after three promotions and relegations, Ernest Erbstein was appointed as the team's technical director and the Englishman Leslie Lievesley became the coach. http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/page/PastPlayersDetail/0,,10435~979069,00.html Past players Chesterfield F.C. 2011-06-21 2020-04-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20200410235905/https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/page/PastPlayersDetail/0,,10435~979069,00.html dead The campaign also saw injuries to Virgilio Maroso, Eusebio Castigliano, Romeo Menti and Sauro Tomà,http://www.torinofc.it/storia La Storia del Torino Fc Torino Football Club Italian 19 March 2015 plus the long suspension for Aldo Ballarin. The Granata, which debuted with a victory against Pro Patria, suffered a defeat in the second round to Atalanta; the team recovered with five straight wins, including that of the derby, but lost again, in Milan, against the Rossoneri. The club would relinquish the lead in the standings,Ormezzano Toro 49 164. then recapture it, finishing midway through the season on par with Genoa, from which a third defeat was suffered, losing 3–0. In the return leg of the derby Torino would defeat Juventus 3–0. Torino's advantage increased in the standings, gaining a maximum of six point on Inter in second place.Colombero Pacifico 120 However, a pair of draws (in Trieste and Bari) allowed Inter to close the gap within four points from Torino. On 30 April 1949, the two clubs met in Milan, ending 0–0, with Torino approaching their fifth consecutive title (the record would be equaled). The team travelled to Portugal to play in a friendly against Benfica. However, upon return Torino perished in the Superga air disaster. Superga air disaster Superga air disaster The airplane with the team crashed at Basilica di Superga nearby Torino. There were deaths of team chairmen and club workers, baggage men and three of the best journalists in the country at the time: Renato Casalbore (founder of Tuttosport magazine); Renato Tosatti (from journal Gazzetta del Popolo) and Luigi Cavallero (from journal La Stampa). The shocking corpse identification was made by former Italian National Team manager Vittorio Pozzo. The spezzino player Sauro Tomà, injured, did not travel to Lisbon. The following persons in the Torino circle did not travel: second goalkeeper Renato Gandolfi (instead third goalkeeper Dino Ballarin did), the radio anchor Nicolò Carosio and former manager of Italian National Team also journalist Vittorio Pozzo (Torino preferred to give the seat to Cavallero). Patrick Jennings https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46788983 The plane crash that killed Serie A's champions and their English coach BBC Sport 8 January 2019 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpWbGJPo1-c&source=video&vgc=rss&usg=AFQjCNFfzesVbEpVRJXx4KxoHr8LKgclPQ TG-R "Leonardo": possibili cause della sciagura di Superga: l'ipotesi dell'altimetro guasto Andrea Sinaglia YouTube Legacy The impact of the tragedy in Italy was colossal. An official estimate of about one million persons attended funerals at Piazza in the city of Torino to say goodbye to the players and club officials. The shock of the tragedy was the main reason for the long travel on boat across the Atlantic Ocean by Italian National Team to play the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil rather than use an airplane.http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/speciale/mondiali-verso-russia-2018/brasile-1950-la-seconda-squadra-un-uruguay-stellare-e-un-india-a-piedi-nudi_1214304-201802a.shtml Brasile 1950, la seconda squadra: un Uruguay stellare e un'India a piedi...nudi Andrea Saronni 18 May 2018 Rebuilding of Torino as a competitive squad lasted a long term and could not win another championship until 1976. List of victims Players Valerio Bacigalupo Aldo Ballarin Dino Ballarin Émile Bongiorni Eusebio Castigliano Rubens Fadini Guglielmo Gabetto Ruggero Grava Giuseppe Grezar Ezio Loik Virgilio Maroso Danilo Martelli Valentino Mazzola(Captain) Romeo Menti Piero Operto Franco Ossola Mario Rigamonti Július Schubert Club officials Arnaldo Agnisetta Ippolito Civalleri Andrea Bonaiuti (coordinator of team travels) Managers Egri Erbstein Leslie Lievesley Osvaldo Cortina (physical) Journalists Renato Casalbore Renato Tosatti Luigi Cavallero Baggage Men Pierluigi Meroni Celeste D'Inca Cesare Biancardi Antonio Pangrazi Squad y y GK ITA Valerio Bacigalupo y GK ITA Dino Ballarin y GK ITA Renato Gandolfi y DF ITA Aldo Ballarin y DF ITA Virgilio Maroso y DF ITA Piero Operto y DF ITA Mario Rigamonti y DF ITA Sauro Tomà y MF ITA Pietro Biglino y MF ITA Eusebio Castigliano y MF ITA Rubens Fadini y MF ITA Luigi Giuliano y y MF ITA Giuseppe Grezar y MF ITA Ezio Loik y MF ITA Danilo Martelli y MF CZE Július Schubert y FW ITA Alfio Balbiano y FW FRA Émile Bongiorni y FW ITA Guglielmo Gabetto y FW FRA Ruggero Grava y FW ITA Valentino Mazzola (Captain) y FW ITA Romeo Menti II y FW ITA Franco Ossola Youth Squad After Superga air disaster, youth squad (primavera) disputed the remaining four matches of the Serie A: they are not considered title winners due to Italian Federation (FIGC) actually assigned the championship to the senior squad. y y GK ITA Guido Vandone y DF ITA Pietro Bersia y DF ITA Sergio Lussu y DF ITA Sergio Mari y DF ITA Umberto Motto y MF ITA Oscar Ferrari y y MF ITA Antonio Gianmarinaro y MF ITA Lando Macchi y FW ITA Mario Audisio y FW ITA Andrea Francone y FW ITA Giuseppe Marchetto Transfers In Pos. Name from Type GK Renato Gandolfi Carrarese DF Piero Operto Casale DF Vito Sante Miolli Castellana MF Rubens Fadini Gallaratese MF Luigi Giuliano Pro Vercelli MF Július Schubert Slovan Bratislava FW Émile Bongiorni RC Paris FW Ruggero Grava CO Roubaix-Tourcoing Out Pos. Name To Type DF Raffaele Cuscela Lucchese loan out FW Josef Fabian Lucchese FW Pietro Ferraris II Novara FW Oreste Guaraldo Prato Competitions Serie A 1948–49 Serie A League table TOR Matches #BBF3BB Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFBB Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 19 September 1948 16:00 UTC+1 1 Torino Pro Patria 4–1 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4509/ Turin Stadio Filadelfia Giuseppe Boffardi Ossola 23Menti II 56 penGabetto 72Grezar 89 88 Turconi W 26 September 1948 16:00 UTC+1 2 Atalanta Torino 3–2 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4631/ Bergamo Comunale 18 000 Giorgio Bernardi Miglioli 6 74Mari 73 1 Grezar19 Mazzola L 3 October 1948 15:30 UTC+1 3 Torino Roma 4–0 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4767/ Turin Stadio Filadelfia 20 533 Giovanni Galeati Gabetto 4 68Menti II 32Ossola 89 W 10 October 1948 15:30 UTC+1 4 Livorno Torino 0–2 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4521/ Livorno Ardenza 20 000 Guido Agnolin 40 Mazzola66 Loik W 17 October 1948 15:00 UTC+1 5 Torino Lucchese 2–1 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4667/ Turin Stadio Filadelfia Antonio Zambotto Gabetto 49Grezar 70 45 Fabian W 24 October 1948 15:00 UTC+1 6 Juventus Torino 1–2 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4775/ Torino Comunale 60 000 Generoso Dattilo Ballarin 36 o.g. 25 Ossola77 Mazzola W 31 October 1948 14:30 UTC+1 7 Torino Padova 3–1 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4547/ Turin Stadio Filadelfia 5 400 Bruno Zilli Ossola 73 83Mazzola 77 41 Adcock W 4 November 1948 14:30 UTC+1 8 Milan Torino 1–0 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4679/ Milan Stadio San Siro 45 000 Vincenzo Orlandini Burini 62 L 7 November 1948 14:30 UTC+1 9 Torino Lazio 1–0 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4809/ Turin Stadio Filadelfia 12 454 Eliseo Camiolo Mazzola 24 W 14 November 1948 14:30 UTC+1 10 Bologna Torino 2–2 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4553/ Bologna Stadio Comunale Generoso Dattilo Gritti 12 54 14 Mazzola87 Luigi Giuliano D 21 November 1948 14:30 UTC+1 11 Novara Torino 0–2 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4703/ Novara Stadio Comunale Giorgio Bernardi 19 Luigi Giuliano77 Loik W 28 November 1948 14:30 UTC+1 12 Torino Triestina 1–1 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4829/ Turin Stadio Filadelfia Bruno Tassini Mazzola 56 78 Tosolini D 5 December 1948 14:30 UTC+1 13 Modena Torino 0–1 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4579/ Modena Stadio Cesare Marzari Riccardo Pieri 76 Giuliano W 12 December 1948 14:30 UTC+1 15 Torino Inter 4–2 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4849/ Turin Comunale 26 700 Vincenzo Orlandini Mazzola 3Menti II 42 72Ossola 53 52 Armano66 pen Nyers I W 19 December 1948 14:30 UTC+1 16 Fiorentina Torino 0–0 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4595/ Florence Stadio Comunale Giovanni Galeati D 26 December 1948 14:30 UTC+1 17 Genoa Torino 3–0 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4735/ Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris Luigi Gemini Mazza 48Operto 59 o.g.Pellicari 80 pen L 29 December 1948 14:30 UTC+1 14Suspended due to fog on 8 December at minute 66' with score 2-0. Torino Bari 2–0 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/23999/ Turin Stadio Filadelfia 4 000 Giuseppe Vannini Menti II 29Ossola 51 W 6 January 1949 14:30 UTC+1 19 Palermo Torino 2–2 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4625/ Palermo Stadio La Favorita 40 000 Vittorio Pera Pavesi 72Andrea Milani 79 41 Gabetto54 Bongiorni D 9 January 1949 14:30 UTC+1 20 Pro Patria Torino 0–1 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4510/ Busto Arsizio Comunale Generoso Dattilo 28 Schubert W 16 January 1949 14:30 UTC+1 21 Torino Atalanta 2–0 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4632/ Turin Stadio Filadelfia Mario Maurelli Bongiorni 44Rigamonti 75 W 23 January 1949 14:30 UTC+1 22 Roma Torino 1–2 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4768/ Rome Stadio Nazionale 33 000 Bruno Tassini Andreoli 50 pen 54 Mazzola61 Gabetto W 27 January 1949 15:00 UTC+1 18Rescheduled from 2 January Torino Sampdoria 2–1 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/24003/ Turin Stadio Filadelfia Ferruccio Bellè Mazzola 14Loik 35 21 Lucentini W 30 January 1949 15:00 UTC+1 23 Torino Livorno 1–0 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4522/ Turin Stadio Filadelfia Cesare Cappucci Mazzola 89 W 6 February 1949 15:00 UTC+1 24 Lucchese Torino 1–1 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4668/ Lucca Stadio Porta Elisa Vincenzo Orlandini Conti 89 pen 68 Mazzola D 13 February 1949 15:00 UTC+1 25 Torino Juventus 3–1 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4776/ Turin Stadio Filadelfia Giovanni Galeati Gabetto 17Loik 55 83 49 Cergoli W 20 February 1949 15:00 UTC+1 26 Padova Torino 4–4 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4548/ Padua Stadio Silvio Appiani 20 000 Luigi Gemini Checchetti 22 26Vitali 45Fiore 52 36 Ossola39 Castigliano71 77 Menti II D 6 March 1949 15:30 UTC+1 27 Torino Milan 4–1 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4680/ Turin Comunale 50 000 Generoso Dattilo Ossola 11 75Gabetto 52Fadini 71 46 Burini W 13 March 1949 15:30 UTC+1 28 Lazio Torino 2–2 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4810/ Rome Stadio Nazionale Ferruccio Bellè Flamini 8Höfling 41 17 39 Loik D 20 March 1949 15:30 UTC+1 29 Torino Bologna 1–0 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4554/ Turin Stadio Filadelfia Eliseo Camiolo Mazzola 69 W 3 April 1949 15:30 UTC+1 30 Torino Novara 4–0 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4704/ Turin Stadio Filadelfia Giuseppe Vannini Mazzola 32Loik 35 37Ossola 40 W 10 April 1949 15:30 UTC+1 31 Triestina Torino 1–1 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4830/ Trieste Comunale Orlandini Blason 70 pen 35 pen Menti II D 17 April 1949 15:30 UTC+1 32 Torino Modena 3–1 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4580/ Turin Stadio Filadelfia Cesare Cappucci Mazzola 35Menti II 85Ballarin 87 13 Cavazzuti W 24 April 1949 15:30 UTC+1 33 Bari Torino 1–1 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4728/ Bari Stadio della Vittoria Vittorio Pera Voros 66 11 Mazzola D 30 April 1949 16:00 UTC+1 34 Inter Torino 0–0 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4850/ Milan Stadio San Siro 37 000 Luigi Gemini D 15 May 1949 16:30 UTC+1 36Match played between Youth squads (Primavera). Torino Genoa 4–0 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4736/ Turin Stadio Filadelfia Ferruccio Bellè Giammarinaro 37Marchetto 56 86Lussu 80 pen. W 22 May 1949 15:30 UTC+1 38Rescheduled from 5 JuneMatch played with 2 times of 30 minutes each one.Match played between Youth squads (Primavera). Torino Palermo 3–0 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4626/ Florence ComunaleMatch played in Florence before the game of national teams Italy–Austria 85 000 Renzo Massai Marchetto 8Francone 38Gianmarinaro 55 W 29 May 1949 16:00 UTC+1 37Match played between Youth squads (Primavera). Sampdoria Torino 2–3 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/4868/ Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris Giuseppe Carpani Pieri 7 21 1 Audisio16 Marchetto56 pen. Lussu W 12 June 1949 16:00 UTC+1 35Rescheduled from 8 May due to Superga air disaster.Match played between Youth squads (Primavera). Torino Fiorentina 2–0 http://calcio-seriea.net/tabellini/1948/24006/ Turin Stadio Filadelfia Giuseppe Parpaiola Marchetto 12Giuliano 79 W Statistics Squad statistics Competition Points Home Away Total GD G Games V Won D Draw L Lost Gs Goals scored Ga Goals against G Games V Won D Draw L Lost Gs Goals scored Ga Goals against G Games V Won D Draw L Lost Gs Goals scored Ga Goals against Serie A 60 19 18 1 0 48 10 19 7 9 3 30 24 38 25 10 3 78 34 +44 Players statistics Numbers of Youth squad in cursive. Appearances 34.ITAGuglielmo Gabetto 32.ITAValerio Bacigalupo 32.ITAAldo Ballarin 31.ITAMario Rigamonti 30.ITAValentino Mazzola 29.ITARomeo Menti 28.ITAEzio Loik 28.ITADanilo Martelli 25.ITAFranco Ossola 21.ITAGiuseppe Grezar 21.ITAEusebio Castigliano 18.ITAVirgilio Maroso 11.ITAPiero Operto 10.ITARubens Fadini 8.FRAEmile Bongiorni 8.ITALuigi Giuliano 3.ITAMario Audisio 2.ITAAlfio Balbiano 1.ITAPiero Bersia 2.ITAPietro Biglino 3.ITAOscar Ferrari 4.ITAAndrea Francone 2.ITARenato Gandolfi 4.ITAAntonio Gianmarinaro 1.FRARuggero Grava 4.ITASergio Lussu 3.ITALando Macchi 4.ITAGiuseppe Marchetto 4.ITASergio Mari 4.ITAUmberto Motto 5.TCHJulius Schubert 2.ITASauro Tomà 4.ITAGuido Vandone Goalscorers 16.ITAValentino Mazzola 11.ITAFranco Ossola 9.ITAEzio Loik 9.ITARomeo Menti 8.ITAGuglielmo Gabetto 1.ITAMario Audisio 1.ITAAldo Ballarin 2.FRAEmile Bongiorni 1.ITAEusebio Castigliano 1.ITARubens Fadini 1.ITAAndrea Francone 2.ITAAntonio Gianmarinaro 4.ITALuigi Giuliano 3.ITAGiuseppe Grezar 2.ITASergio Lussu 5.ITAGiuseppe Marchetto 1.ITAMario Rigamonti 1.TCHJulius Schubert References External links Fabrizio Melegari (a cura di). Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004, Modena Panini, 2004. Fabrizio Melegari e Luigi La Rocca Storia del Campionato Italiano dal 1942-43 al 1949-50: Calciatori 1948-49 edizione speciale per "La Gazzetta dello Sport" Franco Cosimo Panini Editore, Modena, 2005 See also Grande Torino Category:Torino FC seasons Torino Category:Italian football championship–winning seasons