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Virtus Entella
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Full name	; Virtus Entella S.r.l.
Nickname(s)	; Biancocelesti (the White-Light-Blues); Diavoli neri (the Black Devils)
Founded	; 1914; 104 years ago (1914)(as F.B.C. Entella);
Ground	; Stadio Comunale,; Chiavari, Italy;
Capacity	; 5,535
Chairman	; Antonio Gozzi;
Manager	; Roberto Boscaglia;
League	; Serie C;
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	; Current season;

Virtus Entella (usually referred to as simply Entella or Chiavari Entella) is an Italian association football club, based in Chiavari, Liguria. They will compete in Serie C for the 2018-19 season after playing in Serie B for four seasons.

History

1914: Foundation

The club was founded in 1914 as Foot-Ball Club Entella. It took its name from the river Entella, flowing between Chiavari and Lavagna.^[2]

2001: Bankrupt

Foot-Ball Club Entella went bankrupt in 2001.

2002: Refoundation

It was refounded in 2002 as Unione Sportiva Valle Sturla Entella. In the summer of 2010 it was renamed Virtus Entella, after had been admitted in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In summer 2012, Virtus Entella was promoted, for the first time, to Lega Pro Prima Divisione by repechange to fill the vacancies created.^[3] They completed the 2012–13 season in style, taking part to the promotion playoff, where they were defeated by Lecce in the semi-finals.

In the 2013–14 season, Virtus Entella took part to the Girone A of the Italian third tier, and topped the league for most of the season. On 4 May 2014, a 2–1 away win at Cremonese in the final day of the season ensured Virtus Entella the league championship title and a spot in the 2014–15 Serie B, in what will be the club's first appearance ever in the Italian second tier.

2014: Serie B Period

The team was promoted in Serie B for the first time in history in 2014. In the 2014–15 season they got relegated once again, in the relegation playoffs as they lost to Modena. But after the relegation of Calcio Catania to Lega Pro for sporting fraud it was readmitted to Serie B. Virtus Entella finished 19th at the conclusion of the 2017–18 season and lost a relegation playoff to Ascoli by virtue of being the lower ranked team after the two-legged tie finished 0-0 on aggregate.

2018: Return to Serie C

The team returned to the Italian third tier, now named Serie C for the 2018-19 season.

Current squad

As of 13 February 2018.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Andrea Paroni
2	DF	Eros De Santis (on loan from Roma)
3	DF	Naser Aliji
4	DF	Francesco Belli
5	DF	Luca Ceccarelli
6	DF	Michele Cremonesi (on loan from SPAL)
7	MF	Luca Nizzetto
8	MF	Michele Troiano (captain)
9	FW	Davide Luppi (on loan from Verona)
10	FW	Giuseppe De Luca (on loan from Atalanta)
11	MF	Simone Icardi
12	GK	Samuele Massolo
13	DF	Simone Benedetti
14	MF	Mirko Eramo
15	DF	Michele Pellizzer

No.	Position	Player
16	FW	Leonardo Gatto
17	MF	Francesco Ardizzone
18	FW	Azdren Llullaku
19	FW	Andrea La Mantia
20	FW	Davide Diaw
21	MF	Manuel Di Paola
22	GK	Alessandro Iacobucci
23	MF	Marco Crimi
24	FW	Tomi Petrovic
25	MF	Gennaro Acampora (on loan from Spezia)
26	FW	Michele Currarino
27	MF	Jan Havlena
29	DF	Davide Brivio (on loan from Genoa)
30	MF	Mattia Aramu (on loan from Torino)
32	DF	Toni Nikic

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Aladin Ayoub (on loan at Mestre until 30 June 2018)
		GK	Daniele Borra (on loan at Carrarese until 30 June 2018)
		DF	Joel Baraye (on loan at Carrarese until 30 June 2018)
		DF	Gabriel Cleur (on loan at Robur Siena until 30 June 2018)
		DF	Fabio Gerli (on loan at Robur Siena until 30 June 2018)
		DF	Luca Oneto (on loan at Südtirol until 30 June 2018)
		DF	Nicola Stefanelli (on loan at Mestre until 30 June 2018)

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Raul Zucchetti (on loan at Prato until 30 June 2018)
		DF	Valerio Zigrossi (on loan at Cuneo until 30 June 2018)
		MF	Héctor Otín (on loan at Marbella until 30 June 2018)
		MF	Luca Tremolada (on loan at Ternana until 30 June 2018)
		FW	Francesco Puntoriere (on loan at Catanzaro until 30 June 2018)
		FW	Dany Mota (on loan at Sassuolo U-19 until 30 June 2018)

Notable former players

Julio Alcorsé

Nicolas Cinalli

Cristiano Bacci

Manlio Bacigalupo

Gianpaolo Castorina

Francesco Conti

Gino Ferrer Callegari

Rosario Di Vincenzo

Matteo Matteazzi

Simone Pasticcio

Silvano Raggio Garibaldi

Luciano Spalletti

Giuliano Taccola

Stefano Vavoli

Presidents and managers

Antonio Gozzi has been the President of the Virtus Entella since 2007. He was arrested and released in March 2015.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ https://int.soccerway.com/teams/italy/acd-virtus-entella/12109/

^ Aldo Pio Feoli (2014-11-29). "I Diavoli Neri nell'inferno del Comunale: per l'Entella è la prima in Serie B". www.ilciriaco.it. Retrieved May 11, 2015.

^ http://www.entella.it/prima-squadra/1195-ripescaggio-ufficiale-il-presidente-gozzi-grazie-chiavari.html^{[permanent dead link]}

^ http://www.ilsecoloxix.it/p/levante/2015/03/20/AR40d9rD-indietro_chiedero_arresto.shtml

^ http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/Affaire-Kubla-Gozzi-Totale-estraneit-Marted-dimissioni-da-Federacciai-76587675-662c-43ae-b534-4609ee7261a8.html

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.

^ http://www.ilsecoloxix.it/p/levante/2015/03/24/ARtotbuD-presidenza_comitato_federacciai.shtml

External links

Official site

[1] ttps://int.soccerway.com/teams/italy/acd-virtus-entella/12109/

[2] Aldo Pio Feoli (2014-11-29). "I Diavoli Neri nell'inferno del Comunale: per l'Entella è la prima in Serie B". www.ilciriaco.it. Retrieved May 11, 2015.

[3] ttp://www.entella.it/prima-squadra/1195-ripescaggio-ufficiale-il-presidente-gozzi-grazie-chiavari.html^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] ttp://www.ilsecoloxix.it/p/levante/2015/03/20/AR40d9rD-indietro_chiedero_arresto.shtml

[5] ttp://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/Affaire-Kubla-Gozzi-Totale-estraneit-Marted-dimissioni-da-Federacciai-76587675-662c-43ae-b534-4609ee7261a8.html

[6] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.

[7] ttp://www.ilsecoloxix.it/p/levante/2015/03/24/ARtotbuD-presidenza_comitato_federacciai.shtml

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