1940–41 Bologna FC 1909 season

Bologna Associazione Giuoco del Calcio 1940-41 football season
Bologna Associazione Giuoco del Calcio
1940-41 season
ChairmanRenato Dall'Ara
ManagerHermann Felsner
StadiumLittoriale
Serie A1º
Coppa ItaliaQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Ettore Puricelli (22)
All: Puricelli (28)
Home colours
Away colours
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During the 1940–41 season Bologna Associazione Giuoco del Calcio competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

Summary

Even with the war the season started four months before, Bologna won its fourth title;[1] This was the last trophy for the club until the 60s: the next season Bologna grab the 7th spot and the, due to war, the tournament was in fact suspended.[2] Also, Uruguayan striker Puricelli repeated his feat as capocannoniere with 22 goals [3] At the end of the tournament, Felsner[4] returned to his country Germany in a first signal of the end of an era for the club.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Italy ITA Pietro Ferrari
— GK Italy ITA Glauco Vanz
— DF Italy ITA Arturo Boniforti
— DF Italy ITA Giordano Corsi
— DF Italy ITA Dino Fiorini
— DF Italy ITA Aurelio Marchese
— DF Italy ITA Mario Montesanto
— DF Italy ITA Mario Pagotto
— DF Italy ITA Secondo Ricci
— MF Italy ITA Michele Andreolo
— MF Italy ITA Narciso Benetti
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Italy ITA Amedeo Biavati
— MF Italy ITA Tolmino Casadio
— MF Italy ITA Giovanni Ferrari
— MF Italy ITA Raffaele Sansone
— FW Italy ITA Piero Andreoli
— FW Italy ITA Antonio Innocenti
— FW Italy ITA Bruno Maini
— FW Uruguay URU Héctor Puricelli
— FW Italy ITA Carlo Reguzzoni
— FW Italy ITA Mario Sdraulig

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Bologna (C) 30 16 7 7 60 37 1.622 39
2 Ambrosiana-Inter 30 14 7 9 52 42 1.238 35
3 Milano 30 12 10 8 55 34 1.618 34
4 Fiorentina 30 14 6 10 60 49 1.224 34
5 Juventus 30 12 8 10 50 47 1.064 32
Source: goal average officially used in event of equal points.
(C) Champions

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Bologna v Roma
6 October 1940 1 Bologna 2-1 Roma Bologna
Puricelli 30' (pen)
G. Ferrari 56'		 Report 54' Amadei Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 12 000
Referee: Francesco Mattea
Juventus v Bologna
13 October 1940 2 Juventus 3-1 Bologna Torino
Gabetto 1', 6', 21' Report 83' G. Ferrari Stadium: Stadio Benito Mussolini
Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina
Bologna v Torino
20 October 1940 3 Bologna 3-0 Torino Bologna
Maini 48'
Puricelli 65'
Andreolo 82' (rig.)		 Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 11500
Referee: Ferruccio Bonivento
Genoa v Bologna
27 October 1940 4 Genoa 0-1 Bologna Genova
Report 38' Puricelli Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Barlassina
Bologna v Atalanta
3 November 1940 5 Bologna 1-0 Atalanta Bologna
Biavati 44' Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Renzo Curradi
Napoli v Bologna
10 November 1940 6 Napoli 4-4 Bologna Napoli
Barrera 15'
Rosellini 40', 53', 75'		 Report 35' Puricelli
62', 88' Reguzzoni
70' Andreoli		 Stadium: Stadio Partenopeo
Attendance: 20 000
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
Bologna v Venezia
17 November 1940 7 Bologna 1-1 Venezia Bologna
Puricelli 20' Report 35' Alberti Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Referee: Giacomo Bertolio
Novara v Bologna
24 November 1940 8 Novara 0-1 Bologna Novara
Report 68' (pen) Reguzzoni Stadium: Stadio Littorio
Attendance: 9 000
Referee: Mario Ciamberlini
Bologna v Bari
8 December 1940 9 Bologna 5-1 Bari Bologna
Reguzzoni 32'
Andreoli 37', 68'
Puricelli 57', 82'		 Report 60' C. Fabbri Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 7000
Referee: Giuseppe Fois
Ambrosiana-Inter v Bologna
15 December 1940 10 Ambrosiana-Inter 2-1 Bologna Milan
Candiani 3', 12' Report 64' Sansone Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina
Bologna v Milano
22 December 1940 11 Bologna 4-2 Milano Bologna
Puricelli 9', 15'
Reguzzoni 20', 52'		 Report 58' Todeschini
85' B. Arcari		 Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Referee: Bertolio
Livorno v Bologna
29 December 1940 12 Livorno 2-2 Bologna Livorno
Cattaneo 18'
Ricci 60' (aut.)		 Report 3', 42' Puricelli Stadium: Stadio Edda Ciano Mussolini
Referee: Ciamberlini
Bologna v Fiorentina
5 January 1941 13 Bologna 5-3 Fiorentina Bologna
Reguzzoni 26'
Andreoli 35'
Puricelli 36', 48'
Biavati 52'		 Report 70' (o.g.) Pagotto
77' Di Benedetti
86' (rig.) R. Menti		 Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 6500
Referee: Mattea
Bologna v Triestina
12 January 1941 14 Bologna 2-0 Triestina Bologna
Puricelli 46', 82' Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 6000
Referee: Umberto Biancone
Lazio v Bologna
19 January 1941 15 Lazio 2-4 Bologna Roma
Vettraino 44'
Ramella 60'		 Report 2' Andreoli
19' (rig.) Reguzzoni
64' Puricelli[5]
87' Biavati		 Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF
Attendance: 18 000
Referee: Achille Pizziolo
Roma v Bologna
26 January 1941 16 Roma 1-1 Bologna Roma
Amadei 49' Report 30' Andreolo Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF
Attendance: 20 000
Referee: Mario Ciamberlini
Bologna v Juventus
2 February 1941 17 Bologna 1-0 Juventus Bologna
Reguzzoni 82' Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
Torino v Bologna
11 February 1941[6] 18 Torino 0-0 Bologna Torino
16:15 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Attendance: 16 000
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi
Bologna v Genoa 1941
16 February 1941 19 Bologna 4-1 Genoa 1941 Bologna
Sansone 27'
Reguzzoni 60'
Puricelli 75', 85'		 Report 77' Gabardo Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 9 000
Referee: Giacomo Bertolio
Atalanta v Bologna
23 February 1941 20 Atalanta 2-0 Bologna Bergamo
Gaddoni 41'
Pagliano 70'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Mario Brumana
Attendance: 8 000
Referee: Achille Pizziolo
Bologna v Napoli
2 March 1941 21 Bologna 3-0 Napoli Bologna
Puricelli 65', 76'
Reguzzoni 68'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 7 500
Referee: Emiliano Saracini
Venezia v Bologna
9 March 1941 22 Venezia 1-0 Bologna Venezia
Loik 35' Report Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 12000
Referee: Mario Ciamberlini
Bologna v Novara
16 March 1941 23 Bologna 3-0 Novara Bologna
Reguzzoni 8'
Andreoli 59', 67'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
Bari v Bologna
23 March 1941 24 Bari 1-0 Bologna Bari
Fabbri[7] 17' Report Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria
Attendance: 20000
Referee: Renzo Curradi
Bologna v Ambrosiana-Inter
30 March 1941 25 Bologna 5-0 Ambrosiana-Inter Bologna
Reguzzoni 13', 88'
Puricelli 30'
Biavati 46', 83'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 24000
Referee: Ciamberlini
Milano v Bologna
6 April 1941 26 Milano 5-1 Bologna Milan
E. Boniforti 50' (pen)
Boffi 57'
Cappello 59', 85'
Meazza 73'		 Report 61' Marchese Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Referee: Bertolio
Bologna v Livorno
13 April 1941 27 Bologna 3-0 Livorno Bologna
Reguzzoni 10', 20'
Puricelli 26'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 7500
Referee: Barlassina
Fiorentina v Bologna
20 April 1941 28 Fiorentina 3-0 Bologna Firenze
Penzo 32', 66'
Koenig 87'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Berta
Attendance: 15000
Referee: Giorgio Moretti
Triestina v Bologna
27 April 1941 29 Triestina 0-0 Bologna Trieste
Report Stadium: Stadio Littorio
Attendance: 6000
Referee: Achille Pizziolo
Bologna v Lazio
4 May 1941 30 Bologna 2-2 Lazio Bologna
Reguzzoni 43'
Biavati 47'		 Report 22' Romagnoli
30' Vettraino		 Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 6500
Referee: Mario Ciamberlini

Coppa Italia

Round of 32

Siena v Bologna
11 May 1941 Siena 1-1[8] Bologna Siena
Polacchi 83' 80' G. Ferrari Stadium: Stadio Rino Daus
Attendance: 4000
Referee: Giuseppe Fois
Siena v Bologna
15 May 1941 Siena 0-0 Bologna Siena
Stadium: Stadio Rino Daus
Attendance: 4000
Referee: Giorgio Moretti
Bologna v Siena
18 May 1941 replay Bologna 6-3 Siena Bologna
10:00 UTC+1 Biavati 8', 39'
Reguzzoni 54' (rig.)
Puricelli 67', 71', 73'		 50', 59' Polacchi
88' Boldi		 Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Referee: Oreste Dellarole

Eightfinals

Bologna v Livorno
22 May 1941 Bologna 3-1 Livorno Bologna
Sdraulig 37', 119'
Puricelli 115'		 5' Stua Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Emiliano Saracini

Quarterfinals

Bologna v Venezia
25 May 1941 Bologna 3-4 Venezia Bologna
Puricelli 32', 66'
Sdraulig 70' (rig.)		 5' Loik
31' Alberico
40', 75' Pernigo		 Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Referee: Achille Pizziolo

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition[9] 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 39 15 13 2 0 44 11 15 3 5 7 16 26 30 16 7 7 60 37 +23
Coppa Italia 3 2 0 1 12 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 12 8 +4
Total 18 15 2 1 56 19 16 3 6 7 16 26 34 18 8 8 72 45 +27

Players statistics

Source:[10]

Appearances

Goalscorers

References

  1. ^ "74 anni fa il sesto scudetto. Triestina-Bologna 0-0". bolognafc.it. 25 April 2015.
  2. ^ Bertuzzi. 1940 recap. Monti. p. 77..
  3. ^ Roberto Di Maggio; Igor Kramarsic; Alberto Novello (11 June 2015). "Italy - Serie A Top Scorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  4. ^ rsssf.org
  5. ^ "Bologna-Lazio 4-2 (2-1)" (PDF). La Stampa. 20 January 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  6. ^ Rescheduled from 9 February due to referee absentee.
  7. ^ Other sources Alghisi
  8. ^ Match suspended due to referee errors. Programmed to replay.
  9. ^ Bolo 1940. Panini. p. 104..
  10. ^ Squads 1940. Panini. p. 105.

Bibliography

  • Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004. Panini, Modena,2004,Panini.
  • Carlo F. Chiesa. Il grande romanzo dello scudetto. Calcio 2000.

External links

  • "Playerhistory.com".
  • "Emeroteca.coni.it".
  • Maurizio Mariani (12 May 1999). "Italy 1940/41". RSSSF.
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