A.C. Reggiana 1919
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| Full name | Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 SRL | ||
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| Nickname(s) |
Teste quadre (Square heads), Granata (Maroons) | ||
| Founded |
1919 2005 (refounded) | ||
| Ground |
Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, Italy | ||
| Capacity | 20,084 | ||
| Chairman | Alessandro Barilli | ||
| Manager | Alberto Colombo | ||
| League | Lega Pro/B | ||
| 2013–14 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione/A, 12th | ||
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- Not to be confused with Reggina Calcio, a team based in Reggio Calabria.
Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 is an Italian association football club, based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. It currently plays in Lega Pro.
History
The club was founded in 1919 as A.C. Reggiana and refounded in July 2005 as Reggio Emilia F.C.,[1] but it was renamed A.C. Reggiana 1919 soon after the start of the 2005–06 season. The club last played in Serie A in 1997.
In the Serie C2 2007-08 regular season the team finished first in Girone B, winning direct promotion to the now renamed Lega Pro Prima Divisione for the 2008–09 season.
Reggiana played in Italian First Division for many seasons in the 1920s; the club took part in Italian Serie A in 1993/94, 1994/95 and 1996/97. Best result is 13th place in 1993/94 Serie A championship.
Some famous players played for Reggiana, including Felice Romano, Angelo Di Livio, Ruggiero Rizzitelli, Fabrizio Ravanelli, Luca Bucci, Claudio Taffarel, Paulo Futre, Stefano Torrisi, Francesco Antonioli, Igor Simutenkov, Angelo Adamo Gregucci, Sunday Oliseh, Filippo Galli, Alberigo Evani, Luigi Sartor, Marco Ballotta, Max Tonetto, Adolfo Valencia, Cristiano Zanetti and Obafemi Martins.
Most famous coach has been Carlo Ancelotti, who has been working for AC Milan from 2001 to 2009 and then managed Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid.
Colors and badge
The team's color is dark red (Granata).
Stadium
Reggiana played all matches in Mirabello Stadium until 1994; then they moved to a new and modern arena, now called Stadio Città del Tricolore and before Stadio Giglio.
Fans
Reggiana numbers former EU commissioner and former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi among its supporters.
Squad
2013 - 2014.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Serie B Championship Winner: 1
- Seasons played in Serie A: 3
- Seasons played in Italian First Division: 5
References
External links
- (Italian) Official site
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