CFC genoa
CFC genoa | ||||
Basic data | ||||
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Surname | Genoa Cricket and Football Club SpA |
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Seat | Genoa , Italy | |||
founding | September 7, 1893 | |||
Colours | Red Blue | |||
president | Enrico Preziosi | |||
Website | genoacfc.it | |||
First soccer team | ||||
Head coach | Rolando Maran | |||
Venue | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | |||
Places | 36,599 | |||
league | Series A | |||
2019/20 | 17th place | |||
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The Genoa Cricket and Football Club , or Genoa CFC or Genoa for short , known in German-speaking countries as CFC Genoa , is an Italian football club from the Ligurian capital, Genoa . It is considered to be the oldest Italian football club still in existence today . Other names are I Rossoblu ("The Red-Blue") and Il Grifone ("The Greif").
The Genoa CFC is a nine-time Italian champion and a one-time Italian cup winner .
The home venue is the Stadio Luigi Ferraris , which can seat 36,599 spectators . The club shares this with city rivals Sampdoria Genoa .
Although the name of the club is English , it is pronounced in Italian (in phonetic transcription : [ 'dʒɛnoa ]).
history
Beginnings
On September 7, 1893 , Charles De Grave Sells, S. Blake, G. Green, W. Riley, DG Fawcus, Sandys, E. De Thierry, Jonathan Summerhill Senior and Junior, and the British diplomat Sir Charles Alfred Payton founded Genoa Cricket & Athletic Club .
Since the club was originally supposed to represent England , they first played in white jerseys, like those worn by the English national team. Initially, no Italians were allowed to join the club.
In 1898 the club became Italian football champions for the first time . The first championship tournament that could be won took place in Turin on the afternoon of May 8th. The following year the club changed its name to Genoa Cricket & Football Club , deleting the Athletic from the name. The second title followed on April 16, 1899 . Another was to follow a year later.
The Genoa CFC has been playing in blue and red striped jerseys since 1901. After the recently founded AC Milan won a title for the first time this year , three more titles followed. In 1902, the Genoese Club was the first Italian club to build a youth team for the U-16s. The next few years were not very happy: the seventh championship title only followed in the war year 1914/15 . The last time Genoa won the championship after the war, in 1923 and 1924 . With nine championships, CFC Genoa is the fourth most successful title holder behind Juventus Turin , Inter Milan and AC Milan, but never won a championship in Serie A and has been without a title in this competition for over 90 years. The first and so far only cup win is the Coppa Italia 1937 under coach Hermann Felsner .
In the Italian league system
In 1929 the Series A and Series B were introduced. Genoa immediately became runner-up in Serie A in the first season, followed by fourth place the following year .
In recent history, Genoa spent most of the seasons in Serie B , although promotions to Serie A are to be celebrated again and again . The greatest success in recent times was reaching fourth place in Serie A in 1991 . In the 1991/92 season , the team played in the UEFA Cup , where they advanced to the semi-finals and were finally eliminated from the eventual title winners Ajax Amsterdam . In 1995 , the club rose again from Serie B, where it now remained ten seasons in a row.
Match fixing and forced relegation 2005
For the 2005/06 season, Genoa should actually play in Serie A again after the promotion was made clear. Soon after the end of the season, however, voices were raised that the Genoa CFC had resorted to unfair means in the promotion campaign and manipulated games. On July 26, 2005, the Court of Justice found it proven in the judgment that the club had manipulated at least one game against the relegated AC Venezia , who had already been relegated at the time , by buying the 3-2 victory they had achieved. Enrico Preziosi , the club's president, presented the Venetian president Giuseppe Pagliara with 250,000 euros in cash, thereby securing Genoa's victory . The sports court therefore decided to rank the club in last place in the past Serie B championship, which in fact meant relegation to Serie C1 .
In the last instance Genoa had to admit defeat on August 8th and consequently compete in Serie C1 in the 2005/06 season. After the forced relegation of the Genoa CFC , 2,000 frustrated fans devastated the city center and Genova Brignole train station on August 8th. After another failure in court, there were repeated riots on August 20. 3000 fans had moved towards the Marassi Stadium , meanwhile some fans were involved in skirmishes with the Italian law enforcement officers, who used tear gas . Twelve policemen were injured. The association announced on August 22 that it would appeal against the ruling, and if necessary it would go to the European Court of Justice. Despite all efforts, Genoa played in Serie C1 in the 2005/06 season, where they were promoted to Serie B again . On June 10, 2007, the club, together with SSC Napoli, made it through to Serie A.
Current developments
The first season after the recovery, the club completed in 2008 in tenth place in the table. Already in the following year the qualification for the first season of the UEFA Europa League succeeded with the fifth place in the table , but where they did not get beyond the group stage. The following seasons were marked by varying results, which is located in the Serie A established. While some seasons were dominated by the relegation battle, they reached sixth place in the 2014/15 season and qualified for the Europa League. However, the Genoese club was not granted the required license, so that the rival Sampdoria Genoa moved up.
Club colors and crests
The club colors have always been red and blue. The club's logo shows a griffin in a golden hue - a hybrid of an eagle and a lion, which is also depicted on the city arms of Genoa . Over the years the logo changed, but the key elements always remained the griffin and the club colors red and blue. The current logo refers to the club's colors, the griffin and the St. George's Cross , a traditional symbol of the city of Genoa.
The fans of the club sympathize with the symbols of Great Britain because of the history, which is why the Union Jack is also present in the curve at many home games .
Club successes
National | title | season |
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Italian championship | 9 | 1898 , 1899 , 1900 , 1902 , 1903 , 1904 , 1914/15 , 1922/23 , 1923/24 |
Italian Cup | 1 | 1936/37 |
International | title | season |
Coppa delle Alpi | 2 | 1962, 1964 |
English-Italian Cup | 1 | 1995/96 |
Successes of the youth teams
- Torneo di Viareggio : 1965, 2007
- Campionato Primavera : 2010
- Coppa Italia Primavera : 2009
facts and figures
staff
Professional team squad (2019/20)
No. | Nat. | Surname | Date of birth | In the team since | Contract until | |
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goalkeeper | ||||||
22nd | Federico Marchetti | 02/07/1983 | 2018 | 2020 | ||
25th | Rok Vodišek | 05.12.1998 | 2018 | 2022 | ||
93 | Jandrei | 03/01/1993 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
97 | Andrei Radu | 05/28/1997 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
Defender | ||||||
2 | Cristián Zapata | 09/30/1986 | 2019 | 2021 | ||
3 | Antonio Barreca | 03/18/1995 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
4th | Domenico Criscito | 12/30/1986 | 2018 | 2022 | ||
5 | Edoardo Goldaniga | 11/02/1993 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
14th | Davide Biraschi | 07/02/1994 | 2016 | 2022 | ||
17th | Cristian Romero | 04/27/1998 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
18th | Paolo Ghiglione | 02/02/1997 | 2012 | |||
32 | Peter Ankersen | 09/22/1990 | 2019 | 2021 | ||
33 | Marko Pajač | 05/11/1993 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
98 | Nicholas Rizzo | 03/11/2000 | 2019 | 2024 | ||
midfield player | ||||||
8th | Lukas Lerager | 07/12/1993 | 2019 | 2023 | ||
15th | Filip Jagiełło | 08/08/1997 | 2019 | 2023 | ||
20th | Let beautiful | 05/27/1986 | 2019 | 2021 | ||
21st | Ivan Radovanović | 08/29/1988 | 2019 | 2021 | ||
23 | Sandro | 03/15/1989 | 2018 | 2021 | ||
27 | Stefano Sturaro | 03/09/1993 | 2019 | 2023 | ||
28 | Kevin Agudelo | 11/14/1998 | 2019 | |||
29 | Francesco Cassata | 07/16/1997 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
91 | Riccardo Saponara | December 21, 1991 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
striker | ||||||
9 | Antonio Sanabria | 03/04/1996 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
10 | Sinan Gümüş | January 15, 1994 | 2019 | 2022 | ||
11 | Christian Kouamé | December 06, 1997 | 2018 | 2023 | ||
19th | Goran Pandev | 07/27/1983 | 2015 | 2020 | ||
30th | Andrea Favilli | 05/17/1997 | 2019 | 2023 | ||
99 | Andrea Pinamonti | 05/19/1999 | 2019 | 2021 | ||
As of September 2, 2019 |
Former players
- Julio Abbadie
- Carlos Aguilera
- Antonio Angelillo
- Pietro Arcari
- Valerio Bacigalupo
- Giuseppe Baldini
- Paolo Barison
- Sergio Bertoni
- Nils Bennike
- Giuseppe Bigogno
- Marco Borriello
- Saša Bjelanović
- Branco
- Valon Behrami
- Massimo Briaschi
- Lorenzo Buffon
- Nicola Caccia
- Riccardo Carapellese
- Carlo Ceresoli
- Bruno Chizzo
- Paul Codrea
- Giancarlo Corradini
- Hernán Crespo
- Dario Dainelli
- Kevin van Dessel
- Flavio Emoli
- Stefano Eranio
- Luigi Ferraris
- Davide Fontolan
- Andrea Fortunato
- Giovanni Francini
- Cosimo Francioso
- Giuseppe Gemiti
- Mario Genta
- Michaël Goossens
- Gunnar Gren
- Mohamed Kallon
- Ardico Magnini
- Rolando Mandragora
- Giovanni Martusciello
- John Mensah
- Alexander Merkel
- Gigi Meroni
- Diego Milito
- Emiliano Moretti
- Arrigo Morselli
- Thiago Motta
- Giacomo Neri
- Davide Nicola
- Antonio Nocerino
- Michele Padovano
- Christian Panucci
- Rubén Paz
- Mario Perazzolo
- Bruno Pesaola
- Dan Petrescu
- Rubinho
- Claudio Sala
- Mauro Sandreani
- Giuseppe Sculli
- Tomáš Skuhravý
- James Richardson Spensley
- Guillermo Stábile
- Stefano Sturaro
- Giovanni Tedesco
- Luca Toni
- Renzo De Vecchi
- Giancarlo Vitali
- René Vandereycken
- Corrado Viciani
- Tomás Rincon
Player records
(Status: end of season 2018/19; all league games and goals are given)
Calls | |||
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1 | Gennaro Ruotolo | 1988-2002 | 444 |
2 | Fosco Becattini | 1945–1961 | 425 |
3 | Vincenzo Torrente | 1985-2000 | 412 |
4th | Amedeo Cattani | 1942-1955 | 310 |
5 | Ottavio Barbieri | 1919-1932 | 299 |
6th | Renzo De Vecchi | 1913-1929 | 269 |
7th | Giovanni De Prà | 1921-1933 | 260 |
8th | Marco Rossi | 2003-2004 2005-2013 |
253 |
9 | Franco Rivara | 1956-1970 | 248 |
10 | Luigi Burlando | 1921-1932 | 228 |
Gates | |||
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1 | Edoardo Catto | 1921-1929 | 96 |
2 | Virgilio Felice Levratto | 1925-1932 | 86 |
3 | Enrico Sardi | 1913-1915 1919-1921 |
81 |
4th | Cosimo Francioso | 1998-2002 | 76 |
5 | Aristodemo Santamaria | 1913-1919 1922-1926 |
75 |
6th | Attilio Frizzi | 1951-1957 | 58 |
7th | Tomáš Skuhravý | 1990-1996 | 58 |
8th | Diego Milito | 2004-2005 2008-2009 |
57 |
9 | Roberto Pruzzo | 1973-1978 | 57 |
10 | Giorgio Dal Monte | 1952-1955 1956-1961 |
48 |
Coach history
Head coach | |
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Term of office | Surname |
1997-1998 |
Gaetano Salvemini Claudio Maselli Tarcisio Burgnich |
1998-1999 |
Giuseppe Pillon Luigi Cagni |
1999-2000 |
Delio Rossi Bruno Bolchi |
2000-2001 |
Bruno Bolchi Guido Carboni and Alfredo Magni Bruno Bolchi Claudio Onofri Franco Scoglio |
2001-2002 |
Franco Scoglio Edoardo Reja Claudio Onofri |
2002-2003 |
Claudio Onofri Vincenzo Torrente and Rino Lavezzini |
2003-2004 |
Roberto Donadoni Luigi De Canio |
2004-2005 |
Luigi De Canio Serse Cosmi |
2005-2006 |
Francesco Guidolin Giovanni Vavassori Attilio Perotti Giovanni Vavassori |
2006-2010 | Gian Piero Gasperini |
2010-2011 | Davide Ballardini |
2011–2012 |
Alberto Malesani Pasquale Marino Alberto Malesani Luigi De Canio |
2012-2013 |
Luigi De Canio Luigi Delneri Davide Ballardini |
2013 | Fabio Liverani |
2013-2016 | Gian Piero Gasperini |
2016-2017 |
Ivan Jurić Andrea Mandorlini Ivan Jurić |
2017-2018 |
Ivan Jurić Davide Ballardini |
2018-2019 | Cesare Prandelli |
2019 | Thiago Motta |
2019-2020 | Davide Nicola |
2020– | Rolando Maran |
European Cup balance sheet
season | competition | round | opponent | total | To | Back |
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1991/92 | Uefa cup | 1 round | Real Oviedo | 3: 2 | 0: 1 (A) | 3: 1 (H) |
2nd round | Dinamo Bucharest | 5: 3 | 3: 1 (H) | 2: 1 (A) | ||
3rd round | Steaua Bucharest | 2-0 | 1: 0 (A) | 1: 0 (H) | ||
Quarter finals | Liverpool FC | 4: 1 | 2: 0 (H) | 2: 1 (A) | ||
Semifinals | Ajax Amsterdam | 3: 4 | 2: 3 (H) | 1: 1 (A) | ||
2009/10 | UEFA Europa League | Play-offs | Odense BK | 4: 2 | 3: 1 (H) | 1: 1 (A) |
Group stage | Slavia Prague | 2-0 | 2: 0 (H) | 0: 0 (A) | ||
Valencia CF | 3: 5 | 2: 3 (A) | 1: 2 (H) | |||
Lille OSC | 3: 5 | 0: 3 (A) | 3: 2 (H) |
Overall record: 18 games, 10 wins, 3 draws, 5 defeats, 29:22 goals (goal difference +7)
Web links
- Official website of CFC Genoa (Italian, English)
- CFC Genoa on legaseriea.it
- CFC Genoa on UEFA.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1902/03 season Italia on iffhs.de, accessed on June 30, 2013
- ↑ Prima Squadra. In: genoacfc.it. Genoa Cricket and Football Club, accessed March 2, 2018 (Italian).
- ↑ CFC Genoa squad. In: transfermarkt.de . Transfermarkt GmbH & Co. KG, accessed on August 12, 2019 .