Pro Patria

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This article is about the Italian football club. For the Estonian political party, see Pro Patria Union. For the Roman lyric, see Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.

Pro Patria
Full name	Pro Patria SRL
Nickname(s)	Tigrotti (Little Tigers)
Founded	1919
Ground	Stadio Carlo Speroni, Busto Arsizio, Italy (Capacity 3,999)
Chairman	Alberto Armiraglio
Manager	Marco Rossi
League	Serie C1/A
2006-07	Serie C1/A, 12th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Pro Patria is an Italian football club, based in Busto Arsizio, Lombardy. The club was founded in 1919. Pro Patria currently plays in Serie C1/A, having last been in Serie A in 1956. The team's colors are white and blue. Pro Patria relegated to Serie C2 after losing relegation play-offs against Hellas Verona by 2-1 aggregate in 2007-2008 season.

Pro Patria means "For the Fatherland" in Latin. The team players' collective nickname is "i tigrotti" (the little tigers).

[edit] Selected former players

• Ladislao Kubala
• Stefano Tacconi
• Tommaso Rocchi
• Antonio Manicone

[edit] Squad 2007/2008

No. Position Player GK Luca Anania GK Andrea Capelletti DF Gionata Bruni DF Andrea Citterio DF Marco Candrina DF Raffaele Francioso DF Giuseppe Imburgia DF Devis Nossa DF Nicolas Giani DF Paolo Tramezzani MF Paolo Castellazzi

No. Position Player MF Luca Ceriani MF Daniele Dalla Bona MF Matteo Negrini MF Vanni Pessotto MF Dino Marino MF Carlo Trezzi MF Andrea Vecchio FW Guerrino Gasparello FW Daniele Rosso FW Matteo Ardemagni

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Supporters' site

Serie C1 • 2007-08 clubs v • d • e
Serie C1 Girone A Cavese • Cittadella • Cremonese • Foggia • Foligno • Lecco • Legnano • Manfredonia • Monza Novara • Padova • Paganese • Pro Patria • Pro Sesto • Sassuolo • Ternana • Venezia • Verona Serie C1 Girone B Ancona • Arezzo • Crotone • Gallipoli • Juve Stabia • Lanciano • Lucchese • Martina • Massese • Perugia Pescara • Pistoiese • Potenza • Salernitana • Sambenedettese • Sangiovannese • Sorrento • Taranto
Serie C1 seasons
Serie C  • 1978-79 • 1979-80 • 1980-81 • 1981-82 • 1982-83 • 1983-84 • 1984-85 1985-86 • 1986-87 • 1987-88 • 1988-89 • 1989-90 • 1990-91 • 1991-92 • 1992-93 1993-94 • 1994-95 • 1995-96 • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99 • 1999-00 • 2000-01 2001-02 • 2002-03 • 2003-04 • 2004-05 • 2005-06 • 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-09