Virtus Francavilla Calcio

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Virtus Francavilla
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Full nameVirtus Francavilla Calcio
Founded2007
GroundStadio Giovanni Paolo II,
Francavilla Fontana, Italy
Capacity2,137
ChairmanAntonio Magrì
ManagerAlberto Colombo
LeagueSerie C Group C
2020–21Serie C Group C, 15th of 20
WebsiteClub website
Away colours

Virtus Francavilla Calcio, commonly known as Virtus Francavilla, is an Italian football club based in Francavilla Fontana, Apulia. They currently play in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football.

History[]

The historic Francavilla Calcio[]

The historic Francavilla Calcio was founded in 1946 with the name of A.S. Francavilla, and it has always played regional leagues. In 2006 it was renamed A.S.D. Francavilla Calcio[1] In the season 2010–11, was relegated from Serie D group H to the Eccellenza Apulia.

Foundation[]

The new club was founded in 2007 under the name of Salento Francavilla. It has assumed its present name after the merger at the end of the 2013/2014 season with the historic Francavilla Calcio.[2] In that year it won the Eccellenza Apulia championship coming back in Serie D.

From Serie D to Lega Pro[]

In the season 2014–15 the team was promoted for the first time, from Eccellenza Apulia to Serie D. At the end of the 2015–16 Serie D, the team was promoted in the 2016–17 Lega Pro. For the first time in its history, the team reached a professional league, the third highest football division of Italy.[3]

Colors and badge[]

The team's main colors are blue and white.

Current squad[]

As of 12 January 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Joakim Milli
3 MF Italy ITA Gabriele Ingrosso
4 DF Italy ITA Andrea Feltrin
5 DF Italy ITA Riccardo Idda
6 DF Italy ITA Mirko Miceli
7 FW Italy ITA Pasquale Maiorino
8 MF Italy ITA Francesco Carella
9 FW Italy ITA Cosimo Patierno
10 FW Italy ITA Leonardo Pérez
11 MF Italy ITA Federico Mastropietro
12 GK Italy ITA Giuseppe Cassano
13 DF Italy ITA Luigi Gianfreda
14 FW Ghana GHA Joseph Ekuban
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Italy ITA Fabio Delvino
16 MF Italy ITA Domenico Franco
17 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Caporale
18 MF Italy ITA Roberto Pierno (on loan from Lecce)
19 MF Italy ITA Mario Prezioso
20 MF Ghana GHA Elimelech Enyan
21 FW Italy ITA Danilo Ventola (on loan from Ascoli)
22 GK Italy ITA Tommaso Nobile
23 MF Cameroon CMR Giovanni Tchetchoua
25 MF Italy ITA Marco Toscano
37 FW Italy ITA Aboubacar Dacosta
97 FW Italy ITA Tiziano Tulissi (on loan from Modena)

Honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ (in Italian) Info at the FIGC website, August 2006
  2. ^ (in Italian) Info at virtusfrancavillacalcio.it
  3. ^ (in Italian) 2016–17 Lega Pro season of Virtus Francavilla

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