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SPAL

Full name	Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor S.p.A.
Nickname(s)	Gli Spallini I Biancazzurri (The White and Blues) Gli Estensi (The House of Este)
Founded	1907; 118 years ago (1907) (as "Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor") 2005; 20 years ago (2005) (refounded) 2012; 13 years ago (2012) (refounded)
Ground	Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy
Ground Capacity	16,134
Owner	Vetroresina S.p.A.
Chairman	Walter Mattioli
Head coach	Pasquale Marino
League	Serie B
2019/20	20th of 20 (relegated)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor, usually known as S.P.A.L., is a professional football club from Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The club was started in 1907. They play their home games at Stadio Paolo Mazza, a stadium they have used since 1928. SPAL currently competes in Serie B, which is the second-highest football league in Italy.

Meet the SPAL Players

Current Team Squad

Here are the players who are currently part of the SPAL team. They work together to win matches and represent their club.

No. Position Player 1 GK Etrit Berisha 3 DF Luca Ranieri (on loan from Fiorentina) 4 DF Nenad Tomović 5 DF Bartosz Salamon 6 MF Salvatore Esposito 7 MF Simone Missiroli 8 MF Mattia Valoti 9 FW Alberto Paloschi (vice-captain) 10 FW Sergio Floccari (captain) 11 MF Alessandro Murgia 12 GK Cesare Galeotti 13 MF Georgi Tunjov 14 FW Federico Di Francesco (on loan from Sassuolo) 15 MF Federico Zanchetta 17 MF Leonardo Sernicola (on loan from Sassuolo) 19 MF Lucas Castro

No. Position Player 20 DF Caleb Okoli (on loan from Atalanta) 21 FW Sebastiano Esposito (on loan from Internazionale) 22 GK Demba Thiam 23 DF Francesco Vicari (third captain) 24 MF Federico Viviani 25 DF Riccardo Spaltro 27 MF Gabriel Strefezza 32 DF Marco Sala (on loan from Sassuolo) 41 DF Lorenzo Dickmann 77 MF Marco D'Alessandro 89 DF Jakub Iskra 94 FW Jaume Cuéllar 95 FW Marko Janković 97 GK Maurice Gomis 98 DF Riccardo Mastrilli 99 FW Enrico Brignola (on loan from Sassuolo)

Players on Loan to Other Teams

Sometimes, players from SPAL play for other teams for a while. This is called being "on loan." It helps them get more playing time and experience.

No. Position Player GK Marco Meneghetti (at Südtirol until 30 June 2021) DF Kevin Bonifazi (at Udinese until 30 June 2021) DF Igor Julio (at Fiorentina until 30 June 2021, obligation to buy)

No. Position Player DF Paolo Cannistrà (at Cavese until 30 June 2021) MF Davide Mazzocco (at Virtus Entella until 30 June 2021)

SPAL's Achievements and Trophies

This section lists the important awards and championships that SPAL has won throughout its history. These are called "honours" in sports.

National League Titles

SPAL has won several league titles in Italy.

Serie B Wins

• Serie B (Italy's second division)
  • Winners (2): 1950–51, 2016–17

Serie C and Lega Pro Wins

• Serie C (Italy's third division)
  • Winners (3): 1937–38, 1972–73, 1977–78
  • Runners-up (4): 1941–42, 1942–43, 1969–70, 1970–71
• Lega Pro
  • Winners (1): 2015–16
• Serie C1
  • Winners (1): 1991–92
  • Runners-up (1): 1995–96
• Serie C2
  • Winners (1): 1997–98
  • Runners-up (1): 1990–91

National Cup Wins

SPAL has also had success in cup competitions within Italy.

Coppa Italia and Other Cups

• Coppa Italia (Italy's main cup competition)
  • Runners-up (1): 1961–62
• Coppa Italia Serie C
  • Winners (1): 1998–99
  • Runners-up (1): 1988–89
• Supercoppa di Lega Pro
  • Winners (1): 2016

International Achievements

SPAL has won one international friendly tournament.

Cup of Italian-Swiss Friendship

• Cup of Italian-Swiss Friendship
  • Winners (1): 1968

Youth Team Success

The club's youth team has also won a national title.

Campionato Primavera B

• Campionato Primavera B
  • Winners (1): 1964–65