A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905

Lucchese

Full name

Associazione Sportiva Lucchese Libertas 1905

Nickname(s)

Rossoneri (Red-Blacks)

Founded

1905
2008 (refounded)
2011 (refounded as F.C. Lucca 2011)

Ground

Stadio Porta Elisa,
Lucca, Italy

Capacity

7,386

Chairman

Andrea Bacci

Manager

Giuseppe Galderisi

League

Lega Pro/B

2014–15

Lega Pro/B, 10th

Home colours

Away colours

Associazione Sportiva Lucchese Libertas 1905, or simply Lucchese, is an Italian football club, based in Lucca, Tuscany that currently plays in Lega Pro. The club was founded in 1905, having last been in Serie A in 1952.

History

Foundation

The club was founded on 25 May 1905, giving the town of Lucca its first football team. Originally named Lucca Football Club the club was founded by the Vittorio brothers and Guido Mensini. The first large achievement by the club was winning the Goblet of the King during the 1919/20 season, not long after the tournaments foundation. The same season Lucca won the Regional cup of Tuscany.

From U.S. Lucchese-Libertas to A.S. Lucchese Libertas

U.S. Lucchese-Libertas

In 1924 the club merged with another local team and changed its name to Unione Sportiva Lucchese-Libertas. During the 1920s, notable players at the club included Ernesto Bonino and Giovanni Moscardini.

The 1930s saw the club been promoted to Serie B, and then in 1936, Lucchese won promotion to Serie A the top league in Italy, they stayed there for three seasons. The club were relegated to Serie B as World War II started. Prior to the war players such as Egri Erbstein, Aldo Olivieri and Antonio Perduca were fan's favorites. Lucchese promoted again to Serie A in 1947 and stayed there for 5 seasons.

A.S. Lucchese Libertas

In 1984 it changed its name to A.S. Lucchese Libertas.

The club spent also several seasons in Serie B (last 1998–99) and Serie C1, being also coached by Luigi Simoni, UEFA Cup-winning coach with Inter Milan.

In 2008 the club folded due to financial issues and was admitted in the Italian bottom division Terza Categoria before being declared bankrupt in December 2008.

From S.S.D. Sporting Lucchese to A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905

S.S.D. Sporting Lucchese

Logo of Sporting Lucchese used during the 2008–09 season

A new franchise called Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Sporting Lucchese was admitted to Serie D to represent the city of Lucca.

In its first season of existence, Sporting Lucchese promptly won the Girone E round of Serie D, thus acquiring the right to take part to the 2009–10 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.

A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905

After the promotion, the club took the denomination of Associazione Sportiva Lucchese Libertas 1905 starting with the new season, after the Sporting Lucchese owner acquired the naming and logo rights of the old franchise in a public auction. Lucchese made a second consecutive promotion after finishing as champions of Group B of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. The club has spent the 2010–11 season in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

In the summer of 2011, Lucchese was excluded from professional football by COVISOC for financial reasons, and didn't appeal against the decision.^[1]

From A.S.D. F.C. Lucca 2011 to A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905

Logo of F.C. Lucchese 1905

F.C. Lucca 2011

On August 1, 2011, a new club was founded to represent the city of Lucca: the team was called Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Football Club Lucca 2011 and in it was promoted from Eccellenza Tuscany^[2] to Serie D at the end of the 2011-12 season.

F.C. Lucchese 1905

The club changed its name to F.C. Lucchese 1905 soon after being promoted.^[3]

A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905

In the summer 2013 the club changed his name back to A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905. On that same season, Lucchese returned to professionalism after winning the Group D of the 2013–14 Serie D, and thus ensuring a spot in the inaugural season of the unified 2014–15 Lega Pro league.

Colors and badge

The team's colors are red and black.

Stadium

Their home ground is the Stadio Porta Elisa, which is situated on the Via dello Stadio in Lucca.

Notable former players

An early Lucchese squad picture.

Honours

Serie B:

Champions: 1935–36, 1946–47

Serie C:

Champions: 1960–61
Runners-up: 1945–46, 1977–78

Serie C1:

Runners-up: 1989–90

Serie C2:

Champions: 1985–86, 2009–10

Serie D:

Champions: 1968–69, 2008–09, 2013–14

Tuscany League Division 1:

Champions: 1929–30, 1932–33, 1933–34

Promozione:

Champions: 1919–20

Coppa Italia Serie C

Champions: 1989–90

Current squad

As of 22 March 2016

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Giuseppe Di Masi
		GK	Riccardo Ferrara (on loan from Trapani)
		GK	Riccardo Mengoni
		DF	Marco Maini
		DF	Filippo Lorenzini
		DF	Marcos Espeche
		DF	Errico Altobello
		DF	Marco Maini (on loan from Bologna)
		DF	Nii Nortey Ashong
		DF	Riccardo Calcagni
		DF	Alex Benvenga
		DF	Ruben Palomeque (on loan from Bologna)
		MF	Valerio Niccolò Rosseti

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Lorenzo Melli
		MF	Matteo Nolè
		MF	Erik Amedeo Ballardini
		MF	Nicola Mingazzini
		MF	Stefano Botta
		MF	Christian Monacizzo
		MF	Marco Marchesi
		FW	Jacopo Fanucchi
		FW	Giovanni Terrani
		FW	Francisco Sartore da Silva
		FW	Demiro Pozzebon
		FW	Nico Bianconi (on loan from Vicenza)
		FW	Piergiuseppe Maritato (on loan from Vicenza)

References

↑ Un requiem per la vecchia Pantera :: LoSchermo.it
↑ http://www.lavocedilucca.it/post_esp.asp?id=15954&arg=0
↑ Nicola Nucci, Luca Tronchetti (20 June 2012). "Nasce l’Fc Lucchese 1905 Sei soci e tanta passione". Il Tirreno. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

External links

Official Site (Italian)
Info team site

Lega Pro 2015–16 clubs

Girone A	AlbinoLeffe Alessandria Pavia Bassano Virtus Cremonese Südtirol FeralpiSalò Renate Mantova Torres Giana Erminio Lumezzane Savona Pordenone Cittadella Padova Virtus Entella Cuneo

Girone B	Ascoli Reggiana SPAL Arezzo Robur Siena Pistoiese Pisa Ancona L'Aquila Prato Tuttocuoio Carrarese Pontedera Santarcangelo Maceratese Pro Piacenza Lucchese Rimini

Girone C	Lecce Benevento Foggia Matera Juve Stabia Cosenza Casertana Catanzaro Ischia Fidelis Andria Akragas Lupa Roma Martina Franca Vigor Lamezia Melfi Paganese Monopoli Lupa Castelli

Lega Pro seasons

Seconda Divisione	1926–27 1927–28

Prima Divisione	1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35

Serie C	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

Serie C1	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 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08

Lega Pro Prima Divisione	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

Lega Pro	2014–15 2015–16

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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