Not to be confused with A.C. Reggiana 1919, a Serie C2 team based in Reggio Emilia. Reggina Calcio are the main football club of the Italian city of Reggio Calabria, Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in the Italian Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo. They are nicknamed amaranto (dark-reds) after their official colour.

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History

The club was founded in 11 January 1914 as Unione Sportiva Reggio Calabria , and changed name many times (Società Calcistica Reggio , Reggio Foot Ball Club , Associazione Sportiva Reggina , Società Sportiva La Dominante ), finally assuming their current denomination in 1986.

In recent years, Reggina have been alternating between the top two levels of the Italian league. They reached the Italian top division Serie A for the first time in 1999. Two years later, they lost a relegation playoff against Verona, being consequently relegated to Serie B. Reggina finished third in Serie B in 2002, earning a return to Serie A. In 2003, Reggina survived a relegation playoff against Atalanta.

They were indicted in 2006 for sporting fraud as part of the second wave of Serie A scandal investigations. Originally punished with a 15-point deduction for the Serie A 2006-07, ^[1] then reduced to 11 points following appeal. ^[2] Despite the heavy deduction of points, Reggina managed to save from relegation, defeating fresh UEFA Champions League winners Milan on the final matchday and ending the season with 40 points (including the deduction), just one single point above the third relegation spot, occupied by Chievo. They however poorly started their 2007–08 campaign, causing head coach Massimo Ficcadenti to be sacked and replaced by Renzo Ulivieri. ^[3] A third managerial change, with Ulivieri fired and replacing with team scout Nevio Orlandi, proved to be successful as Reggina improved their results and performances, escaping relegation with key wins at Catania, and home to Empoli. Orlandi was subsequently confirmed at the helm of the amaranto for the 2008–09 season.

Reggina are fierce rivals with neighbours F.C. Messina Peloro, who are just a fifteen-minute ferry ride apart from each other. Twice every season they clash in the Derby dello Stretto (Strait of Messina Derby), which is currently on hiatus following Messina's relegation to Serie D for the 2008-09 season due to financial problems.

Current squad

As of September 01, 2009 ^[4]

No. Position Player 1 {{flagicon Mario Cassano 2 {{flagicon Daniel Adejo 3 {{flagicon Andrea Costa (footballer) 4 {{flagicon Sergio Volpi 6 {{flagicon Vincenzo Camilleri 7 {{flagicon Biagio Pagano 9 {{flagicon Emiliano Bonazzoli 10 {{flagicon Daniele Cacia 14 {{flagicon Carlos Carmona 16 {{flagicon Carlos Adrián Valdez 17 {{flagicon Antonino Barillà 20 {{flagicon Alessio Viola 21 {{flagicon Nicolas Viola

No. Position Player 23 {{flagicon Simone Rizzato 22 {{flagicon Emmanuel Cascione 24 {{flagicon Antonio Busce 26 {{flagicon Pietro Marino 27 {{flagicon Daniele Capelli (on loan from Atalanta B.C.) 33 {{flagicon Gleison Pinto dos Santos 44 {{flagicon Adam Kovacsik 55 {{flagicon Maurizio Lanzaro 70 {{flagicon Simone Missiroli 91 {{flagicon Giuseppi Rizzo 99 {{flagicon Franco Brienza -- {{flagicon Piermario Morosini (on loan from Udinese Calcio)

Out on loan

No. Position Player -- {{flagicon Pablo Álvarez Menéndez (at Wisla Kraków) -- {{flagicon Emil Hallfreðsson (at Barnsley F.C.) -- {{flagicon José Montiel (at Club Atlético Tigre) -- {{flagicon Fabio Ceravolo (at Atalanta B.C.) -- {{flagicon Christian Stuani (at Albacete Balompié) 8 {{flagicon José Joelson Inácio (at U.S. Grosseto F.C.)

Notable former players

• Nicola Amoruso
• Rolando Bianchi
• Emiliano Bonazzoli
• Benito Carbone
• Aimo Stefano Diana
• David Di Michele
• Davide Dionigi
• Martin Jiránek
• Mohamed Kallon
• Giandomenico Mesto
• Mozart
• Shunsuke Nakamura
• Carlos Humberto Paredes
• Edgar Barreto
• Simone Perrotta
• Andrea Pirlo
• Massimo Taibi
• Jorge Vargas
• Damian Álvarez
• Pasquale Foggia
• Marco Caneira
• Cristiano Zanetti
• Bernardo Corradi
• Roberto Baronio
• Ivan Pelizzoli

Managerial history

Reggina have had many managers and trainers throughout the history of a club, in some seasons more than one manager was in charge. Here is an incomplete chronological list of them from 1928 onwards when the club became AS Reggina .

References

1. Reggina given Serie A reprieve
2. Reggina match-fixing penalty reduced by four points
3. Title Unavailable
4. Rosa Stagione 09/10