S.S. Robur Siena

Robur Siena

Full name

Società Sportiva Robur Siena

Nickname(s)

Bianconeri ("White-black"),
Robur ("Strength")

Founded

1904
2014 (refounded)

Ground

Montepaschi Arena,
Siena, Italy

Capacity

15,373

Chairman

Antonio Ponte

Head coach

Guido Carboni

League

Lega Pro

2014–15

Serie D/E, 1st (promoted)

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Società Sportiva Robur Siena, formerly known as Associazione Calcio Siena and often referred to as 'Robur' or simply 'Siena', is an Italian football club based in Siena, in the region of Tuscany. The club played in Serie B, after being relegated from Serie A in the 2012–13 season, and eventually announced their bankruptcy on 15 July 2014, with a new name.

Siena play their home games at the Montepaschi Arena. The ground's capacity is only 15,373 and is located in Siena itself, whereas its more famous namesake is located in Florence. In March 2011, A.C. Siena announced plans to move to a new stadium at Isola d'Arbia, at the southern end of the city.^[1] The 20,000 seat stadium features a unique below-ground design and was awarded an MIPIM AR Future Projects Award for 2011.

History

Formed in 1904 as Società Studio e Divertimento (Society for Study and Entertainment), as a sports club characterised by a black and white striped jersey which was derived from the City of Siena coat of arms. It founded its football club, named Società Sportiva Robur in 1908. Today the name "Robur" is widely used by the local supporters to distinguish itself from the two basketball teams, "Mens Sana" and "Virtus".

Former AC Siena logo

The team finally became known as Associazione Calcio Siena in 1933–34. In 1934–35 Siena were promoted for the first time to Serie B. In the post-war season 1945–46, Siena played in the top division of Italian football for the first time. During that season, a mixed wartime league was composed of both Serie A and Serie B teams. Some of the southern sides that took part in the top division, including Siena, were Serie B teams, while northern Serie B teams played at the second level with the Serie C teams. Therefore although Siena played in the top division, it was not considered as having officially played in Serie A during that season and not having qualified for the National Round.

After having spent 55 years playing in several lower divisions, Siena were promoted back to Serie B for the start of the 2000–01 season. Following a good first up season in Serie B, the following season saw Siena in serious trouble and coach Giuseppe Papadopulo sacked however later recalled. He was able to save the team from relegation on the last day of the season.

The following season, again with Papadopulo as head coach, Siena were promoted to Serie A for the first time officially, led by players such as Rodrigo Taddei and Pinga. It had been 58 years since their last appearance in the top division of Italian football.

In the 2003–04 campaign, the first Serie A season in the club's history, Siena ended in a respectable 13th place.

In the 2004–05 Serie A campaign, with Luigi De Canio as head coach, Siena struggled for long periods of the season, languishing in the relegation zone for a great part of the campaign, and with the team drawing far too many games and barely recording any wins, they looked almost certain to be relegated. However, a resurgence of form towards of the end of the season gave them hope, and a 2–1 win against already relegated Atalanta on the last day saw them secure safety and an acceptable 14th place in the table.

The 2005–06 season also saw Siena fighting hard and it successfully kept its place in Serie A. They ended the season in 17th place. For the 2006–07 season, Mario Beretta, who led Parma in the previous season, was appointed as new head coach. He kept Siena in Serie A after a 2–1 home win against Lazio in the final matchday.

During the 2006–07 season, club chairman Paolo De Luca, who took over in 2001 and helped the club to their first historical Serie A promotion, started talks to sell AC Siena to a conglomerate of Tuscan businessmen led by Giovanni Lombardi Stronati, president of Valle del Giovenco.^[2] The bid was finalised on 30 March 2007, one day before De Luca died after a long illness.^[3]

The head coach for the 2007–08 campaign was expected to be Andrea Mandorlini, but he left the club by mutual consent on 12 November. Former coach Mario Beretta once again took charge.

The club also explored the possibility of changing its denomination to include the name of their main sponsor, Monte dei Paschi di Siena.^[4] On 9 July 2007 the club announced it had changed their denomination to A.C. Siena Montepaschi. However, the name change needed to be accepted by the Italian Football Federation to become official:^[5] After the refusal by FIGC, this idea was abandoned.

The club was then acquired by Massimo Mezzaroma, with Valentina Mezzaroma as vice-president. On 7 May 2011, A.C. Siena were once again promoted to the Serie A after finishing in the runner-up spot in the 2010-11 Serie B. The club's stint into the top flight lasted two seasons, as they were relegated after ending the 2012–13 Serie A in 19th place.

Siena failed to register for 2014–15 Serie B on 15 July 2014,^[6] later announcing their bankruptcy.

In summer 2014 the club was refounded as Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Robur Siena, restarting from Serie D. It was promoted the next year to the new third-tier Lega Pro as champions of Group E.

Colors and badge

The team's home colours are black and white.

Retired numbers

4 Michele Mignani, Defender (1996–97, 1998–2006)

First team

Current squad

As of 24 January, 2016^[7]

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Tommaso Biagiotti
		GK	Alessandro Bacci (on loan from Fiorentina)
		GK	Lorenzo Montipò (on loan from Novara)
		DF	Lorenzo Paramatti (on loan from Bologna)
		DF	Daniele Portanova (captain)
		DF	Luigi Silvestri
		DF	Moustapha Beye (on loan from Novara)
		DF	Daniele Ficagna
		DF	Roberto Masullo
		DF	Eros Pellegrini
		DF	Daniele Celiento (on loan from Napoli)
		DF	Dario D'Ambrosio
		MF	Lukáš Opiela
		MF	Nadir Minotti (on loan from Atalanta)

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Alberto Torelli (on loan from Carpi)
		MF	Luís Gabriel Sacilotto
		MF	Giorgio La Vista
		MF	Salvatore Burrai
		MF	Andrea Boron (on loan from Carpi)
		MF	Simone Bastoni (on loan from Spezia)
		MF	Vitor Saba
		FW	Arthur Yamga (on loan from Chievo)
		FW	Eugenio Dinelli
		FW	Antonio Rozzi (on loan from Lazio)
		FW	Ettore Mendicino
		FW	Gianmarco De Feo (on loan from Lanciano)
		FW	Alberto Libertazzi (on loan from Novara)
		FW	Salvatore Mastronunzio

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
		FW	Francesco Venuto (at Colligiana for the 2015–16 season)
		FW	Giovanni Mucci (at Colligiana for the 2015–16 season)

Management

Management and Coaching Staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Head coach	Guido Carboni	Italian
Assistant coach	Emiliano Biliotti	Italian
Fitness coach	Leonardo Ceccherini	Italian
Goalkeeping coach	Giovanni Vecchini	Italian
Technical assistant	Carlo Simionato	Italian
Physiotherapist	Michele Bisogni	Italian
Physiotherapist	Leonardo Cavaliere	Italian

Club officials

Position	Name	Nationality
President	Antonio Ponte	Italian
Managing Director	Andrea Bozza	Italian
Director of Football	Giuseppe Materazzi	Italian
Commercial Director	Fabiano Baldini	Italian

Honours

Serie D:
- Winners (1): 2014-15

Managers

Vittorio Faroppa– 1936–39
Oronzo Pugliese– 1959–61
Lauro Toneatto– 1964–66
Ettore Mannucci– 1977–78
Ottavio Bianchi– 1978–79
Ferruccio Mazzola– 1983–86
Marcello Lippi– 1986–87
Adriano Lombardi– 1987–88
Ferruccio Mazzola– 1988–89
Vincenzo Guerini– Nov 2001 – Feb 2002
Giuseppe Papadopulo– 2001 – Dec 2004
Luigi Simoni– Jun 2004 – Jan 2004
Luigi De Canio– Nov 2004 – Jun 2006
Mario Beretta– Jul 2006 – Jun 2007
Andrea Mandorlini– Jul 2007 – Nov 2007
Mario Beretta– Nov 2007 – Jun 2008
Marco Giampaolo– Jul 2008 – Oct 2009
Marco Baroni– Oct 2009 – Nov 2009
Alberto Malesani– Nov 2009 – May 2010
Antonio Conte– May 2010 – May 2011
Giuseppe Sannino– Jun 2011 – Jun 2012
Serse Cosmi– Jun 2012 – Dec 2012
Giuseppe Iachini– Dec 2012–13
Mario Beretta– 2013– Jun 2014
Massimo Morgia– Jul 2014 - Jul 2015
Gianluca Atzori– Jul 2015 - Dec 2015
Guido Carboni– Dec 2015-

References

↑ Peck, Brooks (3 March 2011). "Siena's new stadium will be below ground level". Yahoo. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
↑ "Siena sell to new investors". Football Italia. 3 March 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
↑ "Siena mourn President De Luca". Football Italia. 31 March 2007. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
↑ "Siena set for name change?". Football Italia. 10 May 2007. Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
↑ "L'Assemblea Straordinaria" (in Italian). Football Italia. 9 July 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
↑ "Comunicato Ac Siena" (in Italian). AC Siena. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
↑ "Prima Squadra" (in Italian). S.S. Robur Siena. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

External links

S.S. Robur Siena – managers

Fattorini (1921–22)
Piselli (1922–24)
Illich (1924–25)
Feldmann (1925–26)
Klein (1926–27)
Giannelli (1927–29)
Mattuteja (1929–31)
Peics (1931–32)
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Radio (1963)
Toneatto (1963–66)
Faccenda (1966–69)
Diotallevi (1969)
Piacentini (1969–70)
Mannucci (1970–72)
Grassi (1972–74)
Monguzzi (1974)
Carradori (1974–75)
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Mannucci (1975–78)
Monguzzi (1978)
Mazzoni (1978–79)
Bianchi (1979)
Cei (1979–80)
Bravi (1980–81)
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Galasi (1984)
Mazzola (1984–86)
Lippi (1986–87)
Sereni (1987)
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Fogli (1988)
Mazzola (1988–89)
Perotti (1989–91)
Esposito (1991)
Fogli (1991–92)
Vescovi (1992)
Pelati (1992–93)
Baldini (1993–95)
De Canio (1995–96)
Orrico (1996)
Rastelli (1996–97)
Savoldi (1997)
Nicolini (1997–98)
Silipo (1998)
Discepoli (1998)
Di Franco (1998)
Buffoni (1998–99)
Fogli (1999)
Di Chiara (1999)
Sala (1999–2001)
Papadopulo (2001–02)
Guerini (2002)
Papadopulo (2002–04)
Simoni (2004–05)
De Canio (2005–06)
Beretta (2006–07)
Mandorlini (2007)
Beretta (2007–08)
Giampaolo (2008–09)
Baroni (2009)
Malesani (2009–10)
Conte (2010–11)
Sannino (2011–12)
Cosmi (2012)
Iachini (2012–13)
Beretta (2013–14)
Morgia (2014–15)
Atzori (2015)
Carboni (2015–)

S.S. Robur Siena – current squad

GK Biagiotti GK Bindi GK Montipò DF Boron DF Celiento DF D'Ambrosio DF Ficagna DF Guglielmi DF Paramatti DF Portanova DF Masullo DF Silvestri MF Avogadri MF Bastoni MF Burrai MF La Vista MF Opiela MF Pellegrini MF Piredda MF Sacilotto MF Torelli FW Bonazzoli FW De Feo FW Dinelli FW Mastronunzio FW Mendicino FW Yamga Head coach: Carboni

Serie D seasons

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1963–64
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2014–15
2015–16

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 Lega Pro Prima Divisione defunct Lega Pro Seconda Divisione defunct Serie D Eccellenza Promozione Prima Categoria Seconda Categoria Terza Categoria

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	Gran Galà del Calcio AIC Italian Football Hall of Fame

Miscellaneous	Totonero 1980 Totonero 1986 Italian Law 91/1981, Article 18B financial doping scandals 2006 Italian football scandal 2011–12 Italian football scandal 2015 Italian football scandal Foreign Serie A players Foreign Serie B players

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