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Virtus Entella

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Virtus Entella
Full nameVirtus EntellaS.r.l.
Nickname(s)I Biancocelesti(The White and Sky Blues)
I Diavoli Neri(The Black Devils)
Founded1914;110 years ago(1914)[1](asF.B.C. Entella)
GroundStadio Comunale,
Chiavari,Italy
Capacity5,535
ChairmanAntonio Gozzi
ManagerGennaro Volpe
LeagueSerie CGroup B
2023–24Serie C Group B, 14th of 20
WebsiteClub website

Virtus Entella,commonly referred to asEntella,is an Italian professionalfootballclub based inChiavari,Liguria.Founded in 1914, the club currently competes in theSerie CGroup B.

History

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1914: Foundation

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The club was founded in 1914 asFoot-Ball Club Entella.It took its name from the riverEntella,flowing betweenChiavariandLavagna.[2]

2001: Bankruptcy

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Foot-Ball Club Entella wentbankruptin 2001.

2002: Refoundation

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It was refounded in 2002 asUnione Sportiva Valle Sturla Entella.In the summer of 2010 it was renamedVirtus Entella,after it had been admitted inLega Pro Seconda Divisione.In summer 2012, Virtus Entella was promoted, for the first time, toLega Pro Prima Divisionebyrepechageto fill the vacancies created.[3]They completed the 2012–13 season in style, taking part to the promotion playoff, where they were defeated byLeccein the semi-finals.

In the 2013–14 season, Virtus Entella took part to theGirone Aof the Italian third tier, and topped the league for most of the season. On 4 May 2014, a 2–1 away win atCremonesein the final day of the season ensured Virtus Entella the league championship title and a spot in the2014–15 Serie B,in what will be the club's first appearance ever in the Italian second tier.

2014: Serie B Period

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The team was promoted in Serie B for the first time in history in 2014. In the2014–15 seasonthey got relegated once again, in the relegation playoffs as they lost toModena.But after the relegation ofCalcio CataniatoLega Profor sporting fraud it was readmitted to Serie B. Virtus Entella finished 19th at the conclusion of the2017–18 seasonand lost a relegation playoff toAscoliby virtue of being the lower ranked team after the two-legged tie finished 0–0 on aggregate.

2018: Return to Serie C

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The team returned to the Italian third tier, now named Serie C for the2018-19 season.During the season, they also achieved a surprise qualification to the round of 16 of the2018–19 Coppa Italia,defeatingGenoaon penalties during the process. That season they won the Serie C and thus earned promotion to theSerie B.

Current squad

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As of 1 February 2024.[4]

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 Andrea Paroni
2 DF ItalyITA Alessandro Garattoni
4 DF ItalyITA Federico Bonini
5 MF BrazilBRA Mateus Cecchini Muller
6 DF ItalyITA Antonio Granata(on loan fromPadova)
7 MF ItalyITA Giacomo Tomaselli
9 MF ItalyITA Romeo Giovannini(on loan fromModena)
11 FW ItalyITA Samuele Vianni
12 GK ItalyITA Simone Mazzadi
13 DF ItalyITA Davide Zappella
14 MF ItalyITA Andrea Corbari
16 DF ItalyITA Claudio Manzi
20 MF GreeceGRE Antonis Siatounis
22 GK ItalyITA Victor De Lucia
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF CanadaCAN Kosovar Sadiki
24 MF ItalyITA Jacopo Lipani
25 DF ItalyITA Davide Petermann
26 DF ItalyITA Stefano Di Mario
34 DF ItalyITA Emiliano Bellotti
36 FW SenegalSEN Alioune Thioune
77 DF ItalyITA Luca Parodi
80 MF ItalyITA Filippo Faggi(on loan fromBari)
90 DF ItalyITA Denis Portanova
91 FW ItalyITA Daniele Montevago(on loan fromSampdoria)
92 FW ItalyITA Claudio Santini
99 GK LithuaniaLTU Ovidijus Šiaulys
— FW ItalyITA Matteo Casarotto

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
— DF ItalyITA Stefano Reali(atFiorenzuolauntil 30 June 2024)
— MF ItalyITA Mattia Giammarresi(atLavagneseuntil 30 June 2024)
— MF ItalyITA Federico Macca(atVirtus Francavillauntil 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW ItalyITA Francesco Disanto(atLuccheseuntil 30 June 2024)
— FW ItalyITA Alessandro Faggioli(atArzignanountil 30 June 2024)
— FW ItalyITA Luca Zamparo(atPadovauntil 30 June 2024)

Honours

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Notable former players

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Presidents and managers

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Antonio Gozzihas been the President of the Virtus Entella since 2007. He was arrested and released in March 2015.[5][6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^"Italy - ACD Virtus Entella - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".
  2. ^Aldo Pio Feoli (29 November 2014)."I Diavoli Neri nell'inferno del Comunale: per l'Entella è la prima in Serie B".ilciriaco.it.Retrieved11 May2015.
  3. ^http:// entella.it/prima-squadra/1195-ripescaggio-ufficiale-il-presidente-gozzi-grazie-chiavari.html[permanent dead link]
  4. ^"Virtus Entella squad".Soccerway.Retrieved27 September2022.
  5. ^"Gozzi dopo l'arresto: «Chiederò se devo fare passi indietro»".20 March 2015.
  6. ^"Affaire Kubla, Gozzi:" Totale estraneità. Martedì dimissioni da Federacciai "".
  7. ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 24 September 2015.Retrieved26 March2015.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^"Il Comitato di presidenza di Federacciai: «A Gozzi piena fiducia»".11 May 2019.
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