The1912-13 Prima Categoria season was the sixteenth of the Italian Football Championship and the tenth since the re-brand toPrima Categoria. Champions for the fifth time in six seasons (punctuated only by their protest three season previous), werePro Vercelli.
Football in Italy expanded its popularity during the 10’s, but the expedition of theItalian football team to theStockholm Olympics had a disappointing very poor result. In summer 1912, minor clubs took control over theItalian Football Federation, and imposed a championship reform. New vicepresidents Mr.Valvassori and Mr.Faroppa created a new format with more clubs but more groups, regionalising the tournament.
The competition was expanded from 14 Northern Italian clubs to over 30 clubs, including Central and Southern Italian clubs to make it the most genuinely national Italian Football Championship so far. Two regional round robin tournaments took place, each initially sub-divided into three further sub-tournaments.
The old main tournament was split in two groups of six clubs, with solely ten matchdays, while the Oriental group became a full member of the championship.
Best two clubs of each group went to the final group. Last clubs should be relegated.
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005(in Italian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005(in Italian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005(in Italian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
The results of the matches between sides that were in the same qualification rounds were valid also for the final round (but not the goals scored in those matches). Due to this, the sides began the final round with a point bonus:
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005(in Italian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005(in Italian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005(in Italian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.