Ravenna FC

Ravenna

Full name	Ravenna Football Club 1913
Nickname(s)	Giallorossi (Yellow-reds)
Founded	1913
Ground	Stadio Bruno Benelli, Ravenna
Capacity	12,020
Manager	Cristian Serpini
League	Serie D Group D
2022–23	Serie D Group D, 7th of 20
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Ravenna Football Club is an Italian association football club, based in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna. It currently plays in Serie D after relegation from Serie C in the 2020-21 season.

The club was founded in 1913.

History

Foundation

The club was founded in 1913 as football section of sports club Unione Sportiva Ravennate. In 1920, the club merged with Audace Football Club, which was founded only one year earlier, in 1919. The same year the club joined the Italian Football Federation, being part of the Promozione league. Another merger in 1921 with S.G. Forti per essere Liberi brought the club to change its denomination to Unione Sportiva Ravennate Forti per essere Liberi. The main sports club disbanded in 1928, with all its sports sections become separate entities; notably, the football one assuming the denomination of Associazione Calcio Ravenna.

U.S. Ravenna

In 1936 Ravenna made their first appearance in the Serie C, where they played until 1948. In 1949 the club, now playing in the amateur Interregionale league, became known as Unione Sportiva Ravenna, then switching this denomination to Sarom Unione Sportiva Ravenna for sponsorship reasons in 1954, maintaining it for ten years. Ravenna returned to Serie C in 1950 for a single season, and again in 1955, playing in this division until 1971, when they relegated to Serie D. Another Serie C spell from 1972 to 1976 was followed by two consecutive relegations. Two promotions in a row from 1980 to 1982 then brought the club back to the pro leagues, in the recently created Serie C2. Ravenna relegated to Serie D in 1984, but promptly returned to Serie C2.

In 1992, Ravenna were awarded Serie C2 champions, being promoted to Serie C1. Only one year later, in 1993, Ravenna won the Serie C1 league and gained promotion to Serie B for a historical first time. However, this lasted only one season, and Ravenna returned to Serie C1 in 1994. They returned to Serie B in 1996, playing in the Italian second division until 2001, when they were relegated to Serie C1 and successively cancelled by the Federation because of financial troubles.

Ravenna Calcio

Former Ravenna Calcio logo

A new club, Ravenna Calcio, was admitted to play Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna and obtained two consecutive promotions that brought them back to Serie C2 in 2003.

In 2005, Ravenna were promoted to Serie C1 after playoffs, and on 9 May 2007 Ravenna won the 2006–07 Serie C1/B in advance of one matchday, following a 0–0 away tie against Teramo, being thus promoted to Serie B, after six seasons from their last appearance in the second-highest division of Italy. They were relegated in 2008 after a poor Serie B campaign to Lega Pro Prima Divisione. In their first season back in Serie C1, now rebranded as Lega Pro Prima Divisione, Ravenna was coached by debutant manager Gianluca Atzori and missed immediate promotion by losing the playoff semifinals to Padova, who later went on to win the playoff finals as well.

For the 2009–10 season, Ravenna were forced to search for a new head coach after Atzori left for Serie A club Catania, and former Inter Primavera coach Vincenzo Esposito was appointed as a replacement. However, the season started with a huge off-the-field shock, as young Albanian midfielder Brian Filipi, a regular for the team despite his 20 years of age, was hit by a car and left dead on 19 September 2009.

On 18 July 2011 it was excluded by the Federal Council from Lega Pro Prima Divisione, ^[1] but on 12 August 2011 it was admitted in Serie D/D. ^{[2] [3]} after conciliation with FIGC. ^[4]

2012: bankruptcy after relegation

In the season 2011–12 it was relegated to Eccellenza.

On 29 June 2012 Ravenna Calcio in strong financial difficulty was declared bankrupt by the court of Ravenna. ^[5]

From S.C. Ravenna Sport 2019 to Ravenna Football Club

A new club, Ravenna Sport 2019, was admitted to play Promozione Emilia-Romagna ^{[6] [7] [8]} and was promoted to Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna.

In summer 2013 the club was renamed with the current name.

Colors and badge

The team's colors are red and yellow.

Current squad

As of 29 January 2023 ^[9]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ITA Federico Botti 2 DF   ITA Roberto De Angelis 2 DF   ITA Nicolò Milani 3 DF   ITA Leonardo Terigi 4 DF   SVK Filip Nagy 5 DF   BRA Matias Antonini 6 DF   ITA Lorenzo Polvani 7 MF   ITA Andrea Lussignoli 8 MF   ITA Michele Calì 9 FW   ITA Alex Ambrosini 11 FW   ITA Mattia Mascanzoni 13 MF   ITA Marco Spinosa

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF   ALB Shaqir Tafa 16 DF   ITA Marco Crocchianti 17 FW   ITA Marco Guidone 19 DF   ITA Filippo Ercolani 20 MF   ITA Davide Macrì 21 MF   NGA Adamo Haruna 22 GK   ITA Giovanni Salvatori 24 MF   ITA Edoardo Ceccuzzi 26 DF   ITA Luca Grazioli 27 FW   SEN Sylla Fodé — DF   ITA Alessandro Crispino(on loan from Cesena )

Notable former players

Further information: Category:Ravenna FC players

Notable former managers

• Luigi Delneri
• Francesco Guidolin
• Walter Novellino
• Gyula Zsengellér
• Albert Meyong

Achievements

• Serie C1
  • Winners: 1992–93, 1995–96, 2006–07
• Super Coppa di Lega Serie C1
  • Runners-up: 2006–07
• Serie C2
  • Winners: 1991–92
  • Runners-up: 2004–05
• Serie D
  • Winners: 1950–51, 1956–57, 1971–72, 1981–82, 1984–85, 2002–03
  • Runners-up: 1955–56
• Scudetto Dilettanti
  • Winners: 1956–57
• Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna
  • Winners: 2001–02
• Promozione Emilia-Romagna
  • Winners: 1954–55, 1996–97, 1980–81, 2012–13
  • Runners-up: 1920–21, 1978–79, 1979–80
• Serie C
  • Winners: 1939–40
  • Runners-up: 1937–38, 1938–39
• Seconda Divisione
  • Winners: 1929–30
• Terza Divisione Emilia-Romagna
  • Winners: 1927–28

References

1. "Dal Consiglio federale ok alla Lega Pro a 76 squadre". 18 July 2011.
2. http://www.romagnanoi.it/News/Sport/Ravenna/articoli/299559/Ufficiale-il-Ravenna--in-serie-D.asp%5B%5D
3. "Serie D, il Ravenna inserito nel girone D". 12 August 2011.
4. "Aletti-Matteucci, è l'ora della pace". 11 August 2011.
5. "Ravenna Calcio fallito e sfrattato - RomagnaNOI". Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
6. "Ravennanotizie.it - Calcio, presentazione dell'organigramma della cooperativa Ravenna Sport 2019". Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
7. "Niente Eccellenza: Il Ravenna ripartirà dalla Promozione - Ravenna, Ravenna Sport 2019, calcio, Eccellenza, Fabrizio Matteucci, Giancarlo Abete, Promozione - RomagnaNOI". Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
8. http://www.corriereromagna.it/sport/2012-07-24/ravenna-grandi-manovre%5B%5D
9. "Rosa" (in Italian). Ravenna F.C. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

External links

• Official site