1959–60 Serie A
57th season of top-tier Italian football
Football league season
 1959–60 Juventus' line-up | |
| Season | 1959–60 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Juventus 11th title |
| Relegated | Palermo Alessandria Genoa |
| European Cup | Juventus |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Fiorentina |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Internazionale Roma |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 792 (2.59 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Omar Sivori (28 goals) |
← 1958–59 1960–61 → | |
The 1959–60 Serie A season was won by Juventus.
Teams
Atalanta and Palermo had been promoted from Serie B.
Events
A modern professional structure was introduced, together with a third relegation.
Final classification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus (C) | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 92 | 33 | +59 | 55 | Qualified for the European Cup |
| 2 | Fiorentina | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 47 | Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Milan | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 44 | |
| 4 | Internazionale | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 40 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 5 | Bologna | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 36 | |
| 5 | Padova | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 36 | |
| 5 | SPAL | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 36 | |
| 8 | Sampdoria | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 35 | |
| 9 | Roma | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 34 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 10 | Vicenza | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 32 | |
| 11 | Atalanta | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 31 | |
| 12 | Lazio | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 30 | |
| 13 | Bari | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 29 | |
| 13 | Napoli | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 29 | |
| 15 | Udinese | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 28 | |
| 16 | Palermo (R) | 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 27 | Relegated to Serie B |
| 17 | Alessandria (R) | 34 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 25 | |
| 18 | Genoa[a] (R) | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 50 | −29 | 0 |
Source: Panini
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Genoa was penalized of 18 points for bribery, and 10 more in the following season. The points for the following seasons were reduced to 7 in appeal.
Results
| Home \ Away | ALE | ATA | BAR | BOL | FIO | GEN | INT | JUV | LRV | LAZ | MIL | NAP | PAD | PAL | ROM | SAM | SPA | UDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandria | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Atalanta | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Bari | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Bologna | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | |
| Fiorentina | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Genoa | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Internazionale | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 6–3 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
| Juventus | 7–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | |
| Vicenza | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Lazio | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Milan | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Napoli | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Padova | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 6–3 | 6–1 | |
| Palermo | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Roma | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Sampdoria | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| SPAL | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–6 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Udinese | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
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.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   Omar Sívori | Juventus | 28 |
| 2 |  Kurt Hamrin | Fiorentina | 26 |
| 3 |  John Charles | Juventus | 23 |
| 4 | Sergio Brighenti | Padova | 21 |
| 5 |  José Altafini | Milan | 20 |
| 6 | Pedro Manfredini | Roma | 16 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Bettini | Udinese | 14 |
| Gino Pivatelli | Bologna | ||
| Paolo Erba | Bari | ||
| 10 | Arne Selmosson | Roma | 13 |
| Orlando Rozzoni | Lazio | ||
| 12 | Mario Tortul | Padova | 12 |
| Eddie Firmani | Internazionale | ||
| 14 | Antonio Valentín Angelillo | Internazionale | 11 |
| Bengt Lindskog | Internazionale | ||
| Egidio Morbello | SPAL | ||
| Oliviero Conti | Vicenza |
References and sources
- Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
External links
- [1] - All results on RSSSF Website.
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