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Unione Sportiva Avellino is an Italian football club, based in Avellino, Campania. The club was founded in 1912. Avellino played the 2004-05 season in Serie C1, being promoted to Serie B after defeating neighbours Napoli in the Serie C1/B play-off finals. However, the 2005/2006 campaign did not end in a good way, as Avellino ended the season in 19th place, and successively lost the relegation playoffs to Albinoleffe (0-2, 3-2), therefore returning back to Serie C1.
| Year |
Championships: |
| 2003 |
Serie C1/B |
| 2005 |
Serie C1/A |
| Year |
Runners-Up: |
| 1973 |
Serie C Cup |
| 1995 |
Serie C1/B |
| 2003 |
C1 Super Cup |
| Year |
Third-Placed: |
| 1978 |
Serie B |
[edit] History
Avellino were promoted to Serie B in 1973 and Serie A in 1978. A truly remarkable feat for a southern provincial side was a 10-year stay in Serie A between 1978 and 1988, with the club holding a mid-table place for the majority of that period. Their best finish was 8th in 1987, with a team starring Angelo Alessio, Paolo Benedetti, Franco Colomba and Dirceu. The club has tended to shift between Serie B and C1 in the years since.
[edit] Current first team squad
As of September 6, 2006
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
|
 |
GK |
Domenico Cecere |
|
|
GK |
Raffaele Gragnaniello |
|
|
GK |
Damiano Milan |
|
|
DF |
Raffaele Ametrano |
|
|
DF |
Michele Bacis (on loan from Genoa) |
|
|
DF |
Alessio D'Andrea |
|
|
DF |
Stefano De Angelis (on loan from Genoa) |
|
|
DF |
Nicola Diliso |
|
|
DF |
Ludovico Moresi |
|
|
DF |
Vincenzo Moretti |
|
|
DF |
Simone Puleo |
|
|
DF |
Ciro Oreste Sirignano |
|
|
DF |
Gabriele Ulivi |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
|
|
MF |
Carmine Cucciniello |
|
|
MF |
Domenico Di Cecco |
|
|
MF |
Andrea Luciani |
|
|
MF |
Diego Matarazzo |
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|
MF |
Filippo Porcari |
|
|
MF |
Vincenzo Riccio |
|
 |
MF |
Rivaldo González Kiese (on loan from Genoa) |
|
|
MF |
Marco Tufano |
|
|
FW |
Raffaele Biancolino |
|
|
FW |
Carmine Ascenzi |
|
|
FW |
Andrea Grieco |
|
|
FW |
Felice Evacuo |
|
[edit] Notable former players
[edit] Notable former coaches
[edit] External links
Tomas Danilevičius
Ramón Díaz
Dirceu
Vitali Kutuzov
Walter Schachner
Barbadillo
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