1944 Campionato Alta Italia


The 1944 Divisione Nazionale, traditionally known as 1944 Campionato Alta Italia, was a championship disputed during the second World War and not recognized by the FIGC until 2002, though the Spezia's win is not considered as a "Scudetto", but as an "honorary" official title.
Moreover, technically Spezia did not take part in the championship: the real winner of the tournament was 42° Corpo dei Vigili del Fuoco della Spezia, also known as VV.FF. Spezia, a Spezia's "satellite club". In fact, in 1944 Spezia was formally inactive since its chairman was deported in Germany, and Giacomo Semorile, the last manager of the society remained, ask the local firefighters to establish a new team with former players of Spezia.
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 without relation with the previous seasons and without round-robin format, holding it until March 1944. In the south, occupied by the US Army, the situation was rather different: the matches were played in regional tournaments: the part about the Apulian sector was won by Conversano, while Lazio was imposed in the area of Rome.
The Campionato Alta Italia was the only championship that was organized on a more than regional basis: in Central and Southern Italy many regional championship were held. Originally, the Roman Championship won by Lazio was part of the Alta Italia qualifications, but the Liberation of Rome changed the plan.

Qualifications

Piedmont and Liguria

Standings

Results

Lombardy

Standings

Results

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Varese advanced to the semifinals

Veneto

Group A

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Group B


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Final round

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

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Standings

Results

Emilia-Romagna

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Tuscany

Standings

Semifinals

Group A (Piedmont and Lombardy)

Standings

Results

Group B (Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

withdrew before the start of the semifinals.

Standings

Results

Group C (Emilia-Romagna)

Round 1

Group A
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Group B
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Round 2

VV.FF. Spezia didn't play the semifinals, due to the retirement of Lucchese, and they were directly admitted to the final.

Final round

Standings

Results

Footnotes