U.S. Lecce

italian football club

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Unione Sportiva Lecce, normally referred to as Lecce ( italian pronunciation : [ ˈlettʃe ] ), is an italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia. It presently plays in Serie B, the second flat of the italian football pyramid, and plays its home games at Stadio Via del Mare which has a capacity of 31,533 spectators.

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The club was formed in 1908 and has spent a large separate of their holocene history bouncing between Italy ‘s second division and Serie A, where the team debuted in the 1985–86 season. Its best Serie A finish is the ninth topographic point obtained in the 1988–89 season. The club is 27th in the Serie A all-time table and is the second club from Apulia as regards appearances in the first two tiers of italian football, with 15 Serie A seasons and 25 Serie B seasons. Lecce won a Coppa Ali della Vittoria as Serie B winner in 2010, a Coppa Italia Serie C in 1975 and an Anglo-Italian Cup Semiprofessionals in 1976. Lecce players and fans are nicknamed salentini or merely giallorossi or lupi .

history [edit ]

The performance of Lecce in the italian football league social organization since the beginning season of a unite Serie A ( 1929/30 ). Lecce was founded as Sporting Club Lecce on 15 March 1908, initially including football, track-and-field and bicycle sports. The first club president was Francesco Marangi. The first colours worn by Lecce during this time were black and white stripes, known in Italy as bianconeri. In its formative years, Lecce played in by and large regional leagues and competitions. During the 1923–24 season, the golf club dissolved before returning on 16 September 1927 as Unione Sportiva Lecce. The baseball club was however wearing total darkness and white stripes ( similar to Juventus ‘ kit ) at this sharpen, and the first president under the mention Unione Sportiva Lecce was Luigi López y Rojo .

league : early years 1930s, 40s and 50s [edit ]

Taranto Sport played Lecce in a crippled for forwarding to Serie B from the local Southern Italian league ; Lecce were triumphant winning 3–2 after extra time. They were entered into Serie B for the 1929–30 season. The first base game couple played in the league was against Novara on 6 October 1929, a 2–1 victory. Lecce would finally finish 13th. however, for the second time in the baseball club ‘s history, it ceased activity at the end of the 1931–32 temper. Four years subsequently, Lecce returned and competed Serie C, finishing 11th in their rejoinder season. Around this time, the club was in agitation : the following season they withdrew from Serie C after four days, and then during the 1938–39 temper, they finished in third gear put but were moved down to 12th after it was revealed the golf club had violated the league ‘s union regulations. The club finished in first gear place during the 1943–44 season, but club football was then suspended due to World War II. Nonetheless, when baseball club football resumed, Lecce finished as champions of Serie C, gaining forwarding back into Serie B. Two decent seasons followed ( finishing fourthly and third in respective seasons ), with star musician Silvestri scoring 20 goals in one season, before the club was relegated. Lecce stayed down in Serie C for six seasons during this period, though this was not a particularly successful clock time for the cabaret. Striker Anselmo Bislenghi scored 83 goals for the club during this menstruation, therefore becoming a hero. The club slipped even lower to Serie IV, where they spent three years .

seventeen seasons of Serie C : 1960s, 70s and 80s [edit ]

From 1959 to 1975, Lecce played 17 seasons in Serie C. They came highly close to promotion several times during that period, finishing in second place three seasons in a course ( 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74 ) before gaining promotion in the 1975–76 season. The same class as their promotion, Lecce tasted cup success, winning the Coppa Italia Serie C. In 1976, Lecce took partially in the Anglo-Italian Cup, notching up a 4–0 victory against Scarborough. [ 2 ] In 1980, a scandal occurred which rocked italian football, including Lecce under president Franco Jurlano. however, Jurlano was able to demonstrate his purity and the scandal only lead to disqualification of player Claudius Merlo. Later, the club was struck by a calamity in 1983 : players Michele Lo Russo and Ciro Pezzella died in an automotive accident. To this day, Lo Russo remains the club record holder for most numeral of appearances, with 415 .

promotion to Serie A : mid-1980s and 90s [edit ]

Under the management of Eugenio Fascetti, Lecce would achieve promotion to Serie A for the first time in 1985. They finished buttocks and were relegated after only one season, but defeated Roma 3–2 aside in the penultimate game to deal a black fellate to Roma ‘s deed hopes. Losing a promotion play-off 2–1 to Cesena the comply season, they would return to Serie A in 1988. Under Carlo Mazzone, Lecce finished a estimable one-ninth place in 1989. Stars of the side included striker Pedro Pasculli and midfielders Antonio Conte and Paolo Benedetti. They lasted three seasons before delegating, and returned two years former. The 1993–94 temper saw Lecce end in last put with a pathetic 11 points, the lowest always of any Serie A team, and a second base relegation came the follow year. Giampiero Ventura saw Lecce achieve two consecutive promotions from Serie C to Serie A before leaving for Cagliari. once more, it proved a contend in Serie A despite the best efforts of hitter Francesco Palmieri and a celebrated away win against Milan on 19 October 1997. In the summer of 1998, Pantaleo Corvino was appointed new sports director, gaining a repute for scouting new talents in the years to come. The team was full enough to return to Serie A in 1999 and begin another three-year stint in the top-flight, with so far another return to Serie A in 2003 .

Three years in Serie A ( 2003–2006 ) [edit ]

In 2004, under Delio Rossi, who had been managing the club since 2002, Lecce achieved an impressive leave, reaching a high-point of tenth despite a inadequate first half of the season. celebrated performances include two sensational victories in a row, first against italian giants Juventus 3–4 in Turin ( the inaugural ever win at the Stadio Delle Alpi for Lecce ) and then against Internazionale 2–1 at the Stadio Via del Mare. In 2004–05, passenger car Zdeněk Zeman oversaw a highly attack-minded team that scored enough of goals. Lecce ended the year again end one-tenth, putting in the spotlight talents like Valeri Bojinov and Mirko Vučinić. The team had the second-best fire with 66 goals ( Juventus came first gear with 67 ) and the worst defense, with 73 goals conceded. This is a phonograph record, as for the first clock time the team with the worst defense managed to survive in the history of Serie A. The 2005–06 season was a continual contend for Lecce. The baseball club changed its director two times ( Silvio Baldini for Angelo Adamo Gregucci and in January 2006 youth team coach Roberto Rizzo, supported by goalkeeper coach Franco Paleari, for Baldini ). The numerous managerial moves could not turn Lecce ‘s fortune as they were relegated with a few games to spare and ended the temper in 19th place. In June 2006, Giovanni Semeraro returned at the helm of the baseball club after nine months. The club re-appointed Zdeněk Zeman as coach, good one year after he left the club. Lecce was unable to avoid relegation from Serie A, despite some initial hope due to the Serie A match-fixing scandal .

biennial stretch in Serie B and forwarding [edit ]

The club had a shuffle starting signal to the 2006–07 season in Serie B, winning three dwelling matches ( including a win against early league leaders Genoa ), though they suffered inadequate aside human body. After a big drop in form, recording 10 losses in 18 matches, Zeman was sacked as director and replaced by Giuseppe Papadopulo. On 10 March 2007, Lecce clinched a historical victory over Frosinone, beaten 5–0 at Stadio Via del Mare. Having gained 36 points in the second half of the season, Lecce ended the temper in the center of the table, in one-ninth locate. In 2007, Lecce gained more points than any other team in Serie B. The 2007–08 season saw Lecce fight for a place in Serie A for the next season. Despite earning 83 points ( 12 more than sixth-placed Pisa ) and boasting the best refutation in the tournament, the giallorossi were forced to face play-offs for promotion in the top flight. In the semi-final, they beat Pisa in both legs ( 1–0 away and 2–1 at home ) to secure a identify in the final against AlbinoLeffe. then they won the beginning peg 1–0 away, before securing a 1–1 guide in the moment peg at the Studio Via del Mare to gain forwarding .

Between Serie A and Serie B [edit ]

Fans celebrating the club ‘s eighth forwarding to Serie A in May 2010 After persistent rumours, Papadopulo drop out due to a remainder of opinion with the general director of the clubhouse and was replaced by Mario Beretta, who had a quite satisfactory start in the 2008–09 Serie A season. He remained in care for twenty-seven games, but, ascribable to four defeats in the death five matches, with the team one point below the survival zone, he was sacked and Luigi De Canio was appointed new coach. Seven points earned in ten matches were not adequate to secure Lecce a spot in the future Serie A temper. Relegation was official with one match to spare, after a 1–1 home draw against Fiorentina. Lecce had a interracial start in the 2009–10 Serie B campaign, but clinched beginning invest in November 2009 and kept it for the rest of the temper. In May, the team was on the verge of forwarding, but wasted opportunities in their last two matches meant they had to wait until the concluding equal to celebrate their one-eighth elevation to the top flight in the last 25 years. A scoreless dwelling tie with Sassuolo proved adequate to clinch the Serie B claim with 75 points and win the Coppa Ali della Vittoria. Lecce ended a satisfactory 2010–11 Serie A temper successfully avoiding delegating with one match to spare after beating arch-rival and already relegated Bari 2–0 away on 15 May 2011. In the death few matches, the team managed to win a street fighter conflict against other underdogs and some brilliant teams such as Sampdoria that ended the season in despair. Manager Luigi De Canio left the team in June. In the 2011–12 Serie A season, Lecce was relegated to Serie B. The startle of the season was bad and new director Eusebio Di Francesco was sacked in December, after 9 losses in 13 matches. Serse Cosmi was appointed new coach. Lecce refused to crumble as Cosmi ‘s arrival instilled battling qualities into the relegation strugglers, who managed to gain a considerable issue of points in the follow months, but finally failed to avoid relegation, due to four losses in the last five matches. Lecce managed to struggle until the concluding game.

one-third division years [edit ]

On 10 August 2012, Lecce was provisionally relegated by the Disciplinary Commission set up for the Scommessopoli scandal investigations 2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione because of their participation. furthermore, the early president of Lecce, Semeraro, was suspended from all football activities for five years. [ 3 ] On 22 August 2012, Lecce ‘s delegating was confirmed by the Federal Court of Justice. [ 4 ] In the first season back into the one-third tier, Lecce ended in second place behind outsiders Trapani and was surprisingly defeated in the promotion playoffs finals by another outsider club, Carpi. The pursue season ended in like manner, with Lecce failing to win the league once again and then losing the playoff finals, this fourth dimension to Frosinone, despite a act of high-level signings such as former Palermo leading, and well-known Lecce athletic supporter, Fabrizio Miccoli. In 2014–15 Lecce ended the temper in sixth space and did not enter the playoffs. Following the departure of the Tesoro class, the club was taken over by a consortium of entrepreneurs led by Saverio Sticchi Damiani. The club ended the 2015–16 temper in third base seat, two points behind the second-placed team, and qualified for the playoffs round. After defeating Bassano 3–0 at home, in the semi-finals Lecce lost to Foggia in both the home and the away equal. In the follow season, Lecce finished in second seat. The elimination came in the play-off quarterfinals against Alessandria on penalties after two draws in two matches .

binding to Serie A [edit ]

On 17 September 2017, Fabio Liverani was named modern coach of Lecce, with whom he achieved two conduct promotions from Serie C to Serie A, thus bringing the Salento club back to the italian top-tier league after seven years. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Lecce then fought against Genoa for survival and made it to the stopping point day of the 2019–20 season before being relegated with a home loss to Parma. [ 7 ]

Colours, badge, nickname, and symbols [edit ]

The team plays in crimson and yellow stripes. Lecce players and fans are referred to as salentini or giallorossi. The official anthem of Lecce is Giallorossi per sempre composed by Gioy Rielli. The symbol of Lecce is a female beast under a holm oak tree which is typical to Apulia and is besides the symbol of the city of Lecce. [ 8 ]

stadium [edit ]

Lecce ‘s base games are played in the 31,533-seater [ 1 ] Stadio Via del Mare .

Club rivalries [edit ]

The independent competition is with the other most successful football team from Apulia, S.S.C. Bari. The match against them is called derby di Puglia. [ 9 ] The first bowler hat di Puglia was played on 8 December 1929 in Serie B in Lecce, with the home team winning 1–0. [ 10 ] After that occasion, the bowler hat di Puglia was played many times in Serie C and Coppa Italia, and particularly in Serie A. The first bowler hat played in Serie A was played on 27 October 1985 in Bari, and was won by the home team. [ 10 ] The stopping point one was besides played in Bari on 15 May 2011 and saw Lecce prevailing by 2-0 and securing their arrest in Serie A [ 11 ] ( however that catch was later object of an investigation for match-fixing ). [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Among the most important wins in the bowler hat for Lecce there is a Serie B match ended 4–0 in Bari on 22 December 2007. On the other end, Lecce has a celebrated and long-standing friendship with the fans of Palermo. [ 9 ]

Players [edit ]

current team [edit ]

As of 7 September 2021.[14]

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

Out on loanword [edit ]

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

luminary players [edit ]

managerial history [edit ]

Lecce have had many managers and trainers throughout the history of a club, in some seasons more than one coach was in charge. here is a chronological tilt of them from 1927 onwards. [ 15 ]

director records [edit ]

Honours and golf club records [edit ]

Coppa Ali della Vittoria (1) – 2009–10
Promoted (9) – 1984–85, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2018-19

Youth Team respect [edit ]

National championships [edit ]

Level

player records [edit ]

Most Serie A goals

Players capped for Italy national football team

Players capped for Italy national under-21 football team

Players capped for Italy national under-23 football team

Simone Altobelli (3 caps)

Players capped for Italy military football team

Pietro De Santis (3 caps)

Other national football teams

List of foreign football players who had at least one cup in their national team while playing for Lecce

World Cup players [edit ]

The following players have been selected by their area in the World Cup Finals, while playing for Lecce .

UEFA european championship players [edit ]

The following players have been selected by their nation in the european Championship Finals, while playing for Lecce .

Copa América players [edit ]

The following players have been selected by their state in the Copa América Finals, while playing for Lecce .

stadium information [edit ]

In fiction [edit ]

Lecce is mentioned in many celebrated italian movies and television series. [ 55 ] Among these there are the movies Al bar dello sport, Benvenuti al Nord and Eccezzziunale veramente – Capitolo secondo … me and the television receiver series I Cesaroni. U.S. Lecce is besides mentioned in many songs. [ 56 ] In the game Captain Tsubasa 5 : Hasha no Shōgō Campione, the main character Tsubasa Ohzora plays for this team .

References [edit ]

Media related to US Lecce at Wikimedia Commons
Official website ( in Italian )

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