1969–70 Cagliari Calcio season

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.

Unione Sportiva Cagliari
1969–70 season
ChairmanEfisio Corrias
ManagerManlio Scopigno
StadiumAmsicora (28,000)
Serie A1st (in European Cup)
Coppa Italia3rd
Fairs CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Riva (21)
All: Riva (27)

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Italy ITA Enrico Albertosi
GK Italy ITA Adriano Reginato
GK Italy ITA Moriano Tampucci
DF Italy ITA Pierluigi Cera
DF Italy ITA Salvatore Ferru[3]
DF Italy ITA Eraldo Mancin
DF Italy ITA Mario Martiradonna
DF Italy ITA Comunardo Niccolai
DF Italy ITA Renato Roffi
DF Italy ITA Roberto Sulis
DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Tomasini
DF Italy ITA Giulio Zignoli
MF Italy ITA Renzo Bonelli
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Mario Brugnera
MF Italy ITA Antonio Chessa
MF Italy ITA Angelo Domenghini
MF Italy ITA Ricciotti Greatti
MF Brazil BRA Nené
MF Italy ITA Sergio Nocera
MF Italy ITA Cesare Poli
FW Italy ITA Nino Cuttuogno
FW Italy ITA Sergio Gori
FW Italy ITA Corrado Nastasio
FW Italy ITA Vittorio Petta
FW Italy ITA Gigi Riva
FW Italy ITA Claudio Taddeini

Pre-season and friendlies

20 August 1969 Friendly Triestina 1–4 Cagliari Milan, Italy
  • Ridolfi 43'
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
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 [lower-alpha 1]
5 Fiorentina 30 15 6 9 40 33 +7 36 Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Source: Panini
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. 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 9'
Riva 42'
Report 84' Facchin Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Referee: Torelli
28 September 1969 3 Brescia 0-2 Cagliari Brescia
15:30 CEST Report 47' Domenghini
80' Riva
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Referee: Francescon
5 October 1969 4 Cagliari 1-0 Lazio Cagliari
15:30 CEST Brugnera 63' Report Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Referee: Carminati
12 October 1969 5 Fiorentina 0-1 Cagliari Firenze
15:30 CEST Report 21' (pen) Riva Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
19 October 1969 6 Cagliari 1-1 Inter Cagliari
15:30 CEST Nené 50' Report 7' Suarez Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Referee: Sbardella
26 October 1969 7 Napoli 0-2 Cagliari Napoli
15:30 CEST Report 16', 80' Riva Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Alberto Picasso
9 November 1969 8 Cagliari 1-0 Roma Cagliari
15:30 CET Nené 38' Report Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Referee: Francesco Francescon
16 November 1969 9 Cagliari 1-1 Juventus Cagliari
15:30 CET Domenghini 47' Report 89' Cuccureddu Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Referee: Bernardis
30 November 1969 10 Hellas Verona 1-1 Cagliari Verona
15:30 CET Domenghini 21' (o.g.) Report 84' Greatti Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi
7 December 1969 11 Cagliari 1-0 Bologna Cagliari
15:30 CET Riva 37' Report Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
14 December 1969 12 Palermo 1-0 Cagliari Palermo
15:30 CET Troja 40' 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 4' Report 71' Prati Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Referee: D'Agostini
4 January 1970 15 Cagliari 2-0 Torino Cagliari
15:30 CET Gori 44'
Riva 85'
Report Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Referee: Mascali
11 January 1970 16 Cagliari 4-0 Sampdoria Cagliari
15:30 CET Domenghini 3', 87'
Riva 76'
Gori 78'
Report Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Referee: Michelotti
18 January 1970 17 Lanerossi 1-2 Cagliari Vicenza
15:30 CET Vitali 82' Report 10', 70' Riva Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Gonella
25 January 1970 18 Cagliari 4-0 Brescia Cagliari
15:30 CET Gori 14'
Brugnera 29', 78'
Riva 60'
Report Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Referee: Enzo Barbaresco
1 February 1970 19 Lazio 0-2 Cagliari Roma
15:30 CET Report 55' Domenghini
80' Riva
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 84' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Referee: Antonio Sbardella
1 March 1970 22 Cagliari 2-0 Napoli Cagliari
15:30 CET Gori 42'
Riva 64' (pen)
Report Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini
8 March 1970 23 Roma 1-1 Cagliari Roma
15:30 CET Peiró 11' Report 26' Domenghini Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Aurelio Angonese
15 March 1970 24 Juventus 2-2 Cagliari Torino
15:30 CET Niccolai 29' (o.g.)
Anastasi 66' (pen)
Report 45', 82' (pen) Riva Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
22 March 1970 25 Cagliari 1-0 Hellas Verona Cagliari
15:30 CET Riva 87' (pen) 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 41'
Nenè 59'
Report Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi
12 April 1970 28 Cagliari 2-0 Bari Cagliari
15:30 CEST Riva 39'
Gori 88'
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 12' Domenghini
29', 38' Riva
48' Gori
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Giangaetano Vacchini

Coppa Italia

First round

31 August 1969 1 Catanzaro 0-1 Cagliari Catanzaro
Report 78' (pen) Riva Stadium: Stadio Militare
Referee: Di Tonno
3 September 1969 2 Cagliari 3-0 Palermo Cagliari
Brugnera 42', 62'
Riva 47'
Report Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Referee: Gussoni
7 September 1969 3 Cagliari 2-2 Catania Cagliari
Riva 48'
Cera 57'
Report 80', 90' Reggiani Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Referee: Calì

Quarterfinals

31 December 1969 Roma 0-1 Cagliari Roma
Report 24' Riva Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Torelli
24 February 1970 Cagliari 2-0 Roma Cagliari
Mancin 63'
Riva 84'
Report Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Referee: Luciano Giunti

Final round

7 May 1970 1 Cagliari 1-0 Torino Cagliari
Nené 70' 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 2'
Mondonico 11'
Sala 47'
Pulici 69'
Report 11' Brugnera
63' (rig.), 79' Nené
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Carminati
2 June 1970 5 Cagliari 0-4 Bologna Cagliari
Report 24' Savoldi
60' (aut.) Nené
70', 85' Bulgarelli
Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Referee: Angonese
10 June 1970 6 Cagliari 0-0 Varese Cagliari
Report Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Referee: Mascali

Fairs Cup

First round

17 September 1969 Aris ThessalonikiGreece 1-1 Cagliari Saloniki
Spyridon 12' Report 82' Martiradonna Stadium: Aris Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaČanak
1 October 1969 Cagliari 3-0 [4] GreeceAris Thessaloniki Cagliari
Domenghini 10'
Riva 13'
Gori 76' (pen)
Report Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Switzerland Despland

Round of 32

12 November 1969 East GermanyFC Carl Zeiss Jena 2-0 Cagliari Jena
Rock 63'
Irmscher 73' (pen)
Report Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: AustriaSchiller
26 November 1969 Cagliari 0-1 East GermanyFC Carl Zeiss Jena Cagliari
Report 9' Stein Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Attendance: 5,900
Referee: SpainZariquiegui Izco

References

  1. Jon Spurling (August 2007). "Cagliari 1969/70". WSC. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. Giuseppe Bagnati (30 January 2009). "Quando Juventus-Cagliari decideva il campionato" (in Italian).
  3. from Primavera
  4. Match suspended at 76' due to Aris Saloniki abandoned the field.
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