1969–70 Cagliari Calcio season
1969–70 season | ||||
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Chairman | Efisio Corrias | |||
Manager | Manlio Scopigno | |||
Stadium | Amsicora (28,000) | |||
Serie A | 1st (in European Cup) | |||
Coppa Italia | 3rd | |||
Fairs Cup | Round of 32 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Riva (21) All: Riva (27) | |||
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← 1968–69 1970–71 → |
During the 1969–70 season Cagliari Calcio (then Unione Sportiva Cagliari) competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Fairs Cup. Cagliari's performance in the 1969-70 Serie A campaign is widely regarded as one of the best performing defences over a domestic league season. Cagliari's 1969-70 team still hold the record of only conceding 11 goals in a league season at a rate of 0.367 goals per game, the best of any team in history across Europe's Big Five leagues.
Summary
In 1970, the boot was on the other foot as Gigi Riva led Unione Sportiva Cagliari with 21 goals in 30 games helped the Sardinian side win their only Serie A title.
Having spent most of the 1950s mired in Serie B, Riva’s arrival in 1964 galvanised the team and was a magnet for other players to leave more fashionable clubs to head to Sardinia such as goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi (Fiorentina) and midfielder Angelo Domenghini (Inter).[1]
After the team clinched the title, Italian national team manager Ferruccio Valcareggi called six players from this Cagliari squad — Albertosi, Domenghini, Gori, Riva, Comunardo Niccolai and Pierluigi Cera — to the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, where they reached a decent 2nd place.[2]
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-season and friendlies
20 August 1969 Friendly | Triestina | 1–4 | Cagliari | Milan, Italy |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Grezar Attendance: 2.000 ca Referee: Casarin |
24 August 1969 Friendly | Inter | 0–0 | Cagliari | Milan, Italy |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Stadio San Siro Attendance: 31.794 Referee: Picasso |
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Cagliari (C) | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 42 | 11 | +31 | 45 | Qualification to European Cup |
2 | Internazionale | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 41 | Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
3 | Juventus | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 38 | |
4 | Milan | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 36 | [a] |
4 | Fiorentina | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 36 | Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Milan not qualified to the ICFC consequently to Inter qualification.
Matches
14 September 1969 1 | Sampdoria | 0-0 | Cagliari | Genova |
15:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Motta |
21 September 1969 2 | Cagliari | 2-1 | Lanerossi | Cagliari |
15:30 CEST | Domenghini ![]() Riva ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Torelli |
28 September 1969 3 | Brescia | 0-2 | Cagliari | Brescia |
15:30 CEST | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Francescon |
5 October 1969 4 | Cagliari | 1-0 | Lazio | Cagliari |
15:30 CEST | Brugnera ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Carminati |
12 October 1969 5 | Fiorentina | 0-1 | Cagliari | Firenze |
15:30 CEST | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Concetto Lo Bello |
19 October 1969 6 | Cagliari | 1-1 | Inter | Cagliari |
15:30 CEST | Nené ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Sbardella |
26 October 1969 7 | Napoli | 0-2 | Cagliari | Napoli |
15:30 CEST | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Alberto Picasso |
9 November 1969 8 | Cagliari | 1-0 | Roma | Cagliari |
15:30 CET | Nené ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Francesco Francescon |
16 November 1969 9 | Cagliari | 1-1 | Juventus | Cagliari |
15:30 CET | Domenghini ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Bernardis |
30 November 1969 10 | Hellas Verona | 1-1 | Cagliari | Verona |
15:30 CET | Domenghini ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi |
7 December 1969 11 | Cagliari | 1-0 | Bologna | Cagliari |
15:30 CET | Riva ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Concetto Lo Bello |
14 December 1969 12 | Palermo | 1-0 | Cagliari | Palermo |
15:30 CET | Troja ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio La Favorita Referee: Paolo Toselli |
21 December 1969 13 | A.S. Bari | 0-0 | Cagliari | Bari |
15:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria Referee: Sbardella |
28 December 1969 14 | Cagliari | 1-1 | Milan | Cagliari |
15:30 CET | Riva ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: D'Agostini |
4 January 1970 15 | Cagliari | 2-0 | Torino | Cagliari |
15:30 CET | Gori ![]() Riva ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Mascali |
11 January 1970 16 | Cagliari | 4-0 | Sampdoria | Cagliari |
15:30 CET | Domenghini ![]() Riva ![]() Gori ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Michelotti |
18 January 1970 17 | Lanerossi | 1-2 | Cagliari | Vicenza |
15:30 CET | Vitali ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Gonella |
25 January 1970 18 | Cagliari | 4-0 | Brescia | Cagliari |
15:30 CET | Gori ![]() Brugnera ![]() Riva ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Enzo Barbaresco |
1 February 1970 19 | Lazio | 0-2 | Cagliari | Roma |
15:30 CET | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Francesco Francescon |
8 February 1970 20 | Cagliari | 0-0 | Fiorentina | Cagliari |
15:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Ettore Carminati |
15 February 1970 21 | Inter | 1-0 | Cagliari | Milan |
15:30 CET | Boninsegna ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Antonio Sbardella |
1 March 1970 22 | Cagliari | 2-0 | Napoli | Cagliari |
15:30 CET | Gori ![]() Riva ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini |
8 March 1970 23 | Roma | 1-1 | Cagliari | Roma |
15:30 CET | Peiró ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Aurelio Angonese |
15 March 1970 24 | Juventus | 2-2 | Cagliari | Torino |
15:30 CET | Niccolai ![]() Anastasi ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Concetto Lo Bello |
22 March 1970 25 | Cagliari | 1-0 | Hellas Verona | Cagliari |
15:30 CET | Riva ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Picasso |
29 March 1970 26 | Bologna | 0-0 | Cagliari | Bologna |
15:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Ettore Carminati |
5 April 1970 27 | Cagliari | 2-0 | Palermo | Cagliari |
15:30 CEST | Riva ![]() Nenè ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi |
12 April 1970 28 | Cagliari | 2-0 | Bari | Cagliari |
15:30 CEST | Riva ![]() Gori ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Francesco De Robbio |
19 April 1970 29 | Milan | 0-0 | Cagliari | Milan |
15:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Bruno De Marchi |
26 April 1970 30 | Torino | 0-4 | Cagliari | Torino |
15:30 CEST | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Giangaetano Vacchini |
Coppa Italia
First round
31 August 1969 1 | Catanzaro | 0-1 | Cagliari | Catanzaro |
Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Militare Referee: Di Tonno |
3 September 1969 2 | Cagliari | 3-0 | Palermo | Cagliari |
Brugnera ![]() Riva ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Gussoni |
7 September 1969 3 | Cagliari | 2-2 | Catania | Cagliari |
Riva ![]() Cera ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Calì |
Quarterfinals
31 December 1969 | Roma | 0-1 | Cagliari | Roma |
Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Torelli |
24 February 1970 | Cagliari | 2-0 | Roma | Cagliari |
Mancin ![]() Riva ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Luciano Giunti |
Final round
7 May 1970 1 | Cagliari | 1-0 | Torino | Cagliari |
Nené ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini |
13 May 1970 2 | Bologna | 0-0 | Cagliari | Bologna |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Bruno De Marchi |
20 May 1970 3 | Varese | 1-1 | Cagliari | Varese |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola Referee: Fabio Monti |
27 May 1970 4 | Torino | 4-3 | Cagliari | Torino |
Ferrini ![]() Mondonico ![]() Sala ![]() Pulici ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Carminati |
2 June 1970 5 | Cagliari | 0-4 | Bologna | Cagliari |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Angonese |
10 June 1970 6 | Cagliari | 0-0 | Varese | Cagliari |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Mascali |
Fairs Cup
First round
![Greece](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png)
17 September 1969 | Aris Thessaloniki![]() | 1-1 | Cagliari | Saloniki |
Spyridon ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Aris Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() |
![Greece](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png)
1 October 1969 | Cagliari | 3-0 [4] | ![]() | Cagliari |
Domenghini ![]() Riva ![]() Gori ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Attendance: 15,000 Referee: ![]() |
Round of 32
![East Germany](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_East_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_East_Germany.svg.png)
12 November 1969 | ![]() | 2-0 | Cagliari | Jena |
Rock ![]() Irmscher ![]() | Report | Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 18,000 Referee: ![]() |
![East Germany](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_East_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_East_Germany.svg.png)
26 November 1969 | Cagliari | 0-1 | ![]() | Cagliari |
Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Attendance: 5,900 Referee: ![]() |
References
- ^ Jon Spurling (August 2007). "Cagliari 1969/70". WSC. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Giuseppe Bagnati (30 January 2009). "Quando Juventus-Cagliari decideva il campionato" (in Italian).
- ^ from Primavera
- ^ Match suspended at 76' due to Aris Saloniki abandoned the field.