Calcio Padova
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| Full name | Calcio Padova SpA | ||
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| Nickname(s) | I Biancoscudati (The White-Shielded) The Patavini (The Patavins) | ||
| Founded | 29 January 1910 as ACP | ||
| Ground | Stadio Euganeo, Padua, Italy | ||
| Capacity | 32,420 (often limited to 18,060) | ||
| Owner | Amber Capital LP | ||
| Chairman | Daniele Boscolo Meneguolo | ||
| Manager | Matteo Andreoletti | ||
| League | Serie C Group A | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie C Group A, 2nd of 20 | ||
| Website | http://www.padovacalcio.it/ | ||
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Calcio Padova, commonly referred to as Padova, is an Italian football club based in Padua, Veneto. Founded in 1910, Padova currently play in Serie C Group A, having last been in Serie A in 1996. The team's official colours are white and red.
The team was refounded in 2014 after the sports title was awarded to Biancoscudati Padova for the 2014–15 Serie D season as a phoenix club. The old holder of the title was in the process of liquidation after it was expelled from 2014–15 Lega Pro. The original Padova was renamed Football Padova in order to allow the new iteration of Padova to use the original name of the club, Calcio Padova in 2015.
History
In the 1940s, the team was coached by Béla Guttmann. Padova's golden days were the late 1950s, when the team managed by Nereo Rocco, reached the heights of third place in 1958 thanks to the wing wizardry of Kurt Hamrin. Forwards Sergio Brighenti and Aurelio Milani would star as Padova remained a force in Serie A, before relegation in 1962. The rest of the 1960s would see the club in Serie B before going into a serious decline ahead of a 1980s revival.
The revival would see Padova return to Serie B in the early 1980s, and within a decade they would be serious promotion contenders. A play-off win over
There would be no such luck the following year, as Padova were relegated, with further relegations in 1998 and 1999. Since 2001, they have resided in Serie C1 and Lega Pro Prima Divisione. The team returned in Serie B at the end of the 2008–2009 season.
In total, Calcio Padova participated in 11
In the 2013–14 Serie B season, Padova were relegated after finishing 20th, and on 15 July 2014, the team did not sign up to the 2014–15 Lega Pro championship. In April 2015, the company was put into liquidation.[1]
Biancoscudati Padova
The club was founded in the summer of 2014, with the name Società Sportiva Dilettantistica a r.l. Biancoscudati Padova, after the non-inclusion of Calcio Padova in Lega Pro and Serie D.[2]
The first official match was Biancoscudati Padova-
On 19 April 2015, by virtue of a 2–1 away victory against
On 5 June 2015, changed its name to Biancoscudati Padova Spa.[5]
On 6 July 2015, changed its name to Calcio Padova Spa, after the old Calcio Padova changed its name to Football Padova Spa – società in liquidazione.[6]
Players
First team squad
- As of 3 February 2025[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Serie B
- Winners: 1947–48 (group B)
- Serie C
- Winners: 1936–37 (group C), 2017–18 (group B)
- Serie C2
- Winners: 1980–81 (group B), 2000–01 (group A)
- Serie D
- Winners: 2014–15 (group C)
- Coppa Italia Serie C
- Winners: 1979–80, 2021–22
- Supercoppa di Serie C
- Winners: 2018
Divisional movements
| Series | Years | Last | Promotions | Relegations |
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| A | 16 | 1995–96 | – |  5 (1930, 1934, 1952, 1962, 1996)
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| B | 38 | 2018–19 |  4 (1932, 1948, 1955, 1994) |
6 (1935, 1969, 1985, 1998, 2014✟, 2019)
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34 +4 |
2024–25 | 5 (1937, 1983, 1987, 2009, 2018) 2 (1981 C2, 2001 C2) |
2 (1979 C1, 1999 C1) |
| 92 out of 93 years of professional football in Italy since 1929 | ||||
| Founding member of the Football League’s First Division in 1921 | ||||
| D | 1 | 2014–15 | 1 (2015) |
never |
References
- ^ (in Italian) Info on ilgazzettino.it
- ^ "Avv. Chiacchio: "Non solo l'ACP1910 ha fatto richiesta di ammissione alla D, ma è arrivata anche la risposta. Padova caso clamoroso, poteva essere in B"" (in Italian). padovasport.tv. 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Biancoscudati Padova, buona la prima davanti a 2.000 spettatori" (in Italian). mattinopadova.gelocal.it. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ Il Padova torna nel calcio che conta: battuto il Legnago, è Lega Pro! mattinopadova.gelocal.it
- ^ (in Italian) Definito il cambio di ragione sociale in Biancoscudati Padova Spa
- ^ (in Italian) Ora è davvero ufficiale, torniamo a chiamarci CALCIO PADOVA
- ^ "Padova squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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