1945–46 A.C. Torino season

During the 1945-1946 season Associazione Calcio Torino competed in Divisione Nazionale.

Associazione Calcio Torino

Chairman	Ferruccio Novo
Manager	Luigi Ferrero
Stadium	Stadio Filadelfia
Divisione Nazionale	1º
Top goalscorer	Gabetto (22)
Home colours Away colours

Summary

Concluded the last Alta Italia Championship in July 1944, Torino FIAT after several months of rest, re-open trainings over winter, disputing 2 derbies for beneficial organizations[1] trying to organize a spring tournament with Juventus-Cisitalia, Filiale Italia, Lancia e Ispettorato del Lavoro.[2] Matches played in front of a massive attendances despite being beneficial.[3] The championship Divisione Nazionale was disputed after the World War II with a format of groups being Torino the winner of the trophy.[4][5]

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 Valerio Bacigalupo — GK  ITA Alfredo Bodoira — DF  ITA Aldo Ballarin — DF  ITA Virgilio Maroso — DF  ITA Sergio Piacentini — DF  ITA Mario Rigamonti — MF  ITA Eusebio Castigliano — MF  ITA Giuseppe Grezar

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ITA Ezio Loik — MF  ITA Alfonso Santagiuliana — FW  ITA Pietro Ferraris II — FW  ITA Guglielmo Gabetto — FW  ITA Oreste Guaraldo — FW  ITA Valentino Mazzola (Captain) — FW  ITA Franco Ossola — FW  ITA Adriano Zecca

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
GK	Valerio Bacigalupo	Savona	(160.000 £)
GK	Filippo Cavalli	Casale	loan ended
DF	Aldo Ballarin	Triestina	(1.600.000 £)
DF	Virgilio Maroso	Alessandria	loan ended
DF	Mario Rigamonti	Brescia	loan ended
MF	Eusebio Castigliano	Spezia	(600.000 £)
MF	Giuseppe Grezar	Ampelea	loan ended
MF	Alfonso Santagiuliana	Vicenza
MF	Giuseppe Vairo	Casale	loan ended
FW	Oreste Guaraldo	Cinzano
FW	Romeo Menti II	Milano	loan ended
FW	Adriano Zecca	Liguria

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
GK	Filippo Cavalli	Como
GK	Luigi Griffanti	Fiorentina	loan ended
DF	Luigi Cassano	Alessandria
DF	Osvaldo Ferrini	Como
MF	Fioravante Baldi	Napoli
MF	Aldo Cadario	Brescia	loan ended
MF	Giacinto Ellena	Alessandria
MF	Cesare Gallea	Brescia
MF	Paolo Giammarco	Bari	loan ended
MF	Giuseppe Vairo	Alessandria
FW	Romeo Menti II	Fiorentina	loan out
FW	Silvio Piola	Lazio	loan ended

Competitions

Divisione Nazionale

Main article: 1945–46 Italian Football Championship

Alta Italia Group

Alta Italia Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Torino (A)	26	19	4	3	65	18	+47	42	Qualified
2	Internazionale (A)	26	17	5	4	52	21	+31	39
3	Juventus (A)	26	13	9	4	52	23	+29	35
4	Milan (A)	26	12	6	8	38	36	+2	30	Tie-breaker
5	Brescia	26	12	6	8	38	33	+5	30

Source: Panini
(A) Advance to a further round.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Juventus v Torino

14 October 1945 1	Juventus	2-1	Torino	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Magni  40' Piola  79' (rig.)		44' Loik	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 31 402 Referee: Giovanni Galeati

Torino v Genoa

21 October 1945 2	Torino	6-0	Genoa	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Mazzola  13' Ossola  31' Loik  43', 68' (rig.) Guaraldo  51', 56'			Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Giuseppe Carpani

Sampierdarenese v Torino

28 October 1945 3	Sampierdarenese	0-5	Torino	Genova
15:00 UTC+1			2' Ferraris II  31', 81' Castigliano  64', 87' Mazzola	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Giorgio Bernardi

Torino v Venezia

4 November 1945 4	Torino	3-1	Venezia	Torino
14:30 UTC+1	Loik  46' Zaro  60' (aut.) Ferraris II  61'		14' Novello	Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Bruno Bergomi

Torino v Brescia

18 November 1945 5	Torino	2-2	Brescia	Torino
14:30 UTC+1	Loik  24' Ferraris II  30'		2', 12' Rebuzzi II	Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Eliseo Camiolo

Modena v Torino

25 November 1945 6	Modena	0-3	Torino	Modena
14:30 UTC+1			63' Mazzola  77' Ossola  82' Ferraris II	Stadium: Stadio Cesare Marzari Referee: Eriprando Poggipollini

Torino v Milan

2 December 1945 7	Torino	4-0	Milan	Torino
14:30 UTC+1	Loik  21', 57' (rig.) Mazzola  69', 83'			Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Giorgio Bernardi

Vicenza v Torino

9 December 1945 8	Vicenza	1-2	Torino	Vicenza
14:30 UTC+1	Marchetti  2'		16' Gabetto  67' Loik	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Giovanni Galeati

Torino v Atalanta

16 December 1945 9	Torino	2-0	Atalanta	Torino
14:30 UTC+1	Gabetto  25' Ossola  68'			Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Fornari

Bologna v Torino

23 December 1945 10	Bologna	0-2	Torino	Bologna
14:30 UTC+1			44' Gabetto  78' Ossola	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Ferruccio Bellè

Torino v Triestina

30 December 1945 11	Torino	4-0	Triestina	Torino
14:30 UTC+1	Ossola  15', 73' Gabetto  40' Ferraris II  75'			Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Massironi

Inter v Torino

6 January 1946 12	Inter	1-1	Torino	Milano
14:30 UTC+1	Candiani  61'		51' Loik	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Giuseppe Zelocchi

Andrea Doria v Torino

13 January 1946 13	Andrea Doria	2-3	Torino	Genova
14:30 UTC+1	Rebuzzi I  16', 35'		32' Ferraris II  71', 72' Gabetto	Referee: Giorgio Bernardi

Genoa v Torino

27 January 1946 15	Genoa	0-1	Torino	Genova
14:30 UTC+1			84' Ballarin	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Ferruccio Bonivento

Torino v Sampierdarenese

3 February 1946 16	Torino	2-1	Sampierdarenese	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Ferraris II  18' Castigliano  36'		20' Parvis	Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Angelo Pizzato

Venezia v Torino

10 February 1946 17	Venezia	2-1	Torino	Venezia
15:00 UTC+1	Alberti  66' (rig.) Pernigo  70'		46' Loik	Stadium: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo Referee: Giuseppe Carpani

Brescia v Torino

17 February 1946 18	Brescia	1-3	Torino	Brescia
15:00 UTC+1	De Filippis  85'		16' Castigliano  37' Gabetto  40' Mazzola	Stadium: Stadium di Viale Piave Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni

Torino v Modena

24 February 1946 19	Torino	1-1	Modena	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Gabetto  57'		76' Dalla Torre	Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Sandro Buratti

Milan v Torino

3 March 1946 20	Milan	2-3	Torino	Milano
15:00 UTC+1	Gimona  32' Ballarin  51' (aut.)		66' Ossola  69' Gabetto  80' Castigliano	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Giovanni Galeati

Torino v Vicenza

10 March 1946 21	Torino	4-0	Vicenza	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Ferraris II  60' Gabetto  66', 87' Castigliano  69'			Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Guglielmo Matucci

Atalanta v Torino

17 March 1946 22	Atalanta	1-0	Torino	Bergamo
15:30 UTC+1	Del Medico  86'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Mario Scotto

Torino v Juventus

19 March 1946 14[6]	Torino	1-0	Juventus	Torino
15:30 UTC+1	Castigliano  4'			Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Ferruccio Bellè

Torino v Bologna

24 March 1946 23	Torino	4-0	Bologna	Torino
15:30 UTC+1	Mazzola  5', 63' Loik  55' Ossola  70'			Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Guido Agnolin

Triestina v Torino

31 March 1946 24	Triestina	1-1	Torino	Trieste
15:30 UTC+1	Presca  62'		87' Gabetto	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Eliseo Camiolo

Torino v Inter

7 April 1946 25	Torino	1-0	Inter	Torino
15:30 UTC+1	Gabetto  43'			Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Mario Scotto

Torino v Andrea Doria

14 April 1946 26	Torino	5-0	Andrea Doria	Torino
15:30 UTC+1	Mazzola  13', 36' Gabetto  22', 40' Ossola  52'			Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Antonio Zambotto

Final Round

Final round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Torino (C)	14	11	0	3	43	14	+29	22	Champions
2	Juventus	14	9	3	2	31	8	+23	21
3	Milan	14	7	2	5	25	16	+9	16
4	Internazionale	14	6	2	6	20	16	+4	14
5	Napoli	14	5	3	6	19	27	−8	13

Source: Panini
(C) Champion.

Matches

Roma v Torino

28 April 1946 1	Roma	0-7	Torino	Roma
16:00 UTC+1			5' Castigliano  6', 18' Mazzola  7' Ossola  8' Ferraris II  15' Loik  46' Grezar	Stadium: Stadio Nazionale Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni

Torino v Milan

5 May 1946 2	Torino	3-0	Milan	Torino
16:00 UTC+1	Mazzola  4' Castigliano  12' Ferraris II  79'			Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Giuseppe Fois

Napoli v Torino

12 May 1946 3	Napoli	0-2	Torino	Napoli
16:00 UTC+1			22', 28' Gabetto	Stadium: Stadio della Liberazione Referee: Giovanni Galeati

Torino v Bari

19 May 1946 4	Torino	3-0	Bari	Torino
16:00 UTC+1	Ossola  39' Castigliano  53' Loik  67'			Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Eliseo Camiolo

Torino v Inter

26 May 1946 5	Torino	1-0	Inter	Torino
16:00 UTC+1	Gabetto  30'			Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Giovanni Galeati

Juventus v Torino

30 May 1946 6	Juventus	1-0	Torino	Torino
16:00 UTC+1	Piola  32' (pen)			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Generoso Dattilo

Pro Livorno v Torino

9 June 1946 7	Pro Livorno	0-3	Torino	Livorno
16:30 UTC+1			53' Santagiuliana  59', 71' Ferraris II	Stadium: Stadio Ardenza Referee: Ferruccio Bonivento

Torino v Roma

16 June 1946 8	Torino	3-2	Roma	Torino
16:30 UTC+1	Grezar  37' Castigliano  41', 67' (rig.)		39' (pen), 51' Amadei	Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Ferruccio Bellè

Milan v Torino

23 June 1946 9	Milan	2-0	Torino	Milano
16:30 UTC+1	Grezar  31' (o.g.) Puricelli  51'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Giorgio Bernardi

Torino v Napoli

30 June 1946 10	Torino	7-1	Napoli	Torino
17:00 UTC+1	Castigliano  6', 79', 60' Loik  8', 61' Mazzola  13', 86'		34' Baldi III	Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Luigi Gemini

Bari v Torino

7 July 1946 11	Bari	1-2	Torino	Bari
17:00 UTC+1	Lenzi  80' (pen)		3' (o.g.) Fusco  78' Castigliano	Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria Referee: Eriprando Poggipollini

Inter v Torino

14 July 1946 12	Inter	6-2	Torino	Milano
17:30 UTC+1	Candiani  16' (rig.), 60', 40' Fabbri  52', 77' Muci  85'		11' Castigliano  67' Grezar	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni

Torino v Juventus

21 July 1946 13	Torino	1-0	Juventus	Torino
17:30 UTC+1	Gabetto  19'			Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 23 000 Referee: Giovanni Galeati

Torino v Pro Livorno

28 July 1946 14	Torino	9-1	Pro Livorno	Torino
17:30 UTC+1	Gabetto  14', 41', 40' Castigliano  46', 88' Grezar  48' Loik  69' Ballarin  73' Mazzola  79'		18' Picchi	Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 7 500 Referee: Luigi Gemini

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition	Points	Home						Away						Total						GD
		G	V	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	V	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	V	D	L	Gs	Ga
Divisione Nazionale	-	20	18	2	0	66	9	20	12	2	6	42	23	40	30	4	6	108	32	+76

Players statistics

Appearances

• 40.Valerio Bacigalupo
• 40.Aldo Ballarin
• 38.Eusebio Castigliano
• 38.Pietro Ferraris
• 35.Guglielmo Gabetto
• 35.Giuseppe Grezar
• 11.Oreste Guaraldo
• 39.Ezio Loik
• 35.Virgilio Maroso
• 36.Valentino Mazzola
• 30.Franco Ossola
• 10.Sergio Piacentini
• 36.Mario Rigamonti
• 16.Alfonso Santagiuliana
• 2.Adriano Zecca

Goalscorers

• 2.Aldo Ballarin
• 20.Eusebio Castigliano
• 12.Pietro Ferraris
• 22.Guglielmo Gabetto
• 4.Giuseppe Grezar
• 2.Oreste Guaraldo
• 16.Ezio Loik
• 16.Valentino Mazzola
• 11.Franco Ossola
• 1.Alfonso Santagiuliana

References

1. Torino FIAT and Juventus-Cisitalia played 2 matches, only for beneficial reasons, on 26 December 1944 and 31 December 1944.
   ""Sport Benefico. Torino-Juventus 2-1"". La Stampa. 1 January 1945. p. 2.
2. Giorgio Boriani (14 June 1945). "Gli assi del Torino e della Juventus nel più avvincente Torneo del Nord". Corriere dello Sport. p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
3. "L'incontro Juventus-Torino per la Coppa Pio Marchi". La Stampa. 2 April 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
4. "La Lazio a Pescara con Koenig ma senza Valenti ed Alzani". Il Corriere dello Sport, n. 4. 5 January 1946. p. 1.
5. "Cargnelli allenatore della Lazio". Il Corriere dello Sport, n. 27. 28 January 1946. p. 2.
6. Rescheduled from 20 January

External links

• Fabrizio Melegari (a cura di). Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004, Modena,. Panini, 2004.
• Fabrizio Melegari e Luigi La Rocca. "Calciatori 1942-43". Storia del Campionato Italiano dal 1942-43 al 1949-50. edizione speciale per "La Gazzetta dello Sport" Franco Cosimo Panini Editore, Modena, 2005.

See also

Grande Torino