Calcio Padova

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Calcio Padova
File:New logo of Calcio Padova football club.png
Full name Associazione Calcio Padova (1910–1930)
Associazione Fascista Calcio Padova (1930–1940)
Associazione Calcio Padova (1940–1967)
Calcio Padova SpA (1967–2014, 2015–)
Biancoscudati Padova (2014–2015)
Nickname(s) Biancoscudati (White-Shielded),
Patavini (Patavins)
Founded 29 January 1910; 114 years ago (1910-01-29)
2014 (refound)
Ground Stadio Euganeo,
Padua, Italy
Ground Capacity 32,420 (often limited to 18,060)
Chairman Giuseppe Bergamin
Manager Giuseppe Pillon
League Lega Pro
2014–15 Serie D/C, 1st (promoted)
Website Club home page

Calcio Padova S.p.A. is an Italian football club, based in Padua, Veneto. The club was founded in 1910. Padova played in Lega Pro, having last been in Serie A in 1996. The team's official colours are white and red.

The team (P.I. 04831550282) was refound in 2014 after the sports title was awarded to Biancoscudati Padova for 2014–15 Serie D as a phoenix club. The old holder of the title (P.I. 00681290284) was in the process of liquidation after it was expelled from 2014–15 Lega Pro. The old Padova was renamed to Football Padova in order to make way for new Padova to use the original name of the club, Calcio Padova in 2015.

History

Padova's golden days were the late 1950s, when the team, managed by Nereo Rocco, reached the heights of third place in 1958 thanks to the wing wizardry of Kurt Hamrin. Forwards Sergio Brighenti and Aurelio Milani would star as Padova remained a force in Serie A, before relegation in 1962. The rest of the 1960s would see the club in Serie B before going into a serious decline ahead of a 1980s revival.

The revival would see Padova return to Serie B in the early 1980s, and within a decade they would be serious promotion contenders. A play-off win over Cesena in 1994 saw the club return to Serie A after 32 years. After a dire start to 1994/95, Padova looked like fulfilling most experts' predictions of a swift return. They nonetheless found their form in the second half of the year and when they recorded a 1–0 win away to Juventus, they were six points clear of the drop zone. However, they eventually ended up in the relegation play-off against Genoa, due to a late Inter Milan goal assisted by a Rubén Sosa corner, which they won on penalties.

There would be no such luck the following year, as Padova were relegated with further relegations in 1998 and 1999. Since 2001, they have resided in Serie C1 and Lega Pro Prima Divisione. The team returned in Serie B at the end of the season 2008–2009.

In total, Calcio Padova took part to 11 Prima Divisione/Divisione Nazionale championships between 1914–15 and 1928–29 (best place being 3rd in 1922–23) and 16 Serie A championships between 1929–30 and 1995–96 (best place being 3rd in 1957–58); in Coppa Italia, the best place was runner-up in 1967. Padova won a Coppa Italia Serie C in 1980, and played also 34 Serie B championships (won in 1947–48) and 29 Serie C1/C2/Lega Pro Prima Divisione championships (won in 1936–37, 1980–81 and 2000–01). Padova ended as runner-up the Anglo-Italian Cup of 1983.

In the 2013–14 Serie B season, Padova were relegated after finishing 20th, and on 15 July 2014, the team did not sign up to the 2014–15 Lega Pro championship. In April 2015 the company was put into liquidation.[1]

Biancoscudati Padova

File:Biancoscudati Padova))'s logo.png
The logo used in the 2014–15 season.

The club was founded in the summer of 2014, with the name Società Sportiva Dilettantistica a r.l. Biancoscudati Padova, after the non-inclusion of Calcio Padova in Lega Pro and Serie D.[2]

The first official match was Biancoscudati Padova-Castellana (2–0), valid for the Coppa Italia Serie D, played 24 August 2014.[3]

On 19 April 2015, by virtue of a 2–1 success in the field of Legnago, the venetian team reaches mathematics promotion in the Lega Pro.[4]

On 5 June 2015, changed its name to Biancoscudati Padova Spa.[5]

On 6 July 2015, changed its name to Calcio Padova Spa, after the old Calcio Padova changed its name to Football Padova Spa – società in liquidazione.[6]

Achievements

Vincenzo Italiano, former captain of Padova.

Players

First team squad

As of 29 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
Italy GK Alessandro Favaro
Serbia GK Lazar Petkovic
Latvia GK Reinis Reinholds
Italy DF Andrea Sbraga
Brazil DF Marcus Diniz
Italy DF Matteo Dionisi
Brazil DF Fabiano
Argentina DF Franco Gorzelewski
Italy DF Daniel Niccolini
Italy DF Armando Anastasio
Italy DF Alessandro Favalli
Italy DF Marco Dell'Andrea
Italy MF Alberto Zurlo
No. Position Player
Switzerland MF Alban Ramadani
Italy MF Rosario Bucolo
Italy MF Manuel Giandonato
Italy MF Carlo De Risio
Italy MF Davide Mazzocco
Italy MF Daniele Corti
Italy MF Marco Cunico (captain)
Moldova MF Oleg Turea
Italy FW Nicola Petrilli
Italy FW Enrico Bearzotti
Italy FW Marco Ilari
Italy FW Christian Altinier
Brazil FW Neto

Current coaching staff

As of 20 March 2016.[8]
Position Name
Head coach Giuseppe Pillon
Assistant coach Rino Lavezzini
Goalkeeping coach Adriano Zancopè
Fitness coach Giacomo Tafuro
Fitness coach Paolo Tassetto

References

  1. ↑ (Italian) Info on ilgazzettino.it
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Il Padova torna nel calcio che conta: battuto il Legnago, è Lega Pro! mattinopadova.gelocal.it
  5. ↑ (Italian) Definito il cambio di ragione sociale in Biancoscudati Padova Spa
  6. ↑ (Italian) Ora è davvero ufficiale, torniamo a chiamarci CALCIO PADOVA
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Template:Lega Pro

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