1929–30 AS Ambrosiana season

Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana
1929–30 season
President	Oreste Simonotti
Manager	Árpád Weisz
Stadium	Campo Virgilio Fossati
Serie A	1st (in Mitropa Cup)
Mitropa Cup	Semifinals
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Meazza (31)
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1928-1929 1930-1931 →

During the 1929–30 season 'Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana competed in Serie A and Mitropa Cup.

Summary

New club chairman Oreste Simonotti changed the club's name to Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana and restored the previous black-and-blue jerseys. The new colors were a legacy from Unione Sportiva Milanese, before the merger. Hungarian manager Árpád Weisz returned to the bench,^[1] and Oreste Simonotti [it] arrived from Casale as new chairman due to deficit left by former chairman Ernesto Torrusio [it].

In a 1929–30 Serie A campaign changing competition format to a sole group, Ambrosiana debut match was a triumph against Livorno.^[2] By 16 February 1930, the squad counts 23 points (with a match pending against Juventus). Played the game on 20 April, Ambrosiana took an advantage of + 4 points over Juventus and Genova. The success was determined in direct matches between teams programmed for last round on Sunday. On 8 June in Genova, Juventus is defeated 2-0 falling to − 6 points. Meanwhile, Ambrosiana draw 3–3 at home against Liguria (included a penalty missed in last minutes) standing with 4 points of advantage. The scudetto is clinched on 29, with a victory in stadio San Siro against Torino taking Ambrosiana to a 50 points and leadership. Crucial to the trophy was Giuseppe Meazza, league topscorer: 31 goals.^[3]

The squad competed in 1930 Mitropa Cup defeated in semifinals by Sparta Praha.^[4]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Valentino Degani
—	GK	ITA	Bonifacio Smerzi
—	DF	ITA	Luigi Allemandi
—	DF	ITA	Giovanni Bolzoni
—	DF	ITA	Vincenzo Coppo
—	DF	ITA	Stefano Gallio
—	DF	ITA	Giovanni Gasparini
—	DF	ITA	Guido Gianfardoni
—	DF	ITA	Silvio Pietroboni
—	MF	ITA	Antonio Blasevich
—	MF	ITA	Armando Castellazzi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Luigi Ciminaghi
—	MF	ITA	Enrico Rivolta
—	MF	ITA	Luigi Rizzi
—	MF	ITA	Pietro Serantoni
—	MF	ITA	Giuseppe Viani
—	FW	ITA	Giulio Balestrini
—	FW	ITA	Leopoldo Conti (Captain)
—	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Meazza
—	FW	ITA	Luigi Pedrazzini
—	FW	ITA	Pietro Povero
—	FW	ITA	Umberto Visentin

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ambrosiana (C)	34	22	6	6	85	38	+47	50	1930 Mitropa Cup
2	Genoa	34	20	8	6	63	36	+27	48	1930 Mitropa Cup
3	Juventus	34	19	7	8	56	31	+25	45
4	Torino	34	16	7	11	52	31	+21	39
5	Napoli	34	14	9	11	61	51	+10	37

Source: lega-calcio.it (in Italian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average
(C) Champions

Matches

6 October 1929 1	Livorno	1-2	Ambrosiana	Livorno
	Palandri 60'	Report	6' Meazza 31' Rivolta	Stadium: Villa Chayes Referee: Giuseppe Turbiani

13 October 1929 2	Pro Vercelli	1-0	Ambrosiana	Vercelli
	Casalino 23'	Report		Stadium: Foro Boario Referee: Cesare Lenti

20 October 1929 3	Ambrosiana	2-1	Bologna	Milan
	Serantoni 43' Balestrini 56'	Report	41' Pilati IV	Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina

27 October 1929 4	Lazio	1-1	Ambrosiana	Roma
	Sbrana 33'	Report	63' Balestrini	Stadium: Stadio della Rondinella Referee: Costante Pessato

3 November 1929 5	Ambrosiana	3-2	Cremonese	Milan
	Meazza 5', 47' Blasevich 30'	Report	69', 75' Camisaschi	Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati Referee: Domenico Enrietti

10 November 1929 6	Milan	1-2	Ambrosiana	Milan
	Tansini 9'	Report	6' Visentin III 60' Meazza	Stadium: Campo Milan Referee: Albino Carraro

17 November 1929 7	Ambrosiana	6-1	Padova	Milan
	Meazza 8', 10', 31' Visentin III 11' Povero 16' Conti 54'	Report	55' Perazzolo	Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati Referee: Mattea

24 November 1929 8	Roma	2-0	Ambrosiana	Roma
	Benatti 27' Chini Ludueña 84'	Report		Stadium: Campo Testaccio Referee: Giovanni Bruna

8 December 1929 9	Ambrosiana	1-2	Triestina	Milan
	Meazza 13'	Report	11' (o.g.) Gasparini 65' Pasinati	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Girelli

15 December 1929 10	Alessandria	1-2	Ambrosiana	Alessandria
	Ferrari 25'	Report	20' Serantoni 54' Conti	Stadium: Campo del Littorio Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina

22 December 1929 11	Pro Patria	0-0	Ambrosiana	Busto Arsizio
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Carlo Speroni Referee: Albino Carraro

5 January 1930 12	Ambrosiana	2-1	Napoli	Milan
	Blasevich 23', 47'	Report	90' Vojak I	Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati Referee: Raffaele Mastellari

12 January 1930 13	Brescia	0-0	Ambrosiana	Brescia
		Report		Referee: Siro Galassi

19 January 1930 14	Ambrosiana	3-0	Torino	Milan
	Meazza 4', 55' Serantoni 68'	Report		Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati Referee: Giovanni Gonani

26 January 1930 15	Genova	1-4	Ambrosiana	Genova
	Banchero I 60'	Report	20' (pen.) Rivolta 47', 84' Meazza 55' Conti	Stadium: Campo Marassi Referee: Francesco Mattea

19 March 1930^[5] 16	Juventus	1-2	Ambrosiana	Torino
10:00 CET	Della Valle 56'	Report	32' Meazza 61' Visentin III	Stadium: Stadio di Corso Marsiglia Referee: Albino Carraro

16 February 1930 17	Ambrosiana	5-1	Modena	Milan
	Blasevich 28', 78' Serantoni 30' Visentin III 54' Rivolta 71'	Report	84' Piccaluga	Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi

23 February 1930 18	Ambrosiana	6-2	Livorno	Milan
	Blasevich 15', 70' Meazza 24', 42' Rivolta 36' (rig.) Serantoni 75'	Report	19' Silvestri 40' Palandri	Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati Referee: Carlo Dani

9 March 1930 19	Ambrosiana	4-0	Pro Vercelli	Milan
	Blasevich 34' Meazza 52', 61' Povero 71'	Report		Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati Referee: Giovanni Gonani

16 March 1930 20	Bologna	2-2	Ambrosiana	Bologna
	Busini I 25', 70' (pen.)	Report	23' Serantoni 81' Blasevich	Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Referee: Francesco Mattea

23 March 1930 21	Ambrosiana	4-2	Lazio	Milan
	Blasevich 25' Meazza 26', 33', 85'	Report	8' Spivach 42' Ziroli	Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati Referee: Cesare Lenti

30 March 1930 22	Cremonese	0-0	Ambrosiana	Cremona
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Referee: Carlo Garbieri

13 April 1930 23	Ambrosiana	2-0	Milan	Milan
	Serantoni 19', 47'	Report		Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati Referee: Francesco Mattea

20 April 1930 24	Padova	1-2	Ambrosiana	Padova
	Vecchina 72'	Report	20' Meazza 62' Conti	Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani Referee: Carlo Dani

27 April 1930 25	Ambrosiana	6-0	Roma	Milan
	Meazza 1', 3', 4', 40' Visentin III 45' Blasevich 65'	Report		Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati Referee: Giovanni Gonani

4 May 1930 26	Triestina	1-2	Ambrosiana	Trieste
	Baldi 79'	Report	5' Blasevich 76' Serantoni	Stadium: Stadio Montebello Referee: Carlo Garbieri

18 May 1930 27	Ambrosiana	2-0	Alessandria	Milan
	Serantoni 53', 64'	Report		Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati Referee: Giovanni Bruna

25 May 1930 28	Ambrosiana	8-0	Pro Patria	Milan
	Blasevich 27', 88' Conti 29' Serantoni 53', 61' Rivolta 62' Meazza 69', 79'	Report		Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni

29 May 1930 29	Napoli	3-1	Ambrosiana	Napoli
	Perani II 44' Sallustro I 58', 89'	Report	72' Serantoni	Stadium: Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Referee: Cesare Lenti

1 June 1930 30	Ambrosiana	5-1	Brescia	Milan
	Serantoni 14', 41' Conti 23' Meazza 69' Rivolta 89'	Report	90' (pen.) Moretti	Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati Referee: Ermenegildo Melandri

8 June 1930 31	Torino	4-1	Ambrosiana	Torino
	Rossetti 4' Casaro 30' Imberti 48', 69'	Report	45' Conti	Stadium: Campo Torino Referee: Giovanni Gonani

15 June 1930 32	Ambrosiana	3-3	Genova	Milan
	Meazza 22', 30', 53'	Report	4', 28' Levratto 14' Bodini I	Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati Referee: Albino Carraro

29 June 1930 33	Ambrosiana	2-0	Juventus	Milan
	Viani I 32' Conti 67'	Report		Stadium: Campo Virgilio Fossati Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi

6 July 1930 34	Modena	2-0	Ambrosiana	Modena
	Mazzoni 4' Aimi 15'	Report		Stadium: Ex Velodromo Referee: Cesare Lenti

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition	Points	Home						Away						Total						GD
Competition	Points	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	GD
Serie A	50	17	15	1	1	64	16	17	7	5	5	21	22	34	22	6	6	85	38	47
Total	-	17	15	1	1	64	16	17	7	5	5	21	22	34	22	6	6	85	38	47

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
		ITA	Luigi Allemandi	29	0	29	0
		ITA	Giulio Balestrini	9	2	9	2
		ITA	Antonio Blasevich	32	14	32	14
		ITA	Giovanni Bolzoni	8	0	8	0
		ITA	Armando Castellazzi	32	0	32	0
		ITA	Luigi Ciminaghi	1	0	1	0
		ITA	Leopoldo Conti	25	8	25	8
		ITA	Vincenzo Coppo	3	0	3	0
		ITA	Valentino Degani	29	-33	29	-33
		ITA	Stefano Gallio	1	0	1	0
		ITA	Giovanni Gasparini	2	0	2	0
		ITA	Guido Gianfardoni	31	0	31	0
		ITA	Giuseppe Meazza	33	31	33	31
		ITA	Luigi Pedrazzini	1	0	1	0
		ITA	Silvio Pietroboni	1	0	1	0
		ITA	Pietro Povero	9	2	9	2
		ITA	Luigi Rizzi	1	0	1	0
		ITA	Enrico Rivolta	33	6	33	6
		ITA	Pietro Serantoni	31	16	31	16
		ITA	Bonifacio Smerzi	5	-5	5	-5
		ITA	Giuseppe Viani	31	1	31	1
		ITA	Umberto Visentin	27	5	27	5

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Weisz cronaca" (in Italian). ilrestodelcarlino.it.
^ "Italy Championship 1929/30". RSSSF.
^ "Arpad Weisz, gloriosa e crudele storia di un grande uomo di calcio". Inter.it. 15 January 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "1930 Mitropa Cup line ups" (in German). rapidarchiv.at.
^ Rescheduled from 2 February 1930 due to snow issues.

External links

"Serie A 1929" (in Italian). Enciclopediadelcalcio.it.
"Season 29-30" (in Italian). emeroteca.coni.it. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2010.