- F.C. Crotone
Football club infobox
clubname = Crotone
fullname = Football Club Crotone SRL
nickname = "Pitagorici" "Squali" (Sharks)
founded = 1923
ground =Stadio Ezio Scida ,Crotone ,Italy
capacity = 9,631 | chairman = flagicon|ItalyRaffaele Vrenna
manager = flagicon|ItalyGuido Carboni
league = Lega Pro Prima Divisione - B
season = 2007-08
position = Serie C1/B, 4th
pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_red_stripes|pattern_ra1=
leftarm1=000080|body1=000080|rightarm1=000080|shorts1=000080|socks1=FF0000
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leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFFFootball Club Crotone is a football club based in
Crotone ,Calabria . The club was formed in 1923 and currently plays in ItalianLega Pro Prima Divisione . The team's colors are dark blue and red.History
The first team from Crotone, Milone Crotone, was founded in 1923 and participated in several minor leagues including the so-called "Prima Division", the equivalent of today's
Serie C . Following World War II, a new club, Unione Sportiva Crotone replaced the previous one, playing seven seasons in Serie C. In 1963 the club was relegated toSerie D , but returned toSerie C the following year and played there for fourteen consecutive seasons, missing promotion in 1977 when finishing third behindA.S. Bari andPaganese Calcio 1926 . In 1978, following the Italian football league reorganisation, Crotone was relegated to Serie C2 and the following year was declared bankrupt. A new club, Associazione Sportiva Crotone, started again in the "Prima Categoria", the eighth level of Italian football. Crotone was promoted to Serie C2 in 1984/1985, but only for one season. Their name was changed to Kroton Calcio and the club was promoted again to Serie C2 after the 1986/1987 season, where it played until 1991. A second bankruptcy led to the foundation of Football Club Crotone Calcio withRaffaele Vrenna as chairman, starting in the "Promozione" (7th level). Crotone gained successive promotions to Serie C2 in 1997 and Serie C1 in 1998 winning in the play-offs first against Locri and thenBenevento Calcio . They achieved promotion toSerie B for the first time in their history in 2000 withAntonello Cuccureddu as manager. Relegated back to Serie C1 in 2002, Crotone achievedSerie B status two years later through the play-offs (0-0 and 3-0 againstA.S. Viterbese Calcio ) and played there until 2006/07, where a 21st-place finish resulted in relegation back to Serie C1.Current first team squad
"As of
2008-05-08 " [cite web |url=http://www.crotonecalcio.com/stagione2008.htm |publisher=CrotoneCalcio.com |language=Italian |title=La Rosa 2007-08 |accessdate=2008-05-08]References
Notable former players
*flagicon|Morocco
Jamal Alioui
*flagicon|ChileNicolás Córdova
*flagicon|ItalyAndrea Deflorio
*flagicon|ItalyPasquale Foggia
*flagicon|ItalyAntonio Mirante
*flagicon|ArgentinaGustavo Reggi
*flagicon|ItalyGeneroso Rossi External links
* [http://www.fccrotone.it/ Crotone's official website]
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