Delfino Pescara 1936

Pescara

Full name

Delfino Pescara 1936 Srl

Nickname(s)

Delfini (The Dolphins)
Biancazzurri (The White-Light Blues)

Founded

1936
2009 (refounded)

Ground

Stadio Adriatico,
Pescara, Italy

Capacity

20,476

Chairman

Daniele Sebastiani ^[1]

Manager

Marco Baroni

League

Serie B

2013–14

Serie B, 15th

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Delfino Pescara 1936, simply known as Pescara Calcio or just Pescara, is an Italian football club based in Pescara, Abruzzo.

The club was formed in 1936 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. Pescara has competed in six seasons in Serie A, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93, 2012–13). The team's official colors are white and light blue.

History

Aside from a spell in Serie B in the 1940s, Pescara had a relatively undistinguished history until promotion to Serie B in 1974. With players like Giorgio Repetto and Bruno Nobili in the midfield, they managed to win their first promotion to Serie A in 1977 after winning the promotion play-off, but ultimately finished their first season in Serie A in last place. A second promotion after a play-off followed, but once more they would be relegated from the top flight and then descended to Serie C1 within two years.

Nonetheless, after returning to Serie B after a year, Pescara would enjoy a revival after the appointment of Giovanni Galeone as coach in 1986. His philosophy of attacking football saw the Biancazzurri promoted to Serie A as champions in 1987, where they lasted two years with players such as Júnior and Blaž Slišković among the club's star players. Galeone would return during the 1990–91 season and oversaw another promotion the following year.

After relegation, Pescara remained in Serie B side throughout the 1990s, narrowly missing promotion in 1999. Relegation to C1 followed in 2001, with promotion in 2003 being followed by two revoked relegations in a row due to bankruptcy and scandals affecting other clubs. Pescara was ultimately relegated in the 2006–07 season, with three presidential and managerial changes during the season. In December 2008, the debt-ridden club was legally declared out of business and its control passed to a bankruptcy trustee appointed by the Court of Pescara. In February 2009, a takeover from a group named Delfino Pescara 1936 was finalized with Deborah Caldora becoming the first woman to serve as chairman for the club. In the meantime, results did not improve significantly and in March, Giuseppe Galderisi was dismissed from the head coaching post with Antonello Cuccureddu being appointed as the new boss.

At the beginning of the 2009–10 season, Eusebio Di Francesco was appointed as the new coach. Pescara finished second in Girone B of Lega Pro Prima Divisione and qualified for the promotional play-offs. They defeated Reggiana in the semi-final and Verona in the final and subsequently returned to Serie B after a three-year absence. The following season started with the appointment of Zdeněk Zeman as new head coach; the Czech manager immediately brought Pescara back into national coverage thanks to his well-known all-attacking playing style that turned out to match perfectly with promising youngsters such as Marco Verratti, Ciro Immobile, and Lorenzo Insigne, who guided the squad to promotion to the Serie A. Pescara secured promotion to the top-level after a 19-year absence after defeating Sampdoria with a 3–1 score in an away match on 20 May 2012. In the last minute of the final game of the regular season, Pescara striker Riccardo Maniero netted the winner in a match against Nocerina to claim Pescara's second Serie B title after Torino's draw away to AlbinoLeffe.

Pescara's began looking for a new manager before the season started with the Manager Zdeněk Zeman leaving the club to go manage AS Roma.

Pescara started their new season in Serie A with a 3-0 loss to Internazionale. They would not pick up their first win until the 5th game of the season a 1-0 win against Palermo.

Pescara's stint into the top flight however lasted only one season, as the club ended the season as last placed team in the league. With a record of 6 Wins, 4 Draws and 28 loses. While having the fewest clean sheets with 5. That season winger and leading scorer Vladimir Weiss was also noted for picking up 2 red cards.

Supporters

Vicenza and Messina are known as Gemellaggi (English: Twinning) with Pescara. It is a similar concept to having a twin or sister city between cities.

Lazio and Verona are known to be rivals with Pescara. Pescara's regional rivals are Chieti and L'Aquila; however, they haven't faced either team since 2002 due to financial troubles. Pescara also shares notable rivalries with regional neighbors, namely the Marche clubs such as Ancona, Ascoli, and Sambenedettese.

Players

Current squad

As of 16 February 2015.^[2]

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Vincenzo Fiorillo (on loan from Juventus)
2	DF	Raffaele Pucino (on loan from Chievo)
3	DF	Deian Boldor (on loan from Roma)
5	DF	Emanuele Pesoli
6	DF	Michele Fornasier (on loan from Sampdoria)
7	FW	Matteo Politano
8	MF	Birkir Bjarnason (captain)
9	FW	Federico Melchiorri
10	FW	Gianluca Caprari
11	DF	Francesco Zampano (on loan from Verona)
12	GK	Gabriele Aldegani
13	DF	Dario Župarić
15	DF	Bartosz Salamon (on loan from Sampdoria)
16	MF	Gastón Brugman

No.	Position	Player
18	GK	Simone Aresti
20	MF	Andrea Gessa (on loan from Frosinone)
22	GK	Tomasch Calore
23	DF	Lorenzo Venuti (on loan from Fiorentina)
24	MF	Ransford Selasi
25	FW	Cristian Pasquato (on loan from Juventus)
27	DF	Stipe Vrdoljak
28	MF	Flavio Lazzari (on loan from Novara)
29	MF	Andrea Rossi (on loan from Parma)
31	MF	Alessandro Bruno
32	MF	Ledian Memushaj (on loan from Lecce)
33	DF	Fabrizio Grillo
34	MF	Lucas Torreira
42	FW	Marco Sansovini

Out on loan

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

No.	Position	Player
12	GK	Luca Savelloni (at Aversa Normanna)
20	MF	Matti Lund Nielsen (at Perugia)
21	MF	Francesco Dettori (at Arezzo)
21	DF	Gordan Bunoza (at Dinamo București)
25	DF	Andrea Scrugli (at L'Aquila)
27	FW	Andrea Mancini (at Vicenza)
31	FW	Ante Vukušić (at Waasland-Beveren)
	DF	Mattia Altobelli (at Foggia)

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Marco Capuano (at Cagliari)
		DF	David Mbodj Mbaye (at San Nicolò)
		DF	Marco Vittiglio (at Lucchese)
		MF	Riccardo Barbuti (at Pordenone)
		MF	Marco Iannascoli (at Ischia)
		FW	Alfredo Donnarumma (at Teramo)
		FW	Jonathas (at Elche)

Reserves & Youth team

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

No.		Position	Player
35		DF	Pasquale Di Sabatino

Managerial history

Name	Nationality	Years
Edmondo De Amicis		1937–38
Pietro Piselli		1938–39
Armando Bonino		1939–40
Mario Pizziolo		1940–41
Luigi Ferrero		1941–43
Edmondo De Amicis		1944–45
Giuseppe Marchi		1945–46
József Bánás		1946–47
Mario Pizziolo		1947–48
Gino Piccinini		1948–49
Benedetto Stella		1949–50
Luigi Del Grosso		1950–53
Umberto De Angelis		1953–55
Alfredo Notti		1955–56
Alfredo Monza Renato Piacentini Orazio Sola		1956–57
Renato Piacentini		1957–58
Aurelio Marchese Mario Tontodonati		1958–59
Ljubo Benčić Mario Tontodonati		1959–61
Umberto De Angelis		1961–62
Leonardo Costagliola		1962–63
Ljubo Benčić Renato Piacentini		1963–64
Ljubo Benčić Vincenzo Marsico		1964–65
Antonio Giammarinaro Alfredo Notti		1965–66
Sergio Cervato		1966–67

Name	Nationality	Years
Antonio Giammarinaro		1967–68
Gianni Seghedoni Mario Tontodonati		1968–69
Dante Lacorata Mario Tontodonati		1969–70
Francesco Capocasale		1970–71
Enzo Falini Vitaliano Patricelli		1971–72
Domenico Rosati		1972–76
Giancarlo Cadè		1976–78
Antonio Valentín Angelillo		1978–79
Gustavo Giagnoni Claudio Tobia Mario Tontodonati		1979–80
Aldo Agroppi		1980–81
Giuseppe Chiappella Saul Malatrasi Mario Tiddia		1981–82
Domenico Rosati		1982–84
Enrico Catuzzi		1984–86
Giovanni Galeone		1986–89
Ilario Castagner Edoardo Reja		1989–90
Giovanni Galeone Carlo Mazzone		1990–91
Giovanni Galeone		1991–92
Vincenzo Zucchini		1992–93
Gianni Corelli Giorgio Rumignani Franco Scoglio Vincenzo Zucchini		1993–94
Francesco Oddo Giorgio Rumignani		1994–95
Luigi Maifredi Francesco Oddo		1995–96

Name	Nationality	Years
Delio Rossi		July 1996–June 97
Adriano Buffoni Maurizio Viscidi		1997–98
Luigi De Canio Francesco Giorgini		July 1998–June 99
Giovanni Galeone		July 1999–Nov 00
Tarcisio Burgnich Giovanni Galeone Delio Rossi		2000–01
Ivo Iaconi		July 2001–May 2004
Cetteo Di Mascio		2004
Giovanni Simonelli		2004–June 2005
Maurizio Sarri		July 2005–July 2006
Davide Ballardini Aldo Ammazzalorso Luigi De Rosa Vincenzo Vivarini		July 2006–June 2007
Franco Lerda		July 2007–June 2008
Giuseppe Galderisi		July 2008–March 2009
Antonello Cuccureddu		2009–10
Eusebio Di Francesco		Jan 2010–June 2011
Zdeněk Zeman		June 2011–June 2012
Giovanni Stroppa		June–November 2012
Cristiano Bergodi		November 2012–March 2013
Cristian Bucchi		March–June 2013
Pasquale Marino		June 2013–July 2014
Marco Baroni		August 2014

Honours

Serie B
- Champions (2): 1986–87, 2011–12

References

↑ http://www.abruzzo24ore.tv/news/Pescara-Sebastiani-nuovo-presidente/61909.htm
↑ "Rosa Stagione" [Season Team]. Delfino Pescara 1936 (in Italian). Retrieved 4 November 2012.

External links

Serie B

2014–15 clubs	Avellino Bari Bologna Brescia Carpi Catania Cittadella Crotone Frosinone Latina Livorno Modena Perugia Pescara Pro Vercelli Spezia Ternana Trapani Varese Vicenza Virtus Entella Virtus Lanciano

Former clubs	Acireale Alba Trastevere AlbinoLeffe Alessandria Alzano Virescit Ancona Arezzo Arsenale Taranto Ascoli Picchio Atalanta Barletta Biellese Bolzano Brindisi Cagliari Campobasso Carrarese Casale Casertana Castel di Sangro Catanzaro Cavese Centese Cesena Chievo Como Cosenza Crema Cremonese Derthona Empoli Fanfulla Fermana Fidelis Andria Fiorentina Fiumana Foggia Forlì Gallaratese Gallipoli Genoa Grion Pola Grosseto Gubbio Juve Stabia Juventus L'Aquila Lazio Lecce Lecco Legnano Licata Liguria Lucchese Maceratese Magenta Mantova Marzotto Massese M.A.T.E.R. Matera Messina Mestre Milan Molinella Monfalcone Monza Napoli Nocerina Novara Padova Palermo Parma Pavia Piacenza Piombino Pisa Pistoiese Portogruaro Potenza Prato Pro Gorizia Pro Patria Pro Sesto Ravenna Reggiana Reggina Rieti Rimini Roma Salernitana Sambenedettese Sampdoria Sampierdarenese Sanremese Sassuolo Savoia Savona Scafatese Seregno Sestrese Siena Siracusa Sorrento SPAL Suzzara Taranto Torino Trani Treviso Triestina Udinese Venezia Verona Viareggio Vigevano Vita Nova Vogherese

Statistics	Records

Serie B seasons

Serie B seasons	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 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 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

1945–46 postwar season^†	Serie B-C in Northern Italy Serie A-B in Southern Italy

^†Championships recognized as official by the Italian Football Federation

Football in Italy

Overview	National association League system List of clubs List of venues Records Scudetto Capocannoniere

International	Italy Under-21 Under-20 Under-19 Under-18 Under-17 Under-16 Under-15 Italy women

Leagues	Lega Serie A Lega Serie B Lega Pro Lega Nazionale Dilettanti Lega Calcio (defunct)

League competitions	Serie A Serie B Lega Pro Serie D Eccellenza Promozione Prima Categoria Seconda Categoria Terza Categoria Lega Pro Prima Divisione (defunct) Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (defunct)

Cup competitions	Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana Coppa Italia Lega Pro Supercoppa di Lega di Prima Divisione Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione Coppa Italia Serie D Coppa Italia Dilettanti

Youth competitions	Campionato Nazionale Primavera Coppa Italia Primavera Supercoppa Primavera Torneo di Viareggio Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti

Women's competitions	Serie A Coppa Italia

Awards	Oscar del Calcio AIC Italian Football Hall of Fame

Miscellaneous	Totonero 1980 Totonero 1986 2004–10 Italian football scandal 2006 Italian football scandal 2011–12 Italian football scandal Foreign Serie A players Foreign Serie B players

Seasons	1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15