Chievo
Full name	Associazione Calcio Chievo Verona SrL
Nickname(s)	Mussi Volanti ("Flying Donkeys"), Ceo ("Chievo")
Founded	1929
Ground	Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy (Capacity 42,160[1])
Chairman	Luca Campedelli
Manager	Giuseppe Iachini
League	Serie A
2007-08	Serie B, 1st (champions, promoted)
Home colours 　 Away colours

Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona^[2] (more commonly called Chievo Verona or simply Chievo) is an Italian professional football club named after and based in a suburb of Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a cake company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Verona is a city and provincial capital in Veneto, Northern Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Giuseppe Iachini (born 7 May 1964 in Ascoli Piceno) is an Italian football coach and former player Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located The 2007-08 Serie B regular season is the seventy-sixth since its establishment Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Verona is a city and provincial capital in Veneto, Northern Italy. Veneto or Venetia ( Vèneto) is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Cake is a form of Food that is usually sweet and often baked. The club is nicknamed alternatively gialloblu, mussi volanti or Ceo, and shares its stadium with Hellas Verona which is the 42,160 seater Marcantonio Bentegodi stadium. Hellas Verona Football Club SpA (commonly known simply as Verona or Hellas within the city of Verona itself is an Italian professional football team based Chievo slipped into the relegation zone on the final match day of 2006-2007 and was demoted to Serie B, but subsequently rebounded to clinch promotion back to the top-flight in their first year in the cadetteria. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Early years 1.2 Series of promotions 1.3 Serie A times 1.4 A Year with the Cadetti 2 Current squad 2.1 Players out on loan 3 Retired numbers 4 Notable former players 5 Colours and badge 6 Footnotes 7 External links

History

Early years

The team was founded in 1929 by a small number of football fans from the small borough of Chievo, a Verona neighbourhood. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Initially the club was not officially affiliated to the Italian Football Federation, but played under the denomination "Ond Chievo" imposed by the fascist regime several amateur tournament and friendly matches. The formal debut in an official league is dated November 8, 1931. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The team colours at the time were blue and white. However, Chievo disbanded in 1936 because of economic woes, and the team returned to play in 1948 after World War II, being registered in the regional league of "Seconda Divisione" (Second Division). Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In 1957 the team moved to the "Carlantonio Bottagisio" parish field, where Chievo played until 1986. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) In 1959, after the restructuring of the football leagues, Chievo was admitted to play the "Seconda Categoria" (Second Category), a regional league placed next-to-last in the Italian football pyramid. That year, Chievo changed its denomination to "Cardi Chievo", after the new sponsor, and was quickly promoted to the "Prima Categoria", which it left in 1962 after having experienced its first relegation ever. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Series of promotions

In 1964, Luigi Campedelli, a businessman and owner of the Paluani company, is named new Chievo chairman. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Under Campedelli's presidency, Chievo climbed the entire Italian pyramid, reaching the Serie D after the 1974/1975 season. History When in 1948 the three Leagues running Division 3 (Italian Serie C) had to be reorganized due to ever growing regional team joining FIGC decided Under the name "Paluani Chievo", the team is promoted to Serie C2 in 1986. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) After this promotion, Chievo was forced to move to the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, the main venue in Verona; another promotion, to Serie C1, then arrived in 1989. In 1990, the team finally changed its name to the current one, "A. C. ChievoVerona".

In 1992, President Luigi Campedelli, who returned at the helm of the club two years before, died of a heart attack, and his son Luca Campedelli, aged just 23, became the new chairman. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Luca Campedelli, the youngest chairman of all Italian professional football clubs, promoted Giovanni Sartori as Director of Football and named Alberto Malesani the new head coach. Alberto Malesani (born June 5, 1954 in Verona) is an Italian Football (soccer manager Under Malesani, the team astonishingly won the Serie C1 and was promoted to Serie B, where city rival Hellas Verona was playing at the time. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Hellas Verona Football Club SpA (commonly known simply as Verona or Hellas within the city of Verona itself is an Italian professional football team based In 1997, after Malesani signed for Fiorentina, Silvio Baldini was appointed new head coach. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Silvio Baldini (born September 11, 1958 in Massa) is an Italian football manager The following season, with Domenico Caso as new coach, saw the first dismissal ever in the presidency of Luca Campedelli, with Caso fired and replaced with Lorenzo Balestro.

In 2000/2001, Luigi Del Neri was signed as new coach, and led Chievo to a historic promotion to Serie A, the first-ever in the team's history, ending its Serie B run in third-place. Luigi "Gigi" Del Neri (born August 23, 1950 in Aquileia, Udine) is an Italian football manager and former Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located

Serie A times

In its 2001/2002 Serie A debut, to everyone's great surprise the small and unconsidered Chievo, most critics' choice for an instant return to Serie B, quickly became the most astonishing team in the league, playing spectacular and entertaining football and even leading the top division for six consecutive weeks, finally ending the season with a highly respectable fifth place, qualifying the team to play in the UEFA Cup. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA.

In 2002/2003, Chievo debuted at the European level but were eliminated in the first round against Red Star Belgrade. The team finished the Serie A season in seventh place, again proving itself one of the most valued Serie A teams. The 2003/2004 season, the last with Del Neri at the helm, saw Chievo ending in ninth place.

The 2004/2005 season is remembered as one of the toughest ever in Chievo's history. Mario Beretta, a Serie A novice from Ternana, was named new coach: after a good start which brought Chievo to a third place behind Juventus and AC Milan, the team slowly lost positions in the Serie A table. Mario Beretta (born October 30, 1959 in Milan) is an Italian Football (soccer manager currently in office with Serie Ternana Calcio is an Italian football club based in the city of Terni, Umbria. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Three matches before the end of the league, Chievo was third from last, a position which would relegate it to Serie B. As a last resort Beretta was fired and Maurizio D'Angelo, a highly respected former Chievo player, was appointed temporarily to replace him as coach. Morale improved, and two wins and a tie from the final three matches proved just enough to keep Chievo in Serie A.

In 2005/2006, Giuseppe Pillon of Treviso FBC was appointed as new coach. Giuseppe "Bepi" Pillon (born February 8, 1956 in Preganziol, Province of Treviso) is an Italian football Treviso Foot-Ball Club 1993 is a football club based in Treviso, Italy. The team experienced a throwback to the successful Del Neri era, both in style of play and results, and Chievo consequently gained a place in the next UEFA Cup, ending the season in a solid seventh place. However, because of the football scandal involving several top-class teams, all placed before Chievo in the 2005/2006 season, the Flying Donkeys had a chance of playing the next Champions League preliminary phase. The 2006 Italian football scandal (Italian more common names Calciopoli or Moggiopoli, sometimes referred to as Calciocaos) involved Italy 's See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club

On July 14, 2006, the verdict in the scandal was made public. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The 2006 Italian football scandal (Italian more common names Calciopoli or Moggiopoli, sometimes referred to as Calciocaos) involved Italy 's Juventus, AC Milan and Fiorentina, all qualified for the 2006-07 Champions League, and Lazio, originally inscribed for the 2006-07 UEFA Cup, were all banned from UEFA competition for the 2006/07 season, although AC Milan were allowed to enter the Champions League after their appeal to FIGC. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Società Sportiva Lazio, ( commonly referred to SS Lazio or simply Lazio, is an Italian professional Sports club most noted for its football The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Chievo took up a place in the third qualifying stage of the competition along with AC Milan and faced Bulgarian Levski Sofia. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian PFC Levski Sofia, also known simply as Levski is a Bulgarian football club from Sofia. Chievo lost the first leg 2-0 in Sofia and managed a 2-2 home draw on the second leg. Sofia (София ˈsɔfija is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1395568 in the Capital Municipality Levski advanced to the Champions League group stage on a 4-2 aggregate score, and Chievo was knocked out. As a Champions League third round qualifying loser, Chievo was placed in the UEFA Cup final qualifying round. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. On August 25, 2006 Chievo was drawn to face Portuguese Braga. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Sporting Clube de Braga ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ 'bɾagɐ also known as Sporting Braga, is a Portuguese Sports club, from the The first leg, played on September 14 in Braga, ended in a shock 2-0 win for the Portuguese side. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Braga (ˈBrag-uh a city and municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the district of Braga, the oldest archdiocese The return match, played on September 28 in Verona, was won by Chievo 2-1. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Verona is a city and provincial capital in Veneto, Northern Italy. However, the Italian side lost 3-2 on aggregate and was knocked out of any further European competitions.

On October 16, 2006, following a 1-0 defeat against Torino F.C., head coach Giuseppe Pillon was fired, and replaced by Luigi Del Neri, one of the original symbols of the miracle Chievo, who had led the club to Serie A in 2002. Torino Football Club 1906, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont Luigi "Gigi" Del Neri (born August 23, 1950 in Aquileia, Udine) is an Italian football manager and former

On May 27, 2007, the last match day of the 2006-07 Serie A season, Chievo was one of five teams in danger of falling into the last undecided relegation spot. Needing only a tie against Catania, a direct competitor in the relegation battle, Chievo lost 2-0 playing in the neutral field of Bologna. Simultaneous wins by Parma, Siena and Reggina condemed Chievo to Serie B for the 2007-08 season after six seasons in the senior league.

A Year with the Cadetti

Chievo bounced back quickly from the disappointment of their last matchday relegation in 2006/07, going in search of an immediate promotion back to the top flight. After the expected departure of several top-quality players (i. e. , Semioli, Lanna, Brighi, Sammarco, Bogdani among them), as well as the manager (Luigi Del Neri parted ways with the club, and Giuseppe Iachini replacing Del Neri) and captain (Lorenzo D'Anna giving way to Sergio Pellissier at the end of the transfer window), a new squad was constructed, most notably including the arrivals of midfielders Maurizio Ciaramitaro and Simone Bentivoglio, defender Cesar, and forward Antimo Iunco. Franco Semioli (born June 20, 1980 in Ciriè Turin, Italy) is an Italian footballer for ACF Fiorentina of Salvatore Lanna (born 31 July 1976 in Carpi, Modena) is an Italian Football (soccer defender, who currently Matteo Brighi (born February 14 1981 in Rimini) is an Italian football player currently a midfielder for AS Roma of Italian Paolo Sammarco (born 17 March 1983 in Como) is an Italian football Midfielder, currently playing for Sampdoria Erijon Bogdani (born 14 April 1977 in Tirana) is an Albanian football Striker. Luigi "Gigi" Del Neri (born August 23, 1950 in Aquileia, Udine) is an Italian football manager and former Giuseppe Iachini (born 7 May 1964 in Ascoli Piceno) is an Italian football coach and former player Lorenzo D'Anna (born 29 January 1972 in Oggiono, Province of Lecco) is an Italian footballer. Sergio Pellissier (born 12 April, 1979 in Aosta) is an Italian Football (soccer Striker. Maurizio Ciaramitaro (born 16 January, 1982 in Palermo) is an Italian football midfielder currently playing for Simone Bentivoglio (born 29 May, 1985 in Pinerolo, Turin) is an Italian Football (soccer Midfielder. César fullname César Vinicio Cervo de Luca (born 19 May, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian Football (soccer Antimo Iunco (born June 6, 1984, in Brindisi, Province of Brindisi, Italy) is an Italian football player This new incarnation of the 'gialloblu' were crowned Winter Champions (along with Bologna), en route to a 41st matchday promotion after a 1-1 draw at Grosseto left them 4 points clear of third-place Lecce with one match remaining. Bologna Football Club 1909 is an Italian football club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. Unione Sportiva Grosseto Football Club is an Italian football club based in Grosseto, Tuscany. Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply US Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia. Furthermore, they were conferred the "Ali della Vittoria" trophy on the final matchday of the season, their first league title of any kind in 14 years.

Current squad

As of 2008-02-01^[3]

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Players out on loan

26		MF	Stefano Garzon (on loan to Verona)[4]
42		GK	Massimo Zappino (on loan to Pro Sesto)[5]
47		MF	Giovanni Marchese (on loan to Bari)[6]
81		FW	Erjon Bogdani (on loan to Livorno)[7]
		FW	Gennaro Troianello (on loan to Frosinone)[8]
		MF	Diego Santos Oliveira (on loan to Cittadella)[9]
		DF	David Silva Fernandez (on loan to Varese)[9]
		MF	Valquinei de Jesus Santos (on loan to Varese)[9]
		GK	Vincenzo Sicignano (on loan to Frosinone)[9]
		FW	Xhulian Rrudho (on loan to Scafatese)[10]
		DF	Marcus N'Ze (on loan to Sansovino)[11][12]
		DF	Leonardo Moracci (on loan to Sansovino)[11][12]
		FW	Luca Spinetti (on loan to Sansovino)[11][12]
		MF	Maycol Andriani (on loan to Sansovino)[11][12]

Retired numbers

• 6 Maurizio D'Angelo, sweeper/centre back, 1988-1989, 1991-2002, 2003-2004
• 30 Jason Mayélé, left/right winger, 2001-2002 (posthumous)

Notable former players

• See Also: Category:A.C. ChievoVerona players
• Simone Barone
• Oliver Bierhoff
• Saša Bjelanović
• Matteo Brighi
• Eugenio Corini
• Bernardo Corradi
• Stefano Fiore
• Alberto Fontana
• Salvatore Lanna
• Nicola Legrottaglie
• Cristiano Lupatelli
• Massimo Marazzina
• Luca Marchegiani
• Christian Manfredini
• John Mensah
• Simone Perrotta
• Flavio Roma
• Mario Alberto Santana
• Franco Semioli
• Amauri

Colours and badge

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Mario Alberto Santana (born 23 December 1981 in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina) is a footballer, in the role of attacking midfielder Franco Semioli (born June 20, 1980 in Ciriè Turin, Italy) is an Italian footballer for ACF Fiorentina of Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira (born June 3, 1980 in Carapicuíba, São Paulo) better known as Amauri, is a Brazilian Venetian or Venetan is a Romance language spoken by over two million people mostly in the Veneto region of Italy. Local supporters often call the club simply Ceo, which is Veronese for Chievo. The "flying donkeys" nickname was originally a derogatory term from a playful match chant sung by fans from crosstown rivals Hellas Verona, who claimed Chievo had stolen Hellas' colors, name, and stadium. Hellas Verona Football Club SpA (commonly known simply as Verona or Hellas within the city of Verona itself is an Italian professional football team based Hellas fans also said that "donkeys would fly before Chievo made it to Serie A". However, with later successes by Chievo and contemporaneous Serie B and Serie C1 struggles for Hellas Verona, Chievo fans have now largely embraced the nickname as a badge of honour. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1.

The current club crest represents instead Cangrande I della Scala, an ancient seignor from Verona. Cangrande (christened Can Francesco) della Scala (9 March 1291 – 22 July 1329 was an Italian nobleman the most celebrated of the della Scala family

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External links

• Official site (Italian) (English)

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