San Marino Calcio
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clubname = San Marino |
image = [[Image:San Marino Calcio logo.png|118px|logo]] |
fullname = San Marino Calcio SRL |
nickname = ''Titani'' (Titans) |
founded = 1960 |
ground = [[Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)|Stadio Olimpico]]<br/>[[Serravalle, San Marino|Serravalle]], [[San Marino]] |
capacity = 7,000 |
chairman = [[Daniele De Luigi]] |
manager = [[Fabrizio Tazzioli]] |
league = [[Serie C2|Serie C2/B]] |
season = [[Serie C1 2006-07|2006–07]] |
position = [[Serie C1|Serie C1/B]], 17th |
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'''San Marino Calcio''' is a [[San Marino|Sanmarinese]] [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[Serravalle, San Marino|Serravalle]]. The club was founded in 1960,<ref name="history">{{cite news |url=http://www.sanmarinocalcio.com/default.asp?id=1070|title=San Marino Calcio history|language=Italian|accessdate=2007-10-25|publisher=www.sanmarinocalcio.com}}</ref> as '''S.S. Serenissima''' (''Società Sportiva Serenissima''). Serenissima merged with the old '''[[A.C. Juvenes/Dogana|S.S. Juvenes]]''' in 1973, changing its name to '''A.C. San Marino'''<ref name="history"/> (''Associazione Calcio San Marino'') and in 1988–89 to its current name, San Marino Calcio.<ref name="history"/>
== History ==
The club was founded in 1960 by the [[San Marino Football Federation]],<ref name="history"/> in order to have a professional team represent the [[Republic of San Marino]] in the [[Italian football league system|Italian league]]. The club was later purchased by Sanmarinese and Italian [[entrepreneur]]s.<ref name="history"/>
San Marino Calcio is the only professional football team in the [[Republic of San Marino]] allowed to play exclusively in the [[Italian football league system]]. Since the [[Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio|San Marino Football League]] is completely amateur, the club is also the only professional team in the Republic. Another team from San Marino, [[A.C. Juvenes/Dogana]], competed in the amateur levels of Italian football and in the Sanmarinese league.<ref name="history"/>
=== Early years ===
A.C. San Marino began playing in 1960 in the [[Seconda Categoria]], since the [[Terza Categoria]] did not exist in the [[Italian football league system]] at that time. After being promoted from the Seconda Categoria, the team began playing in the higher level [[Promozione]] before being relegated to the [[Prima Categoria]] in the 1976–77 season. They continued to play in the Prima Categoria for the next four seasons until they won the Prima Categoria championship and were promoted to the Promozione again in the 1979–80 season. A.C. San Marino's stay in the Promozione was short lived, however; within two seasons they were relegated to the Prima Categoria.<ref name="history"/>
A.C. San Marino established themselves as a yo–yo club as they were once again promoted to the Promozione as champions in the 1984–85 season. The team then saw back-to-back championships as they won the Promozione the following season, and were promoted for the first time to the [[Serie D]], the highest semi-professional league in Italy. The team's success continued as they finished in second place in Serie D in the 1986–87 season and went on to become league champions in 1987–88. In the 1988–89 season, the team appeared in the lowest level Italian professional league, [[Serie C2]].<ref name="history"/>
In 1988 A.C. San Marino became a [[joint stock company]] and changed its name from A.C. San Marino to San Marino Calcio. The renamed team was relegated to Serie D in the 1989–90 season after finishing 17th in Serie C2. San Marino Calcio were again relegated, this time to [[Eccellenza]], in the 1991–92 season after finishing 17th, but were again promoted to Serie D in the 1992–93 season. In the 1995–96 season San Marino Calcio were relegated to Eccellenza after a three-year stay in Serie D, but after winning the championship of Eccellenza, they were again promoted to Serie D, in the 1996–97 season.<ref name="history"/>
The team's success was due in part to the appointment of the [[San Marino national football team]] manager [[Giampaolo Mazza]], who led them to two non-consecutive Eccellenza championships. In the 1999–2000 season San Marino Calcio were promoted to the Serie C2 for only the second time in their history, as champions of Serie D.<ref name="history"/>
=== Post millennium ===
San Marino Calcio began the new millennium in the fourth level of professional Italian football, receiving a boost from the arrival of legendary San Marino player [[Andy Selva]]. They consolidated their place in [[Serie C2]] by finishing in the top half of the league standings for the next three seasons.<ref name="history"/> The team made their way into the 2003–04 [[Play off#Playoff in Association football|play-off]] final, but was defeated, and remained in Serie C2 after finishing fourth in the league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanmarinocalcio.com/default.asp?id_s=20&id=1114&step=2|title=Serie C2/B 2003–04 league table|language=Italian|accessdate=2007-12-09|publisher=www.sanmarinocalcio.com}}</ref> San Marino Calcio's 2004–05 season was more successful: they reached and won the play-off final, reaching [[Serie C1]], the highest level the team has ever achieved. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanmarinocalcio.com/default.asp?step=2&id=1114&id_campionato=24&id_s=21|title=Serie C2/B 2004–05 league table|language=Italian|accessdate=2007-12-09|publisher=www.sanmarinocalcio.com}}</ref> The team currently plays in Serie C2, having being relegated during the 2006–07 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerway.com/national/Italy/serie-c1/2006-2007/girone-b|title=Serie C2/B 2006–07 league table|accessdate=2007-10-25|publisher=www.soccerway.com}}</ref>
In December 2006, the chairman of the club Werther Cornieti left because of alleged controversy and criticism during a sports broadcast. Daniele de Luigi was confirmed later as chairman of San Marino Calcio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerway.com/national/Italy/serie-c1/2006-2007/girone-b|title=Serie C2/B 2006–07 league table|accessdate=2007-10-25|publisher=www.soccerway.com}}</ref>
==Colours and badge==
The club's home [[Kit (association football)|kit]] consists of a light blue shirt with white and black inserts, black shorts, and black socks.<ref name="colours">{{cite news |url=http://www.sanmarinocalcio.com/default.asp?id=1104|title=San Marino Calcio shirts colours|language=Italian|accessdate=2007-12-01|publisher=www.sanmarinocalcio.com}}</ref>
Their away kit consists of a white shirt with dark blue inserts, white shorts, and black socks.<ref name="colours"/>
San Marino Calcio released a third kit for merchandising, which consists of a red shirt with dark blue inserts, red shorts, and red socks.<ref name="colours"/>
The golden frame of their badge contains the team name and the phrase "''Titanus aggressurus Olympum''", which refers to the [[Titan (mythology)|Titans]] in [[Greek mythology]]. Pictured in the center of the badge is a Titan. In Italian, the word "''Titan''" signifies both the race of mythological gods and [[Monte Titano]], the highest point in San Marino. The left-hand circle represents the badge of [[S.P. Tre Penne|Tre Penne]], one of San Marino Calcio's two founding teams, and the right-hand circle represents the old San Marino Calcio badge.
== Stadio Olimpico ==
{{details|Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)}}
The Stadio Olimpico is the home of San Marino Calcio in [[Serravalle, San Marino|Serravalle]] and was constructed in 1969. It is also home to the [[San Marino national football team]] and the Serravalle-based football club [[A.C. Juvenes/Dogana]]. The Stadio Olimpico is an [[all-seater stadium]] and has a capacity of 7,000.<ref name="stadium">{{cite news |url=http://www.sanmarinocalcio.com/default.asp?id=1069|title=San Marino Calcio's Stadio Olimpico|language=Italian|accessdate=2007-10-25|publisher=www.sanmarinocalcio.com}}</ref>
== Current squad ==
''As of [[25 October]] [[2007]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanmarinocalcio.com/default.asp?id=1098|title=''Squad lists and profile''|language=Italian|accessdate=2007-10-25|publisher= ''www.sanmarinocalcio.com''}}</ref>
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{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=GK | name= [[Emiliano Dei]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=SMR | pos=GK | name= [[Aldo Simoncini]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=DF | name= [[Filippo Chiappa]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=DF | name= [[Pasquale D'Aniello]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=DF | name= [[Roberto Di Maio]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=DF | name= [[Michele Florindo]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=DF | name= [[Francesco Indirli]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=DF | name= [[Mirko Taccola]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=DF | name= [[Federico Tafani]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=MF | name= [[Francesco Amantini]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=MF | name= [[Simone Berardi]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ARG | pos=MF | name= [[Federico Capece]]}}
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{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=MF | name= [[Andrea Chiopris Gori]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=MF | name= [[Roberto Corradi]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=MF | name= [[Alessandro Evangelisti]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=MF | name= [[Luigi Grassi]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=MF | name= [[Tiziano Mottola]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=MF | name= [[Lorenzo Paoli]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=MF | name= [[Alessandro Turchetta]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=BRA | pos=FW | name= [[Alejandro Aragao Da Cruz]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=FW | name= [[Eupremio Carruezzo]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=FW | name= [[Christian Longobardi]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=FW | name= [[Giordano Meloni]]}}
{{Fs player |no=| nat=ITA | pos=FW | name= [[Simone Mortaro]]}}
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==Notable Players==
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* [[Andy Selva]] – [[San Marino national football team|San Marino's]] all time leading goalscorer
* [[Aldo Simoncini]] - [[San Marino national football team|San Marino's]] current goalkeeper
* [[Giampaolo Mazza]] - Current manager of the [[San Marino national football team]]
* [[Mattia Biso]] - Currently plays for [[Calcio Catania|Catania]]
* [[Andrea Bracaletti]] - Made 94 appearances for San Marino Calcio
* [[Roberto Colombo (footballer)|Roberto Colombo]] - Currently plays for [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]]
* [[Salvatore Ferraro]] - Former [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Inter Milan]] player
* [[Davide Marchini]] - Currently plays for [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
* [[Federico Piovaccari]] - Former [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Inter Milan]] player
* [[Mirko Taccola]] - Former [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Inter Milan]] and [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]] player
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==Honours==
:''As of [[8 December]] [[2007]].''<ref name="history"/>
'''[[Serie C2]]: 0'''
:*'''Champions''':
:*'''Runners-up''':
:*'''Promoted''': 2004–05 (Via Play–offs)
'''[[Serie D]]: 2'''
:*'''Champions''': 1987–88, 1999–2000
:*'''Runners-up''': 1986–87
'''[[Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna]]''': 2'''
:*'''Champions''': 1992–93, 1996–1997
'''[[Promozione]] Emilia-Romagna''': 1'''
:*'''Champions''': 1985–86
'''[[Prima Categoria]]''': 2'''
:*'''Champions''': 1979–80, 1984–85
== References ==
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==External links==
*{{it icon}} [http://www.sanmarinocalcio.com/ Official site of San Marino Calcio]
*{{it icon}} [http://www.fsgc.sm/ Federazione Sammarinese Giuoco Calcio]
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