1940–41 Bologna F.C. 1909 season

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

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

Summary

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

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

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	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) Champion.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Bologna v Roma

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

Juventus v Bologna

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

Bologna v Torino

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

Genoa v Bologna

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

Bologna v Atalanta

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

Napoli v Bologna

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

Bologna v Venezia

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

Novara v Bologna

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

Bologna v Bari

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

Ambrosiana-Inter v Bologna

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

Bologna v Milano

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

Livorno v Bologna

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

Bologna v Fiorentina

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

Bologna v Triestina

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

Lazio v Bologna

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

Roma v Bologna

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

Bologna v Juventus

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

Torino v Bologna

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

Bologna v Genoa 1941

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

Atalanta v Bologna

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

Bologna v Napoli

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

Venezia v Bologna

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

Bologna v Novara

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

Bari v Bologna

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

Bologna v Ambrosiana-Inter

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

Milano v Bologna

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

Bologna v Livorno

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

Fiorentina v Bologna

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

Triestina v Bologna

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

Bologna v Lazio

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

Round of 32

Siena v Bologna

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

Siena v Bologna

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

Bologna v Siena

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

Bologna v Livorno

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

Quarterfinals

Bologna v Venezia

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

Squad Statistics

Competition[9]	Points	Home						Away						Total						GD
		G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga
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

Source:[10]

Appearances

• 26.Piero Andreoli
• 24.Michele Andreolo
• 2.Narciso Benetti
• 34.Amedeo Biavati
• 11.Arturo Boniforti
• 1.Tolmino Casadio
• 4.Giordano Corsi
• 20.Giovanni Ferrari
• 29.Pietro Ferrari
• 15.Dino Fiorini
• 1.Antonio Innocenti
• 14.Bruno Maini
• 27.Aurelio Marchese
• 8.Mario Montesanto
• 32.Mario Pagotto
• 30.Héctor Puricelli
• 31.Carlo Reguzzoni
• 30.Secondo Ricci
• 25.Raffaele Sansone
• 5.Mario Sdraulig
• 5.Glauco Vanz

Goalscorers

• 7.Piero Andreoli
• 2.Michele Andreolo
• 8.Amedeo Biavati
• 2.Giovanni Ferrari
• 1.Bruno Maini
• 1.Aurelio Marchese
• 28.Héctor Puricelli
• 18.Carlo Reguzzoni
• 2.Raffaele Sansone
• 3.Mario Sdraulig

References

1. "74 anni fa il sesto scudetto. Triestina-Bologna 0-0". bolognafc.it.
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.com
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.

Bibliography

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

External links

• "Playerhistory.com".
• "Emeroteca.coni.it".
• Maurizio Mariani (12 May 1999). "Italy 1940/41". RSSSF.com Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.