Messina
Full name	Football Club Messina Peloro SRL
Nickname(s)	Biancoscudati (Whiteshielded), Peloritani (Peloritans) Giallorossi (Yellow-red)
Founded	1900 (reformed in 1972)
Ground	Stadio San Filippo, Messina, Italy (Capacity 40,200)
Chairman	Pietro Franza
Head Coach	Nello Di Costanzo
League	Serie B
2007-08	Serie B, 14th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Football Club Messina Peloro is an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily originally founded in 1900. 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 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stadio San Filippo is a football Stadium in Messina, Italy. It is currently the home of F 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 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 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 Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The club has spent most of its history in the lower Italian football leagues. Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the Football World Cup four times (1934 1938 They currently compete in Serie B after three consecutive seasons in Serie A. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located

The furthest Messina has reached in the Coppa Italia is the last 16, both of which were achieved in the 2000s. For the Italian rugby competition see Coppa Italia (rugby The Coppa Italia ( Italy Cup, officially known as TIM Cup In the past, they have also reached the semi-finals in the Coppa Italia Serie C. Coppa Italia Serie C ( Italian for Serie C Italian Cup) is a straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Serie C1 and Serie C2 in ^[1]

Messina have appeared in the Italy's top league Serie A, for a total of five seasons during their history. The club's first spell in the league was in the 1960s, the second began in the 2000s. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The highest ever position they have finished is 7th,^[2] which happened during the 2004-05 season.

Contents 1 History 2 Current squad 2.1 Retired numbers 3 Notable former players 4 Most appearances 5 Staff 5.1 Managerial History 5.2 Presidential History 6 Stadium 7 Honours 8 References 9 External links

History

Main article: History of F.C. Messina Peloro

The history of Messina Football Club began when Alfredo Marangolo returned to Sicily in August 1900 from studying in London, England. FC Messina Peloro are the top football club in Messina and among the major ones in Sicily. Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. In Great Britain the game of football was fast gathering popularity with the The Football League in its early stages. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs

Messina Football Club were officially founded in 1 December 1900^[3] by Marangolo with the help of Anglican reverend "Caulifield". Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Charles Bousfield Huleatt (1863-1908 also known under the Pseudonym of Caulifield, was an Anglican Priest born in Folkestone, ^[4]

At the college where Marangolo visited he had also made the acquaintance of Ignazio Majo Pagano who formed Anglo Palermitan (Palermo) on his return, only a month before Messina. Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian Indeed the first Sicilian derby was held between Messina and Palermo on 18 April 1901, 1000 fans turned out to Via Notarbartolo in support their respective club for the match. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The game ended 3-2 to the Palermitan side. ^[5]

A strong bond, and healthy rivalry had built up between the two Sicilian clubs and a competition named the Whitaker Challenge Cup was arranged to be played between them. The first was held in 1905; Messina won the game (once again the result was 3-2) and in doing so captured their first trophy. Messina proved the result was no fluke the following year at San Ranieri; capturing the trophy in a 2-1 victory.

The earthquake of 1908, which killed 60,000 people in Messina, later affected the club in a large manner; deaths included Charles Bousfield Huleatt, players Frank John Carter, Walter Oates and financial backer George H. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Peirce. Football resumed in Messina during the following year, thanks largely to Arthur Barret Lascelles who used money from his own pocket to ensure football activity in the city would continue. By 1910 the funds of Barret had dried up and the club was folded, Società Ginnastica Garibaldi Messina (Gymnastic Society Garibaldi Messina) briefly took its place until it too was dissolved due to the First World War. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All ^[6]

After World War I, a club under the name U. S. Messinese was founded and entered to play in the Coppa Federale Siciliana the following year; an all Sicilian championship disputed in Messina, Catania and Palermo. Coppa Federale Siciliana (which translates as the Sicilian Federal Cup) was a Sicilian football competition which took place in during May 1920 Catania ( Greek: &ndash Katánē; Latin: Catăna and Catĭna; Arabic: Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in Messina finished as runners-up.

The club participated in the Italian Football Championship of 1921-22 organised by the C. Italian Football Championship 1921-22 (CCI was formed during the Summer of 1921, as a result of a dispute between the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio C. I. finishing 3rd in the Sicilian group section; this was the first Championship in which clubs from the Island were entered. The following season the FIGC and CCI were unified. The Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio FIGC) also known as Federcalcio, is the governing body of football in Italy This coincided with unifications in Messina, as another side Umberto Messina was incorporated into U. S. Messinese, and thus the club changed its name to U. S. Messinese Umberto in October 1922. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The following month this new side was fused once again, this time with Messina Sporting Club; creating the Messina Football Club. Only two years later in December 1924 FC Messina was melted, and the players became part of the reformed U. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. Messinese. ^[7]

Finally, Messinese qualified for the semi-finals of the International league, after beating Palermo 3-0 in the Sicilian championship of 1924-25. The winner was Bologna FC. Northern League Qualification play-off Classification Results Table Please note Here Messinese played against Alba Roma, Cavese and Liberty Bari, but failed to win a single match, scoring only two goals in six games. Associazione Sportiva Roma, ( commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome, and are currently amongst Società Sportiva Cavese 1919 is an Italian football club based in Cava de' Tirreni, Campania. Associazione Sportiva Bari is an Italian football club founded in 1908 they are based in Bari, Apulia. Messina would be promoted to Serie B for the 1932-33 campaign under the presidency of Francesco Lombardo and Koenig's coaching, and remained in the league for six seasons. 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 Serie B 1932 - 33 was the fourth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation The spell in Serie B was also notable for the local rivalry between them and Calcio Catania. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Calcio Catania is an Italian football club founded in 1908 and are based in Catania, Sicily.

Down in Serie C, AC Messina were withdrawn and folded during 1940-41. The following season in 1941-42 a club named US Peloro 1906 changed its name and became US Mario Passamonte (named after a fallen hero of the war in Africa). The idea was to enter the club into Serie C in place of Messina, however this was unsuccessful, until the following season.

It would not be long before all activity was halted in Italian football for World War II. Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the Football World Cup four times (1934 1938 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 After several mergers in 1945, including one between US Passamonte and AP Messina, the club AS Messina subsequently emerged as a post-war representative of Messina. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar This was not a clean cut merger however, some players and officials formed the rival club Giostra Messina; both Giostra and AS Messina reached the finals of the Southern League but eventually finished 4th and 5th respectively. At the end of the season, the two teams reunited as one merged club Associazione Calcio Riunite Messina, abbreviated as ACR Messina.

The 1950s for Messina began in glorious fashion, they were crowned champions of Serie C under the management of Yugoslavian manager Mihaly Balacics. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Messina did not falter in Serie B, during their first season in the league they avoided relegation. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Giuseppe Melazzo and the Comitato Reggenza owned the club during this new period of relative success. During the following season, Messina finished in third place.

Throughout the rest of the 1950s, Messina remained in the division as a whole finishing in a respectful position. Goffredo Muglia took over as president in 1958 to begin a brand new era for the club. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the first time in their history, Messina were crowned champions of Serie B during the 1962-63 season. 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 race for the championship was a very close one which went down to the last day of the season, with Messina finishing above Bari and Lazio. Associazione Sportiva Bari is an Italian football club founded in 1908 they are based in Bari, Apulia. Società Sportiva Lazio, ( commonly referred to SS Lazio or simply Lazio, is an Italian professional Sports club most noted for its football

For their first ever season in Serie A, the football squad for Messina included; Morelli, Brambilla, Stucchi, Pagani, Dotti, Peruvian Benitez, Ghelfi, Fascetti, Morbello, Canuti and Clerici. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Messina's first game in Serie A took place on 15 September 1963, it ended in a 3-1 defeat against Sampdoria at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Unione Calcio Sampdoria (commonly nicknamed Blucerchiati, blue-ringed is a football club based in Genoa, Italy. Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, also known as the Marassi from the name of the ward where is located is a multi-use Stadium in Genoa, Italy. As a whole the first part of the season was not a success, they won only 2 games, but they managed to turn it around in the second half of the season, with 7 wins; beating Juventus (1-0), Fiorentina (1-0) and Sampdoria (4-3). ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. The surge of wins in the latter part of the season helped them stay up, finishing 14th.

The next season for the club in Serie A would not be so fortunate, they were relegated in 17th place. Some notable high points of the season included a 1-0 victory over Roma at the Stadio Olimpico. Associazione Sportiva Roma, ( commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome, and are currently amongst Stadio Olimpico, located on the Foro Italico, is the major stadium of Rome, Italy. A team from Rome would also be the opposition for Messina's other most impressive result of the season, they stunned Lazio by beating them 4-0 on the last day of the season. Società Sportiva Lazio, ( commonly referred to SS Lazio or simply Lazio, is an Italian professional Sports club most noted for its football

The Sicilian side were not able to bounce straight back up into Serie A, and in fact during their third season back down in Serie B were relegated. After several seasons finishing in and around the top 10 positions of Serie C, Messina were relegated down to Serie D in the 1972-73 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 The club managed to bounce straight back however, winning the Serie D championship and achieving promotion back into C. After a few decent seasons in the upper parts of the table, relegation struck Messina again. In the 1979 season Serie C2 was formed and Messina were placed into it. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)

By 1983 Messina were champions of Serie C2 and had a future star amongst their ranks in Salvatore Schillaci. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Salvatore Schillaci (born December 1, 1964 in Palermo) commonly referred to by his nickname Totò, is an Italian former The club, now back on the right tracks came close to promotion to Serie B in 1985 with a third place finish just behind Palermo, and won Serie C1 and earned themselves promotion back to Serie B the following season. Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1.

Time in Serie B during the 1980s was a pleasant one for the Sicilian side, they notched up 7th and 8th place finishes. In 1989 Schillaci was sold to Turin giants Juventus and, just three seasons after Schillaci's departure, Messina lost their position in Serie B and were relegated down to C1 and then spiralled into further trouble. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The club finished 12th in Serie C1, but due to financial difficulties the FIGC cancelled all professional football activity for Messina. The Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio FIGC) also known as Federcalcio, is the governing body of football in Italy

The decision was thought to be unjust by the club and fans, with Messina been thrown into a footballing abyss never known before. In the summer A. S. Messina was founded with the president Pietro La Malfa, beginning in the amateurs national championship (C. N. D. ) with the objective to bring back the giallorossi to professional football.

They played in the Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti for four seasons, finishing high up for the first three of them, but due to more due to financial problems in 1996, they were relegated to the Sicilian Eccellenza league. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) 2008-09 clubs Group A Group B Champions Here are the past champions of the Sicilian Eccellenza organised into their respective group Instead of going through with the relegation Messina was merged in July 1997 with a local club named Peloro, the new name of the club was Football Club Messina Peloro. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar In a few short seasons, the club ramped up the Italian league system, from Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti in the 1997-98 season, Messina were promoted into Serie C2 as champions. Promoted to Serie C1 in 2000, they immediately managed to fight hard for a promotion spot back to Serie B, winning promotion to Calcio Catania after play-offs. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Calcio Catania is an Italian football club founded in 1908 and are based in Catania, Sicily. In less than a decade, under the presidency of Aliotta, Messina had climbed back up from the abyss and were back in the upper part of the Italian league system.

After two seasons in B, local entrepreneur Pietro Franza took over, and in 2003-04 the Sicilians gain promotion back into Serie A under coach Bortolo Mutti. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Bortolo Mutti (born August 11, 1954 in Trescore Balneario, Bergamo) is an Italian football manager. The club had not appeared in the top Italian league since 1965, a total of forty years. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.

After being tipped as underdogs in Serie A for the 2004-05 season, Messina surprised doubters by producing several good results including defeating both of the Milanese clubs. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Milanese ( milanes, milanées, meneghin, meneghìn) is the central variety of Western Lombard language spoken in the They beat AC Milan first at the San Siro 2-1^[8] then later in the season at home, they beat Internazionale for the first time in their history; the winning goal was struck by Rafael in the third minute of extra time. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy For the town in the Province of Como, see San Siro (Como. For the saint after which these places are named see Syrus of Pavia or Syrus of Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club Rafael Pereira da Silva (born 13 March, 1980 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian right back. Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time ^[9]

Messina managed to stay clear of relegation throughout the whole season, and eventually finished in 7th place in the table, just a single place away from securing a UEFA Cup place. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Also during this period, for the first time in the club's history^[10] Messina players were called up to the Italian national football team, first was Alessandro Parisi in 2004, then Carmine Coppola in 2005 who was called up twice by the azzurri. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition For the composer see Carmine Coppola Carmine Coppola (born 10 January, 1979 in Pollena Trocchia, Naples) is an Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Despite this impressive form, Messina still were in danger of being relegated from Serie A at the end of the season due to a possibility of not having enough finances available to compete in the league. Eventually, though, they successfully managed to stay in the Serie A league. In the 2005-06 season Messina were however unable to repeat their previous impressive season, leading this to the sacking of Mutti, who was replaced by Giampiero Ventura; despite all, they looked to be mathematically relegated from the top division after Day 36 losing the derby against Reggina 3-0. Giampiero Ventura (born January 14, 1948 in Genoa) is an Italian football manager. However, due to the Serie A scandal of 2006, Messina avoided relegation to Serie B despite finishing 18th. The 2006 Italian football scandal (Italian more common names Calciopoli or Moggiopoli, sometimes referred to as Calciocaos) involved Italy 's

Messina started the 2006-07 season with Bruno Giordano as head coach; however, he was replaced on January 30, 2007, by Alberto Cavasin because of poor results. Bruno Giordano (born August 13, 1956) is an Italian former football player and currently a coach Alberto Cavasin (born January 9, 1956 in Treviso) is an Italian Football (soccer manager On April 2, following a 2-0 away defeat to Cagliari Calcio, another team involved in the battle to avoid relegation, Cavasin was sacked too, and Giordano was recalled to fill the coaching position. Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. Giordano made even worse in his second time at Messina, with four defeats in four matches; with Messina second-last placed in the table five matchdays prior to the end of the season, Giordano was sacked once again on April 23 and replaced by Bruno Bolchi. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Bruno Bolchi (born February 21, 1940 in Milan) is an Italian retired Football (soccer manager and former player

A notable achievement for Messina so far this season, was reaching the last 16 of the Coppa Italia for only the second time in their history. The 2006/2007 Coppa Italia final was played like the two previous editions between Inter Milan and AS Roma. Messina knocked out S.S. Lazio on the way in a thrilling show down, which went to extra time; Messina won the game 4-3 with goals from Iliev, Cordova and two from Di Napoli. Società Sportiva Lazio, ( commonly referred to SS Lazio or simply Lazio, is an Italian professional Sports club most noted for its football Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time ^[11] They went out in the next round to eventual finalists Internazionale. Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club

Current squad

As of February, 2008^[12]

No. Overview February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 in the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Position Player 1 GK Gabriele Paoletti 3 DF Domenico Bombara 5 MF Juan Surraco (on loan from Udinese) 6 DF Mariano Stendardo 8 MF Manolo Pestrin 9 FW Marco Moro 10 MF Nicolás Córdova 11 FW Raffaele Biancolino 12 GK Giancarlo Petrocco 13 DF Angelo Rea 14 DF Marco Zanchi (captain) 16 MF Girolamo Provenzano 17 DF Antonio Giosa (on loan from Reggina)

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Gabriele Paoletti (born on April 11, 1978 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian football goalkeeper currently playing In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Juan Surraco (born on August 14, 1987) is an Uruguayan football midfielder currently playing for Italian Club Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which currently plays in Serie A. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Manolo Pestrin is a Midfielder for FC Messina Peloro.He has Shirt number 8 Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Nicolas Andrés Córdova San Cristóbal (born January 9, 1979 in Talca) is a Chilean footballer. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Angelo Rea is a defender for FC Messina Peloro.He has Shirt number 13 In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Marco Zanchi (born 15 April, 1977) is a Italian defender currently play for Vicenza. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Antonio Giosa (born 21 August, 1983 in Potenza) is an Italian Football (soccer defender. Not to be confused with AC Reggiana 1919, a Serie C2 team Reggina Calcio are the main football club of the Position Player 18 FW Salvatore Foti 19 DF Alessandro Parisi 20 GK Emanuele Manitta 21 MF Flavio Lazzari (on loan from Udinese) 22 FW Daniele Degano 23 MF Roberto D'Aversa 24 MF Carmine Coppola 25 MF Antonio Schetter (on loan from Cavese) 26 FW Angelo Raffaele Nolè (on loan from Rimini) 27 DF Andrea Gaveglia 28 GK Andrea Giordani 29 DF Francesco Galeoto 30 FW Vittorio Bernardo

Retired numbers

Main article: Retired numbers in football (soccer)

41 – Salvatore Sullo, central midfielder, 2001-2007^[13]

Notable former players

Charles Bousfield Huleatt Nicola Amoruso Gaetano D'Agostino Arturo Di Napoli Massimo Donati Christian Riganò Igor Protti Salvatore Schillaci

Marco Storari Giuseppe Sculli Tomás Guzmán Rahman Rezaei Zlatan Muslimović Atsushi Yanagisawa Mitsuo Ogasawara

See also: Category:F.C. Messina Peloro players

Most appearances

As of December, 2006, the players with the most league appearances for Messina are:^[14]

#	Name	Career	Goals
1	Angelo Stucci	235	1
2	Salvatore Schillaci	219	61
3	Renato Ferretti I	189	87
4	Constantino Lo Bosco	188	3
5	Franco Radaelli	180	10
	Romolo Re	180	?
7	Renato Avellani	178	0
	Agostino Maglio	178	0
9	Nicolo Napoli	175	20
10	Franco Polizzo	157	14

Staff

Managerial History

This list is a chronological history of Messina's managers; in some cases managers have left and then returned to the club in the same season, hence some names feature twice in the same year. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Salvatore Foti (born 8 August 1988 in Palermo) is an Italian football player in the position of striker. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Emanuele Manitta (born on January 12, 1977 in Caltagirone) is an Italian football goalkeeper. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Flavio Lazzari (born 5 September, 1986 in Rome) is an Italian football player Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which currently plays in Serie A. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Daniele Degano (born 21 September, 1982 in Crema) is an Italian Football (soccer Striker. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Roberto D'Aversa (born 12 August, 1975 in Stuttgart, Germany) is an Italian footballer, who plays as a midfielder For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the composer see Carmine Coppola Carmine Coppola (born 10 January, 1979 in Pollena Trocchia, Naples) is an For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Società Sportiva Cavese 1919 is an Italian football club based in Cava de' Tirreni, Campania. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Rimini Calcio FC is an Italian football club based in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Francesco Galeoto (born March 17, 1972 in Palermo) is an Italian Football (soccer defender currently on the books Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Football clubs around the world sometimes retire Squad numbers to recognise players' loyal service or tragic death Salvatore "Sasà" Sullo (born on October 23, 1971) is an Italian footballer. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Charles Bousfield Huleatt (1863-1908 also known under the Pseudonym of Caulifield, was an Anglican Priest born in Folkestone, Nicola Amoruso (born in Cerignola, Foggia, August 29 1974) is an Italian football player who plays as a Striker Gaetano D'Agostino (born 3 June, 1982 in Palermo) is an Italian footballer, playing as a technical and clever playmaker for Serie Arturo Di Napoli (born 18 April 1974 in Milan, Italy) is a football player who currently plays in forward for the Massimo Donati (born 26 March 1981 in Sedegliano, Italy) is an Italian football Midfielder currently contracted Christian Riganò (born 25 May 1974 in Lipari, Province of Messina) is an Italian football striker who Igor Protti (born September 24, 1967 in Rimini) is a former Italian footballer. Salvatore Schillaci (born December 1, 1964 in Palermo) commonly referred to by his nickname Totò, is an Italian former Marco Storari (born January 7 1977 in Pisa) is an Italian football Goalkeeper currently playing for Italian Serie Giuseppe Sculli (born 23 March, 1981 in Locri, Reggio Calabria) is an Italian footballer. Tomás Guzmán fullname Tomás Andrés Guzmán Gaetan ( 7 March 1982 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football Striker Rahman Rezaei ( born 20 February 1975 in Noor) is an Iranian football player and is a former member of the Iran national football team Zlatan Muslimović, (born 6 March, 1981, Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, then part of SFR Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian is a Japanese football player Currently he is a striker for Kyoto Sanga F is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the JLeague team Kashima Antlers. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Salvatore Schillaci (born December 1, 1964 in Palermo) commonly referred to by his nickname Totò, is an Italian former

Presidential History

Over the years Messina has had various owners, chairmen or presidential figures; here is a cronological list of them;

1900 Walter Becker 1901 Arthur Barret Lascelles 1919 Giovanni Vento 1922 Augusto Salvato 1924 Augusto Salvato & Giovanni Vento 1927 Court consul of Military service 1928 Augusto Salvato 1929 Sgoj-Savoja 1930 Francesco Lombardo 1940 Francesco Grosso 1941 Carmelo Garofalo 1944 Salvatore Saya 1945 Vincenzo Nicotra, Giuseppe Gensabella 1947 Francesco Sajia 1948 Principe Carlo D'Alcontres 1951 Giuseppe Melazzo & Comitato Reggenza

1957 Giuseppe Nunnari 1958 Goffredo Muglia 1970 Giuseppe Fusco 1971 Giovanni Gulletta 1977 Angelo Presti 1980 Lamberto Sapone 1983 Michelangelo Alfano 1984 Salvatore Massimino 1991 Maria Leone 1992 Maria Leone & Giovanni Massimino 1993 Pietro La Malfa 1995 Antonino Trimarchi 1996 Antonio Ingemi 1997 Emanuele Aliotta 2002 Pietro Franza

Stadium

Main article: Stadio San Filippo

Messina FC have played their home matches in the new stadium San Filippo since the 2004/2005 season. Charles Bousfield Huleatt (1863-1908 also known under the Pseudonym of Caulifield, was an Anglican Priest born in Folkestone, György Orth ( April 30, 1901 &ndash January 11, 1962) was an Hungarian footballer and manager from Budapest Angelo Mattea ( 21 October 1892 - 1960 was an Italian football player and manager from Santhià in the Province of Vercelli. Oronzo Pugliese ( 5 April 1910 - 11 March 1990) was an Italian football manager from Turi in the Province Virgilio Felice Levratto ( October 26 1904 &ndash September 18 1968) was an Italian Football (soccer striker and Oronzo Pugliese ( 5 April 1910 - 11 March 1990) was an Italian football manager from Turi in the Province Carlo Rigotti ( 10 February 1906 - ? was an Italian football player and manager from Trieste. Rodolphe Hiden, or Rudolf Hiden ( 9 March, 1909 – 11 September 1973) was an Austrian, then French Manlio Bacigalupo ( 5 September 1908 - 1977 was an Italian football Goalkeeper and manager from Vado Ligure, Savona Francesco "Franco" Scoglio ( May 2, 1941 - October 3, 2005) was an Italian football coach Francesco "Franco" Scoglio ( May 2, 1941 - October 3, 2005) was an Italian football coach Bruno Bolchi (born February 21, 1940 in Milan) is an Italian retired Football (soccer manager and former player Francesco "Franco" Scoglio ( May 2, 1941 - October 3, 2005) was an Italian football coach Francesco "Franco" Scoglio ( May 2, 1941 - October 3, 2005) was an Italian football coach Zdeněk Zeman (born March 12 1947 in Prague) is a Czech - Italian football coach. Giuseppe Materazzi (born January 5, 1946 in Arborea, Oristano) is an Italian football manager and former player Daniele Arrigoni (born August 28, 1959 in Cesena) is an Italian Football (soccer manager Daniele Arrigoni (born August 28, 1959 in Cesena) is an Italian Football (soccer manager Francesco Oddo (born August 14, 1946 in Trapani) is a Football (soccer manager and former player Bruno Bolchi (born February 21, 1940 in Milan) is an Italian retired Football (soccer manager and former player Bruno Giordano (born August 13, 1956) is an Italian former football player and currently a coach Alberto Cavasin (born January 9, 1956 in Treviso) is an Italian Football (soccer manager Bruno Giordano (born August 13, 1956) is an Italian former football player and currently a coach Bruno Bolchi (born February 21, 1940 in Milan) is an Italian retired Football (soccer manager and former player Stadio San Filippo is a football Stadium in Messina, Italy. It is currently the home of F Its capacity is (about) 40,200 seats. The name take place from Messina fraction where it is placed, but a couple of petitions aim to rename it after the former Messina manager Franco Scoglio or the Messina Saint Hannibal Mary Di Francia. Francesco "Franco" Scoglio ( May 2, 1941 - October 3, 2005) was an Italian football coach Annibale Maria di Francia (born July 5, 1851 in Messina Italy, died June 1, 1927) is a saint venerated by the Roman Catholic

The old stadium, the 11,000 seater Stadio Comunale Giovanni Celeste, is now used as a training field.

Honours

Serie B

• Champions: 1962-63
• Promoted: 2003-04

Serie C

• Champions: 1949-50, 1985-86
• Runners-up: 1946-47, 2000-01

Serie C2

• Champions: 1982-83, 1999-00
• Runners-up: 1998-99

Serie D

• Champions: 1973-74

Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti

• Champions: 1997-98
• Runners-up: 1995-96

I Divisione

• Runners-up: 1929-30, 1931-32

Sicilian Championship

• Winners: 1924-25

Coppa Federale Siciliana

• Runners-up: 1920

Whitaker Challenge Cup

• Winners: 1905, 1906

References

External links

• (Italian) (Japanese) Messina's official website

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