Udinese Calcio
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Full name | Udinese Calcio S.p.A. | |||
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Nickname(s) | I Bianconeri (The White and Blacks) I Friulani (The Friulians) Le Zebrette (The Little Zebras) | |||
Founded |
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Ground | Bluenergy Stadium | |||
Capacity | 25,132 | |||
Owner | Giampaolo Pozzo | |||
President | Franco Soldati | |||
Manager | Fabio Cannavaro | |||
League | Serie A | |||
2022–23 | Serie A, 12th of 20 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Udinese Calcio (Italian pronunciation: [udiˈneze ˈkaltʃo]; "Udinese Football") is a professional football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The team currently competes in the Serie A, the first tier of Italian football. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club, and on 5 July 1911 as a football club.
The traditional team home kit is black and white striped shirt, black shorts, and white socks. The club broadcasts on channel 110 (Udinese Channel) on digital terrestrial television in the north-east of Italy. It has many fans in Friuli and the surrounding areas.
History
Foundation and early years
Udinese Calcio was established in 1896 as part of the Società Udinese di Ginnastica e Scherma, (Udinese Society of Gymnastics and Fencing).[citation needed] In its inaugural year, the club won the Torneo FNGI in Treviso beating Ferrara 2–0; however, this title is not recognised as official.[citation needed]
On 5 July 1911, some gymnasts of Udinese, headed by Luigi Dal Dan, founded the A.C. Udinese, which joined the
It was only in
1920s: Coppa Italia final
The
In 1922, Udinese, taking advantage of the absence of big clubs, entered the
In the league, Udinese finished second in Girone Eliminatorio Veneto, which allowed them to remain in the top flight for the next season, despite a reform of the championships that reduced the number of teams in the competition.[citation needed]
The
The 1924–25 season was memorable.[
Udinese beat Olympia in a playoff 1–0 and drew 1–1 with Vicenza.[citation needed] In the play-off standings, Udinese and Vicenza were still in the lead with three points each.[citation needed] Another play-off was then played[clarification needed] to determine the winner.[citation needed] After a first encounter finished 0–0, Udinese lost a replay 2–1, but were awarded the win as Vicenza fielded an ineligible player, a Hungarian called Horwart.[citation needed] Udinese reached the finals in place of Vicenza.[citation needed]
In the final round, Udinese finished first and was promoted, alongside
They remained in Second Division until the end of the 1928–29 season when Serie A and Serie B were created, with Udinese falling into the third tier (Terza Serie).[citation needed] The first season in Terza Serie ended with Udinese being promoted up to Serie B.[citation needed]
1930s and 1940s
The stay in Serie B lasted only two years, and after the 1931–32 season, the team returned to the third division.[citation needed] Udinese remained in the third tier (later renamed Serie C in 1935) until 1938–39, when coming second in Girone Finale Nord di Serie C, they were promoted to Serie B.[citation needed]
The Zebrette remained in Serie B for a dozen years, with average performances[]
1950s: second place in A, and relegation back to B
Udinese remained in Serie A for five seasons, and almost claimed a Scudetto in the
1960s and 1970s
A decline followed those good seasons, however, with Udinese first relegated back down to Serie B in 1961–62 and then to Serie C in 1963–64.[
1980s: Mitropa Cup and the scandal of 1986
During the next season, Udinese with Massimo Giacomini as their manager, won Serie B and returned after more than two decades to Serie A.[citation needed] In the first year of their return to Series A, the team finished in 15th place, enough to secure their place in the league for the folllowing season.[citation needed] In Europe, they fared much better, winning the Mitropa Cup, a European Cup for teams that had won the previous season of Serie B.[citation needed]
In subsequent seasons, the team survived relegation without any particular difficulty, also having a sixth place finish in
At the end of the
1990s and early 2000s: Europe
During the following years, Udinese were promoted to Serie A and relegated back to B on several occasions.[
The
In March 2001,
The surprising[
The following season, Udinese played in the Champions League preliminary round, beating
Recent history
After a year in the Champions League, Udinese finished tenth and returned once more to mid-table mediocrity.[tone][citation needed] The turning point[according to whom?] occurred during the summer of 2007, when the club announced the appointment of Sicilian manager Pasquale Marino, and also made various quality[tone] purchases, including Fabio Quagliarella and Gökhan Inler.[1][2]
The 2007–08 season started well,[according to whom?] with a draw at home against champions Internazionale, but the enthusiasm[tone] was quickly erased[according to whom?] after the first home match, which finished in a 5–0 loss to newly promoted Napoli.[3] After this match, Udinese's fortunes changed,[according to whom?] starting with a victory over Juventus, thanks to a late Antonio Di Natale goal.[citation needed] Udinese remained in contention for the fourth Champions League spot with Milan, Fiorentina, and Sampdoria until the end of the season, but ultimately[vague][clarification needed] finished in seventh place, qualifying for the UEFA Cup.[citation needed]
At the start of the 2008–09 season, during the press conference to present the new season's kit, the new official website was also presented, and an absolute novelty[tone] in the Italian championship, the first Web TV channel dedicated to a football club called Udinese Channel was launched, totally free and visible worldwide.[contradictory][4]
In the 2008–09 season, Udinese had a mixed bag of results[
The
In the summer transfer window of 2010, Udinese sold
The
Udinese started off the 2012–13 Serie A season in mixed form, with seven draws and three losses in their first thirteen games.[citation needed] However, starting in December the team began to pick up wins more frequently, concurrent with Di Natale finding the net[tone] on a regular basis.[citation needed] After a period of balancing wins with losses, the team went on a phenomenal[tone] eight game winning streak to end the season, with Luis Muriel emerging as a key player.[17] Like the 2011–12 season, Di Natale again finished with 23 goals, becoming the first player since Gabriel Batistuta, of Fiorentina, to score 20 or more goals in four or more consecutive seasons.[citation needed]
Over the coming years, Udinese would go on to finish middle to lower table in Serie A. In the 2017–18 season, Udinese manager Massimo Oddo was sacked after the club lost 11 straight games. Oddo was then replaced by Igor Tudor, who guided the club to safety away from the relegation places.[18]
Honours
National
League
- Serie B
- Winners (3): 1924–25,[citation needed] 1955–56,[citation needed] 1978–79[citation needed]
- Serie C
- Winners (3): 1929–30,[citation needed] 1948–49,[citation needed] 1977–78[citation needed]
Cups
- Coppa Italia Serie C
- Winners (1): 1977–78[citation needed]
International
- UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Winners (1): 2000[citation needed]
- Winners (1):
Other Titles
- Anglo-Italian Cup
- Winners (1): 1978[citation needed]
- Mitropa Cup
- Winners (1): 1979–80[citation needed]
Divisional movements
Series | Years | Last | Promotions | Relegations |
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A | 50 | 2021–22 | - | 5 (1955, 1962, 1987, 1990, 1994) |
B | 18 | 1994–95 | 6 () | 3 (1932, 1948, 1964) |
C | 23 | 1977–78 |
4 ( 1949, 1978 ) |
never |
90 years of professional football in Italy since 1929 |
Stadiums
- Stadio Moretti (1924–76)[citation needed]
- Stadio Friuli (1976–present)[citation needed]
Players
Current squad
- As of 1 February 2024[19]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth sector
Udinese Primavera players that received a first-team squad call-up.
- As of 13 November 2023
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
- 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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Notable players
The following is a provisional list of players that were international while playing for Udinese, sorted by nationality.
- Odion Ighalo
- Abel Balbo
- Roberto Pereyra
- Daniel Bertoni
- Nahuel Molina
- Rodrigo De Paul
- Juan Musso
- Mauricio Pineda
- Néstor Sensini
- Roberto Sosa
- Régis Genaux
- Johan Walem
- Edinho
- Felipe
- Márcio Amoroso
- Zico
- Mauricio Isla
- David Pizarro
- Alexis Sánchez
- Juan Cuadrado
- Cristián Zapata
- Antonín Barák
- Jakub Jankto
- Marek Jankulovski
- Thomas Helveg
- Martin Jørgensen
- Per Krøldrup
- Jens Stryger Larsen
- Morten Bisgaard
- Hazem Emam
- Oliver Bierhoff
- Carsten Jancker
- Stephen Appiah
- Kwadwo Asamoah
- Asamoah Gyan
- Sulley Muntari
- Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
- Orestis Karnezis
- Ali Adnan
- Valerio Bertotto
- Alessandro Calori
- Franco Causio
- Morgan De Sanctis
- Antonio Di Natale
- Stefano Fiore
- Giuliano Giannichedda
- Vincenzo Iaquinta
- Simone Pepe
- Paolo Poggi
- Paolo Pulici
- Fabio Quagliarella
- Dino Zoff
- Seko Fofana
- Mehdi Benatia
- Marek Koźmiński
- Bruno Fernandes
- Igor Shalimov
- Dusan Basta
- Željko Brkić
- Aleksandar Luković
- Samir Handanović
- Ricardo Gallego
- Arne Selmosson
- Valon Behrami
- Gökhan Inler
- Silvan Widmer
- Festy Ebosele
- James Abankwah
Coaching staff
- As of 22 April 2024
Position | Staff |
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Manager | Fabio Cannavaro |
Assistant Manager | Paolo Cannavaro |
Technical Assistant | Giampiero Pinzi Francesco Troise Matteo De Biaggio |
Goalkeeping Coach | Sergio Marcon Domenico Doardo |
Match Analyst | Andrea Aliboni |
Match analyst Collaborator | Michele Guadagnino |
Athletic Coach | Eugenio Albarella Enrico Moro Francesco Tonizzo Diego Chapinal Jesus Lorigados |
Head of Medical | Fabio Tenore |
Team Doctor | Aldo Passelli |
Head of Physiotherapists | Daniel Reguera |
Nutritionist | Antonio Molina Andrea Iuliano Alvaro Leo Romero |
Physiotherapist | Francesco Fondelli Pasquale Iuliano Alessio Lovisetto Ander del Campo Gómez Cristian Contador Antoine Sánchez |
Technical Director | Federico Balzaretti |
Chief Executive Officer | Franco Collavino |
Director of Professional Football and Scout | Francesco Vallone |
Team Manager | Antonio Criscuolo |
Press Office | Jacopo Romeo |
Kit Manager | Marco Scotto Igor Ferino Andrea Bertolo |
Chief Scout | Andrea Carnevale |
Youth Scout | Luigi Cuomo |
Managerial history
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References
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- ^ "Udinese stump up for Zürich's Inler". UEFA. 4 July 2007. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017.
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- ^ "Non soltanto calcio, Udinese channel amplia i programmi" (in Italian). Messagero Veneto. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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- ^ "D'Agostino sabato a Siena per firma e visite mediche". AC Siena's official site. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Agreement with Udinese Calcio for the temporary acquisition of the registration rights of the player Simone Pepe" (in Italian). Juventus F.C. 9 June 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ "ACQUISIZIONE A TITOLO TEMPORANEO DEL DIRITTO ALLE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEL CALCIATORE MARCO MOTTA" (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ Лукович – в "Зените"! [Luković in Zenit]. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (in Russian). 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Pablo Armero è ufficialmente bianconero" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "An exceptional XI of players sold by Udinese since 2010: Alexis, Fernandes…". Planet Football. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "C'è l'Arsenal per l'Udinese" (in Italian). UEFA. 5 August 2011.
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- ^ "Asamoah and Isla move to Juventu". juventus.com. Juventus F.C. 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Juventus confirm signing of Ghana's Kwadwo Asamoah". BBC Sport. 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Meet Udinese's Luis Muriel, the forward aiming to emulate Brazil's Ronaldo". Eurosport. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Official: Udinese sack Oddo". football-italia.net. 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Prima squadra < Squadre < Udinese". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Italian and English)
- Profile at Lega Serie A. Archived 18 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine (in English and Italian).
- Profile at UEFA