1922–23 Seconda Divisione Explained

Competition:Seconda Divisione
Season:1922–23
Winners:Biellese
1st title
Relegated:Casteggio
Entella
Sestese
Officine
Schio
Mantovana
Vicenza
Giorgione
Grion Pola
Fortitudo
Juve Massa (bankruptcy)
Chiasso (to Switzerland)
Luinese (bankruptcy)
OEM (bankruptcy)
Prevseason:1921–22 (FIGC)
Nextseason:1923–24

Seconda Divisione 1922–23 was the lower championship of the Lega Nord.

Differently from the higher championship, it was structured on six local groups.[1] [2]

Teams

All clubs of former Prima Categoria which did not get a place for the new Prima Divisione, together with the regional champions of former Promozione and CCI local tournaments.

Regulations

Six group of eight clubs, fourteen matchdays. Finals for the title.

No promotions for this year following the agreement betweenFIGC and Northern League about the reduction of the First Division.

Two relegations for each group and a test-matches for the six placed teams against best Third Division clubs.[3]

Group A

Casteggio and OEM relegated. OEM then went bankrupt. Entella lost test-match against Veloci Embriaci and relegated.[4]

Group B

Sestese and Luinese relegated. Luinese then went bankrupt.

Group C

Chiasso and Officine relegated. Chiasso left FIGC to ASF.

Group D

Schio and Mantovana relegated.

Group E

Vicenza and Giorgione relegated. Grion Pola lost test-match against Olympia Fiume and relegated.

Group F

Fortitudo Bologna and Juve Massa relegated. Juve Massa then took a year-break.

Title finals

Biellese and Carpi won semifinals. Biellese won the title.

References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/italhist98-25.html rsssf.org
  2. http://emeroteca.braidense.it/gea/sfoglia_fascicolo.php?IDTestata=387&CodScheda=00KF&PageRec=25&PageSel=12&PB=2&Anno=1922&Mese=07&Giorno=07&IDG=76642&RecSel=0 La Cronaca sportiva (07/lug/1922, Fasc. 25), pp. 2-3. (it.)
  3. La Cronaca sportiva, 07/jul/1922, N. 25 (it.)
  4. Almanacco Panini, Modena, 2020. (it.)