S.S. Murata

Murata
Full name Società Sportiva Murata
Founded 1966
Ground Campo sportivo di Montegiardino
(Capacity: 1,000)
Chairman Libero Casadei
Manager Massimo Agostini
League Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio – Girone B
2010-11 Girone B, 4th
Home colours
Away colours

S.S. Murata is a Sanmarinese football club, based in Murata, a civil parish of the city of San Marino. The club was founded in 1966. Murata currently plays in Girone B of Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio. The team's colors are black and white.

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Overview

They won their first Sammarinese national title in 2006, and repeated as champions the next two years. As UEFA decided to include Sammarinese champions in the first preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League starting from the 2007-08 season, Murata were the first Sanmarinese team to take part in the main European competition (see below for details). In order to reinforce the team, in July 2007 the club signed 41-year-old former Brazilian star and 1994 FIFA World Cup champion Aldair, gaining some headlines in the Italian sports news because of the move.[1] Another former Serie A star, 43-year-old striker Massimo Agostini, currently plays for Murata. In July 2008, Murata announced that they were hoping to sign former Brazil international Romário so he could play in the club's upcoming UEFA Champions League fixtures.[2] They also approached the former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher, but both declined Murata’s offer.[3]

On July 17, 2007, Murata became the first Sanmarinese team to play in a UEFA Champions League fixture, contesting a First Qualifying Round tie against Tampere United from Finland. The home game of the two-legged tie was played at San Marino Calcio's Olimpico Stadium and resulted in a 2-1 win for Tampere. Murata lost the away leg 2-0 and were eliminated.

Although they have not been successful in European competition, Murata currently hold the record for most goals scored in European competition by a Sammarinese team, two - one in the UEFA Champions League and one in the UEFA Cup.

Honours

2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08
1997, 2007, 2008
2006, 2008, 2009

European record

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
2006-07 UEFA Cup 1QR APOEL Nicosia 0–4 1–3 1–7
2007-08 UEFA Champions League 1QR Tampere United 1–2 0–2 1–4
2008-09 UEFA Champions League 1QR IFK Göteborg 0–5 0–4 0–9

Current squad

As of August 2008 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
1 DF Stanimir Zharkov
2 DF Mattia Fretta
7 MF Carlo Valentini
8 MF Roberto Teodorani
9 FW Francesco Cesarini
10 FW Maurizio di Giuli
12 FW Nicola Albani
13 DF Fabio Vitaioli
15 DF Giulio Molinari
17 FW Cristian Protti
21 DF Raffaele Carlini
23 MF Matteo Carattoni
25 GK Daniele Donati
No. Position Player
26 MF Claudio Pari
28 DF Stefano Conti
29 MF Michele Rastelli
30 DF Gianluca Bollini
32 DF Luca Albani
48 MF Fabio Vannoni
64 DF Pasquale D'Orsi
70 GK Cristiano Scalabrelli
77 FW Manuel Marani
82 MF Fabio Bollini
98 MF Alex Gasperoni
99 FW Marco Casadei
- FW Massimo Agostini

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "Aldair riparte da San Marino. Miccoli-Palermo, ci siamo" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2007-07-05. http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Calciomercato/Primo_Piano/2007/07_Luglio/05/aldairvarie_0507.shtml. Retrieved 2007-07-05. 
  2. ^ "San Marino's Murata target Romario for UCL". ESPNsoccernet. 2008-07-07. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=554015&sec=uefachampionsleague&cc=4716. Retrieved 2008-07-07. 
  3. ^ "Romario, Schuey turn down Champs Lge chance". ESPNsoccernet. 2008-07-08. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=554271&sec=uefachampionsleague&cc=5739. Retrieved 2008-07-09. 

External links

2010–11 teams
Former teams
Aurora · G.S. Dogana · S.S. Juvenes
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