FC Rieti

Rieti

Full name	Football Club Rieti
Nickname(s)	Gli Amarantocelesti (The Amaranth and Skyblue)
Founded	1936 (1936)
Ground	Stadio Centro d'Italia - Manlio Scopigno, Rieti, Italy
Capacity	9,980
Owner	Riccardo Curci
Chairman	Riccardo Curci
Coach	Bruno Caneo
League	Promozione Lazio Group B
2022–23	Prima Categoria Lazio Group B, 2nd of 15 (promoted)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

F.C. Rieti is an Italian association football club, based in Rieti, Lazio. The club currently competes in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football, playing home matches in the Centro d'Italia stadium.

Formed in 1936, the team took the current name in 1996. Its main achievement has been the promotion to second-tier Serie B in 1946.

History

The club was founded in 1936 as Supertessile Rieti and refounded in 1948 as S.S. Rieti and 1996 with the current name.

In the seasons 1946–47 and 1947–48 it has played in Serie B.

In the seasons 2005–06 and 2006–07 it has played in Serie C2.

In May 2018, under the presidency of Riccardo Curci, the team was promoted to Serie C. Curci has been looking for buyers since then; at first Greek businessman Manthos Poulinakis bought the team, but some months later withdrawed and sold it back to Curci.

Colors and badge

The team's colors are amaranth (Italian: amaranto) and sky blue (Italian: celeste).

Honours

• Regional Coppa Italia Lazio:
  • Winners 1: 2011–12

Players

Current squad

As of 5 February 2020

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ITA	Stefano Addario
2	DF	SEN	Maoudo Diallo
3	DF	ITA	Andrea Zanchi
4	DF	ITA	Antonio Aquilanti
5	DF	ITA	Alessandro Celli (on loan from Pescara)
6	MF	ITA	Riccardo Serena (on loan from Padova)
7	MF	ITA	Alessandro Marchi
8	MF	ITA	Enrico Zampa (on loan from Monopoli)
9	FW	ITA	Andrea De Paoli
10	MF	ITA	Fabrizio Tirelli
13	DF	ITA	Tiziano Tiraferri
14	DF	ITA	Lorenzo Vignati
15	DF	ITA	Amilcare Fiumara
16	MF	ITA	Marco Arcaleni

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	ITA	Antonio Granata (on loan from Salernitana)
18	DF	ITA	Mirko Esposito (on loan from Salernitana)
19	FW	ITA	Raffaele Russo (on loan from Napoli)
20	GK	ITA	Davide Merelli (on loan from Padova)
21	MF	ITA	Biagio Morrone (on loan from Lazio)
22	GK	ITA	Fabio Pegorin
23	MF	ITA	Sedrick Kalombo (on loan from Salernitana)
25	DF	ITA	Matteo Bellopede
26	FW	ITA	Agostino Del Regno
27	DF	ITA	Mauro Zitelli
28	DF	ITA	Alessio Rasi (on loan from AlbinoLeffe)
29	FW	ITA	Pasquale De Sarlo
30	FW	ITA	Alessio Bartolotta
33	FW	ITA	Mattia Persano

External links

• Official website