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| Full name | Unione Sportiva Lecce SpA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Giallorossi (Yellow-Reds), Salentini (Salenters); Lupi (Wolves) |
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| Founded | March 15, 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce, Italy (Capacity 36,285[1]) |
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| League | Serie B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | Serie B, 9th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U. 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. Stadio Via del Mare is a multi-use Stadium in Lecce, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home of U This is about the Italian city of Lecce For the football club see U 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 Papadopulo (born February 2, 1948 in Casale Marittimo, Pisa) is an Italian football manager and former player 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. S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia. 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 This is about the Italian city of Lecce For the football club see U Apulia ( Italian: Puglia) is a region in southeastern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east the Ionian Sea The club was formed in 1908 and has spent a large part of its seasons bouncing between Italy's second division and Serie A, where the team gained its first promotion in 1985. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 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 Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)
The team plays in red and yellow stripes. Lecce's home games are played in the 36,285-seater Stadio Via del Mare. Stadio Via del Mare is a multi-use Stadium in Lecce, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home of U Currently Lecce are playing in the Italian league Serie B for the 2007-08 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 2007-08 Serie B regular season is the seventy-sixth since its establishment
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Lecce was founded as Sporting Club Lecce on 15 March 1908,[1] initially the club comprise of football, track-and-field and cycling sports. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles The first club president was Francesco Marangi. The first colours worn by Lecce during this time were black and white stripes, known in Italy as bianconeri.
In its formative years, Lecce played in mostly regional leagues and competitions. During the 1923/24 season the club broke up, before coming back on 16 September 1927 as Unione Sportiva Lecce. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The club were still wearing black and white stripes (similar to Juventus) at this point, and the first president under the name Unione Sportiva Lecce was Luigi Lopez y Rojo.
Taranto Sport played Lecce in a game for promotion to Serie B from the local Southern Italian league, Lecce were victorious winning 3-2 after extra time. Taranto Sport is an Italian football club based in Taranto, Apulia. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. 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 They were entered into Serie B for the 1929/30 season, the first game they played in the league was against Novara Calcio on 6 October 1929 , which they won 2-1. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Novara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Novara, Piedmont. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They would eventually finished 13th. But for the second time in the clubs history, it sized activity at the end of the 1931-32 season.
Four years later, Lecce came back and went into Serie C, finishing 11th in their return season. Around this time the club was in termoil, the following season they withdrew from Serie C after four days, and then during the 1938-39 season they finished in 3rd place but were moved down to 12th after it was revealed that the club had violated the league's federal regulations.
The club finished 1st during the 1943-44 season, but club football was suspended for the Second World War. 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 Non the less, when club football resumed they finished as champions of Serie C once more, gaining promotion back into Serie B. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Two decent seasons followed (finishing 4th and 3rd in respective seasons), with star Silvestri scoring 20 goals in one season, before the club were relegated.
Lecce stayed down in Serie C for six seasons during this period, though this was not a particularly successful time for the club, striker Anselmo Bislenghi scored 83 goals for the club during this period, thus becoming a hero. The club slipped even lower to Serie IV where they spent three years. 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
From 1959 to 1975, Lecce had seventeen seasons in Serie C. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They came extremely close to promotion several times during that period, finishing second three seasons in a row (1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74) before gaining promotion in the 1975-76 season.
The same year as their promotion Lecce tasted cup success, winning 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 In 1976 Lecce took part in the Anglo-Italian Semiprofessional Cup, notching up a 4-0 victory against Scarborough F.C.,[2] ]. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scarborough Football Club was an English football team based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
During 1980, a scandal which rocked Italian football, Lecce under president Franco Jurlano occurred. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the Football World Cup four times (1934 1938 However, Jurlano was able to demonstrate his innocence and the scandal only lead to disqualification of the player Claudius Merlo. A scandal is a widely Publicized incident that involves Allegations of wrongdoing, disgrace or moral outrage The club was struck by a tragedy in 1983, players Michele Lo Russo and Ciro Pezzella died in an automotive accident. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles To this day, Lo Russo remains the club record holder for most number of appearances with 415.
Under the management of Eugenio Fascetti, Lecce would achieve promotion to Serie A for the first time in 1985. They finished bottom and were relegated after only one season, but defeated Roma 3-2 away in the penultimate game to deal a fatal blow to Roma's title hopes. Associazione Sportiva Roma, ( commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome, and are currently amongst Losing a promotion play-off 2-1 to Cesena the following season, they would return to Serie A in 1988. Associazione Calcio Cesena is a football club based in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)
Under Carlo Mazzone, Lecce finished a respectable 9th place in 1989. Carlo "Carletto" Mazzone (born March 19, 1937 in Rome) is an Italian football manager Stars of the side included striker Pedro Pasculli and midfielders Antonio Conte and Paolo Benedetti. Pedro Pablo Pasculli (born in Santa Fe, 17 May 1960) is a former Argentine soccer player currently working as a manager Antonio Conte (born July 31, 1969 in Lecce) is an Italian former Football (soccer player turned manager. They lasted three seasons before relegation, and returned two years later. Season 1993-94 saw Lecce finish last with a pitiful 11 points, the lowest ever of any Serie A team, and a second relegation came the following year.
Giampiero Ventura saw Lecce achieve successive promotions before leaving for Cagliari. Stadio Via del Mare is a multi-use Stadium in Lecce, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home of U Giampiero Ventura (born January 14, 1948 in Genoa) is an Italian football manager. Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. Once more, it proved a struggle in Serie A despite the best efforts of striker Francesco Palmieri and a famous away win against AC Milan in 1997. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Nonetheless the team were good enough to return to Serie A in 1999 and begin another three-year stint in the top-flight, with yet another return to Serie A in 2003. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. In 2004, under Delio Rossi, who had been managing the club since 2002, Lecce achieved an impressive result, reaching the 9th final position after an awful first half of the season. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Delio Rossi (born November 26, 1960 in Rimini) is an Italian Football (soccer manager See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Famous performances include two sensactional victories in a row, first against Italian giants Juventus 4-3 in Turin and then they beat Internazionale FC 2-1 in Lecce, this helped the club to finish in 10th position. Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club This is about the Italian city of Lecce For the football club see U The following season in 2004-05 Zdenek Zeman oversaw a highly attack-minded team which scored plenty of goals, they ended up in 10th position. Zdeněk Zeman (born March 12 1947 in Prague) is a Czech - Italian football coach.
The 2005-06 was a continual struggle for Lecce. Scudetto winner and match-fixing scandal The 29th scudetto originally won by Juventus F The club has changed its manager two times (Silvio Baldini for Angelo Adamo Gregucci, and then to youth team coach Roberto Rizzo supported by goalkeeper coach Franco Paleari). Silvio Baldini (born September 11, 1958 in Massa) is an Italian football manager Angelo Adamo Gregucci (born June 10, 1964 in San Giorgio Ionico, Province of Taranto) is an Italian football The numerous managerial moves could not turn Lecce's fortune as they were relegated in 19th place. In June Giovanni Semeraro returned at the helm of the club after 9 months. The club re-appointed Zdenek Zeman as manager, just one year after he had left for Brescia. Zdeněk Zeman (born March 12 1947 in Prague) is a Czech - Italian football coach. Brescia Calcio is a football club based in Brescia, Italy. The club was formed in 1911 and currently plays in the Italian Serie B, having
Lecce were unable to avoid relegation from Serie A despite some initial hope due to the Serie A match-fixing scandal. The 2006 Italian football scandal (Italian more common names Calciopoli or Moggiopoli, sometimes referred to as Calciocaos) involved Italy 's The club had a mixed start to the 2006-07 season in Serie B, winning three home games (including a win against early league leaders, Genoa), though they have suffered poor away form. 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. Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Genoa or the abbreviation Genoa CFC, is a professional football club based in the city After a large drop in form, recording 10 losses in 18 matches, Zdenek Zeman was sacked as manager and replaced by Giuseppe Papadopulo. Zdeněk Zeman (born March 12 1947 in Prague) is a Czech - Italian football coach. Giuseppe Papadopulo (born February 2, 1948 in Casale Marittimo, Pisa) is an Italian football manager and former player On March 10, 2007 Lecce clinched a historical victory over Frosinone, beaten 5-0 at Stadio Via del Mare. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Frosinone Calcio is an Italian football club based in Frosinone, Lazio. Stadio Via del Mare is a multi-use Stadium in Lecce, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home of U Having gained 36 points in the second-leg part of the season, Lecce ended the season in the middle of the table (9th place).
The 2007-08 season saw Lecce fight for a place in the Italian Serie A for the next season. The 2007-08 Serie B regular season is the seventy-sixth since its establishment Despite earning 83 points (12 more than Pisa, 6th), the giallorossi were forced to face play-offs for promotion in the top flight. Pisa Calcio is an Italian football club based in Pisa, Tuscany.
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