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CANADA 2015 WORLD CUP: THE PLAYER'S ROUTE TO THE CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM THROUGH WOMEN'S SERIE A



A.S.D. AGSM Verona F.C.

   
AGSM Verona
AGSM-Verona.png

Full nameAssociazione Sportiva Dilettantistica AGSM Verona Femminile Calcio
Nickname(s)Gialloblu (Yellow-Blues)
Founded1995 (as Società Sportiva Calcio Femminile Bardolino)
GroundStadio Olivieri,
Verona
Ground Capacity2,688
ChairmanStefano Breselin
ManagerRenato Lonega
LeagueSerie A
2012–134th
WebsiteClub home page
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica AGSM Verona Femminile Calcio, previously known as A.S.D. Bardolino Verona C.F. between 2007 and 2013, is an Italian women's football club, playing in Serie A. Founded in 1995, the team won the Serie A championship four times in 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09 and won the Coppa Italia three times in 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2008–09.

 


History

In summer 2011 the club moved from their traditional home in Bardolino to Stadio Olivieri, a small venue in the grounds of Verona's main stadium, Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi.[1] In September 2013 they received dispensation from the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) to remove Bardolino from their official name, becoming AGSM Verona due to a sponsorship deal.[2]

Record in UEFA competitions

SeasonCompetitionStageResultOpponent
2005–06UEFA Women's CupQualifying Stage3–0Croatia Dinamo Maksimir
2–0Republic of Ireland University College Dublin
0–0Austria Neulengbach
2007–08UEFA Women's CupQualifying Stage16–0Malta Birkirkara
5–0Slovenia Krka Novo Mesto
1–0Spain Athletic Bilbao
Group Stage3–2Austria Neulengbach
5–1Kazakhstan Almaty
3–3England Arsenal
Quarter-finals0–1 1–0 (3–2 p)Denmark Brøndby
Semifinals2–4 0–3Germany Frankfurt
2008–09UEFA Women's CupGroup Stage2–1Kazakhstan Almaty
3-2Iceland Valur
0–4Sweden Umeå
Quarter-finals0–5 1–4France Olympique Lyon
2009–10Champions LeagueRound of 320–4 2–1Denmark Fortuna Hjørring
2010–11Champions LeagueQualifying Stage5–0Wales Swansea City
3–0Georgia (country) Baia Zugdidi
4–1Slovenia Krka Novo Mesto
Round of 320–8 1–6Denmark Fortuna Hjørring
2012–13Champions LeagueRound of 320–2 3–0England Birmingham City
Round of 160–1 0–2Sweden Malmö

Squad

As of 10 November 2013.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No.PositionPlayer
1SwedenGKStephanie Öhrström
2ItalyDFClaudia Squizzato
3ItalyDFMichela Ledri
4ItalyMFNaila Ramera
5SwedenDFMaria Karlsson
6ItalyMFFederica Di Criscio
7ItalyFWSilvia Toselli
8ItalyFWMelania Gabbiadini
9CanadaMFAlyssa Lagonia
10ItalyFWMarta Mason
No.PositionPlayer
11United StatesMFVeronica Napoli
12ItalyGKPaola Bianchi
13ItalyFWLisa Dal Bianco
14ItalyMFSilvia Monese
15ItalyDFVeronica Belfanti
16ItalyFWMartina Battocchio
17ItalyMFCarlotta Baldo
18ItalyDFDesire Marconi
19ItalyFWMartina Gelmetti
20ItalyDFCecilia Salvai

Former players

For details of former players, see Category:A.S.D. AGSM Verona F.C. players.

References

  1. Jump up ^ Lamberti, Isabella (17 July 2011). "Bardolino, si giocherà allo Stadio Olivieri" (in Italian). Notiziario Calcio. Retrieved 10 November 2013. 
  2. Jump up ^ Pettinati, Walter (23 September 2013). "AGSM Verona Presentata la Serie A Femminile in Sala Arazzi" (in Italian). Calcio Donne. Retrieved 10 November 2013. 
  3. Jump up ^ "Prima Squadra" (in Italian). AGSM Verona. Retrieved 10 November 2013. 

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Serie A (women's football)

   
Serie A (women's football)
Country Italy
ConfederationUEFA
Founded1968
Number of teams16
Relegation toSerie A2
Domestic cup(s)Italian Women's Cup
International cup(s)Champions League
Current championsBrescia
(2013/14)
WebsiteDivisione Calcio Femminile hosted at lnd.it
The Women's football Serie A is the highest-level league competition for women's football clubs in Italian football. It was established in 1968 but main teams were composing two different federations and leagues (FICF and UISP).
In the following season main UISP teams entered FICF federation so that all Serie A teams played a single league championship.
In 1970 a new federation (FFIGC) was constituted in Rome splitting Serie A into two independent federations and leagues again. In 1972 the two federations merged in the new "united" one (FFIUAGC = Federazione Femminile Italiana Unita Autonoma Giuoco Calcio) but a few ones didn't agree and refounded an independent federation in Viareggio (FICF).
Finally in 1974 a single national top Serie A league was established.
As the Serie A is currently in the top eight of UEFA women's leagues[1] the top two places qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Format

Locations of teams in the 2012–13 Serie A
The league mostly consisted of 12 teams, that play each other 2 times. Just after 1986, when this independent federation entered main Italian football organization (FIGC), Serie A championship had been increased of two teams to reach 16 as well as Serie A national male league.
Due to several teams resignments, in 2002 Italian Federation decided to create an intermediate league between Serie A and Serie B (Serie A2) reducing teams composing the Serie A league (14). In 2003 (from 14 to 13) and in 2005 (just 12) teams were reduced again even if relegations to A2 didn't change (2).
In the 2009–10 season, four teams were promoted and only two relegated, as the league was increased to 14 teams. In 2012/13 and 2013/14 16 teams played in the league. For the 2014/15 season the league was reduced to 14 teams again.

2013–14 teams

The teams that participate in the 2014/15 women's football Serie A are:

List of champions

Below is a list of previous champions, including those belonging to several independent federations under which the Serie A title was contested before entering the FIGC. Since 1968 all championships were defined as "Serie A":

Top scorers

The list of top scorers:[5]
SeasonPlayerClubGoals
1968...
1971Elisabetta VignottoReal Juventus51
1972Elisabetta VignottoGamma 3 Padova56
1973Elisabetta VignottoGamma 3 Padova25
1974Elisabetta VignottoGamma 3 Padova24
1975Susanne AugustesenGamma 3 Padova29
1976Susanne AugustesenValdobbiadene28
1977Susanne AugustesenDiadora Valdobbiadene42
1978Rose ReillyJolly Comp.Cutispoti Catania32
1980Elisabetta VignottoGorgonzola29
1981Rose ReillyAlaska Lecce31
1982Susanne AugustesenFlase Cagliari32
1983Susanne AugustesenAlaska Lecce31
1984Susanne AugustesenLazio25
1984–85Carolina MoraceLazio27
1985–86Lone HansenDespar Trani 8026
1986–87Susanne AugustesenDespar Trani 8034
1987–88Carolina MoraceLazio40
1988–89Carolina MoraceLazio26
1989–90Carolina MoraceReggiana38
1990–91Carolina MoraceReggiana29
1991–92Carolina MoraceMilan 8231
1992–93Carolina MoraceMilan 8233
1993–94Carolina MoraceSassari Torres33
1994–95Carolina MoraceAgliana31
1995–96Carolina MoraceVerona Günther39
1996–97Carolina MoraceC.F. Modena Femminile47
1997–98Carolina MoraceC.F. Modena Amadio Femminile41
1998–99Patrizia PanicoS.S. Lazio C.F.51
1999–00Patrizia PanicoS.S. Ruco Line Lazio C.F.41
2000–01Patrizia PanicoS.S. Ruco Line Lazio C.F.41
2001–02Patrizia PanicoS.S. Ruco Line Lazio C.F.47
2002–03Chiara GazzoliF.C. Foroni Verona54
2003–04Chiara GazzoliF.C. Foroni Verona34
2004–05Valentina Boni
Patrizia Panico		Bardolino C.F.
Torino Femminile		32
2005–06Patrizia PanicoA.C.F. Torino24
2006–07Patrizia PanicoA.S.D. C.F. Bardolino Verona21
2007–08Patrizia PanicoA.S.D. C.F. Bardolino Verona27
2008–09Patrizia PanicoA.S.D. C.F. Bardolino Verona23
2009–10Paola BrumanaU.P.C. Graphistudio Tavagnacco24
2010–11Patrizia PanicoASD Torres Calcio26
2011–12Patrizia PanicoASD Torres Calcio29
2012–13Patrizia PanicoASD Torres Calcio35
2013–14Patrizia PanicoASD Torres Calcio43

References

 

Breaking News


ILARY BLASI: CALCIO FEMMINILE? I LIKE IT
Ilaryblasy14pE' un'iniziativa con un fine comune, cioè la promozione del calcio femminile grazie ai vari “like” di VIP e gente comune, ma c'è di mezzo pur sempre un concorso fotografico: la campagna lanciata da mister Magurno sulla foto più votata fra quelle che arriveranno alla redazione di calciodonne.it entra nel vivo della competizione dopo che, oltre alla madrina Ilaria D'Amico, si fa testimonial dell'iniziativa anche un'altra “bellissima” della televisione italiana: Ilary Blasi.
La bionda romana, la cui avventura sul piccolo schermo partì dal quiz “Passaparola” (come avvenne pertante altre, dalla Ventura alla Toffanin) al fianco di Gerry Scotti, è attualmente impegnata a condurre “Le Iene” assieme a Teo Mammucari (anch'egli testimonial della campagna) e alla Gialappa's Band. Assidua frequentatrice degli stadi di mezza Italia, al seguito di suo marito e capitano della Roma Francesco Totti (con cui è sposata da nove anni), la Blasi non ha mancato di far sentire la propria voce in favore del calcio femminile.
La redazione ringrazia la showgirl giallorossa e invita nuovamente chiunque volesse offrire il proprio sostegno alla causa del calcio in rosa a farlo inviando la propria foto con un foglio con su scritto “Calcio femminile – I like it” all'indirizzo di posta elettronica: info@calciodonne.it Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. E' necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.
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Serie A (women's football)

 

   

Serie A (women's football)
Country Italy
ConfederationUEFA
Founded1968
Number of teams16
Relegation toSerie A2
Domestic cup(s)Italian Women's Cup
International cup(s)Champions League
Current championsBrescia
(2013/14)
WebsiteDivisione Calcio Femminile hosted at lnd.it
The Women's football Serie A is the highest-level league competition for women's football clubs in Italian football. It was established in 1968 but main teams were composing two different federations and leagues (FICF and UISP).
In the following season main UISP teams entered FICF federation so that all Serie A teams played a single league championship.
In 1970 a new federation (FFIGC) was constituted in Rome splitting Serie A into two independent federations and leagues again. In 1972 the two federations merged in the new "united" one (FFIUAGC = Federazione Femminile Italiana Unita Autonoma Giuoco Calcio) but a few ones didn't agree and refounded an independent federation in Viareggio (FICF).
Finally in 1974 a single national top Serie A league was established.
As the Serie A is currently in the top eight of UEFA women's leagues[1] the top two places qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.

 

 

ILARY BLASI: CALCIO FEMMINILE? I LIKE IT
Ilaryblasy14pE' un'iniziativa con un fine comune, cioè la promozione del calcio femminile grazie ai vari “like” di VIP e gente comune, ma c'è di mezzo pur sempre un concorso fotografico: la campagna lanciata da mister Magurno sulla foto più votata fra quelle che arriveranno alla redazione di calciodonne.it entra nel vivo della competizione dopo che, oltre alla madrina Ilaria D'Amico, si fa testimonial dell'iniziativa anche un'altra “bellissima” della televisione italiana: Ilary Blasi.
La bionda romana, la cui avventura sul piccolo schermo partì dal quiz “Passaparola” (come avvenne pertante altre, dalla Ventura alla Toffanin) al fianco di Gerry Scotti, è attualmente impegnata a condurre “Le Iene” assieme a Teo Mammucari (anch'egli testimonial della campagna) e alla Gialappa's Band. Assidua frequentatrice degli stadi di mezza Italia, al seguito di suo marito e capitano della Roma Francesco Totti (con cui è sposata da nove anni), la Blasi non ha mancato di far sentire la propria voce in favore del calcio femminile.
La redazione ringrazia la showgirl giallorossa e invita nuovamente chiunque volesse offrire il proprio sostegno alla causa del calcio in rosa a farlo inviando la propria foto con un foglio con su scritto “Calcio femminile – I like it” all'indirizzo di posta elettronica: info@calciodonne.it Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. E' necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.
Alessandra Esperide

Ilaryblasy14g

Format[edit]

Locations of teams in the 2012–13 Serie A
The league mostly consisted of 12 teams, that play each other 2 times. Just after 1986, when this independent federation entered main Italian football organization (FIGC), Serie A championship had been increased of two teams to reach 16 as well as Serie A national male league.
Due to several teams resignments, in 2002 Italian Federation decided to create an intermediate league between Serie A and Serie B (Serie A2) reducing teams composing the Serie A league (14). In 2003 (from 14 to 13) and in 2005 (just 12) teams were reduced again even if relegations to A2 didn't change (2).
In the 2009–10 season, four teams were promoted and only two relegated, as the league was increased to 14 teams. In 2012/13 and 2013/14 16 teams played in the league. For the 2014/15 season the league was reduced to 14 teams again.

2013–14 teams

The teams that participate in the 2014/15 women's football Serie A are:

List of champions

Below is a list of previous champions, including those belonging to several independent federations under which the Serie A title was contested before entering the FIGC. Since 1968 all championships were defined as "Serie A":

Top scorers

The list of top scorers:[5]
SeasonPlayerClubGoals
1968...
1971Elisabetta VignottoReal Juventus51
1972Elisabetta VignottoGamma 3 Padova56
1973Elisabetta VignottoGamma 3 Padova25
1974Elisabetta VignottoGamma 3 Padova24
1975Susanne AugustesenGamma 3 Padova29
1976Susanne AugustesenValdobbiadene28
1977Susanne AugustesenDiadora Valdobbiadene42
1978Rose ReillyJolly Comp.Cutispoti Catania32
1980Elisabetta VignottoGorgonzola29
1981Rose ReillyAlaska Lecce31
1982Susanne AugustesenFlase Cagliari32
1983Susanne AugustesenAlaska Lecce31
1984Susanne AugustesenLazio25
1984–85Carolina MoraceLazio27
1985–86Lone HansenDespar Trani 8026
1986–87Susanne AugustesenDespar Trani 8034
1987–88Carolina MoraceLazio40
1988–89Carolina MoraceLazio26
1989–90Carolina MoraceReggiana38
1990–91Carolina MoraceReggiana29
1991–92Carolina MoraceMilan 8231
1992–93Carolina MoraceMilan 8233
1993–94Carolina MoraceSassari Torres33
1994–95Carolina MoraceAgliana31
1995–96Carolina MoraceVerona Günther39
1996–97Carolina MoraceC.F. Modena Femminile47
1997–98Carolina MoraceC.F. Modena Amadio Femminile41
1998–99Patrizia PanicoS.S. Lazio C.F.51
1999–00Patrizia PanicoS.S. Ruco Line Lazio C.F.41
2000–01Patrizia PanicoS.S. Ruco Line Lazio C.F.41
2001–02Patrizia PanicoS.S. Ruco Line Lazio C.F.47
2002–03Chiara GazzoliF.C. Foroni Verona54
2003–04Chiara GazzoliF.C. Foroni Verona34
2004–05Valentina Boni
Patrizia Panico		Bardolino C.F.
Torino Femminile		32
2005–06Patrizia PanicoA.C.F. Torino24
2006–07Patrizia PanicoA.S.D. C.F. Bardolino Verona21
2007–08Patrizia PanicoA.S.D. C.F. Bardolino Verona27
2008–09Patrizia PanicoA.S.D. C.F. Bardolino Verona23
2009–10Paola BrumanaU.P.C. Graphistudio Tavagnacco24
2010–11Patrizia PanicoASD Torres Calcio26
2011–12Patrizia PanicoASD Torres Calcio29
2012–13Patrizia PanicoASD Torres Calcio35
2013–14Patrizia PanicoASD Torres Calcio43

References

  1. Jump up ^ http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/WomenCup/89/50/90/895090_DOWNLOAD.pdf
  2. Jump up ^ U stands for "Unified", because FICF and FFIGC merged into the roman federation FFIGC.
  3. Jump up ^ It's "Cutispoti" not "Cutisport" because of the President's name.
  4. Jump up ^ Same colors as per A.C.F. Milan, but this team was born later: in *1982.
  5. Jump up ^ rsssf.com; Italy - List of Women's Topscorers

External links

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  1. Jump up ^ http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/WomenCup/89/50/90/895090_DOWNLOAD.pdf
  2. Jump up ^ U stands for "Unified", because FICF and FFIGC merged into the roman federation FFIGC.
  3. Jump up ^ It's "Cutispoti" not "Cutisport" because of the President's name.
  4. Jump up ^ Same colors as per A.C.F. Milan, but this team was born later: in *1982.
  5. Jump up ^ rsssf.com; Italy - List of Women's Topscorers

External links

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CANADA 2015 WORLD CUP: THE PLAYER ROUTE TO THE CANADIAN TEAM THROUGH WOMEN'S SERIE A


Hellas Verona F.C.

   
Hellas Verona
Hellas Verona FC logo.svg
Full nameHellas Verona Football Club
Nickname(s)Gialloblu (Yellow-Blues)
Mastini (Mastiffs)
gli Scaligeri (The Scaligers)
i butei ("the boys" in Veronese dialect)
Short nameVerona
Founded1903; 111 years ago (1903)
GroundStadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
Ground Capacity39,211[1]
PresidentMaurizio Setti
ManagerAndrea Mandorlini
LeagueSerie A
2013–14Serie A, 10th
WebsiteClub home page
Hellas Verona Football Club (commonly known simply as Verona, or Hellas within the city of Verona itself) are a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team won the Italian Serie A championship in 1984–85, and are playing in Serie A in 2013–14.

 


History

Origins and early history

Founded in 1903 by a group of high school students, the club was named Hellas (the Greek word for Greece), at the request of a professor of Classics.[2] At a time in which football was played seriously only in the larger cities of the Northwest of Italy, most of Verona was indifferent to the growing sport. However, when in 1906 two city teams chose the city's Roman amphitheatre as a venue to showcase the game, crowd enthusiasm and media interest began to rise.
During these first few years Hellas was one of three or four area teams playing mainly at a municipal level while fighting against city rivals Bentegodi to become the city's premier football outfit. By the 1907–1908 season, Hellas was playing against regional teams and an intense rivalry with Vicenza Calcio that lasts to this day was born.
From 1898 to 1926 Italian football was organised into regional groups. In this period Hellas was one of the founding teams of the early league and often among its top final contenders. In 1911, the city helped Hellas replace the early, gritty football fields with a proper venue. This allowed the team to take part in its first regional tournament, which until 1926, was the qualifying stage for the national title.
In 1919, following a return to activity after a four-year suspension of all football competition in Italy during World War I the team merged with city rival Verona and changed its name to Hellas Verona. Between 1926 and 1929 the elite "Campionato Nazionale" assimilated the top sides from the various regional groups and Hellas Verona joined the privileged teams, yet struggled to remain competitive.
Serie A, as it is structured today, began in 1929, when the Campionato Nazionale turned into a professional league. Still an amateur team, Hellas merged with two city rivals, Bentegodi and Scaligera, to form AC Verona. Hoping to build a first class contender for future years the new team debuted in Serie B in 1929. It would take the gialloblu 28 years to finally achieve their goal. After first being promoted to Serie A for one season in 1957–58, in 1959 the team merged with another city rival (called Hellas) and commemorated its beginnings by changing its name to Hellas Verona AC.

Success in the 1970s and 1980s

Coached by Nils Liedholm, the team returned to Serie A in 1968 and remained in the elite league almost without interruption until 1990. Along the way it scored a famous 5–3 win in the 1972–1973 season that cost AC Milan the scudetto (the Serie A title). The fact that the result came late during the last matchday of the season makes the sudden and unexpected end to the rossoneri's title ambitions all the more memorable.
In 1973–1974 Hellas finished the season in 4th last place thus avoiding relegation, but were sent down to Serie B during the summer months as a result of a scandal involving team president Saverio Garonzi. After a year in Serie B Hellas Verona returned to Serie A.
In the 1975–1976 season the team had a successful run in the Coppa Italia, eliminating highly rated teams such as Torino, Cagliari, and Inter from the tournament. However, in their first ever final in the competition Hellas Verona were trounced 4–0 by Napoli.
Under the leadership of coach Osvaldo Bagnoli, in 1982–1983 the team secured 4th place in Serie A (its highest finish at the time) and even lead the Serie A standings for a few weeks. The same season Hellas again reached the Coppa Italia final. After a 2–0 home victory, Hellas Verona travelled to Turin to play Juventus but were defeated 3–0 after extra time.
Further disappointment followed in the 1983–1984 season when the team again reached the Coppa Italia final, only to lose the Cup in the final minutes of the return match against defending Serie A champions Roma.

1984–1985 Scudetto

Although the 1984–1985 squad was made up of a healthy mix of emerging players and mature stars, at the beginning of the season no one would have regarded the team as having the necessary ingredients to make it to the end. Certainly the additions of Hans-Peter Briegel in midfield and of Danish striker Preben Elkjær to an attack that already featured the wing play of Pietro Fanna, the creative abilities of Antonio Di Gennaro and the scoring touch of Giuseppe Galderisi were to prove crucial.
To mention a few of the memorable milestones on the road to the scudetto: a decisive win against Juventus (2–0), with a goal scored by Elkjær after having lost a boot in a tackle just outside the box, set the stage early in the championship; an away win over Udinese (5–3) ended any speculation that the team was losing energy at the midway point; three straight wins (including a hard fought 1–0 victory against a strong AS Roma side) served notice that the team had kept its polish and focus intact during their rival's final surge; and a 1–1 draw in Bergamo against Atalanta secured the title with a game in hand.
Hellas Verona finished the year with a 15–13–2 record and 43 points, 4 points ahead of Torino with Inter and Sampdoria rounding out the top four spots. This unusual final table of the Serie A (with the most successful Italian teams of the time, Juventus and AS Roma, ending up much lower than expected) has led to many speculations. The 1984/1985 season was the only season when referees were assigned to matches by way of a random draw. Before then each referee had always been assigned to a specific match by a special commission of referees (designatori arbitrali). After the betting scandal of the early 1980 (the Calcio Scommesse scandal) it was decided to clean up the image of Italian football by assigning referees randomly instead of picking them, to clear up all the suspicions and accusations always accompanying Italy's football life. This resulted in a quieter championship and in a completely unexpected final table. In the following season, won again by Juventus, the choice of the referees went back in the hands of the designatori arbitrali. In 2006 a major scandal in Italian football revealed that certain clubs had been illegally influencing the referee selection process, in an attempt to ensure that certain referees were assigned to their matches.

1980s European campaigns

The team made its first European appearance in the 1983-84 UEFA Cup and were knocked out in the second round of the tournament by Sturm Graz. Hellas were eliminated from the 1985–86 European Cup in the second round by defending champions and fellow Serie A side Juventus F.C. after a contested game, the result of a scandalous arbitrage by the French Wurtz, having beaten PAOK Thessaloniki of Greece in the first round.[3]In 1988 the team had their best international result when they reached the UEFA Cup quarter-finals with four victories and three draws. The decisive defeat came from German side Werder Bremen.

Between Serie A and Serie B

These were more than mere modest achievements for a mid-size city with a limited appeal to fans across the nation. But soon enough financial difficulties caught up with team managers. In 1991 the team folded and was reborn as Verona FC, regularly moving to and fro between Serie A and Serie B for several seasons. In 1995 the name was officially changed back to Hellas Verona FC.
After a three-year stay, their last stint in Serie A ended in grief in 2002. That season emerging international talents such as Adrian Mutu, Mauro Camoranesi, Alberto Gilardino, Martin Laursen, Massimo Oddo, Marco Cassetti and coach Alberto Malesani failed to capitalise on an excellent start and eventually dropped into fourth-to-last place for the first time all season on the very last matchday, enforcing relegation into Serie B.

Decline and Serie A comeback (2002–present)

Following the 2002 relegation to Serie B, team fortunes continued to slip throughout the decade. In the 2003–04 season Hellas Verona struggled in Serie B and spent most of the season fighting off an unthinkable relegation to Serie C1. Undeterred, the fans supported their team and a string of late season wins eventually warded off the danger. Over 5000 of them followed Hellas to Como on the final day of the season to celebrate.
In 2004–05 things looked much brighter for the team. After a rocky start Hellas put together a string of results and climbed to third spot. The gialloblù held on to the position until January 2005, when transfers weakened the team, yet they managed to take the battle for Serie A to the last day of the season.
The Serie B 2006-07 seemed to start well, due to the club takeover by Pietro Arvedi D'Emilei, which ended nine years of controversial rule by chairman Gianbattista Pastorello, heavily contested by the supporters in his later years at Verona. However, Verona was immediately involved in the relegation battle, and Massimo Ficcadenti was replaced in December 2006 by Giampiero Ventura. Despite a recovery in the results, Verona ended in an 18th place, thus being forced to play a two-legged playoff against 19th-placed Spezia to avert relegation. A 2–1 away loss in the first leg at La Spezia was followed by a 0–0 home tie, and Verona were relegated to Serie C1 after 64 years of play in the two highest divisions.
Verona appointed experienced coach Franco Colomba for the new season with the aim to return to Serie B as soon as possible. However, despite being widely considered the division favourite, the gialloblù spent almost the entire season in last place. After seven matches club management sacked Colomba in early October and replaced him with youth team coach (and former Verona player) Davide Pellegrini.[4] A new property acquired the club in late 2007, appointing in December Giovanni Galli as new director of football and Maurizio Sarri as new head coach. Halfway through the 2007–2008 season the team remained at the bottom of Serie C1, on the brink of relegation to the fourth level (Serie C2).In response, club management sacked Sarri and brought back Pellegrini. Thanks to a late-season surge the scaligeri avoided direct relegation by qualifying for the relegation playoff, and narrowly averted dropping to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione in the final game, beating Pro Patria 2–1 on aggregate. However, despite the decline in results, attendance and season ticket sales remained on 15000 average.
For the 2008–09 season Verona appointed former Sassuolo and Piacenza manager Gian Marco Remondina, with the aim to win promotion to Serie B. However the season did not start impressively, with Verona being out of the playoff zone by mid-season, and club chairman Pietro Arvedi D'Emilei entering into a coma after being involved in a car crash on his way back from a league match in December 2008. Arvedi died in March 2009, two months after the club was bought by new chairman Giovanni Martinelli.
The following season looked promising, as new transfer players were brought aboard, and fans enthusiastically embraced the new campaign. Season ticket figures climbed to over 10,000, placing Verona ahead of several Serie A teams and all but Torino in Serie B attendance.[5] The team led the standings for much of the season, accumulating a seven-point lead by early in the spring. However, the advantage was gradually squandered, and the team dropped to second place on the second last day of the season, with a chance to regain first place in the final regular season match against Portogruaro on home soil. But Verona disappointed a crowd of over 25,000 fans[6] and, with the loss, dropped to third place and headed towards the playoffs. A managerial change for the postseason saw the firing of Remondina and the arrival of Giovanni Vavassori. After eliminating Rimini in the semi-finals (1–0; 0–0) Verona lost the final to Pescara (2–2 on home soil and 0–1 in the return match) and were condemned to a fourth straight year of third division.
Former Italia '90 star Giuseppe Giannini (a famous captain of Roma for many years) signed as manager for the 2010–11 campaign. Once again, the team was almost entirely revamped during the transfer season. The squad struggled in the early months and Giannini was eventually sacked and replaced by former Inter Milan defender Andrea Mandorlini, who succeeded in reorganising the team's play and bringing discipline both on and off the pitch. In the second half of the season Verona climbed back from the bottom of the division to clinch a playoff berth (5th place) on the last day of the regular season. The team advanced to the playoff final after eliminating Sorrento in the semis (3–1 agg). Following the playoff final, after four years of Lega Pro, Hellas Verona were promoted back to Serie B after a 2–1 (agg) win over Salernitana on 19 June 2011.
On 18 May 2013 Hellas Verona finished second in Serie B and was promoted to Serie A after 11 years.[7]
Their return to the Serie A started off against Champions League contending teams such as Milan and Roma, where they beat the former 2–1 and lost to the latter 3–0. They lost 3-0, even though their goalie, Rafael, made nine top notch saves. Verona had chances too, including a shot off the crossbar and a shot cleared off the line by Roma. They continued at a steady pace, finishing the first half of the season with 32 points, sitting in 6th place, 11 points behind the closest Champions League spot, and tied with Inter for the last Europa League spot.

Colours and badge

The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu (literally, "yellow-blue" in Italian) is the team's most widely used nickname. The colours represent the city itself and Verona's emblem (a yellow cross on a blue shield) appears on most team apparel. Two more team nicknames are Mastini (the mastiffs) and Scaligeri, both references to Mastino I della Scala of the Della Scala princes that ruled the city during the 13th and 14th centuries.
The Scala family coat of arms is depicted on the team's jersey and on its trademark logo as a stylised image of two large, powerful mastiffs facing opposite directions. In essence, the term "scaligeri" is synonymous with Veronese, and therefore can describe anything or anyone from Verona (e.g., Chievo Verona, a different team that also links itself to the Scala family – specifically to Cangrande della Scala).

Stadium

Since 1963, the club have played at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, which has a capacity of 39,211.[8] The ground is shared with Hellas' rivals, Chievo Verona. It was used as a venue for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Derby with Chievo Verona

The intercity fixtures against Chievo Verona are known as the "Derby della Scala". The name refers to the Scaligeri or della Scala aristocratic family, who were rulers of Verona during the Middle Ages and early Renaissance. In the season 2001–02, both Hellas Verona and the city rivals of Chievo Verona were playing in the Serie A. The first ever derby of Verona in Serie A took place on 18 November 2001, while both teams were ranked among the top four. The match was won by Hellas, 3–2. Chievo got revenge in the return match in spring 2002, winning 2–1. The city of Verona became so the 5th city in Italy, after Milan, Rome, Turin and Genoa to host a derby in Serie A.[9]
Results
Hellas Verona vs Chievo VeronaChievo Verona vs Hellas Verona
Season
Division
Date
Venue
Score
Attendance
Date
Venue
Score
Attendance
1994–95Serie B10 December 1994Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
1 – 1
7 May 1995Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
3 – 1
1995–96Serie B28 April 1996Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
1 – 0
25 November 1996Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
1 – 2
1996–97Serie B11 October 1996Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
4 – 0
14 March 1997Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
2 – 0
1998–99Serie B19 December 1998Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
0 – 0
16 May 1999Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
2 – 0
2001–02Serie A18 November 2001Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
3 – 2
38,35624 March 2002Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
2 – 1
35,708
2013–14Serie A23 November 2013Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
0 – 1
24,2005 April 2014Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
0 – 1
15,000

Honours

Serie A / Italian Football Championship:[10]
Serie B:[11]
Coppa Italia:[12]
  • Runners-up (3): 1976, 1983, 1984

Current squad

As of 04 July, 2014.[13]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No.PositionPlayer
1BrazilGKRafael (captain)
2ItalyMFRômulo
4ArgentinaDFIván Pillud (on loan from Argentina Racing)
5ItalyMFMassimo Donati
8ItalyFWDaniele Cacia
9ItalyFWLuca Toni
10IcelandMFEmil Hallfreðsson
11SerbiaMFBoško Janković
12BrazilGKNícolas
14ArgentinaMFEzequiel Cirigliano (on loan from Argentina River Plate)
18GreeceDFVangelis Moras
19Czech RepublicFWMichael Rabušic
No.PositionPlayer
21ArgentinaFWJuanito Gómez
22ItalyDFDomenico Maietta
23UruguayDFAlejandro González
25BrazilDFRafael Marques
26ItalyMFJacopo Sala
30ItalyMFMarco Donadel (on loan from Napoli)
31BulgariaGKNikolay Mihaylov
33ItalyDFAlessandro Agostini
ItalyGKPierluigi Gollini
MoldovaMFArtur Ioniță
Georgia (country)MFGiorgi Chanturia
GreeceFWLazaros Christodoulopoulos

Out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No.PositionPlayer
4ItalyMFSimon Laner (at Novara)
13ItalyDFMatteo Bianchetti (at Spezia)
27ItalyMFPaolo Grossi (at Brescia)
32ItalyFWDaniele Ragatzu (at Virtus Lanciano)
ItalyDFStefano Bertasi (at Trissino-Valdagno)
ItalyDFSimone Ceccarelli (at Paganese)
ItalyDFFilippo De Col (at Virtus Lanciano)
AlbaniaDFLapis Kiakis (at Carpi)
ItalyDFFrancesco Zampano (at Juve Stabia)
ParaguayMFÓscar Arzamendia (at Bellaria)
ItalyMFSimone Calvano (at AlbinoLeffe)
No.PositionPlayer
ItalyMFAlessandro Carrozza (at Spezia)
ItalyMFPasquale De Vita (at Pavia)
ItalyMFGennaro Esposito (at Salernitana)
SloveniaMFDino Martinović (at Switzerland Lugano)
ItalyMFMattia Spezzani (at Pro Vercelli)
ItalyFWAndrea Cocco (at Portugal Beira-Mar)
ItalyFWNicola Ferrari (at Spezia)
SloveniaFWKris Jogan (at Aversa Normanna)
ItalyFWGianluca Rizzitelli (at Como)
SenegalFWAmadou Samb (at Albania Teuta)
ItalyFWDavid Speziale (at Pavia)

Youth team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No.PositionPlayer
34AlgeriaFWMohamed Fares
No.PositionPlayer
35ItalyMFMattia Zaccagni
98ItalyGKDaniele Borra (on loan from Virtus Entella)

Managers

Sponsors

Kit Sponsors

  • 1980–1987:Adidas
  • 1987–1989:Hummel
  • 1989–1991:Adidas
  • 1991–1995:Uhlsport
  • 1995–2000:Errea
  • 2000–2003:Lotto
  • 2003–2006:Legea
  • 2006–2013:Asics
  • 2013–present:Nike

Official Sponsors

  • 1982–1986:Canon
  • 1986–1989:Ricoh
  • 1989–1996:Rana
  • 1996–1997:Ferroli
  • 1997–1998:ZG Camini Inox
  • 1998–1999:Atreyu
  • 1999–2000:Salumi Marsilli
  • 2000–2001:Net Business
  • 2001–2002:Amica Chips
  • 2002–2006:Clerman
  • 2006–2007:Unika
  • 2007–2008:No Sponsor
  • 2008–2010:Giallo
  • 2010–2011:Banca Di Verona;Protec/Sicurint Group;Consorzio Asimov
  • 2011–2012:AGSM;Protec/Sicurint Group;Leaderform
  • 2012–2013:AGSM/Leaderform

References

  1. Jump up ^ "Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi". hellasverona.it. 
  2. Jump up ^ Bertoldi, Luigi (1983). 80 anni di storia del Verona Calcio. Verona: Editoriale Bortolazzi-Stei s.r.l. p. 11. 
  3. Jump up ^ "1985/86 European Champions Clubs' Cup". uefa.com. 
  4. Jump up ^ "Punch-drunk Verona fire Colomba". Football Italia. 8 October 2007. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2007. 
  5. Jump up ^ "Tifosi dell'Hellas Verona: 10.442 abbonamenti!" (in italian). hellasweb.it. 
  6. Jump up ^ "Lega Pro 1/B: i tabellini della 34.a giornata". Data Sport. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2010. [dead link]
  7. Jump up ^ "Hellas Verona back in Serie A after 11 years away". sports.yahoo.com. 18 May 2013. 
  8. Jump up ^ "Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi". stadiumguide.com. Retrieved 28 May 2013. 
  9. Jump up ^ "Verona derby top dogs". BBC Sport. 19 November 2001. 
  10. Jump up ^ "Winners". Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 
  11. Jump up ^ "Italy – List of Second Division (Serie B) Champions". The Record Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 May 2013. 
  12. Jump up ^ "Italy – List of Cup Finals". The Record Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 May 2013. 
  13. Jump up ^ "Squadra" (in Italian). Hellas Verona. Retrieved 22 December 2012. 

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