Benevento Calcio facts for kids
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| Full name | Benevento Calcio S.r.l. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Gli Stregoni (The Sorcerers) I Giallorossi (The Yellow and Reds) I Sanniti (The Samnites) |
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| Founded | 1929 1938 (refounded) |
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| Ground | Stadio Ciro Vigorito, Benevento, Italy |
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| Capacity | 16,867 | ||
| President | Oreste Vigorito | ||
| Manager | Gaetano Auteri | ||
| League | Serie B | ||
| 2018–19 | Serie B, 3rd of 19 | ||
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Benevento Calcio, often just called Benevento, is a professional football team from Benevento, a city in Italy. The club first started in 1929. It was then restarted in 2005. Currently, they play in Serie C, which is a professional football league in Italy. They moved down to this league from Serie B in the 2022–23 season.
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History of Benevento Calcio
How the Club Started
The club began as Associazione Calcio Benevento in 1929. Their first home ground was called Meomartini.
In the 1934–35 season, Benevento reached Prima Divisione. This was Italy's third-highest professional league at the time. They did well, finishing above teams like Reggina. Even though they didn't get promoted to Serie B, they stayed in the third league for the 1935–36 season. This league was later renamed Serie C.
Benevento in the 21st Century
The football club F.C. Sporting Benevento S.r.l. stopped playing in 2005. But right away, a new club called Benevento Calcio S.p.A. was created. It used the same stadium and played in the same yellow and red kit.
In the 2007–08 Serie C2 season, the team finished first in their group. This meant they were promoted directly to the Lega Pro Prima Divisione for the 2008–09 season. In their first season there, Benevento finished in 2nd place. This led to play-off matches. They won their first play-off but lost in the final to Crotone.
Gaetano Auteri became the head coach for the 2015–16 season. In this season, Benevento won their league! This was a huge moment because it meant they reached Serie B for the first time ever. They secured their promotion on April 30, 2016, after beating Lecce 3–0.
On June 8, 2017, Benevento made history again. They were promoted to Serie A, Italy's top football league, for the very first time! They won their play-off matches against Carpi with a 1–0 score. It was amazing because they got promoted to Serie A in their first season in Serie B.
Their first season in Serie A, the 2017-18 season, was tough. Benevento lost their first 14 matches, which was a record for Europe's top leagues. But this losing streak ended on December 3, 2017. Their goalkeeper, Alberto Brignoli, scored a goal in the last minute to get a 2–2 draw against A.C. Milan. Benevento only stayed in Serie A for one season. They finished last, but they did play much better in the second half of the season, winning six of their last 23 games.
On June 22, 2019, Benevento hired Filippo Inzaghi as their new coach. In June 2020, with seven games still to play, the club won promotion back to Serie A. They had a fantastic season in Serie B.
Benevento's second season in Serie A was also difficult. They were relegated again, but they played much better, especially at the start of the season. Halfway through, Benevento was 10th in Serie A. They had won six matches and only lost one in eight games. It looked like they would finish in the middle of the table. However, their performance dropped a lot from January onwards. They scored only 16 goals and won just one of their last 22 matches. This meant they fell back into Serie B for the 2021–22 season. Interestingly, the one match they won was a 1–0 away victory against Juventus. Benevento finished 18th, just a few points from staying up.
In the next season, Serie B, the team finished 7th. This allowed them to enter the promotion play-offs. They beat Ascoli but were then knocked out by Pisa in the semifinals.
The team struggled during the 2022–23 season. They spent most of the season at the bottom of the league table. On the second-to-last matchday, it was confirmed they would be relegated to Serie C. They ended up finishing last in the Serie B table.
Team Colours and Badge
The team's colours are yellow and red. Their badge shows red and yellow stripes. It also has a black picture of a witch riding a broom. Benevento is often called Gli Stregoni, which means sorcerers in Italian. Sometimes they are called Streghe, meaning witches. This is because of old stories from the 13th century about the witches of Benevento.
Home Stadium
Benevento plays their home matches at the Stadio Ciro Vigorito. Construction on the stadium started in 1976, and it opened in 1979. It can hold 25,000 people.
The stadium was first named Santa Colomba. But it was renamed to honour Ciro Vigorito. He was the brother of the club's president, Oreste Vigorito. Ciro was a successful businessman and sports manager. He was the managing director and looked after the youth teams at Benevento from 2006 until he passed away in 2010.
Players
Current Squad
Here are the players currently on the Benevento team:
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Players on Loan
Some players from Benevento are currently playing for other teams on loan:
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Coaching Staff
Here is the team's coaching and medical staff:
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Gaetano Auteri |
| Assistant coach | Lorenzo Cassia |
| Goalkeeper coach | Antonio Chiavelli |
| Fitness coach | Andrea Molteni |
| Scouting First Team | Andrea Innocenti |
| Physiotherapist | Ernesto Galliano |
| Physiotherapist | Luca Lepore |
| Physiotherapist | Giorgio Policastri |
| Physiotherapist | Raffaele Marinaccio |
| Chief Doctor | Walter Giorgione |
| Club Doctor | Franco De Cicco |
| Club Doctor | Raffaele Fuiano |
| Club Doctor | Mario De Vita |
| Club Doctor | Luca Milano |
Famous Former Players
You can find more famous players in:
World Cup Players
These players were chosen to play for their country in the FIFA World Cup while they were playing for Benevento:
Massamasso Tchangai (2006)
Kamil Glik (2022)
Famous Former Managers
For a full list of managers, see:
- Giuseppe Zilizzi (1935–36)
- Giuseppe Viani (1945–46)
Francisco Lojacono (1974–75)- Gastone Bean (1981–83)
- Giuseppe Materazzi (1984–85)
- Adriano Lombardi (1995–96)
- Massimo Silva (1996–98)
- Nello Di Costanzo (2002–04)
- Giovanni Simonelli (2006–08)
- Antonio Soda (2008–09)
- Leonardo Acori (2009)
- Andrea Camplone (2009–10)
- Leonardo Acori (2010)
- Giuseppe Galderisi (2010–11)
- Giovanni Simonelli (2011)
- Carmelo Imbriani (2011–12)
- Guido Ugolotti (2012–13)
- Guido Carboni (2013–14)
- Gaetano Auteri (2015–16)
- Marco Baroni (2016–17)
- Roberto De Zerbi (2017–2018)
- Cristian Bucchi (2018–2019)
- Filippo Inzaghi (2019–2021)
- Fabio Caserta (2021–2022)
- Fabio Cannavaro (2022–2023)
- Roberto Stellone (2023)
Club Achievements
Here are some of the titles and achievements Benevento Calcio has won:
- Serie B
- Winners: 2019–20
- Play-off winner: 2016–17
- Serie C
- Winners: 2015–16
- Serie C2
- Winners: 2007–08 (Group C)
See also
In Spanish: Benevento Calcio para niños
