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Full name | Associazione Calcio Robur Siena 1904 SpA | |||
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Nickname(s) | I Bianconeri (The White and Blacks) The Robur (The Strength) | |||
Founded | 1904 | |||
Ground | Montepaschi Arena, Siena | |||
Capacity | 15,373 | |||
Owner | Atlas Consulting srl | |||
Head coach | Guido Pagliuca | |||
League | Eccellenza Tuscany Group B | |||
2022–23 | Serie C Group B, 9th of 20 (excluded) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Associazione Calcio Robur Siena 1904, commonly referred to as Siena, is an Italian football club based in Siena, Tuscany. The club was re-incorporated in 2020 after the bankruptcy of the previous legal entity Robur Siena, which itself was the reincarnation of the original club Associazione Calcio Siena S.p.A.. A.C. Siena's predecessor was founded in 1904.
Siena plays its home games at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. The ground's capacity is 15,373 and is located in the centre of Siena.
Formed in 1904 as Società Studio e Divertimento (Society for Study and Entertainment), as a sports club characterised by a black and white striped jersey which was derived from the city of Siena coat of arms.[ clarification needed ][ citation needed ] It founded its football club, named Società Sportiva Robur in 1908.[ citation needed ] Today, the name "Robur" is widely[ vague ][ quantify ] used by the local supporters to distinguish itself from the two basketball teams, "Mens Sana" and "Virtus ".[ citation needed ]
The team finally became known as Associazione Calcio Siena (A.C. Siena) in 1933–34.[ citation needed ] In 1934–35, Siena were promoted for the first time to Serie B.[ citation needed ] In the post-war 1945–46 season, Siena played in the top division of Italian football for the first time.[ citation needed ] During that season, a mixed wartime league was composed of both Serie A and Serie B teams.[ citation needed ] Some of the southern sides that took part in the top division, including Siena, were Serie B teams, while northern Serie B teams played at the second level with the Serie C teams.[ citation needed ] Therefore, although Siena played in the top division, it was not considered as having officially played in Serie A during that season and not having qualified for the National Round.[ citation needed ] Siena won the fourth tier league championship in 1955–56 as the Scudetto IV Serie.[ citation needed ]
After having spent 55 years playing in several lower divisions, Siena were promoted back to Serie B for the start of the 2000–01 season.[ citation needed ] Following a good[ vague ][ tone ] first up[ clarification needed ] season in Serie B, the following season saw Siena in serious trouble and coach Giuseppe Papadopulo was sacked, although he would later be recalled and was able to save the club from relegation on the season's final matchday.[ citation needed ]
The following season, again with Papadopulo as head coach, Siena were promoted to Serie A for the first time officially, led by players such as Rodrigo Taddei and Pinga.[ citation needed ] Their return marked 58 years since their last appearance in the top division of Italian football.[ citation needed ]
In the 2003–04 campaign, the first Serie A season in the club's history, Siena finished in a respectable[ tone ] 13th place.[ citation needed ]
In the 2004–05 Serie A campaign, with Luigi De Canio as head coach, Siena struggled for long periods of the season, languishing[ tone ] in the relegation zone for a great[ vague ][ clarification needed ] part[ quantify ] of the campaign, and with the team drawing far too many games and barely[ vague ][ tone ] recording any wins, they looked almost[ vague ] certain[ tone ] to be relegated. However, a resurgence[ tone ] of form towards of the end of the season gave them hope,[ tone ] and a 2–1 win against already relegated Atalanta on the last day saw them secure safety and an acceptable[ why? ][ tone ] 14th place in the table.[ citation needed ]
The 2005–06 season also saw Siena fighting hard[ tone ] and it successfully kept its place in Serie A.[ citation needed ] They ended the season in 17th place.[ citation needed ] For the 2006–07 season, Mario Beretta, who led Parma during the previous season, was appointed as new head coach.[ citation needed ] He kept Siena in Serie A after a 2–1 home win against Lazio in the final matchday.[ citation needed ]
During the 2006–07 season, club chairman Paolo De Luca, who took over in 2001 and helped the club to their first historical Serie A promotion, started talks to sell the club to a conglomerate of Tuscan businessmen led by Giovanni Lombardi Stronati, chairman of Valle del Giovenco. [1] The bid was finalised on 30 March 2007, one day before De Luca died after a long illness. [2]
The head coach for the 2007–08 campaign was expected to be Andrea Mandorlini, but he left the club by mutual consent on 12 November.[ citation needed ] Former coach Mario Beretta once again took charge.[ citation needed ]
The club also explored the possibility of changing its denomination to include the name of their main sponsor, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena. [3] On 9 July 2007, the club announced it had changed their denomination to "A.C. Siena Montepaschi". However, the name change needed to be accepted by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) to become official: [4] After the refusal by FIGC, this idea was abandoned.[ citation needed ]
The club was then acquired by Massimo Mezzaroma, with Valentina Mezzaroma as vice-chairman.[ citation needed ] On 7 May 2011, Siena were once again promoted to Serie A after finishing second in the 2010–11 Serie B.[ citation needed ] The club's stint into the top flight lasted two seasons, as they were relegated after ending the 2012–13 Serie A in 19th place.[ citation needed ]
Siena failed to register for 2014–15 Serie B on 15 July 2014, [5] later announcing their bankruptcy.[ citation needed ] Former A.C. Siena chairman Massimo Mezzaroma was also sued by the prosecutor for false accounting in player swap (Rossi–Galuppo) [6] Eventually the club and Mezzaroma were inadmissible from the charge due to expiry of the legal proceeding. [7] [8] Nevertheless, Guardia di Finanza seized €8.5 million from Mezzaroma for charges related to the bankruptcy. [9]
In July 2014, thanks to the article 52 of N.O.I.F., the club was refounded under new legal person società sportiva dilettantistica (amateur sports association) Robur Siena, restarting from 2014–15 Serie D. [10] It was promoted to 2015–16 Lega Pro as champions of Group E in June 2015.[ citation needed ]
In the 2015–16 season, Robur won the regional derby against Pisa at the Garibaldi Arena [11] after 57 years and qualified for semi-final of Coppa Italia Lega Pro against Foggia, winning the first leg at home, 5–2. [12]
Due to the non-admission of Avellino, Bari and Cesena, Siena became one of the repechage candidates to 2018–19 Serie B on 1 August 2018. [13] Siena finished as the runner-up in the 2017–18 Serie C promotion playoffs, as well as runner-up in the group stage, losing to Cosenza and Livorno respectively.[ citation needed ] However, after a[ clarification needed ] lengthy legal battles, Serie B decided to leave the 3 spots vacate.[ clarification needed ][ citation needed ]
Siena failed to register to Serie C after the end of the 2019–20 season, and the club was successively re-founded as ACN Siena 1904 under the ownership of an Armenian group owning Armenian Premier League football club FC Noah. [14] [15] The club was then readmitted to Serie C in 2021 to fill a vacancy, and then sold to Italian group Global Service in June 2022. [16] The club was subsequently renamed to Associazione Calcio Robur Siena 1904. [17] By the end of the 2022–23 season, Siena was excluded from professional football for the third time in less than a decade due to outstanding debts. [18] The Mayor of Siena subsequently handed the sports title to Atlas Consulting srl, former owners of Triestina, who will lead the new club in the Eccellenza league. [19]
The team's home colours are black and white.[ citation needed ]
The official anthem is Franco Baldi's Su Forza Siena. Other historic city anthems such as the Canto della Verbena and the Marcia del Palio are often sung by local fans during the matches. [20]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position | Name | Nationality |
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Head coach | Alberto Gilardino | ![]() |
Fitness coach | Sandro Bencardino | ![]() |
Technical assistant | Lorenzo Spina | ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach | Giorgio Rocca | ![]() |
Technical assistant | Alessandro Signorini | ![]() |
Technical assistant | Riccardo Tappa Brocci | ![]() |
Team manager | Ivan Sarra | ![]() |
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