Carrarese Calcio 1908

Carrarese

Full name	Carrarese Calcio 1908 S.r.l.
Nickname(s)	Gli Azzurri (The Blues) I Giallazzurri (The Yellow and Bleus) Gli Apuani (The Apuans) I Marmiferi (The Marbles)
Founded	1908
Ground	Stadio dei Marmi  [ it ]
Capacity	9,500
Chairman	Salvo Zangari
Manager	Antonio Calabro
League	Serie C Group B
2023–24	Serie C Group B, 3rd of 20
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Carrarese Calcio 1908, commonly referred to as Carrarese, is an Italian football club based in Carrara, Tuscany. It currently plays in Serie C, having last been in Serie B in 1948.

History

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]

Colours and badge

The team's colours are light blue and yellow.

Ownership

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

Current squad

As of 2 February 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   ITA Marco Bleve (on loan from Lecce ) 3 DF   ITA Marco Imperiale 4 DF   ARG Julián Illanes (on loan from Avellino ) 5 MF   ITA Simone Della Latta 6 MF   ITA Francesco Cerretelli (on loan from Cremonese ) 7 DF   ITA Davide Grassini 8 MF   ITA Riccardo Palmieri 10 FW   ITA Giuseppe Panico (on loan from Crotone ) 11 MF   ITA Manuel Cicconi 12 GK   ITA Thomas Tampucci 13 DF   ITA Pierluigi Pinto 15 DF   ITA Matteo Di Gennaro 17 MF   ITA Emanuele Zuelli (on loan from Pisa )

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF   ARG Nicolás Schiavi 21 DF   ITA Mauro Coppolaro (on loan from Modena ) 22 GK   ITA Stefano Mazzini 24 FW   ITA Leonardo Morosini 28 FW   ITA Alessandro Capello 29 DF   ITA Elia Maccherini Tonini(on loan from Brescia ) 32 FW   ITA Mattia Finotto 39 FW   ITA Niccolò Belloni 66 DF   FRA Jordan Boli(on loan from Empoli ) 72 DF   ITA Simone Zanon 82 MF   ITA Leonardo Capezzi 99 FW   ITA Niccolò Giannetti

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   ITA Raffaele Cartano(at Brescia until 30 June 2024) — DF   ITA Francesco Folino(at Juve Stabia until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   ITA Alessandro Raimo (at Recanatese until 30 June 2024) — FW   NGA Malik Olalekan Opoola(at Brindisi until 30 June 2024)

Honours

• Coppa Italia Serie C

Winners: 1982–83

References

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.

External links

• Official site