Andrea Doria - Short Historical Overview

Sampierdarenese | Sampdoria

Società Ginnastica Andrea Doria Genova
City: Genua Italy
Colours: white-blue quartered shirt

Current position: no more competing. Officially plays as
  Unione Calcio Sampdoria Genova in serie A. However in the 
  Italian Amateur lower Leagues still plays an AC Andrea Doria.  


1895 Birth of Società Ginnastica Andrea Doria operating in local 
     Tournaments and FIG (Federazione Italiana Ginnastica) Championships.
     (cf. FNGI Champions)

1902 I Categoria (1st level) 

Girone Ligure-lombardo Group 2 eliminated in the 1st Round 
 9-3: GENOA - ANDREA DORIA     3-2

1903 I Categoria (1st level) 

eliminated in the 1st Round 
15-3: JUVENTUS - ANDREA DORIA  7-1

1904 I Categoria (1st level) 

eliminated in the 1st Round 
 6-3: MILAN - ANDREA DORIA     1-0

1905 I Categoria (1st level) 

Liguria second with 2 pts. 
 5-2: GENOA - ANDREA DORIA     0-0 
12-2: ANDREA DORIA – GENOA     1-1 
19-2: GENOA - ANDREA DORIA     1-0

1906 I Categoria (1st level) 

Liguria second with 0 pts. 
 7-1: GENOA - ANDREA DORIA     3-1 
14-1: ANDREA DORIA – GENOA     0-1

1907 I Categoria (1st level) 

Liguria winner with 3 pts.
13-1: GENOA - ANDREA DORIA     1-1  
 3-2: ANDREA DORIA – GENOA     3-1 

Girone Finale (Final Group) third with 1 pt. 
10-2: ANDREA DORIA – TORINO    0-0 
17-3: MILAN - ANDREA DORIA     5-0
 7-4: ANDREA DORIA – MILAN     0-2 
14-4: TORINO - ANDREA DORIA    2-0 (forfeit);  
Classification: MILAN p.6, TORINO p.5, ANDREA DORIA p.1.

1908 I Categoria (1st level) 

third with 1 point 
Classification: PRO VERCELLI p.6, U.S. MILANESE p.5, ANDREA DORIA p.1

1909 I Categoria (1st level) 

Liguria second with 2 pts. 
17-1: ANDREA DORIA – GENOA     1-1 
 7-2: GENOA - ANDREA DORIA     3-3 
21-2: ANDREA DORIA – GENOA     1-2

1909-10 I Categoria (1st level) 

seventh with 12 pts.

1910-11 I Categoria (1st level) 

Group Liguria- Piemonte – Lombardia fourth with 16 pts.

1911-12 I Categoria (1st level) 

Group Liguria- Piemonte – Lombardia sixth with  15 pts.

1912-13 I Categoria (1st level) 

Group Liguria- Lombardia fourth with 9 pts.

1913-14 I Categoria (1st level) 

Group Liguria- Piemonte sixth with  12 pts.

1914-15 I Categoria (1st level) 

Girone (group) A third with 13 pts. 
Nord Inter-Regional Semifinals Girone (group) D second with 7 pts..

1915-16 Coppa Federale 

Girone (Federal Cup group) E second with 5 pts. directly behind winners Genoa.

1916-17 Coppa Liguria 

fourth with 6 pts.

1917-19 no matches due to World War I.

1919-20 I Categoria (1st level) 

Liguria second with 15 pts. 
Nord Inter-Regional Semifinals Girone (group) D fifth with 5 pts..

1920-21 I Categoria (1st level) 

Liguria winner with 22 pts. 
Nord Inter-Regional Semifinals Girone (group) B third with 6 pts..

1921-22 Northern Ist Division 

CCI Girone (group) A fourth with 23 pts.

1922-23 Northern Ist Division 

Girone (group) C sixth with 24 pts.

1923-24 Northern Ist Division 

Girone (group) B sixth with 21 pts.

1924-25 Northern Ist Division 

Girone (group) B 8th with 21 pts.

1925-26 Northern Ist Division 

Girone (group) A seventh with 21 pts.

1926-27 Divisione Nazionale 

Girone (group) B 8th with 13 pts.

1927    in July merged with Sampierdarenese and Corniglianese by fascists 
        administrators and was obliged to rename into La Dominante AC.

1927-28 Divisione Nazionale 

Girone (group) B. Dominante 10th with 14 pts. 
Relegated and afterwards readmitted.

1928-29 Divisione Nazionale 

Girone (group) A. Dominante 10th with 23 pts. 
Admitted to the new serie B (2nd level).

1929-30 Serie B 

Dominante third with 42 pts. Team officially dissolved.

1930-31 La Dominante merged with Sestrese and Rivarolese, officially
        renamed Liguria F.B.C., with red-black colours. In Serie B got 
        the last place with 19 pts. and relegated.

1931-32 Ist Division (3rd level) 

Girone (group) D. Born a new Andrea Doria as AC A. Doria. 
It was fifth with 31 pts.

1932-33 Ist Division 

Girone (group) D fifth with 29 pts.

1933-34 Ist Division 

Girone (group) E second with 45 pts. Admitted to the final group 
(Girone Finale A); there second with 7 pts, with AS L’Aquila as the winner.

1934-35 Ist Division 

Girone (group) C won the group and was admitted to the final group 
(Girone Finale B); third place. The Team remained in the new 3rd Level 
Tournament named Serie C.

1935-36 Serie C 

Girone (group) C fourth with 33 pts.

1936-37 Serie C 

Girone (group) C 12th with 25 pts.. Relegated and readmitted (a tavolino)

1937-38 Serie C 

Girone (group) C 8th with 30 pts.

1938-39 Serie C 

Girone (group) D 9th with 20 pts.

1939-40 Serie C 

Girone (group) D 15th with 15 pts. Relegated and retired from Championships.

1944    After World War II a new S. G. Andrea Doria was founded, who
        enrolled into the Regional Ist Division (4th Level).

1945-46 FIGC and the League Council rewarded the Team for historical 
        references. This granted the re-admission  to the Serie A. 
        Serie A Northern Italy – 9th with 21 pts..

1946-47 Merged with Sampierdarenese (relegated) creating UC Sampdoria.



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