A.C. Reggiana 1919
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| Full name | Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 SRL |
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| Nickname(s) |
Teste quadre (Square heads), Granata |
| Founded | 1919 2005 (refounded) |
| Ground |
Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, Italy |
| Capacity | 23,717 |
| Owner | Mike Piazza |
| Chairman | Stefano Compagni |
| Manager | Leonardo Menichini |
| League | Lega Pro |
| 2015–16 | Lega Pro/A, 7th |
Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 is an Italian association football club based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. The club currently plays in the Lega Pro football league.
The club was originally found in 1919 under the name A.C. Reggiana, and played in the Italian First Division for several seasons in the 1920s. More recently, it played in the Italian Serie A in 1993–94, 1994–95, and 1996–97. Their highest ranking was 13th place in the 1993–94 Serie A championship. The club is owned by Italian-American Mike Piazza, a former baseball player.
In July 2005, the sports title of A.C. Reggiana S.p.A. was transferred to a new investor, Reggio Emilia F.C. S.p.A., before being renamed as A.C. Reggiana 1919 S.p.A. soon after the start of the 2005–06 season.
In the 2007–2008 Series C2 regular season, the team finished first in Group B, and won direct promotion to Lega Pro Prima Divisione (formerly known as Serie C1 until that year) for the 2008–2009 season. Reggiana also won 2008 Supercoppa di Serie C2, a competition for three group stage winners of Serie C2.
The team's home jersey color is maroon, hence the nickname "Granata" (which is Italian for maroon). However, the team's shorts are traditionally dark blue, and their badge has traditionally been an orange football surrounded by the text: "Associazione Calcio Reggiana " surrounded by a maroon border.
Reggiana played all of its matches in Stadio Mirabello until 1994, when it moved to a modern arena, Stadio Città del Tricolore (a site previously known as Stadio Giglio).
Like other Italian cities, the birth of the "ultras" phenomenon in the 1980s also affected A.C. Reggiana. With Reggiana battling for Serie B and Cantine Riunite Reggio Emilia competing in Lega Basket Serie A, the youth of the city formed and gathered in ultras every Sunday.
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