1945–46 AC Torino season

During the 1945–1946 season Associazione Calcio Torino competed in Divisione Nazionale.

Associazione Calcio Torino
ChairmanFerruccio Novo
ManagerLuigi Ferrero
StadiumStadio Filadelfia
Divisione Nazionale
Top goalscorerGabetto (22)
← 1944
1946-47 →

Summary edit

Concluded the last Alta Italia Championship in July 1944, Torino FIAT after several months of rest, re-open trainings over winter, disputing 2 derbies for beneficial organizations[1] trying to organize a spring tournament with Juventus-Cisitalia, Filiale Italia, Lancia e Ispettorato del Lavoro.[2] Matches played in front of a massive attendances despite being beneficial.[3] The championship Divisione Nazionale was disputed after the World War II with a format of groups being Torino the winner of the trophy.[4][5]

Squad edit

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 Valerio Bacigalupo
GK   ITA Alfredo Bodoira
DF   ITA Aldo Ballarin
DF   ITA Virgilio Maroso
DF   ITA Sergio Piacentini
DF   ITA Mario Rigamonti
MF   ITA Eusebio Castigliano
MF   ITA Giuseppe Grezar
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Ezio Loik
MF   ITA Alfonso Santagiuliana
FW   ITA Pietro Ferraris II
FW   ITA Guglielmo Gabetto
FW   ITA Oreste Guaraldo
FW   ITA Valentino Mazzola (Captain)
FW   ITA Franco Ossola
FW   ITA Adriano Zecca

Transfers edit

In
Pos. Name from Type
GK Valerio Bacigalupo Savona (160.000 £)
GK Filippo Cavalli Casale loan ended
DF Aldo Ballarin Triestina (1.600.000 £)
DF Virgilio Maroso Alessandria loan ended
DF Mario Rigamonti Brescia loan ended
MF Eusebio Castigliano Spezia (600.000 £)
MF Giuseppe Grezar Ampelea loan ended
MF Alfonso Santagiuliana Vicenza
MF Giuseppe Vairo Casale loan ended
FW Oreste Guaraldo   Cinzano
FW Romeo Menti II Milano loan ended
FW Adriano Zecca Liguria
Out
Pos. Name To Type
GK Filippo Cavalli Como
GK Luigi Griffanti Fiorentina loan ended
DF Luigi Cassano Alessandria
DF Osvaldo Ferrini Como
MF Fioravante Baldi Napoli
MF Aldo Cadario Brescia loan ended
MF Giacinto Ellena Alessandria
MF Cesare Gallea Brescia
MF Paolo Giammarco Bari loan ended
MF Giuseppe Vairo Alessandria
FW Romeo Menti II Fiorentina loan out
FW Silvio Piola Lazio loan ended

Competitions edit

Divisione Nazionale edit

Alta Italia Group edit

Alta Italia Group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Torino (A) 26 19 4 3 65 18 +47 42 National final round
2 Internazionale (A) 26 17 5 4 52 21 +31 39
3 Juventus (A) 26 13 9 4 52 23 +29 35
4 Milan (A) 26 12 6 8 38 36 +2 30 Qualified after tie-breaker
5 Brescia 26 12 6 8 38 33 +5 30 Tie-breaker
Source: Panini
(A) Advance to a further round
Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

14 October 1945 1 Juventus 2-1 Torino Torino
15:00 UTC+1 Magni   40'
Piola   79' (rig.)
  44' Loik Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 31 402
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
21 October 1945 2 Torino 6-0 Genoa Torino
15:00 UTC+1 Mazzola   13'
Ossola   31'
Loik   43', 68' (rig.)
Guaraldo   51', 56'
Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Giuseppe Carpani
28 October 1945 3 Sampierdarenese 0-5 Torino Genova
15:00 UTC+1   2' Ferraris II
  31', 81' Castigliano
  64', 87' Mazzola
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi
4 November 1945 4 Torino 3-1 Venezia Torino
14:30 UTC+1 Loik   46'
Zaro   60' (aut.)
Ferraris II   61'
  14' Novello Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Bruno Bergomi
18 November 1945 5 Torino 2-2 Brescia Torino
14:30 UTC+1 Loik   24'
Ferraris II   30'
  2', 12' Rebuzzi II Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Eliseo Camiolo
25 November 1945 6 Modena 0-3 Torino Modena
14:30 UTC+1   63' Mazzola
  77' Ossola
  82' Ferraris II
Stadium: Stadio Cesare Marzari
Referee: Eriprando Poggipollini
2 December 1945 7 Torino 4-0 Milan Torino
14:30 UTC+1 Loik   21', 57' (rig.)
Mazzola   69', 83'
Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi
9 December 1945 8 Vicenza 1-2 Torino Vicenza
14:30 UTC+1 Marchetti   2'   16' Gabetto
  67' Loik
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
16 December 1945 9 Torino 2-0 Atalanta Torino
14:30 UTC+1 Gabetto   25'
Ossola   68'
Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Fornari
23 December 1945 10 Bologna 0-2 Torino Bologna
14:30 UTC+1   44' Gabetto
  78' Ossola
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Ferruccio Bellè
30 December 1945 11 Torino 4-0 Triestina Torino
14:30 UTC+1 Ossola   15', 73'
Gabetto   40'
Ferraris II   75'
Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Massironi
6 January 1946 12 Inter 1-1 Torino Milan
14:30 UTC+1 Candiani   61'   51' Loik Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giuseppe Zelocchi
13 January 1946 13 Andrea Doria 2-3 Torino Genova
14:30 UTC+1 Rebuzzi I   16', 35'   32' Ferraris II
  71', 72' Gabetto
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi
27 January 1946 15 Genoa 0-1 Torino Genova
14:30 UTC+1   84' Ballarin Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Ferruccio Bonivento
3 February 1946 16 Torino 2-1 Sampierdarenese Torino
15:00 UTC+1 Ferraris II   18'
Castigliano   36'
  20' Parvis Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Angelo Pizzato
10 February 1946 17 Venezia 2-1 Torino Venezia
15:00 UTC+1 Alberti   66' (rig.)
Pernigo   70'
  46' Loik Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Referee: Giuseppe Carpani
17 February 1946 18 Brescia 1-3 Torino Brescia
15:00 UTC+1 De Filippis   85'   16' Castigliano
  37' Gabetto
  40' Mazzola
Stadium: Stadium di Viale Piave
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
24 February 1946 19 Torino 1-1 Modena Torino
15:00 UTC+1 Gabetto   57'   76' Dalla Torre Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Sandro Buratti
3 March 1946 20 Milan 2-3 Torino Milan
15:00 UTC+1 Gimona   32'
Ballarin   51' (aut.)
  66' Ossola
  69' Gabetto
  80' Castigliano
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
10 March 1946 21 Torino 4-0 Vicenza Torino
15:00 UTC+1 Ferraris II   60'
Gabetto   66', 87'
Castigliano   69'
Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Guglielmo Matucci
17 March 1946 22 Atalanta 1-0 Torino Bergamo
15:30 UTC+1 Del Medico   86' Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Mario Scotto
19 March 1946 14[6] Torino 1-0 Juventus Torino
15:30 UTC+1 Castigliano   4' Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Ferruccio Bellè
24 March 1946 23 Torino 4-0 Bologna Torino
15:30 UTC+1 Mazzola   5', 63'
Loik   55'
Ossola   70'
Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Guido Agnolin
31 March 1946 24 Triestina 1-1 Torino Trieste
15:30 UTC+1 Presca   62'   87' Gabetto Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Eliseo Camiolo
7 April 1946 25 Torino 1-0 Inter Torino
15:30 UTC+1 Gabetto   43' Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Mario Scotto
14 April 1946 26 Torino 5-0 Andrea Doria Torino
15:30 UTC+1 Mazzola   13', 36'
Gabetto   22', 40'
Ossola   52'
Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Antonio Zambotto

Final Round edit

Final round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Torino (C) 14 11 0 3 43 14 +29 22 Champions
2 Juventus 14 9 3 2 31 8 +23 21
3 Milan 14 7 2 5 25 16 +9 16
4 Internazionale 14 6 2 6 20 16 +4 14
5 Napoli 14 5 3 6 19 27 −8 13
Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Matches edit

28 April 1946 1 Roma 0-7 Torino Roma
16:00 UTC+1   5' Castigliano
  6', 18' Mazzola
  7' Ossola
  8' Ferraris II
  15' Loik
  46' Grezar
Stadium: Stadio Nazionale
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
5 May 1946 2 Torino 3-0 Milan Torino
16:00 UTC+1 Mazzola   4'
Castigliano   12'
Ferraris II   79'
Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Giuseppe Fois
12 May 1946 3 Napoli 0-2 Torino Napoli
16:00 UTC+1   22', 28' Gabetto Stadium: Stadio della Liberazione
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
19 May 1946 4 Torino 3-0 Bari Torino
16:00 UTC+1 Ossola   39'
Castigliano   53'
Loik   67'
Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Eliseo Camiolo
26 May 1946 5 Torino 1-0 Inter Torino
16:00 UTC+1 Gabetto   30' Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
30 May 1946 6 Juventus 1-0 Torino Torino
16:00 UTC+1 Piola   32' (pen) Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
9 June 1946 7 Pro Livorno 0-3 Torino Livorno
16:30 UTC+1   53' Santagiuliana
  59', 71' Ferraris II
Stadium: Stadio Ardenza
Referee: Ferruccio Bonivento
16 June 1946 8 Torino 3-2 Roma Torino
16:30 UTC+1 Grezar   37'
Castigliano   41', 67' (rig.)
  39' (pen), 51' Amadei Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Ferruccio Bellè
23 June 1946 9 Milan 2-0 Torino Milan
16:30 UTC+1 Grezar   31' (o.g.)
Puricelli   51'
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi
30 June 1946 10 Torino 7-1 Napoli Torino
17:00 UTC+1 Castigliano   6', 79', 60'
Loik   8', 61'
Mazzola   13', 86'
  34' Baldi III Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Luigi Gemini
7 July 1946 11 Bari 1-2 Torino Bari
17:00 UTC+1 Lenzi   80' (pen)   3' (o.g.) Fusco
  78' Castigliano
Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria
Referee: Eriprando Poggipollini
14 July 1946 12 Inter 6-2 Torino Milan
17:30 UTC+1 Candiani   16' (rig.), 60', 40'
Fabbri   52', 77'
Muci   85'
  11' Castigliano
  67' Grezar
Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
21 July 1946 13 Torino 1-0 Juventus Torino
17:30 UTC+1 Gabetto   19' Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Attendance: 23 000
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
28 July 1946 14 Torino 9-1 Pro Livorno Torino
17:30 UTC+1 Gabetto   14', 41', 40'
Castigliano   46', 88'
Grezar   48'
Loik   69'
Ballarin   73'
Mazzola   79'
  18' Picchi Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Attendance: 7 500
Referee: Luigi Gemini

Statistics edit

Squad statistics edit

Competition Points Home Away Total GD
G V D L Gs Ga G V D L Gs Ga G V D L Gs Ga
Divisione Nazionale - 20 18 2 0 66 9 20 12 2 6 42 23 40 30 4 6 108 32 +76

Players statistics edit

Appearances edit

Goalscorers edit

References edit

  1. ^ Torino FIAT and Juventus-Cisitalia played 2 matches, only for beneficial reasons, on 26 December 1944 and 31 December 1944.
    ""Sport Benefico. Torino-Juventus 2-1"". La Stampa. 1 January 1945. p. 2.
  2. ^ Giorgio Boriani (14 June 1945). "Gli assi del Torino e della Juventus nel più avvincente Torneo del Nord". Corriere dello Sport. p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ "L'incontro Juventus-Torino per la Coppa Pio Marchi". La Stampa. 2 April 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  4. ^ "La Lazio a Pescara con Koenig ma senza Valenti ed Alzani". Il Corriere dello Sport, n. 4. 5 January 1946. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Cargnelli allenatore della Lazio". Il Corriere dello Sport, n. 27. 28 January 1946. p. 2.
  6. ^ Rescheduled from 20 January

External links edit

  • Fabrizio Melegari (a cura di). Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004, Modena,. Panini, 2004.
  • Fabrizio Melegari e Luigi La Rocca. "Calciatori 1942-43". Storia del Campionato Italiano dal 1942-43 al 1949-50. edizione speciale per "La Gazzetta dello Sport" Franco Cosimo Panini Editore, Modena, 2005.

See also edit

Grande Torino