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1922 Coppa Italia


FieldValue
titleCoppa Italia
year1922
winnersVado
count1
secondUdinese
matches37
goals112
scoring_leaderErnesto Bonino (6 goals)
countryItaly
dates2 April – 16 July 1922
num_teams38
next_season1926–27

The 1922 Coppa Italia was the first edition of the national domestic tournament cup in Italian football. Thirty-seven teams entered the tournament, which ran between 2 April and 16 July 1922. Vado win in the final, the only national domestic title in its history.

Background

Proposals for an Italian football cup were made many times before WWI, without a tournament coming to pass. In 1921, when all major clubs resigned from the FIGC to establish the country's first football league, FIGC as a response decided to create a cup competition to recognize the championship.

The fixture assignments for the first Coppa Italia were difficult given the number of teams admitted to the tournament (37), which did not allow for a normal knockout format. As a result, it was necessary to award several teams with byes. Almost every team was from Northern Italy, with Livorno being the southernmost club allowed to participate.

With the victory of the outsider Vado which competed in the Promozione, the Ligurians became the first club to win the country's premier national domestic tournament cup. The club won the competition despite not playing in the top division; an achievement that has only ever been equaled on one other occasion in the tournament's history, by Naples in the 1961–62 Coppa Italia.

The cup was not a distinguished tournament at the time, the prestigious clubs not participating and clubs limited to Northern Italy. Many clubs involved in the championship forfeited their continued participation in the tournament to avoid disturbing their season.

Reunification of the Football Association and the Football League caused the tournament not to resume until the 1935-36 edition.

Participating teams

The teams retired from the competition before the first round are marked in italics.

Prima Categoria and Coppa Giulia

PiedmontLombardyEmiliaVenezia Giulia

Promozione

PiedmontLombardyEmilia

First round

Treviso received a bye due to a drawing; Libertas Firenze and Pro Livorno received byes due to fixture congestion.

Home teamScoreAway team
Audace Livorno0-2Molassana
Casalecchio0-2Carpi
Crema4-1Codogno
Fanfulla2-1Libertas Milano
Forti e Liberti Forlì3-0Mantovana
Juventus Italia2-0Enotria Genova
Lucchese9-0CS Firenze
Novese6-0Aeronautica Torino
Rivarolese2-0Sestrese
Spes Genova0-1Speranza Savona
Trevigliese0-1 (aet)Saronno
Triestina0-2Edera Trieste
Udinese4–0Feltrese
Vado4-3 (aet)Fiorente
Valenzana2-1Pastore Torino
Vercellese0-1US Torinese
Virtus Bologna1-0Parma

Second round

Libertas Firenze and Pro Livorno received byes due to fixture congestion.

Home teamScoreAway team
Crema1-2Speranza Savona
Fanfulla1-4Novese
Forti e Liberti Forlì4-0Treviso
Juventus Italia3-0US Torinese
Lucchese5-0Rivarolese
Vado5-1Molassana
Valenzana1-0Saronno
Virtus Bologna1-0Carpi
Edera Trieste0-4Udinese

Third round

Libertas Firenze, Novese, Pro Livorno and Speranza Savona received byes due to fixture congestion; Udinese received a bye due to the absence of competitors.

Home teamScoreAway team
Lucchese4-0Virtus Bologna
Vado2-0Juventus Italia
Valenzana3-0Forti e Liberti Forlì

Quarter-finals

Home teamScoreAway team
Libertas Firenze2-0Valenzana
Novese0-2Udinese
Speranza Savona1-2Lucchese
Pro Livorno0-1Vado

Semi-finals

Home teamScoreAway team
Vado1-0 (aet)Libertas Firenze
Udinese1–0Lucchese

Final

Main article: 1922 Coppa Italia final

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1ITA Ernesto BoninoLucchese6
2ITA Virgilio LevrattoVado5
3ITA Gian Antonio MaggiJuventus Italia4

References

References

  1. Federal decision.
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