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Reggiana
AC Reggiana 1919 crest.svg
Full name Associazione Calcio Reggiana S.r.l.
Nickname(s) I Granata (The Maroons)
Regia (local dialect for Reggiana)
Teste Quadre (Square Heads) from an ancient Poems
Founded 25 September 1919; 105 years ago (1919-09-25)
Ground Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Ground Capacity 21,584
Owner Romano Amadei (65% of club shares); Carmelo Salerno (30%); Giuseppe Fico (5%)
Chairman Carmelo Salerno
Manager Davide Dionigi
Third colours

Associazione Calcio Reggiana, often called Reggiana, is a professional football club from Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The club was started in 1919. It has been reformed twice, in 2005 and 2018, after facing financial problems.

Reggiana currently plays in Serie B, which is the second-highest football league in Italy. The team is known as i Granata, meaning "the Maroons," because maroon is their main team color. The club has played in Serie A, Italy's top league, seven times. Their last time in Serie A was during the 1996–97 season.

Club History

How Reggiana Started

The first football game in Reggio Emilia happened in 1909. It was an exhibition game. Later, the first football clubs appeared. Reggio Football Club, formed in 1912, became the main local team. They played in Promozione, which was the second Italian league back then.

In 1914, some members left Reggio F.C. and started a new club called Juventus F.C. These two teams played against each other in the 1914–15 Promozione season. When Italy entered World War 1 in May 1915, many young players joined the army. This caused a break in local football.

On September 25, 1919, a group of former players decided to create a new local club. This group was led by Severino Taddei, who used to play for Reggio F.C. They used Juventus’s old field, Campo Mirabello. They also used the colors of Reggio F.C., which were maroon and blue. This new club was named Associazione Calcio Reggiana.

Reggiana's Early Years (1919–2005)

The club, first known as A.C. Reggiana, played in Italy's First Division in the 1920s. More recently, they played in Serie A in 1993–94, 1994–95, and 1996–97. Their best finish was 13th place in the 1993–94 Serie A season. During that time, their famous goalkeeper was Cláudio Taffarel from Brazil. He later won the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Reggiana 1919 (2005–2018)

In July 2005, the club faced financial difficulties. Its ownership was transferred to a new group, which renamed it A.C. Reggiana 1919.

In the 2007–08 Serie C2 season, the team finished first in their group. This earned them a direct promotion to Lega Pro Prima Divisione (which used to be called Serie C1). Reggiana also won the 2008 Supercoppa di Serie C2. This was a competition for the winners of the Serie C2 groups.

In 2016, former American baseball player Mike Piazza bought the club. After the 2017–18 season, his family decided not to register the team for the next Serie C season. This meant the club lost its professional status.

Reggio Audace F.C. (2018–2020)

On July 31, 2018, a new club was formed in Reggio Emilia. It was called Reggio Audace F.C.. This name honored an older club from the 1910s where Reggiana's founder, Severino Taddei, used to play. Local business owners from Reggio Emilia owned the new club. They hired Mauro Antonioli as the new coach. The club was accepted into the 2018–19 Serie D league.

The club quickly moved up the leagues. They were promoted to Serie B after being allowed into Serie C because other clubs had financial problems. They then won the 2019–20 Serie C playoffs. This meant they returned to Serie B after 21 years, achieving two promotions in a row.

Reggiana 1919 (2020–Present)

On July 28, 2020, the club changed its name back to A.C. Reggiana 1919.

Team Colors and Badges

The team's home jersey is granata, which is a shade of maroon. This is why they are nicknamed "Granata" or "Regia." However, their shorts are usually dark blue. The club's badge traditionally shows an orange football. Around the football, it says "Associazione Calcio Reggiana" with a maroon border.

Home Stadium

Reggiana played all its games at Stadio Mirabello until 1994. Then, they moved to a new, modern stadium. This stadium was first known as Stadio Giglio. It is now called Stadio Città del Tricolore. The stadium was later bought by another football club, U.S. Sassuolo Calcio.

Reggiana Fans

Like in other Italian cities, the "ultras" fan groups became popular in the 1980s. Reggiana also saw these passionate supporters grow. When Reggiana was playing in Serie B, and the local basketball team, Cantine Riunite Reggio Emilia, was in Lega Basket Serie A, young people in the city formed these fan groups. They would gather every Sunday to support their teams.

The main group of Reggiana fans in the "Curva Sud" was "Ultras Ghetto." They were known for their amazing displays and cheers. Since the late 1990s, the main fan groups have been "Teste Quadre" and "Gruppo Vandelli." These groups sit in the East Stand of the stadium. Reggiana fans have always traveled in large numbers to away games. A record 10,000 fans went to Milan in 1994.

Friendships and Rivalries

Reggiana fans have good and friendly relationships with supporters from:

The main rival teams are:

Famous Players

See also (related category): AC Reggiana 1919 players

Some well-known players who have played for Reggiana include:

Italy
  • Italy Andrea Silenzi
  • ItalyPaolo Ponzo
  • Italy Argentina Felice Romano
  • ItalyAngelo Di Livio
  • Italy Fabrizio Ravanelli
  • Italy Luca Bucci
  • Italy Stefano Torrisi
  • Italy Francesco Antonioli
  • Italy Angelo Adamo Gregucci
  • Italy Filippo Galli
  • Italy Alberico Evani
  • Italy Luigi Sartor
  • Italy Marco Ballotta
  • Italy Max Tonetto
  • Italy Cristiano Zanetti
  • Italy Michele Padovano
  • Italy Sandro Tovalieri
  • Italy Francesco Pedone
  • Italy Fabrizio Cacciatore
  • Italy Francesco Ruopolo
  • Italy Giuseppe Alessi
  • Italy Alessandro Cesarini
  • Italy Giuseppe Scienza
  • Italy Marco Bresciani
  • Italy Giuseppe Accardi
  • Italy Fernando De Napoli
  • Italy Luigi De Agostini
  • Italy Stefano De Agostini
  • Italy Stefano Nava
  • Italy Massimo Paganin
  • Italy Daniele De Vezze
  • Italy Marco Romizi
  • Italy Raffaele Nuzzo
  • Italy Leonardo Colucci
  • Italy Andrea Catellani
  • Italy Luca Ariatti
  • Italy Marco Ambrosio
  • Italy Igor Protti
  • Italy Alessandro Bastrini
  • Italy Massimiliano Carlini
  • Italy Trevor Trevisan
  • Italy Marco Guidone
  • Italy Cristian Altinier
  • Italy Vito Grieco
  • Italy Andrea Bovo
  • Italy Luca Ghiringhelli
  • Italy Simone Calvano
  • Italy Andrea Parola
  • Italy Raffaele Nolè
  • Italy Michele Pazienza
  • Italy Daniele Mignanelli
  • Italy Federico Angiulli
  • Italy Paolo Zanetti
  • Italy Armando Pantanelli
  • Italy Gian Piero Gasperini
  • Italy Walter Mazzarri
  • Italy Gianluca Piaccitali
Austria
  • Austria Michael Hatz
Belgium
  • Belgium Georges Grün
Brazil
Colombia
  • Colombia Adolfo Valencia
Croatia
  • Croatia Bruno Petković
Czech Republic
  • Czech Republic Edvard Lasota
Georgia
  • Georgia (country) Georgi Nemsadze
Germany
  • Germany Dietmar Beiersdorfer
England
  • England Franz Carr
France
  • France Gaël Genevier
Montenegro
  • Montenegro Minel Šabotić
  • Montenegro Hasim Đoković
Nigeria
Portugal
Romania
  • Romania Dorin Mateut
  • Romania Ioan Sabau
  • Romania Vasile Mogoș
Russia
  • Russia Igor Simutenkov
Spain
  • Spain Marti Riverola
Sweden
Venezuela
  • Venezuela Italy Massimo Margiotta

Youth Academy

Reggiana has a strong history of developing young players. They have a training ground with 16 football pitches. These pitches are located near the club house. The youth teams play their games at Stadio Mirabello, the Agosti training ground, or smaller fields in the local area.

The academy has helped many players become professionals. Some notable players who came from Reggiana's youth system include:

Italy
  • Italy Gino Giaroli
  • Italy Ettore Agazzani
  • Italy Stefano Aigotti
  • Italy Egidio Anceschi
  • Italy Alessio Badari
  • Italy Silvio Bandini
  • Italy Aldo Bedogni
  • Italy Oreste Benatti
  • Italy Carlo Benelli
  • Italy Roberto Benincasa
  • Italy Andrea Costa
  • Italy Mohammed Chakir
  • Italy Simone Gozzi
  • Italy Danilo Zini
  • Italy Luca Ariatti
  • Italy Elvis Abbruscato
  • Italy Christian Araboni
  • Italy Alessandro Bertoni
  • Italy Leonida Bietti
  • Italy Ottorino Bojardi
  • Italy Leopoldo Bolognesi
  • Italy Alberto Boni
  • Italy Fabio Bonini
  • Italy Enrico Bottazzi
  • Italy Denis Brunazzi
  • Italy Aldo Cagnoli
  • Italy Giovanni Campari
  • Italy Fabio Caselli
  • Italy Ilario Castagner
  • Italy Aldo Catalani
  • Italy Andrea Catellani
  • Italy Maurizio Cavazzoni
  • Italy Gianluca Cherubini
  • Italy Zucchero Fornaciari (he became a famous singer after playing football)
  • Italy Dino Galparoli
  • Italy Lorenzo Mossini
  • Italy Paolo Mozzini
  • Italy Erik Panizzi
  • Italy Armando Pantanelli
  • Italy Jacopo Pellegrini
  • Italy Gabriele Piccinini
  • Italy Ayman Sanat
  • Italy Max Tonetto
Gabon
  • Gabon Catilina Aubameyang
Ghana
  • Ghana Boadu Maxwell Acosty
Morocco
Nigeria

Current Players

First Team Squad

No. Position Player
1 Italy GK Edoardo Motta
4 Italy DF Paolo Rozzio (captain)
6 Slovenia MF Leo Štulac (on loan from Palermo)
7 Italy FW Manuel Marras
11 Ivory Coast FW Cedric Gondo
13 Italy DF Andrea Meroni
16 Argentina MF Tobías Reinhart
17 Italy DF Lorenzo Libutti
27 Italy FW Matteo Maggio
29 Denmark MF Oliver Urso
31 Italy DF Mario Sampirisi
80 Switzerland FW Natan Girma
No. Position Player
87 France DF Yannis Nahounou
90 Italy MF Manolo Portanova
99 Italy GK Alex Sposito
Italy DF Simone Bonetti
Italy DF Andrea Bozzolan
Italy DF Giacomo Cavallini
Italy DF Andrea Papetti
Italy DF Diego Stramaccioni
Italy MF Damiano Basili
Italy MF Massimo Bertagnoli
Italy MF Francesco Vallarelli

Reggiana 1919 Youth Team

No. Position Player
12 Italy GK Matteo Donelli
18 Italy FW Edoardo Cavaliere
19 Italy GK Simon Esosa Aibangbee
No. Position Player
65 Italy DF Federico Paterlini
70 Italy GK Lorenzo Rubboli

Coaching Staff

Manager Italy Davide Dionigi
Assistant manager Italy Lorenzo Sibilano
Technical coach Italy Giuseppe Liperoti
Match analyst Japan Hiroshi Komatsuzaki
Fitness coach Italy David Morelli
Fitness coach Italy Giacomo Ceci
Assistant fitness coach Italy Mattia Fantuzzi
Fitness trainer technical Italy Alessandro Spaggiari
Goalkeeping coach Italy Marco Bizzarri
Team manager Italy Michele Malpeli
Head of medical staff Italy Dott. Stefano Bondi
Club doctor Italy Dott. Massimiliano Manzotti
Physiotherapist Italy Remigio Del Sole
Italy Filippo Torricelli
Italy Gabriele Di Paola
Kitman Italy Matteo Ferri

Updated to match played 5 April 2025
Source: AC Reggiana Website

Club Management

Honorary President and majority shareholder Italy Romano Amadei
Chairman and CEO Italy Carmelo Salerno
Vice-President Italy Giuseppe Fico
Vice-President and Director of Operations Italy Vittorio Cattani
Director of Football Italy Marcello Pizzimenti
Assistant of Director of Football Italy Francesco Panfili
Head of Recruitment Greece Haris Louris
Academy Director Italy Pietro Lodi
Head of Commercial Area Italy Luca Tedeschi
General Secretary Italy Nicola Simonelli
Head of Media and Marketing Italy Alessandro Marconi
Press Officer Italy Andrea Montanari
Digital Media Manager Italy Marcello Tosi
Social Media Manager Italy Chiara Bonomo

Updated to match played 1 July 2019
Source: Reggio Audace Website

Team Managers

See also (related category): AC Reggiana 1919 managers

One of the team's most famous coaches was Carlo Ancelotti. He later coached many top clubs. These include AC Milan, Juventus, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Napoli, and Everton. He returned to Real Madrid after that.

  • 1919–20: Kingdom of Italy Severino Taddei
  • 1920–22: Austria Karl Stürmer
  • 1922–23: Argentina Kingdom of Italy Felice Romano
  • 1923–24: Austria Karl Stürmer
  • 1924–25: Kingdom of Italy Severino Taddei
  • 1925–26: Kingdom of Italy Ottorino Bojardi
  • 1926: Austria Karl Stürmer
  • 1926–28: Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946) Vilmos Zsigsmond
  • 1928–29: Austria Anton Ringer
  • 1929–30: Kingdom of Italy Severino Taddei
  • 1930–34: Kingdom of Italy Regolo Ferretti
  • 1934–35: Kingdom of Italy Mora Maurer
  • 1935–37: Kingdom of Italy Italo Rossi
  • 1937–39: Kingdom of Italy Giuseppe Valenti
  • 1939–1942: Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946) János Vanicsek
  • 1942: Kingdom of Italy Luigi Bernardi and William Ruozi
  • 1942–43: Kingdom of Italy Alfredo Mazzoni
  • 1943–44: Kingdom of Italy Regolo Ferretti
  • 1945–46: Argentina Kingdom of Italy Felice Romano
  • 1946–47: Italy Bruno Vale
  • 1947: Italy Alcide Violi
  • 1947–48: Italy Angelo Mattea
  • 1948–49: Italy Piero Ferrari
  • 1949: Italy Bruno Arcari
  • 1949–52: Italy Giuseppe Antonini
  • 1952: Italy Vittorio Malagoli
  • 1952–53: Italy Guido Masetti
  • 1953–54: Italy Alcide Violi
  • 1954–62: Italy Luigi Del Grosso
  • 1962: Italy Angelo Piccioli
  • 1962–63: Italy Renato Martini
  • 1963: Italy Vittorio Malagoli
  • 1963–64: Italy Giancarlo Cadé
  • 1964–65: Italy Dino Ballacci
  • 1965–70: Italy Romolo Bizzotto
  • 1970–74: Italy Ezio Galbiati
  • 1974: Italy Giampiero Grevi and Giovanni Galbiati
  • 1974–75: Italy Tito Corsi
  • 1975–76: Italy Carmelo Di Bella
  • 1976: Italy Bruno Giorgi
  • 1976–77: Italy Mario Caciagli
  • 1977–79: Italy Guido Mammi
  • 1979–80: Italy Franco Marini
  • 1980–83: Italy Romano Fogli
  • 1983: Italy Giovan Battista Fabbri
  • 1983–84: Italy Lauro Toneatto
  • 1984–86: Italy Franco Fontana
  • 1986: Italy Giancarlo Cadé
  • 1986–88: Italy Nello Santin
  • 1988: Italy Marino Perani
  • 1988–94: Italy Giuseppe Marchioro
  • 1994–95: Italy Enzo Ferrari
  • 1995: Italy Cesare Vitale
  • 1995–96: Italy Giorgio Ciaschini and Carlo Ancelotti
  • 1996: Italy Adelio Moro and Romania Mircea Lucescu
  • 1996–97: Italy Francesco Oddo
  • 1997–98: Italy Franco Varrella
  • 1998–99: Italy Attilio Perotti
  • 1999: Italy Franco Varrella
  • 1999: Italy Angelo Gregucci and Fabiano Speggiorin
  • 1999–00: Italy Giorgio Rumignani
  • 2000: Italy Gigi Maifredi
  • 2000–01: Italy Claudio Testoni
  • 2001–02: Italy Salvatore Vullo
  • 2002: Italy Lorenzo Mossini
  • 2002–03: Italy Adriano Cadregari
  • 2003–04: Italy Antonio Sala
  • 2004: Italy Adriano Cadregari
  • 2004–05: Italy Bruno Giordano
  • 2005–06: Italy Luciano Foschi
  • 2006–09: Italy Alessandro Pane
  • 2009–10: Italy Loris Dominissini
  • 2010–12: Italy Amedeo Mangone
  • 2012: Italy Lamberto Zauli and Salvatore Lanna
  • 2012–13: Italy Lamberto Zauli
  • 2013: Italy Luigi Apolloni
  • 2013: Italy Lamberto Zauli
  • 2013–14: Italy Pierfrancesco Battistini
  • 2014: Italy Marcello Montanari
  • 2014–16: Italy Alberto Colombo
  • 2016–17: Italy Leonardo Colucci
  • 2017: Italy Leonardo Menichini
  • 2017: Italy Massimiliano La Rosa and Andrea Tedeschi
  • 2017–2018: Italy Sergio Eberini
  • 2018–2019: Italy Mauro Antonioli
  • 2019–2021: Italy Massimiliano Alvini
  • 2021–2023: Italy Aimo Diana
  • 2023–2024: Italy Alessandro Nesta
  • 2024–2025: Italy William Viali
  • 2025–present: Italy Davide Dionigi

Club Chairmen

  • 1919–1923: Kingdom of Italy Giuseppe Cassoli
  • 1923–1925: Kingdom of Italy Vittorino Palazzi Trivelli
  • 1925–1928: Kingdom of Italy Giovanni Bonini
  • 1928–1930: Kingdom of Italy Renato Bertolini
  • 1930–1931: Kingdom of Italy Mario Muzzarini and Franco Fontanili
  • 1931–1932: Kingdom of Italy Enrico Bottazzi
  • 1932–1936: Kingdom of Italy Marcello Bofondi
  • 1936–1937: Kingdom of Italy Giuseppe Pietranera
  • 1937–1938: Kingdom of Italy Eugenio Bolondi
  • 1938–1939: Kingdom of Italy Giovanni Marzi
  • 1939–1941: Kingdom of Italy Giovanni Robba
  • 1941–1942: Kingdom of Italy Alberto Ferrari
  • 1942–1943: Kingdom of Italy Antonio Alessio
  • 1943–1945: Kingdom of Italy Regolo Ferretti
  • 1945–1946: Kingdom of Italy Carlo Visconti and Mario Curti
  • 1946–1947: Italy Carlo Visconti
  • 1947–1948: Italy Mario Dallaglio
  • 1948–1951: Italy Renato Simonini
  • 1951–1955: Italy Enzo Dal Conte
  • 1955–1956: Italy Gianni Landini
  • 1956–1965: Italy Carlo Visconti, Gino Lari and Giorgio Degola
  • 1965–1979: Italy Carlo Visconti
  • 1979–1982: Italy Franco Vacondio
  • 1982–1988: Italy Giovanni Vandelli
  • 1988–1993: Italy Ermete Fiaccadori
  • 1993–1994: Italy Gianfranco Morini
  • 1994–1995: Italy Luciano Fantinel
  • 1995–1996: Italy Loris Fantinel
  • 1996–2001: Italy Luciano Ferrarini
  • 2001–2002: Italy Federico Spallanzani
  • 2002–2004: Italy Chiarino Cimurri
  • 2004–2005: Italy Federico Spallanzani
  • 2005–2009: Italy Vando Veroni
  • 2009–2010: Italy Clarfiorello Fontanesi
  • 2010–2015: Italy Alessandro Barilli
  • 2015–2016: Italy Stefano Compagni
  • 2016–2018: United States Italy Mike Piazza
  • 2018–2020: Italy Luca Quintavalli
  • 2020–present: Italy Carmelo Salerno

Club Achievements

Reggiana has won several important titles throughout its history:

  • Serie B
    • Winners (1): 1992–93
  • Serie C
    • Winners (7): 1939–40, 1957–58, 1963–64, 1970–71, 1980–81, 1988–89, 2022–23
  • Serie C2
    • Winners (1): 2007–08
  • Supercoppa di Serie C2
    • Winners (1): 2008

See also

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