F.C. Crotone

Football Club Crotone S.r.l., commonly referred to as Crotone, is an Italian football club based in Crotone, Calabria. Founded in 1910 by Greek-Italian migrants, it holds its home games at Stadio Ezio Scida, which has a 16,547-seat capacity.

Crotone
Full nameFootball Club Crotone S.r.l.
Nickname(s)I Pitagorici (The Pythagoreans)
Lo Squalo Calabrese (The Shark of Calabria)
Rossoblù (Red and Blue)
I Graeciani (The Grecians)
Founded1910 (1910)
GroundStadio Ezio Scida
Capacity16,547
ChairmanGianni Vrenna[1]
Head coachGiovanni Stroppa
LeagueSerie A
2019–20Serie B, 2nd of 20 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

History

Th club is based in the ancient Greek settlement of Kroton, one of the first Greek colonies in what is now known as modern day Italy. The club is proud of their Greek origins with their banners and slogans and regularly depicting Greek icons such as soldiers of Sparta.

The first team from Crotone, Milone Crotone, was founded in 1910 and participated in several minor leagues including Prima Divisione (which later would be known as Serie C). Following World War II, a new club, Unione Sportiva Crotone replaced the previous one, playing seven seasons in Serie C.

In 1963 the club was relegated to Serie D, but returned to the third division the following year, remaining there for fourteen consecutive seasons, missing promotion in 1977 when finishing third behind Bari and Paganese. In 1978, following the Italian football league reorganisation, Crotone was relegated to Serie C2 and the following year was declared bankrupt. A new club, Associazione Sportiva Crotone, began competing again in the Prima Categoria (eighth division).

Crotone was promoted to Serie C2 in 1984–85, but only for one season. The team's name was changed to Kroton Calcio, and the club was promoted again to C2 after the 1986–87 season, where it played until 1991. A second bankruptcy led to the foundation of Football Club Crotone Calcio with Raffaele Vrenna as chairman, starting in the Promozione (7th level). Crotone gained successive promotions to Serie C2 and C1, winning in the play-offs against Locri and Benevento, respectively.

Under Antonello Cuccureddu, Crotone first reached Serie B in 2000, returning to the second level two seasons later. Again in division two in 2004, after disposing of Viterbese in the promotion play-offs, it remained in the category until the 2006–07 season.

After being beaten by Taranto in the 2008 play-offs, Crotone returned to the second division the following season, defeating Benevento.

The team was promoted to the Italian top flight (Serie A), for the 2016–17 season for the first time in its history.[2] They finished in 17th, securing a place in the next Serie A season, by beating Lazio 3–1 on the last matchday, knocking down Empoli as they lost their match against Palermo. The following season Crotone failed to avoid relegation after their loss against Napoli in the last match of the Serie A campaign, returning in Serie B after two seasons. Following the 2019-2020 season, the club was promoted to Serie A once more.

Colors and badge

Team colours are dark blue and white due to their Greek origins and also red.

The teams motto are "Salutate la Magna Grecia" (Salute Greater Greece) and "Noi siamo la Magna Grecia" (We are Greater Greece).

Current squad
As of 27 July 2020.[3]

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 Alex Cordaz (Captain)
2 DF  ARG Marcos Curado (on loan from Genoa)
3 DF  ITA Giuseppe Cuomo
5 DF  SRB Vladimir Golemić
6 DF  FRA Guillaume Gigliotti
7 MF  ITA Mattia Mustacchio
8 DF  ARG Nicolás Spolli
9 FW  SWE Samuel Armenteros (on loan from Benevento)
10 MF  LBY Ahmad Benali
11 FW  MNE Marko Janković (on loan from SPAL)
12 GK  ITA Giacomo Figliuzzi
13 DF  ITA Gabriele Bellodi (on loan from Milan)
14 MF  ITA Giovanni Crociata
16 MF  ITA Alberto Gerbo (on loan from Ascoli)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  ITA Salvatore Molina
18 MF  ITA Andrea Barberis
19 MF  CRO Tomislav Gomelt
20 FW  ARG Maxi López
21 MF  ITA Niccolò Zanellato
22 GK  ITA Marco Festa
23 MF  ITA Antonio Mazzotta
24 MF  ITA Francesco Rodio
25 FW  NGA Simy
26 MF  FRA Jean Lambert Evans
27 FW  ITA Zak Ruggiero
29 DF  ITA Federico Panza
30 MF  BRA Junior Messias
34 DF  ITA Luca Marrone (on loan from Verona)

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
— GK  ITA Gian Marco Crespi (at Gozzano)
— GK  ITA Aniello Viscovo (at Fano)
— MF  ITA Francesco Di Giorno (at Este)
— MF  CRO Mateo Itrak (at Gorica)
— MF  FRA Jeremy Petris (at Bisceglie)
— MF  VEN Aristóteles Romero (at Partizani)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ITA Giuseppe Borello (at Cesena)
— FW  SRB Luka Marković (at Torino)
— FW  ITA Giuseppe Borello (at Cesena)
— FW  SLE Augustus Kargbo (at Reggio Audace)
— FW  SMR Nicola Nanni (at Monopoli)

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head Coach Giovanni Stroppa
Assistant Coach Andrea Guerra
Assistant Coach Giuseppe Brescia
Goalkeeper Coach Antonio Macrì
Fitness Coach Fabio Allevi
Fitness Coach Elmiro Trombino
Physiotherapist Armando Cistaro
Physiotherapist Matteo Errico
Physiotherapist Riccardo Pupo
Chief Doctor Massimo Iera
Club Doctor Massimo Bisceglia

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References
  1. "Società" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. "Crotone promoted to Serie A for first time in their history". espnfc.com. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  3. "Prima squadra" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. September 2018 [circa]. Retrieved 18 September 2018.


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