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Reggina
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Full nameReggina Calcio SpA
Nickname(s)Amaranto (Dark-reds)
Founded11 January1914
GroundStadio Oreste Granillo,
Reggio Calabria, Italy
Capacity27,763
ChairmanItaly Pasquale Foti
Managervacant
LeagueSerie A
2006-07Serie A, 14th (*)
Not to be confused with A.C. Reggiana 1919, a Serie C team.

Reggina Calcio is the main football club of the Italian city of Reggio Calabria, Calabria. It was founded in 11 January1914 as "Unione Sportiva Reggio Calabria". Then it changed its name many times: S.C. Reggio, Reggio F.B.C., A.S. Reggina, S.S. La Dominante, A.S. Reggina, and finally Reggina Calcio. Its stadium is the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo.

In recent years, Reggina has been alternating between the top two levels of the Italian league. It reached the Italian first division Serie A for the first time in 1999. Two years later, it lost a relegation playoff against Hellas Verona and dropped to Serie B. Reggina finished third in Serie B in 2002, earning a return to Serie A. In 2003, Reggina survived a relegation playoff against Atalanta.

Reggina for a long period of time, have been fierce rivals with neighbours Messina, who are just a 15 minute ferry ride away from each other. Two times every season they clash in the 'Derby dello Stretto' (Derby of the straits). Over the last few years battles have been close with Reggina having a slight advantage in victories.

Reggina were recently indicted for sporting fraud as part of the second wave of Calciopoli investigations. The trial began on August 13, 2006. FIGC's Stefano Palazzi asked to relegate the club to Serie B with a 15-point deduction. On August 17, 2006, Italy's football tribunal reached a verdict and Reggina will remain in Serie A for the 06-07 season, but with a 15-point deduction. [1] Reggina appealed the decision, and on December 12, 2006, it was reduced to 11 points[2].

Despite the heavy deduction of points, Reggina managed to save from relegation, defeating newly-crowned UEFA Champions League winners AC Milan 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.

Current first team squad

As of June 18, 2007[3] [4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF Italy ITA Riccardo Nardini
4 DF Italy ITA Antonio Giosa
5 DF Italy ITA Palmiro Di Dio
6 DF Italy ITA Salvatore Aronica
7 MF Portugal POR Ricardo Esteves dos Santos
8 MF Italy ITA Luca Tognozzi
9 FW Italy ITA Rolando Bianchi
10 MF Italy ITA Pasquale Foggia
12 GK Italy ITA Pietro Marino (from youth team)
13 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Lucarelli (captain)
14 MF Italy ITA Alessandro Gazzi
15 MF Italy ITA Antonino Barillà (from youth team)
16 MF Italy ITA Daniele Amerini
17 FW Italy ITA Nicola Amoruso
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Denmark DEN Nicki Bille Nielsen (from youth team)
20 MF Italy ITA Giandomenico Mesto
22 GK Serbia SRB Nenad Novaković
23 MF Italy ITA Francesco Modesto
25 MF Italy ITA Luca Vigiani
30 GK Italy ITA Andrea Campagnolo
34 MF Italy ITA Simone Missiroli
55 DF Italy ITA Maurizio Lanzaro
99 GK Italy ITA Christian Puggioni
— DF Uruguay URU Pablo Álvarez
— DF Italy ITA Francesco Cosenza
— DF Portugal POR Miguel Garcia
— FW Brazil BRA Joelson

Notable former players

References

  1. ^ "Reggina given Serie A reprieve". UEFA.com. August 17, 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-18.
  2. ^ "Reggina match-fixing penalty reduced by four points". foxsports.com. December 12, 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
  3. ^ Reggina Calcio
  4. ^ [1]


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