1938–39 Serie A

Serie A
1938–39 Bologna's squad
Season1938–39
ChampionsBologna
5th title
RelegatedLivorno
Lucchese
Matches played240
Goals scored593 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorerAldo Boffi
Ettore Puricelli
(19 goals each)

The 1938–39 Serie A season was won by Bologna.

Serie A 1938-39 teams distribution

Teams

Novara and Modena had been promoted from Serie B.

Events

The goal average substituted the tie-breaker in event of equal points, to save time considering the risk of war. This change greatly helped Triestina.

Final classification

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
6 Liguria 30 12 7 11 35 34 1.029 31
7 Napoli 30 10 11 9 30 35 0.857 31
8 Juventus 30 8 13 9 28 34 0.824 29
9 Milano 30 10 8 12 36 34 1.059 28
10 Lazio 30 11 6 13 33 40 0.825 28
11 Bari 30 9 9 12 33 46 0.717 27
12 Novara 30 9 8 13 27 32 0.844 26
13 Modena 30 8 9 13 32 40 0.800 25
14 Triestina 30 7 10 13 23 28 0.821 24
15 Livorno (R) 30 9 6 15 40 49 0.816 24 Relegation to Serie B
16 Lucchese (R) 30 7 10 13 31 54 0.574 24
Source: goal average officially used in event of equal points.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Note: Ambrosiana-Inter qualified as Coppa Italia winners.

Results

Home \ Away AMB BAR BOL GEN JUV LAZ LIG LIV LUC MIL MOD NAP NOV ROM TOR TRI
Ambrosiana-Inter 5–3 2–0 1–0 5–0 1–1 5–2 3–1 7–1 1–0 4–2 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–0
Bari 4–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–0
Bologna 1–1 4–3 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 0–3 2–0
Genova 1893 3–0 8–0 2–3 3–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 4–1 2–0 5–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 6–1 0–0
Juventus 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1
Lazio 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 5–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–0
Liguria 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–2 2–1 2–2
Livorno 2–2 3–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 2–3 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–0
Lucchese 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 0–1 1–4 1–1 1–0
Milano 3–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–4
Modena 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 4–0 2–3 3–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0
Napoli 1–0 1–1 1–6 2–0 4–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–0
Novara 0–1 2–0 1–3 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 5–0 0–1 1–0
Roma 2–3 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 4–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–2
Torino 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 3–1 1–0 3–2 5–1 3–2 4–2 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–0
Triestina 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–1
Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Italy Aldo Boffi Milano 19
Uruguay Italy Ettore Puricelli Bologna
3 Italy Alfredo Lazzaretti Genova 1893 14
4 Italy Danilo Michelini Roma 13
5 Italy Giovanni Gaddoni Torino 11
Italy Luigi Scarabello Genova 1893
Italy Vinicio Viani Livorno
8 Italy Pietro Ferraris Ambrosiana-Inter 10
Italy Annibale Frossi Ambrosiana-Inter
Italy Guglielmo Gabetto Juventus
Italy Ottorino Dugini Bari
Italy Arrigo Morselli Genova 1893
Italy Guglielmo Trevisan Triestina
14 Italy Aldo Campatelli Ambrosiana-Inter 9

References and sources

  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005