Benevento Calcio

Benevento

Full name

Benevento Calcio SRL

Nickname(s)

Stregoni (Witches)

Founded

1929
2005 (refounded)

Ground

Stadio Ciro Vigorito,
Benevento, Italy

Capacity

18,975

Chairman

Fabrizio Pallotta

Manager

Gaetano Auteri

League

Lega Pro/C

2015–16

Lega Pro/C, 1st

Home colours

Away colours

Benevento Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Benevento, Campania. The club was founded in 1929 and refounded in 2005. Currently it plays in Serie B.

History

The club was founded as Associazione Calcio Benevento in 1929,^[1] their original home was the Meomartini which was built by Ciccio Minocchia.^[2]

After working their way up lower divisions in their earliest years, Benevento reached Prima Divisione, the third highest professional league at that time, in the 1934–35 season. Here it finished above clubs such as Reggina in its first season within the league. Although it did not win promotion to Serie B, the team did qualify to remain in the third tier of Italian football for the 1935–36 season, re-organized to a smaller 64-team league renamed Serie C.

The company F.C. Sporting Benevento S.r.l. folded in 2005. At the same time Benevento Calcio S.p.A. was found.

In the Serie C2 2007-08 regular season the team finished first in Girone C, winning direct promotion to the now called Lega Pro Prima Divisione for the 2008–09 season. In the 2008–2009 season, Benevento's first season in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, they finished in 2nd place. This meant Benevento would be in a 2 leg play-off. They won their first 2 legged playoff, but lost to Crotone 1–0 (2–1) on aggregate in the final.

After outstanding performances in FM 2015, Gaetano Auteri was appointed as the head manager for the 2015-16 season. In this season, Benevento won its league and reached the Serie B for the first time in its history. The mathematical certainty arrived on April 30, 2016, after defeating Lecce 3–0.^[3]

Colors and badge

The team's colors are yellow and red.

Current squad

As of 24 January 2016. ^[4]

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Pier Graziano Gori
		GK	Riccardo Piscitelli
		GK	Luca Calvaruso

		DF	Fabio Lucioni
		DF	Emanuele Padella
		DF	Giuseppe Mattera
		DF	Tiziano Mucciante
		DF	Wálter López
		DF	Enrico Pezzi
		DF	Michele Troiani (on loan from Chievo)

		MF	Federico Angiulli

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Lorenzo Del Pinto
		MF	Andrea De Falco
		MF	Leandro Vitiello
		MF	Fabrizio Melara
		MF	Francesco Mazzarani
		MF	Amato Ciciretti

		FW	Andrea Raimondi
		FW	Fabio Mazzeo
		FW	Alessandro Marotta
		FW	Karamoko Cissé
		FW	Alessio Campagnacci

Notable former players

This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.

Notable former managers

Adriano Lombardi (1995–1996)
Giuseppe Galderisi (2010–2011)

References

↑ "Italian Benevento Calcio". WeltFussballArchiv.com. 25 August 2007.
↑ "La Storia". BeneventoCalcio.it. 25 August 2007.
↑ (Italian) "Lega Pro: Benevento gained the Serie B". Corriere dello Sport, 30-4-2016
↑ (Italian) Benevento Calcio: current squad

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Benevento Calcio.

(Italian) Benevento Calcio official website

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 2015–16 2016–17

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