Virtus Entella
Full name | Virtus Entella S.r.l. | ||
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Nickname(s) | Biancocelesti (the White-Light-Blues) Diavoli neri (the Black Devils) | ||
Founded | 1914 (1914)[1](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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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.
Contents
1 History
1.1 1914: Foundation
1.2 2001: Bankrupt
1.3 2002: Refoundation
1.4 2014: Serie B Period
1.5 2018: Return to Serie C
2 Current squad
2.1 Out on loan
3 Notable former players
4 Presidents and managers
5 References
6 External links
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.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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