A.C. Reggiana 1919
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| Full name | Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 SRL | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Teste quadre (Square heads), Granata (Maroons) |
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| Founded | 1919 2005 (refounded) |
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| Ground | Stadio Giglio, Reggio Emilia, Italy (Capacity: 14,138) |
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| Chairman | Clarfiorello Fontanesi | ||
| Manager | Loris Dominissini | ||
| League | Lega Pro Prima Divisione B | ||
| 2008-09 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione A, 5th | ||
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- Not to be confused with Reggina Calcio, a Serie B team based in Reggio Calabria.
Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 is an Italian football club, based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1919 as A.C. Reggiana and refounded in July 2005 as Reggio Emilia F.C., but it was renamed A.C. Reggiana 1919 soon after the start of the 2005-06 season. The club last played in Serie A in 1997. The team's color is dark red (Granata).
In the Serie C2 2007-08 regular season the team finished first in Girone B, winning direct promotion to, the now called, Lega Pro Prima Divisione for the 2008-09 season.
Some famous players played for Reggiana, including Felice Romano, Angelo Di Livio, Ruggiero Rizzitelli, Fabrizio Ravanelli, Luca Bucci, Claudio Taffarel, Paulo Futre, Stefano Torrisi, Francesco Antonioli, Igor Simutenkov, Angelo Adamo Gregucci, Sunday Oliseh, Filippo Galli, Alberigo Evani, Luigi Sartor, Marco Ballotta, Max Tonetto, Adolfo Valencia, Cristiano Zanetti and Obafemi Martins. Reggiana played in Italian First Division for many seasons in the 1920s; the club took part in Italian Serie A in 1993/94, 1994/95 and 1996/97. Best result is 13th place in 1993/94 Serie A championship. Most famous coach has been Carlo Ancelotti, who has been working for A.C. Milan since 2001. Reggiana played all matches in Mirabello Stadium until 1994; then they moved to a new and modern arena, called Stadio Giglio.
Reggiana numbers former EU commissioner and former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi among its supporters.
Reggiana are famous for taking a group of fans, known as Reggio Emilia Ton Army, to several Morton F.C. games in Greenock, Scotland. During the last match attended by the crew (Morton F.C. - Airdrie Utd. F.C.) the Morton F.C. Chairman in person donated to a couple of them an official Morton F.C. shirt signed by the players.[citation needed].
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[edit] Squad
[edit] Titles
- Serie B Championship Winner: 1
- Seasons played in Serie A: 3
- Seasons played in Italian First Division: 5
[edit] Notable former coaches
[edit] Notable former players
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Lists of "famous" or "notable" sports persons with no clear inclusion or exclusion criteria should be avoided. Such lists should be removed or replaced with verifiable lists of players recognized by the club, league, or another reliable source and be properly referenced. |
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[edit] External links
- (Italian) Official site
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