Libya 1928-1939


During this period Libya was under Italian rule, with the two main administrative regions being Cirenaica (capital Benghazi) and Tripolitania (capital Tripoli).
Libya - List of Champions (since 1963/64)
1928/29

Cirenaica

I. Divisione

Final Table:

 1.Genio                          10  10  0  0         20
 2.3° Cacciatori                  10                   16
 3.Commissariato                  10                   12
 4.S.S. Colonia                   10                    7
 5.Autogruppo                     10                    5
 6.Avanguardia Giovanile Fascista 10   0  0 10          0

NB: all clubs from Benghazi (known as Bengasi in Italian)

1929/30

Cirenaica

I. Divisione

Final Standings:

 1.Avanguardisti                                       18
 2.Dopolavoro                                          16
 3.Berka                                               11
 4.Coorte Cirenaica                                    11
 5.Ente Sportivo                                       11
 6.Pro Bengasi                                          5

Targa Madonnina del Grappa

Final Standings:

 1.Coorte Cirenaica                                     7
 2.Genio                                                5
 3.3° Cacciiatori                                       3
 4.Rep. Comando                                         2
 5.Dopolavoro                                           1 
 
Coppa Maganza

Final Standings:

 1.3° Cacciatori                                        7
 2.Coorte Cirenaica                                     6
 3.Rep. Comando                                         4
 4.Sussistenza                                          3
 5.Dopolavoro                                           1
 
Coppa Gambardella 

Final Standings:

 1.3° Cacciatori                                       14
 2.Genio                                               12
 3.Sussistenza                                          7
 4.Rep. Comando                                         6
 5.Avanguardia                                          6
 6.Dopolavoro                                           4
 7.Coorte Cirenaica                                     1
 8.Aviazione                                           0          

1931/32

Cirenaica

Coppa S.E. Leandro Arpinati

Final Table:

 1.2ª Legione Libica               7   6  1  0         13
 2.Commissariato Bengasi           7                   10
 3.Coorte Cirenaica                7                    8
 4.Comando Genio                   7                    8
 5.Deposito T.C.                   7                    8
 6.Dopolavoro Barre                7                    5
 7.Avanguardia Giovanile Fascista  7                    4
 8.R.T. Orsini                     7   0  0  7          0

NB: all clubs from Benghazi (known as Bengasi in Italian)

Campionato dei Fasci Giovanili di Combattimento Cirenaici

Winners: 2ª Legione Libica (after playoff against 2ª Coorte Cirenaica)

Coppa De Caro

Final Standings:

 1.Presidio di Derna                                    6
 2.2° Coorte M.V.S.N.                                   4
 3.Dopolavoro Derna                                     2
 4.Mechili                                              0 

Tripolitania

I. Divisione

Final Standings:

 1.Juventus Lic. A                                      5
 2.Milizia A                                            4
 3.Cacciatori                                           3                 
 
II. Divisione

Final Standings:

 1.Milizia B                                           15
 2.S.S. Tripoli                                        13
 3.Juventus Lic. B                                      7
 4.Autoblinda                                           5
 5.Giovani Fascisti                                     2

NB: all clubs from Tripoli; the total number of points suggests 21
    matches were played; this makes most sense if all clubs played
    a double round robin in which Milizia B and SS Tripoli finished
    equal on 13 points, after which Milizia B won a spareggio with
    the 2 points from that included in the above table. 

III. Divisione

Final Standings:

 1.SC Cortellazzo                                       8
 2.SS Tripoli B                                         6
 3.GS Ostuni                                            3
 4.Avanguardia                                          3
 5.Guiovan Fascista                                     0      
 
1932

Two football tournaments were held in Tripoli for ethnic teams, one for Jewish and one for Arab clubs:

Coppa del Decennale (for Jewish clubs)

Participants (5): Maccabei, Erzel, Ben Iehuda, Tel Aviv, Tel Hai.

Coppa Hassuna Pascià (for Arab clubs)

Participants not known.

1933/34

Tripolitania

Round 8 [reported Sep 8, 1933]
Maccabei A        9-1 Ben Jehudà B
Giorgimpopoli     3-1 Maccabei B
Dopolavoro        9-0 Ben Jehudà A

Campionato Tripolino

1935/36

Tripolitania

1. Divisione

Known Participants:

1° Reggimento Fanteria d'Africa
US Belker
Ente Coloniale Dopolavoro
I Genio
I Legione
 
2. Divisione

Known Participants:

Fasci Italiani di Combattimento (F.G.C.)
Gioventù Araba del Littorio (G.A.L.) (Tripoli)
2ª Divisione Libica M.V.S.N.

1936/37

Tripolitania

1. Divisione

Participants (5):

Aviazione (Aeroporto di Castel Benito Tripoli)
Ente Coloniale Dopolavoro
1° Reggimento Fanteria d'Africa
Fascio Giovanile di Combattimento (F.G.C.)
Gioventù Araba del Littorio (G.A.L.) [first Arab club to enter the league]

NB: US Belker and G.A.L. merged into G.A.L. beforte start of season

NB: all clubs from Tripoli unless indicated otherwise (Aviazione);
    technically this was a fourth level league in the Italian league
    structure but no clubs from the region entered the promotion
    playoffs to the third level Serie C.

2. Divisione

Participants (5):

F.G.C. B
G.A.L. B
G.U.F. 
Squadra Presidio Militare (Garian) 
U.S. Tripolina

NB: Libica M.V.S.N. changed name to Squadra Presidio Militare before start.

NB: all clubs from Tripoli unless indicated otherwise (Squadra Presidio Militare)
 
1937/38

Cirenaica

I. Divisione

Champions: XXI Corpo d'Armata
 
Tripolitania

1. Divisione

Participants:

60° Mitraglieri
Aviazione (Aeroporto di Castel Benito Tripoli)
Ente Coloniale Dopolavoro (Tripoli)
Gioventù Araba del Littorio (G.A.L.) (Tripoli)
Giovantù Italiana del Littorio (G.I.L.) (Tripoli)
Grupo Universitario Fascista (G.U.F.) (Tripoli)
 
2. Divisione

Participants:

Gioventù Araba del Littorio (G.A.L.) B
Giovantù Italiana del Littorio (G.I.L.) B
Sabauda (Tripoli)
Sussistenza
Dopolavoro (Tigrinna)
U.S. Tripolina (Tripoli) [promoted]

1938/39

Cirenaica

I. Divisione

Participants (4):
Aviazione Berca (Berca)
Comando Trupe L.O.
Gioventù Italiana del Littorio (G.I.L.)
XXI Corpo d'Armata
 
Tripolitania

1. Divisione

Final Table:

 1.Grupo Universitario Fascista    6   4  0  2  11- 6   8  [g.a. 1.83]  Champions
 2.Sabauda                         6   4  0  2   8- 6   8  [g.a. 1.33]
 3.Ente Coloniale Dopolavoro       6   2  0  4   8-10   4 
 4.US Tripolina                    6   2  0  4   4- 9   4
 
NB: all clubs from Tripoli
 
2. Divisione

Participants (3):
Sabauda B
Sabauda C
Gioventù Italiana del Littorio (G. I. L.)  (Tripoli)

1939/40

Tripolitania

NB: G.A.L. (Gioventù Araba del Littorio) admitted to the 1940 championship,
    which was abandoned due to World War II.

Libya - List of Champions (since 1963/64)

1949-62

1963/64


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Sources: [Ber 31], [Ber 32], wikipedia, http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=3696&p=4#page/4/mode/2up

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