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{{Infobox Football club |
clubname = Genoa |
image = [[Image:Genoa cfc.gif|100px|logo]] |
fullname = Genoa Cricket and Football Club SpA |
nickname = ''I [[rossoblu]]'' (The red-blues), <br />''Il Grifone'' (Griffin), <br />''Il vecchio balordo'' (Old Fool) |
founded = [[7 September]] [[1893 in sports|1893]] (mixed sports)<ref name=rsssf>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/genoa.html| title=Genoa Cricket & Football Club - Short Historical Overview 1893-1960| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref><br>[[10 April]] [[1897 in football (soccer)|1897]] (football)<ref name=enciclop>{{cite web | url=http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/Genoa1.html| title=Storia del Genoa - Part 1| work=EnciclopediaDelCalcio.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> |
ground = [[Stadio Luigi Ferraris]],<br />[[Genoa]], [[Italy]] |
capacity = 36,536 |
chairman = {{flagicon|Italy}} Giambattista Pastorello |
manager = {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gian Piero Gasperini]] |
league = [[Serie A]] |
season = [[Serie A 2007-08|2007-08]] |
position = [[Serie A]], 10th |
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'''Genoa Cricket and Football Club''', commonly referred to as simply '''Genoa''' or the abbreviation '''Genoa CFC''', is a professional [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in the city of [[Genoa]] in [[Italy]]. Although the [[Athletics (track and field)|athletics]] and [[cricket]] club was founded in [[1893 in sports|1893]] by [[English people|Englishmen]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.premiumtv.co.uk/page/TravelItaly/0,,11442,00.html|publisher=FourFourTwo.com|title= Genoa|date=[[23 June]] 2007}}</ref> the footballing section of the club was opened in [[1897 in football (soccer)|1897]] by [[James Richardson Spensley]] making it the oldest of its kind still active in Italy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.genoacfc.it/storia.asp|publisher=GenoaCFC.it|title=Storia|date=[[23 June]] 2007}}</ref>
During their long history, Genoa have won the [[Italian Football Championship]] nine times; the first of which was [[Italian Football Championship 1898|1898]] during the competition's inaugural season, the last time they won the league was in [[Italian Football Championship 1923-24|1923–24]]. They have also won the [[Coppa Italia]] once. Historically, Genoa are the tenth most successful club in [[Italian football]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/italalltimeall.html|title=Italy -All-Time Table 1898-2002|work=RSSSF.com|accessdate=July 2007}}</ref> however they are the fourth most successful in terms of championships won.<ref name=officialtitles>{{cite web | url=http://www.lega-calcio.it/ita/atim_albo.shtml| title=Campionato Serie A - Albo D'oro| work=Lega Calcio | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
The club has played its home games at the 36,536 capacity [[Stadio Luigi Ferraris]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genoacfc.it/stadio.asp|title=Stadio Luigi Ferraris|work=GenoaCFC.it|accessdate=August 2007}}</ref> since 1911. Since 1946, the ground has been shared with local rivals [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]. Genoa have often bounced between the top two divisions of Italian football; [[Serie A]] and [[Serie B]] since the 1960s. After a recent promotion, Genoa are playing in Serie A again for the first time since [[1995 in football (soccer)|1995]].
==History==
:''For more details on this topic, see [[History of Genoa CFC|History of Genoa C.F.C.]]''
[[Image:Genoa1893FoundingPapers.jpg|right|140px|thumb|Founding constitution.]]
The club was founded on [[7 September]], [[1893]]<ref name=rsssf>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/genoa.html| title=Genoa Cricket & Football Club - Short Historical Overview 1893-1960| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> as '''Genoa Cricket & Athletic Club'''. In its earliest years, they only competed in [[Athletics (track and field)|athletics]] and [[cricket]]. Since the club was set up to represent [[England]] abroad, the original shirts worn by the organisation was white, the same colour as the [[England national football team|England national team]] shirt.<ref name=rsssf>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/genoa.html| title=Genoa Cricket & Football Club - Short Historical Overview 1893-1960| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> At first Italians were not permitted to join as it was a private club.<ref name=rsssf>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/genoa.html| title=Genoa Cricket & Football Club - Short Historical Overview 1893-1960| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> Genoa's activities took place in the north-west of the city in the Campasso area, at the ''Piazza d'Armi''. The men who founded the initial cricket and athletics club were;<ref name=rsssf>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/genoa.html| title=Genoa Cricket & Football Club - Short Historical Overview 1893-1960| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
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*E. De Thierry
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*[[Charles Alfred Payton|Sir Charles Alfred Payton]]
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On [[10 April]] [[1897 in football (soccer)|1897]]<ref name=enciclop>{{cite web | url=http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/Genoa1.html| title=Storia del Genoa - Part 1| work=EnciclopediaDelCalcio.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> the [[football (soccer)|footballing]] section of the club was officially opened by [[James Richardson Spensley]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/clubs/genoa.html| title=Genoa| work=Channel4.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> It was amongst the oldest in [[Football in Italy|Italian football]] as at the time, the only other founded clubs were two in [[Turin]].<ref name=turin>{{cite web | url=http://www.lifeinitaly.com/sport/history-italian-soccer.asp | title=Edoardo Bosio and Football in Turin | work=Life in Italy | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> With the football section of the club opened, Italians were allowed to join and they found a new ground in the form of ''Ponte Carrega''.
The first friendly match was participated at home, against a mixed team of [[Internazionale F.C. Torino|Internazionale Torino]] and [[F.B.C. Torinese|FBC Torinese]]; Genoa lost 1–0.<ref name=rsssf>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/genoa.html| title=Genoa Cricket & Football Club - Short Historical Overview 1893-1960| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> Not long after, Genoa recorded their first victory away against [[U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912|UPS Alessandria]] winning 2–0. Friendly games also took place against various British sailors such as those from [[HMS Revenge (1892)|HMS Revenge]].<ref name=rsssf>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/genoa.html| title=Genoa Cricket & Football Club - Short Historical Overview 1893-1960| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
===Championship dominance===
[[Image:Genoa 1893.png|right|210px|thumb|''Genoa CAC'' in 1898, the first ever Italian Championship winners.]]
Football in Italy stepped up a level with the creation of the [[Italian Football Federation]] and the [[Italian Football Championship]].<ref name=enciclop>{{cite web | url=http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/Genoa1.html| title=Storia del Genoa| work=EnciclopediaDelCalcio.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> Genoa competed in the first Italian Championship in [[Italian Football Championship 1898|1898]] at ''[[Stadio Motovelodromo Umberto I|Velodromo Umberto I]]'' in Turin.<ref name=enciclop>{{cite web | url=http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/Genoa1.html| title=Storia del Genoa| work=EnciclopediaDelCalcio.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> They defeated [[R.S. Ginnastica Torino|Ginnastica Torino]] 2–1 in their first official game on [[8 May]], before winning the first championship later that day by beating Internazionale Torino 3–1 after [[extra time]].<ref name=league>{{cite book
| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena
| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004
| year = 2005
}}</ref>
Genoa returned for the [[Italian Football Championship 1899|following season]], this time with a few changes; the name of the club was altered to '''Genoa Cricket & Football Club''', dropping the ''Athletic'' from its name. A change in shirt colour was also in order, as they changed to white and blue vertical stripes; known in Italy as ''biancoblu''. Genoa won their second title on [[16 April]] 1899, by beating Internazionale Torino 3–1 for the second time. On their way to winning their third consecutive title in [[Italian Football Championship 1900|1900]] and proving their championship dominance, Genoa beat local rivals [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampierdarenese]] 7–0; a winning margin which would not be bettered by any team in the league until 1910. The final was secured with a 3–1 win over [[F.C. Torinese|FBC Torinese]].<ref name=league>{{cite book
| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena
| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004
| year = 2005
}}</ref>
The club strip was changed again in [[Italian Football Championship 1901|1901]], Genoa adopted its famous red-navy halves and therefore became known as the ''rossoblu''; these are the colours used even to this day. After a season of finishing runners-up to [[A.C. Milan|Milan Cricket and Football Club]], things were back on track in [[Italian Football Championship 1902|1902]] with their fourth title. Juventus emerged as serious contenders to Genoa's throne from [[Italian Football Championship 1903|1903]] onwards, when for two seasons in a row Genoa beat the ''Old Lady'' in the national final.<ref name=league>{{cite book
| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena
| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004
| year = 2005
}}</ref>
[[Image:Genoa 1904.png|left|200px|thumb|''Genoa CFC'' championship winning side of 1904, their sixth league title.]]
Notably Genoa became the first Italian football team to play an international match, when they visited [[France]] on [[27 April]] 1903 to play [[OGC Nice|FVC Nice]], winning the fixture 3–0. As well as winning the Italian championship in [[Italian Football Championship 1904|1904]], the year was also notable for Genoa reserves winning the first ever [[II Categoria]] league season; a proto-[[Serie B]] under the top level. From [[Italian Football Championship 1905|1905]] onwards when they were runners-up, Genoa lost their foothold on the Italian championship; other clubs such as Juventus, Milan and [[U.S. Pro Vercelli Calcio|Pro Vercelli]] stepped up.<ref name=league>{{cite book
| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena
| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004
| year = 2005
}}</ref>
The fall in part during this period can be traced back to [[Italian Football Championship 1908|1908]] when [[FIGC]] agreed to Federal Gymnastics protests forbidding the use of foreign players. Since Genoa's birth they had always had a strong English contingent. They disagreed, as did several other prominent clubs such as Milan, [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] and Firenze; as thus they withdrew from official FIGC competitions that year. The following season the federation reversed the decision and Genoa was rebuilt with players such as [[Luigi Ferraris]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/alltime/genoaxi.html| title=Genoa All-Time XI| work=Chanel4.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> and some from [[Switzerland]]. The rebuilding of the squad also saw the creation of a new ground in the [[Marassi]] area of Genoa, when built it had a capacity of 25,000 and was comparable to British stadiums of the time; it was officially opened on [[22 January]] 1911.
===Garbutt revival===
With the introduction of the [[Italian national football team]], Genoa played an important part, with the likes of [[Renzo De Vecchi]]; who was ''azzurri'' captain for some time, [[Edoardo Mariani]] and [[Enrico Sardi]] earning call-ups.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.homestead.com/forza_azzurri/clubs_prof_F.html| title=Club Profiles - Genoa| work=Forza Azzurri| accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> Englisman [[William Garbutt]] was brought in as head coach to help revive the club; Garbutt was the first professional manager in Italy and he was considered to have a strong charisma, constantly smoking his [[Smoking pipe (tobacco)|tobacco pipe]].<ref name=rsssf>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/genoa.html| title=Genoa Cricket & Football Club - Short Historical Overview 1893-1960| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> He was dubbed "Mister" by the players; since then Italians have referred to coaches in general with the term.<ref name=rsssf>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/genoa.html| title=Genoa Cricket & Football Club - Short Historical Overview 1893-1960| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
Finally by [[Italian Football Championship 1914-15|1914–15]], Genoa had restored themselves as the top club from [[Northern Italy]], winning the final round of the Northern section.<ref name=league>{{cite book
| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena
| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004
| year = 2005
}}</ref> However, a national final was not played due to the fact that Genoa did not have an opposition; the finals of the Southern Italian section was not decided due to the outbreak of [[World War I]]. Genoa would be awarded the title in 1919 after the end of the war, it was their first for eleven seasons.<ref name=leggendario>{{cite web | url=http://web.dsc.unibo.it/~lauri/ig/storia2.html| title=Il Genoa leggendario| work=La storia del Genoa| accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> The war took a harsh toll on Genoa as players Luigi Ferraris, Adolfo Gnecco, Carlo Marassi, Alberto Sussone and Claudio Casanova all died while on military duty in Italy; while footballing founder [[James Richardson Spensley]] was killed in Germany.<ref name=leggendario>{{cite web | url=http://web.dsc.unibo.it/~lauri/ig/storia2.html| title=Il Genoa leggendario| work=La storia del Genoa| accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
[[Image:GenoaCFC1924season.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The last Genoa side to win the ''Italian Football Championship'', in 1924.]]
Just after the war, Genoa remained a strong contender in the Northern section.<ref name=leggendario>{{cite web | url=http://web.dsc.unibo.it/~lauri/ig/storia2.html| title=Il Genoa leggendario| work=La storia del Genoa| accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> Garbutt led Genoa to championship success in [[Italian Football Championship 1922-23|1922–23]] where they beat [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] 6–1 in the final, over the course of two legs.<ref name=league>{{cite book
| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena
| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004
| year = 2005
}}</ref> The [[Italian Football Championship 1923-24|following season]], Genoa made their way past [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]] in the Northern finals, but not without controversy; after riots in the second leg during the game in [[Bologna]], the game was called off due to crowd [[riot]]ing and FIGC awarded Genoa with a 2–0 victory.<ref name=leggendario>{{cite web | url=http://web.dsc.unibo.it/~lauri/ig/storia2.html| title=Il Genoa leggendario| work=La storia del Genoa| accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> In the national final that season, Genoa beat [[F.C. Savoia 1908|Savoia]] 4-1 over the course of two legs; this would be their ninth and to date final Italian championship.<ref name=officialtitles>{{cite web | url=http://www.lega-calcio.it/ita/atim_albo.shtml| title=Campionato Serie A - Albo D'oro| work=Lega Calcio | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
The squad during these two championship victories included; [[Giovanni De Pra|Giovanni De Prà]], [[Ottavio Barbieri]], [[Luigi Burlando]] and [[Renzo De Vecchi]].<ref name=officialtitles>{{cite web | url=http://www.lega-calcio.it/ita/atim_albo.shtml| title=Campionato Serie A - Albo D'oro| work=Lega Calcio | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> With Genoa's championship victory in 1923–24 came the introduction of the ''scudetto'' patch; which means following the season which a club wins an Italian league championship, they are allowed to wear a [[shield]] shaped patch on their shirt which features the colours of the [[Italian flag]].<ref name=rsssf>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/genoa.html| title=Genoa Cricket & Football Club - Short Historical Overview 1893-1960| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> For the rest of the 1920s, the club did not win the championship, with the highest they were able to finish being second place, like in the [[Italian Football Championship 1927-28|1927–28]] season when they finished runners-up to Torino, with striker [[Felice Levratto]] scoring 20 goals in 27 games.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/Levratto.html| title=Levratto - Profile| work=Encilopedia Del Calcio| accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
===Genova 1893 period===
Due to the strongly [[United Kingdom|British]] connotations attached to the name, Genoa were forced to change it by the [[Italian fascism|fascist government]] to '''Genova 1893 Circolo del Calcio''' in 1928.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/Genoa4.html| title=Storia del Genoa - Part 4| work=EnciclopediaDelCalcio.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> The club competed in a proto-[[European Cup]] in the form of the [[Mitropa Cup]], where they went out in the quarter-finals after losing heavily to [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Vienna]]. They followed this with a runners-up position back at home in the league, they finished behind [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Ambrosiana]] in the [[Serie A 1929-30|1929–30]] season; this would be their last top level championship runners-up spot to date.<ref name=league>{{cite book
| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena
| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004
| year = 2005
}}</ref>
[[Image:Genoa coppa.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Genoa ''[[Coppa Italia]]'' winning side of 1937, celebrating in Florence.]]
The club's league form became highly erratic during the early 1930s, with varying league positions; it was during the [[Serie A 1933-34|1933–34]] season that Genova suffered their first ever relegation to [[Serie B]], the second level of Italian football. Thankfully for the club, they were able to bounce back under the management of Vittorio Faroppa, winning promotion by finishing top of their group ahead of [[Novara Calcio|Novara]]. In 1936, the ambitious Juan Culiolo took over as president of the club; in [[Serie A 1936-37|1936–37]] they achieved a 6th place finish and also won the [[Coppa Italia]] by beating [[A.S. Roma|AS Roma]] 1–0 with a goal from [[Mario Torti]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/italcuphistfull.html| title=Italy - Coppa Italia History| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
During the [[Serie A 1937-38|following season]] Genova finished in third place, this was a particularly tight season with winners [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Ambrosiana-Inter]] finishing only three points ahead of the club. That summer [[Italy national football team|Italy]] competed in the [[1938 FIFA World Cup]] and won, three Genova players formed part of the triumphant squad in the form of [[Sergio Bertoni]], [[Mario Genta]] and [[Mario Perazzolo]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.homestead.com/forza_azzurri/clubs_prof_F.html| title=Genoa - Contributions to the Italian nationa team| work=Forza Azzurri | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> The club finished the decade on a high, maintaining a top five foothold in the top level of the Italian league.<ref name=league>{{cite book
| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena
| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004
| year = 2005
}}</ref>
[[World War II]] affected dramatically the entire Italian football movement, but Genova did not recover as well as other clubs. In 1945, the club chose to revert their name to '''Genoa Cricket and Foot-Ball Club''', the one which they had used in the very early days of the Italian championship.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/Vereinsprofil.php?ID=1255&lang=en| title=Genoa| work=Weltfussballarchiv| accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> In the years just after the war, the club were still popular with the fans, with people previously associated with the club such as [[Ottavio Barbieri]] and [[William Garbutt]] returning for managerial spells.<ref name="mr">{{cite news|url=http://genoa1893.altervista.org/mister.htm|publisher=Genoa1983.org|title=Mister Genoani|date=[[27 August]] 2007}}</ref> Genoa also had a new rival in the form of [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]], who were founded by a merger of two other clubs in 1946 and would groundshare at [[Stadio Luigi Ferraris]].
===Post-war period===
[[Image:Genoa 1956-57.JPG|left|210px|thumb|Genoa side during 1956–57 season.]]
After the Second World War the ability of Genoa to finish in the upper ranks of [[Serie A]] declined in a significant manner; throughout the rest of the 1940s the club were middle-table finishers. The [[Serie A 1948-49|1948–49]] saw three highly significant results, Genoa beat [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Inter]] 4–1, the famous ''[[Torino F.C.#Il Grande Torino|Grande Torino]]'' side 3–0 and [[Calcio Padova|Padova]] 7–1.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ital49.html| title=Italy 1948–49| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> The 1950s started in poor fashion for the club, they had bought Argentine [[Mario Boyé]] from [[Boca Juniors]] but he stayed only one season and the club [[Serie A 1950-51|were relegated]] after finishing bottom of the table, but after two seasons they achieved their return after winning Serie B, ahead of [[A.C. Legnano|Legnano]].<ref name="campionati">{{cite web | url=http://www.genoadomani.it/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=46| title=I campionati| work=GenoaDomani.it | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> [[Ragnar Larsen|Ragnar Nikolay Larsen]] was a noted player for the club during this period and they sustained mid-table finishes for the rest of the decade.<ref name="campionati">{{cite web | url=http://www.genoadomani.it/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=46| title=I campionati| work=GenoaDomani.it | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
Despite suffering a relegation in [[Serie A 1959-60|1959–60]] and then a promotion back up to Serie A in 1961–62,<ref name="campionati">{{cite web | url=http://www.genoadomani.it/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=46| title=I campionati| work=GenoaDomani.it | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> Genoa had a respectable amount of cup success in the first half of the 1960s. The club won the ''[[Coppa delle Alpi]]'' in 1962; it was the first time the competition had been competed between club teams instead of international ones, the final was played at home while Genoa beat French club [[Grenoble Foot 38]] by 1–0 with a goal from Nizza.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/alpi62.html| title=Cup of the Alps 1962| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> Genoa won the same competition again two years later, the final was held at the [[Wankdorf Stadium]] in [[Berne]], Switzerland; Genoa defeated [[Calcio Catania|Catania]] 2–0, with both goals from [[Giampaolo Piaceri]] to take the trophy.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/alpi64.html| title=Cup of the Alps 1964| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
The celebrations for the club did not last long however, as the year following their last cup success they were relegated down to Serie B again. This time their stay at the second tier of the [[Italian football system]] would be far longer than previous relegations, the club was unstable as it changed manager each season.<ref name="mr">{{cite news|url=http://genoa1893.altervista.org/mister.htm|publisher=Genoa1983.org|title=Mister Genoani|date=[[27 August]] 2007}}</ref> Genoa even experienced their first relegation to [[Serie C]] in 1970, financially the club fell into difficulties and had several ownership changes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://genoa1893.altervista.org/presid.htm|publisher=Genoa 1893|title=Presidenti Genoa|date=[[23 June]] 2007}}</ref>
===Mixed times===
Throughout the 1970s, Genoa would play the role of a [[yo-yo club]], bouncing up and down between divisions. Under the management of [[Arturo Silvestri]] the club made its way back to Serie A for the [[Serie A 1973-74|1973–74]] season, but they were relegated straight back down. For the return of ''Il Grifone'' to Serie A a couple of seasons later, the squad featured the likes of [[Roberto Rosato]], [[Bruno Conti]] and a young [[Roberto Pruzzo]]. This time they stuck it out in the top division for two seasons before succumbing to relegation in [[Serie A 1977-78|1977–78]]; the relegation was particually cruel as the side above them [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] surved on goal-difference of just a single goal, the two teams had played each other on the final day of the season ending in a 0–0 draw.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ital78.html| title=Italy Championship 1977-78| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
[[Image:Genoa 1980-81.jpg|right|210px|thumb|First Genoa side of the 1980s.]]
The relegation was bad for the club in more ways than one, they lost some of their top players who could have offered them a swift return; such as Roberto Pruzzo's move to [[A.S. Roma|AS Roma]] where he would go on to have great success.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.asrtalenti.altervista.org/index.php?a=pruzzo.htm| title=Roberto "Bomber" Pruzzo| work=ASR Talenti | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> After a couple of middle-table finishes in Serie B, Genoa earned promotion during the [[Serie B 1980-81|1980–81]] season under manager [[Luigi Simoni]], the club finished as runners-up behind only [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]] who had been relegated the previous season for their part in the Totonero betting scandal.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lexpress.fr/info/quotidien/actu.asp?id=4577| title=Totonero: Le foot italien retient son souffle| work=LexPress.fr | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
Still with Simoni at the helm as manager, Genoa were able to survive in Serie A for their returning season, they finished just one point ahead of the relegated AC Milan, it was a dramatic last day of the season as Genoa were trailing 2–1 to [[S.S.C. Napoli|SSC Napoli]] with five minutes left, until on the 85th minute [[Mario Faccenda]] scored the goal which secured the point Genoa needed, starting a friendship between the two club's fans.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.footballdata.it/Anteprima%20Genoa-Napoli.doc| title=Genoa - Napoli| work=FootballData.it | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
A couple of seasons later in [[Serie A 1983-84|1983–84]] Genoa would not be so lucky, despite beating champions [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] on the final day of the season, the club were relegated even though they finished the season with the same number of points as surviving [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]]; this was because Lazio had recorded better results in matches against Genoa.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ital84.html| title=Italy Championship 1983-84| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
=== European experience ===
The club was purchased by [[Calabria|Calabrese]] entrepreneur [[Aldo Spinelli]] in 1985 and despite no longer having Simoni as manager, Genoa were finishing in the top half of Serie B. After a slip in form during 1987–88, Genoa refocused their energy and were able to achieve promotion back into Serie A the following season, finishing as champions ahead of [[A.S. Bari|Bari]].<ref name=league>{{cite book
| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena
| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004
| year = 2005
}}</ref> Genoa, with an experienced trainer as [[Osvaldo Bagnoli]] who knew how to make the best out of underdog teams (he managed to win a championship at the helm of [[Hellas Verona]] in the eighties) and with a team sporting the talents of [[Carlos Aguilera|Pato Aguilera]] and [[Tomáš Skuhravý]] among others achieved highs during the [[Serie A 1990-91|1990–91]] season where they finished fourth, remaining undefeated at home for the entire campaign, winning games against all the big sides including Juventus, [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Inter]], AC Milan, [[A.S. Roma|Roma]], Lazio, Fiorentina, SSC Napoli, as well as their hated local rivals [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] who won the title that season.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ital91.html| title=Italy Championship 1990-91| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
[[Image:GianlucaSignorini.jpg|left|thumb|[[Gianluca Signorini|Signorini]] had the #6 shirt retired for him.]]
Subsequently the club gained entry to the [[UEFA Cup]] in the [[UEFA Cup 1991-92|1991–92]] season, Genoa had a good run, making it to the semi-finals before getting knocked out by [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]; notably Genoa did the double over [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the quarter-finals becoming the first Italian side to beat the reds at [[Anfield]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.setanta.com/en/TV-and-Entertainment/Entertainment/XI-at-11/XI-at-11-Liverpool-home-defeats-in-Europe/| title=The XI at 11: Liverpool home defeats in Europe| work=Setanta.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> Noted Genoa players during this period included [[Gianluca Signorini]], [[Carlos Aguilera]], [[Stefano Eranio]], [[Roberto Onorati]] and [[John van 't Schip]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.maggioantonio.it/genoa/storia_12.htm| title=Storia del Genoa: 1986 - 1995| work=MaggioAntonio.it | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> Back in Serie A however, the same season as their UEFA Cup run, they finished just one place above the relegation zone; in the seasons following Genoa remained in the lower half of the table.<ref name=league>{{cite book
| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena
| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004
| year = 2005
}}</ref>
During the [[Serie A 1994-95|1994–95]] season Genoa were narrowly relegated, they finished level on points with [[Calcio Padova|Padova]] after the normal season period. This meant a relegation play-out was to be played between the two in [[Florence]], the game was tied 1–1 at full time and went to a [[penalty shootout]], Genoa eventually lost the shoot-out 5–4.<ref name=league>{{cite book
| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena
| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004
| year = 2005
}}</ref> While back down in Serie B, the club had another taste of international cup success when they became the final winners of the [[Anglo-Italian Cup]] by beating [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] 5–2 with [[Gennaro Ruotolo]] scoring a [[hat-trick]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/angloit96.html| title=Anglo-Italian Cup 1995-96| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> Chairman Spinelli sold Genoa in 1997, moving onto [[A.S. Livorno Calcio|Livorno]]. The late 1990s and early 2000s would be the most trying time in the history of the club, with constantly changing managers, a poor financial situation and little hope of gaining promotion, outside of a decent 6th place finish in [[Serie B 1999-00|1999–00]].<ref name=league>{{cite book
| first = Panini Edizioni | last = Modena
| title = Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004
| year = 2005
}}</ref> From 1997 until 2003, Genoa had a total of three different four different chairmen, before the club was passed on to Enrico Preziosi.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://genoa1893.altervista.org/presid.htm|publisher=Genoa 1893|title=Presidenti Genoa|date=[[23 June]] 2007}}</ref>
===Recent times===
After the take-over in 2003, things started to look up for Genoa; they won [[Serie B]] in 2004–05. However, allegations were raised that the club had fixed a match on the last day of the season between themselves and [[S.S.C. Venezia|Venezia]]. The 3–2 victory in the match saw Genoa win the league, if they had lost they would have finished behind three other teams. The Disciplinary Committee of [[FIGC]] saw fit to instead place Genoa bottom of the league and relegate them down to [[Serie C1]] on [[July 27]], 2005.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4721329.stm| title=Genoa demoted after match-fixing| work=BBC.co.uk | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
For their season in Serie C1 for [[Serie C1 2005-06|2005–06]], Genoa were hit with a six point penalty from the previous season. After leading for much of they season, they eventually finished as runners-up and were entered into the play-offs, beating [[A.C. Monza Brianza 1912|Monza]] 2-1 on aggregate to achieve promotion back into [[Serie B]].<ref name="campionati">{{cite web | url=http://www.genoadomani.it/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=46| title=I campionati| work=GenoaDomani.it | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> During the summer break [[Gian Piero Gasperini]] was brought in as the new manager, he helped the club to gain promotion during the [[Serie B 2006-07|2006–07]] season, it was ensured on the last day of the season where they drew 0–0 with [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]], both sleeping giants were promoted back into [[Serie A]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://it.eurosport.yahoo.com/10062007/45/serie-b-playoff-playout-si.html|publisher=Eurosport|title=Serie B - Playoff no, playout sì|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref>
==Players==
=== Current Squad ===
''As of [[2008-02-01]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genoacfc.it/rosa.asp|title=Rosa 2007/2008|accessdate=2008-02-01|publisher=Genoa CFC|language=Italian}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Damián Lanza]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Italy|name=[[Marco Rossi (born 1978)|Marco Rossi]]|pos=MF|other=[[captain (football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=Brazil|name=[[Danilo Sacramento|Danilo]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=Argentina|name=[[Luciano Figueroa]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Uruguay|name=[[Matías Masiero]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=Italy|name=[[Giuseppe Sculli]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=Italy|name=[[Silvano Raggio Garibaldi]]|pos=MF|other=from youth team}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=Italy|name=[[Alessandro Lucarelli]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Italy|name=[[Matteo Paro]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=Italy|name=[[Marco Di Vaio]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=Croatia|name=[[Ivan Jurić]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=38|nat=Brazil|name=[[Wilson Rodrigues Fonseca|Wilson]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=68|nat=Belgium|name=[[Anthony Vanden Borre]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=73|nat=Italy|name=[[Alessio Scarpi]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=Italy|name=[[Omar Milanetto]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=83|nat=Brazil|name=[[Rubens Fernando Moedim|Rubinho]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Italy|name=[[Raffaele Palladino]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Uruguay|name=[[Diego Pollenta]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Italy|name=[[Francesco Modesto]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Italy|name=[[Andrea Gasbarroni]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Italy|name=[[Giuseppe Biava]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Italy|name=[[Alessandro Potenza]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Italy|name=[[Antonio Bocchetti]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Italy|name=[[Giandomenico Mesto]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Italy|name=[[Gianluca Pegolo]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs end}}
''For all transfers and loans pertaining to Genoa for the current season, please see; [[List of Italian football transfers 2007-08|2007–08 transfers]]''.
===Retired numbers===
{{main|Retired numbers in football (soccer)|l1=Retired numbers in football}}
*'''6''' – {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gianluca Signorini]], [[Libero|sweeper]], 1988–1995<ref>The number retirement could not be observed during the 2005–06 season because Serie C1 sides must use traditional 1 to 11 numbers</ref>
*'''12''' – The fans of ''Gradinata Nord'', "the twelfth man".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://web.dsc.unibo.it/~lauri/ig/gallery.html|publisher=La storia del Genoa|title=La Gradinata Nord|date=[[23 June]] 2007}}</ref>
===Notable players===
{{main|List of Genoa C.F.C. players}}
{{for|a list of all former and current Genoa players with a Wikipedia article|Category:Genoa C.F.C. players}}
Maurizio Ramon Turone (Italy)
Bruno Conti (Italy)
Morris Pagniello (Australia)
==Presidential history==
Below is the presidential history of Genoa, from when the club was first founded playing cricket and athletics, until the present day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://genoa1893.altervista.org/presid.htm|publisher=Genoa 1893|title=Presidenti Genoa|date=[[23 June]] 2007}}</ref>
<div style="font-size:100%">
{|
|width="10"|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Name
!rowspan="1"|Years
|-
|align=left|Charles De Grave Sells
|align=left|1893–1897
|-
|align=left|Hermann Bauer
|align=left|1897–1899
|-
|align=left|Daniel G. Fawcus
|align=left|1899–1904
|-
|align=left|Edoardo Pasteur
|align=left|1904–1909
|-
|align=left|Vieri A. Goetzloff
|align=left|1909–1910
|-
|align=left|Edoardo Pasteur
|align=left|1910–1911
|-
|align=left|Luigi Aicardi
|align=left|1911–1913
|-
|align=left|Geo Davidson
|align=left|1913–1920
|-
|align=left|Guido Sanguineti
|align=left|1920–1926
|-
|align=left|Vincent Ardissone
|align=left|1926–1933
|-
|align=left|Aldo Tarabini
|align=left|1933–1934
|-
|align=left|Alfredo Costa
|align=left|1934–1936
|-
|align=left|Juan Culiolo
|align=left|1936–1941
|-
|align=left|Nino Bertoni
|align=left|1941–1942
|-
|}
|width="30"|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Name
!rowspan="1"|Years
|-
|align=left|Giovanni Gavarone
|align=left|1942–1943
|-
|align=left|Nino Bertoni
|align=left|1943–1944
|-
|align=left|Aldo Mairano
|align=left|1944–1945
|-
|align=left|Antonio Lorenzo
|align=left|1945–1946
|-
|align=left|Edoardo Pasteur
|align=left|1946
|-
|align=left|Giovanni Peragallo
|align=left|1946
|-
|align=left|Massimo Poggi
|align=left|1946–1950
|-
|align=left|Ernesto Cauvin
|align=left|1951–1953
|-
|align=left|Ugo Valperga
|align=left|1953–1954
|-
|align=left|''Presidential Committee''
|align=left|1954–1958
|-
|align=left|Fausto Gadolla
|align=left|1958–1960
|-
|align=left|''Presidential Committee''
|align=left|1960–1963
|-
|align=left|Giacomo Berrino
|align=left|1963–1966
|-
|align=left|Ugo Maria Failla
|align=left|1966–1967
|}
|width="30"|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Name
!rowspan="1"|Years
|-
|align=left|Renzo Fossati
|align=left|1967–1970
|-
|align=left|Virgilio Bazzani
|align=left|1970
|-
|align=left|Angelo Tongiani
|align=left|1970–1971
|-
|align=left|Gianni Meneghini
|align=left|1971–1972
|-
|align=left|Giacomo Berrino
|align=left|1972–1974
|-
|align=left|Renzo Fossati
|align=left|1974–1985
|-
|align=left|Aldo Spinelli
|align=left|1985–1997
|-
|align=left|Massimo Mauro
|align=left|1997–1999
|-
|align=left|Gianni E. Scerni
|align=left|1999–2001
|-
|align=left|Luigi Dalla Costa
|align=left|2001–2003
|-
|align=left|Stefano Campoccia
|align=left|2003
|-
|align=left|Enrico Preziosi
|align=left|2003–2007
|-
|align=left|Giambattista Pastorello
|align=left|2007–present
|}
|}
</div>
==Managerial history==
Genoa have had many managers and trainers, some seasons they have had co-managers running the team, here is a chronological list of them from 1896 when they became a football club, onwards.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://genoa1893.altervista.org/mister.htm|publisher=Genoa1983.org|title=Mister Genoani|date=[[27 August]] 2007}}</ref>
<div style="font-size:100%">
{|
|width="10"|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Name
!rowspan="1"|Nationality
!rowspan="1"|Years
|-
|align=left|[[James Richardson Spensley]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1896–1907
|-
|align=left|''Technical Commission''
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1907–1912
|-
|align=left|[[William Garbutt]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1912–1927
|-
|align=left|[[Renzo De Vecchi]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1927–1930
|-
|align=left|Gèyza Szekany
|{{flagicon|Hungary}}
|align=left|1930–1931
|-
|align=left|[[Luigi Burlando]]<br>[[Guillermo Stábile]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}<br>{{flagicon|Argentina}}
|align=left|1931–1932
|-
|align=left|Karl Rumbold
|{{flagicon|Austria}}
|align=left|1932–1933
|-
|align=left|[[József Nagy (born 1892)|József Nagy]]
|{{flagicon|Hungary}}
|align=left|1933–1934
|-
|align=left|Vittorio Faroppa
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1934–1935
|-
|align=left|[[György Orth]]
|{{flagicon|Hungary}}
|align=left|1935–1936
|-
|align=left|[[Hermann Felsner]]
|{{flagicon|Austria}}
|align=left|1936–1937
|-
|align=left|[[William Garbutt]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1937–1939
|-
|align=left|[[Ottavio Barbieri]]<br />[[William Garbutt]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}<br />{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1939–1940
|-
|align=left|[[Ottavio Barbieri]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1940–1941
|-
|align=left|[[Guido Ara]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1941–1943
|-
|align=left|[[Ottavio Barbieri]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1945–1946
|-
|align=left|[[William Garbutt]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1946–1948
|-
|align=left|[[Federico Allasio]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1948–1949
|-
|align=left|John David Astley
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|1949–1950
|-
|align=left|[[Manlio Bacigalupo]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1950–1951
|-
|align=left|[[Imre Senkey]]
|{{flagicon|Hungary}}
|align=left|1951–1952
|-
|align=left|Giacinto Ellena
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1952–1953
|-
|align=left|[[György Sárosi]]
|{{flagicon|Hungary}}
|align=left|1953–1955
|-
|align=left|[[Renzo Magli]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1955–1958
|-
|align=left|[[Annibale Frossi]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1958–1959
|-
|align=left|Antonio Busini<br />Gipo Poggi
|{{flagicon|Italy}}<br />{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1959–1960
|-
|align=left|[[Annibale Frossi]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1960–1961
|-
|align=left|Renato Gei
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1961–1963
|-
|align=left|Beniamino Santos
|{{flagicon|Argentina}}
|align=left|1963–1964
|-
|align=left|[[Paulo Amaral]]
|{{flagicon|Brazil}}
|align=left|1964–1965
|-
|align=left|Luigi Bonizzoni
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1965–1966
|-
|align=left|[[Giorgio Ghezzi]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1966–1967
|-
|align=left|Livio Fongaro
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1967–1968
|-
|align=left|Aldo Campatelli
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1968–1969
|-
|align=left|Franco Viviani
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1969–1970
|-
|}
|width="30"|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Name
!rowspan="1"|Nationality
!rowspan="1"|Years
|-
|align=left|Arturo Silvestri
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1970–1974
|-
|align=left|Guido Vincenzi
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1974–1975
|-
|align=left|[[Luigi Simoni|Gigi Simoni]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1975–1978
|-
|align=left|Pietro Maroso
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1978–1979
|-
|align=left|Gianni Di Marzio
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1979–1980
|-
|align=left|[[Luigi Simoni|Gigi Simoni]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1980–1984
|-
|align=left|[[Tarcisio Burgnich]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1984–1986
|-
|align=left|Attilio Perotti
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1986–1987
|-
|align=left|[[Luigi Simoni|Gigi Simoni]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1987–1988
|-
|align=left|[[Franco Scoglio]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1988–1990
|-
|align=left|[[Osvaldo Bagnoli]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1990–1992
|-
|align=left|Bruno Giorgi
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1992–1993
|-
|align=left|Claudio Maselli
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1993–1994
|-
|align=left|[[Franco Scoglio]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1994–1995
|-
|align=left|[[Luigi Radice|Gigi Radice]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1995–1996
|-
|align=left|Attilio Perotti
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1996–1997
|-
|align=left|Gaetano Salvemini
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1996–1997
|-
|align=left|Claudio Maselli
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1997
|-
|align=left|[[Tarcisio Burgnich]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1997–1998
|-
|align=left|Giuseppe Pillon
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1998
|-
|align=left|[[Luigi Cagni]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1998
|-
|align=left|[[Delio Rossi]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1999–2000
|-
|align=left|[[Bruno Bolchi]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2000
|-
|align=left|[[Guido Carboni]]<br />Alfredo Magni
|{{flagicon|Italy}}<br />{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2000–2001
|-
|align=left|[[Bruno Bolchi]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2001
|-
|align=left|[[Franco Scoglio]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2001
|-
|align=left|[[Edoardo Reja]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2001–2002
|-
|align=left|[[Claudio Onofri]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2002
|-
|align=left|Vincenzo Torrente<br />Rino Lavezzini
|{{flagicon|Italy}}<br />{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2003
|-
|align=left|[[Roberto Donadoni]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2003
|-
|align=left|[[Luigi De Canio]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2004
|-
|align=left|[[Serse Cosmi]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2004–2005
|-
|align=left| [[Francesco Guidolin]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2005
|-
|align=left|[[Giovanni Vavassori]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2005–2006
|-
|align=left|[[Gian Piero Gasperini]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2006–present
|-
|}
|}
</div>
==Colours, badge and nicknames==
[[Image:OldGenoaCFCBadge.png|thumb|right|115px|A previous badge.]]
As Genoa was founded by [[Englishmen]] the first ever colours of the club resembled that of the [[England national football team]].<ref name=rsssf>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/genoa.html| title=Genoa Cricket & Football Club - Short Historical Overview 1893-1960| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> Not long into the club's footballing history, the kit was changed to white and blue stripes in [[1899 in football (soccer)|1899]]; the blue was chosen to represent the sea as Genoa is a [[port city]]. Finally the club settled for their most famous red and blue halves shirt, this gained them the nickname of ''[[rossoblu]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goalgoal.it/calcio/1001038/Genoa/1001038-Di-Vaio-e-leuforia-rossoblu.html|publisher=GoalGoal.it|title=Di Vaio e l'euforia rossoblu|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref>
One of the nicknames of Genoa is ''Il Grifone '' which means "the [[griffin]]"; this is derived from the [[coat of arms]] belonging to the city of Genoa. The coat of arms features two golden griffins, either side of the [[St George's Cross]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.comuni-italiani.it/010/025/stemma.html|publisher=Comuni-Italiani|title=Stemma Comune di Genova|date=[[24 June]] 2007}}</ref> The actual club badge of ''Genoa Cricket and Football Club'' is heavily derived from the city coat of arms, but also incorporated the club's red and blue colours.
==Supporters and rivalries==
Genoa have around a million fans in Italy, mostly from [[Liguria]], however they are also popular in [[Piedmont]] and the [[Aosta Valley]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://espresso.repubblica.it/dettaglio-archivio/163496|publisher=L'Expresso|title=''L'altra metà del pallone'': Supporters of football clubs in Italy|date=April 2006}}</ref> The seafaring traditions of the genoese and the presence of genoese communities in distant countries did much to spread the appeal of Genoa much further than just Italy, as there are fan clubs in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Tokyo]], [[Toronto]], [[New York]], [[San Francisco]], [[Iceland]] and other places.
[[Image:Genova-Genoa in A-2007-DSCF0461.JPG|right|180px|thumb|Genoa fans in 2007, celebrating their return to ''Serie A''.]]
The most significant and traditional rivalry for Genoa, is the inner-city one with the club whom they share a ground with; [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]. The two clubs compete together in the heated ''[[Derby della Lanterna]]'' ("Derby of the Lantern"); a reference to the [[Genoa#Main sights|Genoa lighthouse]].<ref name="rival">{{cite news|url=http://www.footballderbies.com/index.php?country=2
|publisher=FootballDerbies.com|title= Football Derby matches in Italy|date=[[29 June]] [[2007]]}}</ref> The [[ultras]] of Genoa also have a strong distaste for [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]], after a tragedy in January 1995 when Genoa fan Vincenzo Spagnolo was stabbed to death by a Milanese hooligan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.italymag.co.uk/italy_regions/liguria_emilia_romagna/2007/sports/genoa-bans-milan-fans-from-sunday-match/
|publisher=ItalyMag.co.uk|title= Genoa Fans Milan Fans From Sunday Match|date=[[29 June]] [[2007]]}}</ref>
Conversely, the fans of Genoa have a long standing friendship with Torino F.C. and [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]]<ref name="fans">{{cite news|url=http://website.lineone.net/~view_from_the_terrace/italsce.html
|publisher=View from the Terrace|title= Italian Ultras Scene|date=[[29 June]] [[2007]]}}</ref> which goes back to 1982. On the last day of the [[Serie B 2006-07|2006–07]] season, the clubs drew 0–0 ensuring both were promoted back into Serie A; Genoa [[ultras]] could be seen holding up banners saying "benvenuto fratello napoletano", meaning, "Welcome, Neapolitan brothers," and the two sets of fans celebrated together.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sscnapoli.it/UserFiles/File/photogallery/stagione_06_07/070610_genoa_napoli/index.html
|publisher=SSCNapoli.it|title= Genoa and Napoli|date=[[29 June]] [[2007]]}}</ref>
== Honours ==
=== National titles ===
'''[[Italian Football Championship]]''' / '''[[Serie A]]: 9'''
:*'''Champions''': [[Italian Football Championship 1898|1898]]; [[Italian Football Championship 1899|1899]]; [[Italian Football Championship 1900|1900]]; [[Italian Football Championship 1902|1902]]; [[Italian Football Championship 1903|1903]]; [[Italian Football Championship 1904|1904]]; [[Italian Football Championship 1914-15|1914–15]]; [[Italian Football Championship 1922-23|1922–23]]; [[Italian Football Championship 1923-24|1923–24]]
:*'''Runners-up''': [[Italian Football Championship 1901|1901]]; [[Italian Football Championship 1905|1905]]; [[Italian Football Championship 1927-28|1927–28]]; [[Serie A 1929-30|1929–30]]
'''[[Coppa Italia]]: 1'''
:* '''Winners''': 1936–37
:* ''' Runners-up''': 1939-40
'''[[Serie B]]: 6'''
:* '''Champions''': [[Serie B 1934-35|1934–35]], [[Serie B 1952-53|1952–53]], 1961–62, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1988–89
:*'''Runners-up''': 1980–81
:*'''Promoted''': [[Serie B 2006-07|2006–07]]
'''[[Serie C]]''' / '''[[Serie C1]]: 1'''
:*'''Champions''': 1970–71
:*'''Runners-up''': [[Serie C1 2005-06|2005–06]]
'''Palla Dapples: 13'''
:*'''Winners''': 1903–1909
===European titles===
'''[[UEFA Cup]]'''
:* '''Semifnalists:''' [[UEFA Cup 1991-92|1991-92]]
'''[[Mitropa Cup]]:'''
:*''' Runners-up:''' 1990
:*'''Quarter-finalists''': 1929
'''[[Coppa delle Alpi]]: 3'''
:*'''Winners''': 1962, 1964, 1991
'''[[Anglo-Italian Cup]]: 2'''
:*'''Winners''': 1996
'''Spagnolo Trophy: 5'''
:*'''Winners''': 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006
== References ==
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==External links==
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