S.S.D. Lucchese 1905

Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Lucchese 1905, or simply Lucchese, is an Italian football club, based in Lucca, Tuscany that plays in Serie D, the fourth tier of Italian football. The club was first founded in 1905, having last been in Serie A in 1952.

Lucchese
Full nameSocietà Sportiva Dilettantistica
Lucchese 1905
Nickname(s)Rossoneri (Red-Blacks)
Founded1905
2008 (refounded)
2011 (refounded as F.C. Lucca 2011)
2019 (refounded as SSD Lucchese 1905)
GroundStadio Porta Elisa,
Lucca, Italy
Capacity7,386
ChairmanBruno Russo
ManagerFrancesco Monaco
LeagueSerie C
2019–20Serie D Group A, 1st of 18 (promoted)

History

Foundation

The club was founded on 25 May 1905, giving the town of Lucca its first football team. Originally named Lucca Football Club the club was founded by the Vittorio brothers and Guido Mensini. The first large achievement by the club was winning the Goblet of the King during the 1919/20 season, not long after the tournament's foundation. The same season Lucca won the Regional cup of Tuscany.

From U.S. Lucchese-Libertas to A.S. Lucchese Libertas

U.S. Lucchese-Libertas

In 1924 the club merged with another local team and changed its name to Unione Sportiva Lucchese-Libertas. During the 1920s, notable players at the club included Ernesto Bonino and Giovanni Moscardini.

The 1930s saw the club been promoted to Serie B, and then in 1936, Lucchese won promotion to Serie A the top league in Italy, they stayed there for three seasons. The club were relegated to Serie B as World War II started. Prior to the war players such as Egri Erbstein, Aldo Olivieri and Antonio Perduca were fan's favorites. Lucchese promoted again to Serie A in 1947 and stayed there for 5 seasons.

A.S. Lucchese Libertas

In 1984 it changed its name to A.S. Lucchese Libertas.

The club spent also several seasons in Serie B (last 1998–99) and Serie C1, being also coached by Luigi Simoni, UEFA Cup-winning coach with Inter Milan.

In 2008 the club folded due to financial issues and was admitted in the Italian bottom division Terza Categoria before being declared bankrupt in December 2008.

From S.S.D. Sporting Lucchese to A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905

S.S.D. Sporting Lucchese

A new franchise called Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Sporting Lucchese was admitted to Serie D to represent the city of Lucca.

In its first season of existence, Sporting Lucchese promptly won the Girone E round of Serie D, thus acquiring the right to take part to the 2009–10 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.

A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905

After the promotion, the club took the denomination of Associazione Sportiva Lucchese Libertas 1905 starting with the new season, after the Sporting Lucchese owner acquired the naming and logo rights of the old franchise in a public auction. Lucchese made a second consecutive promotion after finishing as champions of Group B of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. The club has spent the 2010–11 season in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

In the summer of 2011, Lucchese was excluded from professional football by COVISOC for financial reasons, and didn't appeal against the decision.[1]

From A.S.D. F.C. Lucca 2011 to A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905
  • F.C. Lucca 2011

On 1 August 2011, a new club was founded to represent the city of Lucca: the team was called Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Football Club Lucca 2011 and in it was promoted from Eccellenza Tuscany[2] to Serie D at the end of the 2011–12 season.

  • F.C. Lucchese 1905

The club changed its name to F.C. Lucchese 1905 soon after being promoted.[3]

  • A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905

In the summer 2013 the club changed his name back to A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905. On that same season, Lucchese returned to professionalism after winning the Group D of the 2013–14 Serie D, and thus ensuring a spot in the inaugural season of the unified 2014–15 Lega Pro league.

After a struggling season in the 2018–19 Serie C that was hit by more financial issues involving the club, Lucchese failed to submit its application for the 2019–20 Serie C, and was declared bankrupt once again on 1 July 2019.[4]

  • S.S.D. Lucchese 1905

Immediately after being excluded from Serie C, a new incarnation of the club, named as S.S.D. Lucchese 1905, was admitted by the Football Federation to Serie D.

Colors and badge

The team's colors are red and black. The players are named Rossoneri.

Stadium

Their home ground is the Stadio Porta Elisa, which is situated on the Via dello Stadio in Lucca.

Notable former players
An early Lucchese squad picture.

Honours

Serie B:

Serie C:

  • Champions: 1960–61
  • Runners-up: 1945–46, 1977–78

Serie C1:

  • Runners-up: 1989–90

Serie C2:

  • Champions: 1985–86, 2009–10

Serie D:

  • Champions: 1968–69, 2008–09, 2013–14

Tuscany League Division 1:

  • Champions: 1929–30, 1932–33, 1933–34

Promozione:

  • Champions: 1919–20

Coppa Italia Serie C

  • Champions: 1989–90

Players

Current squad
As of 04-12-2019

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  ROU Eduard Marinca
— GK  ITA Jacopo Coletta
— DF  ITA Lorenzo Pardini
— DF  ITA Rocco Visibelli
— DF  ITA Giacomo Ligorio
— DF  ITA Maikol Benassi
— DF  ITA Lorenzo Coselli
— DF  ITA Federico Papini
— DF  ALB Aleksander Liçi
— DF  ITA Michele Dinelli
— DF  ITA Mattia Lucarelli
— MF  ITA Matteo Nolè
— MF  ITA Filippo Fazzi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ITA Michele Cruciani
— MF  ITA Matteo Meucci
— MF  ITA Simone Presicci
— MF  ITA Giovanni Nannelli
— MF  ITA Matteo Remorini
— MF  ITA Diego Bartolomei
— FW  CMR Jonathan Bitep
— FW  ITA Nazzareno Tarantino
— FW  SEN Serigne Ousmane Gueye
— FW  ITA Andrea Vignali
— FW  MDA Emir Yener
— FW  ITA Nicola Falomi
— FW  ITA Matteo Panati
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References
  1. Un requiem per la vecchia Pantera :: LoSchermo.it
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Nicola Nucci, Luca Tronchetti (20 June 2012). "Nasce l'Fc Lucchese 1905 Sei soci e tanta passione". Il Tirreno. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  4. "Tribunale dichiara fallimento Lucchese" (in Italian). ANSA.it. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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