Ascoli Calcio 1898
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| Full name | Ascoli Calcio 1898 SpA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Picchio (Woodpecker), Bianconeri (White-blacks) |
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| Founded | 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno, Italy (Capacity 20,000) |
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| Chairman |  Roberto Benigni |
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| Head Coach | Ivo Iaconi |
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| League | Serie B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | Serie A, 19th (relegated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ascoli Calcio 1898 is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having returned to it after two seasons spent in Serie A. Ascoli played in Serie A between periods of 1974-1976, 1978-1985, 1986-1990, 1991-1992, and 2005-2007.
The team's colours are black and white.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1898 as "Candido Augusto Vecchi", the team changed his denomination to Ascoli Vigor in 1905, U.S. Ascolana in 1921, and A.S. Ascoli in 1945. In 1955, the team was acquired and saved from bankruptcy by publishing magnate, Cino Del Duca, who merged it with his own team to make the "Del Duca Ascoli". The stadium still bears his and his brother's name. In 1959 the team finally returned in Serie C for the first time since before the beginning of World War II. In 1971, under the chairmanship of Costantino Rozzi, who had acquired the team three years before, the team changed his denomination to the current one, finally being known as "Ascoli Calcio 1898". From that same year, the team, led by Carlo Mazzone as coach, gained two consecutive promotions, being promoted in Serie B, and then Serie A, for its first time. The team stayed in Serie A for two seasons before being once again relegated to Serie B.
Ascoli returned to Serie A in 1978 and enjoyed a seven-year tenure in the top league, during which time they managed to finish a surprising 5th in 1980 and 6th in 1982. Some of the most notable players under the management of Mazzone and Giovan Battista Fabbri included Adelio Moro, Alessandro Scanziani, Gianfranco Bellotto, Walter Novellino and Andrea Mandorlini, as well as Walter De Vecchi and Giuseppe Greco. After relegation in 1985, the club immediately bounced back and stayed for four more years. Another return to Serie A followed in 1991 but this lasted only one season. After just missing out on promotion for two year's running, the club went into decline and were relegated to Serie C1 in 1995. They would remain there for seven seasons, returning to B as Serie C1/B champions in 2002.
In August 2005, after the sentence of relegation from Serie A for both Genoa and Torino respectively due to fraud and financial troubles, Ascoli, who obtained a place in the Serie B promotion playoffs the previous season under coach Marco Giampaolo, have been arbitrarily admitted to Serie A as replacements, finishing a highly credible 12th. After the end of the season, Giampaolo, who gained a reputation as one of the finest young Italian coaches, resigned, for being replaced by Attilio Tesser for the 2006/2007 season. Tesser, unable to obtain good results in his time with Ascoli, was fired after a 1-0 loss at home to Empoli F.C. in the 11th matchday, and replaced by veteran coach Nedo Sonetti.
Ascoli were the first team to be officially relegated to Serie B for the 2007-08 season after a 1-0 loss to Torino F.C. on May 7, 2007. They ended the season in nineteenth place, one point above last-placed Messina.
German striker Oliver Bierhoff began his experience in Italian football with Ascoli.
[edit] Success
Even though from a small city of 50 000 people, Ascoli have been able to punch above their weight. Ascoli have competed 16 seasons in Serie A since 1974, with an incredible 5th and 6th spot finish respectively in the seasons of 1979-80 and 1981-82.
To complement Ascoli's success in Serie A, the club has also achieved 2 Cadetti (Serie B Championships) in 1977-78, and 1985-86. The 1977-78 season yielded a record championship with achieving 61 points (2 points for a victory). Ascoli have competed in Serie B 13 times, with a total of 5 promotion seasons.
Ascoli have made way to Serie B with only two winning seasons in Serie C and C1B. These were in 1971-72, and 2001-02.
Another one of Ascoli's successes is the fact for a city of 50 000, their record home attendace has reached 36 500 more than 70% than the cities population. In Serie A this was seen against Juventus and the famous season in 1982-83 where Ascoli saved themselves from relegation in the last game of the Serie A season against Cagliari, who were subsequently relegated. However with stadium restrictions the maxium attendance allowed in the Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca is 21 000 - 24 000. Nonetheless when filled it is still an amazing achievement from such a small city.
Other success were in the Mitropa Cup in 1986-87, the Capodanno Challenge, and the Red Leaf Cup. Ascoli were also finalists in the Anglo-Italia Cup, during Ascoli's last season in Serie B 1994-95, before Ascoli long await in Serie C1 before an emotional return to Serie B for the 2002-03 season.
Under the reign of the great president of Ascoli Calcio - Costantino Rozzi, Ascoli competed 14 of their amazing 16 seasons in Serie A, again another amazing achievement from a club who were once playing in the regional divisions of le Marche. Not only this, but Rozzi was able to implement players who were born and raised through the ranks of Ascoli. In the mid to late 1980s saw Giuseppe Iachini, Domenico Agostini, Giuseppe Carillo, and Lorenzo Scarafoni, help Ascoli ensure a return to Serie A and survival the following season. Once Iachini left Agostini, Carillo and Scarafoni, were first team starters as well as Marino Fioravanti and Antonio Aloisi on the bench. Aloisi went on to compete in many season for Ascoli.
Another success is Carlo Mazzone, once at the heart of Del Duca Ascoli's defence playing 9 seasons, led Ascoli for another 10 or so seasons as manager. Mazzone guided Ascoli from Serie C to Serie A, including Ascoli's 6th placed finish in 1981-82.
[edit] To Be a Supporter
To be a supporter of this great club, one must imerse themselves in the club, culture, and city. To be a supporter of Ascoli is not a few words saying you are one. A supporter of Ascoli must live their life for Ascoli, every single moment of their lives, must be lived as a supporter. Whether you are an Ultrà, a tifoso in the curva, a tifoso in the stadium, a tifoso outside of Ascoli or a tifoso worldwide, you must follow the mentality towards this club, and ONLY this club. SOLO ASCOLI!!!
We stand together proud of person standing next us, and what this great club has offered the supporters. We cry when we enter the Del Duca, because we see what this club has achieved, and emotions override us. In good times and in bad times, we stand up for this club, and represent ourselves with the passion we have.
A supporter of Ascoli, was blessed by birth to follow Ascoli. If you love Ascoli, you simply become family no matter who you are.
FORZA PICCHIO
[edit] Ascoli Season by Season
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[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Notable former players
- Pietro Anastasi
Oliver Bierhoff- Gianluca Pagliuca
- Marco Delvecchio
Liam Brady
Walter Casagrande- Dirceu
- Marco Ferrante
- Bruno Giordano
- Andrea Barzagli
Hugo Maradona- Carlo Mazzone
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Ludo Coeck- Pedro Troglio
- Patrick Vervoort
- Fabio Quagliarella
- Pasquale Foggia
- Luigi di Biagio
- Walter Alfredo Novellino
- Roberto Sosa (footballer)
- Benito Carbone
Viktor Budyanskiy
[edit] Coaches
- 2001-2002 Giuseppe Pillon- Serie B promotion
- 2002 2003 Giuseppe Pillon
- 2003 Loris Dominissini
- 2003-2004 Aldo Ammazzalorso
- 2004-2005 Massimo Silva (official) Marco Giampaolo (actual)- Serie A promotion
- 2005-2006: Massimo Silva (official) Marco Giampaolo (actual)- Serie A 10th
- 2006: Attilio Tesser
- 2006-2007: Nedo Sonetti
- 2007- ? Ivo Iaconi Serie B
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[edit] References
- ^ La squadra (Italian). Ascoli Calcio. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ Rosa giocatori - ASCOLI (Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
