U.C. AlbinoLeffe

AlbinoLeffe

Full name

Unione Calcio AlbinoLeffe Srl

Nickname(s)

Celeste (The Light-Blue)
Seriani

Founded

1998

Ground

Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia,
Bergamo, Italy

Capacity

26,562^[1]

Chairman

Gianfranco Andreoletti

Head coach

Marco Sesia

League

Lega Pro

2014–15

Lega Pro/A, 20th

Home colours

Away colours

Unione Calcio AlbinoLeffe is an Italian association football club based in Leffe and also representing the town of Albino, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy. Currently it plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione/A.

History

The club was created in 1998 as a result of the merger between former Serie C2 (fourth division) teams Albinese Calcio and S.C. Leffe, respectively from Albino and Leffe, two neighboring towns. In their first season, the club finished 2nd in the Serie C2 and won a promotion after defeating Modena in the Girone A playoffs. After rising to the Italian Serie C1 (third division), they performed at the middle of the pack, finishing 9th in 2000 and 13th in 2001.

However, in 2002, the Seriani went to the finals of the Coppa Italia Serie C, where they defeated Livorno 2–1 at home before losing 2–3 on the road. They won the tournament on the tiebreaker (Most away goals scored).In league play they again finished 13th. In 2003, AlbinoLeffe, under coach Elio Gustinetti, finished second in league play before heading to the promotion play-off. There, they defeated Padua in the semifinals, then had a surprising triumph over Pisa Calcio final, which pushed them up to Serie B.

The team plays its home games at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia stadium in Bergamo, the chief-town of the province where both Albino and Leffe are located, on account of the Leffe municipal stadium's low capacity (2,260 seats). AlbinoLeffe used to play there before its promotion to Serie B. Even though AlbinoLeffe was considered to be an outsider in Serie B, which historically includes several former Scudetto winners, the team remerkably managed to avoid relegation in the last two seasons. In 2005–2006, after a great comeback in the second half of the season following the appointment of Emiliano Mondonico as new head coach, Albinoleffe ended the season in eighteenth place and managed to save itself from relegation by prevailing in the playouts against Avellino (score: 2–0, 2–3). The 2006–2007 Serie B campaign, the fourth consecutive for the small Lombard team, ended with a good tenth place, well ahead of the relegation zone.

Historically, AlbinoLeffe's home games have been characterized by very low attendance, as shown by the average 2,400 spectators per game in the 2006–07 season, the most successful in the club history.^[2]

With local hero Gustinetti back in charge of the team and despite a lineup composed of relative unknowns, the club's 2007–08 campaign started surprisingly well, with the team leading the Serie B table for a few weeks and arousing the interest of the national media, which began providing regular coverage of the team's games. This has thus far failed to improve the club's low home attendance, however. During the season, AlbinoLeffe confirmed as a potential candidate for direct promotion to Serie A, however a string of poor results, ended with four consecutive home defeats, the final one being a 0–4 loss to Rimini, denied them the chance to achieve a place in the top two, and persuaded club chairman Gianfranco Andreoletti to sack Gustinetti, who then confirmed not to be in good relationships with the chairman, and appoint youth team coach Armando Madonna as caretaker boss for the final regular season match and the following promotion playoffs.^[3] Even after a 1–0 loss to Brescia, AlbinoLeffe managed to win at home in the second leg (2–1) and qualified for the final against Lecce. In the first leg they suffered a 1–0 loss. On 15 June the second match was played in Lecce and the result of the match was 1–1 so AlbinoLeffe didn't reach Serie A.

At the end of the 2011–12 season, it was relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione after 9 consecutive years in Serie B.

AlbinoLeffe following the systematic match fixing as a club controlled by Singapore-based organized crime^[4]^[5]^[6] was penalized 10 points in the 2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

Stadium and colors

AlbinoLeffe plays its home games at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia stadium, in the city of Bergamo, and its official colors are dark blue and azure blue.

Current squad

As of 29 January, 2016^[7]

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Davide Amadori
		GK	Simone Cortinovis
		DF	Kevin Vinetot (on loan from Lecce)
		DF	Antonio Magli
		DF	Giorgio Gianola
		DF	Francesco Checcucci
		DF	Michele Cortinovis
		DF	Gioele Mureno
		DF	Leonardo Muchetti
		DF	Johad Ferretti
		DF	Michele Paris
		MF	Marco Perini
		MF	Marco Nichetti

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Guillaume Legras
		MF	Daniele Dalla Bona
		MF	Michele Calì
		MF	Douglas Bentley
		MF	Giuseppe D'Iglio
		MF	Nicolò Martino
		FW	Domenico Danti
		FW	Luca Cremonesi
		FW	Hicham Kanis
		FW	Daniel Ugalde
		FW	Riccardo Stronati
		FW	Andrea Soncin (on loan from Pavia)
		FW	Domenico Girardi

Seasons

Season	Div	Pos	League record							Other
			P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1998–99	Serie C2/A	2nd	34	16	10	8	44	35	58	^[8]
1999-00	Serie C1/A	9th	34	11	12	11	36	37	45
2000–01	Serie C1/A	13th	34	7	18	9	27	31	39
2001–02	Serie C1/A	13th	34	8	17	9	33	35	41
2002–03	Serie C1/A	2nd	34	17	12	5	62	36	63	^[8]
2003–04	Serie B	18th	46	13	15	18	47	59	54
2004–05	Serie B	11th	38	14	13	15	55	51	55
2005–06	Serie B	18th	38	10	16	16	38	52	46	^[9]
2006–07	Serie B	10th	38	11	20	11	46	48	53
2007–08	Serie B	4th	38	23	9	10	67	48	78	^[10]
2008–09	Serie B	9th	38	15	13	14	49	49	58
2009–10	Serie B	11th	42	14	13	15	59	56	55
2010–11	Serie B	18th	42	13	10	19	55	66	49	^[11]
2011–12	Serie B	22nd	42	6	12	24	39	60	30	^[12]
2012-13	Serie C1/A	6th	32	13	14	5	44	27	47
2013–14	Serie C1/A	7th	30	12	7	11	42	40	43	^[13]
2014-15	Lega Pro	20th	38	7	11	20	27	51	32	^[14]
2015-16	Lega Pro

Former players

See Category:U.C. AlbinoLeffe players.

Former managers

See Category:U.C. AlbinoLeffe managers.

Honours

Coppa Italia of Serie C
- Champions 2002
Serie C1 group A
- Runners up 2003
Serie C2 group A
- Runners up 1999

References

↑ "Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia". Retrieved 17 April 2015.
↑ "Serie B 06-07 attendances". Retrieved 20 June 2007.
↑ "Albinoleffe, via Gustinetti" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. 26 May 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
↑ "La gola profonda: "L'organizzazione controllava l'Albinoleffe"". Retrieved 24 December 2011.
↑ "Un pari dell'AlbinoLeffe valeva 6,5 milioni di euro". Retrieved 24 December 2011.
↑ "Il caso AlbinoLeffe: "Oltre sei milioni su quel pareggio con il Piacenza"". Retrieved 24 December 2011.
↑ "Rosa" [Team]. U.C. AlbinoLeffe. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
1 2 promoted through playoffs
↑ won relegation playoffs to Avellino
↑ lost promotion playoff finals to Lecce
↑ won relegation playoff against Piacenza
↑ relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione
↑ lost in quarterfinals of promotion playoffs to Cremonese
↑ relegated to Serie D

External links

Official Website (Italian)

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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