Reggina Calcio
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- Not to be confused with A.C. Reggiana 1919A.C. Reggiana 1919Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 is an Italian association football club, based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1919 as A.C. Reggiana and refounded in July 2005 as Reggio Emilia F.C., but it was renamed A.C. Reggiana 1919 soon after the start of the 2005–06 season. The...
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Reggina Calcio are an Italian association football
Football in Italy
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club, the main club of the city of 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...
. Founded in 1914, they currently play in the Italian Serie B
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...
, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio 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...
. They are nicknamed amaranto (amaranth) after their official colour.
History
In recent years, Reggina have been alternating between the top two levels of the Italian league. They reached the Italian top division Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
for the first time in 1999. Two years later, they lost a relegation playoff against Verona
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...
, being consequently relegated to Serie B
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...
. Reggina finished third in Serie B in 2002, earning a return to Serie A. In 2003, Reggina survived a relegation playoff against 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...
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They were indicted in 2006 for sporting fraud as part of the second wave of Serie A scandal
2006 Serie A scandal
The 2006 Italian football scandal involved Italy's top professional football leagues, Serie A and Serie B...
investigations. Originally punished with a 15-point deduction for the Serie A 2006-07
Serie A 2006-07
The Serie A 2006–2007 season began September 10, 2006. It was scheduled to begin on August 26 and 27, but was then postponed due to the Serie A scandal of 2006. It is the 104th Italian championship ever held, the first without the presence of Juventus, and the 75th Serie A league, the first...
, then reduced to 11 points following appeal. Despite the heavy deduction of points, Reggina managed to save from relegation, defeating fresh UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
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winners Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
on the final matchday and ending the season with 40 points (including the deduction), just one single point above the third relegation spot, occupied by Chievo
A.C. ChievoVerona
Associazione Calcio Chievo Verona is a professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 2,800 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a cake company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo...
. They however poorly started their 2007–08 campaign
Serie A 2007-08
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, causing head coach 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...
to be sacked and replaced by Renzo Ulivieri
Renzo Ulivieri
Renzo Ulivieri is an Italian association football manager. He is the current chairman of the Associazione Italiana Allenatori Calcio .-Career:...
. A third managerial change, with Ulivieri fired and replacing with team scout Nevio Orlandi
Nevio Orlandi
Nevio Orlandi is an Italian football manager, who last served as head coach of Serie A side Reggina.-Playing:...
, proved to be successful as Reggina improved their results and performances, escaping relegation with key wins at Catania, and home to Empoli. Orlandi was subsequently confirmed at the helm of the amaranto for the 2008–09 season.
Reggina are fierce rivals with neighbours F.C. Messina Peloro
F.C. Messina Peloro
Associazione Calcio Rinascita Messina is an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily. It currently plays in Serie D.- Brief history :The origins of the team go back to 1900 when Messina F.C was founded in the city. The club has spent most of its history in the lower Italian football leagues...
, who are just a fifteen-minute ferry ride apart from each other. Twice every season they clash in the Derby dello Stretto (Strait of Messina
Strait of Messina
The Strait of Messina is the narrow passage between the eastern tip of Sicily and the southern tip of Calabria in the south of Italy. It connects the Tyrrhenian Sea with the Ionian Sea, within the central Mediterranean...
Derby), which is currently on hiatus following Messina's relegation to Serie D for the 2008–09 season due to financial problems.
Current squad
As of October 20 2011Under contract
Out on loan
Notable former players
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