Benevento Calcio

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Benevento
Full nameBenevento Calcio S.r.l.
Nickname(s)Gli Stregoni (The Sorcerers)
I Giallorossi (The Yellow and Reds)
I Sanniti (The Samnites)
Founded1929; 95 years ago (1929)
1938 (refounded)
GroundStadio Ciro Vigorito,
Benevento, Italy
Capacity16,867
PresidentOreste Vigorito
ManagerMatteo Andreoletti
LeagueSerie C Group C
2022–23Serie B, 20th of 20 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Benevento Calcio, commonly referred to as Benevento, is an Italian professional football club based in Benevento, Campania. The club was originally founded in 1929 and then re-founded in 2005. They currently compete in Serie C, having been relegated from Serie B in the 2022–23 season.

History

Early history

The club was founded as Associazione Calcio Benevento in 1929,[1] their original home was the Meomartini which was built by Ciccio Minocchia.[2]

After working their way up the country's lower divisions during their early years, Benevento reached

Reggina during the club's first season within the league. Although they did not win promotion to Serie B, the team did remain in the third tier of Italian football for the 1935–36 season, re-organized to a smaller 64-team league renamed Serie C
.

21st century

The club F.C. Sporting Benevento S.r.l. folded in 2005. At the same time Benevento Calcio S.p.A. was founded, using the same stadium and playing kit.

In the

Crotone
1–0 (2–1) on aggregate in the final.

Lecce 3–0.[3]

On 8 June 2017, they were promoted to

A.C. Milan.[6][7] Benevento's time in Serie A lasted one season
and they were relegated after a last-place finish, although there was a clear uptick in form after their dismal opening to the campaign, ultimately winning six of their last 23 games.

On 22 June 2019, Benevento hired Filippo Inzaghi as their new manager.[8] In June 2020, with seven matches still left in the league season, the club won promotion back to the first-division of Italian football following an impressive Serie B campaign.[9]

Benevento's

Torino in the final non-relegation position.[11]

In the 2021–22 Serie B the team tries to return to Serie A and ends the regular season in 7th position gaining access to the promotion play-offs by overcoming Ascoli. They were later eliminated by Pisa in the semifinals.

The 2022–23 Serie B marks the decline of the team who spent most of the season at the bottom of the table. On the penultimate matchday came the mathematical certainty of returning to Serie C by finishing the campaign in 20th position. [12]

Colours and badge

The team's colours are yellow and red, and their badge features red and yellow stripes and the black image of a witch riding a broom. Benevento are nicknamed the Stregoni, Italian for sorcerers, or occasionally, the Streghe, Italian for witches, a reference to the legends dating to the 13th century of the witches of Benevento.

Stadium

Benevento plays their home matches at the Stadio Ciro Vigorito. Building on the stadium broke ground in 1976 and it was opened in 1979. It is able to hold 25,000 people.[13][14]

The stadium was originally named Santa Colomba but was renamed to honor Ciro Vigorito who was the brother of club president Oreste Vigorito. Ciro was a successful entrepreneur and sports manager who was the managing director and oversaw the youth sector at Benevento from 2006 until his death in 2010.[15]

Players

Current squad

As of 1 February 2024[16]

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 Italy ITA Alessandro Nunziante
3 DF Italy ITA Amedeo Benedetti
5 DF Italy ITA Edoardo Masciangelo
6 DF Italy ITA Biagio Meccariello
7 MF Sweden SWE Nermin Karić
8 MF Poland POL Krzysztof Kubica
9 FW Italy ITA Alessandro Marotta
10 FW Italy ITA Camillo Ciano
11 FW Italy ITA Alexis Ferrante (on loan from Ternana)
12 GK Italy ITA Nicolò Manfredini
14 MF Italy ITA Marco Pinato
16 MF Italy ITA Riccardo Improta
18 MF Italy ITA Pier Luigi Simonetti
20 DF Italy ITA Filippo Berra
21 MF Italy ITA Davide Agazzi
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Italy ITA Francesco Rillo
24 GK Italy ITA Alberto Paleari
25 DF Italy ITA Angelo Viscardi
27 MF Italy ITA Ernesto Starita
28 DF Italy ITA Emanuele Terranova
30 FW Italy ITA Lorenzo Carfora
31 FW Italy ITA Filippo Nardi (on loan from Cremonese)
36 DF Italy ITA Francesco Perlingieri
38 MF Italy ITA Angelo Talia
58 DF Italy ITA Christian Pastina
77 MF Italy ITA Riccardo Rossi
90 MF Italy ITA Eric Lanini (on loan from Parma)
96 DF Italy ITA Riccardo Capellini
98 FW Netherlands NED Don Bolsius
99 FW Italy ITA Amato Ciciretti

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
— GK Italy ITA Manuel Esposito (at Campobasso until 30 June 2024)
— GK Italy ITA Igor Lucatelli (at Virtus Francavilla until 30 June 2024)
— DF Morocco MAR Hamza El Kaouakibi (at Südtirol until 30 June 2024)
— DF Italy ITA Gaetano Letizia (at Feralpisalò until 30 June 2024)
— DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Riccio (at Pistoiese until 30 June 2024)
— DF Romania ROU Alin Toșca (at Al-Riyadh until 30 June 2024)
— DF Italy ITA Angelo Veltri (at Recanatese until 30 June 2024)
— MF Italy ITA Gennaro Acampora (at Bari until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Italy ITA Vincenzo Alfieri (at Renate until 30 June 2024)
— MF Italy ITA Vincenzo Bisogno (at Ischia until 30 June 2024)
— MF Greece GRE Ilias Koutsoupias (at Bari until 30 June 2024)
— MF Italy ITA Antonio Prisco (at Recanatese until 30 June 2024)
— MF Italy ITA Mattia Viviani (at Cosenza until 30 June 2024)
— FW Italy ITA Ivan Altamura (at Gallipoli until 30 June 2024)
— FW Italy ITA Samuele Sorrentino (at Latina until 30 June 2024)
— FW Italy ITA Domenico Valentino (at Atletico Ascoli until 30 June 2024)

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Italy Matteo Andreoletti
Assistant coach Italy Vincenzo Cammaroto
Goalkeeper coach Italy Antonio Chiavelli
Fitness coach Italy Andrea Molteni
Scouting First Team Italy Andrea Innocenti
Physiotherapist Italy Ernesto Galliano
Physiotherapist Italy Luca Lepore
Physiotherapist Italy Giorgio Policastri
Physiotherapist Italy Raffaele Marinaccio
Chief Doctor Italy Walter Giorgione
Club Doctor Italy Franco De Cicco
Club Doctor Italy Raffaele Fuiano
Club Doctor Italy Mario De Vita
Club Doctor Italy Luca Milano

Notable former players

See also: Category:Benevento Calcio players

World Cup players

The following players have been selected by their country in the World Cup Finals, while playing for Benevento.

Notable former managers

See also: Category:Benevento Calcio managers

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Italian Benevento Calcio". WeltFussballArchiv.com. 25 August 2007. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  2. ^ "La Storia". Unofficial news portal of Benevento Calcio. 25 August 2007. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
  3. Corriere dello Sport
    , 30-4-2016
  4. ^ "Serie A: Benvenuto, Benevento! - Football Italia". www.football-italia.net. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Benevento 1-2 Sassuolo". BBC Sport. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Brignoli: 'Closed my eyes and jumped'". Football Italia. 3 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Benevento: Bottom of Serie A but now the most talked about team in Italy". BBC Sport. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Benevento hire Inzaghi: the official announcement". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Filippo Inzaghi leads Benevento to Serie A promotion". The World Game. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  10. ^ Harris, Charlie (8 June 2021). "A season in review: Benevento 2020/21". Forza Italian Football.
  11. ^ "Benevento season review: 2020-21". Football Italia. 27 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Benevento in Serie C: dal sogno Serie A all'incubo retrocessione". Goal.com. 13 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Stadio Ciro Vigorito".
  14. ^ "Stadio Ciro Vigorito | Stadio di Benevento | Foto, Storia, Costruzione e info | Eventi, Piantina, Capienza | Come arrivare allo Stadio | Campania Tour". Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Ufficiale, lo Stadio Santa Colomba si chiamerà Ciro Vigorito". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Rosa Giocatori - Benevento Calcio". www.beneventocalcio.club. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

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