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Full name	Como 1907 S.r.l.
Nickname(s)	I Lariani (Those from Lake Como) Gli Azzurri (The Blues) I Biancoblù (The Blue and Whites) I Voltiani (The Voltaics)
Founded	25 May 1907; 118 years ago (1907-05-25) (as Como Foot-Ball Club)
Ground	Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Ground Capacity	13,602
Owner	SENT Entertainment (Djarum Group)
CEO	Francesco Terrazzani
Head coach	Cesc Fàbregas
League	Serie C Group A
2018–19	Serie D Group A, 1st of 18 (promoted)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Como 1907 is an Italian professional football club from Como, a city in Lombardy. The club plays in Serie A, which is the top football league in Italy. They earned their spot in Serie A after getting promoted in the 2023–24 season.

The club was first started in 1907 as "Como Foot-Ball Club." Their team colors are royal blue. Since 1928, they have played their home games at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, which can hold 13,602 fans. Como 1907 is known for having some of the wealthiest club owners in Italian football. The club was bought in 2019 by the Hartono brothers, Robert Budi Hartono and Michael Bambang Hartono, through their company Djarum Group. Famous football players like Cesc Fàbregas, who is also the current head coach, and Thierry Henry are also part-owners of the club.

Como first played in Italy's top league in the 1913–14 Prima Categoria season. They had a great season in 1930–31, winning promotion to Serie B without losing a single game. They scored 90 goals and only let in 24 goals in 32 matches!

In the 2000s, Como faced some tough financial times. In 2004, the club went bankrupt and couldn't play in professional Italian football. They had to start over in Serie D, a non-professional league. After another financial problem in 2016, a new company restarted the club in 2017.

Since the Hartono brothers bought the club, Como has done very well. They returned to Serie B and, in 2024, they were promoted to Serie A for the first time in 21 years! Under the Hartono brothers, the club's value has grown to €1 billion.

History of Como 1907

How the Club Started

One of the first Como teams in 1910.

The club was founded on May 25, 1907, and was first called Como Foot-Ball Club. In its early years, Como played friendly matches and local tournaments against teams from nearby cities like Milan and even from Switzerland. On October 1, 1911, the club played its first game at the Campo via dei Mille, winning 3–1 against Bellinzona. This stadium became their home for several years.

In 1912, Como joined forces with a student club called "Minerva." They then tried to qualify for the top league, the Prima Categoria. They didn't make it that year but joined the Lombardy Promozione group. Their first official match was on November 17, 1912, where they won 5–0 against Brescia. Como was invited to play in the top league in the 1913–14 Prima Categoria season and stayed there until 1922.

In 1927, Como merged with another club called Esperia and changed its name to Associazione Calcio Comense. That same year, they won the Coppa Volta, beating big teams like Inter and Genoa. The next year, in 1928, the club moved to its current home, the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia.

Como had a fantastic season in 1930–31. With coach Gedeon Lukács, they won promotion to Serie B. They were amazing, finishing the season unbeaten in both the regular season and play-offs. They scored 90 goals in 32 matches and only let in 24 goals! In their first year in Serie B, Como did well and avoided being relegated.

World War II affected football in Italy, but Como bounced back. In 1945, they won a special tournament for Lombardy clubs, beating teams like Milan and Ambrosiana-Inter. After the war, Como played in Serie B and finally got promoted to Serie A for the first time in 1949. In their first year in Serie A, they finished in a strong sixth place. For a while, Como was known for only playing Italian players. They even led Serie A for a short time in September 1951!

Ups and Downs

Como's starting team in a game against Inter in the 1975-76 Serie A season.

In the early 1960s, Como faced a problem called the "Bessi case." A player named Paolo Bessi played five matches when he wasn't supposed to. Because of this, Como was punished and sent down to Serie C. After four years in Serie C, they finally won promotion back to Serie B in the 1967–68 season.

Dan Corneliusson (left) and Hansi Müller (right) playing for Como in the 1984–85 Serie A season.

In the 1973–74 season, Como almost got promoted to Serie A again but finished fourth. The next season, they did get promoted, but only stayed in Serie A for one year. After being relegated to Serie C1 in 1978, Como quickly earned two promotions in a row, winning Serie C1 in 1978–79 and Serie B in 1979–80. They then stayed in Serie A for two seasons.

Como was promoted to the top league again in 1984 and had a successful five-year period in Serie A. Players like Dan Corneliusson and Stefano Borgonovo helped them finish 9th in 1986. However, the 1990s were not as good for Como. They spent most of the decade in Serie C1. They did manage to get promoted to Serie B in the 1994–95 season and won the Coppa Italia Serie C in 1996–97.

Financial Troubles and New Beginnings

The early 2000s brought a brief comeback for Como. They were promoted to Serie B in 2001 and then to Serie A in the 2002–03 season. However, their return to Serie A was tough, and they were quickly relegated. These relegations caused big financial problems. In December 2004, the club went bankrupt. A new club, Calcio Como S.r.l., was formed and had to start in 2005–06 Serie D.

In the 2007–08 season, Como won their group in Serie D and were promoted. They also won the Coppa Italia Serie D that year. In 2009, Como returned to the third-tier league. In 2015, they were promoted to Serie B again, but only for one season.

More financial problems came in the 2016–17 season, and the club was put up for sale. Eventually, Akosua Puni Essien, the wife of famous footballer Michael Essien, bought the club. However, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) did not allow her company to take over Como's spot in the league. Instead, a new company called Como 1907 S.r.l. was allowed to join 2017–18 Serie D.

New Owners and Return to Serie A

Como players celebrating their promotion to Serie A after 21 years, following their match against Cosenza in the 2023–24 season.

In 2019, the Indonesian company Djarum Group, led by Robert Budi Hartono and Michael Bambang Hartono, bought the club. This happened after Como won their group in the 2018–19 Serie D league. Under these new owners, Como returned to professional football. Since 2021, the club has been sponsored by Mola, a streaming service owned by Djarum.

In 2021, former Chelsea player Dennis Wise became the CEO of the club. In the 2021–22 season, former Como player Giacomo Gattuso became coach, and the team managed to stay in Serie B. This was their best result in the second division in twenty years. The same result happened in the 2022–23 season.

In August 2022, former Arsenal and Barcelona player, Cesc Fàbregas, joined Como as a player and also became a small part-owner. Later that month, French football legend Thierry Henry also became a part-owner.

In the 2023–24 season, Como had a great start in Serie B. Coach Cesc Fàbregas stepped in as a temporary manager for a while. The team finished the season in second place, which meant they were promoted to Serie A! This was a huge moment for the club, returning to the top league after 21 years. They secured their promotion on May 10, 2024, after a 1–1 draw against Cosenza. It's still being decided if Como will be able to play their home games at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia in the 2024–25 season, as the stadium needs some upgrades to meet Serie A rules.

Team Colors and Badge

Badge

The flag of Como city, which was used on the club's jerseys in its early years.

Most of Como's club badges over the years have featured the city's coat of arms, which is red with a silver cross in the middle. Sometimes, this cross was even sewn directly onto the players' shirts. Another common feature on the club's badge is a reference to Lake Como.

One of the first known badges from 1919 showed a brown football with the city's name and coat of arms. In 1927, when Como merged with Esperia, the badge changed to a circle with the club's name and a white five-pointed star at the top. At the bottom, it had a white cross on a red background, taken from the city's coat of arms.

From the early 1950s, a new badge was used: a blue shield with "Calcio Como" written in yellow letters and the city's coat of arms in the top left corner. In 1991, the badge changed again to include a white shield with the city's coat of arms in the center, surrounded by blue waves. The city's name was above this design, and the club's founding year was below it.

In 2019, when the club got new owners, a new logo was chosen by the fans. This badge has the club's name and a design of lake waves, placed over a Greek cross. The design is usually blue or white, and the red color is no longer used.

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  Logo of the Associazione Calcio Comense, used from 1927 to 1936

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  Como logo used between 1950 and 1970

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  Como logo used between 1991 and 2017

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  Como logo used since 2019

Colors

Como's main colors have always been light blue, usually on their shirts, with white for shorts and other details. In the club's early years, different patterns like crosses or stripes were sometimes used on the blue shirts. In recent times, the blue has become a deeper royal blue, which led to the nickname Biancoblù (Blue and Whites). The away kit is usually the opposite of the home kit, often white with blue details.

Sometimes, other colors have been used. In 1926, when the club merged with Esperia, a bit of garnet red was added to the shirts. In 1938, after another merger, green was used.

Kit Suppliers and Shirt Sponsors

Stadiums

Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia

Como first played their matches at the Campo di via dei Mille in Como. This field opened on October 1, 1911. Como used it for their home games until 1928.

In the 1928–29 season, Como moved to their current stadium, Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia. This stadium was built by order of Benito Mussolini and was named after Giuseppe Sinigaglia, an Italian rower and war hero. It opened on July 30, 1927.

The city of Como owns the stadium, which can hold 13,602 fans. Its design is an early example of a style called rationalist architecture in Italy. Even though Como was promoted to Serie A in May 2024, it's not yet clear if they will play their home games at Sinigaglia for the 2024–25 season. The stadium needs to be updated to meet the league's rules for capacity, so urgent work is needed before the season starts.

Supporters and Rivalries

Como's dedicated fan groups, known as "ultras," started with the Fossa Lariana in the mid-1970s. These fans became well-known for their strong support. Later, other groups like Blue Fans Como formed, focusing on a more English style of cheering.

After the club faced tough times, the fans came back strong when the Djarum Group bought the team in 2019. Como's ultras reorganized under the name Como 1907, bringing together groups like Maledetta Gioventù and Solo Cylom 1995. Other active groups include Panthers 1975, Distinzione Lariana, and Quelli del Lago.

A common saying among Como supporters is "Non ci sono amici di Como," which means "There are no friends of Como." This shows how strong their rivalries are with other teams. Como has big rivalries with clubs from nearby cities. These include the Derby del Lario against Lecco, the Derby Insubria against Varese, and a very intense rivalry with Monza. The rivalry with Monza became especially heated in 1967 and 1980 during important matches that affected promotions. Como also has strong rivalries with fans of Inter, Modena, Atalanta, and many other Italian clubs.

Players

First-team squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Emil Audero 2 DF Marc-Oliver Kempf 3 DF Marco Sala 4 MF Ben Lhassine Kone 5 DF Edoardo Goldaniga 6 MF Alessio Iovine (3rd captain) 7 FW Gabriel Strefezza 8 MF Daniele Baselli 9 FW Alessandro Gabrielloni (captain) 10 FW Patrick Cutrone (vice-captain) 11 FW Andrea Belotti 12 GK Pierre Bolchini 13 DF Alberto Dossena 14 FW Ali Jasim 15 DF Fellipe Jack (on loan from Palmeiras) 16 FW Alieu Fadera

No. Position Player 17 FW Alberto Cerri 18 DF Alberto Moreno 20 MF Sergi Roberto 22 GK Mauro Vigorito 23 MF Máximo Perrone (on loan from Manchester City) 25 GK Pepe Reina 26 MF Yannik Engelhardt 27 MF Matthias Braunöder 33 MF Lucas Da Cunha 36 MF Luca Mazzitelli (on loan from Frosinone) 58 MF Giuseppe Mazzaglia 77 DF Ignace Van Der Brempt (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) 79 MF Nico Paz 90 FW Simone Verdi 93 DF Federico Barba

Other players under contract

No. Position Player MF Moutir Chajia MF Naj Razi

Players on Loan

No. Position Player GK Simone Ghidotti (at Sampdoria until 30 June 2025) DF Tommaso Cassandro (at Catanzaro until 30 June 2025) DF Marco Curto (at Cesena until 30 June 2025) DF Nicholas Ioannou (at Sampdoria until 30 June 2025) DF Peter Kováčik (at Jagiellonia Białystok until 30 June 2025) DF Diego Ronco (at Virtus Verona until 30 June 2025) MF Oliver Abildgaard (at Pisa until 30 June 2025) MF Samuel Ballet (at Zürich until 30 June 2025)

No. Position Player MF Alessandro Bellemo (at Sampdoria until 30 June 2025) MF Fabio Rispoli (at Virtus Verona until 30 June 2025) MF Marco Tremolada (at Lumezzane until 30 June 2025) FW Tommaso Fumagalli (at Cosenza until 30 June 2025) FW Nicholas Gioacchini (at Cincinnati until 31 December 2024) FW Liam Kerrigan (at Beveren until 30 June 2025) FW Marlon Mustapha (at Greuther Fürth until 30 June 2025) FW Jean-Pierre Nsame (at Legia Warsaw until 30 June 2025)

Como Youth Team

No. Position Player 51 MF Francesco Andrealli 57 DF William Feola (on loan from Roma)

Famous Players

Club Captains

Player of the Year Award

Since 2013, Como's supporters give out an award called the Trofeo Borgonovo (Borgonovo Trophy) at the end of each season. It's named after club legend Stefano Borgonovo and celebrates the team's best player or staff member.

Year Winner 2012–13 Alfredo Donnarumma 2013–14 Giuseppe Le Noci 2014–15 Simone Andrea Ganz 2015–16 Daniel Bessa 2016–17 Luca Zanotti 2017–18 Matteo Kucich

Year Winner 2018–19 Alessandro Gabrielloni 2019–20 Alberto Giughello (team doctor) 2021–22 Davide Facchin 2022–23 Alberto Cerri 2023–24 Patrick Cutrone

Club Officials

Executive Team

Position	Name
Chief Executive Officer	Francesco Terrazzani
Director	Mirwan Suwarso
Sporting Director	Carlalberto Ludi
General Secretary	Emanuela Lubian

Coaching Staff

Cesc Fàbregas is the current head coach of the club.

Position	Name
Head coach	Cesc Fàbregas
Assistant coach	Dani Guindos
	Marc Bircham
Technical assistant	Davide Facchin
Goalkeeping coach	Enrico Malatesta
Fitness coach	Andrea Castellani
	Andrea Bernasconi
Video analyst	Chris Galley
Match analyst	Ivan Brocchieri
Team manager	Giuseppe Calandra
Physiotherapist	Simone Gallo
	José Calvarro
Head of development	Osian Roberts
Academy coach	Daniele Buzzegoli

Managers

History of Como Managers

Here is a list of Como's managers from 1913 until today.

Name Nationality Years Mario Bazzi 1913–1914 Gustavo Carrer 1914–1915 Gustavo Carrer 1919–1920 Giuseppe Airoldi 1922–1923 Carlo Barini 1923–1924 Ernst Furth 1924–1925 Gustavo Carrer 1926–1927 Guido Ara 1927–1929 Giuseppe Airoldi 1929–1930 Gedeon Eugen Lukács 1930–1932 Adolfo Baloncieri 1932–1934 Luigi Cevenini 1934–1935 Cesare Butti 1935–1938 Antonio Cetti 1938–1944 Angelo Benincasa 1944–1945 Giovanni Battista 1945–1946 Eraldo Monzeglio 1946–1947 József Viola 1947 Róbert Winkler 1947–1948 Mario Varglien 1948–1951 Alfredo Mazzoni 1951 Róbert Winkler 1951–1952 Alfredo Mazzoni 1952 Róbert Winkler Martini 1952–1953 Luigi Bonizzoni 1953 Hugo Lamanna 1953–1960 Giuseppe Baldini 1960–1962 Francesco Tortatolo Giulio Cappelli 1962 Frank Pedersen Giulio Cappelli 1962–1963 Giovanni Zanollo Giulio Cappelli 1963 Henri-Gérard Augustine Giulio Cappelli 1963 Vinicio Viani 1963–1965 Mario Trezzi 1965–1967 Franco Viviani 1967–1969 Roberto Lerici 1969 Maino Neri 1969–1970 Gino Giaroli 1970–1971 Eugenio Bersellini 1971–1973 Giuseppe Marchioro 1973–1975 Beniamino Cancian 1975–1976 Osvaldo Bagnoli 1976–1977 Gennaro Rambone 1977–1978 Luis Suárez 1978 Narciso Pezzotti 1978 Giuseppe Marchioro 1978–1982 Giovanni Seghedoni 1982 Tarcisio Burgnich 1982–1984 Ottavio Bianchi 1984–1985 Roberto Clagluna 1985

Name Nationality Years Rino Marchesi 1985–1986 Emiliano Mondonico 1986–1987 Aldo Agroppi 1987–1988 Tarcisio Burgnich 1988 Rino Marchesi 1988–1989 Angelo Pereni 1989 Giampiero Vitali 1989 Giovanni Galeone 1989–1990 Angelo Massola 1990 Eugenio Bersellini 1990–1991 Pierluigi Frosio 1991–1992 Andrea Valdinoci 1992–1993 Tarcisio Burgnich 1993 Marco Tardelli 1993–1995 Alessandro Scanziani 1995–1997 Gianpiero Marini 1997 Mario Beretta 1997 Enrico Catuzzi 1997 Mario Beretta 1997 Giancarlo Centi 1997–1998 Giovanni Trainini 1998–1999 Walter De Vecchi 1999–2000 Gianpiero Marini 2000 Loris Dominissini 2000–2002 Eugenio Fascetti 2002–2003 Roberto Galia 2003–2004 Silvano Fontolan 2004 Simone Boldini 2004–2005 Giacomo Gattuso 2005–2006 Marco Falsettini 2006 Maurizio Parolini 2006 Ernestino Ramella 2006–2007 Ninni Corda 2007–2008 Corrado Cotta 2008–2009 Stefano Di Chiara 2009 Ottavio Strano 2009 Oscar Brevi 2009–2010 Carlo Garavaglia 2010–2011 Ernestino Ramella 2011–2012 Silvio Paolucci 2012–2013 Giovanni Colella 2013–2014 Carlo Sabatini 2014–2015 Gianluca Festa 2015–2016 Stefano Cuoghi 2016 Fabio Gallo 2016–2017 Mark Iuliano 2017 Antonio Andreucci 2017–2018 Marco Banchini 2018–2020 Giacomo Gattuso 2020–2022 Massimiliano Guidetti 2022 Moreno Longo 2022–2023 Cesc Fàbregas 2023 Marco Cassetti 2023 Osian Roberts 2023–2024 Cesc Fàbregas 2024–

Honors and Achievements

League Titles

• Serie B
  • Winners: 1948–49, 1979–80, 2001–02
  • Second Place: 1974–75, 1983–84, 2023–24
• Serie C
  • Winners: 1930–31, 1967–68, 1978–79, 2020–21
  • Second Place: 1993–94, 2000–2001
  • Play-off Winners: 2014–15
• Serie D
  • Winners: 2007–08, 2018–19
  • Play-off Winners: 2008–09

Cup Titles

• Coppa Italia Serie C
  • Winners: 1996–97
  • Second Place: 1992–93, 2014–15
• Coppa Italia Serie D
  • Winners: 2007–08

Other Titles

• Coppa Volta
  • Winners: 1926–27
• Torneo Benefico Lombardo
  • Winners: 1944–45

League History

This table shows which leagues Como has played in over the years.

Series	Years	First Season	Last Season	Best Result	Promotions	Relegations
A	14	1949–50	2024–25	6th (1950)		5 (1953, 1976, 1982, 1989, 2003)
B	37	1931–32	2023–24	Winners (1949, 1980, 2002)	6 (1949, 1975, 1980, 1984, 2002, 2024)	7 (1935, 1963, 1978, 1990, 1995, 2004, 2016)
C +C2	34 +1	1929–30	2020–21	Winners (1931, 1968, 1979, 2021) 3rd (2009 C2)	8 (1931, 1946, 1968, 1979, 1994, 2001, 2015, 2021) 1 (2009 C2)	3 (1936, 2005✟, 2017✟)
86 out of 93 years of professional football in Italy since 1929
D +R	5 +2	1936–37	2018–19	Winners (2008, 2019)	3 (1938, 2008, 2019)

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See also

In Spanish: Como 1907 para niños