Novara Calcio

Novara

Full name

Novara Calcio S.p.A.

Nickname(s)

Biancoazzurri (The White-Blues)

Founded

1908

Ground

Stadio Silvio Piola,
Novara, Italy

Capacity

17,875

Chairman

Carlo Accornero

Manager

Marco Baroni

League

Serie B

2014–15

Lega Pro, Group A 1st (Promoted)

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Novara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Novara, Piedmont.

History

In December 1908 the F.A.S. (Football Association Studenti) was created by eight students of Liceo Carlo Alberto, aged between 15–16 years; among them an engineer, Gianni Canestrini, and a lawyer, Piero Zorini. In Novara in those days, there were other small clubs like Voluntas, Pro Scalon, Ginnastica e Scherma, Forza & Speranza, Collegio Gallarini and many other student bodies. The best players from these teams came together to form Novara Calcio, and made their debut in the Italian league on 3 November 1912.

The first match was played against a team already then established as Torino, who won 2–1, with the first Novara goal scored by Mario Menendez.

In the years between World War I and World War II, Novara merged with Pro Vercelli, Alessandria and Casale to make the so-called "quadrilatero piemontese" (Piedmont Quadrilateral). Novara's highest finish came in 1952 when they finished in eighth place in Serie A.

During these years of staying in the top flight, Novara had Silvio Piola to thank. His many goals (which at the end of his career was over 300), made a huge contribution to the cause of Novara. Following his death in 1996, the stadium at which Novara play was dedicated in his name.

In 1956 came relegation to Serie B, and another five years afterwards, they slipped down to Serie C due to a fraudulent complaint by a Sambenedettese player.

A few successful seasons in Serie B followed, but then Novara stumbled again in 1977 with relegation to Serie C and worse in 1981 to Serie C2. In the 1995–96 season, Novara were back in Serie C1, but this joy was short-lived as the following year, the biancoazzurri again had to deal with relegation.

Years were spent in the shadows of Italian football until more recently when the league was won in the 2002–03 season.

From Lega Pro Prima Divisione to Serie A

Consolidation in Serie C1 followed, later becoming Lega Pro Prima Divisione, until the historic promotion of the 2009–10 season where the club returned to Serie B after 33 years.^[1]

On 12 June 2011, Novara remarkably secured its promotion to Serie A after a 55 year absence from the league, by defeating Padova in the play-off final.^[2] Both consecutive promotions were achieved under the tenure of head coach Attilio Tesser, who was confirmed as Novara boss also for the following 2011–12 top flight campaign.

2011–12 Serie A

On 20 September 2011, the first home game in Serie A for 55 years, Novara recorded an historic 3–1 victory over the World Champions^[3] of Inter.^[4]

This remarkable feat, however, was not representative of their season as Novara managed to win only one more game until the end of January. The manager Attilio Tesser was replaced by veteran coach Emiliano Mondonico and re-hired one month later in a desperate and ultimately vain attempt by the owners to save the club from relegation. The club was immediately relegated again to Serie B after one season.

The decision of the club to sign Greek footballer Giorgos Katidis caused worldwide condemnation. Katidis was banned for life from the Greek league after he showed the nazi "Sieg Heil" salute on the field. ^[5]

Novara finished 5th in 2012–13 season but were eliminated by Empoli in the promotion play-offs. The following season was terrible for Novara as the club finished 19th in Serie B and lost in a play-out against Varese, losing 4–2 on aggregate. Thus, Novara were relegated to Lega Pro. Novara were crowned as champions of Group A of Lega Pro in 2014–15 and immediately returned to Serie B.

Current squad

As of 30 March 2016.^[6]

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	David Da Costa
2	DF	Magnus Troest
3	DF	Cristian Dell'Orco (on loan from Sassuolo)
4	MF	Nicolas Viola
5	DF	Carlalberto Ludi
6	DF	Francesco Vicari
7	MF	Federico Casarini
8	MF	Paolo Faragò
10	MF	Daniele Buzzegoli
11	FW	Simone Corazza
16	FW	Andrey Galabinov
18	MF	Francesco Bolzoni
19	FW	Pablo González

No.	Position	Player
20	MF	Nicolás Adrián Schiavi
21	DF	Andrea Mantovani
22	GK	Andrea Tozzo (on loan from Sampdoria)
24	DF	Lorenzo Dickmann
25	DF	Davide Faraoni (on loan from Udinese)
28	MF	Enis Nadarević (on loan from Trapani)
29	DF	Agostino Garofalo
30	MF	Krisztián Adorján
31	GK	Francesco Pacini
32	FW	Felice Evacuo
35	GK	Stefano Fortunato
37	MF	Davide Lanzafame

Reserve

Main article: Novara Calcio Primavera

Other player under contract

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

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Flavio Lazzari (until 30 June 2017)

Out on loan

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

No.	Position	Player
14	DF	Mustapha Beye (at Robur Siena until 30 June 2016)
34	FW	Roberto Rodríguez (at SpVgg Greuther Fürth until 30 June 2016)
	GK	Lorenzo Montipò (at Robur Siena)
	DF	Federico Davighi (at Vigor Lamezia)^[7]

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Christian Jidayi (at Pro Patria)
		FW	Alberto Libertazzi (at Ancona)
		FW	Patryk Parol (at Vigor Lamezia)^[8]
		FW	Emanuele Marra (at Pro Patria)

Notable former players

Managers

Ferenc Molnár (1931–32)
Árpád Weisz (1934–35)
Adolfo Baloncieri (1936–37)
Evaristo Barrera (1956–58)
Carlo Parola (1969–74)
Bruno Bolchi (1978–79)
Adriano Fedele (1988–89)
Angelo Domenghini (1989–90)
Enrico Nicolini (1990–92)
Luigi Delneri (1992–94)
Franco Colomba (1994–95)
Roberto Antonelli (1996–97)
Alberto Marchetti (1999)

Giuliano Zoratti (1999–00)
Stefano Civeriati (2001–02)
Stefano Di Chiara (2001–02)
Luciano Foschi (2002–04)
Antonio Cabrini (2005–06)
Gianfranco Bellotto (2007–08)
Egidio Notaristefano (2008–09)
Attilio Tesser (2009–12), (2012)
Alfredo Aglietti (2012–13)
Alessandro Calori (2013–14)
Alfredo Aglietti (2014)
Marco Baroni (2015–)

References

↑ "La storia" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
↑ "Novara seal return to Serie A".
↑ http://www.calciomercato.it/news/130777/Serie-A-Novara-Inter-3-1-Nerazzurri-ridicolizzati-trionfo-firmato-Meggiorini-e-Rigoni.html
↑ http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Squadre/Novara/20-09-2011/inter-allergica-sintetico-802962793360.shtml
↑ http://www.repubblica.it/sport/2013/12/29/foto/il_calcio_e_il_vizietto_del_saluto_nazista_anelka_katidis_e_gli_altri-74731673/1/?ref=HREC1-32#1
↑ "NOVARA, I NUMERI DI MAGLIA PER IL CAMPIONATO SERIE B CONTE.IT" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
↑ "Ingaggiati Bianciardi e Davighi" (in Italian). Vigor Lamezia. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
↑ "MARRA E PAROL ALLA VIGOR LAMEZIA" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.

External links

Official website (Italian)

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

Original Italian Serie B clubs, 1929–30

Atalanta Bari Biellese Casale La Dominante (Sampdoria forerunner) Fiorentina Fiumana Lecce Legnano Monfalcone (as Monfalconese) Novara Parma Pistoiese Prato Reggiana Spezia Venezia Verona

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