1913–14 Prima Categoria Explained

Competition:Prima Categoria
Season:1913–14
Winners:Casale
1st title
Prevseason:1912–13
Nextseason:1914–15

The 1913–14 Prima Categoria season was won by Casale.

Regulation

The Northern championship, which was the main tournament, was split in three groups of ten clubs, with eighteen matchdays, even if the Oriental group could not be filled.

The best two clubs of each group went to the final group. Last clubs should be relegated.

The experimental Southern groups had their own special regulations.

Teams

US Alessandria for Piedmont, Liguria for Ligury, Nazionale Lombardia for Lombardy, and Petrarca Padua had been promoted according to the national regulation. However, Lombard local committee also promoted Juve Italia and AC Milanese Lambro, while Venetian local committee also promoted Udinese.

Following Baraldi-Baruffini agreement, three relegated clubs were re-elected, while Vigor Turin and Savona Calcio were also promoted. Finally, Como and Brescia FC were also invited to join.

Main tournament

Piedmont-Liguria

Results table

Lombardy

Results table

Veneto-Emilia

Results table

Final round

Results table

Central-Southern Italy tournament

Tuscany

SPES Livorno advanced to Central Final.

Lazio

Lazio advanced to Central Final.

Campania (Southern Final)

Second leg

Internazionale Napoli won 3–2 on aggregate, advanced to Central-Southern Final.

Central Final

Second leg

Lazio won 4–0 on aggregate, advanced to Central-Southern Final.

Central-Southern Final

Second leg

Lazio won 9–0 on aggregate, advanced to the National Final.[1]

National Finals

Played on 5 and 12 July 1914.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898–2004 . Panini Edizioni . 2005.