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Pro Patria
Full nameAurora Pro Patria 1919 S.r.l.
Nickname(s)Tigrotti (Little Tigers)
Founded1919
1995 (refounded)
2009 (refounded)
GroundStadio Carlo Speroni,
Busto Arsizio, Italy
Capacity4,627
PresidentItaly Patrizia Testa
ManagerCroatia Ivan Javorčić
LeagueSerie D/B
2016–17Serie D/B, 5th

Aurora Pro Patria 1919[1] (commonly referred to as Pro Patria) is an Italian association football club, based in Busto Arsizio, Lombardy. They currently plays in Serie D.

In Latin, Pro Patria translates to "For the Fatherland".

History

Pro Patria et Libertate

The club was founded in 1919.

It played fourteen times in Serie A during the first half of the 20th century, the last time being in 1955–56.

In 1995 the Pro Patria et Libertate is not enrolled in the Serie D.

Pro Patria Gallaratese G.B.

The Gallaratese of Gallarate admitted to Serie C2, in order to keep the historical brand alive, it changed its name to Pro Patria Gallaratese G.B. (G.B. being for Gallarate and Busto Arsizio, respectively): the club is direct heir of the Pro Patria et Libertate.

It played in the fourth tier until 2002, when the club won promotion to Serie C1 after playoffs. In 2008 the club was relegated to Serie C2 after losing in the playoffs to Hellas Verona by 2–1 on aggregate, but was later readmitted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione to fill a vacancy.

On June 2008, a club takeover was completed, and ambitious plans for a return to Serie B were unveiled. However, impressive performances in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione 2008–09 were accompanied by financial troubles, that led to the club being declared insolvent by the local magistrature in April 2009 due to excessive financial debts. The club's president was later arrested and has to stand trial on charges related to the bankruptcy.[2] The drive to Serie B came to nothing for the team in the most bitter way, badly losing the home return match of their playoff final against Padova, who played with 10 men after an early sending off.

Aurora Pro Patria 1919

On 27 June 2009 Aurora Pro Patria 1919, owned by the Tesoro family, construction businessmen from Apulia, acquired the sports title from the liquidator of the old company.[3]

In the season 2009–10 it was relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In the 2012–13 season it was promoted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione. In the 2014–15 season it was relegated to Serie D, but it was readmitted to Lega Pro to fill some vacancies. A second consecutive relegation to Serie D however brought the club down to the amateur levels of Italian football.

2013 racism incident

On 3 January 2013, the club was hosting A.C. Milan in a friendly, when the crowd aimed racist chants at A.C. Milan players, including M'Baye Niang, Urby Emanuelson, Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng. Boateng reacted angrily, kicking the ball into the stands, before the Milan players walked off the field, causing the game to be abandoned.[4]

Pro Patria was forced to play one game behind closed doors because of this incident.[5]

Players

Current squad

As of 29 January 2016[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Italy ITA Cosimo La Gorga
— GK Italy ITA Luca Zanotti
— GK Greece GRE Armando Demalija


— DF Italy ITA Michele Ferri
— DF Italy ITA Andrea Pisani
— DF Italy ITA Giovanni Zaro
— DF Italy ITA Alberto Marchiori
— DF Italy ITA Alessandro Manti
— DF Italy ITA Marcello Possenti
— DF Italy ITA Marco Taino
— DF Italy ITA Christian Jidayi
— DF Italy ITA Matteo D'Alessandro


— MF Italy ITA Giorgio De Vincenzi
— MF Italy ITA Lorenzo Degeri
— MF Italy ITA Gianluca Sampietro
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Capua
— MF Italy ITA Mario Coppola
— MF Cameroon CMR Georges Douglas
— MF Italy ITA Pierluigi Bastone
— MF Italy ITA Mosè Guercilena
— MF Argentina ARG Mario Santana
— MF Italy ITA Mirko Bigazzi


— FW Italy ITA Simone Vernocchi
— FW Italy ITA Diego Vettraino
— FW Brazil BRA Piá
— FW Italy ITA Emanuele Marra
— FW Italy ITA Mattia Montini
— FW Italy ITA Francesco Filomeno
— FW Italy ITA Riccardo Ravasi

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Notable former players

See also: Category:Aurora Pro Patria 1919 players

References

  1. ^ "Aurora Pro Patria 1919" (in Italian). Lega Pro. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Choc in Lega Pro, fallisce la Pro Patria" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport – Stadio. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009. [dead link]
  3. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 159/A (2008–09)" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 27 June 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  4. ^ "AC Milan's Kevin-Prince Boateng leads team off pitch in protest at racist chanting in friendly match with Pro Patria". The Telegraph. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Soccer-Pro Patria given one-game fan ban over Boateng incident". Reuters. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  6. ^ "PRIMA SQUADRA SECONDA DIVISIONE – STAGIONE SPORTIVA 2011 / 2012". Aurora Pro Patria 1919 (in Italian). Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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