1946–47 Serie B

The Serie B 1946–47 championship was organized by the Lega Calcio with geographical criteria: for this reason the three groups have different numbers of participants.

Serie B
Season1946–47

Teams

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26 clubs had variously qualified for this championship, following the results of both 1942–43 and 1945–46 seasons. However, war damages and political choices imposed to divide the old Serie B between Northern and Southern Italy. Consequently, 20 Northern clubs from the previous Serie B-C and 14 selected teams from Southern Italy were added.

Events

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To reduce the fixtures to 34 matchdays the following season, four teams per group and an additional club from Northern Italy had to be relegated.

Three groups were created: North-West, North-East and South. The group with 22 clubs was a record in the Italian football history.

Group A

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Final classification

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPtsPromotion or relegation
1Pro Patria (P)42276984392.15460Promotion to Serie A
2Legnano4221111067421.59553
3Novara4218121247341.38248
3Seregno4218121269521.32748
3Spezia4218121262471.31948
3Pistoiese422161586701.22948
7Vigevano4218101459571.03546
8Como4216101661591.03442
8Pro Vercelli4214141454521.03842
8Gallaratese4213161331400.77542
11Fanfulla421691766601.10041
11Crema421771860571.05341
11Carrarese4215111651530.96241
11Pro Sesto421771849560.87541
15Viareggio421681872701.02940
15Varese421761961620.98440
17Vogherese421671954690.78339Relegation tie-breaker
18Biellese (R)4214111763750.84039North. Italy relegation playoff[1]
19Sestrese (R)4212131761690.88437Relegation to Serie C
20Lecco (R)4212102050670.74634
21Savona (R)421362349780.62832
22Casale (R)42782747950.49522
Source: Panini
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ AwayBIECARCSLCOMCRMFANGLRLCOLEGNOVPSTPPAPSEPVESVNSERSESSPEVARVIAVIGVOG
Biellese2–10–05–32–40–01–12–02–10–02–12–00–32–13–25–12–20–11–32–02–24–1
Carrarese5–14–11–01–15–10–04–12–01–01–10–01–01–13–11–11–03–01–14–23–02–0
Casale2–41–25–22–33–02–23–11–21–22–30–31–10–01–20–12–21–01–31–21–20–1
Como4–01–11–01–12–11–01–01–11–04–23–24–01–02–04–10–12–21–12–00–12–0
Crema2–10–01–22–01–11–00–20–12–15–10–11–01–04–12–24–13–11–24–14–12–0
Fanfulla0–44–01–22–24–12–16–01–03–04–32–01–13–05–12–02–01–03–01–10–11–0
Gallaratese1–11–00–01–00–01–01–01–10–21–10–00–03–02–01–01–00–22–11–01–01–0
Lecco1–01–03–00–03–03–03–00–02–12–11–12–12–32–13–31–10–00–04–40–02–0
Legnano1–11–01–12–12–11–11–12–02–02–12–04–04–26–00–34–21–11–01–04–11–0
Novara1–11–04–02–02–00–01–12–01–01–12–12–01–03–02–10–20–11–13–03–31–0
Pistoiese2–14–07–12–23–12–03–03–11–31–02–05–01–02–11–04–14–12–11–04–22–1
Pro Patria3–12–04–04–22–06–22–11–01–02–04–02–13–12–14–22–12–15–32–14–010–0
Pro Sesto2–03–10–11–02–11–01–03–12–11–11–20–03–04–00–12–01–21–24–10–21–0
Pro Vercelli2–22–02–12–01–01–11–31–00–00–02–21–12–04–01–11–13–03–12–02–05–1
Savona1–02–02–20–13–14–23–01–02–11–23–10–21–11–13–13–00–10–00–11–01–2
Seregno4–01–02–13–00–02–21–15–20–20–05–32–01–01–15–04–01–11–03–02–03–0
Sestrese4–15–04–13–30–11–02–03–22–22–11–10–10–11–04–41–11–11–01–15–11–1
Spezia2–01–14–01–12–11–00–03–10–01–23–21–07–03–10–11–12–24–23–02–02–2
Varese1–33–05–22–11–31–51–13–21–00–12–10–12–00–22–12–03–11–22–04–12–0
Viareggio4–12–14–02–35–15–13–04–01–51–05–22–31–12–20–02–03–03–22–12–23–0
Vigevano2–24–04–12–11–01–00–02–16–20–02–00–01–20–03–00–11–02–03–13–12–0
Vogherese4–00–04–13–11–02–13–01–11–21–12–12–12–45–12–14–24–21–01–01–11–1
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.

Relegation tie-breaker

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Played in Legnano on July 13:
Team 1 Score Team 2
Biellese1-3Vogherese

Biellese qualified for the Northern Italy relegation play-off while Vogherese remained in Serie B.

Group B

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Final classification

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPtsPromotion or relegation
1Lucchese (P)402461078451.73354Promotion to Serie A
2Padova402091153361.47249
3Empoli4018111154391.38547
4Treviso401981356411.36646
5Siena4017111247451.04445
6S.P.A.L.4015131253331.60643
6Cremonese401791465471.38343
8Verona4015121359481.22942
8Mantova4016101449510.96142
10Suzzara4012171138580.65541
11Udinese4014121447421.11940
12Piacenza401591637440.84139
12Reggiana4012151338480.79239
14Parma4014101641450.91138
15Prato401491746500.92037
16Pisa4012121638440.86436Relegation tie-breaker
17Anconitana4013101743510.84336North. Italy relegation playoff[2]
18Mestrina (R)401291940560.71433Relegation to Serie C
19Forlì (R)4010111938560.67931
20Pro Gorizia (T)409121938570.66730Readmitted[a]
21Cesena (R)401092136580.62129Relegation to Serie C
Source: Panini
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Pro Gorizia was readmitted to Serie B for political reasons against Yugoslavia.

Results

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Home \ AwayANCCESCREEMPFORLUCMANMSTPADPARPIAPISPRAPGOREASIESPASUZTRVUDIHEL
Anconitana1–04–21–23–10–42–00–01–02–14–02–11–12–21–11–11–00–12–11–11–0
Cesena2–12–12–40–04–20–11–11–01–10–12–01–02–02–20–11–00–03–21–01–3
Cremonese1–04–00–01–03–41–12–02–01–10–03–00–23–17–06–02–14–11–12–11–1
Empoli3–12–10–01–15–21–02–00–12–14–22–01–00–11–01–01–13–01–21–04–0
Forlì2–22–13–30–00–22–13–21–11–12–01–03–02–11–00–03–30–00–11–02–1
Lucchese3–13–01–02–32–05–01–22–13–11–00–02–03–01–00–22–14–27–02–13–2
Mantova2–04–32–12–01–01–12–01–23–00–01–11–02–00–01–12–10–05–13–11–0
Mestrina0–21–00–21–21–00–24–10–02–02–11–04–11–01–12–11–10–00–02–01–2
Padova2–12–01–02–03–11–13–11–21–02–02–04–11–04–23–01–00–01–01–13–2
Parma2–11–13–01–01–00–12–11–11–10–22–11–02–14–02–10–03–11–03–02–0
Piacenza1–02–20–32–13–20–22–32–01–01–03–01–02–01–12–01–10–10–01–02–1
Pisa1–01–11–01–02–13–23–11–02–10–00–01–14–12–11–10–03–30–02–03–1
Prato2–02–04–11–12–01–00–03–10–11–10–23–23–11–12–11–17–21–01–02–1
Pro Gorizia1–10–04–10–01–00–02–12–22–31–02–12–02–01–11–21–12–01–10–41–1
Reggiana0–01–01–01–12–12–10–24–10–01–02–11–01–11–11–04–10–01–12–12–0
Siena1–12–12–01–01–10–11–03–13–33–14–02–12–11–01–01–04–21–00–00–0
SPAL4–01–01–23–02–13–00–01–01–11–02–01–03–04–13–02–06–01–00–00–0
Suzzara0–12–00–02–21–01–10–01–02–11–10–01–01–01–01–01–01–13–10–01–1
Treviso1–01–03–02–13–01–22–14–21–03–01–01–02–01–02–01–12–08–11–15–1
Udinese2–13–01–31–14–03–24–02–01–01–00–00–01–11–02–11–12–14–31–01–1
Hellas Verona2–03–00–21–13–01–15–14–12–04–01–01–12–02–20–04–11–01–11–03–1
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.

Relegation tie-breaker

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Played in Modena on July 13:
Team 1 Score Team 2
Anconitana1-2Pisa

Pisa was saved while Anconitana qualified for the Northern Italy relegation play-off.

Group C

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Final classification

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPtsPromotion or relegation
1Salernitana (P)321612459232.56544Promotion to Serie A
2Ternana32185947441.06841
3Pescara321571061351.74337
4Lecce321551256331.69735
4Scafatese321471134360.94435
6Torrese321281246500.92032
6Rieti321361336410.87832
8Palermo321191236351.02931
8Brindisi3210111134420.81031
8Arsenale Taranto321191238490.77631
11Perugia3210101232420.76230
12Cosenza327151039331.18229
12Siracusa321251537490.75529
14Alba Trastevere (R)321161543570.75428Relegation to Serie C
15Taranto (R, E)321071534440.77327Disbanded[a]
16Catanzaro (R)321141737361.02826Relegation to Serie C
17Foggia (R)321061633530.62326
Source: Panini
(E) Eliminated; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ A.S. Taranto merged with U.S. Arsenale Taranto at the end of the season to form U.S. Arsenaltaranto.

Results

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Home \ AwayALTARSBRICTZCOSFOGLCEPALPERPESRIESALSCFSIRTARTERTRS
Alba Trastevere1–12–01–03–02–01–11–30–12–00–12–21–12–02–11–14–3
Arsenale Taranto4–02–02–02–11–00–02–12–33–21–02–11–23–02–21–20–0
Brindisi0–23–31–01–13–12–22–02–01–13–11–11–04–11–02–11–1
Catanzaro3–42–02–00–02–03–10–13–01–00–10–01–03–14–05–04–2
Cosenza5–00–04–11–11–12–11–06–00–00–21–10–03–03–22–32–2
Foggia2–12–10–01–00–00–11–12–22–13–11–02–02–34–00–12–1
Lecce3–15–13–03–02–16–05–11–01–20–21–08–03–00–13–12–0
Palermo1–00–00–02–11–00–21–10–01–02–10–01–22–01–15–15–0
Perugia2–20–02–04–10–03–10–03–10–04–01–32–11–01–00–10–2
Pescara4–08–11–12–01–14–05–02–13–06–12–03–13–24–02–12–0
Rieti2–13–11–02–10–02–10–11–20–01–02–20–04–03–11–12–1
Salernitana5–05–02–01–01–12–12–02–01–15–03–03–03–22–16–11–1
Scafatese1–01–14–02–01–00–01–01–02–00–03–10–11–02–02–02–1
Siracusa3–23–01–12–01–03–01–00–01–03–21–11–11–02–00–12–1
Taranto3–10–10–00–01–04–02–11–11–12–01–00–24–12–02–01–1
Ternana2–11–02–11–04–23–11–03–11–01–11–00–02–22–12–05–0
Torrese2–31–01–21–01–14–12–11–04–13–01–01–12–12–22–12–1
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.

Northern Italy relegation play-off

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When the Football League rejected in autumn 1946 the planned reduction of the Serie A, wild cards for two places in Serie B were given to the FIGC. US Cagliari joined after the end of the US occupation of Sardinia. Extraordinary match to fill the last place was organized.

Played in Bologna on August 31:
Team 1 Score Team 2
Anconitana4-2Biellese

Biellese relegated to Serie C while Anconitana was re-admitted to Serie B.

Footnotes

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References and sources

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  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005