SSD FC Trapani 1905
Full name | Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Football Club Trapani 1905 | |||
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Nickname(s) | I Granata (The Maroons) | |||
Founded | 1905 | |||
Ground | Stadio Polisportivo Provinciale, Erice, Italy | |||
Capacity | 7,000 | |||
Chairman | Valerio Antonini | |||
Manager | Alfio Torrisi | |||
League | Serie D Group I | |||
2023–24 | Serie D Group I, 1st of 18 (promoted) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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S.S.D. F.C. Trapani 1905, commonly referred to as Trapani, is an Italian football club based in Trapani, Sicily.
They are nicknamed the Granata (the Maroons), after their kit colour.
History
Foundation
The club's roots can be traced back to 1905;
U.S. Trapanese's first president was Giuseppe Platamone, and the club played its games at Via Spalti. The club's first official game came against Palermo in October 1908; the more experienced Palermitan team won emphatically, scoring 12 goals. The Trapanese bounced back, however, playing local derbies against teams from Marsala and Erice.
Post-war times
After World War I, in 1921, three local teams rose: Vigor, Bencivegna and Drepanum. During the
In June 1926, the club's name was changed to A.S. Trapani. In the 1930–31 season, under the name Juventus Trapani, the club won promotion from III Divisione to II Divisione. The following season, they achieved promotion again, this time into the early 1930s equivalent of Serie C. They finished 8th in Serie C in the 1942–43 season, but then football in Italy was put on hold for World War II.
1940s, 50s and 60s
Just after World War II, the club used the name A.S. Trapani for one season before changing its name to A.S. Drepanum. They were entered into
1990s: peak and decline
With former
In 1995, a strong and qualified team composed mostly of young promising players such as
From Serie D to Serie B and league exclusion
In 2009, chairman Vittorio Morace appointed
In 2010–11, Trapani finished as runners-up in the
In 2015–16, with
Trapani's first season back to the third tier, with Calori still in charge, saw the Granata ending in third place (behind
During the summer of 2018, Trapani's ownership announced their intention to sell the club and reduce the budget due to financial and legal issues surrounding the parent company, Ustica Lines.
On 5 June 2019, just a few days after the first leg of the playoff finals, the Trapani playing squad announced their intention to send their
However, after an unfavourable season that ended with immediate relegation to Serie C, Trapani were excluded altogether on 5 October 2020 due to outstanding financial issues.[9]
Restart from Serie D and Serie C return
In the summer of 2021, Paceco-based Serie D club Dattilo acquired the footballing rights of Trapani, including the logo, and renamed themselves as Football Club Trapani 1905. In their debut season under the new denomination, Trapani ended in a mid-table finish. In April 2023, the club was bought for €1,240,000 by Valerio Antonini.[10] Under his tenure, Trapani dominated the 2023–24 Serie D Group I, without losing a single match in the league, winning promotion to Serie C immediately.
On 29 May 2024, Trapani also won the Coppa Italia Serie D title, defeating Follonica Gavorrano in a two-legged final.[11]
Rivalries
Trapani's main rivals are
Honours
Domestic
League
- Lega Pro Prima Divisione
- Winners: 2012–13
- Serie C2
- Winners: 1993–94
- Serie D
- Winners: 1971–72, 1984–85, 1992–93, 2023–24
- II Divisione
- Winners: 1931–32
- III Divisione
- Winners: 1930–31
Cup
- Coppa Italia Serie D
- Winners: 2023–24
Notable former managers
- Heinrich Schönfeld (1930–33)
- Achille Piccini (1949–50)
- Ferenc Plemich (1953)
- Gastone Prendato (1955–57), (1961–62)
- Leandro Remondini (1962–63)
- Alberto Eliani (1972–73)
- Egizio Rubino (1977–79)
- Washington Cacciavillani (1981–83)
- Mario Facco (1989–90)
- Ignazio Arcoleo (1992–95)
- Ivo Iaconi (1996–97)
- Ezio Capuano (1999–00)
- Tarcisio Catanese (2006–08)
- Roberto Boscaglia (2009–15)
- Serse Cosmi (2015–16)
- Vincenzo Italiano (2018–19)
- Francesco Baldini (2019–2021)
Former players
- Ivo Banella (1974–1978)
References
- ^ RSSSF.com
- ^ AleGranata.com Archived 31 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rubino e Italiano si presentano" (in Italian). Trapani Oggi. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Trapani: società ceduta a Fm service" (in Italian). Ansa.it. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "De Simone messo in mora" (in Italian). Telesud. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Apoteosi Trapani, è Serie B! 2-0 al Piacenza, ma che paura per Bertoncini" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Trapani, una notte di gioia e al risveglio l'atteso annuncio L'imprenditore Heller entra in società con l'80 per cento" (in Italian). Meridionews. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Il Trapani ceduto alla cordata di Giorgio Heller: "Onorato ed emozionato"" (in Italian). Giornale di Sicilia. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Ufficiale, Trapani escluso dal campionato di Serie C". 5 October 2020.
- ^ Norrito, Massimo. "Valerio Antonini: "Ero socio di Maradona ora porto Trapani in A"". La Repubblica. La Repubblica. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Coppa Italia Serie D al Trapani" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
External links
- Media related to Trapani Calcio at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Italian) Official homepage