| 1947–48 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ferruccio Novo | ||
| Manager | Roberto Copernico | ||
| Stadium | Stadio Filadelfia | ||
| Serie A | 1º | ||
| Top goalscorer | Mazzola (25) | ||
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During the 1947–48 season Associazione Calcio Torino competed in Serie A .
Summary
The team set many records throughout the season: top score in the standings,[1] with 65 points in 40 games; the maximum advantage over 2nd place: 16 points over A.C. Milan, Juventus and Triestina;[2] biggest home win, 10–0 against Alessandria; a total of 29 wins out of 40 games; the longest unbeaten run, 21, with 17 wins and 4 draws; the most points at home, having won 19 games out of 20 at Stadio Filadelfia;[3] the highest number of goals scored, 125; and fewest conceded, 33.[4] The best goalscorers were Mazzola (25 goals) and Gabetto (23), just behind Giampiero Boniperti from Juventus with 27 goals.[5]
Squad
Source:[6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type | 
| GK | Dino Ballarin | Clodia | |
| DF | Raffaele Cuscela | Taranto | |
| DF | Sauro Tomà | Spezia | |
| FW | Josef Fabian | Carmen Bucarest | |
| FW | Oreste Guaraldo | Novara | loan ended | 
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type | 
| GK | Dante Piani | Lucchese | |
| DF | Francesco Rosetta | Alessandria | |
| FW | Guido Tieghi | Livorno | |
Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torino (C) | 40 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 125 | 33 | +92 | 65 | 
| 2 | Milan | 40 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 76 | 48 | +28 | 49 | 
| 2 | Juventus | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 74 | 48 | +26 | 49 | 
| 2 | Triestina (G) | 40 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 49 | 
| 5 | Atalanta | 40 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 44 | 
(C) Champions; (G) Guests
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 14 September 1947 1 | Torino | 4-0 | Napoli | Torino | 
| 15:30 UTC+1 | Mazzola  44' Gabetto  51' Menti II  81' Ferraris II  88' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 17 600 Referee: Luigi Gemini | 
| 21 September 1947 2 | Bari | 1-0 | Torino | Bari | 
| 15:30 UTC+1 | Tavellin  10' | Report | Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria Referee: Guido Agnolin | 
| 28 September 1947 3 | Torino | 6-0 | Lucchese | Torino | 
| 15:30 UTC+1 | Loik  28', 36' Mazzola  59' Gabetto  76' Ballarin  78' Castigliano  89' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Bruno Zill | 
| 5 October 1947 4 | Roma | 1-7 | Torino | Roma | 
| 15:30 UTC+1 | Amadei  33' | Report |  60', 74', 64' Mazzola  62' Castigliano  81', 86' Fabian  82' Ferraris II | Stadium: Stadio Nazionale Referee: Giorgio Bernardi | 
| 12 October 1947 5 | Torino | 2-0 | Vicenza | Torino | 
| 15:30 UTC+1 | Mazzola  1' Fabian  16' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Giuseppe Carpani | 
| 19 October 1947 6 | Pro Patria | 0-2 | Torino | Busto Arsizio | 
| 15:00 UTC+1 | Report |  84' Mazzola  87' Menti II | Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 26 000 Referee: Vittorio Pera | 
| 26 October 1947 7 | Torino | 1-1 | Juventus | Torino | 
| 14:30 UTC+1 | Mazzola  9' | Report |  70' (pen) Sentimenti III | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Ferruccio Bellè | 
| 2 November 1947 8 | Bologna | 1-0 | Torino | Bologna | 
| 14:30 UTC+1 | Cappello  45' | Report | Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 50 000 Referee: Riccardo Pieri | 
| 16 November 1947 9 | Torino | 7-1 | Salernitana | Torino | 
| 14:30 UTC+1 | Gabetto  8' Loik  12', 53', 68' Menti II  32' Grezar  70' Fabian  87' | Report |  41' Vaschetto | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Giovanni Galeati | 
| 23 November 1947 10 | Sampdoria | 0-1 | Torino | Genova | 
| 14:30 UTC+1 | Report |  37' (pen) Menti II | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini | 
| 30 November 1947 11 | Alessandria | 2-2 | Torino | Alessandria | 
| 14:30 UTC+1 | Stradella  37' Sotgiu  38' | Report |  17' Mazzola  18' Menti II | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta Attendance: 19 000 Referee: Giorgio Bernardi | 
| 7 December 1947 12 | Torino | 5-0 | Inter | Torino | 
| 14:30 UTC+1 | Menti II  20' Loik  30' Mazzola  32' Fabian  49' Gabetto  64' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 20 000 Referee: Giovanni Galeati | 
| 21 December 1947 13 | Atalanta | 1-0 | Torino | Bergamo | 
| 14:30 UTC+1 | Salvi  18' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Generoso Dattilo | 
| 28 December 1947 14 | Torino | 6-0 | Triestina | Torino | 
| 14:30 UTC+1 | Gabetto  32' Menti II  48', 73' (rig.) Loik  50' Ferraris II  65' Maroso  90' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Bruno Tassini | 
| 1 January 1948 15 | Torino | 5-0 | Fiorentina | Torino | 
| 14:30 UTC+1 | Mazzola  5' Loik  32', 68' Gabetto  37' Martelli  67' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 17 000 Referee: Giuseppe Boffardi | 
| 4 January 1948 16 | Lazio | 0-0 | Torino | Roma | 
| 14:30 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Nazionale Referee: Eriprando Poggipollini | 
| 11 January 1948 17 | Livorno | 1-3 | Torino | Livorno | 
| 14:30 UTC+1 | Brondi  27' (pen) | Report |  9' Gabetto  46', 89' Martelli | Stadium: Ardenza Attendance: 20 000 Referee: Luigi Gemini | 
| 18 January 1948 18 | Torino | 2-1 | Genoa | Torino | 
| 14:30 UTC+1 | Gabetto  36' Mazzola  38' | Report |  29' Brighenti I | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 17 000 Referee: Mario Maurelli | 
| 25 January 1948 19 | Milan | 3-2 | Torino | Milan | 
| 14:30 UTC+1 | Puricelli  7', 32' Degano  45' | Report |  47' Menti II  70' Mazzola | Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 55 000 Referee: Generoso Dattilo | 
| 1 February 1948 20 | Modena | 0-3 | Torino | Modena | 
| 14:30 UTC+1 | Report |  2' Gabetto  61' Fabian  85' (rig.) Menti II | Stadium: Stadio Cesare Marzari Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Bruno Tassini | 
| 15 February 1948 22 | Napoli | 0-0 | Torino | Napoli | 
| 15:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stadio della Liberazione Referee: Giorgio Bernardi | 
| 22 February 1948 23 | Torino | 5-1 | Bari | Torino | 
| 15:00 UTC+1 | Fabian  36' Gabetto  44', 61' Mazzola  70' Martelli  79' | Report |  83' Orlando | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Bruno Guarda | 
| 29 February 1948 24 | Lucchese | 2-2 | Torino | Lucca | 
| 15:30 UTC+1 | Rosellini  9' Toth  46' | Report |  49' Grezar  83' Mazzola | Stadium: Stadio Porta Elisa Referee: Giovanni Galeati | 
| 7 March 1948 25 | Torino | 4-1 | Roma | Torino | 
| 15:30 UTC+1 | Loik  20' Martelli  63' Ossola  70' Menti II  86' | Report |  10' Di Paola | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 18 000 Referee: Eriprando Poggipollini | 
| 14 March 1948 26 | Vicenza | 0-4 | Torino | Vicenza | 
| 15:30 UTC+1 | Report |  1' Castigliano  21' Menti II  78' Loik  85' Ossola | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Giovanni Galeati | 
| 21 March 1948 27 | Torino | 4-1 | Pro Patria | Torino | 
| 15:30 UTC+1 | Ossola  33' Loik  49' Grezar  51' Menti II  63' | Report |  89' (pen) Turconi | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Giuseppe Parpaiola | 
| 28 March 1948 28 | Juventus | 1-1 | Torino | Torino | 
| 15:30 UTC+1 | Ballarin  50' (o.g.) | Report |  37' Ossola | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Luigi Gemini | 
| 11 April 1948 29 | Torino | 5-1 | Bologna | Torino | 
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Mazzola  9' Gabetto  15', 57', 88' Ossola  34' | Report |  78' Marchese | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Ferruccio Bonivento | 
| 17 April 1948 30 | Salernitana | 1-4 | Torino | Salerno | 
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Merlin  7' | Report |  17', 59' Gabetto  74' Ossola  81' Mazzola | Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 14 000 Referee: Bruno Zilli | 
| 25 April 1948 31 | Torino | 3-2 | Sampdoria | Torino | 
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Ossola  4' Gabetto  14' Martelli  68' | Report |  28' Rebuzzi  89' Barsanti | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Guido Agnolin | 
| 2 May 1948 32 | Torino | 10-0 | Alessandria | Torino | 
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Ossola  5' Loik  7', 42', 86' Mazzola  35' Grezar  75', 77' Fabian  81', 83' Gabetto  88' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 10 500 Referee: Bruno Guarda | 
| 6 May 1948 33 | Inter | 0-1 | Torino | Milan | 
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Report |  87' Mazzola | Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Luigi Gemini | 
| 9 May 1948 34 | Torino | 4-0 | Atalanta | Torino | 
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Mazzola  13', 24' Menti II  78' Gabetto  80' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 15 000 Referee: Bruno Zilli | 
| 23 May 1948 35 | Triestina | 0-0 | Torino | Trieste | 
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Eliseo Camiolo | 
| 27 May 1948 36 | Fiorentina | 1-2 | Torino | Firenze | 
| 16:30 UTC+1 | Galassi  8' | Report |  50' (pen) Menti II  74' Mazzola | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Giorgio Bernardi | 
| 30 May 1948 37 | Torino | 4-3 | Lazio | Torino | 
| 16:30 UTC+1 | Castigliano  25', 55' Gabetto  43' Mazzola  61' | Report |  4' Puccinelli  13' (aut.) Grezar  20' Penzo | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Guido Agnolin | 
| 6 June 1948 38 | Torino | 5-2 | Livorno | Torino | 
| 16:30 UTC+1 | Mazzola  15', 69' Stua  47' (aut.) Gabetto  56' Martelli  75' | Report |  42' Tieghi  55' Piana | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 6 500 Referee: Mario Scotto | 
| 16 June 1948 39 | Genoa | 1-2 | Torino | Genova | 
| 16:30 UTC+1 | Bergamo  46' | Report |  44' Castigliano  54' Gabetto | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 30 000 Referee: Ferruccio Bellè | 
| 20 June 1948 40 | Torino | 2-1 | Milan | Torino | 
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Gabetto  23' Ossola  30' | Report |  43' Burini | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 20 000 Referee: Giorgio Bernardi | 
| 27 June 1948 41 | Torino | 5-2 | Modena | Torino | 
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Loik  18' Martelli  22', 57' Castigliano  66' Menti II  77' | Report |  38' Pernigo  80' Bertoni | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini | 
Friendlies
After a record campaign, Torino was invited by the Paulista Football League (Federação Paulista de Futebol-FPF), to play several friendly matches in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
| 21 July 1948 | Corinthians | 2-1 | Torino | Sao Paulo | 
| Stadium: Morumbi | 
| 25 July 1948 | Portuguesa | 1-4 | Torino | Sao Paulo | 
| Stadium: Morumbi | 
Statistics
Squad statistics
| Competition | Points | Home | Away | Total | GD | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | V | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | V | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | V | D | L | Gs | Ga | |||
| Serie A | 65 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 16 | 40 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 125 | 33 | +92 | 
Players statistics
Source:[7]
Appearances
- 40. Valerio Bacigalupo Valerio Bacigalupo
- 39. Aldo Ballarin Aldo Ballarin
- 29. Eusebio Castigliano Eusebio Castigliano
- 15. Josef Fabian Josef Fabian
- 16. Pietro Ferraris Pietro Ferraris
- 36. Guglielmo Gabetto Guglielmo Gabetto
- 33. Giuseppe Grezar Giuseppe Grezar
- 33. Ezio Loik Ezio Loik
- 17. Virgilio Maroso Virgilio Maroso
- 27. Danilo Martelli Danilo Martelli
- 37. Valentino Mazzola Valentino Mazzola
- 38. Romeo Menti Romeo Menti
- 17. Franco Ossola Franco Ossola
- 39. Mario Rigamonti Mario Rigamonti
- 24. Sauro Tomà Sauro Tomà
Goalscorers
- 25. Valentino Mazzola Valentino Mazzola
- 23. Guglielmo Gabetto Guglielmo Gabetto
- 16. Romeo Menti Romeo Menti
- 16. Ezio Loik Ezio Loik
- 9. Danilo Martelli Danilo Martelli
- 9. Franco Ossola Franco Ossola
- 9. Josef Fabian Josef Fabian
- 1. Aldo Ballarin Aldo Ballarin
- 7. Eusebio Castigliano Eusebio Castigliano
- 3. Pietro Ferraris Pietro Ferraris
- 5. Giuseppe Grezar Giuseppe Grezar
- 1. Virgilio Maroso Virgilio Maroso
References
- ↑ "Serie A 1946-1947". mondosportivo.it.
- ↑ "Torino championship 1947". lineagotica.eu. Archived from the original on 2017-08-12.
- ↑ "Presenze and Rosa Torino 1947". La Stampa.it.
- ↑ "Season 1947-48 Italy". repubblica.it.
- ↑ "Reti Toro 46/47". toronews.net.
- ↑ "Rosa Torino 1947". calcio-seriea.net.
- ↑ "Presenze Torino 1947-48". calcio-seriea.net.
External links
- Fabrizio Melegari (a cura di). Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004, Modena,. Panini, 2004.
- Fabrizio Melegari e Luigi La Rocca. Storia del Campionato Italiano dal 1942-43 al 1949-50: Calciatori 1942-43. edizione speciale per "La Gazzetta dello Sport" Franco Cosimo Panini Editore, Modena, 2005.






