2010–11 Serie B
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The 2010–11 Serie B
(known as the Serie bwin for sponsorship reasons) is the seventy-ninth season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contest the league, 15 of which returned from the 2009–10 season
, 4 of which have been promoted from Lega Pro Prima Divisione
, and three relegated from Serie A
.
became the first team to be mathematically relegated to the league from Serie A; on the same day, Novara
put an end to a 33-year absence from the division by becoming Lega Pro Prima Divisione/A champions in advance of two weeks.
On May 2, 2010 Siena
became the second team to get relegated from Serie A, putting an end to a seven-year consecutive stay in the Italian top flight.
On May 9, 2010 Atalanta
were mathematically relegated into the Serie B; on the same day, Portogruaro won the Lega Pro Prima Divisione/B title, thus ensuring themselves participation in the Italian second tier in a historical first team for the small Venetian club.
On June 13, 2010 Varese
and Pescara became the other two teams promoted from the third tier as playoff winners.
On June 22, 2010 it was announced that newly-promoted Portogruaro would play the first games of the new season at the Stadio Friuli
in Udine
, in order to allow renovation plans for the club's home stadium in Portogruaro
, which is considered too small for Serie B standards; according to the club's general manager Paolo Mio, Portogruaro is expected to play at least the first four or five home games in Udine.
On the deadline of July 7, Ascoli and Ancona ultimately failed not fulfill the financial requirement and were expelled from the league, while Portogruaro was expelled because it didn't fulfill bureaucratic requirements. On July 16, 2010 the Federal Council readmitted Ascoli
and Portoguraro to Serie B championship, and excluded Ancona
, who subsequently announced their intention to appeal the decision to the Italian Olympic Committee.
On July 23 Ancona appeal was rejected, but the club filed another appeal to an administrative court in Rome. Such appeal was rejected on August 3, thus formalizing Ancona's exclusion from the league. On August 4 the Federal Council decided to bring back Triestina to fill the vacancy.
On 28 October, the Venice prefecture signed the authorization that allowed Portosummaga to play its home matches at the Stadio Piergiovanni Mecchia
, that had undergone renovation works during the summer (more notably, a new stand).
1Portogruaro played the first 5 home matches at Stadio Friuli
in Udine
.
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(*)In case of an aggregate tie, the higher seed advances.
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Piacenza is relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione 2011-12.
(Cittadella
)
19 goals Elvis Abbruscato
(Vicenza
) Rolando Bianchi
(Torino
)
18 goals Emanuele Calaiò
(Siena
)
17 goals Cristian Bertani
(Novara
) Emiliano Bonazzoli
(Reggina
) Daniele Cacia
(Piacenza
) Claudio Coralli
(Empoli
)
15 goals Pablo González
(Novara
) Davide Succi
(Padova
)
Updated: 29 May 2011
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
(known as the Serie bwin for sponsorship reasons) is the seventy-ninth season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contest the league, 15 of which returned from the 2009–10 season
2009–10 Serie B
The 2009–10 Serie B season is the seventy-eighth edition since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contest the league, 15 of which returned from the 2008-09 season, 4 of which have been promoted from Lega Pro Prima Divisione, and three relegated from Serie A.-Stadiums and...
, 4 of which have been promoted from Lega Pro Prima Divisione
2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione
The 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season will be the thirty-second football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the second since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro....
, and three relegated from Serie A
2009–10 Serie A
The 2009–10 Serie A was the seventy-eighth season since its establishment. There were three promoted teams from the Serie B, replacing the three teams that were relegated following the 2008–09 season. Nike provided a new match ball - the T90 Ascente - for this season...
.
Events
On April 25, 2010 LivornoA.S. Livorno Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...
became the first team to be mathematically relegated to the league from Serie A; on the same day, Novara
Novara Calcio
Novara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Novara, Piedmont.-History:In December 1908 the F.A.S. was created by eight students of Liceo Carlo Alberto, aged between 15–16 years; among them an engineer, Gianni Canestrini, and a lawyer, Piero Omodei Zorini...
put an end to a 33-year absence from the division by becoming Lega Pro Prima Divisione/A champions in advance of two weeks.
On May 2, 2010 Siena
A.C. Siena
Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season....
became the second team to get relegated from Serie A, putting an end to a seven-year consecutive stay in the Italian top flight.
On May 9, 2010 Atalanta
Atalanta B.C.
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...
were mathematically relegated into the Serie B; on the same day, Portogruaro won the Lega Pro Prima Divisione/B title, thus ensuring themselves participation in the Italian second tier in a historical first team for the small Venetian club.
On June 13, 2010 Varese
A.S. Varese 1910
A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...
and Pescara became the other two teams promoted from the third tier as playoff winners.
On June 22, 2010 it was announced that newly-promoted Portogruaro would play the first games of the new season at the Stadio Friuli
Stadio Friuli
Stadio Friuli is a multi-purpose stadium in Udine, Italy. The stadium was built in 1976 and holds 41,652 people. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of Udinese Calcio.-Structure:...
in Udine
Udine
Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...
, in order to allow renovation plans for the club's home stadium in Portogruaro
Portogruaro
Portogruaro is a town and comune in the province of Venice, Veneto, northern Italy.-History:Portogruaro was founded in 1140, when the bishop of Concordia, Gervinus, gave right to several fishermen to settle here and build a river port. A castle existed here, however, as early as the 10th century...
, which is considered too small for Serie B standards; according to the club's general manager Paolo Mio, Portogruaro is expected to play at least the first four or five home games in Udine.
On the deadline of July 7, Ascoli and Ancona ultimately failed not fulfill the financial requirement and were expelled from the league, while Portogruaro was expelled because it didn't fulfill bureaucratic requirements. On July 16, 2010 the Federal Council readmitted Ascoli
Ascoli Calcio 1898
Ascoli Calcio 1898 is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having returned to it after two seasons spent in Serie A...
and Portoguraro to Serie B championship, and excluded Ancona
A.C. Ancona
Associazione Calcio Ancona was a professional Italian football club, based in Ancona, Marche. It was founded in 1905 as Unione Sportiva Anconitana, changing its name to Ancona Calcio 1905 in 1981 and being refounded in 2004 with its last denomination....
, who subsequently announced their intention to appeal the decision to the Italian Olympic Committee.
On July 23 Ancona appeal was rejected, but the club filed another appeal to an administrative court in Rome. Such appeal was rejected on August 3, thus formalizing Ancona's exclusion from the league. On August 4 the Federal Council decided to bring back Triestina to fill the vacancy.
On 28 October, the Venice prefecture signed the authorization that allowed Portosummaga to play its home matches at the Stadio Piergiovanni Mecchia
Stadio Piergiovanni Mecchia
Stadio Pier Giovanni Mecchia, is a multi-purpose stadium in Portogruaro, Italy. It is mainly used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Calcio Portogruaro Summaga of the Lega Pro Prima Divisione. The stadium has a capacity of 4,021 spectators.The stadium is under redevelopment...
, that had undergone renovation works during the summer (more notably, a new stand).
Stadiums and locations
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2009–10 season |
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AlbinoLeffe U.C. AlbinoLeffe Unione Calcio AlbinoLeffe is an Italian association football club based in Leffe and also representing the town of Albino, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy. AlbinoLeffe plays its home games at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia stadium, in the city of Bergamo, and its official colors are dark blue and... |
Albino Albino, Italy Albino is a comune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located north of Bergamo and is situated in the Seriana valley. The population continues to increase.- History:... and Leffe Leffe, Italy Leffe is a town and comune near the Alps in Lombardy, Italy. It is nearly 80 kilometers from Milan, and administratively part of the province of Bergamo. The town is well known because of its textile industry.-External links:*... (playing in Bergamo Bergamo Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan... ) |
Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Atleti Azzurri d'Italia is a stadium in Bergamo, Italy, used by the Atalanta and Albinoleffe football teams. The field is 120 m long, and 70 m wide... |
26,393 | 11th in Serie B |
Ascoli Ascoli Calcio 1898 Ascoli Calcio 1898 is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having returned to it after two seasons spent in Serie A... |
Ascoli Piceno Ascoli Piceno Ascoli Piceno is a town and comune in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is c. 51,400.-Geography:... |
Cino e Lillo Del Duca Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca is a multi-purpose stadium in Ascoli Piceno, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of Ascoli Calcio 1898. The stadium was built in 1962 and holds 20,000.-External links:*... |
20,000 | 9th in Serie B |
Atalanta Atalanta B.C. Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici... |
Bergamo Bergamo Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan... |
Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Atleti Azzurri d'Italia is a stadium in Bergamo, Italy, used by the Atalanta and Albinoleffe football teams. The field is 120 m long, and 70 m wide... |
26,393 | 18th in Serie A |
Cittadella A.S. Cittadella Associazione Sportiva Cittadella is an Italian association football club, based in Cittadella, Veneto.-History:Cittadella was founded in 1973, after the merger of U.S. Cittadellense and A.S. Olympia. The club spent most of its first years in amateur football, and then professional football at Serie... |
Cittadella Cittadella Cittadella is a medieval walled city in the province of Padua, northern Italy, founded in the thirteenth century as a military outpost of Padua. The surrounding wall has been restored and is 1461 m in circumference with a diameter of around 450 m. There are four gates which roughly... |
Pier Cesare Tombolato Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato is a multi-use stadium in Cittadella, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of A.S. Cittadella. The stadium holds 7,623.... |
7,500 | 6th in Serie B |
Crotone F.C. Crotone Football Club Crotone is an Italian football club based in Crotone, Calabria. Founded in 1923, it currently plays in Serie B, holding home games at Stadio Ezio Scida, which has a 9,631-seat capacity.-History:... |
Crotone Crotone Crotone is a city and comune in Calabria, southern Italy, on the Ionian Sea. Founded circa 710 BC as the Achaean colony of Croton , it was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until 1928, when its name was changed to the current one. In 1994 it became the capital of the newly established... |
Ezio Scida Stadio Ezio Scida Stadio Ezio Scida is a football stadium in Crotone, Italy. It is currently the home of F.C. Crotone. The stadium holds 9,631.... |
9,631 | 8th in Serie B |
Empoli Empoli F.C. Empoli Football Club is an Italian association football club located in Empoli, Tuscany, founded in 1920 and played its first official match in 1921.In recent years, the club has all too often been bouncing between Italy's two top divisions... |
Empoli Empoli Empoli is a town and comune in Tuscany, Italy, about 20 km southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno in a plain formed by the latter river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Roman times. The commune's territory becomes a hilly one as it departs from the river... |
Carlo Castellani Stadio Carlo Castellani Stadio Carlo Castellani is a multi-purpose stadium in Empoli, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of Empoli F.C.... |
19,795 | 10th in Serie B |
Frosinone Frosinone Calcio Frosinone Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Frosinone, Lazio. The club was founded in 1928 and refounded in 1991, following cancellation by the Italian Football Federation.It in the season 2011-12 plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione/B.... |
Frosinone Frosinone Frosinone is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the Province of Frosinone. It is located about 75 km south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples Autostrada A1... |
Matusa | 9,680 | 16th in Serie B |
Grosseto U.S. Grosseto F.C. Unione Sportiva Grosseto Football Club is a professional Italian association football club, based in the city of Grosseto, Tuscany. The club was founded in 1912. The team's most associated nickname is grifone, after its logo, depicting a griffon... |
Grosseto Grosseto Grosseto is a city and comune in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Province of Grosseto. The city lies 14 km from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain, on the Ombrone river.... |
Carlo Zecchini Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini is a multi-use stadium in Grosseto, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of U.S. Grosseto F.C.. The stadium holds 10,200.... |
9,909 | 7th in Serie B |
Livorno A.S. Livorno Calcio Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon... |
Livorno Livorno Livorno , traditionally Leghorn , is a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of approximately 160,000 residents in 2009.- History :... |
Armando Picchi | 19,238 | 20th in Serie A |
Modena Modena F.C. Modena Football Club is an Italian football club based in Modena, Emilia-Romagna. The club was formed in 1912 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, after being relegated from a two year period in Serie A in the year 2004. The team's previous stay in Italy's top division ended in 1964. The team... |
Modena Modena Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.... |
Alberto Braglia Stadio Alberto Braglia Stadio Alberto Braglia is a football stadium in Modena, Italy. The stadium was built in 1936 and holds 21,151 people.Artists that have performed at the stadium include Sting, Prince, U2, Pink Floyd and Rage Against the Machine, among others.... |
20,507 | 12th in Serie B |
Novara Novara Calcio Novara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Novara, Piedmont.-History:In December 1908 the F.A.S. was created by eight students of Liceo Carlo Alberto, aged between 15–16 years; among them an engineer, Gianni Canestrini, and a lawyer, Piero Omodei Zorini... |
Novara Novara Novara is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With c. 105,000 inhabitants, it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is an important crossroads for commercial traffic along the routes from Milan to Turin... |
Silvio Piola Stadio Silvio Piola (Novara) Stadio Silvio Piola is a multi-use stadium in Novara, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Novara Calcio. The stadium holds 17,875.... |
10,106 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione/A Champions 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season will be the thirty-second football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the second since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro.... |
Padova Calcio Padova Calcio Padova is an Italian football club, based in Padua, Veneto. The club was founded in 1910. Padova is playing in Serie B, having last been in Serie A in 1996... |
Padua Padua Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having... |
Euganeo Stadio Euganeo Stadio Euganeo is a football stadium in Padua, Italy. It replaced the old and historical Appiani stadium.Since 1994 it is the home of Calcio Padova, which now plays in Serie B... |
32,336 | 19th in Serie B |
Pescara | Pescara Pescara Pescara is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. As of January 1, 2007 it was the most populated city within Abruzzo at 123,059 residents, 400,000 with the surrounding metropolitan area... |
Adriatico Stadio Adriatico Stadio Adriatico is a stadium in the city of Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy, which opened in 1955. For the 1960 Summer Olympics, it hosted some of the football preliminaries. It originated as a multipurpose facility and is a center of the CONI... |
24,500 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione/B Playoff Winners 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season will be the thirty-second football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the second since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro.... |
Piacenza Piacenza Calcio Piacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , and... |
Piacenza Piacenza Piacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza... |
Leonardo Garilli Stadio Leonardo Garilli Stadio Leonardo Garilli is a multi-use stadium in Piacenza, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of Piacenza Calcio... |
21,608 | 15th in Serie B |
Portogruaro | Portogruaro Portogruaro Portogruaro is a town and comune in the province of Venice, Veneto, northern Italy.-History:Portogruaro was founded in 1140, when the bishop of Concordia, Gervinus, gave right to several fishermen to settle here and build a river port. A castle existed here, however, as early as the 10th century... |
Piergiovanni Mecchia Stadio Piergiovanni Mecchia Stadio Pier Giovanni Mecchia, is a multi-purpose stadium in Portogruaro, Italy. It is mainly used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Calcio Portogruaro Summaga of the Lega Pro Prima Divisione. The stadium has a capacity of 4,021 spectators.The stadium is under redevelopment... 1 |
3,335 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione/B Champions 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season will be the thirty-second football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the second since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro.... |
Reggina Reggina Calcio Reggina Calcio are an Italian association football club, the main club of the city of Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in the Italian Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo... |
Reggio Calabria Reggio Calabria Reggio di Calabria , commonly known as Reggio Calabria or Reggio, is the biggest city and the most populated comune of Calabria, southern Italy, and is the capital of the Province of Reggio Calabria and seat of the Council of Calabrian government.Reggio is located on the "toe" of the Italian... |
Oreste Granillo Stadio Oreste Granillo The Stadio Oreste Granillo is a football stadium in Reggio Calabria, Italy. It is the home of Reggina Calcio. The stadium was built in 1999 on the foundations of Comunale and holds 27,763... |
27,454 | 13th in Serie B |
Sassuolo U.S. Sassuolo Calcio Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Sassuolo, Emilia-Romagna.In the season 2010-11 it plays in Serie B.The club was founded in 1922.... |
Sassuolo Sassuolo Sassuolo is an important industrial centre of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The town stands on the right bank of the river Secchia some 17 km south-west of Modena.-History :... (playing in Modena Modena Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.... ) |
Alberto Braglia Stadio Alberto Braglia Stadio Alberto Braglia is a football stadium in Modena, Italy. The stadium was built in 1936 and holds 21,151 people.Artists that have performed at the stadium include Sting, Prince, U2, Pink Floyd and Rage Against the Machine, among others.... |
20,507 | 4th in Serie B |
Siena A.C. Siena Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season.... |
Siena Siena Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008... |
Artemio Franchi | 15,373 | 19th in Serie A |
Torino Torino F.C. Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football.... |
Turin Turin Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat... |
Olimpico di Torino | 27,994 | 5th in Serie B |
Triestina U.S. Triestina Calcio Unione Sportiva Triestina is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.It is in the season 2010-11 from Serie B, having returned there in 2002 after 11 seasons in Serie C and Serie D, the club was relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.-History:The club was... |
Trieste Trieste Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city... |
Nereo Rocco Stadio Nereo Rocco Stadio Nereo Rocco is a football stadium in Trieste, Italy. It is currently the home of U.S. Triestina Calcio, named after former player and manager Nereo Rocco. The stadium holds 32,454.... |
32,454 | 18th in Serie B |
Varese A.S. Varese 1910 A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:... |
Varese Varese Varese is a town and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan.It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or urban part of the city is called Varesotto.- Geography :... |
Franco Ossola Stadio Franco Ossola The Stadio Franco Ossola is a sports stadium and velodrome currently in use by the football team A.S. Varese 1910.... |
8,213 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione/A Playoff Winners 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season will be the thirty-second football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the second since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro.... |
Vicenza Vicenza Calcio Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A... |
Vicenza Vicenza Vicenza , a city in north-eastern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione... |
Romeo Menti Stadio Romeo Menti Stadio Romeo Menti is the name of three stadiums in Italy:* Stadio Romeo Menti * Stadio Romeo Menti * Stadio Romeo Menti... |
17,163 | 14th in Serie B |
1Portogruaro played the first 5 home matches at Stadio Friuli
Stadio Friuli
Stadio Friuli is a multi-purpose stadium in Udine, Italy. The stadium was built in 1976 and holds 41,652 people. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of Udinese Calcio.-Structure:...
in Udine
Udine
Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...
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Before the start of the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Ascoli Ascoli Calcio 1898 Ascoli Calcio 1898 is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having returned to it after two seasons spent in Serie A... |
Giuseppe Pillon Giuseppe Pillon Giuseppe "Bepi" Pillon is an Italian association football and former manager of Empoli in Serie B.-Player:... |
End of contract | Elio Gustinetti Elio Gustinetti Elio Gustinetti is an Italian football manager.- Leffe and Albinese :Gustinetti started his coaching career in 1988 with Serie D club Leffe, ending the season in third place. He then moved at Promozione club Albinese, leading them to win the league and gaining promotion to Serie D... |
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Siena A.C. Siena Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season.... |
Alberto Malesani Alberto Malesani Alberto Malesani is an Italian association football manager, currently in charge of Genoa.-Early career and breakthrough at Chievo:... |
End of contract | Antonio Conte Antonio Conte Antonio Conte is an Italian former footballer and manager. He is the current manager of Juventus.-Playing career:... |
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Livorno A.S. Livorno Calcio Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon... |
Gennaro Ruotolo Gennaro Ruotolo Gennaro Ruotolo is an Italian former footballer turned manager.-Playing career:... |
End of caretaker spell | Giuseppe Pillon Giuseppe Pillon Giuseppe "Bepi" Pillon is an Italian association football and former manager of Empoli in Serie B.-Player:... |
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Empoli Empoli F.C. Empoli Football Club is an Italian association football club located in Empoli, Tuscany, founded in 1920 and played its first official match in 1921.In recent years, the club has all too often been bouncing between Italy's two top divisions... |
Salvatore Campilongo Salvatore Campilongo Salvatore Campilongo is an Italian football manager and former striker.-Playing:Salvatore "Sasà" Campilongo started his career with Juve Stabia, then joining Lazio in 1980 and making his Serie A debut on May 4, 1980 with the biancazzurri jersey. He successively played another Serie A season, this... |
End of contract | Alfredo Aglietti Alfredo Aglietti Alfredo Aglietti, born September 16, 1970 in San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy, is a retired Italian footballer and the former manager of Empoli.- Player :... |
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Piacenza Piacenza Calcio Piacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , and... |
Massimo Ficcadenti Massimo Ficcadenti Massimo Ficcadenti is an Italian football manager and former midfielder.-Playing:Ficcadenti started his playing career with Sambenedettese, where he played from 1985 to 1989. He then signed for Messina, playing for the Sicilian side for a total of three seasons before to join Verona in 1992... |
End of contract | Armando Madonna Armando Madonna Armando Madonna is an Italian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Piacenza in the Italian Serie B.-Playing:... |
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Sassuolo U.S. Sassuolo Calcio Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Sassuolo, Emilia-Romagna.In the season 2010-11 it plays in Serie B.The club was founded in 1922.... |
Stefano Pioli Stefano Pioli Stefano Pioli is an Italian former footballer and current manager of Serie A team Bologna.-Player:Pioli, a native of Parma, started his own playing career for his home city team, AC Parma. Successively, he was signed by Juventus, with whom he had his Serie A debut in 1984... |
Mutual consent | Daniele Arrigoni Daniele Arrigoni Daniele Arrigoni is an Italian football coach, his manager at Cesena.- Playing career :Arrigoni, a defender, made fifteen Serie A appearances in his first professional playing season with Cesena, and mostly played at Serie B and Serie C levels for several different teams, before retiring in 1993.-... |
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Torino Torino F.C. Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football.... |
Stefano Colantuono Stefano Colantuono Stefano Colantuono is an Italian football manager, currently in charge as head coach of Atalanta.-Playing career:... |
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Atalanta Atalanta B.C. Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici... |
Bortolo Mutti Bortolo Mutti Bortolo Mutti is an Italian football manager and a former player.His older brother Tiziano Mutti also played football professionally... |
End of contract | Stefano Colantuono Stefano Colantuono Stefano Colantuono is an Italian football manager, currently in charge as head coach of Atalanta.-Playing career:... |
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Crotone F.C. Crotone Football Club Crotone is an Italian football club based in Crotone, Calabria. Founded in 1923, it currently plays in Serie B, holding home games at Stadio Ezio Scida, which has a 9,631-seat capacity.-History:... |
Franco Lerda | End of contract | Leonardo Menichini Leonardo Menichini Leonardo Menichini is an Italian football manager and former player, currently in charge as head coach of Crotone.-Playing:... |
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Reggina Reggina Calcio Reggina Calcio are an Italian association football club, the main club of the city of Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in the Italian Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo... |
Roberto Breda Roberto Breda Roberto Breda is an Italian football coach and former player, currently in charge as head coach of Reggina.-Playing career:... |
End of contract | Gianluca Atzori Gianluca Atzori Gianluca Atzori is an Italian football manager and former player. He last served as head coach of Serie B outfit Sampdoria.-Playing:... |
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Padova Calcio Padova Calcio Padova is an Italian football club, based in Padua, Veneto. The club was founded in 1910. Padova is playing in Serie B, having last been in Serie A in 1996... |
Carlo Sabatini Carlo Sabatini Carlo Sabatini is an Italian football coach.He is the brother of Walter Sabatini.-Career:He began his career as a coach in Pontevecchio. He then moved to the youth of Padova, where plays Alessandro Del Piero. Is then promoted to the first team, bringing in Serie B... |
End of contract | Alessandro Calori Alessandro Calori Alessandro Calori is an Italian association football coach and former player.-Playing:A product of Arezzo's youth system, Calori made his professional debut in 1985 with Serie C team Montevarchi, where he spent four season... |
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Portoguraro | Alessandro Calori Alessandro Calori Alessandro Calori is an Italian association football coach and former player.-Playing:A product of Arezzo's youth system, Calori made his professional debut in 1985 with Serie C team Montevarchi, where he spent four season... |
Mutual consent | Eugenio Corini Eugenio Corini Eugenio Corini is an Italian association football coach of Frosinone in Lega Pro Prima Divisioneand former player.... |
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Grosseto U.S. Grosseto F.C. Unione Sportiva Grosseto Football Club is a professional Italian association football club, based in the city of Grosseto, Tuscany. The club was founded in 1912. The team's most associated nickname is grifone, after its logo, depicting a griffon... |
Maurizio Sarri Maurizio Sarri Maurizio Sarri is an Italian professional football manager.-Career:Grown up in Arezzo, for a decade he trained a number of fringe Tuscany teams, obtaining several successes... |
End of contract | Luigi Apolloni Luigi Apolloni Luigi Apolloni is a retired Italian football player, who last served as head coach of Serie B club Grosseto.- Club career :... |
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Modena Modena F.C. Modena Football Club is an Italian football club based in Modena, Emilia-Romagna. The club was formed in 1912 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, after being relegated from a two year period in Serie A in the year 2004. The team's previous stay in Italy's top division ended in 1964. The team... |
Luigi Apolloni Luigi Apolloni Luigi Apolloni is a retired Italian football player, who last served as head coach of Serie B club Grosseto.- Club career :... |
End of contract | Cristiano Bergodi | ||
Portogruaro | Eugenio Corini Eugenio Corini Eugenio Corini is an Italian association football coach of Frosinone in Lega Pro Prima Divisioneand former player.... |
Resigned | Fabio Viviani Fabio Viviani (footballer) Fabio Viviani is an Italian professional football coach and former player who last managed Calcio Portogruaro Summaga.-Playing career:Viviani played for 7 seasons in the Serie A for Calcio Como, A.C... |
During the regular season
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Grosseto U.S. Grosseto F.C. Unione Sportiva Grosseto Football Club is a professional Italian association football club, based in the city of Grosseto, Tuscany. The club was founded in 1912. The team's most associated nickname is grifone, after its logo, depicting a griffon... |
Luigi Apolloni Luigi Apolloni Luigi Apolloni is a retired Italian football player, who last served as head coach of Serie B club Grosseto.- Club career :... |
Sacked | Francesco Moriero Francesco Moriero Francesco "Checco" Moriero is a retired Italian association football player turned manager.-Playing career:A right winger, Moriero played for several clubs, including US Lecce, Cagliari, AS Roma, Inter Milan and SSC Napoli.... |
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Sassuolo U.S. Sassuolo Calcio Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Sassuolo, Emilia-Romagna.In the season 2010-11 it plays in Serie B.The club was founded in 1922.... |
Daniele Arrigoni Daniele Arrigoni Daniele Arrigoni is an Italian football coach, his manager at Cesena.- Playing career :Arrigoni, a defender, made fifteen Serie A appearances in his first professional playing season with Cesena, and mostly played at Serie B and Serie C levels for several different teams, before retiring in 1993.-... |
Sacked | Angelo Gregucci Angelo Gregucci Angelo Adamo Gregucci is an Italian football manager and former player.-Player:... |
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Ascoli Ascoli Calcio 1898 Ascoli Calcio 1898 is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having returned to it after two seasons spent in Serie A... |
Elio Gustinetti Elio Gustinetti Elio Gustinetti is an Italian football manager.- Leffe and Albinese :Gustinetti started his coaching career in 1988 with Serie D club Leffe, ending the season in third place. He then moved at Promozione club Albinese, leading them to win the league and gaining promotion to Serie D... |
Sacked | Fabrizio Castori Fabrizio Castori Fabrizio Castori is an Italian football coach.- Coach :Castori was born in San Severino Marche, but grew up in Tolentino. He started his coaching career in 1980 at the age of 26 as head coach of Seconda Categoria team Belfortese from Belforte del Chienti... |
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Crotone F.C. Crotone Football Club Crotone is an Italian football club based in Crotone, Calabria. Founded in 1923, it currently plays in Serie B, holding home games at Stadio Ezio Scida, which has a 9,631-seat capacity.-History:... |
Leonardo Menichini Leonardo Menichini Leonardo Menichini is an Italian football manager and former player, currently in charge as head coach of Crotone.-Playing:... |
Sacked | Eugenio Corini Eugenio Corini Eugenio Corini is an Italian association football coach of Frosinone in Lega Pro Prima Divisioneand former player.... |
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Portogruaro | Fabio Viviani Fabio Viviani (footballer) Fabio Viviani is an Italian professional football coach and former player who last managed Calcio Portogruaro Summaga.-Playing career:Viviani played for 7 seasons in the Serie A for Calcio Como, A.C... |
Sacked | Andrea Agostinelli | ||
Triestina U.S. Triestina Calcio Unione Sportiva Triestina is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.It is in the season 2010-11 from Serie B, having returned there in 2002 after 11 seasons in Serie C and Serie D, the club was relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.-History:The club was... |
Ivo Iaconi Ivo Iaconi Ivo Iaconi is an Italian football manager and former player.-Playing career:Iaconi played mostly with Serie C and amateur clubs, starting his career with Giulianova in the 1970s. He retired in 1992 after Giulianova were relegated to Serie D.-Managing career:In 1992-93 he started his coaching... |
Sacked | Sandro Salvioni Sandro Salvioni Sandro Salvioni is an Italian football manager, and a former player.-Playing career:Salvioni mostly played into lower ranks of Italian football, excluding a two-year stint with then-Serie A club Foggia and a lone season with Brescia.... |
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Frosinone Frosinone Calcio Frosinone Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Frosinone, Lazio. The club was founded in 1928 and refounded in 1991, following cancellation by the Italian Football Federation.It in the season 2011-12 plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione/B.... |
Guido Carboni Guido Carboni Guido Carboni is an Italian football manager of Empoli and a former player.He is the brother of former Italian international footballer Amedeo Carboni.-Playing career:... |
Sacked | Salvatore Campilongo Salvatore Campilongo Salvatore Campilongo is an Italian football manager and former striker.-Playing:Salvatore "Sasà" Campilongo started his career with Juve Stabia, then joining Lazio in 1980 and making his Serie A debut on May 4, 1980 with the biancazzurri jersey. He successively played another Serie A season, this... |
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Grosseto U.S. Grosseto F.C. Unione Sportiva Grosseto Football Club is a professional Italian association football club, based in the city of Grosseto, Tuscany. The club was founded in 1912. The team's most associated nickname is grifone, after its logo, depicting a griffon... |
Francesco Moriero Francesco Moriero Francesco "Checco" Moriero is a retired Italian association football player turned manager.-Playing career:A right winger, Moriero played for several clubs, including US Lecce, Cagliari, AS Roma, Inter Milan and SSC Napoli.... |
Sacked | Michele Serena Michele Serena Michele Serena is an Italian former football defender and current manager of Spezia.- Player :Serena started his playing career with Mestre of Serie C2, then become Venezia following a merger. He was signed by Juventus in 1989, and made four league appearances with the bianconeri... |
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AlbinoLeffe U.C. AlbinoLeffe Unione Calcio AlbinoLeffe is an Italian association football club based in Leffe and also representing the town of Albino, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy. AlbinoLeffe plays its home games at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia stadium, in the city of Bergamo, and its official colors are dark blue and... |
Emiliano Mondonico Emiliano Mondonico Emiliano Mondonico is an Italian football manager. He last served as head coach of Serie B side AlbinoLeffe.-Career:... |
Sick leave | Daniele Fortunato Daniele Fortunato Daniele Fortunato is an Italian professional football coach and a former player, currently serving as head coach of Serie B club AlbinoLeffe.-Playing career:... (a.i. Ad interim The Latin phrase ad interim literally means "in the time between" denotes the meaning of "in the meantime", "for an intervening time" or "temporarily" in the English language... ) |
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Livorno A.S. Livorno Calcio Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon... |
Giuseppe Pillon Giuseppe Pillon Giuseppe "Bepi" Pillon is an Italian association football and former manager of Empoli in Serie B.-Player:... |
Sacked | Walter Novellino | ||
AlbinoLeffe U.C. AlbinoLeffe Unione Calcio AlbinoLeffe is an Italian association football club based in Leffe and also representing the town of Albino, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy. AlbinoLeffe plays its home games at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia stadium, in the city of Bergamo, and its official colors are dark blue and... |
Daniele Fortunato Daniele Fortunato Daniele Fortunato is an Italian professional football coach and a former player, currently serving as head coach of Serie B club AlbinoLeffe.-Playing career:... (a.i. Ad interim The Latin phrase ad interim literally means "in the time between" denotes the meaning of "in the meantime", "for an intervening time" or "temporarily" in the English language... ) |
End of sick leave | Emiliano Mondonico Emiliano Mondonico Emiliano Mondonico is an Italian football manager. He last served as head coach of Serie B side AlbinoLeffe.-Career:... |
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Crotone F.C. Crotone Football Club Crotone is an Italian football club based in Crotone, Calabria. Founded in 1923, it currently plays in Serie B, holding home games at Stadio Ezio Scida, which has a 9,631-seat capacity.-History:... |
Eugenio Corini Eugenio Corini Eugenio Corini is an Italian association football coach of Frosinone in Lega Pro Prima Divisioneand former player.... |
Sacked | Leonardo Menichini Leonardo Menichini Leonardo Menichini is an Italian football manager and former player, currently in charge as head coach of Crotone.-Playing:... |
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Torino Torino F.C. Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football.... |
Franco Lerda | Sacked | Giuseppe Papadopulo Giuseppe Papadopulo Giuseppe Papadopulo is an Italian football manager and former player, last in charge as head coach of Torino.-Career:... |
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Padova Calcio Padova Calcio Padova is an Italian football club, based in Padua, Veneto. The club was founded in 1910. Padova is playing in Serie B, having last been in Serie A in 1996... |
Alessandro Calori Alessandro Calori Alessandro Calori is an Italian association football coach and former player.-Playing:A product of Arezzo's youth system, Calori made his professional debut in 1985 with Serie C team Montevarchi, where he spent four season... |
Sacked | Alessandro Dal Canto Alessandro Dal Canto Alessandro Dal Canto is an Italian former association football player, who is currently serving as caretaker coach for Padova.- Playing career :... (caretaker) |
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Torino Torino F.C. Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football.... |
Giuseppe Papadopulo Giuseppe Papadopulo Giuseppe Papadopulo is an Italian football manager and former player, last in charge as head coach of Torino.-Career:... |
Sacked | Franco Lerda | ||
Sassuolo U.S. Sassuolo Calcio Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Sassuolo, Emilia-Romagna.In the season 2010-11 it plays in Serie B.The club was founded in 1922.... |
Angelo Gregucci Angelo Gregucci Angelo Adamo Gregucci is an Italian football manager and former player.-Player:... |
Sacked | Paolo Mandelli Paolo Mandelli Paolo Mandelli is an Italian association football former manager and player of the Sassuolo.-Club career:Originally from the Inter youth system, Mandelli played only one senior game with the Nerazzurri; after a season on loan at Lazio, he then spent the rest of his career with minor teams such as... (caretaker) |
League table
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Results
Promotion
- Semifinals
- First legs will be played on June 2, 2011; return legs on June 5, 2011
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(*)In case of an aggregate tie, the higher seed advances.
- Finals
- First leg played June 9, 2011; return leg played June 12, 2011
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Relegation
- First leg will be played on June 4, 2011; return leg will be played on June 11, 2011
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Piacenza is relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione 2011-12.
Top goalscorers
23 goals Federico PiovaccariFederico Piovaccari
Federico Piovaccari is an Italian football striker. He currently plays for U.C. Sampdoria.In July 2005 he was loaned to Treviso of Serie B, but after Treviso was awarded to promote to Seire A due to Caso Genoa, he was loaned to San Marino Calcio of Serie C1...
(Cittadella
A.S. Cittadella
Associazione Sportiva Cittadella is an Italian association football club, based in Cittadella, Veneto.-History:Cittadella was founded in 1973, after the merger of U.S. Cittadellense and A.S. Olympia. The club spent most of its first years in amateur football, and then professional football at Serie...
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19 goals Elvis Abbruscato
Elvis Abbruscato
Elvis Abbruscato is an Italian football forward who currently plays for Vicenza.His career started in 1998 when he played for A.C. Reggiana 1919, Hellas Verona F.C., A.S. Livorno Calcio, Triestina and A.C. Arezzo. In January 2006 he was loaned to Torino, where he remained for one season and a half...
(Vicenza
Vicenza Calcio
Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A...
) Rolando Bianchi
Rolando Bianchi
Rolando Bianchi is an Italian footballer, currently playing for Torino F.C.. His position is centre forward. He was widely considered as one of the brightest promises of Italian football, notably scoring 19 goals in the 2006–2007 season playing with Calabrian club Reggina.-Career:Bianchi began his...
(Torino
Torino F.C.
Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football....
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18 goals Emanuele Calaiò
Emanuele Calaiò
Emanuele Calaiò is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A side A.C. Siena.-Football career:Calaiò started his football career at Torino making his league debut against Reggina on 6 January 2000, he scored a goal for Torino three minutes into his debut...
(Siena
A.C. Siena
Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season....
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17 goals Cristian Bertani
Cristian Bertani
Cristian Bertani is an Italian footballer who plays for U.C. Sampdoria.-Como:Born in Legnano, Lombardy, Bertani started his career with Serie C1 club Como.-Venezia:...
(Novara
Novara Calcio
Novara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Novara, Piedmont.-History:In December 1908 the F.A.S. was created by eight students of Liceo Carlo Alberto, aged between 15–16 years; among them an engineer, Gianni Canestrini, and a lawyer, Piero Omodei Zorini...
) Emiliano Bonazzoli
Emiliano Bonazzoli
Emiliano Bonazzoli is an Italian footballer, a striker, currently playing for Reggina.- Career :Bonazzoli started his career at Brescia. He played his first professional match on 15 May 1997 against Lecce, which his only match of the season the Serie B Champion. In the next two seasons he...
(Reggina
Reggina Calcio
Reggina Calcio are an Italian association football club, the main club of the city of Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in the Italian Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo...
) Daniele Cacia
Daniele Cacia
Daniele Cacia is an Italian football player. He currently plays for U.S. Lecce.Cacia was team leading goalscorer for Piacenza in 2005-06 and 2006-07 season, after the loan spell at Pistoiese of Serie C1....
(Piacenza
Piacenza Calcio
Piacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , and...
) Claudio Coralli
Claudio Coralli
Claudio Coralli is an Italian football striker. He currently plays for Empoli.He was sold to Pizzighettone in joint-ownership deal.-References:...
(Empoli
Empoli F.C.
Empoli Football Club is an Italian association football club located in Empoli, Tuscany, founded in 1920 and played its first official match in 1921.In recent years, the club has all too often been bouncing between Italy's two top divisions...
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15 goals Pablo González
Pablo Andrés González
Pablo Andrés González is an Argentine footballer. He currently plays for Siena, on loan from Palermo. He is the younger brother of Mariano González.-Career:...
(Novara
Novara Calcio
Novara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Novara, Piedmont.-History:In December 1908 the F.A.S. was created by eight students of Liceo Carlo Alberto, aged between 15–16 years; among them an engineer, Gianni Canestrini, and a lawyer, Piero Omodei Zorini...
) Davide Succi
Davide Succi
Davide Succi is an Italian footballer, who plays for Padova, on loan from Palermo. His nickname is Il cigno o Pazzucci.-Career:...
(Padova
Calcio Padova
Calcio Padova is an Italian football club, based in Padua, Veneto. The club was founded in 1910. Padova is playing in Serie B, having last been in Serie A in 1996...
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Updated: 29 May 2011