Reggina Calcio

Reggina Calcio

Infobox Football club
clubname = Reggina


fullname = Reggina Calcio SpA
nickname = "Amaranto" (Dark-reds)
founded = 1914 (U.S. Reggio Calabria)
1986 (Reggina Calcio)
ground = Stadio Oreste Granillo,
Reggio Calabria, Italy
capacity = 27,763
chairman = flagicon|Italy Pasquale Foti
manager = flagicon|Italy Nevio Orlandi
league = Serie A
season = 2007-08
position = Serie A, 16th
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:"Not to be confused with A.C. Reggiana 1919, a Serie C2 team."

Reggina Calcio are the main football club of the Italian city of Reggio Calabria, Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in the Italian top flight league, Serie A, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo. They are nicknamed "amaranto" (dark-reds) after their official colour.

History

The club was founded in January 11, 1914 as "Unione Sportiva Reggio Calabria", and changed name many times ("Società Calcistica Reggio", "Reggio Foot Ball Club", "Associazione Sportiva Reggina", "Società Sportiva La Dominante"), finally assuming their current denomination in 1984.

In recent years, Reggina have been alternating between the top two levels of the Italian league. They reached the Italian top division Serie A for the first time in 1999. Two years later, they lost a relegation playoff against Verona, being consequently relegated to Serie B. Reggina finished third in Serie B in 2002, earning a return to Serie A. In 2003, Reggina survived a relegation playoff against Atalanta.

They were indicted in 2006 for sporting fraud as part of the second wave of Serie A scandal investigations. Originally punished with a 15-point deduction for the Serie A 2006-07, [cite news
url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=446293.html
title=Reggina given Serie A reprieve
publisher=UEFA.com
date=August 17, 2006
accessdate=2006-08-18
] then reduced to 11 points following appeal. [cite news
url=http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/6264372
title=Reggina match-fixing penalty reduced by four points
publisher=foxsports.com
date=December 12, 2006
accessdate=2006-12-12
] Despite the heavy deduction of points, Reggina managed to save from relegation, defeating fresh UEFA Champions League winners AC Milan on the final matchday and ending the season with 40 points (including the deduction), just one single point above the third relegation spot, occupied by Chievo. They however poorly started their 2007–08 campaign, causing head coach Massimo Ficcadenti to be sacked and replaced by Renzo Ulivieri.cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/nov1m.html|publisher=Football Italia|date=2007-11-01|accessdate=2007-11-01|title=Reggina call on Ulivieri] A third managerial change, with Ulivieri fired and replacing with team scout Nevio Orlandi, proved to be successful as Reggina improved their results and performances, escaping relegation in advance of one week. Orlandi was subsequently confirmed at the helm of the "amaranto" for the 2008–09 season.

Reggina are fierce rivals with neighbours F.C. Messina Peloro, who are just a fifteen-minute ferry ride apart from each other. Twice every season they clash in the "Derby dello Stretto" (Strait of Messina Derby), which is currently on hiatus following Messina's relegation to Serie D for the 2008-09 season due to financial problems.

Current squad

"As of 2008-09-15"

Out on loan

Notable former players

* Nicola Amoruso
* Rolando Bianchi
* Emiliano Bonazzoli
* Benito Carbone
* Aimo Stefano Diana
* David Di Michele
* Davide Dionigi
* Martin Jiránek
* Mohamed Kallon
* Giandomenico Mesto
* Mozart
* Shunsuke Nakamura
* Carlos Humberto Paredes
* Simone Perrotta
* Andrea Pirlo
* Massimo Taibi
* Jorge Vargas
* Damian Álvarez

Managerial history

Reggina have had many managers and trainers throughout the history of a club, in some seasons more than one manager was in charge. Here is an incomplete chronological list of them from 1928 onwards when the club became "AS Reggina".

References

External links

* en icon [http://www.regginacalcio.com Official site]


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