1929–30 AS Ambrosiana season

During the 1929–30 season 'Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana competed in Serie A and Mitropa Cup.

Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana
1929–30 season
PresidentOreste Simonotti
ManagerÁrpád Weisz
StadiumCampo Virgilio Fossati
Serie A1st (in Mitropa Cup)
Mitropa CupSemifinals
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Meazza (31)

Summary

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New club chairman Oreste Simonotti changed the club's name to Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana and restored the previous black-and-blue jerseys. The new colors were a legacy from Unione Sportiva Milanese, before the merger. Hungarian manager Árpád Weisz returned to the bench,[1] and Oreste Simonotti [it] arrived from Casale as new chairman due to deficit left by former chairman Ernesto Torrusio [it].

In a 1929–30 Serie A campaign changing competition format to a sole group, Ambrosiana debut match was a triumph against Livorno.[2] By 16 February 1930, the squad counts 23 points (with a match pending against Juventus). Played the game on 20 April, Ambrosiana took an advantage of + 4 points over Juventus and Genova. The success was determined in direct matches between teams programmed for last round on Sunday. On 8 June in Genova, Juventus is defeated 2-0 falling to − 6 points. Meanwhile, Ambrosiana draw 3–3 at home against Liguria (included a penalty missed in last minutes) standing with 4 points of advantage. The scudetto is clinched on 29, with a victory in stadio San Siro against Torino taking Ambrosiana to a 50 points and leadership. Crucial to the trophy was Giuseppe Meazza, league topscorer: 31 goals.[3]

The squad competed in 1930 Mitropa Cup defeated in semifinals by Sparta Praha.[4]

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 Valentino Degani
GK   ITA Bonifacio Smerzi
DF   ITA Luigi Allemandi
DF   ITA Giovanni Bolzoni
DF   ITA Vincenzo Coppo
DF   ITA Stefano Gallio
DF   ITA Giovanni Gasparini
DF   ITA Guido Gianfardoni
DF   ITA Silvio Pietroboni
MF   ITA Antonio Blasevich
MF   ITA Armando Castellazzi
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Luigi Ciminaghi
MF   ITA Enrico Rivolta
MF   ITA Luigi Rizzi
MF   ITA Pietro Serantoni
MF   ITA Giuseppe Viani
FW   ITA Giulio Balestrini
FW   ITA Leopoldo Conti (Captain)
FW   ITA Giuseppe Meazza
FW   ITA Luigi Pedrazzini
FW   ITA Pietro Povero
FW   ITA Umberto Visentin

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 GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ambrosiana (C) 34 22 6 6 85 38 +47 50 1930 Mitropa Cup
2 Genoa 34 20 8 6 63 36 +27 48 1930 Mitropa Cup
3 Juventus 34 19 7 8 56 31 +25 45
4 Torino 34 16 7 11 52 31 +21 39
5 Napoli 34 14 9 11 61 51 +10 37
Source: lega-calcio.it (in Italian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average
(C) Champions

Matches

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6 October 1929 1 Livorno 1-2 Ambrosiana Livorno
Palandri   60' Report   6' Meazza
  31' Rivolta
Stadium: Villa Chayes
Referee: Giuseppe Turbiani
13 October 1929 2 Pro Vercelli 1-0 Ambrosiana Vercelli
Casalino   23' Report Stadium: Foro Boario
Referee: Cesare Lenti
20 October 1929 3 Ambrosiana 2-1 Bologna Milan
Serantoni   43'
Balestrini   56'
Report   41' Pilati IV Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina
27 October 1929 4 Lazio 1-1 Ambrosiana Roma
Sbrana   33' Report   63' Balestrini Stadium: Stadio della Rondinella
Referee: Costante Pessato
3 November 1929 5 Ambrosiana 3-2 Cremonese Milan
Meazza   5', 47'
Blasevich   30'
Report   69', 75' Camisaschi Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati
Referee: Domenico Enrietti
10 November 1929 6 Milan 1-2 Ambrosiana Milan
Tansini   9' Report   6' Visentin III
  60' Meazza
Stadium: Campo Milan
Referee: Albino Carraro
17 November 1929 7 Ambrosiana 6-1 Padova Milan
Meazza   8', 10', 31'
Visentin III   11'
Povero   16'
Conti   54'
Report   55' Perazzolo Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati
Referee: Mattea
24 November 1929 8 Roma 2-0 Ambrosiana Roma
Benatti   27'
Chini Ludueña   84'
Report Stadium: Campo Testaccio
Referee: Giovanni Bruna
8 December 1929 9 Ambrosiana 1-2 Triestina Milan
Meazza   13' Report   11' (o.g.) Gasparini
  65' Pasinati
Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Girelli
15 December 1929 10 Alessandria 1-2 Ambrosiana Alessandria
Ferrari   25' Report   20' Serantoni
  54' Conti
Stadium: Campo del Littorio
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina
22 December 1929 11 Pro Patria 0-0 Ambrosiana Busto Arsizio
Report Stadium: Stadio Carlo Speroni
Referee: Albino Carraro
5 January 1930 12 Ambrosiana 2-1 Napoli Milan
Blasevich   23', 47' Report   90' Vojak I Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati
Referee: Raffaele Mastellari
12 January 1930 13 Brescia 0-0 Ambrosiana Brescia
Report Referee: Siro Galassi
19 January 1930 14 Ambrosiana 3-0 Torino Milan
Meazza   4', 55'
Serantoni   68'
Report Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati
Referee: Giovanni Gonani
26 January 1930 15 Genova 1-4 Ambrosiana Genova
Banchero I   60' Report   20' (pen) Rivolta
  47', 84' Meazza
  55' Conti
Stadium: Campo Marassi
Referee: Francesco Mattea
19 March 1930[5] 16 Juventus 1-2 Ambrosiana Torino
10:00 CET Della Valle   56' Report   32' Meazza
  61' Visentin III
Stadium: Stadio di Corso Marsiglia
Referee: Albino Carraro
16 February 1930 17 Ambrosiana 5-1 Modena Milan
Blasevich   28', 78'
Serantoni   30'
Visentin III   54'
Rivolta   71'
Report   84' Piccaluga Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi
23 February 1930 18 Ambrosiana 6-2 Livorno Milan
Blasevich   15', 70'
Meazza   24', 42'
Rivolta   36' (rig.)
Serantoni   75'
Report   19' Silvestri
  40' Palandri
Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati
Referee: Carlo Dani
9 March 1930 19 Ambrosiana 4-0 Pro Vercelli Milan
Blasevich   34'
Meazza   52', 61'
Povero   71'
Report Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati
Referee: Giovanni Gonani
16 March 1930 20 Bologna 2-2 Ambrosiana Bologna
Busini I   25', 70' (pen) Report   23' Serantoni
  81' Blasevich
Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Referee: Francesco Mattea
23 March 1930 21 Ambrosiana 4-2 Lazio Milan
Blasevich   25'
Meazza   26', 33', 85'
Report   8' Spivach
  42' Ziroli
Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati
Referee: Cesare Lenti
30 March 1930 22 Cremonese 0-0 Ambrosiana Cremona
Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Referee: Carlo Garbieri
13 April 1930 23 Ambrosiana 2-0 Milan Milan
Serantoni   19', 47' Report Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati
Referee: Francesco Mattea
20 April 1930 24 Padova 1-2 Ambrosiana Padova
Vecchina   72' Report   20' Meazza
  62' Conti
Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani
Referee: Carlo Dani
27 April 1930 25 Ambrosiana 6-0 Roma Milan
Meazza   1', 3', 4', 40'
Visentin III   45'
Blasevich   65'
Report Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati
Referee: Giovanni Gonani
4 May 1930 26 Triestina 1-2 Ambrosiana Trieste
Baldi   79' Report   5' Blasevich
  76' Serantoni
Stadium: Stadio Montebello
Referee: Carlo Garbieri
18 May 1930 27 Ambrosiana 2-0 Alessandria Milan
Serantoni   53', 64' Report Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati
Referee: Giovanni Bruna
25 May 1930 28 Ambrosiana 8-0 Pro Patria Milan
Blasevich   27', 88'
Conti   29'
Serantoni   53', 61'
Rivolta   62'
Meazza   69', 79'
Report Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
29 May 1930 29 Napoli 3-1 Ambrosiana Napoli
Perani II   44'
Sallustro I   58', 89'
Report   72' Serantoni Stadium: Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Referee: Cesare Lenti
1 June 1930 30 Ambrosiana 5-1 Brescia Milan
Serantoni   14', 41'
Conti   23'
Meazza   69'
Rivolta   89'
Report   90' (pen) Moretti Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati
Referee: Ermenegildo Melandri
8 June 1930 31 Torino 4-1 Ambrosiana Torino
Rossetti   4'
Casaro   30'
Imberti   48', 69'
Report   45' Conti Stadium: Campo Torino
Referee: Giovanni Gonani
15 June 1930 32 Ambrosiana 3-3 Genova Milan
Meazza   22', 30', 53' Report   4', 28' Levratto
  14' Bodini I
Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati
Referee: Albino Carraro
29 June 1930 33 Ambrosiana 2-0 Juventus Milan
Viani I   32'
Conti   67'
Report Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi
6 July 1930 34 Modena 2-0 Ambrosiana Modena
Mazzoni   4'
Aimi   15'
Report Stadium: Ex Velodromo
Referee: Cesare Lenti

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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Competition 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 50 17 15 1 1 64 16 17 7 5 5 21 22 34 22 6 6 85 38 47
Total - 17 15 1 1 64 16 17 7 5 5 21 22 34 22 6 6 85 38 47

Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A
Apps Goals Apps Goals
    ITA Luigi Allemandi 29 0 29 0
    ITA Giulio Balestrini 9 2 9 2
    ITA Antonio Blasevich 32 14 32 14
    ITA Giovanni Bolzoni 8 0 8 0
    ITA Armando Castellazzi 32 0 32 0
    ITA Luigi Ciminaghi 1 0 1 0
    ITA Leopoldo Conti 25 8 25 8
    ITA Vincenzo Coppo 3 0 3 0
    ITA Valentino Degani 29 -33 29 -33
    ITA Stefano Gallio 1 0 1 0
    ITA Giovanni Gasparini 2 0 2 0
    ITA Guido Gianfardoni 31 0 31 0
    ITA Giuseppe Meazza 33 31 33 31
    ITA Luigi Pedrazzini 1 0 1 0
    ITA Silvio Pietroboni 1 0 1 0
    ITA Pietro Povero 9 2 9 2
    ITA Luigi Rizzi 1 0 1 0
    ITA Enrico Rivolta 33 6 33 6
    ITA Pietro Serantoni 31 16 31 16
    ITA Bonifacio Smerzi 5 -5 5 -5
    ITA Giuseppe Viani 31 1 31 1
    ITA Umberto Visentin 27 5 27 5

See also

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  • Fabrizio Melegari (a cura di). Almanacco illustrato del calcio, la storia 1898–2004. Modena, Panini, 2004.
  • Carlo F. Chiesa. Il grande romanzo dello scudetto, da Calcio 2000, annate 2002 e 2003

References

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  1. ^ "Weisz cronaca" (in Italian). ilrestodelcarlino.it.
  2. ^ "Italy Championship 1929/30". RSSSF.
  3. ^ "Arpad Weisz, gloriosa e crudele storia di un grande uomo di calcio". Inter.it. 15 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "1930 Mitropa Cup line ups" (in German). rapidarchiv.at.
  5. ^ Rescheduled from 2 February 1930 due to snow issues.
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