Calcio Lecco 1912

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Lecco
Calcio Lecco 1912 crest.svg
Full nameCalcio Lecco 1912 S.p.A.
Nickname(s)I Blucelesti (The Navy and Sky Blues)
Founded1912;113 years ago (1912)
Ground Stadio Rigamonti-Ceppi
Capacity5,508
OwnerAniello Aliberti
ChairmanAniello Aliberti
Manager Federico Valente
League Serie C Group A
2024–25 Serie C Group A, 13th of 20
Website www.calciolecco1912.com
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Calcio Lecco, or simply Lecco, is a football team based in Lecco, Lombardy, Italy. Founded in 1912, the club plays in Serie C Group A.

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Lecco has played in three Serie A tournaments (the last of which in the 1966–67 season) and twelve in Serie B. The club won one Coppa Italia Semiprofessionisti domestically, and one Anglo-Italian Cup internationally.

History

Early history (1912–1931)

On 22 December 1912, on the idea of board member Vico Signorelli, Società Canottieri Lecco (founded on 27 September 1895 at the Caffè del Teatro Sociale) set up its own football section. The club colors were blue and light blue, taken from the historic Canottieri uniform. [1] The first headquarters was set up in Francesco Nullo street. [2]

On 13 April 1913, the Blucelesti (noted in some documents as "Canottieri Lecco Football Club") played their first match in a 4–1 defeat to Milan. They then participated in local friendlies and tournaments, coached by Achille Todeschini. Canottieri Lecco's debut in a FIGC-sanctioned tournament took place in the 1920–21 Promozione  [ it ] season: they played their first game on 5 December 1920, beating Olona 6–2 away from home. Canottieri were close to promotion to Serie A; however, after a 0–0 draw against Como-based Esperia  [ it ] meant that Lecco remained in Promozione. [3]

A year later, in 1922, Eugenio Ceppi was elected president of Canottieri, who put his own land to build a new sports field (which eventually became the Stadio Rigamonti-Ceppi). [3] The inauguration was celebrated on 15 October. [4] In the following decade, the Blucelesti had fluctuating performances. In 1926, after finishing runners-up in the league, they were admitted to the Prima Divisione via repechange, remaining there for three years. [5]

On 22 July 1931, after forming a provisional commission made up of the lawyer Vittorio Rigoli, the accountant Achille Gilardenghi, the engineer Nino Todeschini and the surveyor Giovanni Lanfritto, Canottieri (at the same time as the death of Eugenio Ceppi) decided to abandon the football sector due to the high economic efforts required (ITL 50,000). [5] To avoid the dissolution of the team, a group of members formed Associazione Calcio Lecco, with Professor Gennaro Pensa as the first president and Mario Ceppi (son of the late Eugenio) as a leading member of the board. The first decision of the independent club was a drastic cost cut: the technical director Achille Todeschini (former player) liquidated almost all players not based in Lecco, replacing them with local players. [6]

Di Nunno presidency (2017–present)

On 9 June 2017, Paolo Di Nunno purchased the club at auction, which became Calcio Lecco 1912. [7] During the 2022–23 Serie C season, Lecco finished in third place and qualified to the national round of the promotion play-offs. After defeating Ancona, Pordenone and Cesena, Lecco qualified to the final against Foggia, who they beat 5–2 on aggregate thanks to three goals by Franco Lepore. They were thus promoted to the Serie B for the first time in 50 years. [8]

Players

Current squad

As of 19 August 2025 [9]

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
1 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Jacopo Furlan
4 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Luca Marrone
5 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Niccolò Zanellato
6 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Andrea Mallamo
7 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Davide Grassini
8 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Enrico Di Gesù
9 FW Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Anas Alaoui
10 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Guillaume Furrer
11 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Alessandro Galeandro
12 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Jakob Tschöll
13 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Matteo Battistini
14 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Stefano Bonaiti
16 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Manuel Ferrini
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gabriel Pellegrino
18 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Gregorio Tanco
19 FW Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Frederick Ndongue(on loan from Atalanta )
21 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Antonio Metlika
22 GK Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Joaquin Dalmasso
25 FW Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Leon Šipoš
26 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Marco Frigerio
32 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Mattia Tordini
33 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Noah Lovisa
41 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Lorenzo Romani
45 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Mattia Rizzo(on loan from Zürich )
77 FW Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Alejandro Mendoza
80 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Marwane Kritta

Honours

League

Cups

Affiliated clubs

References

  1. Borghese, Annalisa (1992). "Il territorio lariano dalla preistoria ai nostri giorni – L'Ottocento". Il territorio lariano e i suoi comuni (in Italian). Vol. 25. Milan: Editoriale del Drago. p. 391.
  2. "Storia e vicissitudini della Calcio Lecco 1912". leccochannelnews.it (in Italian). 30 August 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 "I primi calci". aclecco.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. "Nasce il "Cantarelli"". aclecco.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 February 2004. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Il primo decennio". aclecco.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 February 2004. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  6. "Nasce l'A.C. Lecco". aclecco.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 9 February 2004. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. "Calcio Lecco, Paolo Di Nunno è il nuovo proprietario". lecconotizie.com (in Italian). 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  8. "Il Lecco corona il suo sogno: torna in Serie B dopo 50 anni". Goal.com Italia (in Italian). 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  9. "Lecco squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  10. "Per sempre: The footballing friendship of Bath City and Calcio Lecco 1912". Football Pink. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  11. Bonacina, Matteo (17 August 2022). "VIDEO Serie C | Bath City, il bluceleste porta bene: vittoria thrilling per gli inglesi a Eastbourne". Lecco Channel News (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2022.