Carrarese Calcio 1908

Carrarese
Full nameCarrarese Calcio 1908 S.r.l.
Nickname(s)Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
I Giallazzurri (The Yellow and Blues)
Gli Apuani (The Apuans)
I Marmiferi (The Marbles)
Founded1908; 116 years ago (1908)
GroundStadio dei Marmi
Capacity3,520
ChairmanFabio Oppicelli
ManagerAntonio Calabro
LeagueSerie B
2023–24Serie C Group B, 3rd of 20 (promoted)
(promoted via play-offs)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Carrarese Calcio 1908, commonly referred to as Carrarese, is an Italian football club based in Carrara, Tuscany. The team set to play in Serie B, second tier of Italian football after promotion from Serie C in 2023–24.

History

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The club was founded in 1908.

In the season 2010–11 from Lega Pro Seconda Divisione group B, Carrarese was promoted in the play-off to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

In 2016, Carrarese Calcio S.r.l. went bankrupt.[1] A new company Carrarese Calcio 1908 S.r.l., successfully bid the sports title by refurbished the debt of Carrarese Calcio S.r.l.[2]

On 9 June 2024, Carrarese secure promotion to Serie B from 2024–25 season due to it winning Serie C promotion play-offs finals after defeat LR Vicenza with narrowly 1-0 aggregate 1-0 by a goal Mattia Finotto in 6th Minute and return to second tier after 76 years of absence.

Colours and badge

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The team's colours are light blue and yellow.

Ownership

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Italian international and Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon (a native of Carrara and prominent supporter of the club) was a major shareholder of the club,[3] as part of a consortium that acquired the club in 2010; other shareholders included former Pisa Calcio chairman Maurizio Mian and long-time Serie A striker Cristiano Lucarelli.[4]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 17 August 2024[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Marco Bleve (on loan from Lecce)
2 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Raimo
3 DF Italy ITA Marco Imperiale (vice-captain)
4 DF Argentina ARG Julián Illanes
5 MF Italy ITA Simone Della Latta (captain)
6 DF Italy ITA Filippo Oliana
7 DF Italy ITA Davide Grassini
8 MF Italy ITA Riccardo Palmieri
9 FW Italy ITA Luigi Cherubini (on loan from Roma)
10 FW Italy ITA Giuseppe Panico
11 MF Italy ITA Manuel Cicconi
12 GK Italy ITA Tomas Tampucci
14 DF Italy ITA Tommaso Di Matteo
17 MF Italy ITA Emanuele Zuelli
18 MF Argentina ARG Nicolás Schiavi
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Italy ITA Mauro Coppolaro (on loan from Modena)
22 GK Italy ITA Stefano Mazzini
23 DF Argentina ARG Mateo Scheffer Bracco
26 DF Italy ITA Raffaele Cartano
28 FW Italy ITA Alessandro Capello
32 FW Italy ITA Mattia Finotto
33 MF Italy ITA Alessio Sansaro
39 DF Italy ITA Mattia Motolese (on loan from Bologna)
72 DF Italy ITA Simone Zanon
77 MF Italy ITA Niccolò Belloni
82 MF Italy ITA Leonardo Capezzi
90 FW Italy ITA Leonardo Cerri (on loan from Juventus)
99 FW Argentina ARG Ryduan Palermo
MF Italy ITA Samuel Giovane (on loan from Atalanta)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Nigeria NGA Malik Olalekan Opoola (at Casarano until 30 June 2025)

Honours

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Winners: 1982–83

References

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  1. ^ Pippo Russo (12 March 2016). "Carrarese, cronaca di una fine annunciata: Buffon è corresponsabile". calciomercato.com (in Italian). Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°453/A (2015–16)" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Buffon absence fuels Man Utd rumours". Football Italia. 6 November 2010. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010.
  4. ^ Santoni, Luca (11 November 2010). "Carrarese, Maurizio Mian: "Al 90% il nostro progetto è saldo"" (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Carrarese squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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