The 1909–10 Prima Categoria season was won by Internazionale.

Prima Categoria
Season1909–10
ChampionsInternazionale
1st title
Top goalscorerErnest Peterly (23)
1909

Regulation

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Following the creation of the Italy national football team, the Italian Football Federation revamped its championship.

The round robin was introduced in Italy this season.

Registration was free and only subject to a quality committee. The eight clubs of the last years were joined by Ausonia, a Milanese car factory‘s club which paid the enrolment tax to try the experience of a national football championship.[1]

Final classification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internazionale (C) 16 12 1 3 55 26 +29 25 Tie-breaker required
2 Pro Vercelli 16 12 1 3 46 15 +31 25
3 Juventus 16 8 2 6 28 19 +9 18
4 Torino 16 8 1 7 43 30 +13 17
4 Genoa 16 7 3 6 29 23 +6 17
6 Milan 16 6 1 9 23 36 −13 13
6 US Milanese 16 6 1 9 35 53 −18 13
8 Andrea Doria 16 5 1 10 18 39 −21 11
9 Ausonia Milano (E) 16 0 5 11 16 52 −36 5 Financial crisis
Source: Panini
(C) Champions; (E) Eliminated

Results table

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Home \ Away ADO AUS GEN INT JUV MIL PVE TOR USM
Andrea Doria 3–0 3–0 1–3 0–1 1–7 2–0 3–1 4–2
Ausonia Milano 0–0 3–3 2–6 2–2 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–4
Genoa 3–1 6–2 4–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0
Internazionale 5–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 5–1 1–4 7–2 7–2
Juventus 4–0 6–0 0–2 2–0 5–3 0–0 3–0 1–2
Milan 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–5 0–1 0–3 0–1 1–0
Pro Vercelli 1–0 3–0 5–2 1–2 4–0 4–0 0–1 5–1
Torino 5–0 2–0 0–2 3–4 3–1 6–2 2–4 13–1
US Milanese 5–0 5–1 3–3 2–5 0–2 2–1 3–6 3–2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship tie-breaker

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Played in Vercelli on April 24

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pro Vercelli   3-10   Internazionale

Pro Vercelli had previously planned to join two football exhibitions on April 17 and 24, and asked FIGC to postpone the tie-breaker to May 1; however, Inter was against to play the game on May 1 due to its own planned exhibitions. FIGC granted the first postponement, but since Pro Vercelli no longer took part in the April 17 exhibition, the second postponement was withdrawn and the tie-breaker scheduled on 24 April. Pro Vercelli fielded its fourth squad (15-year-old boys) in protest; after that, FIGC imposed to the club a penalty for insubordination and unsportsmanlike conduct.

References and sources

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  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
  • Carlo Chiesa, La grande storia del calcio italiano, Chapter 2: Juve, scippati due titoli! Inter, l'atroce beffa, pp. 17–32, Guerin Sportivo #5, May 2012.

Notes

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  1. ^ Meanwhile, Piemonte F.C. refused to join the championship, leaving incomplete the FIGC’s desired top-ten format.