The 1914–15 Prima Categoria season was won by

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. This championship was suspended due to

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entering

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. Despite the season not concluding,

was declared champion by the Federation after the end of the War, because it was on top of the table with one game remaining in Northern Italy Final Round.In 1920, Torino and Inter appealed against Genoa’s victory, but FIGC finally rejected the request in 1922: arlo F. Chiesa, 1915-1920, in "La grande storia del calcio italiano", nº 8 (C), Guerin Sportivo, August 2012]. After a hundred years, in 2015, a group of S.S. Lazio, Lazio supporters asked the Italian Football Federation to assign the title to both Genoa and Lazio, because Lazio was the winner of the Central Italy Semifinal Round even if Southern Italy Round was not completed:

Regulation

Struggles between minor and major clubs continued. As a compromise, the championship was divided in a preliminary regional phase of ten matchdays, while the following national phase was split into a semifinal round and a final round of six matchdays each. More, the championship would be split in two categories, A and B, for 1915–16 season. However, finally the championship was expanded to 36 clubs. The main tournament was split in six groups of six clubs. First and second clubs, together with the four best third teams, advanced to the national championship. Forth and worst clubs would be relegated to new Category B. National championship was split in four groups of four clubs. Group winners advanced to the final group of four clubs. The whole tournament consequently had twenty-two matchdays. The experimental Southern groups had their own special regulations.

Teams

Veloces Biella for Piedmont,

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for Lombardy,

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for Veneto and Audax Modena for Emilia had been promoted. Two relegated clubs were re-elected. More, minor clubs voted to expand the championship so

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, Savoia Milan and Swiss side

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were invited to join.

Main tournament

Qualifications

The first two teams of every group and the best four teams that finished third, advanced to the semifinals. Group A and B were organized by the Turin committee, group C and D and E by the Milan committee, and group F by the Venice committee.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

Savoia Milano

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ed before the start of the Championship.

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Semifinals

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Final round

Classification

Results table

Southern Italy tournament

Central and Southern Italy Final Round not played because Italy entered World War I on May 24, 1915. Consequently, even the National Finals could not be played.

Footnotes

References and sources

*''Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004'', Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Football Championship 1914-15 1914-15 1914–15 in European association football leagues