1938–39 Bologna FC 1909 season

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

Bologna Associazione Giuoco del Calcio
1938-39 season
PresidentRenato Dall'Ara
ManagerÁrpád Weisz, (until 26 October 1938)
Hermann Felsner
Serie A (in Mitropa Cup )
Coppa Italiaround of 32
Mitropa CupSemifinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Puricelli (19)
All: Puricelli (23)
← 1937-38
1939-40 →

Summary

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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

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

Competitions

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Serie A

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League table

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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

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  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

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Round of 32

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

Mitropa Cup

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Quarterfinals

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

Semifinals

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

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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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

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Appearances

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Goalscorers

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References

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  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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