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The scudetto

The Italian football champions (Italian: Scudetto - little shield) are the annual winners of Serie A, Italy's premier annual football league competition. The title has been contested since 1898, in varying forms of competition. While Internazionale are the current champions, Juventus FC has won the most championships, with 27 titles.

The first Italian Football Championship was decided in a single day with only four teams competing, three from Turin and one from Genoa. The title was decided using a knock-out format with Genoa Cricket & Athletic Club inaugural winners. The knock-out format was used until the 1909–10 season, when a league consisting of nine teams was formed. The regular league season was followed by a championship game featuring the first and second place teams. The championship, which had been confined to a single league in the north of Italy, became a national competition in 1929 with the foundation of Serie A and Serie B.

Several times in history, a champion was not named. World wars suspended the official Championship from both 1915 to 1919 and 1943 to 1945 although an officially unrecognised tournament took place in both 1916 and 1944. Match fixing prevented a champion being declared in both the 1926–27 and 2004–05 seasons with Torino FC and Juventus FC being stripped of their titles.

History

Italian Football Championship

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Milan Cricket & Football Club team, champions in 1901

The first official national football tournament was organised in 1898 by the Italian Football Federation (Italian: Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio, FIGC).[1] This tournament, the first Italian Football Championship, was held in a single day, 8 May, 1898, in Turin. Genoa Cricket and Athletics Club were crowned as champions, defeating Internazionale Torino by 3–1 following extra time.[1] In the following years, the tournament was structured into regional groups with the winners of each group participating in a playoff with the eventual winners being declared champions. The format was modified for the 1909–10 season which was played in a league format. Nine clubs participated playing each other both home and away, and with the clubs finishing first and second playing for the championship in a single playoff final. This season was the first victory for Internazionale who defeated Pro Vercelli in the final by 10–3.[2] The 1912–13 season saw the competition nationalised with North and South divisions.[3] In 1916 AC Milan won the Coppa Federale, which for that season was a substitute for the championship, which had been suspended because of the First World War.[4] The tournament that year was limited to clubs from the north with the execption of Pro Vercelli but was not treated as an official trophy or recognized by FIGC as an Italian title.

Controversy hit the Championship in the 1921–22 season which saw the major clubs (including Pro Vercelli, Bologna FC and Juventus FC) in dispute with the FIGC. The teams had asked for a reduction in the number of clubs in the top division in accordance with a plan drawn up by Vittorio Pozzo, the Italian national coach. Pozzo's plan was dismissed and the CCI (Italian: Confederazione Calcistica Italiana) was founded and organised a league to run concurrently with the league organised by the FIGC.[5] Further scandal followed in the 1926–27 season when title-winners Torino were stripped of their scudetto following an FIGC investigation. A Torino official was found to have bribed opposing defender Luigi Allemandi in Torino's match against Juventus FC on 5 June, 1927, and thus the season finished with no declared champions.[6]

Serie A

Following the scandal of match-fixing and the split between the FIGC and the CCI, the Viareggio charter was drawn up to legalise professionalism, ban foreign players and rationalise the championship from its regionalised state into national leagues, Serie A and Serie B.[7] The 1929–30 season was the inaugural Serie A season and was won by Ambrosiana. The next eleven years were dominated by Juventus FC and Bologna FC who won all of the scudetti between them but further success was truncated as the Championship was suspended in 1943 due to the Second World War.[5] A Championship was held in 1944, the Campionato Alta Italia, and won by Spezia Calcio 1906.[8] The title wasn't officially recognised by FIGC until 2002 and even then the scudetto is considered a "decoration".[9]

The post-war years were dominated by Grande Torino while Juventus finished second three times in a row.[5] The 1950s saw the gradual emergence of AC Milan, with the help of Swede Gunnar Nordahl who was Serie A's leading scorer (Italian: Caponcannonieri) for five out of six seasons. Juventus began to dominate throughout the 1970s and early 1980s with nine scudetti in fifteen seasons while the 1990s saw AC Milan come to prominence.[5]

Serie A was dealt another blow by the 2006 Serie A scandal which involved alleged widespread match fixing implicating league champions Juventus, and other major teams including AC Milan, Fiorentina, Lazio, and Reggina.[10] The FIGC ruled Juventus be stripped of their title, relegated to Serie B and start the following season with a nine-point deduction. The other clubs involved suffered similarly with relegation and points deduction.[11]

Previous winners

Italian Football Championship

Year Winner Runners-up Top scorer (club) (goals)
1898 Genoa Cricket & Athletic Club Internazionale Torino
1899 Genoa Cricket & Athletic Club Internazionale Torino
1900 Genoa Cricket & Football Club Internazionale Torino
1901 Milan Cricket & FC Genoa Cricket & Football Club
1902 Genoa Cricket & Football Club Milan FC
1903 Genoa Cricket & Football Club Juventus FC
1904 Genoa Cricket & Football Club Juventus FC
1905 Juventus FC Genoa Cricket & Football Club
1906 Milan FC Juventus FC
1907 Milan FC Torino FC
1908 Pro Vercelli US Milanese
1909 Pro Vercelli US Milanese
1909–10 Internazionale Pro Vercilli
1910–11 Pro Vercelli Vicenza
1911–12 Pro Vercelli Venezia
1912–13 Pro Vercelli SS Lazio
1913–14 Casale SS Lazio
1914–15 Genoa Cricket & Football Club[12] Torino
1915–16 AC Milan[13] Juventus FC
1916–19
Postponed due to First World War
1919–20 Internazionale AS Livorno
1920–21 Pro Vercelli Pisa
1921–22[14] Pro Vercelli Fortitudo Roma
1921–22[15] US Novese Sampierdarenese
1922–23 Genoa Cricket & Football Club SS Lazio
1923–24 Genoa Cricket & Football Club Savoia Hungary Henry Schoenfeld (Torino FC) (22)
1924–25 Bologna FC Alba Trastevere Italy Mario Magnozzi (AS Livorno) (19)
1925–26 Juventus FC Alba Trastevere Hungary Ferenc Hirzer (Juventus FC) (35)
1926–27[16] no winner Argentina Julio Libonatti (Torino FC) (21)
1927–28 Torino FC Genoa Cricket & Football Club Argentina Julio Libonatti (Torino FC) (35)
1928–29 Bologna FC Torino FC Italy Gino Rossetti (Torino FC) (36)

Serie A

Year Winner Runners-up Top scorer (club) (goals)
1929–30 Ambrosiana Genoa Italy Giuseppe Meazza (Ambrosiana) (31)
1930–31 Juventus FC AS Roma Italy Rodolfo Volk (AS Roma) (29)
1931–32 Juventus FC Bologna FC Uruguay Pedro Petrone (Fiorentina)
Italy Angelo Schiavio (Bologna) (25)
1932–33 Juventus FC Internazionale Italy Felice Placido Borel II° (Juventus FC) (29)
1933–34 Juventus FC Internazionale Italy Felice Placido Borel II° (Juventus FC) (31)
1934–35 Juventus FC Internazionale Argentina Enrico Guaita (AS Roma) (31)
1935–36 Bologna FC AS Roma Italy Giuseppe Meazza (Ambrosiana Inter) (25)
1936–37 Bologna FC SS Lazio Italy Silvio Piola (SS Lazio) (21)
1937–38 Ambrosiana-Inter Juventus FC Italy Giuseppe Meazza (Ambrosiana Inter) (20)
1938–39 Bologna FC Torino FC Italy Aldo Boffi (AC Milan)
Uruguay Ettore Puricelli (Bologna FC) (19)
1939–40 Ambrosiana-Inter Bologna FC Italy Aldo Boffi (AC Milan) (24)
1940–41 Bologna FC Internazionale Uruguay Ettore Puricelli (Bologna FC) (22)
1941–42 AS Roma Torino FC Italy Aldo Boffi (AC Milan) (22)
1942–43 Torino FC AS Livorno Italy Silvio Piola (SS Lazio) (21)
1943–44
Postponed due to Second World War
1944 VV.F. Spezia[17] Torino FC
1944–45
Postponed due to Second World War
1945–46 Torino FC Juventus FC Italy Eusebio Castigliano (Torino FC) (13)
1946–47 Torino FC Juventus FC Italy Valentino Mazzola (Torino FC) (29)
1947–48 Torino FC Juventus FC Italy Giampiero Boniperti (Juventus FC) (27)
1948–49 Torino[18] Internazionale Hungary Stefano Nyers (Internazionale) (26)
1949–50 Juventus FC AC Milan Sweden Gunnar Nordahl (AC Milan) (35)
1950–51 AC Milan Internazionale Sweden Gunnar Nordahl (AC Milan) (34)
1951–52 Juventus FC AC Milan Denmark John Hansen (Juventus FC) (30)
1952–53 Internazionale Juventus FC Sweden Gunnar Nordahl (AC Milan) (26)
1953–54 Internazionale Juventus FC Sweden Gunnar Nordahl (AC Milan) (23)
1954–55 AC Milan Udinese Sweden Gunnar Nordahl (AC Milan) (26)
1955–56 Fiorentina AC Milan Italy Gino Pivatelli (Bologna FC) (29)
1956–57 AC Milan Fiorentina Brazil Dino Da Costa (AS Roma) (22)
1957–58 Juventus FC Fiorentina Wales John Charles (Juventus FC) (28)
1958–59 AC Milan Fiorentina Argentina Antonio Valentin Angelillo (Internazionale) (33)
1959–60 Juventus FC Fiorentina Argentina Omar Sivori (Juventus FC) (28)
1960–61 Juventus FC AC Milan Italy Sergio Brighenti (Sampdoria) (27)
1961–62 AC Milan Internazionale Brazil José Altafini (AC Milan)
Italy Aurelio Milani (Fiorentina) (22)
1962–63 Internazionale Juventus FC Denmark Harald Nielsen (Bologna)
Argentina Pedro Manfredini (AS Roma) (19)
1963–64 Bologna FC Internazionale Denmark Harald Nielsen (Bologna) (21)
1964–65 Internazionale AC Milan Italy Alberto Orlando (Fiorentina)
Italy Sandro Mazzola (Internazionale) (17)
1965–66 Internazionale Bologna FC Italy Luis Vinicio (Vicenza) (25)
1966–67 Juventus FC Internazionale Italy Gigi Riva (Cagliari) (18)
1967–68 AC Milan SSC Napoli Italy Pierino Prati (AC Milan) (15)
1968–69 Fiorentina Cagliari Italy Gigi Riva (Cagliari) (21)
1969–70 Cagliari Internazionale Italy Gigi Riva (Cagliari) (21)
1970–71 Internazionale AC Milan Italy Roberto Boninsegna (Internazionale) (24)
1971–72 Juventus FC AC Milan Italy Roberto Boninsegna (Internazionale) (22)
1972–73 Juventus FC AC Milan Italy Paolino Pulici (Torino FC)
Italy Gianni Rivera (AC Milan)
Italy Giuseppe Savoldi (Bologna FC) (17)
1973–74 SS Lazio Juventus FC Italy Giorgio Chinaglia (SS Lazio) (24)
1974–75 Juventus FC Napoli Italy Paolino Pulici (Torino FC) (18)
1975–76 Torino FC Juventus FC Italy Paolino Pulici (Torino FC) (21)
1976–77 Juventus FC Torino FC Italy Francesco Graziani (Torino FC) (21)
1977–78 Juventus FC Vicenza Italy Paolo Rossi (Vicenza) (24)
1978–79 AC Milan Perugia Italy Bruno Giordano (SS Lazio) (19)
1979–80 Internazionale Juventus FC Italy Roberto Bettega (Juventus FC) (16)
1980–81 Juventus FC AS Roma Italy Roberto Pruzzo (AS Roma) (18)
1981–82 Juventus FC Fiorentina Italy Roberto Pruzzo (AS Roma) (15)
1982–83 AS Roma Juventus FC France Michel Platini (Juventus FC) (16)
1983–84 Juventus FC AS Roma France Michel Platini (Juventus FC) (20)
1984–85 Hellas Verona FC Torino FC France Michel Platini (Juventus FC) (18)
1985–86 Juventus FC AS Roma Italy Roberto Pruzzo (AS Roma) (19)
1986–87 SSC Napoli Juventus FC Italy Pietro Paolo Virdis (AC Milan) (17)
1987–88 AC Milan SSC Napoli Argentina Diego Maradona (SSC Napoli) (15)
1988–89 Internazionale SSC Napoli Italy Aldo Serena (Internazionale) (22)
1989–90 SSC Napoli AC Milan Netherlands Marco van Basten (AC Milan) (19)
1990–91 UC Sampdoria AC Milan Italy Gianluca Vialli (UC Sampdoria) (19)
1991–92 AC Milan Juventus FC Netherlands Marco Van Basten (AC Milan) (25)
1992–93 AC Milan Internazionale Italy Giuseppe Signori (SS Lazio) (26)
1993–94 AC Milan Juventus FC Italy Giuseppe Signori (SS Lazio) (23)
1994–95 Juventus FC SS Lazio Argentina Gabriel Batistuta (Fiorentina) (26)
1995–96 AC Milan Juventus FC Italy Giuseppe Signori (SS Lazio)
Italy Igor Protti (AS Bari) (24)
1996–97 Juventus FC Parma FC Italy Filippo Inzaghi (Atalanta) (24)
1997–98 Juventus FC Internazionale Germany Oliver Bierhoff (Udinese) (27)
1998–99 AC Milan SS Lazio Brazil Márcio Amoroso (Udinese) (22)
1999–00 SS Lazio Juventus FC Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan) (24)
2000–01 AS Roma Juventus FC Argentina Hernán Crespo (SS Lazio) (26)
2001–02 Juventus FC AS Roma France David Trézéguet (Juventus FC)
Italy Dario Hübner (Piacenza) (24)
2002–03 Juventus FC Internazionale Italy Christian Vieri (Internazionale) (24)
2003–04 AC Milan AS Roma Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan) (24)
2004–05[19]
No winner
 Italy Cristiano Lucarelli (AS Livorno)
Italy Alberto Gilardino (Parma FC) (24)
2005–06 Internazionale[12] AS Roma Italy Luca Toni (Fiorentina) (31)
2006–07 Internazionale AS Roma

Performance by club

The following table lists the performance of each club describing winners of the Championship.

Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons
Juventus FC
27
19
1905, 1925–26, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03
AC Milan
17
14
1901, 1906, 1907, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1978–79, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
Internazionale
15
13
1909–10, 1919–20, 1929–30, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1970–71, 1979–80, 1988–89, 2005–06, 2006–07
Genoa CFC
9
4
1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1914–5, 1922–23, 1923–24
Torino FC
7
7
1927–28, 1942–43, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1975–76
Bologna FC
7
4
1924–25, 1928–29, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1940–41, 1963–4
Pro Vercelli
7
1
1908, 1909, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1920–21, 1921–22 (CCI)
AS Roma
3
11
1941–42, 1982–83, 2000–01
SS Lazio
2
6
1973–74, 1999–00
Fiorentina
2
5
1955–56, 1968–69
SSC Napoli
2
4
1986–87, 1989–90
Cagliari
1
1
1969–70
Casale
1
-
1913–14
US Novese
1
-
1921–22 (FIGC)
UC Sampdoria
1
-
1990–91
Verona FC
1
-
1984–85
Spezia
1 (decorative)
-
1944

Titles by region

The following table lists the Italian football champions by region.

Region Titles Winning Clubs
Piedmont
43
Juventus FC (27), Pro Vercelli (7), Torino FC (7), Casale (1), US Novese (1)
File:Lombardy-flag.svg Lombardy
32
AC Milan (17), Internazionale (15)
Liguria
10
Genoa CFC (9), UC Sampdoria (1)
File:Emilia-Romagna-Flag.png Emilia-Romagna
7
Bologna FC (7)
File:Latium.png Lazio
5
AS Roma (3), SS Lazio (2)
Campania
2
SSC Napoli (2)
Tuscany
2
Fiorentina (2)
Sardinia
1
Cagliari (1)
Veneto
1
Verona FC (1)

Titles by city

The following table lists the Italian football champions by city.

City Titles Winning Clubs
Turin
34
Juventus (27), Torino FC (7)
File:Milano-Stemma.png Milan
32
AC Milan (17), Internazionale (15)
File:Genova-Stemma.png Genoa
10
Genoa CFC (9), UC Sampdoria (1)
File:Bologna-Stemma.png Bologna
7
Bologna FC (7)
File:Vercelli-Stemma.png Vercelli
7
Pro Vercelli (7)
File:Roma-Stemma.png Rome
5
AS Roma (3), SS Lazio (2)
Florence
2
Fiorentina (2)
File:Napoli-Stemma.png Naples
2
SSC Napoli (2)
File:Cagliari-Stemma.png Cagliari
1
Cagliari (1)
File:Casale Monferrato-Stemma.png Casale Monferrato
1
Casale (1)
File:Novi Ligure-Stemma.png Novi Ligure
1
US Novese (1)
File:Verona-Stemma.png Verona
1
Verona FC (1)

See also

Sources

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

References and notes

  1. ^ a b "FIGC History - 1898". FIGC. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  2. ^ "Italy - Championship History 1898-1923". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  3. ^ "FIGC History - 1913". FIGC. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  4. ^ "Juventus FC vs AC Milan". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  5. ^ a b c d "Italy - List of Champions". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  6. ^ James Lawton (2006-07-08). "Italy are fabulously flawed". The Independent. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
  7. ^ John Foot. Calcio - a history of Italian Football. Fourth Estate. ISBN 0007175744.
  8. ^ "Italy 1943/44 (War Championship)". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  9. ^ "Lo scudetto del '44 - 4a parte" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio 1906. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  10. ^ "Serie A quartet will stand trial". BBC Sport. 2006-06-23. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  11. ^ "Italian trio relegated to Serie B". BBC Sport. 2006-07-14. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  12. ^ a b Title awarded by the FIGC
  13. ^ Title not recognised by FIGC.
  14. ^ Awarded by the CCI.
  15. ^ Awarded by the FIGC
  16. ^ Torino FC stripped of their title.
  17. ^ Not recognised by FIGC until 2002, considered a decorative title
  18. ^ Title awarded by FIGC following the Superga air disaster.
  19. ^ Juventus FC stripped of their title.

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