S.S. Monopoli 1966

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Monopoli 1966

Full name	Società Sportiva Monopoli 1966
Founded	1966
Ground	Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani, Monopoli, Italy
Capacity	6,880
Chairman	Enzo Mastronardi
Manager	Giuseppe Scienza
League	Serie C Group C
2020–21	Serie C Group C, 11th of 20
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Società Sportiva Monopoli 1966 is an Italian association football club located in Monopoli, Apulia. They currently play in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football.

Predecessor[]

A.C. Monopoli[]

The origins of football in Monopoli go back to 1958 when was founded A.C. Monopoli. After winning Eccellenza Apulia in the 2004–05 season^{[note 1]} it has played in Serie D/H for the 2005–06 season obtaining the promotion to Serie C2^{[note 2]} where it played the 4 seasons following. The team did not enter Lega Pro Seconda Divisione in June 2010 and restarted^{[citation needed]} from Terza Categoria, the lowest level of the Italian football.

History[]

A.S. Liberty Monopoli[]

A new club was founded in the summer 2010 as A.S. Liberty Monopoli, after the relocation of Eccellenza club A.S.D. Liberty Bari 1909 from Bari to Monopoli.

In the 2011–12 season the team was promoted from Eccellenza Apulia to Serie D.

S.S. MonosPolis and S.S. Monopoli 1966[]

In the summer 2012 the club was renamed S.S. MonosPolis, then in 2014 Società Sportiva Monopoli 1966^[1][2][3]

In the 2014–15 season won the Coppa Italia Serie D and was the finalist of the nation play off of Serie D; in the summer 2015 it was admitted to Lega Pro for involvement in the sporting fraud.

Colors and badge[]

Its colors are white and green.

Current squad[]

As of 12 July 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  ITA Mario Mercadante 4 DF  ITA Nicola Bizzotto 5 DF  ITA Matteo Arena 6 DF  ITA Manuel Nicoletti 7 MF  ITA Ernesto Starita 8 MF  ITA Marco Piccinni 9 DF  ITA Matteo Liviero 12 GK  ITA Nicolas Oliveto 18 MF  ITA Gianmarco Alba 19 DF  ITA Lorenzo Vignati 21 FW  ITA Michele Currarino 22 GK  ITA Pietro Menegatti

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 FW  ITA Andrea De Paoli 24 MF  ITA Christian Nina 25 MF  ITA Francesco Vassallo 29 MF  BFA Abdoul Guiebre 31 DF  ITA Massimo Tazzer 35 GK  ITA Roberto Taliento — GK  ITA Mattia Guido — MF  ITA Orlando Viteritti — FW  ITA Salvatore Rimoli — FW  ITA Luigi Samele — FW  ITA Christian Spadoni

Honors[]

• Coppa Italia Serie D
  • Champions: 2014–15

References[]

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External links[]

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