ASD Football Club Matese

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F.C. Matese
Full nameAssociazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Football Club Matese
Nickname(s)I Verdeoro (The Green-and-golds)
I Lupi Matesini (The Wolves of Matese)
Founded6 June 2020; 3 years ago (6 June 2020)
GroundStadio Pasqualino Ferrante
Capacity1,500[1]
PresidentCarmine Matera
ManagerVincenzo Feola
LeagueSerie D Group F
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Football Club Matese, commonly referred to as F.C. Matese (Italian pronunciation: [maˈteːze, -eːse]; also stylised as FC Matese), is a football club based in Sepicciano, a frazione of Piedimonte Matese, in Campania, Southern Italy. The club currently competes in Serie D, the fourth tier of the Italian football league system.[2][3]

History

A History of Sport in Piedimonte Matese (Piedimonte d'Alife)

Sport in the modern era in Piedimonte Matese (known until 1970 as Piedimonte d'Alife) traces its roots back to Pro Piedimonte, a multi-sports club founded in 1928. In addition to football, other sports such as; running and tug of war; were also practised. The club's first President (chairman) was Erminio Tedesco. Pro Piedimonte was in existence for at least 40 years.[4]

Founding of A.S.D. Football Club Matese

F.C. Matese was founded on the morning of 6 June 2020 from the merger of

F.W.P. Matese, was chosen as F.C. Matese's home venue.[citation needed
]

Serie D

Inaugural campaign: 2020–21 season

F.C. Matese's first-ever league fixture saw them face

Notaresco. After their first ten matches, F.C. Matese had recorded a mere two wins, one draw and six defeats, giving them just 7 points, leaving them sitting in the bottom half of the table. However, a change in fortunes; saw the club approach the midway point of the season in a steady position with 18 points, following three successive wins, two draws and one defeat taking their tally to five wins, three draws and eight losses for the season. F.C. Matese built upon their mid-season form, managing a 0–0 home draw against Rieti, a second win over Olympia Agnonese, and its first victory against Atletico Terme Fiuggi.[citation needed
]

Promotion play-offs

In its inaugural season (2020–21), under the management of Corrado Urbano, F.C. Matese recorded a fifth-place finish in the league, amassing 56 points after 34 games, leaving them tied on points with two other teams; third-placed Pineto and fourth-placed Cynthialbalonga. It meant that F.C. Matese had qualified for the Serie D promotion play-offs. However, as all three sides had finished on the same number of points, the play-off matches were decided on "Head-to-head", with Pineto scoring 6, Cynthialbalonga 5, and Matese 4. Consequently, F.C. Matese were drawn, against second-placed team Notaresco, with the match being played on 23 June 2021 at Notaresco's Stadio Comunale Vincenzo Savini.[8] After trailing 1–0 at half-time, courtesy of a goal from Notaresco midfielder Mattia Frulla in the 21st-minute, the Matesini; were reduced to ten men, after defender Luigi Setola's sending off for a second yellow card with just under 20 minutes left to play of normal-time.[9] F.C. Matese lost the semi-final 1–0, sending Notaresco; through to the play-off final against eventual winners Pineto.[10]

2021–22 season

On 7 August 2021, it was announced that F.C. Matese would participate in the 2021–22 edition of the Coppa Italia Serie D, thus making their debut in the competition.[11] They were handed a home tie against Vastogirardi. Unfortunately for Matese, they would be eliminated by Vastogirardi in the first round of the Coppa Italia Serie D, losing 1–3.

2022–23 season

On 21 August 2022, Matese were drawn away to Barletta in the preliminary round of the competition, losing 1–0.

2023–24 season

On 3 September 2023, Matese were drawn away to Real Casalnuovo in the first round of the competition, losing 0–3. Il campionato 2023/24 inizia il 10 settembre in trasferta a L'Aquila perdendo 2-0 e la prima partita in casa ovvero la 2 giornata sfida Società Sportiva Città di Campobasso perdendo 0-3. La prima vittoria della stagione arriva alla 4 giornata in casa con l'Atletico Ascoli seguita poi dai successi contro Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Tivoli Calcio 1919 e Roma city ma la sconfitta ritorna in trasferta contro Alma Juventus Fano 1906 e Sora Calcio 1907

Colours and crest

F.C. Matese's colours are green & gold to symbolise both the

stars and the Latin inscription "Duc in Altum", which translates to "Put Out Into The Deep",[13] and MCMXXXV (the year 1935), in Roman numerals.[14]

Sponsorship and kit manufacturers

Their kit is; produced by Italian sportswear supplier Givova. Their shirt sponsor is Ponte Reale, an Italian company that manufactures Buffalo mozzarella cheese.[15]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2020– Givova Ponte Reale

Players

Current squad

As of 26 September 2023[16][17][18][19]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Italy ITA Mattia Palombo
GK Canada CAN Damianos Verzamanis

DF Italy ITA Vittorio Nocerino
DF Italy ITA Vincenzo Guarino
DF Italy ITA Alex Gagliardini
DF Italy ITA Gabriel Santoni
DF Italy ITA Francesco Siena (on loan from Salernitana U19)
DF Italy ITA Antonio Riccio
DF Italy ITA Fialmpi Lesi
DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Mallardo

MF Italy ITA Emanuele Setola
MF Italy ITA Alessio Langellotti
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Luca Ricciardi (captain)
MF Italy ITA Francesco Mallardo
MF Senegal SEN Kalagna Gomis
MF Italy ITA Andrea Bracaglia
MF Italy ITA Alessandro Russo

FW Italy ITA Daniele Napoletano
FW Liberia LBR Abubaka Morris Passewe
FW Italy ITA Luca Orlando
FW Italy ITA Aldo Minasi (on loan from Juve Stabia U19)
FW Italy ITA Alessio D'Andrea
FW Italy ITA Raffaele De Martino
FW Italy ITA Alessandro Marcucci
FW Italy ITA Filippo Iacovoni

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Netherlands NED Chernet Boersma (on loan at Casalbordino)
No. Pos. Nation Player

Former players

  • Portugal Léo Abreu
  • Ghana Jonathan Adusa
  • Italy Francesco Apredda
  • Italy Lorenzo Ballerini
  • Italy Antonio Barbato
  • Italy Mario Barone
  • Italy Giovanni Blando
  • Italy Stefano Bruno
  • Italy Raffaele Buonocore
  • Italy Domenico Cantelmo
  • Italy Alessandro Carnevale
  • Italy Giancarlo Di Cillo
  • Italy Nicola Ciotola
  • Italy Stefano Costantino
  • Italy Piergiorgio Delicato
  • Italy Mario Esposito
  • Italy Vittorio Esposito
  • Italy Roberto Felici
  • Italy Antonio La Gamba
  • Italy Francesco Governali
  • Brazil Jardel
  • Slovakia Aleksander Kuzmanović
  • Italy Francesco Leonetti
  • Italy Pasquale Di Lullo
  • Italy Paolo Masotta
  • Italy Manél Minicucci
  • Italy Damiano Modesto
  • Italy Christian Mulè
  • Italy Antonio Negro
  • Italy Badr El Ouazni
  • Italy Francesco Palumbo
  • Italy Antonio Reda
  • Italy Vincenzo Ricamato
  • Italy Walter Ricci
  • Italy Paolo Riggio
  • Italy Liberato Russo
  • Italy Gabriele Scacco
  • Italy Danilo Schettini
  • Italy Luigi Setola
  • Italy Luca Del Signore
  • Poland Gracjan Szyszka
  • Italy Vincenzo Tommasone
  • Italy Pompeo Tretola
  • Italy Nicola Vecchio
  • Slovenia Kristjan Vodopivec

Player records

Most goals Luis Fabián Galesio – 26 : 2020–21, 2021–22

Most goals in one season Luis Fabián Galesio – : 15 : 2020–21

Management and staff