1955–56 AC Fiorentina season

Associazione Calcio Fiorentina
ChairmanEnrico Befani
ManagerFulvio Bernardini
StadiumComunale
Serie A in (European Cup)
Top goalscorerVirgili (21)

During 1955–56 Associazione Calcio Fiorentina competed in Serie A.

Summary

1956 was the year of first Scudetto for the Fiorentina. The team started to achieve consistent top-five finishes in the domestic league, consisted of great players such as well-known goalkeeper Giuliano Sarti, Sergio Cervato, Francesco Rosella, Guido Gratton, Giuseppe Chiappella and Aldo Scaramucci[1][2] but above all, the attacking of Brazilian Julinho[3] Argentinian Miguel Montuori and young striker Giuseppe Virgili .[4] This team won Fiorentina's first scudetto (Italian championship) in 1955–56, 12 points ahead of second-place Milan.[5]

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Italy ITA Giuliano Sarti
GK Italy ITA Riccardo Toros
DF Italy ITA Giampiero Bartoli
DF Italy ITA Sergio Cervato
DF Italy ITA Ardico Magnini
DF Italy ITA Francesco Rosetta
MF Italy ITA Sergio Carpanesi
MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Chiappella
MF Italy ITA Guido Gratton
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Bruno Mazza
MF Italy ITA Alberto Orzan
MF Italy ITA Maurilio Prini
MF Italy ITA Aldo Scaramucci
MF Italy ITA Armando Segato
FW Italy ITA Claudio Bizzarri
FW Brazil BRA Julinho
FW Argentina ARG Miguel Montuori
FW Italy ITA Giuseppe Virgili

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fiorentina (C) 34 20 13 1 59 20 +39 53 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round
2 Milan 34 16 9 9 70 48 +22 41 Qualified for the 1956 Latin Cup
3 Internazionale 34 16 7 11 57 36 +21 39
3 Lazio 34 14 11 9 54 46 +8 39
5 Bologna 34 15 7 12 68 52 +16 37
Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHA
ResultDWWDWWDWDWWWWDDDWWWWWDDWWWWDDDWDWL
Position7222221111111111111111111111111111
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1956-57 European Cup;   = 1956–57 Serie B

Matches

18 September 1955 1 Pro Patria 2–2 Fiorentina Busto Arsizio
Danova 60'
Orzan 80'
Report 9' Virgili
48' Julinho
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Erminio Piemonte
25 September 1955 2 Fiorentina 1–0 Padova Firenze
Cervato 80' (pen.) Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Antonio Moriconi
2 October 1955 3 Juventus 0–4 Fiorentina Torino
Report 4' Montuori
18', 88' Virgili
54' Magnini
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Erminio Piemonte
9 October 1955 4 Fiorentina 0–0 Inter Firenze
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Francesco Liverani
16 October 1955 5 Bologna 0–2 Fiorentina Bologna
Report 84' Virgili
86' (pen.) Cervato
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Referee: Armando Marchetti
23 October 1955 6 Fiorentina 4–1 Atalanta Firenze
Julinho 9', 25'
Montuori 13'
Virgili 30'
Report 65' Bassetto Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Mario Maurelli
30 October 1955 7 Lanerossi 1–1 Fiorentina Vicenza
Murolo 75' Report 39' Prini Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
6 November 1955 8 Fiorentina 2–0 Torino Firenze
Montuori 84', 87' Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Cesare Jonni
13 November 1955 9 Novara 1–1 Fiorentina Novara
Segato 58' (o.g.) Report 33' Cervato Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
4 December 1955 10 Milan 0–2 Fiorentina Milan
Report 13' Montuori
14' Virgili
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Referee: Francesco Liverani
8 December 1955 11 Fiorentina 2–0 Roma Firenze
Virgili 33'
Losi 82' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Francesco Liverani
25 December 1955 12 Fiorentina 1–0 Triestina Firenze
Julinho 26' Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Silvio Ferrari
31 December 1955 13[6] Napoli 2–4 Fiorentina Roma
Vitali 64'
Jeppson 75' (pen.)
Report 34', 76' Montuori
51', 72' Virgili
Stadium: Stadio Nazionale
Referee: Francesco Liverani
8 January 1956 14 Fiorentina 0–0 SPAL Firenze
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Alessandro Coppa
15 January 1956 15 Fiorentina 0–0 Sampdoria Firenze
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Riccardo Pieri
22 January 1956 16 Lazio 2–2 Fiorentina Roma
Olivieri 72', 74' Report 52' Virgili
64' Julinho
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Cesare Jonni
29 January 1956 17 Fiorentina 3–1 Genoa Firenze
Virgili 41'
Cervato 61' (pen.)
Montuori 71'
Report 69' Pestrin Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
5 February 1956 18 Fiorentina 4–1 Pro Patria Firenze
Cervato 30'
Virgili 35', 52'
Bizzarri 49'
Report 21' La Rosa Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Tommaso Corallo
19 February 1956 19[7] Padova 0–1 Fiorentina Padova
Report 6' Gratton Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani
Referee: Francesco Liverani
26 February 1956 20 Fiorentina 2–0 Juventus Firenze
Montuori 86'
Prini 88'
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Erminio Piemonte
4 March 1956 21 Inter 1–3 Fiorentina Milan
Lorenzi 37' Report 45', 68' Virgili
70' Prini
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
11 March 1956 22 Fiorentina 0–0 Bologna Firenze
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Cesare Jonni
18 March 1956 23 Atalanta 0–0 Fiorentina Bergamo
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Tommaso Corallo
25 March 1956 24 Fiorentina 2–0 Lanerossi Firenze
Prini 54'
Virgili 61'
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Carlo Marangio
1 April 1956 25 Torino 0–1 Fiorentina Torino
Report 44' Montuori Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: AustriaAlfred Grill
8 April 1956 26 Fiorentina 4–2 Novara Firenze
Montuori 2', 33', 48'
Virgili 40'
Report 41' Savioni
70' Marzani
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Erminio Piemonte
15 April 1956 27 Fiorentina 3–0 Milan Firenze
Prini 15'
Virgili 37', 63'
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
29 April 1956 28 Roma 1–1 Fiorentina Roma
Da Costa 29' Report 62' Virgili Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Francesco Liverani
6 May 1956 29 Triestina 1–1 Fiorentina Trieste
Brighenti 44' Report 42' Julinho Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Grezar
Referee: Mario Maurelli
10 May 1956 30 Fiorentina 0–0 Napoli Firenze
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: AustriaKainer
13 May 1956 31 SPAL 0–1 Fiorentina Ferrara
Report 59' Carpanesi Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Erminio Piemonte
20 May 1956 32 Sampdoria 0–0 Fiorentina Genova
Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: AustriaFerdinand Marschall
27 May 1956 33 Fiorentina 4–1 Lazio Firenze
Lo Buono 6' (o.g.)
Gratton 21'
Prini 64'
Virgili 70'
Report 47' Lo Buomo Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
3 June 1956 34 Genoa 3–1 Fiorentina Genova
Gren 74' (pen.)
Frizzi 85'
Carapellese 90'
Report 24' Gratton Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Cesare Jonni

Statistics

Player statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total 1955–56 Serie A
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Italy ITA Giuliano Sarti 25 0 25 0
DF Italy ITA Sergio Cervato 33 5 33 5
DF Italy ITA Ardico Magnini 32 1 32 1
DF Italy ITA Francesco Rosetta 20 0 20 0
MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Chiappella 32 0 32 0
MF Italy ITA Guido Gratton 34 3 34 3
MF Italy ITA Maurilio Prini 26 6 26 6
MF Italy ITA Armando Segato 34 0 34 0
FW Brazil BRA Julinho 31 6 31 6
FW Argentina ARG Miguel Montuori 32 13 32 13
FW Italy ITA Giuseppe Virgili 32 21 32 21
GK Italy ITA Riccardo Toros 9 0 9 0
MF Italy ITA Alberto Orzan 18 0 18 0
FW Italy ITA Claudio Bizzarri 6 1 6 1
MF Italy ITA Bruno Mazza 4 0 4 0
MF Italy ITA Aldo Scaramucci 2 0 2 0
DF Italy ITA Giampiero Bartoli 2 0 2 0
MF Italy ITA Sergio Carpanesi 2 1 2 1

References

  1. ^ "Fiorentina 1955/56: la prima cosa bella" (in Italian). Storide di Calcio. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. ^ Freddi, Cris (30 May 2014). "The Joy of Six: World Cup classics". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. ^ "CALCIO – I CLUB" (in Italian). Treccani. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. ^ "1955–56 AC Fiorentina season". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  5. ^ Borgi, Stefano (28 August 2013). "CUADRADO, TRA GARRINCHA E JULINHO..." (in Italian). Firenze Viola. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  6. ^ Rescheduled from 1 January 1956 and played in neutral field at Roma.
  7. ^ Rescheduled to 29 February 1956.