Campionato Alta Italia 1944
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This championship was disputed during the second World War and wasn't recognized by the FIGC until 2002, though Spezia
Spezia Calcio 1906
Spezia Calcio 1906 is an Italian football club, based in La Spezia, Liguria. Founded in 1906, the team's colors are black and white. The club's home ground is Stadio Alberto Picco.-1944 scudetto:...

's Scudetto is considered a "decoration".

As said above, the winner was Spezia
Spezia Calcio 1906
Spezia Calcio 1906 is an Italian football club, based in La Spezia, Liguria. Founded in 1906, the team's colors are black and white. The club's home ground is Stadio Alberto Picco.-1944 scudetto:...

, that at the time was called 42° Corpo dei Vigili del Fuoco della Spezia (VV.F. Spezia - Spezia Firefighters): since most of Spezia's players were drafted, the society's president had to ask the local firefighters to play for the team.

The new Commissioner of the Italian National Olympic Committee Ettore Rossi, appointed by the Italian Social Republic, organized the League of 1943-44 Alta Italia (Upper Italy), holding it until March 1944.
In the south the situation was rather different: the matches were played in regional tournaments: the part about the Apulian sector was won by the conversation, while Lazio was imposed in the area of Rome.

The Campionato Alta Italia (Northern Italy Championship) was the only championship that was organized on a more than regional basis: in Central and Southern Italy many regional championship were held. The intention was to organize a national final, but the Gothic Line
Gothic Line
The Gothic Line formed Field Marshal Albert Kesselring's last major line of defence in the final stages of World War II along the summits of the Apennines during the fighting retreat of German forces in Italy against the Allied Armies in Italy commanded by General Sir Harold Alexander.Adolf Hitler...

 prevented this.

Campionato Alta Italia
1944 Winners
VV.F. Spezia
Spezia Calcio 1906
Spezia Calcio 1906 is an Italian football club, based in La Spezia, Liguria. Founded in 1906, the team's colors are black and white. The club's home ground is Stadio Alberto Picco.-1944 scudetto:...


Decorative Title
(Awarded to Spezia Calcio 1906
Spezia Calcio 1906
Spezia Calcio 1906 is an Italian football club, based in La Spezia, Liguria. Founded in 1906, the team's colors are black and white. The club's home ground is Stadio Alberto Picco.-1944 scudetto:...

 in 2002)


Classification

P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1. Torino FIAT
Torino F.C.
Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football....

18 16 2 0 78 19 +59 34 Qualified
2. Juventus Cisitalia
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...

18 12 3 3 44 25 +19 27
3. Biellese
A.S. Biellese 1902
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Junior Biellese Libertas is an Italian football club, based in Biella, Piedmont that currently plays in Eccellenza Piedmont and Aosta Valley.-From U.S. Biellese to A.S. Biellese:...

18 12 0 6 44 32 +12 24
4. Liguria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...

18 10 3 5 40 25 +15 23
5. Genova 1893
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...

18 9 2 7 34 31 +3 20
6. Novara
Novara Calcio
Novara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Novara, Piedmont.-History:In December 1908 the F.A.S. was created by eight students of Liceo Carlo Alberto, aged between 15–16 years; among them an engineer, Gianni Canestrini, and a lawyer, Piero Omodei Zorini...

18 8 1 9 28 33 -5 17
7. Asti 18 5 3 10 21 36 -15 13
8. Casale
A.S. Casale Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Casale Calcio is an Italian football club, based in Casale Monferrato, Piedmont.The club currently plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione....

18 4 2 12 20 37 -17 10
8. Alessandria
U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912
Unione Sportiva Alessandria Calcio 1912 is the professional Italian football club based in Alessandria, Piedmont.In the current season, it plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione group A.- Brief history :...

18 4 2 12 13 46 -33 10
10. Cuneo
A.C. Cuneo 1905
Associazione Calcio Cuneo 1905 is an Italian football club, based in Cuneo, Piedmont.The club currently plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.-History:The club was founded in 1905 as Unione Sportiva Alta Italia, taking its current name in 1998....

18 1 0 17 8 46 -38 2

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Classification

P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1. Ambrosiana-Inter
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...

14 10 1 3 30 13 +17 21 Qualified
2. Varese
A.S. Varese 1910
A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...

14 6 4 4 26 20 +6 16 Tie-breaker
2. Brescia
Brescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio , known simply as Brescia, is the largest football club in the Lombard city of Brescia, where it was founded in 1911.In the 2009–10 season, in the return leg of the Serie B playoff final, they defeated Torino 2-1 at home , returning to Serie A after a 5-year absence...

14 7 2 5 24 20 +4 16
4. Fanfulla
A.C. Fanfulla 1874
Associazione Calcio Fanfulla 1874 is an Italian association football club located in Lodi, Lombardy. The club name comes after Bartolomeo Fanfulla from Lodi, an Italian knight who took part to the challenge of Barletta in 1503....

14 5 5 4 17 17 0 15
5. Milano
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...

14 5 3 6 18 16 +2 13
5. Pro Patria 14 4 5 5 12 14 -2 13
7. Cremonese
U.S. Cremonese
Unione Sportiva Cremonese is an Italian football club, based in Cremona. The club was founded in 1903. Cremonese played the 2005/2006 season in Serie B, having won Serie C1/A the previous season. However, in the 2005/2006 Serie B campaign, Cremonese came out twenty-first, being therefore relegated...

14 3 4 7 13 24 -11 10
8. Atalanta
Atalanta B.C.
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...

14 3 2 9 12 28 -16 8

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Tie-breaker
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Varese
A.S. Varese 1910
A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...

 advanced to the semifinals

Group A

Classification
P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1. Venezia 12 10 0 2 43 12 +31 20 Qualified
2. Treviso
Treviso F.B.C. 1993
Football Club Treviso is an Italian football club based in Treviso. The club was formed in 1909, and refounded in 1993 and in 2009. The club currently plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.Treviso's official colours are light blue and white.-History:...

12 8 1 3 36 11 +25 16
2. Padova
Calcio Padova
Calcio Padova is an Italian football club, based in Padua, Veneto. The club was founded in 1910. Padova is playing in Serie B, having last been in Serie A in 1996...

12 8 0 4 27 18 +9 16
4. Bassano
Bassano Virtus 55 S.T.
Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team is an Italian association football club, based in Bassano del Grappa, Veneto.The club currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione...

12 6 0 6 22 31 -9 12
5. Mestre 12 1 5 6 10 21 -11 7
6. Legnago
A.C. Legnago Salus
Football Club Legnago Salus Società Sportiva Dilettantistica is an Italian football club located in Legnago, Veneto.It currently plays in Serie D.-History:...

12 2 2 8 19 35 -16 6
6. Rovigo
Rovigo Calcio
Rovigo Calcio was an Italian association football club from Rovigo, Veneto.-History:The club was founded in 1893.In the 2005–06 season of Serie D, Rovigo finished first in Girone D, winning direct promotion to Serie C2, returning to a professional league for the first time in 56 years.In the...

12 2 2 8 9 38 -29 6


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Group B

Classification
P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1. Vicenza
Vicenza Calcio
Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A...

10 8 1 1 32 7 +25 17 Qualified
2. Verona
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...

10 5 3 2 18 15 +3 13
3. Lanerossi Schio 10 5 2 3 16 16 0 12
4. Marzotto
A.C. Nuova Valdagno
Associazione Calcio Nuova Valdagno is an Italian association football club located in Valdagno, Veneto. It currently plays in Promozione. Its colors are light blue and white....

10 5 1 4 15 15 0 10
5. Monti Padova 10 1 1 8 12 31 -19 3
6. Sambonifacese 10 1 2 7 16 25 -9 2
7. Audace San Michele (2) - - (2) (1) (7) - 0 Retired
7. Pellizzari Arzignano (2) - - (2) (1) (8) - 0


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Final round

Treviso
Treviso F.B.C. 1993
Football Club Treviso is an Italian football club based in Treviso. The club was formed in 1909, and refounded in 1993 and in 2009. The club currently plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.Treviso's official colours are light blue and white.-History:...

 and Vicenza
Vicenza Calcio
Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A...

 retired before the start of the round
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Both Venezia and Verona were admitted to the semifinals.

Classification

P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1. Ampelea Isola d'Istria
MNK Izola
MNK Izola is a Slovenian football club from Izola, which played in Slovenian top division, 1. SNL, for five consecutive seasons during the early 1990s. Currently, the club is playing in Slovenian Third League.-History:...

14 10 2 2 35 17 +18 22 Qualified
2. Triestina
U.S. Triestina Calcio
Unione Sportiva Triestina is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.It is in the season 2010-11 from Serie B, having returned there in 2002 after 11 seasons in Serie C and Serie D, the club was relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.-History:The club was...

14 8 3 3 28 11 +17 19
3. Pro Gorizia
A.S. Pro Gorizia
Associazione Sportiva Pro Gorizia is an Italian association football club located in Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. It currently plays in Promozione. Its colors are blue and white.The club was founded in 1919 and spend 2 seasons in Serie B....

14 6 4 4 21 21 0 16
4. Monfalcone
A.C. Monfalcone
UFM Monfalcone is an Italian association football club located in Monfalcone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. It currently plays in Eccellenza...

14 6 2 6 19 22 -3 14
5. San Giusto 14 4 5 5 14 14 0 13
5. Udinese
Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....

14 5 3 6 17 25 -8 13
7. Cormonese 14 4 0 10 16 28 -12 8
8. Ponziana 14 3 1 10 13 25 -12 7

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Group A

Classification
P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1. Bologna
Bologna F.C. 1909
Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history...

6 5 0 1 22 8 +14 10 Qualified
2. Cesena
A.C. Cesena
Associazione Calcio Cesena is an Italian football club based in Cesena, Romagna. The club was formed in 1940 and won the first promotion to Serie A in 1973. Since then, the club have been in the Italian Premier League for a total of in 11 seasons, reaching the best achievement in 1976 with the 6th...

6 4 0 2 12 5 +7 8
3. Panigale
A.S.D. Casteldebole Panigal 1919
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Casteldebole Panigal 1919 is an Italian association football club located in Borgo Panigale, a suburb of Bologna. The club was founded in 1919 as Società Sportiva Panigal...

6 3 0 3 9 12 -3 6
4. San Pietro in Casale 6 0 0 6 3 21 -18 -2


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Group B

Classification
P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1. Faenza 8 4 3 1 18 7 +11 11 Qualified
1. Forlimpopoli 8 5 1 2 17 11 +8 11
3. Ravenna
Ravenna Calcio
Ravenna Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1913 and refounded in 2001....

8 4 1 3 17 7 +10 9
4. Imola 8 4 0 4 14 17 -3 8
5. Forlì 8 0 1 7 3 27 -24 1


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Group C

Classification
P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1. Modena
Modena F.C.
Modena Football Club is an Italian football club based in Modena, Emilia-Romagna. The club was formed in 1912 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, after being relegated from a two year period in Serie A in the year 2004. The team's previous stay in Italy's top division ended in 1964. The team...

8 6 2 0 17 6 +11 14 Qualified
2. Carpi
Carpi F.C. 1909
Carpi Football Club 1909 is an Italian football club located in Carpi, Emilia-Romagna.The club currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.- A.C. Carpi :...

8 4 3 1 19 6 +13 11
2. Reggiana
A.C. Reggiana 1919
Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 is an Italian association football club, based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1919 as A.C. Reggiana and refounded in July 2005 as Reggio Emilia F.C., but it was renamed A.C. Reggiana 1919 soon after the start of the 2005–06 season. The...

8 5 1 2 13 9 +4 11
4. Mantova
A.C. Mantova
Mantova Football Club is an Italian football club, based in Mantua, Lombardy. Mantova had played consecutively in the Italian Serie B from the 2005–06 season to 2009–10 as Associazione Calcio Mantova, when they were relegated after ending the season in 20th place.During the summer 2010, the club...

8 1 1 6 11 28 -17 3
5. Centese
U.S. Centese A.S.D. 1986
Unione Sportiva Centese Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica 1986 is an Italian association football club located in Cento, Emilia-Romagna. It currently plays in Seconda Categoria. Its colors are blue and white....

8 0 1 7 11 22 -11 1


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Group D

Classification
P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1. VV.F. Spezia
Spezia Calcio 1906
Spezia Calcio 1906 is an Italian football club, based in La Spezia, Liguria. Founded in 1906, the team's colors are black and white. The club's home ground is Stadio Alberto Picco.-1944 scudetto:...

8 5 3 0 14 6 +8 13 Qualified
2. Corradini Suzzara
Suzzara Calcio 2000
Suzzara Calcio 2000 is an Italian association football club located in Suzzara, Lombardy. It currently plays in Eccellenza. Its colors are white and black.The club was founded in 1919 and spend 2 seasons in Serie B.-External links:*...

8 5 1 2 15 8 +7 11
3. Fidentina 8 2 4 2 20 20 0 8
4. Parma
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...

8 2 3 3 8 12 -4 7
5. Orlandi Busseto 8 0 1 7 7 18 -11 0


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Classification

P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1. Torino FIAT
Torino F.C.
Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football....

6 3 2 1 21 12 +9 8 Qualified
2. Juventus Cisitalia
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...

6 3 1 2 15 9 +6 7
3. Ambrosiana-Inter
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...

6 2 2 2 12 13 -1 6
4. Varese
A.S. Varese 1910
A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...

6 1 1 4 6 20 -14 3

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Group B (Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Verona
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...

 retired before the start of the semifinals.

Classification

P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1. Venezia 4 2 2 0 3 0 +3 6 Qualified
2. Ampelea Isola d'Istria
MNK Izola
MNK Izola is a Slovenian football club from Izola, which played in Slovenian top division, 1. SNL, for five consecutive seasons during the early 1990s. Currently, the club is playing in Slovenian Third League.-History:...

3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 2
2. Triestina
U.S. Triestina Calcio
Unione Sportiva Triestina is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.It is in the season 2010-11 from Serie B, having returned there in 2002 after 11 seasons in Serie C and Serie D, the club was relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.-History:The club was...

3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 2

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Group A

Classification
P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1. Bologna
Bologna F.C. 1909
Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history...

6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 9 Qualified
2. Cesena
A.C. Cesena
Associazione Calcio Cesena is an Italian football club based in Cesena, Romagna. The club was formed in 1940 and won the first promotion to Serie A in 1973. Since then, the club have been in the Italian Premier League for a total of in 11 seasons, reaching the best achievement in 1976 with the 6th...

6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 8
3. Forlimpopoli 6 2 2 2 10 11 -1 6
4. Faenza 6 0 1 5 5 17 -12 1


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Group B

Classification
P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1. VV.F. Spezia
Spezia Calcio 1906
Spezia Calcio 1906 is an Italian football club, based in La Spezia, Liguria. Founded in 1906, the team's colors are black and white. The club's home ground is Stadio Alberto Picco.-1944 scudetto:...

6 5 0 1 14 4 +10 10 Qualified
2. Corradini Suzzara 6 2 1 3 7 10 -3 4
2. Carpi
Carpi F.C. 1909
Carpi Football Club 1909 is an Italian football club located in Carpi, Emilia-Romagna.The club currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.- A.C. Carpi :...

6 2 1 3 5 7 -2 4
4. Modena
Modena F.C.
Modena Football Club is an Italian football club based in Modena, Emilia-Romagna. The club was formed in 1912 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, after being relegated from a two year period in Serie A in the year 2004. The team's previous stay in Italy's top division ended in 1964. The team...

6 2 0 4 3 8 -5 3


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Round 2

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Classification

P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1. VV.F. Spezia
Spezia Calcio 1906
Spezia Calcio 1906 is an Italian football club, based in La Spezia, Liguria. Founded in 1906, the team's colors are black and white. The club's home ground is Stadio Alberto Picco.-1944 scudetto:...

2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3 Champions
2. Torino FIAT
Torino F.C.
Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football....

2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 2
3. Venezia 2 0 1 1 3 6 -3 1

Results

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External links

  • :it:Campionato Alta Italia 1944 - Italian version with pictures and info.
  • http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ital44.html - All results on RSSSF
    Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
    The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation is an international amateur organization dedicated to collecting statistics about association football...

    Website.

Footnotes

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