FC Crotone
Full name | Football Club Crotone S.r.l. | |||
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Nickname(s) | I Pitagorici (The Pythagoreans) Gli Squali or Lo Squalo Calabrese (The Sharks or The Shark of Calabria) Rossoblù (Red and Blue) | |||
Founded | 1910 | |||
Ground | Stadio Ezio Scida | |||
Capacity | 16,647 | |||
Chairman | Gianni Vrenna[1] | |||
Head coach | Lamberto Zauli | |||
League | Serie C Group C | |||
2022–23 | Serie C Group C, 2nd of 20 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Football Club Crotone S.r.l., commonly referred to as Crotone, is an Italian football club based in Crotone, Calabria. They play in the third division of Italian football, the Serie C. Founded on 20 September 1910, it holds its home games at Stadio Ezio Scida, which has a 16,647-seat capacity.
History
The club is based in the ancient Greek settlement of Kroton, one of the first Greek colonies in what is now known as modern day Italy. The club is proud of their Greek origins with their banners and slogans and regularly depicting Greek icons such as soldiers of Sparta.[2]
The first team from Crotone, Società sportiva Crotona, was founded on 20 September 1910, but without adhering to Italian Football Federation, and the following main teams of Crotone, like Milone Crotone, did not participate before 1921 in several minor leagues including Prima Divisione (which later would be known as Serie C). Following World War II, a new club, Unione Sportiva Crotone replaced the previous one, playing seven seasons in Serie C.
In 1963, the club was relegated to
Crotone was promoted to Serie C2 in 1984–85, but only for one season. The team's name was changed to Kroton Calcio, and the club was promoted again to C2 after the 1986–87 season, where it played until 1991. A second bankruptcy led to the foundation of Football Club Crotone Calcio with Raffaele Vrenna as chairman, starting in the Promozione (7th level). Crotone gained successive promotions to Serie C2 and C1, winning in the play-offs against Locri and Benevento, respectively.
Under
After being beaten by
The team was promoted to
In the following season, Crotone failed to avoid relegation after losing against
Following the
To reduce wage bills following relegation to Serie B, the club loaned out attacking midfielder
Colours and badge
Team colours are dark blue and white, due to their Greek origins, and also red. The club's kits are traditionally dark blue and red stripes. Some of the team's mottos are "Salutate la Magna Grecia" ("Salute Greater Greece")[7][8] and "Noi siamo la Magna Grecia" ("We are Greater Greece").[9] Fans of FC Crotone pride themselves as being ”La Capitale Della Magna Grecia” ("The capital of Greater Greece").[8] The team's nickname is "the Pythagoreans", deriving from the well-known Greek philosopher Pythagoras.[10]
Rivalries
FC Crotone has a fierce rivalry against LFA Reggio Calabria in what's called the "Magna Graecia derby".[11][12] The club also maintains rivalries against Cosenza Calcio and US Catanzaro 1929.[13][14]
Players
Current squad
- As of 19 January 2024[15]
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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Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Lamberto Zauli |
Assistant coach | Massimiliano Nardecchia |
Assistant coach | Giuseppe Brescia |
Goalkeeper coach | Antonio Macrì |
Fitness coach | Fabio Allevi |
Fitness coach | Elmiro Trombino |
Physiotherapist | Armando Cistaro |
Physiotherapist | Matteo Errico |
Physiotherapist | Riccardo Pupo |
Chief doctor | Massimo Iera |
Club doctor | Massimo Bisceglia |
Managers
- Giorgio Tricoli (1954–1955)
- Bruno Giordano (1996–1997)
- Antonello Cuccureddu (1999–2001)
- Giuseppe Papadopulo (2000–2001)
- Antonio Cabrini (2001)
- Stefano Cuoghi (2001–2002)
- Franco Selvaggi (2002)
- Gian Piero Gasperini (2003–2004)
- Andrea Agostinelli (2004–2005)
- Gian Piero Gasperini (2005–2006)
- Elio Gustinetti (2006–2007)
- Guido Carboni (2007)
- Francesco Moriero (2008–2009)
- Franco Lerda (2009–2010)
- Leonardo Menichini (2010)
- Eugenio Corini (2010–2011)
- Leonardo Menichini (2010–2012)
- Massimo Drago (2012–2015)
- Ivan Jurić (2015–2016)
- Davide Nicola (2016–2017)
- Walter Zenga (2017–2018)
- Giovanni Stroppa (2018–2021)
- Serse Cosmi (2021)
- Francesco Modesto (2021)
- Pasquale Marino (2021)
- Francesco Modesto (2021-)
References
- ^ "Società" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Italian Football Team FC Crotone is Uniquely Proud of Its Greek Origins". 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Crotone promoted to Serie A for first time in their history". espnfc.com. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Crotone's great escape". The Football Times. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "2020-21 Serie 1 top scorers". sportskeeda.com.
- ^ "Crotone 2020-21 Season Review". Football Italia. 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Οταν 3000 οπαδοί φωναζαν: Salutate la Magna Grecia -Υποκλιθειτε στη Μεγάλη Ελλάδα". Olympia.gr (in Greek). 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ a b Kampouris, Nick (20 May 2022). "Italian Football Team FC Crotone Is Uniquely Proud of Its Greek Origins". Greek Reporter.
- ^ "Οι Ιταλοί δεν ξεχνούν την ιστορία και φωνάζουν «Είμαστε η ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ»". Cognosco Team (in Greek). 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ Cianfanelli, Marco (2021-07-21). "FC CROTONE: MAGNA GRECIA E SQUALI - di Marco Cianfanelli". PennantsMuseum (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ Perri, Matteo (2012-04-12). "La Reggina indossa la Calabria, maglie speciali derby con il Crotone". Passione Maglie (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Crotone-Reggina 1-1, la sintesi". F.C. Crotone (in Italian). 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ God (2003-09-10). "News da Benevento". UsCatanzaro.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ Redazione (2023-04-09). "Crotone, poker del Cosenza nel derby del campionato Primavera". Calcio Crotone (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Crotone squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Italian and English)