AZ Picerno

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Picerno
AZ Picerno crest.svg
Full namePolisportiva AZ Picerno s.r.l. [1]
Founded1973 [2]
Ground Stadio Donato Curcio, Picerno, Italy
Capacity2,000
ChairmanDonato Curcio
ManagerFrancesco Tomei
League Serie C Group C
2024–25 Serie C Group C, 8th of 20

AZ Picerno, or simply Picerno, is an Italian association football club, representing the town of Picerno, Province of Potenza, Basilicata. It is currently playing in Serie C.

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History

Founded in 1973, AZ Picerno mostly languished as an amateur club in the minor league of the Italian football system throughout its history.

The club turned its fortunes thanks to Donato Curcio, a local native who emigrated to the United States in the 1950s who first donated 1 million Euro for a new football stadium (named after him) in Picerno, and then starting investing directly into the club in the later years. [3] [4] [5]

On 18 April 2019, Picerno mathematically ensured their first historical promotion to Serie C after a 0–0 draw with Taranto guaranteed them first place in the Round H of Serie D. [6]

Due to restrictions to the local football stadium "Comunale Donato Curcio", which is unsuitable for professional league games, Picerno played its home games in the 2019–20 Serie C season at the Stadio Alfredo Viviani in neighbouring Potenza. [7] The season ended with Picerno being immediately relegated back to Serie D.

After completing the 2020–21 Serie D season in second place, Picerno was readmitted to Serie C to fill a vacancy for the 2021–22 season.

Current squad

As of 20 August 2025 [8] .

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Gabriele Pagliai
4 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Papa Mamadou Seck
10 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Pasquale Maiorino
11 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Emmanuele Esposito
13 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Marco Manetta
18 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Rubén García
19 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Francesco Pio Petito
22 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Elia Summa
23 MF Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  TOG Malik Djibril
28 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Giuseppe Salvo
34 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Sergio Maselli
77 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Vittorio Graziani
99 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Karim Cardoni
GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Simone Cortese
No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Andrea Esposito
DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Filippo Frison
DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Antonio Granata
DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Marco Perri
DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Francesco Pistolesi
DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Alessandro Vimercati(on loan from Südtirol )
MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Sebastiano Bianchi
MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Andrea Marino
MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Samuel Pugliese
FW Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Léo Abreu
FW Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Miloš Bočić (on loan from Catania )
FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Mirko Colaci
FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Emanuele Santaniello
FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Andrea Santarcangelo

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Simone Cecere(at Scafatese until 30 June 2026)

References

  1. "E' nata ufficialmente la società di capitali "Az Picerno Srl"" (in Italian). AZ Picerno. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. "Storia AZ Picerno" (in Italian). AZ Picerno. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. "Picerno, Donato Curcio a 360°" (in Italian). TuttoPotenza. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  4. "Picerno: ingredienti per una favola, dalla A alla Z" (in Italian). Gianlucadimarzio.com. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  5. "La storia del Picerno in Serie C e del Presidente onorario Donato Curcio raccontata dal Tg2" (in Italian). Ondanews.it. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  6. "Calcio: il Picerno promosso in serie C" (in Italian). Ansa.it. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  7. "Picerno ufficialmente ospite del Potenza: i dettagli della sinergia lucana" (in Italian). Resto del Calcio. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  8. "Picerno squad". Soccerway.