The 1908 Italian Football Championship season was won by Pro Vercelli.
| Season | 1907–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Pro Vercelli 1st title |
| Top goalscorer | Mario Cagliani (4) |
← 1907 1909 → | |
In this season, two championships of Prima Categoria were played:
- Italian Championship, the main tournament where only Italian players were allowed to play; the winners were proclaimed Campioni d'Italia (Italian Champions)
- Federal Championship, a secondary tournament where foreign players (if they lived in Italy) were also allowed to play; the winners would be proclaimed Campioni Federali (Federal Champions)[1]
The winner of Italian Championship was Pro Vercelli. They won as prize Coppa Buni.
The winner of Federal Championship was Juventus. They did not receive the Spensley Cup after the general boycott of the tournament.
In fact, only Pro Vercelli's title is officially recognized by the Italian Football Federation, while the Federal Championship won by Juventus was later annulled by FIGC, due to the boycott made by the "spurious international teams" (the clubs composed mostly of foreign players).
Italian Championship
editQualifications
editPiedmont
edit- Played on March 1 and 8
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pro Vercelli 
|
3-1 | .png){kind=small} Juventus
|
1-1 | 2-0 |
Liguria
editAndrea Doria was the only registered team.
Lombardy
editUS Milanese was the only registered team.
Final round
editFinal classification
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pro Vercelli (C) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Champions |
| 2 | US Milanese | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Andrea Doria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 |
(C) Champions
Results
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
US Milanese 
|
5-1 |  Andrea Doria
|
| Pro Vercelli
|
0-0 | US Milanese
|
| Andrea Doria
|
1-2 | Pro Vercelli
|
| Pro Vercelli
|
1-1 | Andrea Doria
|
| US Milanese
|
0-1 | Pro Vercelli
|
| Andrea Doria
|
1-2 | US Milanese
|
Federal Championship
editReferences and sources
edit- Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
- Carlo Chiesa, La grande storia del calcio italiano, 2nd episode: Juve, scippati due titoli! Inter, l'atroce beffa (1908-1910, pp. 17–32, Guerin Sportivo #5 (May 2012).
- Online digitalized Archive of newspaper La Stampa of Turin.
References
edit- ^ "La gran finale del Campionato Federale". La Stampa. 22 February 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
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