Fidelis Andria 2018

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Fidelis Andria
S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928 logo.png
Full nameFidelis Andria 2018
Nickname(s)Leoni Azzurri (Blue Lions)
Founded1971 (as AS Fidelis Andria)
2005 (as AS Andria BAT) (refounded)
2013 (as SS Fidelis Andria 1928)(refounded)
2018 (as SSD Fidelis Andria 2018)(refounded)
Ground Stadio Degli Ulivi
Andria, Italy
Capacity9,140
ChairmanGiuseppe Di Benedetto
ManagerCiro Danucci
League Serie D Group H
2023–24 Serie D Group H, 4th of 18
Website Club website

Fidelis Andria 2018 or simply Fidelis Andria is an Italian football club based in Andria, Apulia. The club was founded in 1971 and re-founded in 2005, 2013 and 2018. The team competes in Serie D Group H.

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Fidelis Andria play their home matches at Stadio Degli Ulivi, which has a capacity of 9,140. The stadium is located in Andria itself.

History

A.S. Fidelis Andria (1971–2005)

The club was founded in 1971 as A.S. Fidelis Andria (Associazione Sportiva Fidelis Andria). At that time the club worn red and yellow and it was the second club in town.

In 1978, after the collapse of A.S. Andria, the club decided to wear blue and white, which are the traditional colours of the town.

With these colours, the club played for years in the Serie B and Serie C1: last playing in Serie B in 1999.

After the 2004/05 season the club declared bankruptcy.

A.S. Andria BAT (2005–2013)

AS Andria BAT crest AS Andria BAT logo.png
AS Andria BAT crest

In summer 2005 the club was refounded A.S. Andria BAT [1] (Associazione Sportiva Andria BAT). The BAT stood for Barletta-Andria-Trani, as in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani.

The team played in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione from the 2005–06 to 2008–09 seasons.

At the end of the 2008–09 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season the team was admitted into Lega Pro Prima Divisione after the forced relegation of Avellino in Serie D. At the end of the 2012-13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season the club was relegated after the play-offs, but didn't enroll in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione league.

S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928 (2013–2018)

In its place, in summer 2013 a new team called S.S.D. Fidelis Andria 1928 was founded and admitted to Eccellenza Apulia. [2]

The team ended the season 2013–2014 in 2nd place. After winning the national play-offs, Fidelis Andria were promoted to Serie D, the top level of the Italian non-professional football association.

In season 2014–15,Fidelis Andria played in Group H of Serie D. On April 26, after winning 3–2 away at Cavese, the club was promoted to Lega Pro, the third highest football division in Italy, two matches before the end of the regular season. After the regular season, Fidelis Andria took part in the Scudetto Serie D tournament, in order to assign the amateur champions' title. The team was eliminated in the group stages.

Since July 1 2015, having become a member of the Italian Professional Football League (Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico), commonly known as Lega Pro, the club changed its name in S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928.

Fidelis Andria ended the season 2015–16 at 7th place, which allowed the club to participate in the next 2016–17 Coppa Italia. On May 7, after the last match of the season in Catania, boss Luca D'Angelo announced he wouldn't renew his contract with the club.

S.S.D Fidelis Andria 2018 (2018– )

In July 2018 the club was declared bankrupt and was denied registration for the upcoming Serie C, based on Covisoc's assessment. [3] [4] On the date of the deadline for Serie D registration, a group of investors led by Marco Di Vincenzo formed S.S.D. Fidelis Andria 2018 as a reincarnation of S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928 to assume its sporting title. [5] The reborn club was admitted to Serie D. [6]

In June 2022 the club informed the media that the club's main Sponsor for the season 2022-2023 was the American Holding Group "7Crocketts"; the operation has been conduced by the Investment Banking Advisory Firm MergersCorp M&A International. [7]

Colors and crest

The team's colors are blue and white. The club crest, representing a rampant lion, is based on elements from the city of Andria's badge.

Current squad

As of 13 August 2024 [8]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Ivan Castiglione
— DF Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  DOM Tano Bonnin
— DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Alex Sirri
— MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gladestony
— DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Davide Derosa
— MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Mathieu Coquin
— DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Elia Giampa
— MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Giuseppe La Monica
— MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Lorenzo Liurni
— DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Alessandro De Luca
— GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Alexander Iacovino
— MF Flag of Albania.svg  ALB Daniel Babaj
— FW Flag of The Gambia.svg  GAM Lamin Jallow
— MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Crocefisso Cancelli
— MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Mattia Carriola
— FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Mateus Castro Da Silva
— GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Andrea Esposito
— MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Tommaso Fantacci
— DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Michele Ferrara
— FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Augustìn Marsico
— MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Luca Monterisi
— GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Luigi Pellegrini
— MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Andrea Risolo
— DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Matteo Savarese

Notable former players

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.asandria.it/Storia.php
  2. ↑ http://www.iltribunodellaplebe.it/38-sport/592-fidelis-andria-reloaded-sara-eccellenza-per-la-leonessa Archived 9 September 2013 at archive.today
  3. ↑ Porro, Antonio (13 July 2018). "Fidelis Andria, la Covisoc Esclude il Club dalla Serie C" [Fidelis Andria, Covisoc Excludes the Club from Serie C]. Andria News24 (in Italian). Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Massaro, Pasquale Stefano (20 July 2018). "La FIGC Esclude Ufficialmente la Fidelis Andria dal Prossimo Torneo di Serie C" [The FIGC Officially Excludes Fidelis Andria from the Next Serie C Tournament]. Andria News24 (in Italian). Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Paparella, Fabio (31 July 2018). "Fidelis Andria, l'Avvocato Di Vincenzo Presenta Manifestazione di Interesse" [Fidelis Andria, the Lawyer Di Vincenzo Presents an Expression of Interest]. Pugliain (in Italian). Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "La SSD Fidelis Andria in Sovrannumero alla Serie D" [SSD Fidelis Andria Enters Serie D by Supernumeration]. Libero 24x7 (in Italian). 9 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Fabio, Tamburini (29 May 2022). "Nuovo Sponsor USA In Lega Pro" [7Crocketts will be main sponsor of Fidelis Andria. New USA Sponsor in Lega Pro](PDF). Il Sole24 Ore Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Fidelis Andria squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
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