San Marino Calcio 2876798 224009224 2008-07-06T22:38:49Z Retepretep 4608213 /* Current squad */ {{otheruses4|the [[football team|football club]] from [[San Marino]]|the national team|San Marino national football team}} {{Football club infobox | 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&ndash;07]] | position = [[Serie C1|Serie C1/B]], 17th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_thinwhitesides|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=7EC9E4|body1=7EC9E4|rightarm1=7EC9E4|shorts1=000000|socks1=000000| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=_thinbluesides|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=000000|socks2=000000| }} '''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&ndash;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&ndash;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&ndash;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&ndash;yo club as they were once again promoted to the Promozione as champions in the 1984&ndash;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&ndash;87 season and went on to become league champions in 1987&ndash;88. In the 1988&ndash;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&ndash;90 season after finishing 17th in Serie C2. San Marino Calcio were again relegated, this time to [[Eccellenza]], in the 1991&ndash;92 season after finishing 17th, but were again promoted to Serie D in the 1992&ndash;93 season. In the 1995&ndash;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&ndash;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&ndash;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&ndash;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&ndash;04 league table|language=Italian|accessdate=2007-12-09|publisher=www.sanmarinocalcio.com}}</ref> San Marino Calcio's 2004&ndash;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&ndash;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&ndash;07 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerway.com/national/Italy/serie-c1/2006-2007/girone-b|title=Serie C2/B 2006&ndash;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&ndash;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> {{Fs start}} {{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]]}} {{fs mid}} {{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]]}} {{Fs end}} ==Notable Players== {| |valign="top"| * [[Andy Selva]] &ndash; [[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 |width="120"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| |} ==Honours== :''As of [[8 December]] [[2007]].''<ref name="history"/> '''[[Serie C2]]: 0''' :*'''Champions''': :*'''Runners-up''': :*'''Promoted''': 2004&ndash;05 (Via Play&ndash;offs) '''[[Serie D]]: 2''' :*'''Champions''': 1987&ndash;88, 1999&ndash;2000 :*'''Runners-up''': 1986&ndash;87 '''[[Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna]]''': 2''' :*'''Champions''': 1992&ndash;93, 1996&ndash;1997 '''[[Promozione]] Emilia-Romagna''': 1''' :*'''Champions''': 1985&ndash;86 '''[[Prima Categoria]]''': 2''' :*'''Champions''': 1979&ndash;80, 1984&ndash;85 == References == {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== *{{it icon}} [http://www.sanmarinocalcio.com/ Official site of San Marino Calcio] *{{it icon}} [http://www.fsgc.sm/ Federazione Sammarinese Giuoco Calcio] {{fb start}} {{Serie C2}} {{fb end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:San Marino}} [[Category:San Marino Calcio]] [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1960]] [[Category:Italian football clubs]] [[Category:Sammarinese football clubs]] [[Category:Serie C1 clubs]] [[Category:Serie C2 clubs]] [[ca:San Marino Calcio]] [[de:San Marino Calcio]] [[fr:Saint-Marin Calcio]] [[id:San Marino Calcio]] [[it:San Marino Calcio]] [[hu:San Marino Calcio]] [[nl:San Marino Calcio]] [[no:San Marino Calcio]] [[sk:San Marino Calcio]]