1922–23 Prima Divisione Explained

Competition:Prima Divisione
Season:1922–23
Winners:Genoa
8th title
Relegated:Mantova
US Torinese
Petrarca Padova
Speranza Savona
Derthona
Rivarolese
Esperia Como
Udinese
Lucchese
US Milanese
Pastore Torino
Savona
Prevseason:1921–22 (FIGC)
1921–22 (CCI)
Nextseason:1923–24

The 1922–23 Prima Divisione season was won by Genoa.

Teams admitted

Due to the high numbers of participants, under the agreement with the Northern League, the FIGC had to organize a qualification tournament in July, in order to reduce them to three rounds of 12 sides each.

Northern League

From 1921-22 C.C.I. championship:
From 1921-22 F.I.G.C. championship:
After qualification:

(*) This side is the result of the merger of U.S. Livorno (CCI) and Pro Livorno (FIGC).

Southern League

All the teams were from 1921-22 C.C.I. championship:
After qualification:
New club

(*) These sides were the results of various mergers:

Northern League

Regular season

Group winners went to the final phase. Four worst clubs of each group were relegated.

Group A

Classification
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Team
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Promotion or relegation
1.Pro Vercelli2217234914+3536Qualified
2.Torino2214445912+4732
3.Sampierdarenese2212463722+1528
4.Pisa2211384333+1025
5.Hellas Verona229672926+324
6.Casale227962317+623
7.Internazionale228593337-421
7.Virtus Bologna228591522-721
9.Mantova (R)2266101827-918Relegated
10.US Torinese (R)2264122341-1816
11.PetrarcaPadova(R)2263132051-3115
12.SperanzaSavona(R)2205171057-475
Results table

Group B

Classification
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Team
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Promotion or relegation
1.Genoa2217506118+4339Qualified
2.Legnano2213633719+1832
3.Bologna2211566621+4527
4.Milan2281043228426
5.Juventus2210573121+1025
6.Cremonese2210482825+324
6.Modena2210482423+124
8.Spezia225982029-919Relegation tie-breaker
9.Derthona (R)226792931-219
10.Rivarolese (R)2274112849-2118Relegated
11.EsperiaComo(R)2214171149-386
12.Udinese (R)2213181468-545
Relegation tie-breaker

Played on July 1, 1923, in Genoa.

Tie-breaker
  • Played on July 8, 1923, in Genoa.

    Group C

    Classification
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    Team
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    Promotion or relegation
    1.Padova2214444721+2632Qualification tie-breaker
    2.Alessandria2214443414+2032
    3.Livorno2213454319+2430
    3.SPAL2212643715+2230
    5.Novara2212284124+1726
    6.Andrea Doria229674029+1124
    7.Brescia2284103428+620
    8.Novese225982632-619
    9.Lucchese (R)2264122455-3116Relegated
    10.US Milanese (R)2238112343-2014
    11.PastoreTorino(R)2243151653-3711
    12.Savona (R)2234151446-3210
    Promotion tie-breaker

    Played on June 3, 1923, in Milan.

    Padova qualified for the Final Round.

    Final round

    Classification

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    Team
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    Champions of Italy
    1.Genoa431082+67Qualified
    2.Pro Vercelli41125503
    3.Padova4103410-62

    Results table

    Southern League

    See main article: 1922–23 Lega Sud. The Southern League was a separate amatorial league, still divided in five regions. The winner were Lazio Rome.

    References and sources