Virtus Entella

Virtus Entella
Full name	Virtus Entella S.r.l.
Nickname(s)	Biancocelesti (the White-Light-Blues); Diavoli neri (the Black Devils)
Founded	1914 (as F.B.C. Entella); 2002 (refounded)
Ground	Stadio Comunale,; Chiavari, Italy
Capacity	4,154
Chairman	Antonio Gozzi
Manager	Alfredo Aglietti
League	Serie B
2014–15	Serie B, 18th
	Current season

Virtus Entella (usually referred as simply Entella or Chiavari Entella) is an Italian association football club, based in Chiavari, Liguria. They took part in the 2015–16 Serie B.

History

1914: Foundation

The club was founded in 1914 as Foot-Ball Club Entella. It took its name from the river Entella, flowing between Chiavari and Lavagna.^[2]

2001: Bankrupt

Foot-Ball Club Entella went bankrupt in 2001.

2002: Refoundation

It was refounded in 2002 as Unione Sportiva Valle Sturla Entella. In summer 2010 it was renamed with the name Virtus Entella, after had been admitted in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In summer 2012, Virtus Entella was promoted, for the first time, to Lega Pro Prima Divisione by repechange to fill the vacancies created.^[3] They completed the 2012–13 season in style, taking part to the promotion playoff, where they were defeated by Lecce in the semi-finals.

In the 2013–14 season, Virtus Entella took part to the Girone A of the Italian third tier, and topped the league for most of the season. On 4 May 2014, a 2–1 away win at Cremonese in the final day of the season ensured Virtus Entella the league championship title and a spot in the 2014–15 Serie B, in what will be the club's first appearance ever in the Italian second tier.

2014: Serie B Debut

The team was promoted in Serie B for the first time in history in 2014. In the 2014-15 they got relegated once again, in the relegation playoffs as they lost to Modena. But after the relegation of Calcio Catania to Lega Pro for sporting fraud it was readmitted to Serie B.

Current Squad

As of 25 January, 2016

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	Andrea Paroni
3	DF	Cheick Keita
4	MF	Gennaro Volpe (Captain)
5	DF	Luca Ceccarelli
6	DF	Simone Benedetti
7	MF	Lorenzo Staiti
8	MF	Michele Troiano
9	FW	Francesco Caputo (on loan from Bari)
10	FW	Aniello Cutolo
11	MF	Simone Palermo
12	GK	Daniele Borra
13	DF	Luca Zanon (on loan from Fiorentina)
14	FW	Alessio Sestu (on loan from Chievo)

No.	Position	Player
15	DF	Michele Pellizzer (on loan from Cittadella)
18	MF	Abderrazzak Jadid
19	DF	Simone Iacoponi
20	FW	Hector Otin (on loan from Juventus)
21	MF	Pedro Ferreira
22	GK	Alessandro Iacobucci
23	DF	Simone Sini
24	DF	Francesco Belli
25	FW	Dany Mota
26	FW	Gaetano Masucci
31	FW	Samuel Di Carmine (on loan from Perugia)
-	DF	Luca Cecchini
-	MF	Vittorio Argeri

Notable Former Players

Presidents and Managers

Antonio Gozzi is the President of the Virtus Entella since 2007. He was arrested and released in March 2015.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

External links

Official Site

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[3] ttp://www.entella.it/prima-squadra/1195-ripescaggio-ufficiale-il-presidente-gozzi-grazie-chiavari.html

[4] ttp://www.ilsecoloxix.it/p/levante/2015/03/20/AR40d9rD-indietro_chiedero_arresto.shtml

[5] ttp://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/Affaire-Kubla-Gozzi-Totale-estraneit-Marted-dimissioni-da-Federacciai-76587675-662c-43ae-b534-4609ee7261a8.html

[6] ttp://www.federacciai.it/Pdf/CodiceEtico.pdf

[7] ttp://www.ilsecoloxix.it/p/levante/2015/03/24/ARtotbuD-presidenza_comitato_federacciai.shtml

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Virtus Entella

Contents

History

1914: Foundation

2001: Bankrupt

2002: Refoundation

2014: Serie B Debut

Current Squad

Notable Former Players

Presidents and Managers

References

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