Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC
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Nickname(s) | Il Picchio (The Woodpecker) | |||
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Founded | 1898 | |||
Ground | Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno, Italy | |||
Capacity | 12,461[citation needed] | |||
Owner | Massimo Pulcinelli 39%, North Sixth Group 31%, Distretti Ecologici 20%, Rabona 10%[citation needed] | |||
President | Carlo Neri | |||
Head coach | Massimo Carrera | |||
League | Serie B | |||
2022–23 | Serie B, 12th of 20 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C., commonly referred to as Ascoli, is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Serie B.
The team traditionally play in vertical black and white stripes.
History
Founded in 1898 as "Candido Augusto Vecchi", the team changed its name to Ascoli Vigor in 1905, U.S. Ascolana in 1921, and A.S. Ascoli in 1945.[citation needed] In 1955, the team was acquired and saved from bankruptcy by publishing magnate, Cino Del Duca, who merged it with his own team forming "Del Duca Ascoli".[citation needed] The stadium still bears his and his brother's name.[citation needed] In 1959 the team finally returned in Serie C for the first time since before the beginning of World War II.[citation needed] In 1971, under the chairmanship of Costantino Rozzi, who had acquired the team three years earlier, the team changed its name to the current one, finally being known as Ascoli Calcio 1898.[citation needed] From that same year, the team, led by Carlo Mazzone as coach, gained two consecutive promotions, being promoted in Serie B, and then Serie A, for the first time.[citation needed] The team stayed in Serie A for two seasons before being once again relegated to Serie B.[citation needed]
Ascoli returned to Serie A in 1978 and enjoyed[
In August 2005, after the sentence of relegation from
Ascoli were the first team to be officially relegated to Serie B for the 2007–08 season after a 1–0 loss to Torino FC on 7 May 2007.[citation needed] They ended the season in nineteenth place, one point above last-placed Messina.[citation needed]
Success
Even though from a small city of 50,000 people, Ascoli have been able to punch above their weight. [
To complement Ascoli's success in Serie A, the club has also achieved 2 Cadetti (Serie B Championships) in 1977–78, and 1985–86.[citation needed] The 1977–78 season yielded a record championship with achieving 61 points (2 points for a victory).[vague][clarification needed] Ascoli have competed in Serie B 13 times, with a total of 5 promotion seasons.[citation needed]
Ascoli have made way to Serie B with only two winning seasons in Serie C and C1B.[citation needed] These were in 1971–72, and 2001–02.[citation needed]
Another one of Ascoli's successes is the fact that, for a city of 50,000, their record home attendance has reached 36,500, equivalent to more than 70% of the city's population.[citation needed] In Serie A this was seen against Juventus and the famous[according to whom?] season in 1982–83 where Ascoli saved themselves from relegation in the last game of the Serie A season against Cagliari, who were subsequently relegated.[citation needed] However, with stadium restrictions introduced since then, the maximum attendance allowed in the Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca is now 21,000–24,000.[citation needed] Nonetheless, when filled, it is still an amazing achievement[tone] for such a small city.[tone][citation needed]
Other successes were in the Mitropa Cup in 1986–87, the Capodanno Challenge, and the Red Leaf Cup.[citation needed] Ascoli were also finalists in the Anglo-Italia Cup, during Ascoli's last season in Serie B 1994–95,[citation needed] before Ascoli long await in Serie C1 before an emotional return to Serie B for the 2002–03 season.[vague][clarification needed][citation needed]
Under the reign of the great[]
Another success is Carlo Mazzone, once at the heart of Del Duca Ascoli's defence playing 9 seasons, led Ascoli[vague][clarification needed] for another 10 or so[vague][quantify] seasons as manager.[citation needed] Mazzone guided Ascoli from Serie C to Serie A, including Ascoli's 6th-placed finish in 1981–82.[citation needed]
Bankruptcy and re-birth
During the 2013–14 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season, the Court of Ascoli Piceno declared the bankruptcy of the club.[citation needed] The court also estimated the residual value of the club assets were €862,000.[1] A new company, Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898 successfully bid the assets.[citation needed] FIGC also accepted the admission of the new company to the new season without relegation.[2]
In mid-2015 Ascoli, originally runners-up to
On 14 June 2018, club president Francesco Bellini, after first having declared the sale of the club, and having received several offers from prospective owners, accepted the offer of a Roman entrepreneur of Bricofer Group, Massimo Pulcinelli.[3] On 18 July 2018, the club was officially re-branded as Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. S.p.A. ahead of the then upcoming 2018–19 season.[4]
In the summer of 2021, the North Sixth Group of entrepreneur Matt Rizzetta, based in New York, already present in Italian football with a stake in Campobasso Calcio, acquired a 31% stake in Ascoli Calcio, with an option to increase to 51%.[citation needed] The acquisition combined North Sixth Group with Massimo Pulcinelli and Bricofer, the largest homeware retailer in Italy, to build an ambitious project for Ascoli around the world.[citation needed] Following the acquisition, North Sixth Group negotiated an exclusive content rights agreement with Italian Football TV, the largest online content platform for Italian football fans in North America.[citation needed] The agreement provides Ascoli Calcio the only exclusive content partnership of any Italian professional football club.[citation needed]
Supporters
Rivalries
The biggest derby in Marche is between Ascoli and
The
Other rivalries include
]Stadium
Ascoli play their home matches at the 12,461 capacity, Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca, located on the outskirts of Ascoli Piceno.[citation needed]
Current squad
- As of 1 February 2024[5]
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
Updated 15 August 2022[6]
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Massimo Carrera |
Assistant coach | Mirko Savini |
Technical collaborator | Fabio Giampieretti |
Technical collaborator | Andrea Mazzantini |
Goalkeeper coach | Andrea Aquilanti |
Fitness coach | Iuri Bartoli |
Fitness coach | Vincenzo Paradisi |
Kinetotherapist | Nazzareno Salvatori |
Honours
- Serie B:
- Winners (2): 1977–78,[citation needed] 1985–86[citation needed]
- Serie C:
- Winners (3): 1971–72,[citation needed] 2001–02,[citation needed] 2014–15[citation needed]
- Mitropa Cup:
- Winners (1): 1986–87[citation needed]
- Supercoppa di Serie C:
- Winners (1): 2002[citation needed]
Divisional movements
Series | Years | Last | Promotions | Relegations |
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A | 16 | 2006–07 | – | 5 (1976, 1985, 1990, 1992, 2007) |
B | 25 | 2021–22 | 5 (1974, 1978, 1986, 1991, 2005) | 2 (1995, 2013) |
C | 32 | 2014–15 |
3 (1972, 2002, 2015) | 2 (1933, 1948) |
73 out of 90 years of professional football in Italy since 1929 | ||||
D | 15 | 1958–59 | 3 (1930, 1938, 1959) | 1 (1955) |
E | 2 | 1956–57 | 1 (1957) | never |
Partnership(s)
The club is currently[when?] partnership[vague][clarification needed] with Young Blasters & Sporthood to provide young footballers within the YBSA network access to world-class coaching and development facilities.[citation needed]
Records
- Highest finish: 4th in Serie A, 1979–80[citation needed]
- League victory: 4–1 v Avellino, 1983–84[citation needed]
- League defeat: 7–0 v Juventus, 1983–84[citation needed]
References
- ^ Valutazione azienda sportiva calcistica Ascoli Calcio 1898 SpA
- ^ Abete, Giancarlo; Di Sebastiano, Antonio (12 May 2014). "Comunicato Ufficiale №147/A" (PDF) (Press release) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "storia". Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Ascoli, inizia il ritiro di Cascia: primo allenamento per Vivarini". Sky Sport (in Italian). Sky Italia. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Rosa" (in Italian). Ascoli Picchio FC 1898. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "ORGANIGRAMMA SPORTIVO 2022/23" (in Italian). Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Italian)