SSD FC Trapani 1905
Full name | Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Football Club Trapani 1905 | |||
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Nickname(s) | I Granata (The Maroons) | |||
Founded | 1905 | |||
Ground | Stadio Polisportivo Provinciale, Erice, Italy | |||
Capacity | 7,000 | |||
Chairman | Valerio Antonini | |||
Manager | Alfio Torrisi | |||
League | Serie D Group I | |||
2022–23 | Serie D Group I, 3rd of 18 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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S.S.D. F.C. Trapani 1905, commonly referred to as Trapani, is an Italian football club based in Trapani, Sicily. The club was bought for €1,240,000 by Valerio Antonini in April 2023.[1]
They are nicknamed the Granata (the Maroons), after their kit colour.
History
In brief
During the club's history they have played mostly in the Serie C and D leagues. In the 2013–14 season, they played in Serie B for the first time in the club's history.
To date the highest league position the club has finished after the 1929–30 season was 2nd in the third highest level of Italian football, a position the club attained 3 times, in the Prima Divisione during the 1934–35 season,[2] in the Serie C during the 1960–61 season[3] and again during the 1962–63 season.[4]
Before the 1929–30 season, the club played for one season at the then highest level football division in the 1921–22 season,[5] but retired during the championship, forfeiting the last 6 matches.
In recent years, the highest league position the club attained was 4th in the third highest level of Italian football, then called Serie C1, during the 1994–95 season,[6] a result that was bettered in the 2011–12 season when Trapani achieved a second place in the same division. Throughout their long history, Trapani have won at least six recorded league championships in various divisions.
Foundation
The club's roots can be traced back to 1905;
U.S. Trapanese's first president was Giuseppe Platamone and the club played their games at Via Spalti. The first official game for the club came against
Post-war times
After the war, in 1921 three teams had risen up; Vigor, Bencivegna and Drepanum. During the
In June 1926, the name of the club was changed to A.S. Trapani. In the 1930–31 season, under the name Juventus Trapani, the club won promotion from III Divisione into II Divisione, the following season they achieved promotion again this time into the early 1930s equivalent of Serie C. They finished 8th in Serie C in the 1942–43 season, but then football in Italy was put on hold for the Second World War.
1940s, 50s and 60s
Just after World War II, the club were using the name A.S. Trapani for one season, before changing its name to A.S. Drepanum. They were entered into
1990s: peak and decline
With former
In 1995, a strong and qualified team composed mostly of young promising players such as
From Serie D to Serie B and league exclusion
In 2009, chairman Vittorio Morace appointed
In 2010–11, Trapani finished as runners-up in the
Trapani's first season back to the third tier, with Calori still in charge, saw the Granata ending in third place (behind
During the summer of 2018, Trapani's ownership announced their intention to sell the club and reduce the budget due to financial and legal issues surrounding the parent company Ustica Lines.
On 5 June 2019, just a few days after the first leg of the playoff finals, the Trapani playing squad announced their intention to send their
Restart from Serie D
In the summer of 2021, Paceco-based Serie D club Dattilo acquired the footballing rights of Trapani, including the logo, and renamed themselves as Football Club Trapani 1905. In their debut season under the new denomination, Trapani ended in a mid-table finish.
Rivalries
Trapani's main rivals are
Honours
- Lega Pro Prima Divisione:
- Champions: 2012–13
- Serie C2:
- Champions: 1993–94
- Serie D:
- Champions: 1971–72, 1984–85
- II Divisione:
- Champions: 1931–32
- III Divisione:
- Champions: 1930–31
- Interregionale:
- Champions: 1992–93
Notable former managers
- Heinrich Schönfeld (1930–33)
- Achille Piccini (1949–50)
- Ferenc Plemich (1953)
- Gastone Prendato (1955–57), (1961–62)
- Leandro Remondini (1962–63)
- Alberto Eliani (1972–73)
- Egizio Rubino (1977–79)
- Washington Cacciavillani (1981–83)
- Mario Facco (1989–90)
- Ignazio Arcoleo (1992–95)
- Ivo Iaconi (1996–97)
- Ezio Capuano (1999–00)
- Tarcisio Catanese (2006–08)
- Roberto Boscaglia (2009–15)
- Serse Cosmi (2015–16)
- Vincenzo Italiano (2018–19)
- Francesco Baldini (2019–2021)
Former players
- Ivo Banella (1974-1978)
References
- ^ Norrito, Massimo. "Valerio Antonini: "Ero socio di Maradona ora porto Trapani in A"". La Repubblica. La Repubblica. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ 1934–35 Prima Divisione – Girone H
- ^ 1960–61 Serie C – Girone C
- ^ 1962–63 Serie C – Girone C
- 1921–22 Prima Divisione (CCI) – Sicily
- ^ 1994–95 Serie C1 – Girone B
- ^ RSSSF.com
- ^ AleGranata.com Archived 31 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rubino e Italiano si presentano" (in Italian). Trapani Oggi. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Trapani: società ceduta a Fm service" (in Italian). Ansa.it. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "De Simone messo in mora" (in Italian). Telesud. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Apoteosi Trapani, è Serie B! 2-0 al Piacenza, ma che paura per Bertoncini" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Trapani, una notte di gioia e al risveglio l'atteso annuncio L'imprenditore Heller entra in società con l'80 per cento" (in Italian). Meridionews. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Il Trapani ceduto alla cordata di Giorgio Heller: "Onorato ed emozionato"" (in Italian). Giornale di Sicilia. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Trapani, il nuovo tecnico sarà Francesco Baldini".
- ^ "Ufficiale, Trapani escluso dal campionato di Serie C". 5 October 2020.
External links
- Media related to Trapani Calcio at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Italian) Official homepage