F.C. Crotone

FC Crotone
Full name Football Club Crotone
Nickname(s) Pitagorici (Pythagoreans)
Squali (Sharks)
Rossoblu (Red-Blue)
Founded 1910 (1910)
Ground Ezio Scida
Ground Capacity 16,547
Chairman Raffaele Vrenna
Manager Davide Nicola
League Serie A
2016–17 Serie A, 17th
Website Club website

Football Club Crotone is an Italian football club based in Crotone, Calabria. Founded in 1910, holding home games at Stadio Ezio Scida, which has a 16,547-seat capacity. The club play in Serie A after being promoted from Serie B in 2016.

History

The first team from Crotone, Milone Crotone, was founded in 1910 and participated in several minor leagues including Prima Divisione (which later would be known as Serie C). Following World War II, a new club, Unione Sportiva Crotone replaced the previous one, playing seven seasons in Serie C.

In 1963 the club was relegated to Serie D, but returned to the third division the following year, remaining there for fourteen consecutive seasons, missing promotion in 1977 when finishing third behind Bari and Paganese. In 1978, following the Italian football league reorganisation, Crotone was relegated to Serie C2 and the following year was declared bankrupt. A new club, Associazione Sportiva Crotone, began competing again in the Prima Categoria (eighth division).

Crotone was promoted to Serie C2 in 1984–85, but only for one season. The team's name was changed to Kroton Calcio, and the club was promoted again to C2 after the 1986–87 season, where it played until 1991. A second bankruptcy led to the foundation of Football Club Crotone Calcio with Raffaele Vrenna as chairman, starting in the Promozione (7th level). Crotone gained successive promotions to Serie C2 and C1, winning in the play-offs against Locri and Benevento, respectively.

Under Antonello Cuccureddu, Crotone first reached Serie B in 2000, returning to the second level two seasons later. Again in division two in 2004, after disposing of Viterbese in the promotion play-offs, it remained in the category until the 2006–07 season.

After being beaten by Taranto in the 2008 play-offs, Crotone returned to the second division the following season, defeating Benevento.

The team was promoted to the Italian top flight (Serie A), for the 2016–17 season for the first time in its history.[1] They finished in 17th, securing a place in the next Serie A season, by beating Lazio 3–1 on the last matchday, knocking down Empoli as they lost their match against Palermo.

Colors and badge

Team colours are dark blue and red.

Current squad

As of 5 August 2017.[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 Italy GK Alex Cordaz (captain)
3 Italy GK Marco Festa
5 Romania MF Adrian Stoian
6 Sweden MF Marcus Rohdén
7 Italy DF Federico Ceccherini
9 Italy FW Andrea Nalini
10 Italy MF Andrea Barberis
11 Germany MF Oliver Kragl
13 Argentina MF Mariano Izco
14 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Ćazim Suljić
17 Croatia FW Ante Budimir
18 Ghana MF Boadu Maxwell Acosty
21 Italy DF Giuseppe Cuomo
24 Bulgaria MF Aleksandar Tonev
No. Position Player
29 Italy FW Marcello Trotta (on loan from Sassuolo)
31 Italy DF Mario Sampirisi
33 Belgium DF Noë Dussenne
37 Italy DF Davide Faraoni
38 Italy MF Rolando Mandragora (on loan from Juventus)
44 Uruguay DF Leandro Cabrera
47 Slovenia FW Andrej Kotnik
78 Italy GK Aniello Viscovo
87 Italy MF Bruno Martella
89 Italy MF Giovanni Crociata
93 Albania DF Arlind Ajeti (on loan from Torino)
98 Italy DF Manuel Nicoletti
99 Nigeria FW Simy

Primavera squad

As of 5 January 2017.[3]

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

No. Position Player
– Italy GK Matias Macci
– Italy GK Umberto Pettinato
– Lithuania GK Nerijus Tabokas
– Italy DF Francesco Amaranto
– Italy DF Marco Capone
– Italy DF Michele Carrozza
– Italy DF Giuseppe Cuomo
– Italy DF Adolfo Federico
– Italy DF Augusto Nebbioso
– Senegal DF Ibrahime Mbaye
– Italy MF Mario Aggiorno
– Italy MF Francesco Araldo
– Italy MF Felice Cimino
– Italy MF Armando Cistaro
No. Position Player
– Italy MF Matteo Gennari
– Italy MF Pasquale Giannotti
– Italy MF Daniele Pupa
– Italy MF Francesco Villa
– Italy FW Pietro Bartolotti
– Italy FW Giuseppe Borello
– Italy FW Marco Calderaro
– Italy FW Antonio Colacchio
– Lithuania FW Edgaras Dubickas
– Italy FW Mario Fiorentino
– Italy FW Gianfranco Galli
– Italy FW Giuseppe Gerace
– Italy FW Francesco Pellizzi

Managers

References

  1. ↑ "Crotone promoted to Serie A for first time in their history". espnfc.com. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. ↑ La rosa del F.C. Crotone Prima squadra
  3. ↑ La rosa del F.C. Crotone Primavera


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