1927–28 Seconda Divisione

Seconda Divisione 1927–28 Edera Trieste 22 clubs to the DDS for championship reform the league became a local fourth-tier championship 572 1926–27 1928–29 1D →1928–29 2D The 1927–28 Seconda Divisione was the second edition of a sub-national third level tournament within the Italian football championship. It was divided into two fully independent championships, the Northern one which was the main League and the Southern one which was till amatorial. However, another reform occurred at the end of this season.Gazzetta dello Sport, season 1927-28 Regulations The ”Northern Lower Divisions Directory”, which had its headquarters in Genoa, doubled its championship, after protests from many clubs put in the regional amatorial tournaments by the 1926 reform. It was now composed of six groups of ten clubs, a total of 60 teams. The winners of any group should be promoted, while the last two teams should be relegated. A final for the title was planned.La Stampa online archive The ”Southern Lower Divisions Directory”, which had its headquarters in Rome, organized its 28 teams into four groups. The winners of any group of Southern Authority qualified to the final group. The winner of the final group should be promoted. However, in 1928 the fascists decided to complete the championship reform they partially stopped in 1926. As originally planned, the Higher National Authority would finally organize three championships, while the Northern Lower Authority would lose its hybrid nature to be reduced to a local fourth-tier tournament. Teams 22 clubs confirmed their spots from the previous year. 38 teams were promoted or invited from the 7 regions of the Third Division. In Southern Italy 20 clubs confirmed their place while 8 teams were allowed to enter from the 6 regional championships.[Rsssf.com] Northern Authority Group A Group APt1.Rivarolese282.Corniglianese273.Acqui254.Ventimigliese235.Albese226.Genovese207.Nicese208.Officine Genoa189.Vado1810.Cuneese1511.Fiorente4 Rivarolese qualified to the finals. Rivarolese, Corniglianese, Acqui, Ventimigliese admitted to Higher Directory for championship reform. The remaining clubs remained in the league turned into a local championship. Officine Genoa merged with Rivarolese. Group B Group BPt1.Saronno332.Seregno263.Gallaratese214.Varese205.Sestese196.Pro Lissone187.Cusiana158.Domo129.Valle Cervo1210.Juve Italia9 Saronno qualified to the finals. Saronno, Seregno, Gallaratese, Varese admitted to Higher Directory for championship reform. The remaining clubs remained in the league turned into a local championship. Valle Cervo, Juve Domo disbanded. Group C Group CPt1.Viareggio302.Sestri Levante253.Rapallo Ruentes224.Empoli185.Le Signe176.Fiorenza177.Pontedera168.Robur Siena 159.Odero Terni1310.Entella7 Viareggio qualified to the finals. Viareggio, Sestri Levante, Rapallo Ruentes admitted to Higher Directory for championship reform. The remaining clubs remained in the league turned into a local championship. Fiorenza merged into Fiorentina. Group D Group CPt1.Piacenza272.Codogno253.Fanfulla224.Crema215.Vigevanese206.Abbiategrasso 187.Vogherese 158.Arduino Pavia139.Lanificio Manerbio1010.Trevigliese 9 Piacenza qualified to the finals. Piacenza, Fanfulla, Codogno, Crema admitted to Higher Directory for championship reform. The remaining clubs remained in the league turned into a local championship. Group E Group CPt1.Forlì302.Faenza253.Thiene244.Bentegodi Verona205.Mirandolese166.Rovereto157.Casalecchio158.Schio129.Trento1210.Vicenza11 Forlì qualified to the finals. Forlì, Faenza, Thiene, Trento admitted to Higher Directory for championship reform. The remaining clubs remained in the league turned into a local championship. Bentegodi Verona merged into Hellas. Group F Group CPt1.Edera Trieste272.Pro Gorizia253.Fiume224.Grion Pola215.Petrarca156.Libertas Venezia147.Itala148.Dolo139.Montebellunese0 Edera Trieste qualified to the finals. Edera Trieste, Pro Gorizia, Fiume, Grion Pola admitted to Higher Directory for championship reform. The remaining clubs remained in the league turned into a local championship. Petrarca merged into Padova and Montebellunese disbanded. Southern Authority Group A Classifica girone APt1.Rosetana, Roseto degli Abruzzi122.Pippo Massangioli, Chieti123.Vigor Ascoli, Ascoli Piceno104.Vigor Senigallia, Senigallia45.A.C. Perugia26.Tifernono Verdetti Rosetana qualified to the finals. Perugia, Tiferno disqualified and relegated. Group B Classifica girone BPt1.Virtus Goliarda, Roma232.Ostiense, Roma223.Romano, Roma204.Ardita, Roma195.Viterbese, Viterbo176.Vittoria, Roma177.Civitavecchiese98.U.S. Romana, Roma99.Juventus F.C., Roma6 Verdetti Goliarda qualified to the finals. Romano merged with Virtus Goliarda and US Romana disbanded. Group C Classifica Classifica girone CPt1.Salernitana192.Stabia183.U.S. Lecce144.Nocerina105.Scafatese95.Aversana, Aversa97.Torremaggiore3 Verdetti Salernitana qualified to the finals. Scafatese and Torre Maggiore disqualified and relegated. Group D Classifica girone DPt1.Messinese152.Vigor, Palermo143.Peloro, Messina134.Gargallo Siracusa115.Indomita, Palermo96.Umberto I, Messina3 Verdetti Messinese qualified to the finals. Umberto I disbanded. Southern Finals Classifica finale Divisione SudPt1.Goliarda Roma72.Rosetana63.Salernitana54.Messinese4 Goliarda Roma Southern Championship winner. The FIGC did not considered Southern Italy ready for a full championship reform, so all clubs were put into a special one-year Southern Championship, postponing any decision to 1929. Championship Cup The group winners of Northern Italy played for the national title, because they were considered evidently stronger than the Southern clubs by the FIGC. However, Rivarolese and Saronno retired from this cup. Final GroupPt1.Edera Trieste102.Piacenza63.Forlì54.Viareggio4 Edera Champions of Second Division 1928. However, as a former football club of the disbanded Italian Republican Party (Edera=ivy, the PRI symbol), it was disliked by the fascists so it was merged with another club from Trieste, Ponziana, to form new ASPE. Notes Luigi Saverio Bertazzoni, Annuario Italiano del Giuoco del Calcio (it.) 1927-1928 3