1925–26 Prima Divisione Explained

Competition:Prima Divisione
Season:1925–26
Winners:Juventus
2nd title
Matches:385
Relegated:Novara
Udinese
Pisa
Legnano
Reggiana
Parma
Mantova
League Topscorer:Ferenc Hirzer
(35 goals)
Total Goals:1512
Prevseason:1924–25
Nextseason:1926–27

The 1925–26 Prima Divisione season, its final season, was won by Juventus.

Northern League

Regular season

Udinese and Parma FC had been promoted from the Second Division.

Goal average was introduced eliminating the tie-breakers.

The Northern League decided to create the Serie A with 16 teams starting in 1926, so the last four teams of each group should be relegated.

However, just after the end of the regular season the fascists postponed thus project under protests of Southern clubs which would be excluded. They imposed a National Division of two groups instead, and all relegated clubs entered into an extraordinary qualification for the new tournament.

Group A

Classification
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Team
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Promotion or relegation
1.Bologna2217417420+5438Qualified to the final
2.Torino2216426728+3936
3.Modena2211384530+1525
4.Hellas Verona2210575848+1025
5.Internazionale2210574438+625
6.Casale229494232+1022
7.Andrea Doria2293103750-1321
8.Brescia2283113851-1519
9.Novara2266104042-218Qualifications to the National Division
10.Udinese2253143875-3713
11.Pisa2252152365-4212
12.Legnano2234152249-2710
Results table

Group B

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Team
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Promotion or relegation
1.Juventus2217326814+5437Qualified to the final
2.Cremonese2213364125+1629
3.Genoa2213274829+1928
4.Padova2211385533+2225
5.Livorno2211384345-225
6.Sampierdarenese2210393843-523
7.Pro Vercelli229494231+1122
8.Milan22102104339+422
9.Reggiana2273123050-2017Qualifications to the National Division
10.Alessandria2272134148-716
11.Parma2252152358-3512
12.Mantova2224162481-578
Results table

Finals

Tie-break
  • Played on August 1, 1926, in Milan.

    Juventus qualified for the National Finals.

    Southern League

    See main article: 1925–26 Lega Sud. The Southern League was a separate amatorial league, still divided in five regions. The winner were Alba Rome.

    National Finals

    1st leg Date: 8 August 1926, 2nd leg Date: 22 August 1926

    Top goalscorers

    Rank Player Club Goals
    1 Ferenc HirzerJuventus35
    2 Angelo SchiavioBologna28
    3 Pietro PastoreJuventus26
    4 Márton BukoviAlba Roma25
    5 Ernesto GhisiInternaples20
    Adolfo BaloncieriTorino
    7 Giovanni FerrariInternaples16

    Qualification to the National Division

    Round 1

    Played on August 29

    Round 2

    Played on September 5

    Round 3

    Played on September 12

    RepetitionPlayed on September 19 in Turin

    Alessandria was qualified to the National Division.

    References and sources