A.C. Perugia Calcio

Association football golf club based in Perugia, Italy

football clubhouse
The progress of Perugia in the italian football league social organization since the first season of a unite Serie A ( 1929–30 ).

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Associazione Calcistica Perugia Calcio, [ 1 ] or simply Perugia, is a master football club based in Perugia, Umbria, Italy, that competes in the Serie B. Founded in 1905 as Associazione Calcistica Perugia, the club folded in 2005 and were re-founded the lapp year as Perugia Calcio, before dissolving once again in 2010, taking on its current appoint. The cabaret has played 13 times in the Serie A ; their best placement was finishing runner-up in 1978–79 class unbeaten, becoming the first team under the round-robin format to finish the Serie A season without defeats. In addition to versatile minor league titles, the club has won the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup, and has made two UEFA Cup appearances. In its Serie A spell under club president Luciano Gaucci around the turn of the hundred Perugia had some upset wins at home, most notably against Juventus on the concluding day in 2000, which lead to their opponents dropping the title gain to Lazio. Gaucci ‘s earned run average ended with relegation in 2004 after which bankruptcy unfolded. The club ‘s players are nicknamed “ biancorossi ” ( bolshevik and whites ) due to their historical kit out colours, which include loss shirts and socks accompanied by white shorts, and “ grifoni ” ( griffins ), inspired by their city ‘s heraldic symbol. They play their home matches at the 28,000-capacity Stadio Renato Curi. In the 1979–80 season, they became the first italian football team to show a kit sponsorship .

history [edit ]

A.C. Perugia ( 1905–2004 ) [edit ]

A.C. Perugia were founded on 9 June 1905, after the amalgamation of U.S. Fortebraccio and Libertas .
Perugia in 1933–34 promotion to Serie B in 1966 would mark the begin of one of the baseball club ‘s most successful periods. Perugia spent the future eight years in Serie B before promotion to Serie A for the first time in 1975. In the cabaret ‘s foremost Serie A season, Perugia finished eighth with 31 points – just light of a european invest. leading players in the side included defender Pierluigi Frosio and midfielders Renato Curi and Franco Vannini. The side remained in the top one-half of the postpone for the respite of the ten, finishing runner-up in 1979 with 11 wins and 19 draws, resulting in the only unbeaten side not to win a championship. however, tragedy and scandal marred this period. In 1977, Curi died of a heart attack during a league match with Juventus, while Vannini ‘s career was ended by injury in 1979. The Totonero scandal in 1980 led to a 5-point penalty and relegation in 1981. Ilario Castagner was bus during this menstruation. The club spent the first one-half of the 1980s trying to get back to Serie A, closely succeeding in 1984–85. Another scandal in 1986 forced Perugia down to Serie C2. It was during this time that Fabrizio Ravanelli would be discovered, he would by and by go on to a career with Reggiana, Juventus, Middlesbrough and respective other clubs before returning to Perugia. The controversial and eccentric Luciano Gaucci took control of the club. The side returned to Serie B in 1994 and under the steering of Giovanni Galeone reached Serie A in 1996. Perugia started well before Gaucci ‘s decision to replace Galeone with Nevio Scala. The side ‘s form subsequently declined before a recently rally gave them a prospect of survival- a 2–1 defeat at Piacenza in the final round sealed their destine. With Castagner back in charge, Perugia won a play-off with Torino to secure a return to the top trajectory .
Perugia in 1974–75 The next six seasons saw Perugia hold their own in Serie A with extraneous imports including the japanese international Hidetoshi Nakata in 1998. [ 2 ] The team came under scrutiny when Gaucci criticised and finally terminated the condense of his own player, Ahn Jung-Hwan of South Korea, for scoring the gold goal that knocked Italy out of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and allegedly insulting the italian state. Ahn ‘s national coach Guus Hiddink spoke out against the sack. [ 3 ] Following the cry, it however transpired that Ahn was merely ever on a season-long contract and by the time of the World Cup, was no longer under contract to Perugia and the “ sacking ” was all a promotion stunt by Gaucci. In the summer of 2003, Perugia signed English hitter Jay Bothroyd, and Al-Saadi Gaddafi ( the son of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi ). [ 4 ] Soon after, the club were one of three winners of the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup after beating VfL Wolfsburg of Germany 3–0 on aggregate. This qualified the team to the 2003–04 UEFA Cup, in which they were eliminated in the third round by PSV Eindhoven. [ 5 ]

Perugia Calcio ( 2005–2010 ) [edit ]

The new chair Vincenzo Silvestrini had re-established the clubhouse in 2005 as Perugia Calcio. After a takeover, in 2009 Perugia Calcio property passed to Perugian entrepreneur and former Pisa owner and chair Leonardo Covarelli. On 21 May 2010 the Court of Perugia declared the bankruptcy of Perugia Calcio srl. [ 6 ] cipher decided to take over the society at the subsequent auction [ 7 ] and on 30 June 2010 the clubhouse was unable to join the italian third level backing 2010–2011. The italian Football Federation decided on 8 July 2010 to revoke the affiliation of the bankrupt Perugia Calcio Srl. [ 8 ]

From A.S.D. Perugia Calcio to A.C. Perugia Calcio ( 2010–present ) [edit ]

During the summer break 2010, this modern clubhouse with the lapp denomination and inheriting the old slope history, was entered into the Serie D Girone E. On 10 April 2011, Perugia became the first team of the season to get promoted from Serie D to the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione 2011–12, after a 3–2 home plate victory against Castel Rigone. [ 9 ] They finally won the Girone E. The club besides won the 2010–11 Coppa Italia Serie D, beating Turris 1–0 in the final. [ 10 ] In summer 2011 the clubhouse was renamed Associazione Calcistica Perugia Calcio, thus becoming a professional party, to play in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione/B obtaining immediate promotion to Lega Pro Prima Divisione. On 4 May 2014, beating Frosinone 1–0, A.C. Perugia won the 2013–14 Lega Pro Prima Divisione backing and gained promotion to Serie B after a 9-year absence from Italy ‘s second highest football division.

On 2 May 2021, Perugia finished in first locate in group B of the 2020–21 Serie C, and were promoted back to the Serie B. [ 11 ] Their promotion came after straight wins in the last five games on the temper, having been in third home, six points from inaugural plaza. [ 11 ]

Players [edit ]

stream squad [edit ]

As of 31 August 2021[12]

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 .

Coaching staff [edit ]

Honours [edit ]

UEFA Intertoto Cup:

Winner: 2003

Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione:

Winner: 2012

Supercoppa di Lega di Prima Divisione:

Winner: 2014

Coppa Italia Serie D:

Winner: 2010–11

Serie B:
Serie C
Lega Pro Prima Divisione:

Winner: 1932–33, 1945–46, 1966–67, 1993–94, 2013–14

Lega Pro Seconda Divisione:

Winner: 1987–88, 2011–12

Serie D:

Winner: 1929–30 (as Terza Divisione), 2010–11

Records [edit ]

Serie A: