Brescia Calcio
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Full name | Brescia Calcio S.p.A. | ||
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Nickname(s) | Le Rondinelle (The Little Swallows) I Biancazzurri (The White and Blues) La Leonessa (The Lioness) | ||
Founded | 1911 | ||
Ground | Stadio Mario Rigamonti, Brescia, Italy | ||
Capacity | 19,500 | ||
Owner | Massimo Cellino | ||
President | Massimo Cellino[1] | ||
Head coach | Rolando Maran | ||
League | Serie B | ||
2022–23 | Serie B, 16th of 20 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Brescia Calcio, commonly referred to as Brescia (Italian pronunciation:
The club holds the record for total number of seasons (64) and consecutive seasons (18, from 1947–48 to 1964–65) in Serie B, which they have won four times. Their best finish in Serie A came in the 2000–01 season when they placed eighth. At the beginning of the 21st century, led by the 1993 Ballon d'Or winner Roberto Baggio, the club also qualified for the Intertoto Cup twice, reaching the final in 2001 but being defeated on away goals by Paris Saint-Germain. During this era, Pep Guardiola, former Barcelona captain and later a highly decorated manager, also played for the club.
The team's colours are blue and white. Its stadium is the 19,550-seater[2] Stadio Mario Rigamonti. They have a long-standing rivalry with Atalanta from nearby Bergamo.[3][4]
History
The team was founded in 1911 as Brescia Football Club, joining the Terza Categoria division the same year.[
Brescia won the
One of the most decorated managers of all time, Mircea Lucescu, the Romanian Gheorghe Hagi, striker Luca Toni, Barcelona icon Pep Guardiola, Brescian striker Mario Balotelli, defender Mario Rigamonti and playmaker Andrea Pirlo–– which were born in the province of Brescia–– have also spent time playing for the club.[citation needed]
Colours and badge
Colours and kit
The first Brescia kit in 1911 was blue (the national colour) with a thick white vertical stripe down the middle, a design which has returned for the centenary season in 2011.[citation needed] The first appearance of a white "V" was in 1927; added so that the team could use Stadium, the newly built home of another team, Virtus.[citation needed] This style remained until 1940 when the "V" was removed and a plain blue shirt was used.[citation needed]
Some substantial changes after
The "V" disappeared again in 1969; replaced by a diagonal white sash, and returned, but much smaller, in 1974 for two years. The "V" was situated over the heart with the inclusion of the lioness, the symbol of the city of Brescia. The shirt remained plain blue until 1991, when the "V" returned and has been used ever since.[9]
Badge
The first badge appeared on Brescia kits in the 1980s; a blue crest with a golden outline featuring a lion.[citation needed] The city of Brescia is known as Leonessa d'Italia (the Lioness of Italy) after ten days of popular uprising that took place in the city in the spring of 1849 against Austrian rule.[citation needed]
The crest was changed for the centenary of Brescia Calcio in 2011, featuring higher visibility, leaves, and a substantial redesign of the old logo.[citation needed]
The thick profile of the gold shield and laurel branches surrounding the badge are in pure celebration of achieving 100 years of age.[citation needed] The lettering has changed in favour of a font in the style of the period when the team was founded.[citation needed]
The Lion that, due to a misunderstanding of history,[clarification needed] many[who?] believe to be a lioness (the definition of Leonessa d'Italia was assigned to Brescia following the uprisings, but the lion as a symbol of Brescia dates back to the Republic of Venice), has undergone a total redesign which aims to fix some errors in heraldic iconography (the absence of nails, muscle weakness and weak curvature of the tail) and to restore a more toned and ferocious looking lion, the symbol a football team should[why?] have.[10]
Seasons
- 1913/14 – North League Qualifying round Group E 5th place
- 1914/15 – North League Qualifying round Group E 3rd place
- 1915/19 – league suspended due to World War I
- 1919/20 – North League-Lombardia Group A runner-up, Semifinal Round Group B 5th place
- 1920/21 – North League-Lombardia Group E 3rd place
- 1921/22 – North League Group B 11th place
- 1922/23 – North League Group C 7th place
- 1923/24 – 1st division Group A 10th place
- 1924/25 – 1st division Group A 10th place
- 1925/26 – 1st division Group A 8th place
- 1926/27 – 1st division Group A 7th place
- 1927/28 – 1st division Group A 5th place
- 1928/29 – 1st division Group B runner-up
- 1929/30 – Serie A 9th place
- 1930/31 – Serie A 9th place
- 1931/32 – Serie A 17th place, relegated to Serie B
- 1932/33 – Serie B runner-up, promoted to Serie A
- 1933/34 – Serie A 12th place
- 1934/35 – Serie A 10th place
- 1935/36 – Serie A bottom, relegated to Serie B
- 1936/37 – Serie B 7th place
- 1937/38 – Serie B 14th place, relegated to Serie C
- 1938/39 – Serie C, promoted to Serie B
- 1939/40 – Serie B 5th place
- 1940/41 – Serie B 3rd place
- 1941/42 – Serie B 5th place
- 1942/43 – Serie B runner-up, promoted to Serie A
- 1943/45 – league suspended due to World War II
- 1945/46 – Northern Italy Serie A Championship 4th place
- 1946/47 – Serie A 18th place, relegated to Serie B group A
- 1947/48 – Serie B Group A runner-up
- 1948/49 – Serie B 5th place
- 1949/50 – Serie B 6th place
- 1950/51 – Serie B 9th place
- 1951/52 – Serie B runner-up
- 1952/53 – Serie B 4th place
- 1953/54 – Serie B 9th place
- 1954/55 – Serie B 5th place
- 1955/56 – Serie B 7th place
- 1956/57 – Serie B third place
- 1957/58 – Serie B 8th place
- 1958/59 – Serie B 13th place
- 1959/60 – Serie B 7th place
- 1960/61 – Serie B 15th place
- 1961/62 – Serie B 8th place
- 1962/63 – Serie B 4th place
- 1963/64 – Serie B 7th place
- 1964/65 – Serie B Champion, promoted to Serie A
- 1965/66 – Serie A 9th place
- 1966/67 – Serie A 13th place
- 1967/68 – Serie A 14th place, relegated to Serie B
- 1968/69 – Serie B runner-up, promoted to Serie A
- 1969/70 – Serie A 14th place, relegated to Serie B
- 1970/71 – Serie B 5th place
- 1971/72 – Serie B 12th place
- 1972/73 – Serie B 17th place
- 1973/74 – Serie B 12th place
- 1974/75 – Serie B 9th place
- 1975/76 – Serie B 5th place
- 1976/77 – Serie B 16th place
- 1977/78 – Serie B 14th place
- 1978/79 – Serie B 8th place
- 1979/80 – Serie B third place, promoted to Serie A
- 1980/81 – Serie A 14th place, relegated to Serie B
- 1981/82 – Serie B 18th place, relegated to Serie C/1A
- 1982/83 – Serie C/1A 11th place
- 1983/84 – Serie C/1A 5th place
- 1984/85 – Serie C/1A Champion, promoted to Serie B
- 1985/86 – Serie B runner-up, promoted to Serie A
- 1986/87 – Serie A 14th place, relegated to Serie B
- 1987/88 – Serie B 8th place
- 1988/89 – Serie B 16th place
- 1989/90 – Serie B 10th place
- 1990/91 – Serie B 9th place
- 1991/92 – Serie B Champion, promoted to Serie A
- 1992/93 – Serie A 16th place, relegated to Serie B
- 1993/94 – Serie B third place, promoted to Serie A
- 1994/95 – Serie A bottom, relegated to Serie B
- 1995/96 – Serie B 16th place
- 1996/97 – Serie B Champion, promoted to Serie A
- 1997/98 – Serie A 15th place, relegated to Serie B
- 1998/99 – Serie B 7th place
- 1999/2000 – Serie B third place, promoted to Serie A
- 2000/01 – Serie A 8th place
- 2001/02 – Serie A 14th place, Intertoto Cup runner-up
- 2002/03 – Serie A 10th place
- 2003/04 – Serie A 11th place
- 2004/05 – Serie A 19th place, relegated to Serie B
- 2005/06 – Serie B 10th place
- 2006/07 – Serie B 6th place
- 2007/08 – Serie B 5th place
- 2008/09 – Serie B 4th place, lost promotion playoff final to Livorno
- 2009/10 – Serie B 3rd place, won promotion play-off final against Torino, promoted to Serie A
- 2010/11 – Serie A 19th place, relegated to Serie B
- 2011/12 – Serie B 9th place
- 2012/13 – Serie B 6th place, lost promotion playoff semi-final to Livorno
- 2013/14 – Serie B 13th place
- 2014/15 – Serie B 21st place
- 2015/16 – Serie B 11th place
- 2016/17 – Serie B 15th place
- 2017/18 – Serie B 16th place
- 2018/19 – Serie B Champion, promoted to Serie A
- 2019/20 – Serie A 19th place, relegated to Serie B
- 2020/21 – Serie B 7th place, lost promotion playoff preliminary round to Cittadella
Stadium
The first ground at which football was played in Brescia was Campo Fiera, where the English workers at the Tempini plant played on their breaks.[citation needed]
In 1911, in the wake of enthusiasm following the foundation of the new club, it is thought a fenced ground was built shortly after on Via Milano.[citation needed]
In 1920, came the opening of the new ground on Via Cesare Lombroso, Brescia, which was used by the team until 1923.[citation needed] From 1923 until 1959, the team had moved into a more modern and larger facility located at Porta Venezia (then Via Naviglio), built for the town's sports club Virtus and called "Stadium".[citation needed]
It was in 1956 that the municipality had the idea to move the club to a stadium more suited to host the matches of the new Serie B.[citation needed]
They began the renovation and construction of the stands to the existing ground at Via Giovanni Novagani.[]
Over the years,[quantify] the stadium has undergone several refurbishments (construction of roofing, press room, etc.), the most significant of which was in 2007 with the installation of new security measures.[citation needed]
Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Retired numbers
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Technical staff
Head coach: Rolando Maran |
Assistant coach: Christian Maraner |
Physical coaches: Andrea Tonelli / Luigi Posenato |
Goalkeeper coach: Massimo Lotti |
Game analyst: Davide Farina |
Notable players
Notable managers
Honours
- Serie B:
- Winners (4): 1964–65,[citation needed] 1991–92,[citation needed] 1996–97,[citation needed] 2018–19[citation needed]
- Serie C/C1:
- Winners (2): 1938–39,[citation needed] 1984–85[citation needed]
Other titles
- Coppa dell'Amicizia:
- Winners (1): 1967[citation needed]
- Anglo-Italian Cup:
- Winners (1): 1993–94[citation needed]
- Nova Supersports Cup
- Winners (1): 2000[citation needed]
Divisional movements
Series | Years | Last | Promotions | Relegations |
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A | 23 | 2019–20 | - | 13 (1932, 1936, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1981, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2005, 2011, 2020) |
B | 63 | 2021–22 | 12 () | 2 (1938, 1982) |
C | 4 | 1984–85 |
2 ( 1985 ) |
never |
90 years of professional football in Italy since 1929 |
Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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1978–79 | Umbro[citation needed] | None[citation needed] |
1979–1981 | Prince of Wales[citation needed] | |
1981–82 | Umbro[citation needed] | Inoxriv[citation needed] |
1982–83 | Watergate[citation needed] | |
1983–1986 | Gazelle[citation needed] | Fin-Eco[citation needed] |
1986–1988 | Wuhrer[citation needed] | |
1988–89 | Watergate[citation needed] | |
1989–90 | UNICEF[citation needed] | |
1990–91 | Bontempi Sport[citation needed] | None[citation needed] |
1991–1994 | Uhlsport[citation needed] | CAB[citation needed] |
1994–95 | ABM[citation needed] | |
1995–96 | Polenghi[citation needed] | |
1996–97 | Brescialat[citation needed] | |
1997–98 | Erreà[citation needed] | Ristora[citation needed] |
1998–2001 | Garman[citation needed] | |
2001–2002 | Banca Lombarda[citation needed] | |
2002–2004 | Umbro[citation needed] | |
2004–2005 | Kappa[citation needed] | |
2005–2006 | Banca Lombarda (Banco di Brescia)[citation needed] | |
2006–2007 | ASICS[citation needed ]
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2007–2009 | UBI Banca (Banco di Brescia) – Bregoli[citation needed] | |
2009–2010 | Mass[citation needed] | UBI Banca (Banco di Brescia) – Bresciani[citation needed] |
2010–2011 | UBI Banca (Banco di Brescia) – Technologic (T-Logic) – Falar – Tescoma[citation needed] | |
2011–2012 | UBI Banca (Banco di Brescia) – Sama[citation needed] | |
2012–2013 | Givova[citation needed] | |
2013–2014 | Adidas[citation needed] | UBI Banca (Banco di Brescia)[13] – Tescoma[citation needed] |
2014–2015 | Joma[citation needed] | UBI Banca (Banco di Brescia) – Falar[citation needed] |
2015–2017 | Acerbis[14] | UBI Banca (Banco di Brescia)[citation needed] |
2017–2018 | UBI Banca[15] | |
2019–2025 | Kappa[citation needed] |
In Europe
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | Reference |
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2001 | Third Round | Tatabánya
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2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | [16] |
Semi-final | Chmel Blšany | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | ||
Final | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 ( a )
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2003 | Second Round | Gloria Bistrița
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2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | [17] |
Third Round | Villarreal | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
References
- ^ Organigramma Brescia Calcio
- ^ "Stadio Rigamonti". bresciacalcio.it. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ War, Pigs and Rabbits: Atalanta and Brescia meet 13 years later, Conor Clancy, Forza Italian Football, 29 November 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2022
- ^ Brescia v Atalanta: the Italian derby built on a 900-year-old feud, Martino Simcik Arese, The Guardian / Copa 90, 7 February 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2022
- ^ Paris Saint Germain – Brescia Calcio : 0–0 (Match Report) ScoresPro.com
- ^ Brescia Calcio – Paris Saint Germain : 1–1 (Match Report) ScoresPro.com
- ^ "Il Brescia è ripescato in Serie B: prende il posto del Parma". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Bentornato Brescia!". Football Italia. 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Storia" [History]. Brescia Calcio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ "Restyling logo Brescia Calcio" (PDF). Brescia Calcio (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ "Giocatori" [Players]. Brescia Calcio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Scelti i numeri di maglia per la stagione 2015/2016" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "RINNOVATA LA PARTNERSHIP TRA UBI E BRESCIA CALCIO" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "ACERBIS e il Brescia Calcio insieme fino al 2019" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Brescia Calcio e UBI Banca insieme nel progetto dedicato alle scuole" (Press release) (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "UEFA Intertoto Cup 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "UEFA Intertoto Cup 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Italian)