1926–27 Seconda Divisione

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Italian football championship.[1]

In 1926 the ”

fascist regime. The 60 best clubs of the country joined the two new national championships, while the third level became the Seconda Divisione on sub-national bases. Clubs leagues were disbanded and substituted by some Authorities appointed by the fascists.[2]

Regulations

The ”Northern Lower Divisions Directory”, which had its headquarters in Genoa, created a copy of the higher championship, the Prima Divisione. It was composed of three groups of ten clubs, a total of 30 teams. The winners of any group of the Northern Authority were promoted, while the last two teams should be relegated. A final for the title was planned.

The ”Southern Lower Divisions Directory”, which had its headquarters in Rome, organized its 28 teams into four groups. The winners of any group of Southern Authority qualified to the final group. The winner of the final group was promoted.

However, following numerous bankruptcies that involved every southern team in Prima Divisione except the Puglia's teams, were later promoted in Prima Divisione also Savoia and Tivoli. The other teams of the Second Division Southern League refused to be admitted in Prima Divisione.

Teams selection

The old Northern Terza Divisione third-level championship had a regional structure with inter-regional finals, so it was decided to take the best clubs of these finals with the clubs eliminated from the disbanded Northern League.

In Southern Italy the situation was different. There, the previous reform of 1921-1922 did not take place, so the pyramid of 1912 had been maintained, with the Seconda Divisione, former Seconda Categoria, as the first tournament at the regional level. So, in a lexical continuity, the old Seconda Divisione remained the bulk of new one, including six promoted teams and the clubs eliminated from the disbanded Southern League, but with the difference of the elimination of the regional boundaries to adopt the inter-regional structure as the Northern counterpart.[3]

30 Northern clubs 30 Southern clubs
18 worst clubs of the Northern League's Seconda Divisione 6 worst clubs of the Southern League's Prima Divisione
12 top clubs of Northern Italy Terza Divisione all 18 clubs of Southern Italy Seconda Divisione
6 top clubs from Southern Italy Terza Divisione

Northern Authority

Group A

Group A Pt
1.
Carrarese
 		25
2.
Valenzana
 		22
3. Corniglianese 21
4. Viareggio 19
5. Vado 18
6. Rapallo Ruentes 18
7. Rivarolese 16
8. Signa 15
9. La Nicese 13
10. Genovese 13

Group B

Group B Pt
1.
Monza
 		25
2.
Lecco
 		24
3. Codogno 23
4. Crema 22
5. Piacenza 19
6. Fanfulla 18
7. Juventus Italia 15
8. Trevigliese 12
9. Abbiategrasso 12
10. Gonzaga 9

Relegation playoff

Result Venue
Trevigliese 4 - 1 Abbiategrasso Milan, May 8, 1927

Group C

Group C Pt
1.
Ponziana
 		30
2. Edera Trieste 27
3.
Vicenza
 22
4.
Petrarca Padova
 19
5. Faenza 19
6.
Pro Gorizia
 18
7.
Fiumana
 15
8. Pordenone 15
9. Dolo 14
10. Copparese 1
  • Ponziana promoted to Prima Divisione.
  • Pordenone disbanded after the end of the season.
  • Dolo re-admitted to fill a vacancy.
  • Copparese relegated to Terza Divisione.

Southern Authority

Group A

Adriatic Pt
1.
Tiferno
 		17
2. Pippo Massangioli 12
3. Rosburghese 11
4. Zara 9
5. Stamura 9
6. Tito Acerbo 0
7.
Perugia
 		no
  • Tiferno qualified to the Southern finals.
  • Zara could not pay another season.
  • Stamura merged with stronger AC Ancona.
  • Tito Acerbo disbanded for bribery.
  • Perugia did not play this season, but they were re-admitted anyway.

Group B

Roman zone Pt
1.
Terni
 		19
2. US Romana 16
3. Ardita RM 13
4. Vittoria RM 10
5.
Civitavecchia
 9
5. Juventus RM 9
7.
Tivoli
 		8
8. Virtus Goliarda no
  • Terni qualified to the Southern finals.
  • Tivoli firstly re-admitted, then resulting the sole club to apply for, they were admitted to Prima Divisione.
  • V.Goliarda did not play this season, but they were re-admitted anyway.

Group C

Campania Pt
1.
Savoia
 		23
2. Maddalonese 15
2.
Stabiese
 15
4.
Scafatese
 11
5. Aversana 9
5.
Campania
 9
7.
Cavese
 		3
8. Puteolana no
  • Savoia qualified to the Southern finals.
  • Maddalonese disbanded at the end of the season.
  • Cavese disbanded for bankruptcy.
  • Puteolana no more existed.

Group D

Sicilia and Calabria Pt
1.
Messinese
 		19
2. Gargallo 17
3. Umberto I 11
3. Littorio Stadium 11
5. Peloro 9
6. Vigor PA 7
7. Reggio 6
  • Messinese qualified to the Southern finals.
  • Reggio entered into a year-time break.

Southern Finals

Final Group Pt
1.
Terni
 		9
2.
Savoia
 		9
3.
Messinese
 4
4. Tiferno 2

Promotion playoff in Rome on July 17:TERNANA-Savoia 1-0

Championship Cup

The group winners of Northern Italy played for the national title, because they were considered evidently stronger than the Southern clubs by the FIGC. However, Carrarese retired from this cup.

Results Venue
Monza 5-1 Ponziana Monza, June 26, 1927
Ponziana 2-1 Monza Trieste, July 3, 1927
Ponziana 2-3 (
a.e.t.
)		 Monza Trieste, July 10, 1927
  • Monza Champions of Second Division 1927.

Notes

  1. ^ Historical archive of La Gazzetta dello Sport
  2. ^ La Stampa historical archive
  3. ^ rsssf.com
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