Professional Italian association football and cricket club

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Scudetti lie before this era. The performance of Genoa in the italian football league structure since the first season of a coordinated Serie A ( 1929/30 ). Theirlie before this era.

Genoa Cricket and Football Club, normally referred to as Genoa ( italian pronunciation : [ ˈdʒɛːnoa ] ), is a professional football club based in Genoa, Liguria, Italy, that competes in the Serie A. Established on 7 September 1893, it is Italy ‘s oldest football team, and the oldest italian football team still active to this day, with over 125 years of history. [ 6 ] During their retentive history, Genoa have won the italian Championship nine times. Genoa ‘s first title came at the inaugural championship in 1898 and their most holocene was in 1923–24. They have besides won the Coppa Italia once. Historically, Genoa are the fourth most successful italian club in terms of championships won. [ 7 ] This skid of early successes may lie at the origin of the sleep together professed for the team by the godfather of italian sports journalists Gianni Brera ( 1919–92 ), who, despite having been born nowhere near Genoa, always declared himself a athletic supporter of the team. Brera went deoxyadenosine monophosphate far as creating the nickname Vecchio Balordo ( Old Fool or Cranky Old One ) for Genoa. Genoa CFC have played their home games at the 36,536 capacity Stadio Luigi Ferraris [ 8 ] since 1911. Since 1946, the grind has been shared with local rivals Sampdoria. Genoa has spent most of its post-war history going up and down between Serie A and Serie B, with two brief spells in Serie C .

history [edit ]

Act of foundation of Genoa CFC, dated September 1893 The baseball club was founded on 7 September 1893 [ 2 ] as Genoa Cricket & Athletic Club. In its earliest years, it chiefly competed in athletics and cricket. Association football was entirely a secondary business. [ 9 ] Since the club was set up to represent England abroad, the original shirts worn by the administration were ashen, the same color as the England national team shirt. [ 2 ] At inaugural Italians were not permitted to join as it was a british clean club overseas. [ 2 ] Genoa ‘s activities took place in the northwest of the city in the Campasso area, at the Piazza d’Armi. The men who initially handled the management of the club were ; [ 2 ]

 
  • Charles De Grave Sells
  • S. Blake
  • G. Green
  • W. Riley
 
  • Daniel G. Fawcus
  • Sandys
  • E. De Thierry
  • Jonathan Summerhill Sr.
 
  • Jonathan Summerhill Jr.
  • Sir Charles Alfred Payton

On 10 April 1897 [ 10 ] the footballing section of the club, already existing from 1893, became overriding thanks to James Richardson Spensley. [ 9 ] It was among the oldest in italian football at the prison term, the only other founded clubs were four in Turin. [ 6 ] Italians were allowed to join and found a new land in the form of Ponte Carrega. The first base friendly match took rate at home, against a blend team of Internazionale Torino and F.B.C. Torinese ; Genoa lost 1–0. [ 2 ] not long after, Genoa recorded its first victory away against UPS Alessandria winning 2–0. friendly games besides took space against diverse british sailors such as those from HMS Revenge. [ 2 ]

backing authority [edit ]

Genoa CAC in 1898, the first ever Italian Championship winners in 1898, the first ever italian Championship winners football in Italy stepped up a grade with the initiation of the italian Football Federation and the italian Football Championship. [ 10 ] Genoa competed in the first italian backing in 1898 at Velodrome Humbert I in Turin. [ 10 ] They defeated Ginnastica Torino 2–1 in their foremost official plot on 8 May, before winning the first championship late that day by beating Internazionale Torino 3–1 after extra-time. [ 11 ] Genoa returned for the pursue temper, this time with a few changes ; the diagnose of the club was altered to Genoa Cricket & Football Club, dropping the Athletic from its name. A switch in shirt color was besides in order, as they changed to ashen and amobarbital sodium vertical stripes ; known in Italy as biancoblù. Genoa won their irregular title in a one-day tournament which took place on 16 April 1899, by beating Internazionale Torino 3–1 for the second time. On their direction to winning their third consecutive style in 1900 and besides beating local anesthetic rivals Sampierdarenese 7–0 ; a winning margin which would not be bettered by any team in the league until 1910. The final was secured with a 3–1 acquire over F.B.C. Torinese. [ 11 ] The club strip was changed again in 1901, Genoa adopted its celebrated red-navy halves and consequently became known as the rossoblù ; these are the colours used flush to this day as with many other italian clubs, such as Cagliari, Bologna, Crotone and an endless list of minor clubs. After a season of finishing runner-up to Milan Cricket and Football Club, things were back on track in 1902 with their one-fourth title. Juventus emerged as dangerous contenders to Genoa ‘s throne from 1903 onwards, when for two seasons in a row Genoa beat the Old Lady in the national final. [ 11 ]
Genoa CFC championship winning side of 1904, their sixth league title backing winning side of 1904, their sixth league title notably Genoa became the first italian football team to play an external equal, when they visited France on 27 April 1903 to play FVC Nice, winning the regular 3–0. arsenic well as winning the italian championship in 1904, the year was besides noteworthy for Genoa reserves winning the first always II Categoria league season ; a proto- Serie B under the top level. From 1905 onwards when they were runner-up, Genoa lost their foothold on the italian backing ; other clubs such as Juventus, Milan and Pro Vercelli stepped up. [ 11 ] The fall in partially during this period can be traced second to 1908 when FIGC agreed to Federal Gymnastics protests forbidding the use of extraneous players. Since Genoa ‘s birth they had always had a potent english contingent. They disagreed, as did several other big clubs such as Milan, Torino and Firenze ; as thus they withdrew from official FIGC competitions that year. The following season the federation reversed the decision and Genoa was rebuilt with players such as Luigi Ferraris [ 12 ] and some from Switzerland, such as Daniel Hug who came from FC Basel. [ 13 ] The rebuilding of the squad besides saw the initiation of a new grind in the Marassi area of Genoa, when built it had a capacity of 25,000 and was comparable to British stadiums of the time ; it was officially opened on 22 January 1911 .

Garbutt revival [edit ]

With the introduction of the Italy home football team, Genoa played an significant region, with the likes of Renzo De Vecchi ; who was azzurri captain for some time, Edoardo Mariani and Enrico Sardi earning call-ups. [ 14 ] Englishman William Garbutt was brought in as head coach to help revive the club ; Garbutt was the first professional director in Italy and was renowned for being highly charismatic, and besides for constantly smoking his tobacco pipe. [ 2 ] He was dubbed “ Mister ” by the players ; since then Italians have referred to coaches in general by the term. [ 2 ] last by 1914–15, Genoa had restored themselves as the top club from Northern Italy, winning the final attack of the Northern part. [ 11 ] however, this especial class, the national final could not be played because of the outbreak of World War I, the finals of the Southern Italian section could not be decided and therefore Genoa did not have a team to play. Genoa would be awarded the title in 1919 after the end of the war, it would be their first for football team seasons. [ 15 ] The war took a harsh toll on Genoa as players Luigi Ferraris, Adolfo Gnecco, Carlo Marassi, Alberto Sussone and Claudio Casanova all died while on military duty in Italy ; while footballing founder James Richardson Spensley was killed in Germany. [ 15 ]
Italian Football Championship, in 1924 The last Genoa side to win the, in 1924 In the early share of the adjacent decade, Genoa remained strong contenders in the Northern section. [ 15 ] Garbutt led Genoa to championship success in 1922–23 ; beating Lazio 6–1 in the final, over the course of two legs. [ 11 ] The be temper, Genoa made their room past Bologna in the Northern finals, but not without controversy ; after riots in the second base leg during the game in Bologna, the game was called off and FIGC awarded Genoa a 2–0 victory. [ 15 ] In the national concluding that season, Genoa beat Savoia 4–1 over the course of two legs ; this would be their ninth and to date concluding italian backing. [ 16 ] The squad during these two backing victories included ; Giovanni De Prà, Ottavio Barbieri, Luigi Burlando and Renzo De Vecchi. [ 16 ] With Genoa ‘s championship victory in 1923–24 came the presentation of the scudetto patch ; which means following the temper within which a clubhouse wins an italian league backing, they are allowed to wear a shield shaped patch on their shirt which features the discolor of the italian pin. [ 2 ] For the rest of the 1920s, the club ‘s highest finish was in second gear space : the 1927–28 season when Genoa finished runner-up to Torino, with striker Felice Levratto scoring 20 goals in 27 games. [ 17 ]

Genova 1893 period [edit ]

due to the powerfully british connotations attached to the name, Genoa were forced to change it by the fascist government to Genova 1893 Circolo del Calcio in 1928. [ 18 ] The clubhouse competed in a proto-European Cup in the form of the Mitropa Cup, where they went out in the quarter-finals after losing heavily to Rapid Vienna. They followed this with a runner-up position back at home in the league, they finished behind Ambrosiana in the 1929–30 season ; this would be their last top level championship runner-up spot to go steady. [ 11 ]
Coppa Italia winning side of 1937, celebrating in Florence. Genoawinning side of 1937, celebrating in Florence. The club ‘s league class became highly erratic during the early 1930s, with varying league positions ; it was during the 1933–34 season that Genova suffered their first ever relegation to Serie B, the second gear league of italian football. thankfully for the baseball club, they were able to bounce back under the management of Vittorio Faroppa, winning promotion by finishing top of their group ahead of Novara. In 1936, the ambitious Juan Culiolo took over as chair of the club ; in 1936–37 they achieved a 6th-place finish and besides won the Coppa Italia by beating Roma 1–0 with a goal from Mario Torti. [ 19 ] During the follow season Genova finished in third position, this was a particularly tight season with winners Ambrosiana-Inter finishing only three points ahead of the golf club. That summer Italy competed in the 1938 FIFA World Cup and won, three Genova players formed separate of the triumphant team in the mannequin of Sergio Bertoni, Mario Genta and Mario Perazzolo. [ 20 ] The golf club finished the ten on a high, maintaining a top five foothold in the top level of the italian football league system. [ 11 ] World War II affected dramatically the entire italian football motion, but Genova did not recover arsenic well as early clubs. In 1945, the club chose to revert their name to Genoa Cricket and Foot-Ball Club, the one which they had used in the very early days of the italian championship. [ 21 ] In the years just after the war, the club were still popular with the fans, with people previously associated with the club such as Ottavio Barbieri and William Garbutt returning for managerial spells. [ 22 ] Genoa besides had a new rival in the mannequin of Sampdoria, who were founded by a fusion of two other clubs in 1946 and would groundshare at Stadio Luigi Ferraris .

Post-war time period [edit ]

Genoa side during 1956–57 season After the second base World War the ability of Genoa to finish in the upper ranks of Serie A declined in a significant manner ; throughout the rest of the 1940s the club were middle-table finishers. The 1948–49 season saw three highly significant results, Genoa beat Inter 4–1, the celebrated Grande Torino side 3–0 and Padova 7–1. [ 23 ] The 1950s started in poor manner for the club, they had bought Argentine Mario Boyé from Boca Juniors but he stayed only one season and the club were relegated after finishing bottom of the table, but after two seasons they achieved their reelect after winning Serie B, ahead of Legnano. [ 24 ] Ragnar Nikolay Larsen was a noteworthy player for the baseball club during this period and they sustained mid-table finishes for the pillow of the ten. [ 24 ] Despite suffering a delegating in 1959–60 and then a forwarding back up to Serie A in 1961–62, [ 24 ] Genoa had a estimable measure of cup success in the inaugural half of the 1960s. The cabaret won the Coppa delle Alpi in 1962 ; it was the first fourth dimension the contest had been competed between club teams alternatively of international ones, the concluding was played at home while Genoa beat french club Grenoble Foot 38 by 1–0 with a goal from Nizza. [ 25 ] Genoa won the lapp competition again two years former, the final was held at the Wankdorf Stadium in Berne, Switzerland ; Genoa defeated Catania 2–0, with both goals from Giampaolo Piaceri to take the trophy. [ 26 ]
The celebrations for the golf club did not last long however, as the year following their last cup success they were relegated down to Serie B again. This fourth dimension their stay in the second tier of the italian football league system would be far longer than previous relegations, the club was fluid as it changed director each season. [ 22 ] Genoa even experienced their first base relegation to Serie C in 1970, financially the club fell into difficulties and had several ownership changes. [ 27 ] [ unreliable source? ]

Mixed times [edit ]

Throughout the 1970s, Genoa would by and large play in the second tier. Under the management of Arturo Silvestri the club made its way back to Serie A for the 1973–74 season, but they were relegated square back down. For the come back of Il Grifone to Serie A a match of seasons late, the squad featured the likes of Roberto Rosato, Bruno Conti and a young Roberto Pruzzo. This time they stuck it out in the top division for two seasons before succumbing to relegation in 1977–78 ; the relegation was particularly barbarous as the side above them Fiorentina survived on goal-difference of equitable a single goal, the two teams had played each other on the final day of the season ending in a 0–0 draw. [ 28 ]
First Genoa english of the 1980s The delegating was bad for the club in more ways than one, they lost some of their top players who could have offered them a fleet return ; such as Roberto Pruzzo ‘s go to Roma where he would go on to have capital success. [ 29 ] After a couple of middle-table finishes in Serie B, Genoa earned promotion during the 1980–81 season under director Luigi Simoni, the club finished as runner-up behind only AC Milan who had been relegated the previous season for their character in the Totonero dissipated scandal. [ 30 ] still with Simoni at the helm as coach, Genoa were able to survive in Serie A for their render temper, finishing just one point ahead of the demote AC Milan. In a dramatic last day of the season, Genoa were trailing 2–1 to Napoli with five minutes left, until on the 85th minute Mario Faccenda scored the finish that secured the point needed by Genoa, starting an owing friendship between the two baseball club ‘s fans. [ 31 ] A couple of seasons late in 1983–84, Genoa would not be so lucky, despite beating champions Juventus on the final day of the season, the club were relegated even though they finished the season with the same number of points as surviving Lazio ; this was because Lazio had recorded better results in matches against Genoa. [ 32 ]

european know [edit ]

The club was purchased by Calabrese entrepreneur Aldo Spinelli in 1985 and despite nobelium longer having Simoni as coach, Genoa were finishing in the top half of Serie B. After a slip in form during 1987–88 ( failing to be promoted by a bare indicate in 1986–87, then having to struggle not to be retroceded the following season, being spared that destiny again by a mere point ), Genoa refocused their energy and were able to achieve promotion back into Serie A in 1988–89, finishing as champions ahead of Bari. [ 11 ] Genoa, with an know trainer as Osvaldo Bagnoli who knew how to get the best out of underdog teams ( he managed to win a championship at the helm of Hellas Verona in the eighties ) and with a team sporting the talents of Carlos Aguilera and Tomáš Skuhravý among others achieved highs during the 1990–91 temper where they finished fourthly, remaining undefeated at home for the stallion campaign, winning games against all the big sides including Juventus, Inter, Milan, Roma, Lazio, Fiorentina, Napoli, deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as their local rivals Sampdoria who won the entitle that season. [ 33 ] subsequently, the club gained entrance to the UEFA Cup in the 1991–92 season. Genoa had a good run, making it to the semi-finals before being knocked out by Ajax, that season ‘s winners of the rival ; notably Genoa did the duplicate over Liverpool in the quarter-finals, becoming the inaugural italian side to beat the Reds at Anfield. unfortunately for Genoa, this success was soon followed by a ‘Dark Age ‘ following the departure of Osvaldo Bagnoli ( who chose to move away from Genoa to spend more time with his daughter, whose health was quickly declining ) and the failure of the management to replace key players as they grew old or were ceded to other teams. [ 34 ] Noted Genoa players during this period included Gianluca Signorini, Carlos Aguilera, Stefano Eranio, Roberto Onorati and John van ‘t Schip. [ 35 ]
It has to be said that president Spinelli had a very different management overture from that of most businessmen turned football club owners. While his colleagues saw football as a market and public relative investment and were quite ready to siphon funds out of their independent occupation to keep their teams afloat and replenish their player roll Spinelli saw Genoa as another business whose main purpose was that of generating tax income for its owner ( namely, himself ) and therefore was more than glad to sell respect players for goodly revenues of which just a minimal divide was then re-invested in the team, often for the acquisition of lesser-valued replacements or virtual unknowns. therefore he proved all-too-eager to sell Uruguayan striker Carlos Aguilera and to replace him with the markedly inferior Kazuyoshi Miura from japanese side Yomiuri Verdy ( a deal that specially pleased him since the japanese sponsors were actually paying him to let Miura play in Serie A ). [ citation needed ]
The lapp temper as their UEFA Cup run, they finished equitable one place above the relegation zone ; in the seasons following Genoa remained in the lower one-half of the table. [ 11 ] During the 1994–95 season, Genoa were narrowly relegated ; they finished horizontal surface on points with Padova after the normal season period. This meant a relegation play-out was to be played between the two in Florence. The game was tied 1–1 at full-time and went to a penalty shoot-out. Genoa finally lost the shoot-out 5–4. [ 11 ] While rear down in Serie B, the club had another taste of external cup success when they became the final winners of the Anglo-Italian Cup by beating Port Vale 5–2 with Gennaro Ruotolo scoring a hat-trick. [ 36 ] Chairman Spinelli sold Genoa in 1997, moving onto other clubs ( Alessandria [ 37 ] and, then Livorno ). The recently 1990s and early 2000s would be the most trying time in the history of the cabaret, with constant managerial changes, a poor people fiscal situation and small hope of gaining forwarding, outside of a decent 6th-place finish in 1999–00. [ 11 ] From 1997 until 2003, Genoa had a sum of three different owners and four different chairmen, before the club was passed on to the toys and games tycoon from Irpinia, Enrico Preziosi, already chair of Como, a football club he previously owned. [ 27 ]

recent times [edit ]

Genoa side during 2016–17 season Preziosi took over in 2003, when Genoa should have been relegated to C1 serial after a blue season, but was rather “ saved ” along with Catania and Salernitana by the football confederation ‘s controversial decision to extend Serie B to 24 teams. [ 38 ] Things started to look up for Genoa ; they won Serie B in 2004–05. however, allegations were raised that the club had fixed a match on the last day of the season between themselves and Venezia. The 3–2 victory in the couple saw Genoa win the league, with a pull back having been good adequate to maintain its position in the end. The Disciplinary Committee of FIGC saw fit to rather place Genoa buttocks of the league and relegate them down to Serie C1 with a three-point discount on 27 July 2005. [ 39 ] For their season in Serie C1 for 2005–06, Genoa were hit with a six-point penalty from the previous season. After leading for a lot of the season, they finally finished as runner-up and were entered into the play-offs, beating Monza 2–1 on sum to achieve promotion back into Serie B. [ 24 ] During the summer break Gian Piero Gasperini was brought in as the new director, he helped the club to gain forwarding during the 2006–07 temper, it was ensured on the end day of the season where they drew a 0–0 with Napoli, both clubs were happily promoted back into Serie A. [ 40 ] The 2007–08 season, the beginning Serie A backing played by Genoa in 12 years, saw it finishing in a goodly one-tenth invest, right after the “ big ones ” of italian football. A careful summer market session saw chair, Preziosi strengthening the core of the team while parting from some players on favorable economical terms ( for case sell hitter Marco Borriello to AC Milan for a brawny sum ). [ 41 ] Genoa ‘s aims for the 2008–09 temper were set on a UEFA Cup spot. This was achieved after a potent season which saw the team finish 5th in Serie A, besting traditional powerhouses like Juventus, Roma, and Milan, and winning both Genoa derbies against Sampdoria, with Diego Milito eat up among the top scorers of the backing. Genoa subsequently lost Milito and midfielder Thiago Motta to Internazionale, but were able to bring in striker Hernán Crespo. Things however did not go as planned, with the injury-plagued team eliminated in the early stages of the Europa League and Coppa Italia and reaching a rather disappointing ninth place in Serie A in 2010. [ citation needed ] In the 2010–11 temper Genoa, whose ranks had been revolutionised once again save for some long-serving players, struggled along in the mid-positions of the league ; a swerve of questionable results early in the season led president Preziosi to fire flight simulator Gian Piero Gasperini, who had led the team since the 2007–08 season, and to select Davide Ballardini as his successor. The newcomers, despite not securing memorable successes, kept the team steadily afloat in the “ left field contribution ” of the rate, managing to win two consecutive bowler hat matches against rivals Sampdoria in December and May. [ citation needed ] The 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons saw Genoa place in 17th both times, one spot away from relegation to Serie B football. [ citation needed ] In the 2014–15, Genoa, in sixth space and fructify to qualify for the UEFA Europa League qualifying round, were denied a UEFA license [ 42 ] because they filed paperwork late and because the Stadio Luigi Ferraris was not presently up to standard for UEFA competition. The spot was passed on to 7th placed Sampdoria. [ 43 ] On 7 September 2018, the hundred-and-twenty-fifth anniversary of the club ‘s basis was celebrated. A celebration parade was made in the city of Genoa during the night of 7 September 2018 ; a banner of several meters was dedicated to the calamity of the break down of the Ponte Morandi bridge. [ citation needed ]

777 Partners [edit ]

On 23 September 2021 it was announced that Genoa had been acquired by 777 Partners, a US-based private investment firm founded by Steven W. Pasko and Josh Wander. While terms were not publicly released, sources close to the manage revealed that the team was acquired for its enterprise respect of $ 175 million. [ 44 ]

cricket [edit ]

early on on, the cabaret transformed from a multi-sport club to one entirely focused on football. In 2007, a group of baseball club supporters formed a segment dedicated to cricket. It presently competes under the name Genoa Cricket Club 1893 in Serie A of the italian cricket league. [ 45 ]

Players [edit ]

police squad [edit ]

As of 17 September 2021 [46]

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early players under compress [edit ]

As of 17 September 2021

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Out on loan [edit ]

As of 31 August 2021

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Youth team [edit ]

go to bed numbers [edit ]

noteworthy players [edit ]

For a list of all early and current Genoa players with a Wikipedia article, see category : Genoa C.F.C. players

Chairmen history [edit ]

Below is the chairmen ( italian : presidenti, literature. ‘presidents ‘ or italian : presidenti del consiglio di amministrazione, light. ‘chairmen of the board of directors ‘ ) history of Genoa, from when the club was beginning founded play cricket and athletics, until the deliver day. [ 27 ]

managerial history [edit ]

Genoa have had many managers and trainers, some seasons they have had co-managers running the team, here is a chronological list of them from 1896 when they became a football club, onwards. [ 22 ]

Colours, badge and nicknames [edit ]

As Genoa was a British-run cabaret, the beginning ever colours were those of the England home football team. [ 2 ] not retentive into the cabaret ‘s footballing history, the kit was changed to white and aristocratic stripes in 1899 ; the blue was chosen to represent the sea as Genoa is a port city. In 1901 the baseball club finally settled for their most celebrated red and amobarbital sodium halves shirt, this gained them the nickname of rossoblù together with Bologna, Cagliari and many more child cabaret. [ 63 ]

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One of the nicknames of Genoa is Il Grifone which means “ the gryphon “ ; this is derived from the coat of arms belonging to the city of Genoa. The coat of arms features two gold griffins, either english of the Saint George ‘s Cross. [ 64 ] a well as being salute on both the flag and coat of arms of the city of Genoa, the cross is evocative of the baseball club ‘s english founders. St. George was besides the patron enshrine of the erstwhile Republic of Genoa. The actual cabaret badge of Genoa Cricket and Football Club is heavily derived from the city coat of arms, but besides incorporated the golf club ‘s loss and blue colours. [ citation needed ]

Supporters and rivalries [edit ]

Genoa CFC has the bulk of its fans in Liguria, however they are besides democratic in Piedmont and the Aosta Valley. [ 65 ] The seafaring traditions of the Genoese and the presence of genoese communities in distant countries did a lot to spread the appeal of Genoa some foster than barely Italy, and immigrants founded fan clubs in Buenos Aires, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Toronto, New York, San Francisco, Barcelona, Iceland and other places .
Serie A. Genoa fans in June 2007 at Piazza de Ferrari, celebrating their hark back to The most significant and traditional competition for Genoa, is the inner-city one with the club with whom they parcel a ground ; Sampdoria. The two clubs compete in concert in the heat Derby della Lanterna ( “ Derby of the Lantern ” ) ; a mention to the Lighthouse of Genoa. [ 66 ] Genoa ‘s supporters besides have a solid antipathy for AC Milan. A clash between opposing supporters in January 1995 resulted in the death of Genoese Vincenzo Spagnolo, who was stabbed to death by Milanese Simone Barbaglia. The attacker was a member of an cozy group of football hooligans dubbed “ The Barbour Ones ”, who used to routinely carry bladed weapons to matches, a practice made possible by the lax security measures of the clock. [ 67 ] conversely, the fans of Genoa have long standing friendships with Napoli ( which goes back to the 1982 last match of the season ). [ 68 ] On the last day of the 2006–07 season, Genoa and Napoli drew a practical 0–0 ensuring both were promoted back into Serie A ; Genoa ultras could be seen holding up banners saying “ Benvenuto fratello napoletano ”, meaning, “ Welcome, Neapolitan brother, ” and the two sets of fans celebrated in concert in a warm and ever-co-operating manner. [ 69 ] On the other hand, the amicable relationship with the red-and-yellow supporters of Roma, fostered by the cession of striker Roberto Pruzzo in 1979 and lasting for most of the 80 ‘s has, in recent years, cooled up a bit while another impregnable fraternity, which saw Genoese football fans on friendly terms with Torino ( since the rally of Gigi Meroni between the two clubs at the end of the 1963–64 season and his ill-timed end on 15 October 1967 [ 70 ] ) has possibly bedraggled for good after the Torino-Genoa match of season 2008–09. Starved for points and risking a demeaning relegation ( one of many in a disruptive holocene history ) the Turinese fans expected a friendly treatment from Genoa, which, in the heat of a pitch conflict with Fiorentina for the fourth place ( which could have won a Champions League spot for the team ) did not comply, soundly beating Torino and to many effects sealing its destiny. When during early on August 2009 Genoa scheduled a friendly pit with Nice in southerly Piedmont, many Turinese hooligans travelled to the match location with the accurate purpose of starting trouble and disorder to “ get even ” with Genoa and its fans. [ citation needed ]

In Europe [edit ]

UEFA Cup/Europa League [edit ]

[ 71 ]

Honours [edit ]

National titles [edit ]

Italian Football Championship / Northern League / Serie A :
Coppa Italia: 1
Serie B: 6

Sub-national titles [edit ]

Serie C / Serie C1: 1 ( North )

european titles [edit ]

Mitropa Cup:

  • Runners-up: 1990

Coppa delle Alpi: 2

  • Winners: 1962, 1964

Anglo-Italian Cup: 1

  • Winners: 1996

youth titles [edit ]

Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 1

  • Winners: 2009–10

Coppa Italia Primavera: 1

  • Winners: 2008–09

Primavera Super Cup: 2

  • Winners: 2009, 2010

Torneo di Viareggio: 2

  • Winners: 1965, 2007

Campionato Nazionale Under-18 : 1

  • Winners: 2020–21

Campionato Nazionale Under-17:

  • Runners-up: 2020–21

Campionato Nazionale giovanile : 2

  • Winners: 1939, 1942

bearing in italian professional leagues [edit ]

The full from 1897 – 98 includes 105 seasons at a national tied from the origin of the italian football league, including 27 seasons of Prima Categoria and Prima Divisione ( from 1898 to 1922 the name of the italian Football Championship was Prima Categoria ). Seasons included Prima Categoria 1906–1907 excessively, where the Grifoni did n’t pass the regional elimination round, and Prima Categoria 1907–1908, where Genoa did n’t enter the tournament .

See besides [edit ]

bibliography [edit ]

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  • Manlio Fantini (1977). FC Genoa: ieri, oggi, domani. Firenze: Edi-Grafica.
  • Alberto Isola (2003). Più mi tradisci Più ti amo. Genova: Fratelli Frilli Editori.
  • Carlo Isola e Alberto Isola (2007). Dizionario del Genoano – amoroso e furioso. Genova: De Ferrari.
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  • Gianluca Maiorca (2011). Almanacco storico del Genoa. Trebaseleghe: Fratelli Frilli Editori. ISBN 978-88-7563-693-7.
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