Salernitana
Full nameUnione Sportiva Salernitana 1919 S.r.l.
Nickname(s)I Granata (The Garnets)
Founded19 June 1919 (19 June 1919) (as Unione Sportiva Salernitana)
2005 (2005) (refounded as Salernitana Calcio 1919)
2011 (2011) (refounded as Salerno Calcio)
GroundStadio Arechi[1]
Capacity37,800[2]
CEODanilo Iervolino[3]
Head coachFilippo Inzaghi
LeagueSerie A
2022–23Serie A, 15th of 20
WebsiteClub website
The performance of Salernitana in the Italian football league structure since the first season of a unified Serie A (1929/30).

Unione Sportiva Salernitana 1919, commonly referred to as Salernitana, is an Italian professional football club based in Salerno, Campania. The original club was founded in 1919 and has been reconstituted three times in the course of its history, most recently in 2011. The current club is the heir of the former Salernitana Calcio 1919,[4] and it restarted from Serie D in the 2011–12 season.[5][6] Salernitana returned to Serie A in 2021, after a break of 23 seasons, having finished second in Serie B.

History

From Unione Sportiva Salernitana to Salernitana Calcio 1919

The Salerno-based club was originally founded in 1919 as the Unione Sportiva Salernitana. The club was known as Società Sportiva Salernitanaudax for a time during the 1920s following a merger with Audax Salerno. In 1978, the club was renamed Salernitana Sport. The club has spent the majority of their history at the Serie B and Serie C levels of Italian football.

Salernitana play their home matches at Stadio Arechi. In their early years, Salernitana competed in the regional Italian Football Championship. They played at this level for four seasons during the 1920s. Since that time the club returned to the top level of Italian football twice; they played in Serie A during 1947–48 and 1998–99.

In 2005, the club went bankrupt but was restarted by Antonio Lombardi, changing the name from Salernitana Sport to Salernitana Calcio 1919.

In 2011, the club did not appeal against a decision by Commissione di Vigilanza sulle Società di Calcio Professionistiche (Co.Vi.So.C) and was excluded from Italian football.[7]

Club refoundation: from Serie D to the top flight

Salernitana-Cosenza 2014–15

On 21 July 2011, following the exclusion of the original Salernitana club, Salerno mayor Vincenzo De Luca, in compliance with Article 52 of N.O.I.F., assigned the new title to Marco Mezzaroma, brother-in-law of Lazio owner and chairman Claudio Lotito. The new club was admitted to Serie D under the denomination of Salerno Calcio.[1][8][9]

In the 2011–12 season, Salernitana was immediately promoted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione after winning Group G of Serie D.

On 12 July 2012, the club was renamed US Salernitana 1919.[4] In the 2012–13 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season, Salernitana finished first in Girone B, and was promoted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione. This was the second consecutive promotion for the team. Finally Salernitana won Group C of Lega Pro and returned Serie B in 2014–15 season.

After several seasons at Serie B level, Salernitana won promotion to Serie A at the end of the 2020–21 Serie B season under the tenure of head coach Fabrizio Castori, finishing in 2nd place behind champions Empoli. Promotion was secured with a 3–0 victory over Pescara on the final matchday. Salernitana's return to Serie A however required Lotito and Mezzaroma to sell the club, due to Italian football laws not allowing two clubs from the same owner to play in the same league.[10] On 7 July 2021, the FIGC Federal Council approved the trust of Salernitana to take control of the club, meaning it was officially enrolled in Serie A for the first time in 23 years.[11]

Return to Serie A: 2021–present

Salernitana's first match in its return to the top flight was a 3–2 defeat against Bologna on 22 August 2021.[12] After a poor start to the season, earning only one point from the first six matches, the club picked up its first Serie A victory against Genoa on matchday seven, winning 1–0 due to a goal from Milan Đurić.[13] In October, the Salernitana board fired Castori after a 2–1 loss to Spezia had left the club at the bottom of the table, with four points from their opening eight league games. Stefano Colantuono was named as his replacement, returning for a second spell as head coach having previously led Salernitana from December 2017 to December 2018.[14] On 22 May 2022, Salernitana avoided relegation by finishing with the lowest points tally in Serie A history with just 31 points. Salernitana managed to pull off the great escape by securing 18 points from their last 15 matches.[15]

Colours, badge and nicknames

Salernitana's original kit

Salernitana originally wore light blue and white striped shirts, known in Italy as biancocelesti.[16] The blue on the shirt was chosen to represent the sea, as Salerno lies right next to the Gulf of Salerno and has a long tradition as a port city. In the 1940s, the club changed to garnet coloured shirts, which has gained them the nickname granata in their homeland.

During the 2011–12 season their kit colours were striped blue and deep red, resembling F.C. Barcelona. The symbol of St. Matthew, patron saint of Salerno, was also a part of the redesigned kit.[17]

Since renaming the club US Salernitana 1919, however, their home colours have again been the traditional garnet.[4]

The 100th anniversary logo was announced on 24 June 2019, and appeared on their 2019–20 season kits.[18]

Honours

League

Winners: 1946–47 (Group C), 1997–98
Winners: 1937–38, 1965–66, 2007–08, 2014–15
Winners: 2012–13
Winners: 2011–12 (as Salerno Calcio)

Cups

Winners: 2013–14
Winners: 2012–13

Internationally

’’’Quarter Finalist’’’: 1994-1995

Divisional movements

SeriesYearsLastPromotionsRelegations
A 42022–23–Decrease 2 (1948, 1999)
B 302020–21Increase 3 (1947, 1998, 2021)Decrease 6 (1939, 1956, 1967, 1991, 2005✟, 2010)
C
+C2		 55
+1		2014–15Increase 7 (1938, 1943, 1966, 1990, 1994, 2008, 2015)
Increase 1 (2013 C2)		Decrease 1 (2011✟)
89 out of 90 years of professional football in Italy since 1929
D 12011–12Increase 1 (2012)never

Players

Current squad

As of 11 January 2024

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 Italy ITA Vincenzo Fiorillo
3 DF Croatia CRO Domagoj Bradarić
5 DF Austria AUT Flavius Daniliuc
6 DF France FRA Junior Sambia
7 MF Argentina ARG Agustín Martegani (on loan from San Lorenzo)
8 MF Norway NOR Emil Bohinen
9 FW Nigeria NGA Simy
10 FW Senegal SEN Boulaye Dia
11 FW Norway NOR Erik Botheim
13 GK Mexico MEX Guillermo Ochoa
17 DF Argentina ARG Federico Fazio (captain)
18 MF Mali MLI Lassana Coulibaly
19 FW Jamaica JAM Trivante Stewart
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Cyprus CYP Grigoris Kastanos
21 FW Cape Verde CPV Jovane (on loan from Sporting CP)
22 FW Nigeria NGA Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi
23 DF Slovakia SVK Norbert Gyömbér
25 MF Italy ITA Giulio Maggiore
27 DF Italy ITA Niccolò Pierozzi (on loan from Fiorentina)
28 DF Tunisia TUN Dylan Bronn
33 FW France FRA Loum Tchaouna
56 GK France FRA Benoît Costil
66 DF Italy ITA Matteo Lovato
87 MF Italy ITA Antonio Candreva
98 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Pirola
99 MF Poland POL Mateusz Łęgowski

Players out on loan

As of 28 December 2023

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 Italy ITA Luigi Sepe (at Lazio until 30 June 2024)
— DF Moldova MDA Andrei Moțoc (at Legnago Salus until 30 June 2024)
— MF Spain ESP Kaleb Jiménez (at Vicenza until 30 June 2024)
— MF Senegal SEN Mamadou Coulibaly (at Palermo until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Italy ITA Edoardo Iannoni (at Perugia until 30 June 2024)
— MF Italy ITA Antonio Pio Iervolino (at Vis Pesaro until 30 June 2024)
— FW Italy ITA Federico Bonazzoli (at Hellas Verona until 30 June 2024)
— FW Chile CHI Diego Valencia (at Atromitos until 30 June 2024)

Primavera

As of 28 October 2023.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
40 DF Italy ITA Emanuele Elia
51 MF Italy ITA Ciro Borrelli (on loan from Napoli Primavera)
No. Pos. Nation Player
62 GK Italy ITA Pasquale Allocca
65 GK Italy ITA Gregorio Salvati

Non-playing staff

As of 16 October 2023[19][20]
Position Staff
Sporting directorItaly Morgan De Sanctis
Head coachItaly Filippo Inzaghi
Assistant coachItaly Maurizio D'Angelo
Technical collaboratorItaly Nicola Corrent
Goalkeeping coachItaly Mauro Lamberti
Athletic coachItaly Luca Alimonta
Italy Daniele Cominotti
Italy Vincenzo Laurino
Italy Marco Celia
Italy Daniele Tozzi
Match analystItaly Simone Baggio
Italy Sandro Antonini
Team managerItaly Salvatore Avallone
Referee CaretakerItaly Cristina Lambiase Savage
Kit ManagerItaly Gerardo Salvucci
Italy Rosario Fiorillo
Italy Mario Gaeta
Team DoctorItaly Dott.Italo Leo
Italy Dott.Gennaro Alfano
Head of medical staffItaly Dott.Vincenzo Rosciano
NutritionistItaly Dott.Stefano Gallo
Physiotherapist - OsteopathItaly Giovanni Carmando
Italy Giuseppe Magliano
Italy Paolo Chianese
MassophysiotherapistItaly Davide Bisogno
PhysiotherapistItaly Simone Sigillo
Italy Francesco Minieri
Italy Andrea Ciccarino
Scientific consultantItaly Prof.Marcello Zappia
Italy Dott.Antonio Lambiase
Italy Dott.Daniele Masarone
Italy Dott.Luca Bardi
PodiatristItaly Sergio Di Palma
Technical director (first team football)Italy Giulio Migliaccio
Italy Simone Lo Schiavo
Youth system directorItaly Stefano Colantuono

National team players

These current and former players have recorded starts for their respective national teams.

Players from the Italy national football team:

Italy


Players from other national football teams:

Albania
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Chile
Croatia
Cyprus
France
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Mali
Mexico
Netherlands
Nigeria
Norway
Peru
Poland
Romania
Russia
Senegal
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
Tunisia
Turkey
Uruguay


World Cup players

The following players have been selected by their country in a World Cup Final Squad, while playing for Salernitana.

Managers

References

  1. 1 2 "Codice promozione SNAI Maggio 2021 - "SNAIMAX17" | Tutte le promo". Codice promozione SNAI.
  2. ↑ "Biglietteria – US Salernitana 1919 | Sito ufficiale della U.S. Salernitana 1919".
  3. ↑ "Salernitana, Danilo Iervolino nuovo proprietario: Conferma dalla FIGC".
  4. 1 2 3 "UFFICIALE. Da adesso chiamatela U.S. SALERNITANA 1919 – Salernitana – Resport". Resport.it. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Salerno Calcio, c'č l'iscrizione Oggi la presentazione dello staff – Corriere del Mezzogiorno". Corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it.
  6. ↑ "Modifica dell'art. 52 delle Norme Organizzative Interne della FIGC (Titolo sportivo)". Civile.it.
  7. ↑ Cianfanelli, Marco (9 March 2017). "UNIONE SPORTIVA SALERNITANA 1919 - Collezione di Marco Cianfanelli". PennantsMuseum (in Italian). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Lotito, show a Salerno "Torneremo in alto"". Repubblica.it. 26 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "E' nata la nuova Salernitana Il Salerno calcio sarà "blau-grana" Lotito: non è un satellite della Lazio" (in Italian). Ilmattino.it. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  10. ↑ "Il paradosso della Salernitana" (in Italian). Il Post. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Official: Salernitana are officially returning to Serie A after 23 years". Football Italia. 7 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Bologna 3-2 Salernitana: De Silvestri double rescues Rossoblu". Football Italia.
  13. ↑ "Salernitana 1-0 Genoa: Granata finally get first win". Football Italia.
  14. ↑ "Salernitana appoint Colantuono after Castori sacking". Reuters.com. 17 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Salernitana avoid relegation with record low points total". forzaitalianfootball.com. 23 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "La Storia: 1910–1919" (in Italian). Salernitana.it. 24 June 2007. Archived from the original on 27 February 2008.
  17. ↑ "Sarà "Salerno Calcio" il nome della nuova società calcistica della città. Lotito e Mezzaroma hanno presentato i loro progetti" (in Italian). 12mesi.it. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  18. ↑ Il logo ufficiale della Salernitana per la stagione numero 100 (in Italian)
  19. ↑ "Prima squadra" (in Italian). U.S. Salernitana 1919. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  20. ↑ "Società" (in Italian). U.S. Salernitana 1919. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  21. ↑ "Francesco Di Jorio". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

Further reading

  • Giovanni Vitale (2010). Salernitana storia di gol sorrisi e affanni. International printing. ISBN 978-88-7868-094-4.
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