Novara Calcio

Novara

Full name

Novara Calcio S.p.A.

Nickname(s)

Biancoazzurri (The White-Blues)

Founded

1908

Ground

Stadio Silvio Piola,
Novara, Italy

Capacity

17,875

Chairman

Carlo Accornero

Manager

Eugenio Corini

League

Serie B

2016–17

Serie B, 9th

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Novara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Novara, Piedmont.

History

In December 1908 the F.A.S. (Football Association Studenti) was created by eight students of Liceo Carlo Alberto, aged between 15–16 years; among them an engineer, Gianni Canestrini, and a lawyer, Piero Zorini. In Novara in those days, there were other small clubs like Voluntas, Pro Scalon, Ginnastica e Scherma, Forza & Speranza, Collegio Gallarini and many other student bodies. The best players from these teams came together to form Novara Calcio, and made their debut in the Italian league on 3 November 1912.

The first match was played against a team already then established as Torino, who won 2–1, with the first Novara goal scored by Mario Menendez.

In the years between World War I and World War II, Novara merged with Pro Vercelli, Alessandria and Casale to make the so-called "quadrilatero piemontese" (Piedmont Quadrilateral). Novara's highest finish came in 1952 when they finished in eighth place in Serie A.

During these years of staying in the top flight, Novara had Silvio Piola to thank. His many goals (which at the end of his career was over 300), made a huge contribution to the cause of Novara. Following his death in 1996, the stadium at which Novara play was dedicated in his name.

In 1956 came relegation to Serie B, and another five years afterwards, they slipped down to Serie C due to a fraudulent complaint by a Sambenedettese player.

A few successful seasons in Serie B followed, but then Novara stumbled again in 1977 with relegation to Serie C and worse in 1981 to Serie C2. In the 1995–96 season, Novara were back in Serie C1, but this joy was short-lived as the following year, the biancoazzurri again had to deal with relegation.

Years were spent in the shadows of Italian football until more recently when the league was won in the 2002–03 season.

From Lega Pro Prima Divisione to Serie A

Consolidation in Serie C1 followed, later becoming Lega Pro Prima Divisione, until the historic promotion of the 2009–10 season where the club returned to Serie B after 33 years.^[1]

On 12 June 2011, Novara remarkably secured its promotion to Serie A after a 55-year absence from the league, by defeating Padova in the play-off final.^[2] Both consecutive promotions were achieved under the tenure of head coach Attilio Tesser, who was confirmed as Novara boss also for the following 2011–12 top flight campaign.

2011–12 Serie A

On 20 September 2011, the first home game in Serie A for 55 years, Novara recorded an historic 3–1 victory over the World Champions^[3] of Inter.^[4]

This remarkable feat, however, was not representative of their season as Novara managed to win only one more game until the end of January. The manager Attilio Tesser was replaced by veteran coach Emiliano Mondonico and re-hired one month later in a desperate and ultimately vain attempt by the owners to save the club from relegation. The club was immediately relegated again to Serie B after one season.

The decision of the club to sign Greek footballer Giorgos Katidis caused worldwide condemnation. Katidis was banned for life from the Greek league after he showed the nazi "Sieg Heil" salute on the field.^[5]

Novara finished 5th in 2012–13 season but were eliminated by Empoli in the promotion play-offs. The following season was terrible for Novara as the club finished 19th in Serie B and lost in a play-out against Varese, losing 4–2 on aggregate. Thus, Novara were relegated to Lega Pro. Novara were crowned as champions of Group A of Lega Pro in 2014–15 and immediately returned to Serie B.

Current squad

As of 5 August 2017^[6]

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	Lorenzo Montipò
2	DF	Magnus Troest
3	DF	Dario Del Fabro (on loan from Juventus)
4	DF	Andrea Mantovani
5	MF	Federico Casarini
6	DF	Gennaro Scognamiglio
7	FW	Gianluca Sansone
8	DF	Marco Chiosa
9	FW	Simone Simeri
10	FW	Federico Macheda
11	FW	Francesco Di Mariano
12	GK	Simone Farelli
14	DF	Moustapha Beye
15	FW	Alessio Da Cruz

No.	Position	Player
16	MF	Nicolás Schiavi
17	MF	Gennaro Armeno
18	DF	Angelo Tartaglia
19	MF	Francesco Bolzoni
20	MF	Ronaldo Pompeu
21	MF	Andrea Orlandi
22	GK	Elia Benedettini
24	DF	Lorenzo Dickmann
26	FW	Moutir Chajia
27	DF	Marco Calderoni
29	MF	Filippo Nardi
30	FW	Riccardo Maniero
33	FW	Jacopo Manconi

Primavera

Primavera team player with first team squad number

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

No.		Position	Player
25		GK	Niccolò Intorre

Notable former players

Managers

Ferenc Molnár (1931–32)
Árpád Weisz (1934–35)
Adolfo Baloncieri (1936–37)
Evaristo Barrera (1956–58)
Carlo Parola (1969–74)
Bruno Bolchi (1978–79)
Adriano Fedele (1988–89)
Angelo Domenghini (1989–90)
Enrico Nicolini (1990–92)
Luigi Delneri (1992–94)
Franco Colomba (1994–95)
Roberto Antonelli (1996–97)
Alberto Marchetti (1999)

Giuliano Zoratti (1999–00)
Stefano Civeriati (2001–02)
Stefano Di Chiara (2001–02)
Luciano Foschi (2002–04)
Antonio Cabrini (2005–06)
Gianfranco Bellotto (2007–08)
Egidio Notaristefano (2008–09)
Attilio Tesser (2009–12), (2012)
Alfredo Aglietti (2012–13)
Alessandro Calori (2013–14)
Alfredo Aglietti (2014)
Marco Baroni (2015–)

References

↑ "La storia" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
↑ "Novara seal return to Serie A".
↑ http://www.calciomercato.it/news/130777/Serie-A-Novara-Inter-3-1-Nerazzurri-ridicolizzati-trionfo-firmato-Meggiorini-e-Rigoni.html
↑ http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Squadre/Novara/20-09-2011/inter-allergica-sintetico-802962793360.shtml
↑ http://www.repubblica.it/sport/2013/12/29/foto/il_calcio_e_il_vizietto_del_saluto_nazista_anelka_katidis_e_gli_altri-74731673/1/?ref=HREC1-32#1
↑ "TIM CUP, LA NUMERAZIONE DEL NOVARA" (Press release) (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.

External links

Official website (in Italian)

Serie B
2017–18 clubs	Ascoli Avellino Bari Brescia Carpi Cesena Cittadella Cremonese Empoli Foggia Frosinone Novara Palermo Parma Perugia Pescara Pro Vercelli Salernitana Spezia Ternana Venezia Virtus Entella
Former clubs	Acireale Alba Trastevere AlbinoLeffe Alessandria Alzano Virescit Ancona Arezzo Arsenale Taranto Atalanta Barletta Benevento Biellese Bologna Bolzano Brindisi Campobasso Carpi Carrarese Casale Casertana Castel di Sangro Catania Catanzaro Cavese Centese Chievo Como Cosenza Crema Derthona Fanfulla Fermana Fidelis Andria Fiorentina Fiumana Forlì Frosinone Gallaratese Gallipoli Genoa Grion Pola Grosseto Gubbio Hellas Verona Juve Stabia Juventus L'Aquila Latina Lazio Lecce Lecco Legnano Licata Liguria Livorno Lucchese Maceratese Magenta Mantova Marzotto Massese M.A.T.E.R. Matera Messina Mestre Milan Modena Molinella Monfalcone Monza Napoli Nocerina Padova Pavia Piacenza Piombino Pisa Pistoiese Portogruaro Potenza Prato Pro Gorizia Pro Patria Pro Sesto Ravenna Reggiana Reggina Rieti Rimini Roma Sambenedettese Sampdoria Sampierdarenese Sanremese Sassuolo Savoia Savona Scafatese Seregno Sestrese Siena Siracusa Sorrento SPAL Suzzara Taranto Torino Trani Trapani Treviso Triestina Udinese Varese Viareggio Vicenza Vigevano Virtus Lanciano Vita Nova Vogherese
Statistics	Records Champions Foreign players

Serie B seasons
Prima Divisione	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29
Serie B	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 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
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 Cadetti 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 Serie C Lega Nazionale Dilettanti Lega Calcio defunct
League competitions	Serie A Prima Divisione defunct Divisione Nazionale defunct Serie B Serie C 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 Serie C Supercoppa di Serie C Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione defunct 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 Supercoppa Italiana
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 Article 52 of N.O.I.F. Serie A players Foreign Serie A players Foreign Serie B players
Seasons	1999–2000 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 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

Original Serie B clubs, 1929–30
Atalanta Bari Biellese Casale La Dominante (Sampdoria forerunner) Fiorentina Fiumana Lecce Legnano Monfalcone (as Monfalconese) Novara Parma Pistoiese Prato Reggiana Spezia Venezia Verona

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