1948–49 Serie A


were declared 1948–49 Serie A champions on 6 May 1949, after the Superga tragedy, an air disaster that killed the entire Torino squad. At the time of the declaration, Torino led the runner-up Internazionale by four points with four matches remaining. Their remaining four matches were played by their reserve team, and they finished the league five points ahead of the runner up.

Teams

for Northern Italy, Padova for Central Italy and Palermo for Southern Italy had been promoted from Serie B.

Events

Following the restoration of ordinary Serie B championship, the FIGC decided to come back to two relegations only from Serie A.

Final classification


Note: Goal Difference did not come into effect until the 1960s.

Results

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 István NyersInternazionale26
2 Amedeo AmadeiInternazionale22
3 István Mike MayerBologna20
4 Carlo StradellaLivorno19
5 Riccardo CarapelleseMilan17
6 Valentino MazzolaTorino16
6 Gunnar NordahlMilan16
8 Giuseppe BaldiniSampdoria15
8 Renato GeiSampdoria15
8 Giampiero BonipertiJuventus15
8 John HansenJuventus15
8 Bruno IspiroTriestina15
8 Ugo ContiLucchese15
14 Silvio PiolaNovara14
14 Adriano BassettoSampdoria14

Footnotes