Italian football championship 1904

Italian championship 1904
master	CFC Genoa (6th title)
Teams	5
Games	5
Gates	12  (ø 2.4 per game)
Top scorer	Walter Streulè (2)
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The Italian Football Championship 1904 was the seventh Italian football championship , which was held by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC).

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organization

On March 6, 1904, the qualifying matches for the final took place. The semi-finals took place on March 13th and 20th, 1904.

The final took place on March 27, 1904 at the Campo Sportivo di Ponte Carrega in Genoa between the seeded champions CFC Genoa and Juventus Turin . The CFC Genoa won the new edition of the final from the previous year with 1-0 against Juventus Turin and again managed a championship hat trick. Once again, the championship trophy , the Fawcus Cup, was permanently owned by the CFC Genoa. Also this time a player, James Richardson Spensley , donated the new cup for the champions, which from now on was called the Spensley Cup.

Attendees

• CFC genoa
• SG Andrea Doria
• AC Milan
• Football Club Torinese
• Juventus Turin

Results

Elimination round

Piedmont

	Result
Juventus Turin	3: 2	FC Torinese

Juventus Turin reached the semi-finals as representatives of Piedmont.

Liguria - Lombardy

Interregional elimination

	Result
AC Milan	1-0	SG Andrea Doria

AC Milan prevailed against the Ligurian representative from Genoa at home on Campo dell'Acquabella and reached the semi-finals.

Semifinals

	Result
AC Milan	1: 1 a.d.	Juventus Turin
AC Milan	0: 3	Juventus Turin

After a draw in Milan's Campo dell'Acquabella, a replay was played again in Milan, which Juventus Turin won with ease. Curiously, the first game was led by a Milanese, referee Bosisio. Edward Dobbie , a FC Torinese player, acted as a referee in the second leg .

final

	Result
CFC genoa	1-0	Juventus Turin

The final was decided by the Swiss defender Étienne Bugnion , who scored a dream goal from his own half with a strong tailwind and thus surprised the Juve keeper Luigi Durante .

master

The then record champions CFC Genoa won the tournament for the third time in a row, which meant his sixth title out of a total of seven championships.

master CFC genoa Champions team Goal: James Richardson Spensley Defense: Étienne Bugnion Paolo Rossi Midfield: Oscar Scholler Karl Senft Edoardo Pasteur I Attack: Attilio Salvadè Vieri Arnaldo Goetzlof Joseph William Agar Enrico Pasteur II Silvio Pellerani Replacement: Henri Arthur Dapples Giovanni Foffani Montaldi  Howard Passadoro Player-coach: James Richardson Spensley

The CFC Genoa championship team. Back: Pasteur I, Bugnion, Agar, Spensley (goalkeeper), Rossi, linesman, Edward Dobbie (referee), Schöller Front: Salvadè, Goetzloff, Senft (with Fawcus Cup), Pasteur II, Pellerani

Goal scorers

The goal scorers are listed without goals from the regional elimination round, but with goals from interregional eliminations.

Pl.	Surname	society	Gates
1	Walter Streule	Juventus Turin	2
2	Étienne Bugnion	CFC genoa	1
	Alfredo Ferraris	Juventus Turin	1
	Luigi Gibezzi	Juventus Turin	1
	Herbert Kilpin	AC Milan	1
	Umberto Scotti	AC Milan	1

swell

• Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio Edizione 2005