Pisa Sporting Club,commonly referred to asPisa,is anItalian footballclub based inPisa,Tuscany.The team currently plays inSerie B.
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| Full name | Pisa Sporting ClubS.r.l. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | I Nerazzurri(The Black and Blues). | |||
| Founded | 1909 | |||
| Ground | Arena Garibaldi | |||
| Capacity | 25,000[1] | |||
| Owner | Alexander Knaster | |||
| Chairman | Giuseppe Corrado | |||
| Manager | Filippo Inzaghi | |||
| League | Serie B | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie B, 13th of 20 | |||
| Website | https://pisasportingclub.com | |||
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The club was founded in 1909 asPisa Sporting Cluband refounded in 1994 asPisa Calcio(and registered inEccellenza,the regional football division in Italy), after the cancellation of the former because of economical troubles. It was excluded again from Italian football in 2009, after the property failed to collect enough money to pay off the club's debts.[2]In summer 2009 it was refounded with the denominationA.C. Pisa 1909.
Pisa won twoMitropa Cups,in 1986 and 1988. They play their home matches atArena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani,named afterRomeo Anconetani,the chairman who brought and led the club in Serie A during the 1980s. In 2016, Giuseppe Corrado bought the club and planned the new Pisa stadium. In January 2021, billionaireAlexander Knasteracquired a 75% stake in the club.[3]
History
editPisa S.C.
editAfter promotion toSerie Bin 1965, Pisa took three years to reachSerie Afor the first time. Despite a brave effort, Pisa was relegated on the final day of the 1968–69 season.
Spending much of the 1970s in Serie C, Pisa returned to Serie B in 1979 (by which time the club had come under the presidency of the much-lovedRomeo Anconetani) and were promoted to Serie A in 1982, embarking on a period of six out of nine seasons in Serie A. With Danish internationalKlaus Berggreenamong their stars, Pisa managed a credible 11th place in the 1982–83 Serie A with 27 points and 27 goals scored and conceded in 30 games. The following season brought relegation (during which they recorded just 3 wins and 16 draws) with 15,000 fans travelling toMilanfor the fateful penultimate game.
Promotion followed in 1985, and the team seemed capable of staying up until losing their last three games. The cycle was repeated in 1987, only for a side containing players likeDungaandPaul Elliottto stay up. The last promotion to Serie A was achieved in 1990, and with the talents of players likeMaurizio Neri,Michele PadovanoandLamberto Piovanelliup front andDiego Simeone,Henrik LarsenandAldo Dolcettiin midfield, the side started well and was briefly atop the standings, only to suffer another relegation.
Relegation brought considerable financial strains to the club, and by 1994 they had lost a relegation play-off and were condemned toSerie C1.
Pisa Calcio
editAdministration saw Pisa reformed inEccellenza,only to return toSerie C2in 1996 and C1 in 1999. Pisa have since worked towards attaining Serie B status, which was achieved in 2007. Their crowds have been among the better in Italy's lower divisions owing to the dedication of their fans.
In May 2002Maurizio Mian's "Gunther Reform Trust" became the owner of Pisa,[4]installing wealthy celebrityGerman Shepherddog Gunther IV as honorary president. In the2002–03 Serie C1season, Pisa reached the play-off final but were defeated inextra-timebyUC AlbinoLeffe.President Gunther would attend matches at Arena Garibaldi andbarkin support of the team. On one occasionRivalLivornoultrasunfurled abannerbearing the legend: "Poisoned meatballs for Gunther". After two further seasons ended in mid-table finishes, Mian sold Pisa in 2005.[5]
In 2005–06, the team, initially thought to be a protagonist for the promotion, were in continuous struggles, and avoided relegation after playoffs in two dramatic regional derbies againstMassese.The2006–07season, with new bossPiero Braglia,brought Pisa back to fight for a promotion spot: thenerazzurriended the regular season in third place, and eventually won the promotion playoffs by defeatingVeneziain the semi-finals andMonzain the finals.
For the2007–08 Serie Bcampaign, the first in 13 years,Gian Piero Venturawas named to replace Braglia at the helm of thenerazzurri.Despite initial predictions of a mid-low table place, Pisa's impressive performances brought the team to fight for a direct promotion spot, also thanks to a forward line composed byAlessio Cerci,José Ignacio CastilloandVitali Kutuzovwhich proved to be among the finest in the league. The club ended the regular season in sixth place, therefore achieving a spot to the promotion playoffs, where Pisa was later defeated byLecce.
In 2008–09, the club was acquired by Rome entrepreneurLuca Pomponi,who initially failed into appointingAlessandro Costacurtaas new head coach, thus confirming Ventura asnerazzurriboss. The club, which was weakened by the departures of Cerci, Castillo, Kutuzov and several other players, did not manage to repeat its performances, with Ventura being ultimately sacked in March 2009, with the club in mid-table place. The appointment ofBruno Giordano,which was made to improve the team results, however proved to be disappointing in terms of results, as Pisa slowly lost positions in the table, and shockingly got directly relegated in the final game of the season due to an injury-time home defeat toBresciawhich left the Tuscans in 18th place. The unexpected relegation also unveiled a number of massive financial issues which prevented the club from registering in theLega Pro Prima Divisione,and in July 2009 the club was excluded by the Italian Football Federation for the second time in its history.
A.C. Pisa 1909
editPisa has been refounded with the denomination ofA.C. Pisa 1909 S.S.D.(in which S.S.D. is a legal suffix required byFIGC) to start again fromSerie Dunder new ownership.[2]At the end of the season Pisa won Group D (Italian:Girone D) of Serie D and was promoted toLega Pro Seconda Divisionefor the 2010–11 season.[6]
The team was then admitted toLega Pro Prima Divisionefor the2010–11 seasonto fill vacancies created by a row of club exclusions in second and third tier of Italian football league system. Thus the S.S.D. legal suffix was drop and replaced byS.r.l.
On 12 June 2016 Pisa gained promotion to Serie B after seven years by defeatingMaceratese(3–1),Pordenone(3–0 on aggregate) andFoggiain the two-legged play-off final (5–3 on aggregate),[7]however, the club was relegated to Serie C the following season after finishing second-last.
Pisa Sporting Club
editHaving moved back toSerie Bin 2019, the club changed back its name toPisa Sporting Clubin the summer of 2021.[8]
Current squad
edit- As of 30 August 2024[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players under contract
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Pisa Primavera
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Out on loan
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Coaching staff
edit| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Filippo Inzaghi
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| Assistant coach | Maurizio D'Angelo
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| Goalkeeper coach | Maurizio PugliesiLeonardo Baldini
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| Fitness coach | Luca AlimontaDaniele Cominotti
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| Technical assistant |  Miguel VelosoSimone Baggio
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| Rehab coach | Lorenzo Ferrari
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| Match analyst | Martino Vignali
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| Head of medical staff | Cataldo Graci
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| Club doctor | Andrea MorettiFederica Parra
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| Nutritionist | Guido Guidotti
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| Physiotherapist | Gabriele PignieriStefano MontanariMatteo Grazzini
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| Kit manager | Andrea PattiClaudio Del GuerraAlessio Fasano
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Notable former players
editThis list of "famous" or "notable" peoplehas no clearinclusionorexclusion criteria.Please helpimprove this articleby defining clear inclusion criteria to contain only subjects that fit those criteria.(November 2018) |
- Massimiliano Allegri
- Davide Moscardelli
- Eddy Baggio
Klaus Berggreen- Alessandro Birindelli
- Leonardo Bonucci
Jose Ignacio Castillo- Alessio Cerci
- José Chamot
- Stefano Colantuono
Dunga
Paul Elliott
Wim Kieft
Vitali Kutuzov- Henrik Larsen
- Roberto Muzzi
- Michele Padovano
- Gianluca Savoldi
- Gianluca Signorini
- Diego Pablo Simeone
- Gionatha Spinesi
- Marco Tardelli
- Francesco Tavano
Samir Ujkani- Christian Vieri
Honours
editLeague
editCup
edit- Coppa Italia Serie C
- Winners:1999–00
- Runners-Up:2011-12
- Mitropa Cup
Divisional movements
edit| Series | Years | Last | Promotions | Relegations |
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| A | 7 | 1990–91 |  5 (1969,1984,1986,1989,1991)
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| B | 37 | 2023–24 |  5 (1968,1982,1985,1987,1990) |
5 (1952,1971,1994✟,2009✟,2017)
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38 +3 |
2018–19 | 6 (1934,1965,1979,2007,2016,2019)1 (1999 C2) |
1 (1954)
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| 85 out of 92 years of professional football in Italy since 1929 | ||||
| D | 5 | 2009–10 | 3 (1958,1996,2010) |
1 (1956)
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| E | 2 | 1994–95 | 2 (1957,1995) |
never |
References
edit- ^"ARENA GARIBALDI – STADIO ROMEO ANCONETANI"(in Italian). Pisa Calcio. Archived fromthe originalon 10 February 2012.Retrieved9 May2011.
- ^ab"COMUNICATO UFFICIO STAMPA PISA CALCIO"(in Italian). Pisa Calcio. 10 July 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 13 July 2009.Retrieved10 July2009.
- ^"Serie B's Pisa is latest Italian club to move into foreign ownership".25 January 2021.
- ^Calabrese, Giuseppe (15 May 2002)."Il Pisa nell' era Gunther 'Tanti soldi per salire in A'"(in Italian).La Repubblica.Retrieved24 December2021.
- ^Camedda, Paolo (25 August 2021)."Gunther e il Pisa: quando un cane diventò presidente onorario di un club di calcio"(in Italian).Goal.Retrieved23 December2021.
- ^http://www.speciali.raisport.rai.it/calcio/seried/calendario_girone_d.shtmlGroup D of Serie D Table
- ^"Gattuso's Pisa promoted".Football Italia. 12 June 2016.Retrieved12 June2016.
- ^"Pisa Sporting Club, sempre e per sempre!".pisachannel – Pisa S.C. official website(in Italian). 21 August 2021.Retrieved30 September2021.
- ^"PRIMA SQUADRA"(in Italian). Pisa Sporting Club. 28 August 2024.Retrieved28 August2024.
- ^"Ex aequocon il Pescara. Almanacco del calcio "(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 16 April 2015.
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