The Southern League was the amatorial football championship in Southern Italy during the 20's of the 20th century.
The 1925–26 season was organized within the Italian Football Federation. The winner had the honor to play against the Northern Champions.
The League maintained the goal to improve the quality of the game in the area. However, the League’s plan to abolish the regional tournaments was boycotted by the Roman and Apulia teams. After a year of different protests, the League collapsed under its internal tensions, and it was disbanded by the fascists which promoted three clubs to the new Divisione Nazionale white the other teams were forced into a new inter-regional championship.
Qualifications
Marche
Championship playoff
Anconitana was declared Marche's champion. Both teams were admitted to the Southern League semifinals.
Lazio
Pre-League qualifications
Because of the sole points were considered by the championship regulations, with no relevance to the aggregation of goals, a tie-break was needed.
Tie-break Played on July 5, 1925, in Rome, Stadio Flaminio.
Audace Roma maintained his place in the First Division, but Roman was later admitted too.
Classification PTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation 1.Alba RomaAlba Roma and Audace Roma merged at the end of the season. 10 8 1 1 41 13 +28 17 Qualified 2.Fortitudo RomaFortitudo Roma and Pro Roma merged at the end of the season. 10 8 0 2 35 13 +22 16 3.Lazio 10 6 2 2 45 27 +18 14 1926–27 Prima Divisione 4.Audace Roma 10 3 1 6 27 42 -15 7 Merged with Alba 5.Roman 10 2 2 6 14 28 -14 6 1926–27 Prima Divisione 6.Pro Roma 10 0 0 10 5 44 -39 0 Merged with Fortitudo
Results table
Campania
Pre-League Qualifications
Salernitanaudax maintained his place in the First Division, but later retired. Stabia was admitted in his place.
Classification PTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation 1.Internaples 8 7 1 0 35 4 +31 15 Qualified 2.Bagnolese 8 5 1 2 20 8 +12 11 3.Casertana 8 4 0 4 11 21 -10 8 1926–27 Prima Divisione 4.Stabia 8 3 0 5 13 22 -9 6Relegated to 2nd Division 5.Puteolana 8 0 0 8 5 29 -24 0 Bankruptcy
Results table
Apulia None of the Apulian teams were admitted to the National Division.
Classification PTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation 1.Pro Italia Taranto 8 6 2 0 14 4 +10 14 Qualified 2.Liberty Bari 8 5 0 3 11 8 +3 10 3.Audace Taranto 8 4 1 3 11 9 +2 9 1926–27 Prima Divisione 4.Ideale Bari 8 0 5 3 6 9 -3 5 5.Foggia 8 0 2 6 1 13 -12 2
Results table
Sicily
Championship playoff
Palermo was declared Sicily's champion. Both teams were admitted to the Southern League semifinals. None of the teams were admitted to the National Division.
Semifinals
Group A
Classification PTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation 1.Internaples 8 5 3 0 23 5 +18 13 Qualified and promoted to National Division 2.Fortitudo Roma 8 4 3 1 15 9 +6 11 Promoted to the National Division 3.Anconitana 8 4 1 3 16 13 +3 9 1926–27 Prima Divisione 4.Liberty Bari 8 2 3 3 18 18 0 7 5.Messina 8 0 0 8 2 29 -27 0 Relegated to 2nd Division
Results table
Group B
Classification PTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation 1.Alba Roma 8 6 2 0 19 8 +11 14 Qualified and promoted to the National Division 2.Bagnolese 8 5 2 1 22 8 +14 12 1926–27 Prima Divisione 3.Pro Italia Taranto 8 4 2 2 15 11 +4 10 4.Palermo 8 1 0 7 10 15 -5 2 4.Maceratese 8 1 0 7 5 29 -24 2 Bankruptcy
Results table
Finals
Alba Roma qualified for the National Finals.
Footnotes