1940–41 Bologna FC 1909 season

Bologna Associazione Giuoco del Calcio
1940-41 season
Chairman	Renato Dall'Ara
Manager	Hermann Felsner
Stadium	Littoriale
Serie A	1º
Coppa Italia	Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer	League: Ettore Puricelli (22); All: Puricelli (28)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1939–40 1941–42 →

During the 1940–41 season Bologna Associazione Giuoco del Calcio competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

Summary edit

Even with the war the season started four months before, Bologna won its fourth title;^[1] This was the last trophy for the club until the 60s: the next season Bologna grab the 7th spot and the, due to war, the tournament was in fact suspended.^[2] Also, Uruguayan striker Puricelli repeated his feat as capocannoniere with 22 goals ^[3] At the end of the tournament, Felsner^[4] returned to his country Germany in a first signal of the end of an era for the club.

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	Pietro Ferrari
—	GK	ITA	Glauco Vanz
—	DF	ITA	Arturo Boniforti
—	DF	ITA	Giordano Corsi
—	DF	ITA	Dino Fiorini
—	DF	ITA	Aurelio Marchese
—	DF	ITA	Mario Montesanto
—	DF	ITA	Mario Pagotto
—	DF	ITA	Secondo Ricci
—	MF	ITA	Michele Andreolo
—	MF	ITA	Narciso Benetti


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Amedeo Biavati
—	MF	ITA	Tolmino Casadio
—	MF	ITA	Giovanni Ferrari
—	MF	ITA	Raffaele Sansone
—	FW	ITA	Piero Andreoli
—	FW	ITA	Antonio Innocenti
—	FW	ITA	Bruno Maini
—	FW	URU	Héctor Puricelli
—	FW	ITA	Carlo Reguzzoni
—	FW	ITA	Mario Sdraulig

Competitions edit

Serie A edit

League table edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Bologna (C)	30	16	7	7	60	37	1.622	39
2	Ambrosiana-Inter	30	14	7	9	52	42	1.238	35
3	Milano	30	12	10	8	55	34	1.618	34
4	Fiorentina	30	14	6	10	60	49	1.224	34
5	Juventus	30	12	8	10	50	47	1.064	32

Source: goal average officially used in event of equal points.
(C) Champions

Matches edit

Win Draw Loss

6 October 1940 1	Bologna	2-1	Roma	Bologna
	Puricelli 30' (pen) G. Ferrari 56'	Report	54' Amadei	Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Attendance: 12 000 Referee: Francesco Mattea

13 October 1940 2	Juventus	3-1	Bologna	Torino
	Gabetto 1', 6', 21'	Report	83' G. Ferrari	Stadium: Stadio Benito Mussolini Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina

20 October 1940 3	Bologna	3-0	Torino	Bologna
	Maini 48' Puricelli 65' Andreolo 82' (rig.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Attendance: 11500 Referee: Ferruccio Bonivento

27 October 1940 4	Genoa	0-1	Bologna	Genova
		Report	38' Puricelli	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Barlassina

3 November 1940 5	Bologna	1-0	Atalanta	Bologna
	Biavati 44'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Renzo Curradi

10 November 1940 6	Napoli	4-4	Bologna	Napoli
	Barrera 15' Rosellini 40', 53', 75'	Report	35' Puricelli 62', 88' Reguzzoni 70' Andreoli	Stadium: Stadio Partenopeo Attendance: 20 000 Referee: Generoso Dattilo

17 November 1940 7	Bologna	1-1	Venezia	Bologna
	Puricelli 20'	Report	35' Alberti	Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Referee: Giacomo Bertolio

24 November 1940 8	Novara	0-1	Bologna	Novara
		Report	68' (pen) Reguzzoni	Stadium: Stadio Littorio Attendance: 9 000 Referee: Mario Ciamberlini

8 December 1940 9	Bologna	5-1	Bari	Bologna
	Reguzzoni 32' Andreoli 37', 68' Puricelli 57', 82'	Report	60' C. Fabbri	Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Attendance: 7000 Referee: Giuseppe Fois

15 December 1940 10	Ambrosiana-Inter	2-1	Bologna	Milan
	Candiani 3', 12'	Report	64' Sansone	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina

22 December 1940 11	Bologna	4-2	Milano	Bologna
	Puricelli 9', 15' Reguzzoni 20', 52'	Report	58' Todeschini 85' B. Arcari	Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Referee: Bertolio

29 December 1940 12	Livorno	2-2	Bologna	Livorno
	Cattaneo 18' Ricci 60' (aut.)	Report	3', 42' Puricelli	Stadium: Stadio Edda Ciano Mussolini Referee: Ciamberlini

5 January 1941 13	Bologna	5-3	Fiorentina	Bologna
	Reguzzoni 26' Andreoli 35' Puricelli 36', 48' Biavati 52'	Report	70' (o.g.) Pagotto 77' Di Benedetti 86' (rig.) R. Menti	Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Attendance: 6500 Referee: Mattea

12 January 1941 14	Bologna	2-0	Triestina	Bologna
	Puricelli 46', 82'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Attendance: 6000 Referee: Umberto Biancone

19 January 1941 15	Lazio	2-4	Bologna	Roma
	Vettraino 44' Ramella 60'	Report	2' Andreoli 19' (rig.) Reguzzoni 64' Puricelli^[5] 87' Biavati	Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF Attendance: 18 000 Referee: Achille Pizziolo

26 January 1941 16	Roma	1-1	Bologna	Roma
	Amadei 49'	Report	30' Andreolo	Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF Attendance: 20 000 Referee: Mario Ciamberlini

2 February 1941 17	Bologna	1-0	Juventus	Bologna
	Reguzzoni 82'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Referee: Generoso Dattilo

11 February 1941^[6] 18	Torino	0-0	Bologna	Torino
16:15 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 16 000 Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi

16 February 1941 19	Bologna	4-1	Genoa 1941	Bologna
	Sansone 27' Reguzzoni 60' Puricelli 75', 85'	Report	77' Gabardo	Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Attendance: 9 000 Referee: Giacomo Bertolio

23 February 1941 20	Atalanta	2-0	Bologna	Bergamo
	Gaddoni 41' Pagliano 70'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Mario Brumana Attendance: 8 000 Referee: Achille Pizziolo

2 March 1941 21	Bologna	3-0	Napoli	Bologna
	Puricelli 65', 76' Reguzzoni 68'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Attendance: 7 500 Referee: Emiliano Saracini

9 March 1941 22	Venezia	1-0	Bologna	Venezia
	Loik 35'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 12000 Referee: Mario Ciamberlini

16 March 1941 23	Bologna	3-0	Novara	Bologna
	Reguzzoni 8' Andreoli 59', 67'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Referee: Generoso Dattilo

23 March 1941 24	Bari	1-0	Bologna	Bari
	Fabbri^[7] 17'	Report		Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria Attendance: 20000 Referee: Renzo Curradi

30 March 1941 25	Bologna	5-0	Ambrosiana-Inter	Bologna
	Reguzzoni 13', 88' Puricelli 30' Biavati 46', 83'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Attendance: 24000 Referee: Ciamberlini

6 April 1941 26	Milano	5-1	Bologna	Milan
	E. Boniforti 50' (pen) Boffi 57' Cappello 59', 85' Meazza 73'	Report	61' Marchese	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Bertolio

13 April 1941 27	Bologna	3-0	Livorno	Bologna
	Reguzzoni 10', 20' Puricelli 26'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Attendance: 7500 Referee: Barlassina

20 April 1941 28	Fiorentina	3-0	Bologna	Firenze
	Penzo 32', 66' Koenig 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Berta Attendance: 15000 Referee: Giorgio Moretti

27 April 1941 29	Triestina	0-0	Bologna	Trieste
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Littorio Attendance: 6000 Referee: Achille Pizziolo

4 May 1941 30	Bologna	2-2	Lazio	Bologna
	Reguzzoni 43' Biavati 47'	Report	22' Romagnoli 30' Vettraino	Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Attendance: 6500 Referee: Mario Ciamberlini

Coppa Italia edit

Round of 32 edit

11 May 1941	Siena	1-1^[8]	Bologna	Siena
	Polacchi 83'		80' G. Ferrari	Stadium: Stadio Rino Daus Attendance: 4000 Referee: Giuseppe Fois

15 May 1941	Siena	0-0	Bologna	Siena
				Stadium: Stadio Rino Daus Attendance: 4000 Referee: Giorgio Moretti

18 May 1941 replay	Bologna	6-3	Siena	Bologna
10:00 UTC+1	Biavati 8', 39' Reguzzoni 54' (rig.) Puricelli 67', 71', 73'		50', 59' Polacchi 88' Boldi	Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Referee: Oreste Dellarole

Eightfinals edit

22 May 1941	Bologna	3-1	Livorno	Bologna
	Sdraulig 37', 119' Puricelli 115'		5' Stua	Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Attendance: 5000 Referee: Emiliano Saracini

Quarterfinals edit

25 May 1941	Bologna	3-4	Venezia	Bologna
	Puricelli 32', 66' Sdraulig 70' (rig.)		5' Loik 31' Alberico 40', 75' Pernigo	Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Referee: Achille Pizziolo

Statistics edit

Squad statistics edit

Competition^[9]	Points	Home						Away						Total						GD
Competition^[9]	Points	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	GD
Serie A	39	15	13	2	0	44	11	15	3	5	7	16	26	30	16	7	7	60	37	+23
Coppa Italia		3	2	0	1	12	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	2	1	1	12	8	+4
Total		18	15	2	1	56	19	16	3	6	7	16	26	34	18	8	8	72	45	+27

Players statistics edit

Source:^[10]

Appearances edit

Goalscorers edit

References edit

^ "74 anni fa il sesto scudetto. Triestina-Bologna 0-0". bolognafc.it. 25 April 2015.
^ Bertuzzi. 1940 recap. Monti. p. 77..
^ Roberto Di Maggio; Igor Kramarsic; Alberto Novello (11 June 2015). "Italy - Serie A Top Scorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^ rsssf.org
^ "Bologna-Lazio 4-2 (2-1)" (PDF). La Stampa. 20 January 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^ Rescheduled from 9 February due to referee absentee.
^ Other sources Alghisi
^ Match suspended due to referee errors. Programmed to replay.
^ Bolo 1940. Panini. p. 104..
^ Squads 1940. Panini. p. 105.

Bibliography edit

Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004. Panini, Modena,2004,Panini.
Carlo F. Chiesa. Il grande romanzo dello scudetto. Calcio 2000.

External links edit

"Playerhistory.com".
"Emeroteca.coni.it".
Maurizio Mariani (12 May 1999). "Italy 1940/41". RSSSF.

[1] "74 anni fa il sesto scudetto. Triestina-Bologna 0-0". bolognafc.it. 25 April 2015.

[2] Bertuzzi. 1940 recap. Monti. p. 77..

[3] Roberto Di Maggio; Igor Kramarsic; Alberto Novello (11 June 2015). "Italy - Serie A Top Scorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

[4] rsssf.org

[5] "Bologna-Lazio 4-2 (2-1)" (PDF). La Stampa. 20 January 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

[6] Rescheduled from 9 February due to referee absentee.

[7] Other sources Alghisi

[8] Match suspended due to referee errors. Programmed to replay.

[9] Bolo 1940. Panini. p. 104..

[10] Squads 1940. Panini. p. 105.

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