1922 Coppa Italia
The 1922 Coppa Italia was the 1st edition of the football championship. It began April 2 and ended July 16, 1922 with the victory of Vado, the only title in its history.
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Italy |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 April – 16 June 1922 |
| Teams | 38 |
| Champions | Vado (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Udinese |
| Matches played | 37 |
| Goals scored | 112 (3.03 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Ernesto Bonino (6 goals) |
1926–27 → | |
Prior to the events
Proposals for an Italian football cup were made many times before WWI, without followings. In 1921, all major clubs resigned from the FIGC to establish the first Football League of the country, so the FIGC decided to add a cup to its championship in response
The regulation of the first Coppa Italia was rather confusing starting with the number of teams admitted (37), which did not allow an easy match for the games to be played. To solve this problem it was necessary to proceed with several byes. All the formations were from Northern Italy, Livorno being the southernmost city allowed to participate
With the victory of the outsider Vado enrolled in the Promozione , the Ligurians became the first to win the biggest national cup as well as to win it even though they did not play in the top division; the latter, a record later equaled by Naples alone in the 1961-1962 edition.
The cup was a poor tournament, without the most prestigious team and limited to Northern Italy, and even more many clubs involved in the championship finals retired from the cup to avoid distractions.
After the reunification between the Football Association and the Football League, the cup was no more organized for many years.
Participating teams
The teams retired from the competition before the first round are marked in italics.
Prima Categoria
| Piemonte
Liguria
|
Lombardia
Veneto |
Emilia
Toscana
|
Promozione
Piemonte
Liguria
|
Lombardia
Veneto
|
Emilia
Toscana
|
First round
Treviso received a bye due to a drawing; Libertas Firenze and Pro Livorno received byes due to fixture congestion.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Audace Livorno | 0-2[1] | Molassana |
| Casalecchio | 0-2[1] | Carpi |
| Crema | 4-1 | Codogno |
| Fanfulla | 2-1 | Libertas Milano |
| Forti e Liberti Forlì | 3-0 | Mantovana |
| Juventus Italia | 2-0 | Enotria Genova |
| Lucchese | 9-0 | CS Firenze |
| Novese | 6-0 | Aeronautica Torino |
| Rivarolese | 2-0 | Sestrese |
| Spes Genova | 0-1 | Speranza Savona |
| Trevigliese | 0-1 (aet) | Saronno |
| Triestina | 0-2[1] | Edera Trieste |
| Udinese | 4–0 | Feltrese |
| Vado | 4-3 (aet) | Fiorente |
| Valenzana | 2-1 | Pastore Torino |
| Vercellese | 0-1 | US Torinese |
| Virtus Bologna | 1-0 | Parma |
Second round
Libertas Firenze and Pro Livorno received byes due to fixture congestion.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Crema | 1-2 | Speranza Savona |
| Fanfulla | 1-4 | Novese |
| Forti e Liberti Forlì | 4-0 | Treviso |
| Juventus Italia | 3-0 | US Torinese |
| Lucchese | 5-0 | Rivarolese |
| Vado | 5-1 | Molassana |
| Valenzana | 1-0 | Saronno |
| Virtus Bologna | 1-0 | Carpi |
| Edera Trieste | 0-4 | Udinese |
Third round
Libertas Firenze, Novese, Pro Livorno and Speranza Savona received byes due to fixture congestion; Udinese received a bye due to the absence of competitors.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Lucchese | 4-0 | Virtus Bologna |
| Vado | 2-0 | Juventus Italia |
| Valenzana | 3-0 | Forti e Liberti Forlì |
Quarter-finals
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Libertas Firenze | 2-0[1] | Valenzana |
| Novese | 0-2[1] | Udinese |
| Speranza Savona | 1-2 | Lucchese |
| Pro Livorno | 0-1 | Vado |
Final
| Vado | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Udinese |
|---|---|---|
Levratto  118' |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernesto Bonino |
Lucchese | 6 |
| 2 | Virgilio Levratto |
Vado | 5 |
| 3 | Gian Antonio Maggi |
Juventus Italia | 4 |