Matera Calcio

Matera Calcio

Founded	2012
Ground	Stadio XXI Settembre - Franco Salerno, Matera, Italy
Ground Capacity	8,500
Chairman	Saverio Columella
Manager	Pasquale Padalino
League	Lega Pro/C
2014–15	Lega Pro/C, 4th
Home colours Away colours

Matera Calcio S.r.l. is an Italian association football club located in Matera, Basilicata. They currently play in the Lega Pro/C, the third tier of Italian football.

History

F.C. Matera

Main article: History of F.C. Matera

The history of Football Club Matera has covered 82 years of the football from the club based in Matera, Basilicata. It was a professional Italian football club, founded in 1930. Due to financial problems in the past, the club have previously folded twice.

Foundation

After the bankruptcy of old Matera, Serie D club Irsinese Matera, based in Irsina, in the Province of Matera, relocated to Matera to become a spiritual successor, despite actual properties was yet to be acquired.

In the 2012–13 season, the first season back as a new franchise, Matera finished 3rd in Serie D/H The following season, Matera won promotion to the new Lega Pro as Girone H champions.

Colors and badge

The club's traditional home kit is blue with a white diagonal strip whilst the away kit is white with a blue diagonal strip.

Stadium

The club plays at the Stadio XXI Settembre - Franco Salerno, in Matera, which has a capacity of 8,500.

Current squad

As of 22 September 2015.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Michele Biscarini GK Marino Bifulco GK Danilo Russo DF Ciro De Franco DF Giovanni Di Lorenzo DF Gianmarco Ingrosso DF Antonio Meola DF Matteo Piccinni DF Gabriele Rolando (on loan from Sampdoria) DF Stefano Scognamillo DF Giovanni Tomi DF Andrea Zaffagnini DF Andrea Zanchi (on loan from Perugia)

No. Position Player MF Marco Armellino MF Stefano D'Agostino MF Santo D'Angelo MF Francesco De Rose MF Gaetano Iannini MF Francesco Pagliarini FW Diego Albadoro FW Mirko Carretta FW Antonio Gammone FW Antonio Letizia FW Saveriano Infantino FW Giacomo Casoli FW Giuliano Regolanti (on loan from Frosinone)

External links

• Official homepage

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