1959–60 Serie A

{{Short description|57th season of top-tier Italian football}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Serie A

| image = Juventus FC 1959-60.jpg

| winners = Juventus
11th title

| caption = 1959–60 Juventus' line-up

| season = 1959–60

| relegated = Palermo
Alessandria
Genoa

| continentalcup1 = European Cup

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Juventus

| continentalcup3 = Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

| continentalcup3 qualifiers = Internazionale
Roma

| continentalcup2 = Cup Winners' Cup

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Fiorentina

| league topscorer = Omar Sivori
(28 goals)

| matches = 306

| total goals = 792

| prevseason = 1958–59

| nextseason = 1960–61

}}

The 1959–60 Serie A season was won by Juventus.

{{Location map+|Italy|float=right|width=325|caption=Serie A 1959-60 team distribution|places=

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.916667|long=8.616667|label=Alessandria}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.695|long=9.67|label=Atalanta}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=41.133333|long=16.866667|label=Bari}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.5075|long=11.351389|label=Bologna|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.771667|long=11.253611|label=Fiorentina}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.4|long=8.916667|label=Genoa
Sampdoria|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.4636|long=9.1884|label=Internazionale
Milan|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.066667|long=7.7|label=Juventus|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.55|long=11.55|label=Vicenza}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=41.9|long=12.5|label=Lazio
Roma|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=40.833333|long=14.25|label=Napoli|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.416667|long=11.866667|label=Padova|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=38.116667|long=13.366667|label=Palermo}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.833333|long=11.616667|label=SPAL}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=46.066667|long=13.233333|label=Udinese|position=left}}

}}

Teams

Atalanta and Palermo had been promoted from Serie B.

Events

A modern professional structure was introduced, together with a third relegation.

Final classification

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|winpoints=2

|show_limit=5

|team1=JUV|name_JUV=Juventus

|team2=FIO|name_FIO=Fiorentina

|team3=MIL|name_MIL=Milan

|team4=INT|name_INT=Internazionale

|team5=BOL|name_BOL=Bologna

|team6=PAD|pos_PAD=5|name_PAD=Padova

|team7=SPA|pos_SPA=5|name_SPA=SPAL

|team8=SAM|name_SAM=Sampdoria

|team9=ROM|name_ROM=Roma

|team10=LRV|name_LRV=Vicenza

|team11=ATA|name_ATA=Atalanta

|team12=LAZ|name_LAZ=Lazio

|team13=BAR|name_BAR=Bari

|team14=NAP|pos_NAP=13|name_NAP=Napoli

|team15=UDI|name_UDI=Udinese

|team16=PAL|name_PAL=Palermo

|team17=ALE|name_ALE=Alessandria

|team18=GEN|name_GEN=Genoa

|win_JUV=25|draw_JUV=5|loss_JUV=4|gf_JUV=92|ga_JUV=33|status_JUV=C

|win_FIO=20|draw_FIO=7|loss_FIO=7|gf_FIO=68|ga_FIO=31

|win_MIL=17|draw_MIL=10|loss_MIL=7|gf_MIL=56|ga_MIL=37

|win_INT=14|draw_INT=12|loss_INT=8|gf_INT=55|ga_INT=43

|win_BOL=14|draw_BOL=8|loss_BOL=12|gf_BOL=50|ga_BOL=42

|win_PAD=14|draw_PAD=8|loss_PAD=12|gf_PAD=50|ga_PAD=46

|win_SPA=12|draw_SPA=12|loss_SPA=10|gf_SPA=45|ga_SPA=50

|win_SAM=11|draw_SAM=13|loss_SAM=10|gf_SAM=41|ga_SAM=46

|win_ROM=13|draw_ROM=8|loss_ROM=13|gf_ROM=53|ga_ROM=53

|win_LRV=11|draw_LRV=10|loss_LRV=13|gf_LRV=39|ga_LRV=42

|win_ATA=9|draw_ATA=13|loss_ATA=12|gf_ATA=31|ga_ATA=39

|win_LAZ=9|draw_LAZ=12|loss_LAZ=13|gf_LAZ=32|ga_LAZ=45

|win_BAR=9|draw_BAR=11|loss_BAR=14|gf_BAR=32|ga_BAR=42

|win_NAP=8|draw_NAP=13|loss_NAP=13|gf_NAP=33|ga_NAP=48

|win_UDI=6|draw_UDI=16|loss_UDI=12|gf_UDI=39|ga_UDI=54

|win_PAL=6|draw_PAL=15|loss_PAL=13|gf_PAL=27|ga_PAL=40|status_PAL=R

|win_ALE=5|draw_ALE=15|loss_ALE=14|gf_ALE=28|ga_ALE=51|status_ALE=R

|win_GEN=4|draw_GEN=10|loss_GEN=20|gf_GEN=21|ga_GEN=50|adjust_points_GEN=-18|status_GEN=R

|note_GEN=Genoa was penalized of 18 points for bribery, and 10 more in the following season. The points for the following seasons were reduced to 7 in appeal.

|col_EC=green1|text_EC=Qualified for the European Cup

|result1=EC

|col_CWC=yellow1|text_CWC=Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup

|result2=CWC

|col_ICFC=blue1|text_ICFC=Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

|result4=ICFC|result9=ICFC

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to Serie B

|result16=R|result17=R|result18=R

|update=complete|source=Panini

}}

Inter and Roma were invited to the 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=ALE|team2=ATA|team3=BAR|team4=BOL|team5=FIO

|team6=GEN|team7=INT|team8=JUV|team9=LRV|team10=LAZ

|team11=MIL|team12=NAP|team13=PAD|team14=PAL|team15=ROM

|team16=SAM|team17=SPA|team18=UDI

|name_ALE=Alessandria

|match_ALE_ATA=0–0

|match_ALE_BAR=2–0

|match_ALE_BOL=1–1

|match_ALE_FIO=3–3

|match_ALE_GEN=2–1

|match_ALE_INT=2–3

|match_ALE_JUV=0–2

|match_ALE_LRV=3–1

|match_ALE_LAZ=0–0

|match_ALE_MIL=3–1

|match_ALE_NAP=1–1

|match_ALE_PAD=0–0

|match_ALE_PAL=1–0

|match_ALE_ROM=0–0

|match_ALE_SAM=2–2

|match_ALE_SPA=0–1

|match_ALE_UDI=0–1

|name_ATA=Atalanta

|match_ATA_ALE=5–1

|match_ATA_BAR=3–0

|match_ATA_BOL=3–0

|match_ATA_FIO=1–3

|match_ATA_GEN=2–1

|match_ATA_INT=1–1

|match_ATA_JUV=2–2

|match_ATA_LRV=1–1

|match_ATA_LAZ=0–0

|match_ATA_MIL=0–0

|match_ATA_NAP=1–0

|match_ATA_PAD=1–0

|match_ATA_PAL=1–0

|match_ATA_ROM=2–0

|match_ATA_SAM=0–0

|match_ATA_SPA=2–2

|match_ATA_UDI=0–0

|name_BAR=Bari

|match_BAR_ALE=0–0

|match_BAR_ATA=1–0

|match_BAR_BOL=1–1

|match_BAR_FIO=1–0

|match_BAR_GEN=1–0

|match_BAR_INT=1–3

|match_BAR_JUV=1–3

|match_BAR_LRV=0–0

|match_BAR_LAZ=0–0

|match_BAR_MIL=3–0

|match_BAR_NAP=1–1

|match_BAR_PAD=5–2

|match_BAR_PAL=1–0

|match_BAR_ROM=2–3

|match_BAR_SAM=1–1

|match_BAR_SPA=0–0

|match_BAR_UDI=3–1

|name_BOL=Bologna

|match_BOL_ALE=2–1

|match_BOL_ATA=5–0

|match_BOL_BAR=2–0

|match_BOL_FIO=3–1

|match_BOL_GEN=3–1

|match_BOL_INT=1–0

|match_BOL_JUV=3–2

|match_BOL_LRV=0–1

|match_BOL_LAZ=1–1

|match_BOL_MIL=0–3

|match_BOL_NAP=4–1

|match_BOL_PAD=2–2

|match_BOL_PAL=3–1

|match_BOL_ROM=3–1

|match_BOL_SAM=0–1

|match_BOL_SPA=2–3

|match_BOL_UDI=2–0

|name_FIO=Fiorentina

|match_FIO_ALE=3–1

|match_FIO_ATA=4–1

|match_FIO_BAR=4–2

|match_FIO_BOL=2–1

|match_FIO_GEN=2–0

|match_FIO_INT=2–0

|match_FIO_JUV=1–0

|match_FIO_LRV=0–0

|match_FIO_LAZ=2–2

|match_FIO_MIL=1–1

|match_FIO_NAP=2–1

|match_FIO_PAD=1–0

|match_FIO_PAL=5–0

|match_FIO_ROM=3–1

|match_FIO_SAM=4–0

|match_FIO_SPA=3–1

|match_FIO_UDI=2–1

|name_GEN=Genoa

|match_GEN_ALE=1–0

|match_GEN_ATA=1–1

|match_GEN_BAR=1–0

|match_GEN_BOL=0–2

|match_GEN_FIO=0–0

|match_GEN_INT=1–3

|match_GEN_JUV=2–6

|match_GEN_LRV=0–2

|match_GEN_LAZ=2–4

|match_GEN_MIL=0–2

|match_GEN_NAP=0–0

|match_GEN_PAD=0–0

|match_GEN_PAL=1–1

|match_GEN_ROM=1–0

|match_GEN_SAM=1–2

|match_GEN_SPA=0–1

|match_GEN_UDI=0–0

|name_INT=Internazionale

|match_INT_ALE=3–1

|match_INT_ATA=2–0

|match_INT_BAR=0–0

|match_INT_BOL=2–1

|match_INT_FIO=2–0

|match_INT_GEN=2–0

|match_INT_JUV=0–3

|match_INT_LRV=4–0

|match_INT_LAZ=1–1

|match_INT_MIL=0–0

|match_INT_NAP=3–1

|match_INT_PAD=6–3

|match_INT_PAL=3–3

|match_INT_ROM=1–3

|match_INT_SAM=0–0

|match_INT_SPA=2–1

|match_INT_UDI=3–3

|name_JUV=Juventus

|match_JUV_ALE=7–0

|match_JUV_ATA=0–1

|match_JUV_BAR=2–0

|match_JUV_BOL=3–0

|match_JUV_FIO=3–1

|match_JUV_GEN=2–0

|match_JUV_INT=1–0

|match_JUV_LRV=4–1

|match_JUV_LAZ=2–0

|match_JUV_MIL=3–1

|match_JUV_NAP=4–2

|match_JUV_PAD=5–1

|match_JUV_PAL=2–1

|match_JUV_ROM=4–0

|match_JUV_SAM=2–2

|match_JUV_SPA=3–1

|match_JUV_UDI=4–3

|name_LRV=Vicenza

|match_LRV_ALE=0–0

|match_LRV_ATA=1–0

|match_LRV_BAR=0–0

|match_LRV_BOL=1–1

|match_LRV_FIO=1–1

|match_LRV_GEN=1–0

|match_LRV_INT=0–2

|match_LRV_JUV=1–2

|match_LRV_LAZ=3–2

|match_LRV_MIL=1–2

|match_LRV_NAP=0–0

|match_LRV_PAD=1–0

|match_LRV_PAL=3–0

|match_LRV_ROM=5–0

|match_LRV_SAM=2–0

|match_LRV_SPA=3–1

|match_LRV_UDI=1–0

|name_LAZ=Lazio

|match_LAZ_ALE=2–0

|match_LAZ_ATA=1–1

|match_LAZ_BAR=1–1

|match_LAZ_BOL=1–3

|match_LAZ_FIO=0–5

|match_LAZ_GEN=0–0

|match_LAZ_INT=0–2

|match_LAZ_JUV=0–2

|match_LAZ_LRV=2–1

|match_LAZ_MIL=0–1

|match_LAZ_NAP=2–1

|match_LAZ_PAD=2–0

|match_LAZ_PAL=2–1

|match_LAZ_ROM=0–1

|match_LAZ_SAM=3–1

|match_LAZ_SPA=3–1

|match_LAZ_UDI=2–1

|name_MIL=Milan

|match_MIL_ALE=3–1

|match_MIL_ATA=2–1

|match_MIL_BAR=2–0

|match_MIL_BOL=2–2

|match_MIL_FIO=0–0

|match_MIL_GEN=2–1

|match_MIL_INT=5–3

|match_MIL_JUV=0–2

|match_MIL_LRV=2–0

|match_MIL_LAZ=1–0

|match_MIL_NAP=3–1

|match_MIL_PAD=3–2

|match_MIL_PAL=0–0

|match_MIL_ROM=1–1

|match_MIL_SAM=4–0

|match_MIL_SPA=3–1

|match_MIL_UDI=3–1

|name_NAP=Napoli

|match_NAP_ALE=1–1

|match_NAP_ATA=1–0

|match_NAP_BAR=1–2

|match_NAP_BOL=2–0

|match_NAP_FIO=0–4

|match_NAP_GEN=0–2

|match_NAP_INT=1–1

|match_NAP_JUV=2–1

|match_NAP_LRV=3–1

|match_NAP_LAZ=0–0

|match_NAP_MIL=1–1

|match_NAP_PAD=1–2

|match_NAP_PAL=2–1

|match_NAP_ROM=1–0

|match_NAP_SAM=1–1

|match_NAP_SPA=0–3

|match_NAP_UDI=1–1

|name_PAD=Padova

|match_PAD_ALE=1–1

|match_PAD_ATA=0–0

|match_PAD_BAR=1–0

|match_PAD_BOL=2–0

|match_PAD_FIO=1–0

|match_PAD_GEN=2–1

|match_PAD_INT=3–0

|match_PAD_JUV=0–4

|match_PAD_LRV=2–1

|match_PAD_LAZ=2–0

|match_PAD_MIL=2–0

|match_PAD_NAP=1–2

|match_PAD_PAL=1–0

|match_PAD_ROM=1–0

|match_PAD_SAM=4–1

|match_PAD_SPA=6–3

|match_PAD_UDI=6–1

|name_PAL=Palermo

|match_PAL_ALE=4–0

|match_PAL_ATA=1–0

|match_PAL_BAR=1–1

|match_PAL_BOL=0–0

|match_PAL_FIO=0–4

|match_PAL_GEN=1–1

|match_PAL_INT=1–1

|match_PAL_JUV=1–1

|match_PAL_LRV=1–0

|match_PAL_LAZ=0–0

|match_PAL_MIL=1–0

|match_PAL_NAP=0–0

|match_PAL_PAD=0–0

|match_PAL_ROM=4–2

|match_PAL_SAM=2–1

|match_PAL_SPA=1–1

|match_PAL_UDI=0–0

|name_ROM=Roma

|match_ROM_ALE=1–0

|match_ROM_ATA=3–0

|match_ROM_BAR=3–2

|match_ROM_BOL=1–2

|match_ROM_FIO=1–2

|match_ROM_GEN=1–0

|match_ROM_INT=3–1

|match_ROM_JUV=2–2

|match_ROM_LRV=3–1

|match_ROM_LAZ=3–0

|match_ROM_MIL=2–2

|match_ROM_NAP=3–0

|match_ROM_PAD=1–0

|match_ROM_PAL=1–1

|match_ROM_SAM=6–1

|match_ROM_SPA=1–1

|match_ROM_UDI=2–2

|name_SAM=Sampdoria

|match_SAM_ALE=0–0

|match_SAM_ATA=4–0

|match_SAM_BAR=1–0

|match_SAM_BOL=1–0

|match_SAM_FIO=2–1

|match_SAM_GEN=3–0

|match_SAM_INT=0–0

|match_SAM_JUV=0–2

|match_SAM_LRV=2–2

|match_SAM_LAZ=4–0

|match_SAM_MIL=2–1

|match_SAM_NAP=0–2

|match_SAM_PAD=1–1

|match_SAM_PAL=0–0

|match_SAM_ROM=3–0

|match_SAM_SPA=0–2

|match_SAM_UDI=3–1

|name_SPA=SPAL

|match_SPA_ALE=0–0

|match_SPA_ATA=1–0

|match_SPA_BAR=3–1

|match_SPA_BOL=0–0

|match_SPA_FIO=1–0

|match_SPA_GEN=0–0

|match_SPA_INT=0–0

|match_SPA_JUV=3–6

|match_SPA_LRV=2–1

|match_SPA_LAZ=1–1

|match_SPA_MIL=0–3

|match_SPA_NAP=2–2

|match_SPA_PAD=1–1

|match_SPA_PAL=1–0

|match_SPA_ROM=2–1

|match_SPA_SAM=1–1

|match_SPA_UDI=2–1

|name_UDI=Udinese

|match_UDI_ALE=1–1

|match_UDI_ATA=1–1

|match_UDI_BAR=0–1

|match_UDI_BOL=1–0

|match_UDI_FIO=0–2

|match_UDI_GEN=2–2

|match_UDI_INT=1–1

|match_UDI_JUV=1–1

|match_UDI_LRV=2–2

|match_UDI_LAZ=1–0

|match_UDI_MIL=2–2

|match_UDI_NAP=0–0

|match_UDI_PAD=2–1

|match_UDI_PAL=1–0

|match_UDI_ROM=3–3

|match_UDI_SAM=1–1

|match_UDI_SPA=3–2

|update=complete

|source=Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 {{in lang|it}}

}}

Top goalscorers

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

! Player

! Club

! Goals

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} {{flagicon|Italy}} Omar Sívori

|align="left"|Juventus

| 28

2

| align="left" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Kurt Hamrin

| align="left" |Fiorentina

|26

3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Wales}} John Charles

|align="left"|Juventus

|23

4

| align="left" |{{flagicon|Italy}} Sergio Brighenti

| align="left" |Padova

|21

5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} {{flagicon|Italy}} José Altafini

|align="left"|Milan

|20

6

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ARG}} Pedro Manfredini

| align="left" |Roma

|16

rowspan="3" |7

| align="left" |{{flagicon|Italy}} Lorenzo Bettini

| align="left" |Udinese

| rowspan="3" |14

align="left" |{{flagicon|Italy}} Gino Pivatelli

| align="left" |Bologna

align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Erba

| align="left" |Bari

rowspan="2" |10

| align="left" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Arne Selmosson

| align="left" |Roma

| rowspan="2" |13

align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Orlando Rozzoni

| align="left" |Lazio

rowspan="2" |12

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Mario Tortul

| align="left" |Padova

| rowspan="2" |12

align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Eddie Firmani

| align="left" |Internazionale

rowspan="4" |14

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ARG}} {{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Valentín Angelillo

| align="left" |Internazionale

| rowspan="4" |11

align="left" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Bengt Lindskog

| align="left" |Internazionale

align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Egidio Morbello

| align="left" |SPAL

align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Oliviero Conti

| align="left" |Vicenza

References and sources

  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005