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Brescia
File:Bresciacalcio new.png
Full nameBrescia Calcio S.p.A.
Nickname(s)Rondinelle (Little Swallows)
Biancoazzurri (White and Blues)
Leonessa (Lioness)
Founded1911; 113 years ago (1911)
GroundStadio Mario Rigamonti,
Brescia, Italy
Capacity16,743
PresidentAlessandro Triboldi
Head CoachCristian Brocchi
LeagueSerie B
2023–24Serie B, 8th of 20
Websitehttp://www.bresciacalcio.it/
Current season

Brescia Calcio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbreʃʃa ˈkaltʃo]) is an Italian football club in Brescia, Lombardy, and currently plays in Serie B. The club holds the record for total number of seasons (53) and consecutive seasons (18, from 1947–48 to 1964–65) in Serie B, which they have won three times. Their best finish in Serie A came in the 2000–01 season when they placed seventh, when, led by the 1993 Ballon d'Or winner Roberto Baggio, the club also qualified for the Intertoto Cup. In the latter competition, Brescia reached the final but were defeated on the away goals rule by Paris Saint-Germain after two draws.

The team's colours are blue and white. Its stadium is the 16,743 seater Stadio Mario Rigamonti.

History

The team was founded in 1911 as Brescia Football Club, joining the Terza Categoria division the same year. In 1913, Brescia was promoted to First Division for its first time ever, and from 1929 it played in Serie A for six of the seven following seasons. Successively, the club played among the two top divisions until 1982, when Brescia was relegated to Serie C1. The club then returned to Serie B in 1985. Brescia played outside the two national tournaments of Lega Calcio (A and B) only four years: under this aspect, only 11 clubs in all Italy marked a better performance.

1940–41 Brescia team

Brescia won the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1994, the biggest notable achievement in their entire history to date. Brescia actually came to the footballing forefront only in 2000, when the previously-unfancied club signed former FIFA World Player of the Year Roberto Baggio, who led Brescia to a seventh-place finish in the 2000–01 season, thus qualifying for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. Successively, Brescia reached the Intertoto Cup finals, then lost to Paris Saint-Germain according to the away goals rule after achieving a 0–0[1] away draw in the first leg and a 1–1[2] home draw in the second leg. Baggio spent four years at Brescia before retiring in 2004 and during those historic four years, Brescia became widely known as "Baggio's Brescia". During Baggio's four-year spell with Brescia, the club recorded its best-ever run of staying in Serie A. In the very next season that followed Baggio's retirement (2004–05), however, Brescia were relegated from Serie A on the last day, finishing a lowly 19th. Brescia struggled for returning to top flight after the relegation and finally returned to Serie A after beating Torino with a 2–1 aggregate in the 2009–10 season. In the 2010–11 season, however, they were relegated back to Serie B. In the 2014–15 season, they were relegated to Lega Pro after finishing second from last. However, after Parma's declaration of bankruptcy and demotion to Serie D, Brescia was among one of the teams selected to replace them in Serie B.[citation needed]

Two-time treble-winning manager Pep Guardiola, the Romanian Gheorghe Hagi, striker Luca Toni and playmaker Andrea Pirlo – born in Brescia – have also spent time playing for the club.

Colours and badge

The traditional home kit

Colours and kit

The first Brescia kit in 1911 was blue (the national colour) with a thick white vertical stripe down the middle, a design which has returned for the centenary season in 2011. The first appearance of a white "V" was in 1927; added so that the team could use Stadium, the newly built home of another team, Virtus. This style remained until 1940 when the "V" was removed and a plain blue shirt was used.

Some substanstial changes after World War II saw the shirt become plain white with blue shorts. This was short-lived and, in 1954, the plain blue shirt returned. The white "V" also returned eventually in 1961 as a show of goodwill by the new chairman at the time.

The "V" disappeared again in 1969; replaced by a diagonal white sash, and returned, but much smaller, in 1974 for two years. The "V" was situated over the heart with the inclusion of the lioness, the symbol of the city of Brescia. The shirt remained plain blue until 1991, when the "V" returned and has been used ever since.[3]

Badge

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Previous badge worn from the 1980s until 2010
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Redesigned badge worn for the 2011 centenary year

The first badge appeared on Brescia kits in the 1980s; a blue crest with a golden outline featuring a lion. The city of Brescia is known as Leonessa d'Italia (the Lioness of Italy) after ten days of popular uprising that took place in the city in the spring of 1849 against Austrian rule.

The crest was changed for the centenary of Brescia Calcio in 2011, featuring higher visibility, leaves, and a substantial redesign of the old logo.

The thick profile of the gold shield and laurel branches surrounding the badge are in pure celebration of achieving 100 years of age. The lettering has changed in favour of a font in the style of the period when the team was founded.

The Lion that, due to a misunderstanding of history, many believe to be a lioness (the definition of Leonessa d'Italia was assigned to Brescia following the uprisings, but the lion as a symbol of Brescia dates back to the Republic of Venice), has undergone a total redesign which aims to fix some errors in heraldic iconography (the absence of nails, muscle weakness and weak curvature of the tail) and to restore a more toned and ferocious looking lion, the symbol a football team should have.[4]

Seasons

  • 1913/14 – North League Qualifying round Group E 5th place
  • 1914/15 – North League Qualifying round Group E 3rd place
  • 1915/19 – league suspended due to World War I
  • 1919/20 – North League-Lombardia Group A runner-up, Semifinal Round Group B 5th place
  • 1920/21 – North League-Lombardia Group E 3rd place
  • 1921/22 – North League Group B 11th place
  • 1922/23 – North League Group C 7th place
  • 1923/24 – 1st division Group A 10th place
  • 1924/25 – 1st division Group A 10th place
  • 1925/26 – 1st division Group A 8th place
  • 1926/27 – 1st division Group A 7th place
  • 1927/28 – 1st division Group A 5th place
  • 1928/29 – 1st division Group B runner-up
  • 1929/30 – Serie A 9th place
  • 1930/31 – Serie A 9th place
  • 1931/32 – Serie A17th place, relegated to Serie B
  • 1932/33 – Serie B runner-up, promoted to Serie A
  • 1933/34 – Serie A 12th place
  • 1934/35 – Serie A 10th place
  • 1935/36 – Serie A bottom, relegated to Serie B
  • 1936/37 – Serie B 7th place
  • 1937/38 – Serie B 14th place, relegated to Serie C
  • 1938/39 – Serie C, promoted to Serie B
  • 1939/40 – Serie B 5th place
  • 1940/41 – Serie B 3rd place
  • 1941/42 – Serie B 5th place
  • 1942/43 – Serie B runner-up, promoted to Serie A
  • 1943/45 – league suspended due to World War II
  • 1945/46 – Serie A 4th place
  • 1946/47 – Serie A 18th place, relegated to Serie B group A
  • 1947/48 – Serie B Group A runner-up
  • 1948/49 – Serie B 5th place
  • 1949/50 – Serie B 6th place
  • 1950/51 – Serie B 9th place
  • 1951/52 – Serie B runner-up
  • 1952/53 – Serie B 4th place
  • 1953/54 – Serie B 9th place
  • 1954/55 – Serie B 5th place
  • 1955/56 – Serie B 7th place
  • 1956/57 – Serie B third place
  • 1957/58 – Serie B 8th place
  • 1958/59 – Serie B 13th place
  • 1959/60 – Serie B 7th place
  • 1960/61 – Serie B 15th place
  • 1961/62 – Serie B 8th place
  • 1962/63 – Serie B 4th place
  • 1963/64 – Serie B 7th place
  • 1964/65 – Serie B Champion, promoted to Serie A
  • 1965/66 – Serie A 9th place
  • 1966/67 – Serie A 13th place
  • 1967/68 – Serie A 14th place, relegated to Serie B
  • 1968/69 – Serie B runner-up, promoted to Serie A
  • 1969/70 – Serie A 14th place, relegated to Serie B
  • 1970/71 – Serie B 5th place
  • 1971/72 – Serie B 12th place
  • 1972/73 – Serie B 17th place
  • 1973/74 – Serie B 12th place
  • 1974/75 – Serie B 9th place
  • 1975/76 – Serie B 5th place
  • 1976/77 – Serie B 16th place
  • 1977/78 – Serie B 14th place
  • 1978/79 – Serie B 8th place
  • 1979/80 – Serie B third place, promoted to Serie A
  • 1980/81 – Serie A 14th place, relegated to Serie B
  • 1981/82 – Serie B 18th place, relegated to Serie C/1A
  • 1982/83 – Serie C/1A 11th place
  • 1983/84 – Serie C/1A 5th place
  • 1984/85 – Serie C/1A Champion, promoted to Serie B
  • 1985/86 – Serie B runner-up, promoted to Serie A
  • 1986/87 – Serie A 14th place, relegated to Serie B
  • 1987/88 – Serie B 8th place
  • 1988/89 – Serie B 16th place
  • 1989/90 – Serie B 10th place
  • 1990/91 – Serie B 9th place
  • 1991/92 – Serie B Champion, promoted to Serie A
  • 1992/93 – Serie A 16th place, relegated to Serie B
  • 1993/94 – Serie B third place, promoted to Serie A
  • 1994/95 – Serie A bottom, relegated to Serie B
  • 1995/96 – Serie B 16th place
  • 1996/97 – Serie B first place, promoted to Serie A
  • 1997/98 – Serie A 15th place, relegated to Serie B
  • 1998/99 – Serie B 7th place
  • 1999/2000 – Serie B third place, promoted to Serie A
  • 2000/01 – Serie A 8th place
  • 2001/02 – Serie A 14th place, 2001 Intertoto Cup runner-up
  • 2002/03 – Serie A 10th place
  • 2003/04 – Serie A 11th place
  • 2004/05 – Serie A 19th place, relegated to Serie B
  • 2005/06 – Serie B 10th place
  • 2006/07 – Serie B 6th place
  • 2007/08 – Serie B 5th place
  • 2008/09 – Serie B 4th place, lost promotion playoff final to Livorno
  • 2009/10 – Serie B 3rd place, won promotion play-off final against Torino, promoted to Serie A
  • 2010/11 – Serie A 19th place, relegated to Serie B
  • 2011/12 – Serie B 9th place
  • 2012/13 – Serie B 6th place, lost promotion playoff semi-final to Livorno
  • 2013/14 – Serie B 13th place
  • 2014/15 – Serie B 21st place
  • 2015/16 – Serie B 11th place

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Kit manufacturers

  • 1979–1980:Umbro
  • 1979–1981:Prince of Wales
  • 1981–1982:Umbro
  • 1982–1990:Gazelle
  • 1990–1991:Bontemoi Sport
  • 1991–1994:Uhlsport
  • 1994–1997:ABM
  • 1997–1998:Errea
  • 1998–2002:Garman
  • 2002–2004:Umbro
  • 2004–2006:Kappa
  • 2006–2009:ASICS
  • 2009–2012:Mass
  • 2012–2013:Givova
  • 2013–2014:Adidas
  • 2014–2015:Joma
  • 2015– :Acerbis

Sponsors

  • 1913–1981:No Sponsor
  • 1981–1982:Inoxriv
  • 1982–1983:Watergate
  • 1983–1986:Fin-Eco
  • 1986–1988:Wuhrer
  • 1988–1989:Watergate
  • 1989–1991:UNICEF
  • 1991–1995:CAB
  • 1995–1996:Polenghi
  • 1996–1997:Brescialat
  • 1997–2001:Ristora
  • 2001–2005:Banca Lombardia
  • 2005–2007:Banco di Brescia
  • 2007–2016:UBI Banca-Banco di Brescia-SAMA

Stadium

Main article: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

The first ground at which football was played in Brescia was Campo Fiera, where the English workers at the Tempini plant played on their breaks.

In 1911, in the wake of enthusiasm following the foundation of the new club, it is thought a fenced ground was built shortly after on Via Milano.

In 1920 came the opening of the new ground on Via Cesare Lombroso, Brescia, which was used by the team until 1923. From 1923 until 1959, the team had moved into a more modern and larger facility located at Porta Venezia (then Via Naviglio), built for the town's sports club Virtus and called "Stadium".

It was in 1956 that the municipality had the idea to move the club to a stadium more suited to host the matches of the new Serie B.

They began the renovation and construction of the stands to the existing ground at Via Giovanni Novagani. This was completed in 1959 and Brescia began to play their home games in the new Mario Rigamonti stadium (named after the Torino player, Mario Rigamonti, who died in the Superga air disaster).

Over the years, the stadium has undergone several refurbishments (construction of roofing, press room, etc.), the most significant of which was in 2007 with the installation of new security measures.

Current squad

As of 30 August, 2016.[5][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
1 GK Italy ITA Michele Arcari (Captain)
2 DF Switzerland SUI Joel Untersee (on loan from Juventus)
3 MF Italy ITA Giampiero Pinzi
4 DF Senegal SEN Racine Coly
5 DF Italy ITA Michele Somma (on loan from Roma)
6 DF Italy ITA Edoardo Lancini
7 MF Guinea GUI Gaston Camara (on loan from Inter)
8 MF Italy ITA Jacopo Dall'Oglio
9 FW Italy ITA Andrea Caracciolo
11 MF Italy ITA Simone Rosso (on loan from Torino)
14 MF Italy ITA Giovanni Crociata (on loan from Milan)
15 GK Italy ITA Stefano Minelli
16 MF Italy ITA Mhando Said
17 DF Italy ITA Arturo Calabresi (on loan from Roma)
18 FW Italy ITA Filippo Strada
19 DF Italy ITA Andrea Rossi (on loan from Pescara)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Albania ALB Emanuele Ndoj
21 FW Italy ITA Federico Bonazzoli (on loan from Sampdoria)
22 GK Italy ITA Federico Serraiocco
23 MF Italy ITA Leonardo Morosini
24 DF Croatia CRO Igor Bubnjić (on loan from Udinese)
25 MF Italy ITA Dimitri Bisoli (on loan from Fidelis Andria)
26 MF Italy ITA Fabio Bertoli
27 FW Italy ITA Andrea Vassallo (on loan from Bologna)
28 MF Switzerland SUI Alessandro Martinelli (on loan from Sampdoria)
29 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Andrej Modić (on loan from Milan)
30 MF Italy ITA Massimiliano Mangraviti
31 DF Italy ITA Leonardo Fontanesi
32 FW Italy ITA Ernesto Torregrossa (on loan from Hellas Verona)
33 MF Italy ITA Giovanni Sbrissa

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
— DF Italy ITA Matteo Boccaccini (at Željezničar)
— DF Italy ITA Emanuele Fonte (at Tre Fiori)
— DF Italy ITA Alessio Gabrielli (at Pianese)
— DF Italy ITA Simone Galassi (at Romagna Centro)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF Italy ITA Nicola Lancini (at Bassano Virtus)
— FW Italy ITA Edoardo Defendi (at Arezzo)
— FW Italy ITA Daniele Ferri (at Tre Fiori)
— FW Italy ITA Marco Valotti (at Lumezzane)

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Italy ITA Nicolò Belotti (2016)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Pachulia (2017, overage player in reserve[7])

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Retired numbers

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW Italy ITA Roberto Baggio (2000–04.)
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Italy ITA Vittorio Mero (1998–02, who died following a serious car accident.)

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Technical staff

Head coach: Roberto Boscaglia
Assistant coach: Ivan Javorčić

Notable players

See Category:Brescia Calcio players.

Roberto Baggio, Andrea Pirlo, Gheorghe Hagi, Pep Guardiola.

Notable managers

See Category:Brescia Calcio managers.

Achievements

References

  1. ^ Paris Saint Germain – Brescia Calcio : 0–0 (Match Report) ScoresPro.com
  2. ^ Brescia Calcio – Paris Saint Germain : 1–1 (Match Report) ScoresPro.com
  3. ^ "Storia". Brescia Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Restyling logo Brescia Calcio" (PDF). Brescia Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Giocatori". Brescia Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Scelti i numeri di maglia per la stagione 2015/2016" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Primavera - Brescia Calcio - Sito Ufficiale".
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