- Rimini Calcio F.C.
Football club infobox
clubname = Rimini
fullname = Rimini Calcio Football Club SRL
nickname = "Biancorosso" (white-reds)
founded = 1912
ground =Stadio Romeo Neri ,Rimini ,Italy
capacity = 9,768 | chairman = flagicon|ItalyLuca Benedettini
manager = flagicon|ItalyElvio Selighini
league =Serie B
season = 2006-07
position =Serie B , 5th
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leftarm2=000000|body2=000000|rightarm2=000000|shorts2=000000|socks2=000000Rimini Calcio F.C. is an Italian football club based in
Rimini ,Emilia-Romagna . The club was founded in 1912 and currently plays inSerie B , after having won theSerie C1/B title in 2004-05 season. Their home ground is the 10,000-seatStadio Romeo Neri .History
The club was founded as Libertas Rimini in 1912, and first adopted their trademark red and white shirts in the 1920s, the 1929-30 season also saw the building of the stadium still used by the club today;
Stadio Romeo Neri . The club name was changed to Rimini Calcio F.C. in 1938.League
Rimini competed in regional leagues (the equivalent of the modern day
Serie C system) for many years of their existence. They were unable to gain promotion toSerie B until 1976.During the 1970s the club spent three seasons in Serie B, finishing in the bottom half of the table; they were relegated in 1978-79, but achieved promotion straight back up the following season. Rimini were relegated again during 1981-82, this time however, they did not achieve promotion back up straight away. Rimini spent the next twenty-four seasons in the
Serie C league system, dropping as low as C2/C at one point.However, the 2000s proved to be a brighter time for Rimini; they reached the C2/B playoffs six successive times before gaining promotion to C1/A. In 2004-05, they became
Serie C champions (as well as Serie C1 Super Cup winners) and returned toSerie B for the first time since the early 1970s.Recent times
On September 9, 2006, Rimini gained the national news after having gained a shocking 1-1 home draw against
Juventus F.C. , with Italian-Argentine attacking midfielderAdrián Ricchiuti scoring the equaliser, despite a sending off for Rimini midfielderDomenico Cristiano soon after the 1-0 Juventus lead. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5331226.stm BBC.co.uk] ] They even reached the top ofSerie B by early 2007.Current squad
"As of
August 29 ,2008 " [cite web|publisher=Rimini Calcio|language=Italian|accessdate=2008-08-29|title=PRIMA SQUADRA - LA ROSA|url=http://www.riminicalcio.com/_vti_g1_ps.rosa.aspx?rpstry=5_]Notable former players
*flagicon|Italy
Matteo Brighi
*flagicon|ItalySergio Floccari
*flagicon|GhanaAhmed Barusso
*flagicon|ItalyCristiano Doni
*flagicon|ArgentinaJulio Libonatti
*flagicon|Bosnia and HerzegovinaZlatan Muslimović
*flagicon|ItalyDaniele Zoratto
*flagicon|BrazilDigão
*flagicon|Brazil Jeda
*flagicon|ItalyAndrea Consigli
*flagicon|SloveniaSamir Handanovič Notable former coaches
*flagicon|Argentina
Helenio Herrera
*flagicon|ItalyArrigo Sacchi Honours
Serie C
*Champions: 1975-76, 2004-05
**Promoted: 1979-80Super Coppa di Lega Serie C1
*Winners: 2004-05Serie C2/B
*Promoted: 2002-03References
External links
*it icon [http://www.riminicalcio.com/ Official site]
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