FC Südtirol
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Full name | Fußball Club Südtirol s.r.l. | ||
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Nickname(s) | (in Italian and German) Biancorossi / Weiß-Rote (Whitereds) Tirolesi / Tiroler (Tyroleans) Altoatesini, Sudtirolesi / Südtiroler (South Tyroleans) | ||
Short name | FCS | ||
Founded | 1974 (as SV Milland Fussball) | ||
Ground | Stadio Druso, Bolzano, Italy | ||
Capacity | 5,500 | ||
Chairman | Gerhard Comper | ||
Manager | Federico Valente | ||
League | Serie B | ||
2022–23 | Serie B, 6th of 20 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Fußball Club Südtirol is an Italian association football club, based in the city of Bolzano, in the autonomous province of South Tyrol.[1][2] The club was formerly known as its bilingual name F.C. Südtirol – Alto Adige.[3] They played for the first time in their history in Serie B during the 2022–23 season after having been crowned Serie C champions in the 2021–22 campaign.
History
In the early ‘90s came the idea to bring professional football back to
1995-2000: In the amateur leagues
The team was renamed FC Südtirol–Alto Adige in 1995; Alto Adige is the Italian name of the province while Südtirol is its
2000–2010: FC Südtirol in Serie C2 (IV)
In 2000, the company incorporated as Fußballclub Südtirol S.r.l., thus becoming F.C. Südtirol and relocating to Bolzano
Just before the end of the season 2008/09, youth coach Alfredo Sebastiani took over the first team. With him, the club avoided relegation in the play-outs against
2010 to today: from Serie C to the second division
In the 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season, Südtirol was relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione after the relegation "play-out",[8] but on 4 August 2011 was readmitted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione to fill vacancies.[9]
In the
In the
The
Südtirol's 2021–22 season turned out to be the most successful in club history, as they won the title race on the final matchday, with a five-point advantage to runners-up Padova, and also reached the 2021–22 Coppa Italia Serie C final, losing on aggregate to Padova. Therefore they acquired their place in the Serie B for the 2022–23 season, which was to be both Südtirol's first time in the league, as well as the very first time a club from Südtirol/Alto Adige qualified for a spot in the Italian second division.[15]
The
The preliminary play-off round saw Südtirol hosting
Colors and badge
Colors
The team's colors are white and red. With these colors, the club shows its roots in the Province of South Tyrol and the city of Bolzano, which both have the colors of white and red in their traditional coats of arms and flags. Historically, the home jerseys of the club are white. Most of the time the team plays away matches in red jerseys, but from time to time they can be black as well.
Badge
The current logo of the association is a slightly different form of the badge used since the club was founded in 1995 to 2016. Among other things, the lettering "Alto Adige" was removed.
The logo of the association is a circular badge with a white-red diamond pattern and a football inside. The logo is circled with the words "FC Südtirol" (German term for "FC South Tyrol") and "Bolzano - Bozen". Compared to the previous badge, the diamond pattern was renewed and the red color darkened slightly.[16]
Club facilities
Stadium
The home games of FC Südtirol are played in the Drusus stadium in Bolzano, named after Nero Drusus, a Roman general. Built in 1936 as a multi-sport facility and wholly renovated between 2019 and 2021 as a pure football ground,[17] the Drusus stadium has a main and opposite tribune and it can accommodate up to 5,500 spectators.[18]
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The Drusus stadium in Bolzano before the renovation...
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...and after the renovation: the athletics track has been removed.
FCS Center
The FCS Center is the training center of the team in
In 2010, the training center was the training camp of the
Current squad
- As of 1 February 2024
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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
Notable players
This section needs additional citations for verification. (November 2017) |
The following list includes players who played or have played more than 10 matches in either Serie A or Serie B.
Notable managers
This section needs additional citations for verification. (November 2017) |
The following list includes managers who coached or have coached teams in the Serie A or Serie B.
References
- ^ a b "L'FC Südtirol è un club bolzanino". SportNews.bz. 17 February 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "L'FCS ha ottenuto la cittadinanza bolzanina!" (in Italian). F.C. Südtirol. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ Willis, Craig; Hughes, Will; Bober, Sergiusz. "ECMI Minorities Blog. National and Linguistic Minorities in the Context of Professional Football across Europe: Five Examples from Kin-State Situations". ECMI. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Geschichte". FC Südtirol. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Storia". F.C. Südtirol. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "FC Südtirol bezwingt Valenzana 2:0 und bleibt in der Lega Pro". FC Südtirol. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Der FC Südtirol steigt in die 1. Division auf". FC Südtirol. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Il portiere perde la testa, retrocede il Sudtirol. Video". Il Pallonaro. 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Calcio, Lega Pro; Ripescaggi: 5 in prima divisione e rimnini in seconda". La Repubblica (in Italian).
- ^ "Manuel Fischnaller wechselt zu Reggina Calcio" (Press release). F.C. Südtirol. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Conosciamo meglio Giovanni Stroppa". forzapescara.com. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Ende des Rätselratens: Stefano Vecchi verlässt den FC Südtirol" (Press release). F.C. Südtirol. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "LORENZO D'ANNA ALS CHEFTRAINER ENTLASSEN" (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Südtirol. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Das Wunder von Vercelli bleibt aus:FCS verpasst den Aufstieg". sportnews.bz. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "La favola del Südtirol: batte la Triestina e vola in Serie B". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "NEUES LOGO: EINE ERKLÄRUNG". FC Südtirol. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "gmp Erweiterung Drusus-Stadion Bozen". floornature.de. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "TECHNISCHE DATEN". FC Südtirol. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "FCS Trainingszentrum". FC Südtirol. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "WM 2018: TRAININGSLAGER WIEDER IN SÜDTIROL". Retrieved 10 March 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Italian and German)