1922–23 Prima Divisione

The 1922–23 Prima Divisione season was won by Genoa.

Teams admitted
Due to the high numbers of participants, under the agreement with the Northern League, the FIGC had to organize a qualification tournament in July, in order to reduce them to three rounds of 12 sides each.

Northern League

 * From 1921-22 C.C.I. championship:
 * Alessandria - Alessandria
 * Andrea Doria - Genoa
 * Bologna - Bologna
 * Casale - Casale Monferrato
 * Genoa - Genoa
 * Hellas Verona - Verona
 * Juventus - Turin
 * Legnano - Legnano
 * Mantova - Mantua
 * Milan - Milan
 * Modena - Modena
 * Novara - Novara
 * Padova - Padua
 * Pisa - Pisa
 * Pro Vercelli - Vercelli
 * Savona - Savona
 * Torino - Turin
 * U.S. Milanese - Milan


 * From 1921-22 F.I.G.C. championship:
 * Cremonese - Cremona
 * Esperia Como - Como
 * Lucca - Lucca
 * Novese - Novi Ligure
 * Petrarca Padova - Padua
 * Sampierdarenese - Genoa
 * Spal - Ferrara
 * Speranza Savona - Savona
 * U.S. Torinese - Turin
 * Udinese - Udine
 * Virtus Bologna - Bologna


 * After qualification:
 * Brescia - Brescia (CCI)
 * Derthona - Tortona (CCI 2nd division)
 * Internazionale - Milan (CCI)
 * Livorno - Livorno (CCI + *)
 * Pastore Torino - Turin (FIGC)
 * Rivarolese - Genoa (FIGC)
 * Spezia - La Spezia (CCI)

(*) This side is the result of the merger of U.S. Livorno (CCI) and Pro Livorno (FIGC).

Southern League

 * All the teams were from 1921-22 C.C.I. championship:
 * Alba Roma - Rome
 * Anconitana - Ancona
 * Audace Taranto - Taranto
 * Bagnolese - Naples
 * Cavese - Cava de' Tirreni
 * Fortitudo Roma - Rome
 * Internaples - Naples (*)
 * Juventus Audax - Rome
 * Lazio - Rome
 * Lecce - Lecce
 * Libertas Palermo - Palermo (*)
 * Liberty Bari - Bari
 * Messina - Messina (*)
 * Palermo - Palermo
 * Pro Italia Taranto - Taranto
 * Savoia - Torre Annunziata
 * Stabia - Castellammare di Stabia
 * U.S. Romana - Rome


 * After qualification:
 * Roman - Rome


 * New club
 * Ideale Bari - Bari

(*) These sides were the results of various mergers:
 * Internaples was the result of the merger of Internazionale Napoli and Naples.
 * Libertas Palermo was the result of the merger of the old Libertas Palermo and Azzurra Palermo.
 * Messina was the result of the merger of S.C. Messina and Messinese.

Regular season
Group winners went to the final phase. Four worst clubs of each group were relegated.

Relegation tie-breaker

 * Played on July 1, 1923, in Genoa.


 * Tie-breaker
 * Played on July 8, 1923, in Genoa.

Promotion tie-breaker

 * Played on June 3, 1923, in Milan.

Padova qualified for the Final Round.

Southern League
The Southern League was a separate amatorial league, still divided in five regions. The winner were Lazio Rome.

References and sources

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