1923–24 Seconda Divisione Explained

Competition:	Seconda Divisione
Season:	1923–24
Winners:	Derthona 2nd title
Promoted:	Derthona Reggiana Mantova (wild card)
Relegated:	Varese Pastore SPES Genoa Quarto Veloci Embriaci Saronno Pavia Ostiglia Bentegodi Fortitudo Edera Pola Treviso Firenze Siena Prato Legnegaghese (bankruptcy) US Torinese (bankruptcy)
Prevseason:	1922–23
Nextseason:	1924–25

Seconda Divisione 1923–24 was the lower championship of the Lega Nord.

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

Regulations

Six group of eight clubs, fourteen matchdays. Finals with six clubs, ten matchdays.

Two teams promoted to First Division. Two other clubs to test-matches.

Two relegations for each group and a test-matches for the six placed teams against best Third Division clubs.^{[2] [3]}

Group A

• Derthona 18
• Biellese 14
• Pro Patria 14
• Valenzana 13
• Vercellesi Erranti 12
• Pastore 12
• Varesina 0
• US Torinese (disqualified)

Varesina and US Torinese relegated. US Torinese then went bankrupt. Pastore lost test-match against Veloci Embriaci and relegated.^[4]

Group B

• Sestese 21
• Rivarolese 20
• Savona 17
• Vado 17
• Speranza 15
• Veloci Embriaci 10
• Spes Genova 7
• Quarto 0

Spes Genova and Quarto relegated. Veloci Embriaci lost test-match against Pro Gorizia and relegated.

Group C

• Juve Italia 20
• Como 19
• Atalanta 16
• Monza 15
• Esperia 14
• US Milanese 11
• Saronno 11
• Pavia 6

Saronno and Pavia relegated. Pavia then took a year-break for a financial crisis.

Group D

• Mantova 22
• Fanfulla 18
• Piacenza 16
• Trevigliese 14
• Carpi 13
• Bentegodi 12
• Ostiglia 10
• Legnaghese 5

Ostiglia and Legnaghese relegated. Legnaghese then went bankrupt. Bentegodi lost test-match against Triestina and relegated.

Group E

• Olympia Fiume 18
• Dolo 17
• Venezia 17
• Udinese 13
• Petrarca 12
• Treviso 12
• Monfalconese 11
• Edera Pola 0

Edera Pola relegated for bribery. Treviso lost test-match against Monfalconese, which received a wild card as a team of the newly-Italian Julian March, and relegated.

Group F

• Reggiana 22
• Parma 20
• Viareggio 18
• Lucchese 14
• Libertas 13
• Prato 13
• CS Firenze 6
• Siena 4

CS Firenze and Siena relegated. Prato lost test-match against US Milanese and relegated.

Final group

• Derthona 13
• Reggiana 11
• Olympia Fiume 11
• Sestrese 10
• Juve Italia 9
• Mantova 6

Derthona and Reggiana promoted. Later Mantova also promoted as compensation after a match-fixing scandal.

References

1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital24.html rsssf.org
2. La Cronaca sportiva (it.)
3. Relegation rules confirmed as the previous season to reduce the teams and to rise the matchdays, with four groups of ten clubs.
4. Almanacco Panini, Modena, 2020. (it.)