1938–39 Bologna FC 1909 season

Bologna Associazione Giuoco del Calcio
1938-39 season
PresidentRenato Dall'Ara
ManagerÁrpád Weisz, (until 26 October 1938)
Hermann Felsner
Serie A1º (in Mitropa Cup )
Coppa Italiaround of 32
Mitropa CupSemifinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Puricelli (19)
All: Puricelli (23)

During the 1938-39 season Bologna Associazione Giuoco del Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Mitropa Cup.

Summary

The club won its 5th league championship ever,[1] winning the race against Torino. Weisz was replaced by German manager Felsner on round 6[2] The squad, after a 4-0 score against Napoli[3][4][5] on 21 May 1939, clinched the title.[6] With the trophy of Italian champions, the club reached a decent place in 1939 Mitropa Cup semifinals defeated by Ferencváros.[7]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Italy ITA Carlo Ceresoli
— GK Italy ITA Pietro Ferrari
— DF Italy ITA Dino Fiorini
— DF Italy ITA Mario Montesanto
— DF Italy ITA Mario Pagotto
— DF Italy ITA Secondo Ricci
— DF Italy ITA Aldo Tugnoli
— MF Italy ITA Michele Andreolo
— MF Italy ITA Giordano Corsi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Italy ITA Francisco Fedullo
— MF Italy ITA Aurelio Marchese
— MF Italy ITA Raffaele Sansone
— FW Italy ITA Piero Andreoli
— FW Italy ITA Amedeo Biavati
— FW Italy ITA Bruno Maini
— MF Uruguay URU Ettore Puricelli
— FW Italy ITA Carlo Reguzzoni
— FW Italy ITA Alcide Ivan Violi

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bologna (C) 30 16 10 4 53 31 1.710 42 1939 Mitropa Cup
2 Torino 30 14 10 6 45 34 1.324 38
3 Ambrosiana-Inter 30 14 9 7 55 37 1.486 37 1939 Mitropa Cup
4 Genova 1893 30 14 7 9 53 30 1.767 35
5 Roma 30 14 3 13 39 35 1.114 31
Source: goal average officially used in event of equal points.
(C) Champions

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

18 September 1938 1 Genova 2-3 Bologna Genova
Scarabello 8'
Cattaneo 81'
Report 39' Montesanto
59' Biavati
77' Puricelli
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 14 000
Referee: Giacomo Bertolio
Jack Prims, April 21, 1846 2 Bologna 4-3 Bari Bologna
Reguzzoni 8', 41' (pen.)
Marchese 13'
Puricelli 60'
Report 20' (pen.) Del Bianco
39' Costantino
59' Grossi
Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Referee: Aniello Mazza
2 October 1938 3 Livorno 3-1 Bologna Livorno
Viani II 2', 10', 72' Report 87' (pen.) Reguzzoni Stadium: Stadio Edda Ciano Mussolini
Attendance: 8 000
Referee: Mario Scotto
9 October 1938 4 Bologna 0-3 Torino Bologna
Report 40' Petron
73' Bo
87' Gaddoni
Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Referee: Mario Ciamberlini
16 October 1938 5 Bologna 2-0 Lazio Bologna
Puricelli 29'
Andreolo 39'
Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 9 000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina
30 October 1938 6 Novara 1-3 Bologna Novara
Torri 35' Report 33' (o.g.) Mornese
38' Puricelli
79' Andreolo
Stadium: Stadio Littorio
Attendance: 7 000
Referee: Attilio Soliani
6 November 1938 7 Bologna 2-1 Milano Bologna
Reguzzoni 14'
Puricelli 40'
Report 53' (pen.) Cossio Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Referee: Renzo Curradi
13 November 1938 8 Liguria 1-2 Bologna Genova
Spivach 84' Report 43' Maini
76' Andreolo
Stadium: Stadio del Littorio
Attendance: 18 000
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
27 November 1938 9 Bologna 1-0 Juventus Bologna
Sansone 32' Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 5 000
Referee: Giorgio Moretti
11 December 1938 10 Triestina 1-1 Bologna Trieste
Trevisan 51' Report 72' Puricelli Stadium: Stadio Littorio
Attendance: 7 000
Referee: Francesco Mattea
18 December 1938 11 Bologna 2-2 Lucchese Bologna
Reguzzoni 78'
Biavati 82'
Report 48' Pomponi
75' Stella
Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 6 000
Referee: Luigi Pirovano
1 January 1939 12 Modena 1-1 Bologna Modena
Bazan 37' Report 9' Reguzzoni Stadium: Stadio Cesare Marzari
Attendance: 12 000
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
8 January 1939 13 Bologna 1-0 Roma Bologna
Sansone 54' Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Referee: Giacomo Bertolio
15 January 1939 14 Napoli 1-6 Bologna Napoli
Rocco 88' Report 7' Reguzzoni
23' Sansone
45' Biavati
46', 65' Puricelli
89' Andreoli
Stadium: Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Attendance: 8 000
Referee: Achille Pizziolo
22 January 1939 15 Bologna 1-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Bologna
Puricelli 31' Report 49' (pen.) Meazza Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 20 000
Referee: Giacomo Bertolio
29 January 1939 16 Bologna 3-0 Genova Bologna
Andreolo 10'
Biavati 44'
Puricelli 78'
Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 9 000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina
5 February 1939 17 Bari 2-2 Bologna Bari
Grossi 32'
Capocasale 39'
Report 6', 47' Puricelli Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria
Attendance: 7 000
Referee: Giovanni Tonnetti
12 February 1939 18 Bologna 1-1 Livorno Bologna
Puricelli 72' Report 42' Conti Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 7 000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina
19 February 1939 19 Torino 1-1 Bologna Torino
Baldi III 23' Report 73' Sansone Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
26 February 1939 20 Lazio 1-2 Bologna Roma
Busani 39' Report 14' Sansone
83' Puricelli
Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF
Attendance: 18 000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina
5 March 1939 21 Bologna 3-0 Novara Bologna
Andreolo 11'
Biavati 37'
Puricelli 74'
Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 7 000
Referee: Achille Pizziolo
12 March 1939 22 Milano 0-1 Bologna Milan
Report 69' Puricelli Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 35 000
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
19 March 1939 23 Bologna 1-1 Liguria Bologna
Biavati 53' Report 34' Gabardo Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Giacomo Bertolio
2 April 1939 24 Juventus 1-0 Bologna Torino
Varglien II 64' Report Stadium: Stadio Benito Mussolini
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina
9 April 1939 25 Bologna 2-0 Triestina Bologna
Fedullo 11'
Biavati 89'
Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 7 500
Referee: Emiliano Saracini
16 April 1939 26 Lucchese 1-1 Bologna Lucca
Rosellini 50' Report 37' Puricelli Stadium: Stadio Porta Elisa
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
21 April 1939 27 Bologna 1-1 Modena Bologna
Sansone 77' Report 25' Sentimenti III Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Attilio Soliani
30 April 1939 28 Roma 0-1 Bologna Roma
Report 47' Puricelli Stadium: Campo Testaccio
Attendance: 12 000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina
21 May 1939 29 Bologna 4-0 Napoli Bologna
Andreolo 5'
Reguzzoni 67'
Castello 77' (aut.)
Puricelli 85'
Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 6 000
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
28 May 1939 30 Ambrosiana-Inter 2-0 Bologna Milan
Candiani 38'
Guarnieri 64'
Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Generoso Dattilo

Coppa Italia

Round of 32

25 December 1938 Triestina 1-0 Bologna Trieste
Colaussi 119' Stadium: Stadio Littorio
Attendance: 3 000
Referee: Giovanni Tonnetti

Mitropa Cup

Quarterfinals

18 June 1939 RomaniaVenus 1-0 Bologna Bucharest
Ene 9' Stadium: Stadio Giulești
Referee: HungaryMajorski
25 June 1939 Bologna 5-0 RomaniaVenus Bologna
Sansone 20'
Maini 46', 68'
Reguzzoni 84', 88'
Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 12 000
Referee: Czech RepublicAugustin Krist

Semifinals

9 July 1939 Bologna 3-1 HungaryFerencváros Bologna
Puricelli 64', 69', 70' 36' Kiszely Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 14 000
Referee: Czech RepublicAugustin Krist
16 July 1939 HungaryFerencváros 4-1 Bologna Budapest
Toldi 1', 64', 84', 86' 42' Puricelli Stadium: Üllői Stadion
Referee: England Jim Wiltshire

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition[8] Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga
Serie A 42 15 9 5 1 28 13 15 7 5 3 25 18 30 16 10 4 53 31 +22
Coppa Italia - - - - - - 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
1939 Mitropa Cup 2 2 0 0 8 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 4 2 0 2 9 6 +3
Total - 17 11 5 1 36 14 18 7 5 6 26 24 35 18 10 7 62 38 +24

Players statistics

Appearances

Goalscorers

[9]

References

  1. ^ "quinto scudetto del Bologna". biblioteca salaborsa.
  2. ^ "Felsner sostituisce Veisz come istruttore del Bologna a partire da oggi". Il Littoriale, n. 267. 27 October 1938. p. 4.
  3. ^ "Echi del clamoroso insuccesso del Napoli". Il Littoriale, n. 14. 17 January 1939. p. 6.
  4. ^ Mario Improta, Numeri Azzurri, Fratelli Frilli Editori, pagine 48 e 50
  5. ^ Napolissimo.net - Torneo 1938/1939
  6. ^ "quattro matti dietro una palla". badigit comune bologna.
  7. ^ "Mitropa Cup 1939". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  8. ^ Almanacco Calcio 1938-39. Panini. p. 100..
  9. ^ Almanacco Calcio 38-39. Panini. p. 101..

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