A.S. Varese 1910

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Varese

Full name

Associazione Sportiva Varese 1910 SRL

Nickname(s)

Leopardi (The Leopards)

Founded

March 22, 1910

Ground

Stadio Franco Ossola,
Masnago, Varese, Italy

Capacity

8,213^[1]

Chairman

Nicola Laurenza

Manager

Stefano Sottili

League

Serie B

2012–13

Serie B, 7th

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B.

History

The club was formed on 22 March 1910, as Varese Football Club, with the goal of promoting football and other open air games. All members, both players and management, paid dues of 1 Lira every month. The club's colours were white and purple and the local market place doubled as the club's first ground. A rope fenced off the pitch from the public, and dressing rooms were improvised in an alley restaurant.

The club played numerous friendly matches before joining any sort of league or organised competition. Early opponents included the "Aurora" of Busto Arsizio, the "Libertas" of Gallarate, the Luino, the Unione Sportiva Milanese, the Ausonia, and the great Inter. The club took the first steps on the Italian league ladder by entering the Lega Regionale Lombarda in 1914, and the first official championship saw the Varesini playing in their original colours of purple and white silk. The club's American goalkeeper, Sormani, distinguished himself in this first official season as one of Varese's star players.

In May 1915 the war interrupted the season, but by 1919, World War I had ended and life returned to its regular rhythm with a resurgence of interest in football and other recreational activities.

Logo used until 2004

In 1926–27, the club's colours became white and red ("bianco-rosso"), to match the colours of the city. In the quarter of Masnago, a stadium named Stadio del Littorio was constructed. It was renamed in September 1950 to Stadio Franco Ossola, in honour of a player who had transferred from Varese to Torino Calcio and died in the in 1949 Superga air disaster.

Varese, a town not far from Milan, is highly regarded by various athletes who dress "bianco-rosso" (white-red) thanks to Military Territorial Compartments (between the most known players Giuseppe Meazza).

In 1964, with the entrepreneur Giovanni Borghi as president, the Varese achieved a place in Serie A after two consecutive promotions from the Serie C. Among the notable players who have worn the white and red shirt are Pietro Anastasi, Roberto Bettega, and the World Cup winners Claudio Gentile, Giampiero Marini and Riccardo Sogliano. After a decade in the top-flight, the golden era of Varese ended with relegation in 1975.

Since further relegation in 1985, the club had not succeeded in returning to Serie B: 10 of the next 20 seasons were spent in C2, where the club were readmitted after promotion from Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti in 1994.

The club returned to the C1 Series within four years thanks to the work of general manager Stefano Capozucca, brought to Varese by the entrepreneur Claudio Milanese, who was then co-owner of the club with the President, Paolo Binda, and other lesser associates.

In 2001, after financial conflicts between entrepreneur Gianvittorio Gandolfi and sponsors SiViaggi and Cit, the Turri family arrived at the club, bringing a series of innovations but also of problems and unkept promises. In the summer of 2004, under the Turri-Tacconi co-presidency, came economic financial ruin that made the club sink to its lowest ebb.

Logo used from 2004 to 2008

In July 2004, the bankrupt Varese Football Club was reformed under a new board, and called A.S. Varese 1910. The club was forced to start afresh in the Eccellenza league. The Sogliano family took control of the team, with Riccardo Sogliano assuming overall control. The former player of Varese and A.C. Milan, has experience controlling clubs in Serie A; Parma F.C. and the Genoa C.F.C..

In its first season the new board suffered from delay and inexperience, and promotion to Serie D was missed narrowly due to points dropped early on in the season to the club's eventual title-rivals. Club President Peo Maroso and general manager Luca Sogliano, son of Riccardo and also a former player, decided to instate a new first-team coach from within. Devis Mangia, at just 32 years of age, is the youngest head coach of the division and, probably, the entire league.

The club has also had problems with its supporters (in particular a supporters group named "Blood and Honour") who treated black players badly. It happened in spring of 2002 with French players, Mohamed Benhassen, Samir Benhassen and the Cameroonian goalkeeper, Andrè Joel Eboué . They are at the stadium every weekend and often fight with rival supporters.

In season 2005/2006, Varese won the Serie D/A league, thus gaining promotion to Serie C2, three matches before the end of the season.

In season 2008/2009, they won Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, and were promoted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione, the third level of Italian football system. Varese finished second in Girone (Group) A of League Pro Prima Divisione and qualified for promotion play-offs at next season. Varese defeated Benevento in semi-final and Cremonese in final and returned to Serie B after 25 years of absence with making second consecutive promotion.^[2]

At the end of season 2011/12, A.S. Varese achieved fifth place in Serie B, qualifying for the play-offs for promotion into Serie A.^[3] Drawn against Hellas Verona they won 3–1 on aggregate to qualify for the two-legged final against Sampdoria. Although a narrow 3–2 defeat in the initial leg in Genoa promised to be a useful result for Varese, Sampdoria went on to score the only goal in the subsequent home leg, giving Sampdoria a 4–2 aggregate victory and denying Varese the promotion.^[4]

Players

Current squad

As of 31 January 2014. ^[5]

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	GK	Walter Bressan
4	DF	Rodrigo Ely (on loan from Milan)
5	MF	Loris Damonte
6	MF	Manuele Blasi
7	FW	Caetano Calil
8	MF	Daniele Corti
9	FW	Arturo Lupoli
10	FW	Neto Pereira (captain)
11	FW	Saša Bjelanović
12	GK	Damiano Milan
13	DF	Riccardo Fiamozzi
14	FW	Leonardo Pavoletti (on loan from Sassuolo)
15	MF	Andrea Cristiano
16	FW	Nunzio Di Roberto

No.	Position	Player
17	MF	Luigi Falcone (on loan from Lecce)
18	MF	Luca Tremolada
19	DF	Angelo Rea
20	FW	Luca Forte
21	MF	Andrea Barberis
22	GK	Elia Bastianoni
23	FW	Matteo Momenté
24	MF	Giampietro Zecchin
25	DF	Trevor Trevisan (on loan from Padova)
27	DF	Lorenzo Laverone
29	DF	Lukas Spendlhofer (on loan from Inter)
30	MF	Nnamdi Oduamadi (on loan from Milan)
31	DF	Luca Ricci (on loan from Cesena)
33	DF	Fabrizio Grillo (on loan from Siena)

Out on loan

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
3	DF	Achraf Lazaar (at Palermo)
16	DF	Alessio Cristiano Rossi (at FeralpiSalò)
25	MF	Renan Wagner (at Triestina)
	DF	Andrea Azzolin (at Lucchese)
	MF	André Bassi Borzani (at Pavia)

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Cesare Parini (at Triestina)
		MF	Samuele Piccinotti (at Borgomanero)
		FW	Umberto Eusepi (at Perugia)
		FW	Luca Miracoli (at FeralpiSalò)

Notable former players

This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.

References

↑ "Varese, Stabilita la capienza dello stadio: 8213 posti" (in Italian). La Provincia di Varese. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
↑ Gazzetta (14 June 2010). "Varese, la B 25 anni dopo, Anche il Pescara fa festa (Varese, Serie B after 25 years, Pescara celebrates too)". Gazzetta dello Sport.
↑ http://uk.soccerway.com/teams/italy/as-varese-1910
↑ http://uk.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-b/2011-2012/final-stages
↑ http://www.varese1910.it/squadra.php

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