1926–27 Divisione Nazionale

The 1926–27 Divisione Nazionale season was won by Torino on the field, however the title was revoked during the following season due to alleged match fixing in a derby match against Juventus. This was the first Italian championship organized on a national basis.

Divisione Nazionale
Season1926–27
ChampionsNot awarded (Torino were stripped of their title due to match fixing)
RelegatedNo relegations (Roma and Napoli were later readmitted to Divisione Nazionale as guests)
Matches played210
Goals scored696 (3.31 per match)
Top goalscorerAnton Powolny
(22 goals)

Pre-Season qualifications

In 1926 the ”Viareggio Charter” submitted the Italian football's organization to the fascist regime. The Northern League was disbanded and it was substituted by the Higher Divisions Directory, an authority appointed by the fascists. Three clubs from Southern Italy were added to the original sixteen-clubs championship to make it a national league. The 20th club was chosen by a special qualification between the relegated clubs of the Northern League.

Round 1
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Alessandria 6-1 Pisa
Legnano 2-0[1] Udinese
Mantova 7-3[2] Reggiana
Novara 4-0 Parma

Round 2
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Alessandria 4-1 Legnano
Mantova 3-4[2] Novara

Round 3
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Alessandria 2-2[2] Novara
Repetition
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Alessandria 3-1 Novara

Alessandria was admitted to the National Division.

First phase

Classification
P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1. Juventus 18 12 3 3 44 10 +34 27 Qualified to the finals
1. Internazionale 18 12 3 3 49 22 +27 27
3. Genoa 18 10 4 4 37 15 +22 24
4. Casale 18 9 3 6 24 22 +2 21
5. Pro Vercelli 18 7 6 5 27 22 +5 20
6. Modena 18 6 6 6 21 27 -6 18
7. Brescia 18 6 3 9 28 35 -7 15
7. Hellas Verona 18 6 3 9 19 35 -16 15
9. Alba-Audace Roma[3] 18 5 2 11 25 32 -7 12 Later readmitted to Divisione Nazionale[4]
10. Napoli 18 0 1 17 7 61 -54 1

Results table
  • The home teams are read down the left hand side while the away teams are indicated along the top.
Home \ Away ALB BRE CAS GEN HEL INT JUV MOD NAP PRO
Alba-Audace Roma — 5–2 0–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 5–2 3–0
Brescia 4–0 — 3–1 1–0 4–2 0–3 0–2 2–2 5–1 0–0
Casale 3–1 3–0 — 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 3–0 1–1
Genoa 2–0 4–1 4–0 — 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–1 4–1 3–0
Hellas Verona 2–0 1–4 1–2 1–1 — 1–1 1–0 1–0 5–0 2–1
Internazionale 2–1 4–1 3–0 2–1 5–0 — 3–0 2–1 9–2 2–0
Juventus 1–0 2–0 4–0 0–0 6–0 4–1 — 7–2 8–0 0–1
Modena 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–4 1–1 — 1–0 3–1
Napoli 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–2[5] 0–1 0–3 0–3 0–1 — 0–3
Pro Vercelli 3–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 4–1 4–3 0–0 0–0 4–1 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Classification
P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1. Torino 18 12 2 4 52 25 +27 26 Qualified to the finals
2. Milan 18 11 2 5 41 27 +14 24
2. Bologna 18 11 2 5 38 26 +12 24
4. Alessandria 18 9 3 6 42 24 +18 21
5. Livorno 18 9 2 7 32 28 +4 20
5. Sampierdarenese[6] 18 9 2 7 31 36 -5 20
7. Padova 18 7 1 10 29 44 -15 15
8. Andrea Doria[6] 18 5 3 10 16 31 -15 13
9. Cremonese 18 6 0 12 19 35 -16 12 Later readmitted to Divisione Nazionale[4]
10. Fortitudo-Pro Roma[3] 18 2 1 15 18 42 -24 5

Results table
  • The home teams are read down the left hand side while the away teams are indicated along the top.
Home \ Away ALE ADO BOL CRE FOR LIV MIL PAD SAM TOR
Alessandria — 5–0 5–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 3–1 6–1 6–1 1–3
Andrea Doria 1–2 — 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2
Bologna 2–0 0–0 — 4–2 2–1 3–2 4–1 5–1 4–2 1–1
Cremonese 1–0 3–1 1–0 — 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 4–0 0–1
Fortitudo-Pro-Roma 1–1 0–1 0–2[5] 1–2 — 0–2[5] 2–3 1–2 0–1 4–2
Livorno 1–2 2–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 — 1–2 5–0 3–0 2–1
Milan 1–1 4–1 4–2 1–0 4–0 3–0 — 5–2 1–2 3–1
Padova 3–2 1–1 0–2 4–1 5–3 3–1 1–3 — 3–1 0–1
Sampierdarenese 2–1 3–0 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 — 4–1
Torino 3–2 3–1 2–1 8–1 4–0 8–0 2–2 3–1 6–1 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

Classification
P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1. Torino 10 7 0 3 17 15 +2 14 First team[7]
2. Bologna 10 5 2 3 14 6 +8 12
3. Juventus 10 5 1 4 24 13 +11 11
4. Genoa 10 4 1 5 15 21 -6 9
5. Internazionale 10 3 2 5 13 16 -3 8
6. Milan 10 2 2 6 13 25 -12 6

Results table
Home \ Away BOL GEN INT JUV MIL TOR
Bologna — 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 5–0
Genoa 1–0 — 1–1 2–3 2–0 3–1
Internazionale 1–0 2–3 — 2–1 1–2 1–2
Juventus 1–1 6–0 1–3 — 8–2 1–0
Milan 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–2[5] — 2–3
Torino 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Anton Powolny Internazionale 22
2 Julio Libonatti Torino 21
3 Gino Rossetti Torino 19
4 Antonio Vojak Juventus 16

References and sources
  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005

Footnotes
  1. Forfeit.
  2. After extra time.
  3. Alba-Audace Roma, as lower Roman, was forced by fascist authorities to merge into Fortitudo-Pro Roma at the end of the season, forming new A.S. Roma, immediately readmitted to Divisione Nazionale.
  4. Readmitted at the end of the season.
  5. Decided by the FIGC.
  6. Andrea Doria was forced by fascist authorities to merge into Sampierdarenese at the end of the season, forming new La Dominante Genova.
  7. Title revoked during the following season.
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