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| Full name | Piacenza Calcio SpA |
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| Nickname(s) | Biancorossi (White-reds), Papaveri (Poppies), Lupi (Wolves) |
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| Founded | 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Stadio Leonardo Garilli, Piacenza, Italy (Capacity 21,608) |
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| Chairman | Fabrizio Garilli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Mario Somma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Serie B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | Serie B, 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Piacenza Calcio is a football club based in Piacenza, Italy. 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 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Stadio Leonardo Garilli is a multi-use Stadium in Piacenza, Italy. Piacenza ( Placentia in Latin and old-fashioned English, Piasëinsa in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo) is a 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 Mario Somma (born September 17, 1963 in Latina) is an Italian football manager. 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 2006-07 Serie B season started on September 9 2006 and ended on June 10 2007. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Piacenza ( Placentia in Latin and old-fashioned English, Piasëinsa in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo) is a Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having spent a large part of recent years bouncing between Italy's two top divisions (its last relegation came in 2003). Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The team's colors are red and white.
The club won the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1986. The Anglo-Italian Cup, sometimes referred to as the Anglo-Italian Tournament, was a football cup competition held between clubs in England and Italy Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The highest they have ever finished in their home league is 12th in Serie A, which they have achieved twice in 1997/1998 and 2001/2002. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located
Piacenza has been known in the past for its strong reluctance to use foreign players, presenting for most of its Serie A seasons a team made up exclusively of Italians, at present however there are some foreign players; generally European. The European peoples are the various Nations and Ethnic groups of Europe.
Notable former players include Filippo and Simone Inzaghi, Alberto Gilardino and Massimo Taibi. Simone Inzaghi (born April 5, 1976, in Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a Alberto Gilardino, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born July 5 1982 in Biella, Piedmont) is a World Cup -winning footballer who plays as Massimo Taibi (born 18 February 1970 in Palermo, Italy) is an Italian football Goalkeeper, who has played in several clubs, mostly
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History
From the late 1800s football had began to gather popularity in Piacenza and was introduced into the college system, in an improvised manner alongside cycling, gymnastics, archery and others. Piacenza ( Placentia in Latin and old-fashioned English, Piasëinsa in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo) is a Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination Archery is the practice of using a bow or Crossbow to shoot Arrows Archery has historically been used in Hunting and Combat and has The spark that helped ignite football in the Emilia-Romagna based city was a student tournament in 1908, the football competition was played out amongst teams from various cities, eventually Collegio Morigi from Piacenza won. Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The capital is Bologna. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
The early football played in the city however, was always limited to "friendlies" apposed to any teams been entered into a league. Until Piacenza Calcio was founded in 1919 with the first club president as Giovanni Dosi. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dosi was ambitious he took control of every social, technical and administrative profile with all the attentions aim at becoming a club participating in the national championship under the FIGC. Definition In the absence of agreement about its meaning the term "social" is used in many different senses referring among other things to attitudes In Business, administration consists of the performance or management of business operations and thus the making or implementing of major decisions The Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio FIGC) also known as Federcalcio, is the governing body of football in Italy
In the first season, the club played 12 games, the opponents included; Parma, Reggiana, Spal, and prominent local side Bologna. Parma Football Club (formerly Parma Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, team that Not to be confused with Reggina Calcio, a Serie A team Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 is an Italian football SPAL 1907 is an Italian Association Football club based in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna. Bologna Football Club 1909 is an Italian football club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The season was a great start for Piacenza, who only lost one game (1-0 to Bologna) gaining promotion to Prima Categoria, the first championship winning squad included the players; Fontana, Armani, Meani, Sala I, Marelli, Paleari, Cella, Galimberti, Bossola, Giiumanini, Boselli, Ronchetti, Ventura, Sala II, Raina, Ziliani I, Ziliani II, Avogadri, Sala III and Antonini. Prima Categoria is the name of a level of football in Italy. Its is considered to be the 8th level in the Italian football league system.
After spending much of the club's early life in the regional leagues, they entered into Serie C for the 1935/1936 season; coming close to gaining promotion into Serie B during 1938 but lost out to Fanfulla. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Associazione Calcio Fanfulla 1874 is an Italian football club located in Lodi, Lombardy.
Post-World War
After World War II, Piacenza competed in Serie B for the first time, competing there for two seasons before falling back down to Serie C in 1948. 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 Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During 1952 for the second time the club grazed promotion but lost out this time to Cagliari. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia.
The club were punished for illicit sportsmanship in 1956 and were thus relegated down to Serie D, this proved to be quite a heavy blow for the club as they would continue to yo-yo between Serie C and D until 1964. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Piacenza finally returned to Serie B in the 1969; under coach Tino Molina and president Vincenzo Romagnoli. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1.
1970s and 1980s
Piacenza's history until recent times was mostly undistinguished, although having a brief spell in Serie B in the 1940s and further spells in 1969-70, 1975-76 and 1987-89.
Serie A: club's height
Promotion in 1991 saw a rise in the side's fortunes under coach Gigi Cagni with the club promoted to Serie A for the first time in 1993.
The side contained players such as midfielder Daniele Moretti, winger Francesco Turrini and forward Giampiero Piovani. Francesco Turrini (born October 18 1965 in Foligno) is an Italian Footballer who played as a right winger They spent 1993-94 holding their own in mid-table and even on the fringes of the battle for a UEFA Cup, but were unfortunate to be relegated on the final day. The club wisely chose to retain Cagni and most of his squad, and they would achieve promotion as Serie B champions in 1995.
The following five years saw the club win many friends with its all-Italian lineup and successful battles against relegation. In 1997 the club acquired legendary hard man defender Pietro Vierchowod. Pietro Vierchowod (born April 6, 1959 in Calcinate) is an Italian former footballer turned coach Despite his advancing years, Vierchowod proved an outstanding purchase, more than holding his own in defence and even scoring decisive goals in the relegation battle. Relegation in 2000 was followed by an instant return to Serie A where they lasted only two years this time, despite the outstanding form shown by players like midfielder Enzo Maresca. Enzo "Enzo" Maresca (born 10 February 1980 in Pontecagnano) is an Italian professional footballer, who plays for Spanish The club has since remained in Serie B without threatening to mount a promotion challenge. On the final day of the 2006-07 Serie B season, the team needed a victory to force a Serie B promotion playoff, but were held to a draw, and thus the top 3 gained automatic promotion.
Current squad
As of February 5, 2008[1]
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Famous players
Alberto Gilardino
Sergei Gurenko- Dario Hübner
- Filippo Inzaghi
- Simone Inzaghi
- Marco Marchionni
- Enzo Maresca
- Massimo Taibi
- Pietro Vierchowod
- Sergio Volpi
Massimo Margiotta
Honours
- Winners: 1986
- Champions: 1994/1995
- Runners-up: 2000/2001
- Promoted: 1992/1993
- Champions: 1986/1987, 1990/1991
- Runners-up: 1936/1937, 1937/1938 (*)
- Promoted: 1927/1928
- Group runners-up: 1922/1923, 1924/1925
Emilian Championship:
- Champions: 1919/1920
(*) Finished equal first position but lost play-off game to A. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Houssine Kharja (in Arabic: حسين خرجة, born 9 November 1982 in Poissy) is a France born Moroccan Associazione Calcio Siena is a football club based in Siena, Italy. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Associazione Calcio Pistoiese is an Italian football club based in Pistoia, Tuscany. Alberto Gilardino, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born July 5 1982 in Biella, Piedmont) is a World Cup -winning footballer who plays as Sergei Gurenko ( Belarusian: Сяргей Гурэнка, Russian Сергей Гуренко; born September 30, 1972 in Dario Hübner (born April 28 1967 in Muggia, Trieste) nicknamed Bisonte, is an Italian Football Simone Inzaghi (born April 5, 1976, in Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a Marco Marchionni (born 22 July 1980 in Monterotondo, Province of Rome) is an Italian football right- winger Enzo "Enzo" Maresca (born 10 February 1980 in Pontecagnano) is an Italian professional footballer, who plays for Spanish Massimo Taibi (born 18 February 1970 in Palermo, Italy) is an Italian football Goalkeeper, who has played in several clubs, mostly Pietro Vierchowod (born April 6, 1959 in Calcinate) is an Italian former footballer turned coach Sergio Volpi (born February 2, 1974 in Orzinuovi) is an Italian football Midfielder currently playing for Bologna Massimo Margiotta (born July 27, 1977 in Maracaibo) is an Italian - Venezuelan footballer. The Anglo-Italian Cup, sometimes referred to as the Anglo-Italian Tournament, was a football cup competition held between clubs in England and Italy Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Seconda Categoria is the name of a level of football in Italy. Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The capital is Bologna. C. Fanfulla
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