1964–65 Bologna FC 1909 season

Bologna Football Club
1964-65 season
President	Luigi Goldoni
Manager	Fulvio Bernardini
Stadium	Comunale
Serie A	6th
Coppa Italia	Quarterfinals
European Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Nielsen (13); All: ; Nielsen (14)
Home colours	Away colours

During 1964–65 season Bologna F.C. competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European Cup.

Summary

The team finished the League in 6th place with 34 points, in a 1964–65 season which saw Inter winning the title with 54 points.^[1]^[2] The club made its debut in the European Cup against Anderlecht^[3] in the first round and after three matches is eliminated by a coin toss.^[4] In Coppa Italia the squad is qualified to the quarterfinals only to be defeated by Juventus after a penalty series.^[5]^[6]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	William Negri
—	GK	ITA	Giuseppe Spalazzi
—	GK	ITA	Rino Rado
—	DF	ITA	Carlo Furlanis
—	DF	ITA	Mirko Pavinato
—	DF	ITA	Francesco Janich
—	DF	ITA	Manlio Muccini
—	DF	ITA	Faustino Turra
—	DF	ITA	Bruno Capra
—	DF	ITA	Tazio Roversi
—	MF	ITA	Romano Fogli


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRG	Helmut Haller
—	MF	ITA	Giacomo Bulgarelli
—	MF	ITA	Paride Tumburus
—	MF	ITA	Marcello Tentorio
—	MF	ITA	Mario Fara
—	FW	DEN	Harald Nielsen
—	FW	ITA	Ezio Pascutti
—	FW	ITA	Marino Perani
—	FW	ITA	Mario Maraschi
—	FW	ITA	Gianni Bui
—	FW	ITA	Sidio Corradi

Transfers

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In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Mario Maraschi	SS Lazio
FW	Gianni Bui	SPAL
MF	Mario Fara	Alessandria
DF	Faustino Turra	Catania
DF	Manlio Muccini	SPAL

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Antonio Renna	SS Lazio
FW	Héctor Demarco	Lanerossi Vicenza
MF	Bruno Franzini	Sampdoria
MF	Edmondo Lorenzini	Catanzaro

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Fiorentina	34	16	9	9	52	37	+15	41	Chosen for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
4	Juventus	34	15	11	8	43	24	+19	41	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
6	Bologna	34	11	12	11	43	42	+1	34
6	Cagliari	34	13	8	13	33	35	−2	34
8	Catania	34	12	8	14	46	51	−5	32

Source: Panini

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	D	D	D	D	L	W	L	W	D	L	D	L	L	L
Position	14	7	7	5	7	10	9	9	11	13	8	7	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1965-66 European Cup; = 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup; = 1965–66 Serie B

Matches

13 September 1964 1	Atalanta	2 – 0	Bologna	Bergamo
	Mereghetti 26' Nova 50'			Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Angonese

20 September 1964 2	Bologna	3 – 0	Lanerossi Vicenza	Bologna
	Bulgarelli 51 ' Pascutti 60 ' Nielsen 70 '			Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Rancher

27 September 1964 3	Genoa CFC	0 – 0	Bologna	Genova
				Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Lo Bello

4 October 1964 4	Bologna	3 – 0	Messina	Bologna
	Turra 17 ' Haller 30 ' Nielsen 55 '			Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Politano

11 October 1964 5	Bologna	0 – 1	Sampdoria	Bologna
			26' Barison	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: D'Agostini

18 October 1964 6	Juventus	1 – 0	Bologna	Turin
	Bercellino 22 '			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Francescon

25 October 1964 7	Bologna	2 – 0	SS Lazio	Bologna
	Haller 37' (pen.), 71'			Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Di Tonno

8 November 1964 8	AS Roma	1 – 1	Bologna	Rome
	Nicolè 70'		15' Haller	Stadium: Olimpico Referee: De Marchi

15 November 1964 9	Fiorentina	2 – 1	Bologna	Florence
	Pirovano 6' Maschio 27'		19' Maraschi	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Angonese

22 November 1964 10	Bologna	0 – 0	Inter	Bologna
				Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara Referee: De Marchi

29 November 1964 11	Mantova	0 – 1	Bologna	Mantua
			45' Pascutti	Stadium: Stadio Danilo Martelli Referee: Lo Bello

13 December 1964 12	Bologna	4 – 2	Foggia & Incedit	Bologna
	Perani 18 ' Haller 36', 78' (pen.) Nielsen 46'		35' Favalli 42'Nocera	Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Righetti

20 December 1964 13	Milan	3 – 1	Bologna	Milan
	Rivera 8' Amarildo 56' Lodetti 90'		68' (pen.) Haller	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Francescon

27 December 1964 14	Bologna	3 – 0	Varese	Bologna
	Nielsen 26' Haller 69' Bulgarelli 76'			Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Bernardis

3 January 1965 15	Bologna	1 – 0	Torino	Bologna
	Nielsen 87'			Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Rigato

10 January 1965 16	Cagliari	0 – 0	Bologna	Cagliari
				Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: D'Agostini

17 January 1965 17	Bologna	3 – 0	Catania	Bologna
	Nielsen 2', 60' Bulgarelli 41'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pieroni

24 January 1965 18	Bologna	1 – 1	Atalanta	Bologna
	Nielsen 75'		85' Petroni	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Genel

31 January 1965 19	Lanerossi Vicenza	1 – 1	Bologna	Vicenza
	Fontana 29'		85' Pascutti	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Monti

7 February 1965 20	Bologna	2 – 1	Genoa CFC	Bologna
	Turra 30' Pascutti 44'		33' Bicicli	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Campanati

14 February 1965 21	Messina	3 – 3	Bologna	Messina
	Schutz 24 ' , 89 ' Morelli 51 '		22' Pascutti 26'Tumburus 83'Nielsen	Stadium: Stadio San Filippo Referee: Angonese

21 February 1965 22	Sampdoria	0 – 0	Bologna	Genoa
				Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Genel

28 February 1965 23	Bologna	1 – 1	Juventus	Bologna
	Bulgarelli 2'		9' Stacchini	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Sbardella

7 March 1965 24	SS Lazio	1 – 1	Bologna	Rome
	Mari 89'		38' Pascutti	Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Righetti

21 March 1965 25	Bologna	1 – 2	AS Roma	Bologna
	Haller 80'		31 'Tamborini 39' Nicolè	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Angonese

28 March 1965 26	Bologna	3 – 1	Fiorentina	Bologna
	Nielsen 55', 72' Tumburus 89'		59' Hamrin	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Bernardis

4 April 1965 27	Inter	2 – 0	Bologna	Milan
	Corso 44 ' Bedin 68 '			Stadium: San Siro Referee: Francescon

11 April 1965 28	Bologna	4 – 1	Mantua	Bologna
	Perani 57 ' Haller 81' (pen.) Nielsen 84', 88'		53' Ciccolo	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pieroni

25 April 1965 29	Foggia & Incedit	2 – 2	Bologna	Foggia
	Furlanis 24' (o.g.) Nocera 36'		8' Pascutti 67' Bulgarelli	Stadium: Pino Zaccheria Referee: Monti

9 May 1965 30	Bologna	0 – 2	Milan	Bologna
			33', 79' Ferrario	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Lo Bello

16 May 1965 31	Varese	0 – 0	Bologna	Varese
				Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola Referee: Genel

23 May 1965 32	Torino	5 – 0	Bologna	Turin
	Hitchens 11 ' Simoni 34 ', 71 ' Hitchens 73 ' Meroni 75'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Campanati

30 May 1965 33	Bologna	1 – 3	Cagliari	Bologna
	Haller 57'		54' Nenè 73' Rizzo 79' Nenè	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Marchiori

6 June 1965 34	Catania	4 – 0	Bologna	Catania
			5 ' Danova 40 ', 55 ' Calvanese 82 ' Facchin	Stadium: Stadio Cibali Referee: Di Tonno

Coppa Italia

Torino, Bologna, Inter and AS Roma joined the competition in this round.

Quarterfinals

5 May 1965	Bologna	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 p)	Juventus	Bologna
21:15 CET				Stadium: Comunale Referee: De Marchi
	Penalties
	Perani Perani Perani Perani Perani Perani		Combin Stacchini Menichelli Menichelli Sarti Sarti

European Cup

First round

9 September 1964 1	RSC Anderlecht	1 – 0	Bologna	Anderlecht
	Van Himst 49'			Stadium: Émile Verséstadion Referee: Kreitlein

7 October 1964 2	Bologna	2 – 1	Anderlecht	Bologna
	Pascutti 57' Nielsen 75'		89' Stockman	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Horvath

14 October 1964 replay	Anderlecht	0 – 0	Bologna	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Zariquiegui

RSC Anderlecht advanced to the Second round after a coin toss.

Statistics

Players statistics

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1964-65 Serie A		Coppa		European Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	William Negri	29	-31	25	-29	1	-0	3	-2
	DF	ITA	Carlo Furlanis	37	1	33	1	1	0	3	0
	DF	ITA	Mirko Pavinato	35	0	31	0	1	0	3	0
	DF	ITA	Francesco Janich	33	0	29	0	1	0	3	0
	MF	ITA	Romano Fogli	34	0	30	0	1	0	3	0
	MF	FRG	Helmut Haller	33	11	30	11	0	0	3	0
	MF	ITA	Giacomo Bulgarelli	33	5	29	5	1	0	3	0
	MF	ITA	Paride Tumburus	26	2	23	2	0	0	3	0
	FW	DEN	Harald Nielsen	35	14	31	13	1	0	3	1
	FW	ITA	Ezio Pascutti	29	8	26	7	0	0	3	1
	FW	ITA	Marino Perani	26	2	22	2	1	0	3	0
	GK	ITA	Rino Rado	8	-8	8	-8
	FW	ITA	Mario Maraschi	18	1	17	1	1	0
	DF	ITA	Manlio Muccini	17	0	16	0	1	0
	DF	ITA	Faustino Turra	8	2	8	2
	MF	ITA	Marcello Tentorio	5	0	5	0
	FW	ITA	Gianni Bui	3	0	3	0
	DF	ITA	Bruno Capra	3	0	3	0
	FW	ITA	Sidio Corradi	2	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	Mario Fara	2	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	ITA	Tazio Roversi	1	0	1	0
	GK	ITA	Giuseppe Spalazzi	1	-5	1	-5

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1964/573/

References

^ Chiesa. calcio serie a. p. 128..
^ "Cinque calciatori del Bologna accusati di "doping, La capolista rischia la penalizzazione di tre punti". La Stampa. 5 March 1964.
^ "Il Bologna di Bernardini e lo storico spareggio". gazzetta.it.
^ Chiesa. calcio serie a. pp. 130–131..
^ Chiesa. calcio serie a. p. 131..
^ Giuseppe Bagnati (19 February 2009). "Quando Bologna-Inter decideva lo scudetto". Gazzetta.it.
^
C.F. Chiesa
— p. 291
.
^ Panini. p. 147..

Also read

C.F. Chiesa (2019). calcio serie a. ISBN 978-88-3324-184-5.
Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004, Modena. Panini, 2004.
Gli scudetti dimenticati: Bologna 1963-64 - Giallo a lieto fine, Manaresi Filippo, 1999.
Il grande romanzo dello scudetto, Chiesa Carlo F.
Federico Monti (2017). calcio serie a. ISBN 978-88-7381-866-3.

External links

"Serie A 1964-65". RSSSF.com.

[1] Chiesa. calcio serie a. p. 128..

[2] "Cinque calciatori del Bologna accusati di "doping, La capolista rischia la penalizzazione di tre punti". La Stampa. 5 March 1964.

[3] "Il Bologna di Bernardini e lo storico spareggio". gazzetta.it.

[4] Chiesa. calcio serie a. pp. 130–131..

[5] Chiesa. calcio serie a. p. 131..

[6] Giuseppe Bagnati (19 February 2009). "Quando Bologna-Inter decideva lo scudetto". Gazzetta.it.

[7] 
C.F. Chiesa
— p. 291
.

[8] Panini. p. 147..

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