1926–27 Divisione Nazionale Explained

Competition:	Divisione Nazionale
Season:	1926–27
Dates:	3 October 1926 – 10 July 1927
Winners:	Not awarded (Torino were stripped of their title due to match fixing)
Relegated:	No relegations (Roma and Napoli were later readmitted to Divisione Nazionale as guests)
League Topscorer:	Anton Powolny (22 goals)
Matches:	210
Total Goals:	696
Prevseason:	1925–26
Nextseason:	1927–28

The 1926–27 Divisione Nazionale season was won by Torino on the field, but the title was revoked during the following season due to alleged match fixing in a derby match against Juventus. This was the first Italian championship organized on a national basis.

The Viareggio Charter

In 1926 the ”Viareggio Charter” submitted the Italian football's organization to the fascist regime. The Northern League was disbanded and it was substituted by the Higher Divisions Directory, an authority appointed by the fascists. Three clubs from Southern Italy were added to the original sixteen-clubs championship to make it a national league. The 20th club had been chosen by a special qualification between the relegated clubs of the Northern League which was won by US Alessandria. A final phase substituted the championship final which had become a traditional appointment with riots and supporter violences.

First phase

Group A

Classification

width=33	P	width=300	Team	width=33	Pld	width=33	W	width=33	D	width=33	L	width=33	GF	width=33	GA	width=33	GD	width=33	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1.	Juventus	18	12	3	3	44	10	+34	27	Qualified to the finals
1.	Internazionale	18	12	3	3	49	22	+27	27
3.	Genoa	18	10	4	4	37	15	+22	24
4.	Casale	18	9	3	6	24	22	+2	21
5.	Pro Vercelli	18	7	6	5	27	22	+5	20
6.	Modena	18	6	6	6	21	27	-6	18
7.	Brescia	18	6	3	9	28	35	-7	15
7.	Hellas Verona	18	6	3	9	19	35	-16	15
9.	Alba-Audace Roma^[1]	18	5	2	11	25	32	-7	12	Disbanded
10.	Napoli	18	0	1	17	7	61	-54	1	Later readmitted^[2]

Results table

The home teams are read down the left hand side while the away teams are indicated along the top.

Group B

Classification

width=33	P	width=300	Team	width=33	Pld	width=33	W	width=33	D	width=33	L	width=33	GF	width=33	GA	width=33	GD	width=33	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1.	Torino	18	12	2	4	52	25	+27	26	Qualified to the finals
2.	Milan	18	11	2	5	41	27	+14	24
2.	Bologna	18	11	2	5	38	26	+12	24
4.	Alessandria	18	9	3	6	42	24	+18	21
5.	Livorno	18	9	2	7	32	28	+4	20
5.	Sampierdarenese^[3]	18	9	2	7	31	36	-5	20
7.	Padova	18	7	1	10	29	44	-15	15
8.	Andrea Doria	18	5	3	10	16	31	-15	13	Disbanded
9.	Cremonese	18	6	0	12	19	35	-16	12	Later readmitted
10.	Fortitudo-Pro Roma	18	2	1	15	18	42	-24	5	Later readmitted

Results table

The home teams are read down the left hand side while the away teams are indicated along the top.

Final round

Classification

width=33	P	Team	width=33	Pld	width=33	W	width=33	D	width=33	L	width=33	GF	width=33	GA	width=33	GD	width=33	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1.	Torino	10	7	0	3	17	15	+2	14	First team^[4]
2.	Bologna	10	5	2	3	14	6	+8	12
3.	Juventus	10	5	1	4	24	13	+11	11
4.	Genoa	10	4	1	5	15	21	-6	9
5.	Internazionale	10	3	2	5	13	16	-3	8
6.	Milan	10	2	2	6	13	25	-12	6

Results table

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Anton Powolny	Internazionale	22
2	Julio Libonatti	Torino	21
3	Gino Rossetti	Torino	19
4	Antonio Vojak	Juventus	16

References and sources

Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005

Notes and References

[S.S. Alba-Audace Roma|Alba-Audace Roma]
Readmitted at the end of the season.
[U.C. Sampdoria|Andrea Doria]
Title revoked during the following season.