SPAL 1907

SPAL 1907
Full name SPAL 1907 SpA[1]
Nickname(s) Spallini;
Biancazzurri (White-Blues);
Estensi
Founded 1907 (as "Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor")
2005 (refounded)
Ground Stadio Paolo Mazza,
Ferrara, Italy
(Capacity: 17,900)
Chairman Cesare Butelli
Manager Stefano Vecchi
League Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
2010-11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione A, 10th
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

SPAL 1907 is an Italian football club, based in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1907 as Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor (SPAL) and was refounded in 2005.

Spal currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, having last been in Serie A in 1968.

The team's colors are blue and white.

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History

Although a provincial side, Spal has nonetheless played a significant role in Italian football history. The club spent 16 out of 17 years in Serie A between 1951 and 1968, finishing seventh in 1960 and eighth in 1963. Notable players to pass through the club's ranks include Oscar Massei, Dante Micheli, Fabio Capello, Carlo Mazzone and Osvaldo Bagnoli. The club's history since 1968 has been one of constant movement between the lower three divisions of Italian professional football, last appearing in Serie B in 1992–93.

In 1962 Spal reached the Italian Cup final, but it was defeated by SSC Napoli — at that time a Serie B team. In the history of this competition it was the only time a Serie B team won the cup, though 3rd-division side Vado won the very first competition in 1922.

Current squad

As of 27 August, 2011.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Luca Capecchi
GK Alex Teodorani (on loan from Cesena)
DF Andrea Beduschi
DF Francesco Pambianchi
DF Manuel Belleri
DF Alessandro Vecchi
DF Andrea Cosner
DF Andrea Zamuner
DF Nicola Canzian
DF Giovanni Rossi
MF Maurizio Bedin
MF Luca Ghiringhelli (on loan from Milan)
No. Position Player
MF Andrea Migliorini
MF Cristian Agnelli
MF Paolo Rossi
MF Mattia Piras
MF Vlado Šmit
MF Luca Castiglia
MF Fabrizio Melara
FW Jean-Philippe Mendy
FW Gianluca Laurenti
FW Michele Marconi (on loan from Atalanta)
FW Giuseppe Meloni
FW Rachid Arma

References

  1. ^ http://agonistica.lega-pro.com/societa/lp1da/52/

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