Delfino Pescara 1936

Pescara

Full name

Delfino Pescara 1936 SpA

Nickname(s)

Delfini (The Dolphins)
Biancazzurri (The White-Light Blues)

Founded

1936

Ground

Stadio Adriatico

Capacity

20,515

Chairman

Mohammad Laghaei

Manager

Massimo Oddo^[1]

League

Serie A

2015–16

Serie B, 4th (promoted)

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Delfino Pescara 1936, simply known as Pescara Calcio or just Pescara, is an Italian football club based in Pescara, Abruzzo.

The club was formed in 1936 and currently plays in Serie A. Pescara has competed in six seasons in Serie A, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93, 2012–13, and is participating in 2016–17. The team's official colors are white and light blue.

History

Aside from a spell in Serie B in the 1940s, Pescara had a relatively undistinguished history until promotion to Serie B in 1974. With players like Giorgio Repetto and Bruno Nobili in the midfield, they managed to win their first promotion to Serie A in 1977 after winning the promotion play-off, but ultimately finished their first season in Serie A in last place. A second promotion after a play-off followed, but once more they would be relegated from the top flight and then descended to Serie C1 within two years.

Nonetheless, after returning to Serie B after a year, Pescara would enjoy a revival after the appointment of Giovanni Galeone as coach in 1986. His philosophy of attacking football saw the Biancazzurri promoted to Serie A as champions in 1987, where they lasted two years with players such as Júnior and Blaž Slišković among the club's star players. Galeone would return during the 1990–91 season and oversaw another promotion the following year.

After relegation, Pescara remained in Serie B side throughout the 1990s, narrowly missing promotion in 1999. Relegation to C1 followed in 2001, with promotion in 2003 being followed by two revoked relegations in a row due to bankruptcy and scandals affecting other clubs. Pescara was ultimately relegated in the 2006–07 season, with three presidential and managerial changes during the season. In December 2008, the debt-ridden club was legally declared out of business and its control passed to a bankruptcy trustee appointed by the Court of Pescara. In February 2009, a takeover from a group named Delfino Pescara 1936 was finalized with Deborah Caldora becoming the first woman to serve as chairman for the club. In the meantime, results did not improve significantly and in March, Giuseppe Galderisi was dismissed from the head coaching post with Antonello Cuccureddu being appointed as the new boss.

At the beginning of the 2009–10 season, Eusebio Di Francesco was appointed as the new coach. Pescara finished second in Girone B of Lega Pro Prima Divisione and qualified for the promotional play-offs. They defeated Reggiana in the semi-final and Verona in the final and subsequently returned to Serie B after a three-year absence. The following season started with the appointment of Zdeněk Zeman as new head coach; the Czech manager immediately brought Pescara back into national coverage thanks to his well-known all-attacking playing style that turned out to match perfectly with promising youngsters such as Marco Verratti, Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne, who guided the squad to promotion to Serie A. Pescara secured promotion to the top-level after a 19-year absence after defeating Sampdoria with a 3–1 score in an away match on 20 May 2012. In the last minute of the final game of the regular season, Pescara striker Riccardo Maniero netted the winner in a match against Nocerina to claim Pescara's second Serie B title after Torino's draw away to AlbinoLeffe.

Pescara began the 2012–13 campaign looking for a new manager after Zdeněk Zeman left the club to manage Roma. Pescara started their new season in Serie A with a 3–0 loss to Internazionale, and they would not earn their first win until the fifth game of the season, a 1–0 win over Palermo. Pescara's stint in the top flight lasted just one season, as the club ended the season bottom of the table with a record of six wins, four draws and 28 loses, also recording the fewest clean sheets in the league, with five. That season, winger and leading-scorer Vladimír Weiss was also noted for picking up two red cards.

Supporters

Vicenza and Messina are known as Gemellaggi (English: Twinning) with Pescara. It is a similar concept to having a twin or sister city between cities.

Lazio and Verona are known to be rivals with Pescara. Pescara's regional rivals are Chieti, Virtus Lanciano and L'Aquila; however, they haven't faced either team since 2002 due to financial troubles. Pescara also shares notable rivalries with regional neighbors, namely the Marche clubs such as Ancona, Ascoli and Sambenedettese.

Players

Current squad

As of 08 September 2016.^[2]

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Vincenzo Fiorillo
2	DF	Alessandro Crescenzi
3	DF	Cristiano Biraghi
5	MF	Alessandro Bruno
6	MF	Bryan Cristante (on loan from Benfica)
7	MF	Valerio Verre
8	MF	Ledian Memushaj (captain)
9	FW	Rey Manaj (on loan from Internazionale)
10	MF	Ahmad Benali
11	DF	Francesco Zampano
12	GK	Gabriele Aldegani
13	DF	Dario Župarić
14	DF	Hugo Campagnaro
15	FW	Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (on loan from PSG)
16	MF	Gastón Brugman

No.	Position	Player
17	FW	Gianluca Caprari (on loan from Internazionale)
20	MF	Alberto Aquilani
21	MF	Simone Pepe
22	GK	Mirko Pigliacelli
23	DF	Leonardo Maloku
26	DF	Davide Vitturini
27	FW	Stefano Pettinari (on loan from Roma)
28	MF	Alexandru Mitriță
30	FW	Robert Murić (on loan from Ajax)
31	GK	Albano Bizzarri
35	DF	Andrea Coda
37	DF	Norbert Gyömbér (on loan from Roma)
44	DF	Michele Fornasier
98	FW	Ferdinando Del Sole

Out on loan

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Elhan Kastrati (at Piacenza)
		GK	Simone Aresti (at Ternana)
		DF	Antonio Mazzotta (at Frosinone)
		MF	Gianluca Barba (at Piacenza)

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Ransford Selasi (at Novara)
		FW	Andrea Cocco (at Frosinone)
		FW	Marco Sansovini (at Teramo)
		FW	Francesco Nicastro (at Perugia)

Managerial history

Name	Nationality	Years
Edmondo De Amicis		1937–38
Pietro Piselli		1938–39
Armando Bonino		1939–40
Mario Pizziolo		1940–41
Luigi Ferrero		1941–43
Edmondo De Amicis		1944–45
Giuseppe Marchi		1945–46
József Bánás		1946–47
Mario Pizziolo		1947–48
Gino Piccinini		1948–49
Benedetto Stella		1949–50
Luigi Del Grosso		1950–53
Umberto De Angelis		1953–55
Alfredo Notti		1955–56
Alfredo Monza Renato Piacentini Orazio Sola		1956–57
Renato Piacentini		1957–58
Aurelio Marchese Mario Tontodonati		1958–59
Ljubo Benčić Mario Tontodonati		1959–61
Umberto De Angelis		1961–62
Leonardo Costagliola		1962–63
Ljubo Benčić Renato Piacentini		1963–64
Ljubo Benčić Vincenzo Marsico		1964–65
Antonio Giammarinaro Alfredo Notti		1965–66
Sergio Cervato		1966–67

Name	Nationality	Years
Antonio Giammarinaro		1967–68
Gianni Seghedoni Mario Tontodonati		1968–69
Dante Lacorata Mario Tontodonati		1969–70
Francesco Capocasale		1970–71
Enzo Falini Vitaliano Patricelli		1971–72
Domenico Rosati		1972–76
Giancarlo Cadè		1976–78
Antonio Valentín Angelillo		1978–79
Gustavo Giagnoni Claudio Tobia Mario Tontodonati		1979–80
Aldo Agroppi		1980–81
Giuseppe Chiappella Saul Malatrasi Mario Tiddia		1981–82
Domenico Rosati		1982–84
Enrico Catuzzi		1984–86
Giovanni Galeone		1986–89
Ilario Castagner Edoardo Reja		1989–90
Giovanni Galeone Carlo Mazzone		1990–91
Giovanni Galeone		1991–92
Vincenzo Zucchini		1992–93
Gianni Corelli Giorgio Rumignani Franco Scoglio Vincenzo Zucchini		1993–94
Francesco Oddo Giorgio Rumignani		1994–95
Luigi Maifredi Francesco Oddo		1995–96

Name	Nationality	Years
Delio Rossi		July 1996 – June 97
Adriano Buffoni Maurizio Viscidi		1997–98
Luigi De Canio Francesco Giorgini		July 1998 – June 99
Giovanni Galeone		July 1999 – Nov 00
Tarcisio Burgnich Giovanni Galeone Delio Rossi		2000–01
Ivo Iaconi		July 2001 – May 2004
Cetteo Di Mascio		2004
Giovanni Simonelli		2004 – June 2005
Maurizio Sarri		July 2005 – July 2006
Davide Ballardini Aldo Ammazzalorso Luigi De Rosa Vincenzo Vivarini		July 2006 – June 2007
Franco Lerda		July 2007 – June 2008
Giuseppe Galderisi		July 2008 – March 2009
Antonello Cuccureddu		2009–10
Eusebio Di Francesco		Jan 2010 – June 2011
Zdeněk Zeman		June 2011 – June 2012
Giovanni Stroppa		June–November 2012
Cristiano Bergodi		November 2012 – March 2013
Cristian Bucchi		March–June 2013
Pasquale Marino		June 2013 – July 2014
Marco Baroni		August 2014 – May 2015
Massimo Oddo		May 2015–

Honours

Serie B
- Champions (2): 1986–87, 2011–12

References

↑ http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/8330-comunicato-stampa-baroni-sollevato-dallincarico.html
↑ "Rosa Stagione" [Season Team]. Delfino Pescara 1936 (in Italian). Retrieved 4 November 2012.

External links

Serie A

2016–17 clubs	Atalanta Bologna Cagliari Chievo Crotone Empoli Fiorentina Genoa Internazionale Juventus Lazio Milan Napoli Palermo Pescara Roma Sampdoria Sassuolo Torino Udinese

Former clubs	Alessandria Ancona Ascoli Avellino Bari Brescia Carpi Casale Catania Catanzaro Cesena Como Cremonese Foggia Frosinone Hellas Verona Lecce Lecco Legnano Livorno Lucchese Mantova Messina Modena Novara Padova Parma Perugia Piacenza Pisa Pistoiese Pro Patria Pro Vercelli Reggiana Reggina Salernitana Siena SPAL Ternana Treviso Triestina Varese Venezia Vicenza

Organisations	Lega Serie A Lega Calcio (defunct)

Competition	Champions Foreign players Managers Broadcasters

Statistics and awards	Records Average attendances Team of the Year Footballer of the Year Coach of the Year Goalkeeper of the Year Referee of the Year Football Club of the Year Italian Footballer of the Year Foreign Footballer of the Year Young Footballer of the Year Defender of the Year Top scorers Players with 100+ goals

Finances	Richest clubs: Deloitte list Forbes' list

Associated competitions	Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana Serie B Lega Pro Serie D European UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League

Serie A seasons

Prima Categoria Prima Divisione Divisione Nazionale	1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29

Other	1921–22 (C.C.I.)^† 1944 1945–46^†

Serie A seasons	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

^†Championships recognized as official by the Italian Football Federation

Football in Italy

Overview	National association League system List of clubs List of venues Records Scudetto Capocannoniere

International	Italy Under-21 Under-20 Under-19 Under-18 Under-17 Under-16 Under-15 Italy women

Leagues	Lega Serie A Lega Serie B Lega Pro Lega Nazionale Dilettanti Lega Calcio defunct

League competitions	Serie A Prima Divisione defunct Divisione Nazionale defunct Serie B Lega Pro Lega Pro Prima Divisione defunct Lega Pro Seconda Divisione defunct Serie D Eccellenza Promozione Prima Categoria Seconda Categoria Terza Categoria

Cup competitions	Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana Coppa Italia Lega Pro Supercoppa di Lega Pro Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione defunct Coppa Italia Serie D Coppa Italia Dilettanti

Youth competitions	Campionato Nazionale Primavera Coppa Italia Primavera Supercoppa Primavera Torneo di Viareggio Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti

Women's competitions	Serie A Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana

Awards	Gran Galà del Calcio AIC Italian Football Hall of Fame

Miscellaneous	Totonero 1980 Totonero 1986 Italian Law 91/1981, Article 18B financial doping scandals 2006 Italian football scandal 2011–12 Italian football scandal 2015 Italian football scandal Article 52 of N.O.I.F. Foreign Serie A players Foreign Serie B players

Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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