Virtus Entella

Full name

Virtus Entella S.r.l.

Nickname(s)

Biancocelesti (the White-Light-Blues)
Diavoli neri (the Black Devils)

Founded

1914^[1] (as F.B.C. Entella)
2002 (refounded)

Ground

Stadio Comunale,
Chiavari, Italy

Capacity

4,154

Chairman

Manager

League

Serie B, 18th

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Virtus Entella (usually referred as simply Entella or Chiavari Entella) is an Italian association football club, based in Chiavari, Liguria. They took part in the 2015–16 Serie B.

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 summer 2010 it was renamed with the name 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 Debut

The team was promoted in Serie B for the first time in history in 2014. In the 2014-15 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.

Current Squad

As of 25 January, 2016

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
3	DF	Cheick Keita
4	MF	Gennaro Volpe (Captain)
5	DF	Luca Ceccarelli
6	DF	Simone Benedetti
7	MF	Lorenzo Staiti
8	MF	Michele Troiano
9	FW	Francesco Caputo (on loan from Bari)
10	FW	Aniello Cutolo
11	MF	Simone Palermo
12	GK	Daniele Borra
13	DF	Luca Zanon (on loan from Fiorentina)

No.	Position	Player
14	FW	Alessio Sestu (on loan from Chievo)
15	DF	Michele Pellizzer (on loan from Cittadella)
18	MF	Abderrazzak Jadid
19	DF	Simone Iacoponi
20	FW	Hector Otin (on loan from Juventus)
21	MF	Pedro Ferreira
22	GK	Alessandro Iacobucci
23	DF	Simone Sini
24	DF	Francesco Belli
26	FW	Gaetano Masucci
31	FW	Samuel Di Carmine (on loan from Perugia)
--	MF	Vittorio Argeri

Notable Former Players

Presidents and Managers

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

References

External links

Official Site

Serie B

2015–16 clubs	Ascoli Avellino Bari Brescia Cagliari Cesena Como Crotone Latina Livorno Modena Novara Perugia Pescara Pro Vercelli Salernitana Spezia Ternana Trapani Vicenza Virtus Lanciano Virtus Entella

Former clubs	Acireale Alba Trastevere AlbinoLeffe Alessandria Alzano Virescit Ancona Arezzo Arsenale Taranto Atalanta Barletta Biellese Bologna Bolzano Brindisi Campobasso Carpi Carrarese Casale Casertana Castel di Sangro Catanzaro Cavese Centese Chievo Cittadella Cosenza Crema Cremonese Derthona Empoli Fanfulla Fermana Fidelis Andria Fiorentina Fiumana Foggia Forlì Frosinone Gallaratese Gallipoli Genoa Grion Pola Grosseto Gubbio Juve Stabia Juventus L'Aquila Lazio Lecce Lecco Legnano Licata Liguria Lucchese Maceratese Magenta Mantova Marzotto Massese M.A.T.E.R. Matera Messina Mestre Milan Molinella Monfalcone Monza Napoli Nocerina Padova Palermo Parma Pavia Piacenza Piombino Pisa Pistoiese Portogruaro Potenza Prato Pro Gorizia Pro Patria Pro Sesto Ravenna Reggiana Reggina Rieti Rimini Roma Sambenedettese Sampdoria Sampierdarenese Sanremese Sassuolo Savoia Savona Scafatese Seregno Sestrese Siena Siracusa Sorrento SPAL Suzzara Taranto Torino Trani Treviso Triestina Udinese Varese Venezia Verona Viareggio Vigevano Vita Nova Vogherese

Statistics	Records

Serie B seasons

Serie B seasons	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

1945–46 postwar season^†	Serie B-C in Northern Italy Serie A-B in Southern Italy

^†Championships recognized as official by the Italian Football Federation

Football in Italy

Overview	National association League system List of clubs List of venues Records Scudetto Capocannoniere

International	Italy Under-21 Under-20 Under-19 Under-18 Under-17 Under-16 Under-15 Italy women

Leagues	Lega Serie A Lega Serie B Lega Pro Lega Nazionale Dilettanti Lega Calcio (defunct)

League competitions	Serie A Serie B Lega Pro Lega Pro Prima Divisione defunct Lega Pro Seconda Divisione defunct Serie D Eccellenza Promozione Prima Categoria Seconda Categoria Terza Categoria

Cup competitions	Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana Coppa Italia Lega Pro Supercoppa di Lega di Prima Divisione Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione Coppa Italia Serie D Coppa Italia Dilettanti

Youth competitions	Campionato Nazionale Primavera Coppa Italia Primavera Supercoppa Primavera Torneo di Viareggio Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti

Women's competitions	Serie A Coppa Italia

Awards	Gran Galà del Calcio AIC Italian Football Hall of Fame

Miscellaneous	Totonero 1980 Totonero 1986 Italian Law 91/1981, Article 18B financial doping scandals 2006 Italian football scandal 2011–12 Italian football scandal 2015 Italian football scandal Foreign Serie A players Foreign Serie B players

Seasons	1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

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