1984–85 Serie A

The 1984–85 Serie A season heralded Hellas Verona's first and so far only Scudetto. Unusually, none of the big three of Juventus, Milan or Internazionale managed to finish in the top two. Ascoli, Lazio and Cremonese all were relegated to Serie B. Italy had one more place from the UEFA ranking.

Serie A
Season1984 (1984)–85
Dates16 September 1984 – 19 May 1985
ChampionsHellas Verona
1st title
RelegatedAscoli
Cremonese
Lazio
European CupHellas Verona
Juventus
Cup Winners' CupSampdoria
UEFA CupTorino
Internazionale
Milan
Matches played240
Goals scored504 (2.1 per match)
Top goalscorerMichel Platini
(18 goals)
Longest winning run15 matches
Hellas Verona
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Inter Milan and Hellas Verona
Longest winless run19 matches
Cremonese
Longest losing run19 matches
Cremonese
All statistics correct as of 19 May 1985.

It was the only season when referees were assigned to matches by way of a random draw instead of being assigned to a specific match by a special commission of referees ('designatori arbitrali'). After the betting scandal of the early 1980s (the 'calcioscommesse' scandal) it had been decided to clean up the image of Italian football by assigning referees randomly instead of picking them, in order to clear up all the suspicions and accusations.

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