Alessandria
Full name	Unione Sportiva Alessandria Calcio 1912 srl
Nickname(s)	I Grigi (The Greys), L'Orso (The Bear)
Founded	1912
Ground	Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta, Alessandria, Italy (Capacity 8,182)
Chairman	Gianni Bianchi
Manager	Salvatore Jacolino
League	Serie D/A
2006-07	Serie D/A, 7th
Home colours Away colours

Unione Sportiva Alessandria Calcio 1912 is an Italian football club based in Alessandria, Piedmont founded in February 1912 and continuing currently. The team's nickname is "Grigi" (Grays), because of their grey kit. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Alessandria (disambiguation). ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Serie D is the top level of Italian non-professional football and fifth level overall. ... Serie D is the top level of Italian non-professional football and fifth level overall. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Italy is one of the worlds leading football nations. ... For other uses, see Alessandria (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Piedmont (disambiguation). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Achromatic redirects here. ...

The club's most successful period came when they spent 13 seasons in Serie A between 1929 and 1960, their best finish being 6th in 1930 and in 1932. This article is about the Italian football league. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

• U.S. Alessandria (Italian version with pictures and more infos)

A early times photo of FBC Alessandria

In 1896, the first sports team in Alessandria, named Unione Pro Sport, was established, then followed by two other teams, Forza e Concordia and Forza e Coraggio. Whereas Unione Pro Sport and Forza e Concordia withdrew from competitions after 1900, Forza e Coraggio opened its football section, called Foot Ball Club Alessandria in 1912. The original jersey was white and light blue, which was successively replaced by a grey one with white edges. The team was first admitted to Serie A in 1929, following a third place in the Girone A of National Division (one-time Serie B). Alessandria played eight consecutive seasons to Serie A, with a sixth place as its best result, being relegated to Serie B in 1937. The team returned to play Serie A after the World War II, in 1946, for two consecutive seasons, and again from 1957 to 1960. In 1958, Gianni Rivera, probably the most famous player to have ever played for Alessandria, made his Serie A debut against Inter Milan. Since then, Alessandria has played Serie B until 1967 and then Serie C, except a one-year Serie B return in 1974/1975. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... Ğ: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... Giovanni (Gianni) Rivera (born August 18, 1943 in Alessandria) was an Italian football player, the European Footballer of the Year in 1969. ... Internazionale Milano Football Club is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A. It is more commonly known as Inter, and often named Inter Milan in foreign countries. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

More recently the club, after having experienced in 2002/2003 its first relegation ever on Serie D, went bankrupt. A new club, named U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 and direct heir of the old Alessandria, was admitted to "Eccellenza", a regional amateur league, which readily won on 2003/2004. Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Serie D is the top level of Italian non-professional football and fifth level overall. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Currently the club plays in Serie D/A. The team plays its home games at the Stadium Giuseppe Moccagatta in Spalto Rovereto, Alessandria. Serie D is the top level of Italian non-professional football and fifth level overall. ...

Notable former players

• Gino Armano
• Adolfo Baloncieri
• Oreste Barale
• Luigi Bertolini
• Valerio Bertotto
• Gabriele Bongiorni
• Felice Borel
• Renzo Cappellaro
• Renato Cattaneo
• Gianni Fanello
• Enrico Fantini
• Giovanni Ferrari
• Dino Galparoli
• Francisco Ramón Lojacono
• Benito Lorenzi
• Gianni Rivera

Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Gino Armano (born October 25, 1927 in Alessandria) is a former Italian football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Adolfo Baloncieri (born: 27th April 1897 in Alessandria - Alessandria, 1986)is the captain of the Italy national football team that won the bronze medal at the 1928 Olympic Games and the winner of the 1930 Coppa Internazioanle. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Oreste Barale (4 October 1904 - ?) also known as Barale III was an Italian football player from Pezzana Vercellese in the Province of Vercelli. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Luigi Bertolini (born in Busalla, Genoa, September 13, 1904 – dead in 1977) was an italian football (soccer) player in midfielder role. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Valerio Bertotto (born January 15, 1973 in Turin) is an Italian footballer, who plays as a defender, and captain, for Udinese Calcio of Serie A. He started his professional career in season 1990-1991 for Alessandria of Italian Serie C2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Gabriele Bongiorni is a left-footed Italian soccer player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Felice Placido Borel (April 5, 1914 – January 21, 1993) was an Italian football player who played as a striker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Enrico Fantini (born 27 February 1976 in Cuneo)is an Italian footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Giovanni Ferrari (born December 6, 1907 in Alessandria; died December 2, 1982) was an Italian football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Benito Veleno Lorenzi (December 20, 1925 - March 3, 2007) , was an Italian football (soccer) player born in Borgo a Buggiano, Pistoia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Giovanni (Gianni) Rivera (born August 18, 1943 in Alessandria) was an Italian football player, the European Footballer of the Year in 1969. ...

External links

• Official Site (Italian)
• Unione Sportiva Alessandria 1912 - Short Historical Overview 1896-1961 (English) prepared by Enrico Acerbi for RSSSF
• Associazione Orgoglio Grigio (Italian) ‘Grey Pride Association’: a supporters site
• Alessandria page @ Serie-D.com