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Cesena FC

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Cesena
Full nameCesena Football Club
Nickname(s)I Cavallucci Marini(The Seahorses)
I Bianconeri(The White and Blacks)
Founded1973;51 years ago(1973)asPolisportiva Martorano
2018;6 years ago(2018)asRomagna Centro Cesena
GroundStadio Dino Manuzzi
Capacity
ChairmanJohn Aiello[1]
ManagerMichele Mignani
LeagueSerie B
2023–24Serie CGroup B, 1st of 20 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Cesena Football Clubis anItalian footballclub based inCesena,Emilia-Romagna.Currently it plays in Italy'sSerie Bfrom 2024 to 2025 after promotion fromSerie Cin 2023–24. It has claimed to be the phoenix club ofAC Cesenasince 2018, the year that the club folded.

History

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Foundation

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The club was founded in 1973,[2]at which time it was known as Polisportiva Martorano.[2][3]

Serie D

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In the 2012–13 season, the team was promoted for the first time, fromEccellenza Emilia-RomagnaGroup B to2013–14 Serie DGroup D, as Romagna Centro.[2][4]The club was also compared toChievo,[4]which was a second team behindHellas Verona,but promoted to Serie A.

R.C. Cesena

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The transitional logo until the agreement with folded AC Cesena was found in late 2018

In July 2018, after the bankruptcy of the main football team of the city,A.C. Cesena,a group of local businessmen acquired Romagna Centro and proposed to rename it to Cesena F.C., to act as a phoenix club. However, the image rights of A.C. Cesena were acquired later.[5]The club played a friendly match against Romanian clubUniversitatea Clujin 2018–19 pre-season.[6]In July 2018, Romagna Centro announced that the youth sector would train with former A.C. Cesena players.[7]However, the club was later known as R.C. Cesena, and was assigned to Group F of2018–19 Serie D.[8]

Cesena FC

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After instantly winning promotion to Serie D, the club was renamed Cesena Football Club.

In the2019–20 season,the club competed in the Serie C's Girone B.

In 2023–24 season, Cesena secured promotion to the following season'sSerie Bas Serie C Girone B champion.

Colours and badge

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As Romagna Centro, the team's colours were light blue and white.[2][9][10]

The current shirt colors are black and white, so that the nickname of the club is "bianconeri".

Stadiums

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The club played their home matches in Centro Sportivo Romagna Centro, located in Via Calcinaro, Martoranofrazione.[2][4][10]The club also played theirSerie Dhome matches inStadio Dino Manuzzi,[11][12]the larger stadium in the city.

The stadium is quite famous in Italy, and has also hosted someEuro 2019 U-21matches, charity matches and some other events like concerts.

Honours

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  • Serie C
  • Serie D
  • Eccellenza:
    • Winner (1):2012–13

Current squad

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As of 15 July 2024[13]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK ItalyITA Matteo Pisseri
3 DF ItalyITA Enea Pitti
4 MF ItalyITA Riccardo Chiarello
5 MF ItalyITA Ivan Varone
7 FW ItalyITA Daniele Donnarumma
8 MF ItalyITA Saber Hraiech
9 FW AlbaniaALB Cristian Shpendi
10 FW Sierra LeoneSLE Augustus Kargbo
11 FW ItalyITA Roberto Ogunseye
14 MF ItalyITA Tommaso Berti
15 DF ItalyITA Andrea Ciofi
17 MF ItalyITA Emanuele Adamo
18 FW ItalyITA Simone Corazza
19 DF ItalyITA Giuseppe Prestia
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF ItalyITA Francesco De RoseCaptain
25 DF ItalyITA Antonio David
26 DF ItalyITA Matteo Piacentini
28 DF ItalyITA Luigi Silvestri
30 MF ItalyITA Alessandro Giovannini
33 GK United StatesUSA Jonathan Klinsmann
34 GK ItalyITA Giulio Veliaj
46 GK ItalyITA Alessandro Bagli
61 GK ItalyITA Alessandro Siano
70 MF ItalyITA Matteo Francesconi
73 DF ItalyITA Simone Pieraccini
— MF ItalyITA Giacomo Caio
— DF ItalyITA Massimiliano Mangraviti

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW AlbaniaALB Stiven Shpendi(atEmpoliuntil 30 June 2025)

References

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  1. ^"LA SOCIETÀ"(in Italian). Cesena FC.Retrieved13 November2023.
  2. ^abcde"Romagna Centro, l'inesorabile scalata dalla Terza alla serie D".Il Tirreno(Massa-Carrara edition)(in Italian).Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso.15 September 2013.Retrieved13 October2018.
  3. ^"La Storia"(in Italian). A.S.D. Romagna Centro Cesena. Archived fromthe originalon 2 May 2019.Retrieved6 August2018.
  4. ^abc"Romagna Centro in" D ": una promozione storica".Corriere Cesenate(in Italian). 2 May 2013.Retrieved13 October2018.
  5. ^"Scelta la cordata di Pubblisole, nasce la nuova avventura del" Cesena FC "".Cesena Today(in Italian). 23 July 2018.Retrieved6 August2018.
  6. ^"Studenții în Italia." U "a făcut scor cu cei de la Romagna Centro: 8-1. Sâmbătă întâlnim Perugia!"(Press release) (in Romanian). FC Universitatea Cluj. 19 July 2018.Retrieved6 August2018.
  7. ^"COMUNICATO SETTORE GIOVANILE"(Press release) (in Italian). A.S.D. Romagna Centro Cesena. 25 July 2018. Archived fromthe originalon 31 August 2018.Retrieved20 August2018.
  8. ^"Gironi 2018/2019"(Press release) (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. 30 August 2018. Archived fromthe originalon 31 August 2018.Retrieved31 August2018.
  9. ^"Romagna Centro".TuttoCalciatori(in Italian).Retrieved13 October2018.
  10. ^ab"A.S.D. Romagna Centro".emiliaromagnasport(in Italian).Retrieved13 October2018.
  11. ^"Romagna Centro-Piacenza anticipata a sabato 21 febbraio".Sport Piacenza(in Italian). 16 February 2015.Retrieved13 October2018.
  12. ^"Il Romagna Centro per rafforzare il vivaio del Cesena: accordo fatto".Cesena Today(in Italian). 4 July 2016.Retrieved13 October2018.
  13. ^"Cesena squad".Soccerway.
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