Cagliari Calcio 1116811 225396569 2008-07-13T13:37:24Z Angelo.romano 50882 /* Current squad */ update according to official website {{Football club infobox | clubname = Cagliari | image = [[Image:CagliariCalcioBadge.png|100px|logo]] | fullname = Cagliari Calcio SpA | nickname = ''Rossoblu'' (Red-blues) <br /> ''Isolani'' (Islanders) | founded = [[August 20]], [[1920]] | ground = [[Stadio Sant'Elia]],<br />[[Cagliari]], [[Italy]] | capacity = 23,486 | chairman = [[Massimo Cellino]]| manager = [[Massimiliano Allegri]] | mgrtitle = Head Coach | league = [[Serie A]] | season = [[Serie A 2007-08|2007-08]] | position = Serie A, 14th | pattern_la1=_Cagliari|pattern_b1=_Cagliari|pattern_ra1=_Cagliari| leftarm1=FF0000|body1=000066|rightarm1=000066|shorts1=000066|socks1=000066| pattern_la2=_Cagliari2|pattern_b2=_Cagliari2|pattern_ra2=_Cagliari2| leftarm2=ffffff|body2=fffff|rightarm2=fffff|shorts2=Ffffff|socks2=Ffffff| }} '''Cagliari Calcio''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[Cagliari]], [[Sardinia]]. The club was formed in [[1920]] and currently plays in Italian [[Serie A]], having spent a large part of recent years mainly in Serie A and [[Serie B]]. They won their only ''[[scudetto]]'' in 1970, when they were led by [[Italy national football team|Italian national team]] all-time leading scorer, [[Luigi Riva|Gigi Riva]]. The team's colors are blue and red. The club's stadium is the 23,486 seater [[Stadio Sant'Elia]]. ==History== ===Before Serie A=== Cagliari became the first ever out-right champions of [[Serie C]] during the 1951-52 season, prior to that in the league the championship was shared amongst more than one team. They spent the 1950s from then on in Serie B, losing a promotion play-off in 1954. After descending to Serie C in the early 1960s, Cagliari's rise would be meteoric- eventually achieving promotion to Serie A in 1964. ===First Serie A adventure: 1964-1976=== The squad for the ''Rossoblu'''s debut season in Serie A featured players like defender [[Mario Martiradonna]], midfielders [[Pierluigi Cera]] and [[Ricciotti Greatti]], and forward [[Luigi Riva]]. A poor first half of the season saw Cagliari in last place with 9 points at the halfway mark. An astonishing second half of the season saw Cagliari defeat the likes of [[Juventus]] and [[AC Milan|Milan]] and finish in 7th place with 34 points. Two seasons later Riva finished Serie A top scorer for the first time while Cagliari finished with the league's best defensive record. During the summer of [[1967]], Cagliari played a season in [[North America]] as part of a fledgling league called the [[United Soccer Association]]. This league from [[Europe]] and [[South America]] to play in [[United States|American]] and [[Canada|Canadian]] cities, with each club bearing a local name. Cagliari played as the [[Chicago Mustangs]], and finished joint second in the league's ''Western Division'' with 13 points, two behind the division champion and eventual league champion [[Los Angeles Wolves]]. The league's leading scorer was Chicago/Cagliari's [[Roberto Boninsegna]], who scored 10 goals while playing in 9 of the team's 12 games. Cagliari first emerged as serious Serie A title contenders in 1968-69 with a three-horse race involving them, [[Fiorentina]] and Milan. Fiorentina would win the league, but the following season would bring ultimate glory. With [[Angelo Domenghini]] joining the side, Cagliari would win the title in 1970 with only two games lost, 11 goals conceded (the fewest in any major European league to date) and Riva as league top scorer once more. Players like Cera, Domenghini and Riva played in Italy's [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 World Cup]] Final team. The 1970s would see a gradual decline (though were title contenders two years after their one and only scudetto win) Cagliari were finally relegated in 1976 with Riva's career having effectively ended during that season. ===Up and down again: 1976-87=== After relegation, Cagliari lost a play-off for promotion the following season and would return to Serie A in 1979. Players like Franco Selvaggi, Mario Brugnera (a survivor of the 1970 team) and Alberto Marchetti ensured a respectable four-year stay in the top flight before a second relegation in 1983. The 80s would then prove to be a darker time compared to the previous two decades with relegation to Serie C1 in 1987. ===There and back: 1987-2000=== Cagliari spent two seasons in Serie C1. In the first one it barely avoided relegation in Serie C2. In 1988, [[Claudio Ranieri]] was appointed coach, and led the team to two successive promotions, to Serie B in 1989 and to Serie A in 1990. The first two seasons back in Serie A saw Cagliari fight relegation, with safety being achieved by excellent second half runs. But season 1992-93 would see Cagliari fight for a European place and succeed under the management of [[Carlo Mazzone]]. The following season saw a run to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, unprecedented for the Sardinian club. The next few years would see Cagliari return to mid-table anonymity, before a struggle in 1996-97 saw Cagliari relegated after losing a play-off to Piacenza. Once more they bounced back after just one year, but their next stay in Serie A lasted just two seasons. ===Once and again: 2000 onwards=== Cagliari spent the next four seasons in Serie B, for most part in mid-table mediocrity. But 2003-04 would see the Rossoblu, led by Sardinian-born [[Gianfranco Zola]], mount a successful promotion challenge and the following season saw Cagliari hold their own in Serie A with a respectable mid-table finish. The [[Serie A 2004-05|following season]] was a quiet one for the Sardinians, that obtained a good mid-table position (12th place). The [[Serie A 2005-06|2005-06 season]], the first without Zola, started in the worst way possible for Cagliari, which changed its manager for three times, with [[Attilio Tesser]], [[Daniele Arrigoni]] and [[Davide Ballardini]] alternating to the position of coach, before [[Nedo Sonetti]], appointed in November, who was able to save the team from a relegation also thanks to goals of [[Honduras|Honduran]] striker [[David Suazo]]. For the [[Serie A 2006-07|2006-2007 season]], [[Marco Giampaolo]] was signed as head coach, however he was fired after the 17th matchday and replaced by [[Franco Colomba]]. However, after a number of poor performances ending in a 2-0 home defeat to [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]], Colomba was sacked, and chairman Cellino chose to reinstate Giampaolo as head coach. Giampaolo was confirmed for the [[Serie A 2007-08|2007-08 season]], and his contract was extended for two more years. The 2007-08 season saw the flagship striker [[David Suazo]], [[Mauro Esposito|Esposito]] and [[Antonio Langella|Langella]] left for [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]], [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] and [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]] respectively, the experienced goalkeeper [[Antonio Chimenti|Chimenti]] left for [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]], and the club reinforced with youngster likes [[Robert Acquafresca|Acquafresca]], [[Alessandro Matri|Matri]], [[Pasquale Foggia|Foggia]], [[Daniele Magliocchetti|Magliocchetti]], Argentine [[Joaquín Larrivey|Larrivey]] and Slovenian [[Jan Koprivec|Koprivec]] . Nedo Sonetti returned to coach the Rossoblu in November 2007 after Giampaolo was relieved of his duties as a result of poor results in the first part of the 2007-08 Serie A season that saw them sink to the bottom of the Serie A standings. In January transfer windows, Cagliari made a great change with squad which goalkeeper [[Vincenzo Marruocco]] and [[Marco Fortin]] were replaced by [[Marco Storari]] and [[Luca Capecchi]], along with experienced striker [[Jedaias Capucho Neves|Jeda]]. ==Players== ===Current squad=== ''As of [[2008-07-13]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagliaricalcio.net/squadra/index.asp?id_menu=4|language=Italian|publisher=Cagliari Calcio|title=Prima squadra|accessdate=2008-07-13}}</ref> {{Football squad start}} {{Football squad player|no=2|nat=Italy|name=[[Davide Marchini]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=3|nat=Italy|name=[[Cristiano Del Grosso]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=5|nat=Italy|name=[[Daniele Conti]]|pos=MF|other=[[Captain (football)|captain]]}} {{Football squad player|no=6|nat=Uruguay|name=[[Luis Diego López|Diego López]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=7|nat=Italy|name=[[Andrea Cossu]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=8|nat=Italy|name=[[Davide Biondini]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=9|nat=Italy|name=[[Robert Acquafresca]]|pos=FW|other=on loan from [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]}} {{Football squad player|no=14|nat=Italy|name=[[Francesco Pisano]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=18|nat=Italy|name=[[Andrea Parola]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=19|nat=Argentina|name=[[Joaquín Larrivey]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no=20|nat=Italy|name=[[Paolo Bianco]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=21|nat=Italy|name=[[Michele Canini]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad mid}} {{Football squad player|no=23|nat=Italy|name=[[Michele Fini]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=27|nat=Brazil|name=[[Jedaias Capucho Neves|Jeda Neves]]|pos=FW|other=on loan from [[Rimini Calcio F.C.|Rimini]]}} {{Football squad player|no=28|nat=Italy|name=[[Daniele Magliocchetti]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=29|nat=Italy|name=[[Michele Ferri]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=30|nat=Italy|name=[[Daniele Ragatzu]]|pos=FW|other=from youth team}} {{Football squad player|no=31|nat=Italy|name=[[Alessandro Agostini]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=32|nat=Italy|name=[[Alessandro Matri]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no=39|nat=Italy|name=[[Mauro Vigorito]]|pos=GK|other=from youth team}} {{Football squad player|no=–|nat=Italy|name=[[Davide Astori]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=–|nat=Italy|name=[[Andrea Lazzari]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=–|nat=Italy|name=[[Federico Marchetti]]|pos=GK|other=on loan from [[U.C. AlbinoLeffe|AlbinoLeffe]]}} {{Football squad end}} ''For all transfers and loans pertaining to Cagliari for the current season, please see; [[List of Italian football transfers 2007-08|2007–08 transfers]]''. ===Retired numbers=== :Main article: ''[[Retired numbers in football (soccer)|Retired numbers in football]]'' <big>'''11'''</big> &ndash; {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gigi Riva]], [[striker]], 1963–1978 ==Notable former players== ''Including only players with at least 100 appearances in the club, or an appearance in a [[FIFA World Cup]] edition'' *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Nelson Abeijón]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Enrico Albertosi]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Roberto Boninsegna]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Massimiliano Cappioli]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Pier Luigi Cera]] *{{flagicon|Panama}} [[Julio Cesar Dely Valdes]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Angelo Domenghini]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Mauro Esposito]] *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Daniel Fonseca]] *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Enzo Francescoli]] *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[José Oscar Herrera]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Gerry Hitchens]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Antonio Langella]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Alberto Marchetti]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gianfranco Matteoli]] *{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Patrick Mboma]] *{{flagicon|France}} [[François Modesto]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Francesco Moriero]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Roberto Muzzi]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Comunardo Niccolai]] *{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Luis Oliveira]] *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Fabian O'Neill]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giuseppe Pancaro]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Luigi Riva|Gigi Riva]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Franco Selvaggi]] *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Darío Silva]] *{{flagicon|Honduras}} [[David Suazo]] *{{flagicon|Peru}} [[Julio César Uribe]] *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Waldemar Victorino]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Pietro Paolo Virdis]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Cristiano Zanetti]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gianfranco Zola]] ==Presidential history== Cagliari have had numerous presidents over the course of their history, some of which have been the owners of the club, others have been honorary presidents, here is a complete list of them:<ref name=president>{{cite news|url=http://www.calciocagliari.it/index.php?page=Presidenti|publisher=CalcioCagliari.it|title=Presidenti |date=[[8 June]] 2007}}</ref> <div style="font-size:100%"> {| |width="10"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="1"|Name !rowspan="1"|Years |- |align=left|Gaetano Fichera |align=left|1920–1921 |- |align=left|Antonio Zedda |align=left|1921 |- |align=left|Giorgio Mereu |align=left|1921–1922 |- |align=left|Angelo Prunas |align=left|1922–1924 |- |align=left|Agostino Cugusi |align=left|1924–1926 |- |align=left|Vittorio Tredici |align=left|1926–1928 |- |align=left|Carlo Costa Marras |align=left|1928–1929 |- |align=left|Enzo Comi |align=left|1929–1930 |- |align=left|Giovan Battista Bosazza |align=left|1930–1931 |- |align=left|Guido Boero |align=left|1931–1932 |- |align=left|Vitale Cao |align=left|1932–1933 |- |align=left|Enrico Endrich |align=left|1933 |- |} |width="30"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="1"|Name !rowspan="1"|Years |- |align=left|Pietro Faggioli |align=left|1933–1934 |- |align=left|Aldo Vacca |align=left|1934–1935 |- |align=left|Mario Banditelli |align=left|1935–1940 |- |align=left|Giuseppe Depperu |align=left|1940–1943 |- |align=left|Eugenio Camboni |align=left|1944–1946 |- |align=left|Umberto Ceccarelli |align=left|1946–1947 |- |align=left|Emilio Zunino |align=left|1947–1949 |- |align=left|Domenico Loi |align=left|1949–1953 |- |align=left|Pietro Leo |align=left|1953–1954 |- |align=left|Efisio Corrias |align=left|1954–1955 |- |align=left|Ennio Dalmasso |align=left|1955–1957 |- |align=left|Giuseppe Meloni |align=left|1957–1960 |- |} |width="30"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="1"|Name !rowspan="1"|Years |- |- |align=left|Enrico Rocca |align=left|1960&ndash;1968 |- |align=left|Efisio Corrias |align=left|1968&ndash;1971 |- |align=left|Paolo Marras |align=left|1971&ndash;1973 |- |align=left|Andria Arrica |align=left|1973&ndash;1976 |- |align=left|Mariano Delogu |align=left|1976&ndash;1981 |- |align=left|Alvaro Amarugi |align=left|1981&ndash;1984 |- |align=left|Fausto Moi |align=left|1984&ndash;1986 |- |align=left|[[Luigi Riva]] |align=left|1986&ndash;1987 |- |align=left|Lucio Cordeddu |align=left|1987 |- |align=left|Antonio Orrù |align=left|1987&ndash;1991 |- |align=left|[[Massimo Cellino]] |align=left|1991&ndash;present |} |} </div> ==Managerial history== Cagliari have had many managers and trainers, some seasons they have had co-managers running the team, here is a chronological list of them from when they founded in [[1920 in football (soccer)|1920]] onwards.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.calciocagliari.it/index.php?page=Allenatori|publisher=CalcioCagliari.it|title=Allenatori Dal 1920 Ad Oggi|date=[[27 August]] 2007}}</ref> <div style="font-size:100%"> {| |width="10"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="1"|Name !rowspan="1"|Nationality !rowspan="1"|Years |- |align=left|Gaetano Fichera |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1920–1921 |- |align=left|Giorgio Mereu |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1921–1923 |- |align=left|Angelo Colombo |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1923–1926 |- |align=left|Natale Archibusacci |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1926–1927 |- |align=left|Roberto Winkler |{{flagicon|Hungary}} |align=left|1927–1930 |- |align=left|[[Ernest Erbstein|Egri Erbstein]] |{{flagicon|Hungary}} |align=left|1930–1932 |- |align=left|[[András Kuttik]] |{{flagicon|Hungary}} |align=left|1932–1934 |- |align=left|Enrico Crotti |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1934–1935 |- |align=left|[[Ferenc Molnár (footballer)|Ferenc Molnár]] |{{flagicon|Hungary}} |align=left|1935 |- |align=left|Roberto Orani |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1935–1936 |- |align=left|Renato Bonello |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1936–1938 |- |align=left|Roberto Winkler |{{flagicon|Hungary}} |align=left|1938–1939 |- |align=left|Mariolino Congiu |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1939–1941 |- |align=left|Mariolino Congiu<br />Enrico Corrias |{{flagicon|Italy}}<br />{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1941–1942 |- |align=left|Mariolino Congiu |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1942–1946 |- |align=left|Raffaele D'Aquino |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1946–1948 |- |align=left|Roberto Winkler |{{flagicon|Hungary}} |align=left|1948–1949 |- |align=left|Armando Latella |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1949–1950 |- |align=left|Mariolino Congiu |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1950 |- |align=left|Enrico Carpitelli |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1950–1951 |- |align=left|Mariolino Congiu |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1951 |- |align=left|[[Federico Allasio]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1951–1954 |- |align=left|Vincenzo Soro |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1954 |- |align=left|Carlo Alberto Quario |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1954–1955 |- |align=left|[[Silvio Piola]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1955–1956 |- |align=left|[[Carlo Rigotti]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1956–1957 |- |align=left|[[Silvio Piola]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1957 |- |align=left|Mariolino Congiu |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1957–1958 |- |align=left|Piero Andreoli |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1958 |- |align=left|Stefano Perati |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1958–1960 |- |align=left|[[Carlo Rigotti]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1960–1961 |- |align=left|Arturo Silvestri |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1961–1966 |- |align=left|[[Ettore Puricelli]] |{{flagicon|Uruguay}} |align=left|1967–1968 |- |align=left|[[Manlio Scopigno]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1968–1972 |- |align=left|[[Edmondo Fabbri]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1972–1973 |- |align=left|[[Giuseppe Chiappella]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1973–1975 |- |align=left|[[Luigi Radice]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1975 |- |align=left|[[Luis Suárez Miramontes|Luis Suárez]] |{{flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|1975–1976 |} |width="30"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="1"|Name !rowspan="1"|Nationality !rowspan="1"|Years |- |align=left|Mario Tiddia |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1976 |- |align=left|Lauro Toneatto |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1976–1978 |- |align=left|Mario Tiddia |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1978–1981 |- |align=left|Paolo Carosi |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1981–1982 |- |align=left|[[Gustavo Giagnoni]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1982–1983 |- |align=left|Mario Tiddia |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1983–1984 |- |align=left|[[Fernando Veneranda]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1984–1985 |- |align=left|[[Renzo Ulivieri]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1985–1986 |- |align=left|[[Gustavo Giagnoni]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1986–1987 |- |align=left|Enzo Robotti |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1987–1988 |- |align=left|Mario Tiddia |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1988 |- |align=left|[[Claudio Ranieri]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1988–1991 |- |align=left|Massimo Giacomini |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1991 |- |align=left|[[Carlo Mazzone]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1991–1993 |- |align=left|[[Luigi Radice]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1993–1994 |- |align=left|Bruno Giorgi |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1994 |- |align=left|[[Oscar Washington Tabarez]] |{{flagicon|Uruguay}} |align=left|1994–1995 |- |align=left|[[Giovanni Trapattoni]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1995–1996 |- |align=left|Bruno Giorgi |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1996 |- |align=left|[[Gregorio Pérez]] |{{flagicon|Uruguay}} |align=left|1996 |- |align=left|[[Carlo Mazzone]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1996–1997 |- |align=left|[[Giampiero Ventura]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1997–1999 |- |align=left|[[Oscar Washington Tabarez]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1999 |- |align=left|[[Renzo Ulivieri]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1999–2000 |- |align=left|Gianfranco Bellotto |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|2000–2001 |- |align=left|[[Giuseppe Materazzi]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|2001 |- |align=left|Antonio Sala |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|2001–2002 |- |align=left|[[Giulio Nuciari]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|2002 |- |align=left|[[Nedo Sonetti]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|2002 |- |align=left|[[Giampiero Ventura]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|2002–2004 |- |align=left|[[Edoardo Reja]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|2004 |- |align=left|[[Daniele Arrigoni]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|2004–2005 |- |align=left|[[Attilio Tesser]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|2005 |- |align=left|[[Daniele Arrigoni]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|2005 |- |align=left|Davide Ballardini |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|2005–2006 |- |align=left|[[Nedo Sonetti]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|2006 |- |align=left|[[Marco Giampaolo]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|2006-2007 |- |align=left|[[Nedo Sonetti]] |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|2007 |- |align=left|Davide Ballardini |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|2007- |- |} |} </div> ==Colours, badge and nicknames== {{Football kit box | align = left | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| pattern_b = _CagliariGold| pattern_ra = _CagliariGold| pattern_la = _CagliariGold| leftarm = CEBA94 | body = CEBA94 | rightarm = CEBA94 | shorts = CEBA94 | socks = CEBA94 | title = Cagliari's current third kit. }} [[Image:USCagliariBadge.png|thumb|right|125px|Cagliari's crest used prior to 1970.]] The official red and blue colours of Cagliari mirror those featured on the ''stemma'' of [[Cagliari]].<ref name="colours">{{cite news|url=http://www.comuni-italiani.it/092/009/stemma.html|publisher=Comuni-Italiani|title=Stemma Provincia di Cagliari|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> The red parts of the stemma are a reference to the [[coat of arms]] of the [[House of Savoy]], a family which was previously the monarchy of Italy and more relevantly to Cagliari in particular, the [[Kingdom of Sardinia]].<ref name="colours">{{cite news|url=http://www.comuni-italiani.it/092/009/stemma.html|publisher=Comuni-Italiani|title=Stemma Provincia di Cagliari|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> The blue part of the stemma features the sky and the sea, also a [[castle]]; this is because the old historic center of Cagliari is walled and called the ''Castello''.<ref name="colours">{{cite news|url=http://www.comuni-italiani.it/092/009/stemma.html|publisher=Comuni-Italiani|title=Stemma Provincia di Cagliari|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> Due to the use of these colours on their shirt in halves, the club is commonly nicknamed ''rossoblu''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://it.eurosport.yahoo.com/11062007/4/cagliari-matri-colpo-rossoblu-arriva-dal-rimini.html|publisher=Eurosport|title=Cagliari, e' Matri il primo colpo rossoblu: arriva dal Rimini|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> Cagliari have had several different logo designs during their history, all of which feature the [[Flag of Sardinia]].<ref name="badge">{{cite news|url=http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/Vereinsprofil.php?ID=1156&lang=en|publisher=WeltFussballArchiv.com|title=Cagliari Calcio|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> Usually the badge also features the club colours, if there is a change the main difference has been the colour of the border or the shape.<ref name="badge">{{cite news|url=http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/Vereinsprofil.php?ID=1156&lang=en|publisher=WeltFussballArchiv.com|title=Cagliari Calcio|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> Currently the badge features an upright-[[oval]] which is coloured in blue and red halves, it features the club's name in black. Inside this is an ''Old French''-shaped [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]] with red and blue halves, with the colours the opposite way around to the outer layer; inside this is the Flag of Sardinia and the club's foundation date, [[1920 in football (soccer)|1920]] in black<ref name="badge">{{cite news|url=http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/Vereinsprofil.php?ID=1156&lang=en|publisher=WeltFussballArchiv.com|title=Cagliari Calcio|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref>. Interestingly, the badge was not changed to match the change in the Sardinian flag in 1992, when the moor's heads were turned to the right; in Cagliari logo the heads still look to the left. Due to the fact that Cagliari are the main club from the [[island]] of Sardinia, they are nicknamed the ''Isolani''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://worldsoccer.about.com/od/italianclubs/p/cagliari.htm|publisher=About.com|title=Cagliari Calcio|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> ==Honours== ===National titles=== '''[[Serie A]]:''' :*'''Champions (1)''': [[Serie A 1969-70|1969&ndash;70]] ;*'''Runners-up (1)''': [[Serie A 1968-69|1968&ndash;69]] '''[[Serie B]]:''' :* '''Winners (1)''': 2003&ndash;04 :* '''Runners-up (2):''' 1963&ndash;64; 1978&ndash;79 :* '''Promoted (2):''' 1989&ndash;90; 1997&ndash;98 '''[[Serie C]]''' / '''[[Serie C1]]:''' :*'''Winners (3)''': 1930&ndash;31; 1951&ndash;52; 1988&ndash;89 '''[[Coppa Italia Serie C]]:''' :*'''Winners (1)''': 1989 '''Campionato Sardo di I Divisione:''' :*'''Winners (1)''': 1936&ndash;37 ===European titles=== '''[[UEFA Cup]]:''' :*'''Semi-finalists (1)''': [[UEFA Cup 1993-94|1993&ndash;94]] ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== *[http://www.cagliaricalcio.it Cagliari's official website] *[http://www.cagliaricampione.it Cagliaricampione.it] Cagliari Champion 1969/1970 {{fb start}} {{Serie A}} {{Football in Italy}} {{fb end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cagliari}} [[Category:Cagliari Calcio| ]] [[Category:Italian football clubs]] [[Category:Football clubs in Sardinia]] [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1920]] [[Category:Serie A clubs]] [[Category:Serie B clubs]] [[Category:Serie C1 clubs]] [[Category:Scudetto winners]] [[Category:United Soccer Association imported teams]] [[ar:نادي كالياري]] [[ca:Cagliari Calcio]] [[cs:Cagliari Calcio]] [[de:Cagliari Calcio]] [[el:Κάλιαρι Κάλτσιο]] [[es:Cagliari Calcio]] [[fr:Cagliari Calcio]] [[ko:칼리아리 칼초]] [[id:Cagliari Calcio]] [[it:Cagliari Calcio]] [[he:קליארי (כדורגל)]] [[lt:Cagliari Calcio]] [[hu:Cagliari Calcio]] [[nl:Cagliari Calcio]] [[ja:カリアリ・カルチョ]] [[no:Cagliari Calcio]] [[oc:Cagliari Calcio]] [[pl:Cagliari Calcio]] [[pt:Cagliari Calcio]] [[ro:Cagliari Calcio]] [[ru:Кальяри (футбольный клуб)]] [[sc:Cagliari Calcio]] [[sl:Cagliari Calcio]] [[sr:Kaljari Kalčo]] [[fi:Cagliari Calcio]] [[sv:Cagliari Calcio]] [[tr:Cagliari Calcio]] [[zh:卡利亚里足球俱乐部]]