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Salernitana

Full name

Unione Sportiva Salernitana 1919 S.r.l.

Nickname(s)

I Granata (The Garnets)

Founded

19 June 1919; 106 years ago (as Unione Sportiva Salernitana)
4 May 1927; 98 years ago (refounded as US Salernitana)
2005; 20 years ago (refounded as Salernitana Calcio 1919)
2011; 14 years ago (refounded as Salerno Calcio)

Ground

Stadio Arechi

Capacity

37,800

CEO

Danilo Iervolino

Head coach

Stefano Colantuono

League

Serie B

2018–19

Serie B, 16th of 19

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

How Salernitana has performed in Italian football leagues since 1929.

Unione Sportiva Salernitana 1919 is a professional Italian football club. It is based in Salerno, a city in the Campania region of Italy. The club was first started in 1919. It has been reformed three times since then, most recently in 2011.

The current club is the continuation of the older Salernitana Calcio 1919. It began playing again in Serie D in the 2011–12 season. Salernitana made it back to Serie A in 2021. This was after 23 seasons away, by finishing second in Serie B. They played in Serie A until the 2023–24 season, when they moved back down to Serie B.

Club History: From Start to Today
Team Colors, Badge, and Nicknames
Team Achievements and Trophies
- League Wins
- Cup Wins
Current Players
Players Who Played for Their National Teams
- World Cup Players from Salernitana
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Club History: From Start to Today

Early Years and Changes

The club from Salerno was first called Unione Sportiva Salernitana in 1919. For a while in the 1920s, it was known as Società Sportiva Salernitanaudax. This happened after it joined with another club, Audax Salerno. In 1978, the club's name changed again to Salernitana Sport.

Salernitana has spent most of its history playing in Serie B and Serie C. These are the second and third levels of Italian football. The team plays its home games at Stadio Arechi.

In its early days, Salernitana played in regional Italian football championships. They played at this top level for four seasons in the 1920s. Since then, the club has reached the very top level of Italian football, Serie A, twice. They played in Serie A during the 1947–48 and 1998–99 seasons.

In 2005, the club faced financial problems. It was restarted by Antonio Lombardi and changed its name to Salernitana Calcio 1919. In 2011, the club was removed from Italian football.

Rising from Serie D to the Top League

On July 21, 2011, after the original Salernitana club was removed, the mayor of Salerno helped create a new club. This new club was called Salerno Calcio and was allowed to join Serie D.

In the 2011–12 season, Salerno Calcio quickly won their group in Serie D. This meant they were promoted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.

On July 12, 2012, the club changed its name to US Salernitana 1919. In the 2012–13 season, Salernitana finished first in their league again. This led to another promotion, this time to Lega Pro Prima Divisione. Salernitana then won their group in Lega Pro and returned to Serie B for the 2014–15 season.

After several seasons in Serie B, Salernitana earned promotion to Serie A at the end of the 2020–21 Serie B season. They finished in 2nd place under coach Fabrizio Castori. They secured their promotion by winning 3–0 against Pescara in the last game.

For Salernitana to play in Serie A, the club's owners had to sell it. This is because Italian football rules do not allow two clubs with the same owner to play in the same league. On July 7, 2021, the FIGC approved a new ownership plan. This meant Salernitana was officially back in Serie A after 23 years.

Back in Serie A: Recent Seasons

Salernitana's first game back in Serie A was a 3–2 loss to Bologna on August 22, 2021. The team had a tough start, getting only one point from their first six games. However, they got their first Serie A win against Genoa, winning 1–0.

In October, the club changed coaches. Stefano Colantuono became the head coach again. He had coached Salernitana before, from 2017 to 2018. On May 22, 2022, Salernitana managed to avoid moving back down to Serie B. They did this by earning 18 points in their last 15 matches.

In the 2023–2024 Serie A season, Salernitana finished last in the league. This meant they were moved back down to Serie B.

Team Colors, Badge, and Nicknames

Salernitana's original kit

Salernitana first wore light blue and white striped shirts. In Italy, these are called biancocelesti. The blue color on the shirt was chosen to represent the sea. This is because Salerno is right next to the Gulf of Salerno and is a port city.

In the 1940s, the club changed to garnet-colored shirts. This color gave them their nickname granata, which means "garnets" in Italian.

During the 2011–12 season, their kit colors were striped blue and deep red. This looked similar to F.C. Barcelona's kit. The symbol of St. Matthew, the patron saint of Salerno, was also part of the new kit design.

Since the club was renamed US Salernitana 1919, their home colors have gone back to the traditional garnet. The club's 100th anniversary logo was revealed on June 24, 2019. It appeared on their kits for the 2019–20 season.

Team Achievements and Trophies

Salernitana has won several important titles throughout its history:

League Wins

Serie B:
- Winners: 1946–47 (Group C), 1997–98
Serie C / Serie C1:
- Winners: 1937–38, 1965–66, 2007–08, 2014–15
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione / Serie C2:
- Winners: 2012–13
Serie D:
- Winners: 2011–12 (as Salerno Calcio)

Cup Wins

Coppa Italia Serie C:
- Winners: 2013–14
Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione:
- Winners: 2012–13

Current Players

Main Team Squad

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Vincenzo Fiorillo
2	DF	Davide Gentile (on loan from Fiorentina)
4	DF	Tijs Velthuis (on loan from Sparta Rotterdam)
7	MF	Franco Tongya
8	MF	Ajdin Hrustić
9	FW	Simy
10	FW	Ernesto Torregrossa
11	FW	Yayah Kallon (on loan from Hellas Verona)
12	GK	Francesco Corriere
13	DF	Fabio Ruggeri (on loan from Lazio)
14	FW	Diego Valencia
15	DF	Dylan Bronn
17	DF	Lilian Njoh
19	MF	Jeff Reine-Adélaïde
20	FW	Szymon Włodarczyk (on loan from Sturm Graz)

No.	Position	Player
21	MF	Roberto Soriano
22	GK	Gregorio Salvati
23	MF	Nicola Dalmonte
24	FW	Jayden Braaf (on loan from Hellas Verona)
25	MF	Giulio Maggiore
29	DF	Paolo Ghiglione
30	DF	Petar Stojanović (on loan from Empoli)
31	FW	Daniele Verde (on loan from Spezia)
33	DF	Gian Marco Ferrari
44	DF	Paweł Jaroszyński
45	MF	Rocco Di Vico
55	GK	Luigi Sepe
70	MF	Andrés Tello (on loan from Catania)
73	MF	Lorenzo Amatucci (on loan from Fiorentina)
77	MF	Andres Șfaiț

Salernitana Primavera (Youth Team)

No.		Position	Player
42		DF	Niccolò Guccione

Players on Loan to Other Teams

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Domagoj Bradarić (at Hellas Verona until 30 June 2025)
		DF	Flavius Daniliuc (at Hellas Verona until 30 June 2025)
		DF	Junior Sambia (at Empoli until 30 June 2025)
		DF	Matteo Lovato (at Sassuolo until 30 June 2025)

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Mateusz Łęgowski (at Yverdon-Sport until 30 June 2025)
		MF	Antonio Pio Iervolino (at Taranto until 30 June 2025)
		MF	Grigoris Kastanos (at Hellas Verona until 30 June 2025)
		FW	Boulaye Dia (at Lazio until 30 June 2026)