Lecce
Full name	Unione Sportiva Lecce SpA
Nickname(s)	Giallorossi (Yellow-Reds), Salentini (Salenters); Lupi (Wolves)
Founded	March 15, 1908
Ground	Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce, Italy (Capacity 36,285[1])
Chairman	Giovanni Semeraro
Manager	Giuseppe Papadopulo
League	Serie B
2006-07	Serie B, 9th
Home colours Away colours

Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia. The club was formed in 1908 and has spent a large part of its seasons bouncing between Italy's second division and Serie A, where the team gained its first promotion in 1985. Download high resolution version (507x610, 18 KB)U.S. Lecces badge Image by http://www. ... Football club names are a part of the sports culture, reflecting century-old traditions. ... Stadio Via del Mare is a multi-use stadium in Lecce, Italy. ... This is about the Italian city of Lecce. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Giuseppe Papadopulo (born February 2, 1948 in Casale Marittimo, Pisa) is an Italian football manager, currently coach of US Palermo. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... Serie B 2006-07 teams distribution The 2006-07 Serie B season started on September 9, 2006 and ended on June 10, 2007. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... Image File history File links soccer jersey left arm with red shoulders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Valencia CF Deportivo de La Coruña Y.R. K.V. Mechelen Clube Náutico Capibaribe Template talk:Football kit CS Marítimo U.S. Lecce Ternana Calcio F.C. Crotone Bangu Atlético Clube User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories... Image File history File links soccer jersey right arm with red shoulders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 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 soccer jersey left arm with yellow shoulders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links soccer jersey with yellow shoulders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links soccer jersey right arm with yellow shoulders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 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... Soccer redirects here. ... This is about the Italian city of Lecce. ... This article is bad because of the Italian region. ... Year 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ... This article is about the year. ...

The team plays in red and yellow stripes. Lecce's home games are played in the 36,285-seater Stadio Via del Mare. Currently Lecce are playing in the Italian league Serie B for the 2007-08 season. Stadio Via del Mare is a multi-use stadium in Lecce, Italy. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... Geographical distribution of Serie B teams for season 2007-08 The 2007-08 Serie B regular season is the seventy-sixth since its establishment. ...

History

Lecce was founded as Sporting Club Lecce on 15 March 1908,^[1] initially the club comprise of football, track-and-field and cycling sports. The first club president was Francesco Marangi. The first colours worn by Lecce during this time were black and white stripes, known in Italy as bianconeri. is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Soccer redirects here. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... Cycling is the use of bicycles, or - less commonly - unicycles, tricycles, quadricycles and other similar wheeled human powered vehicles (HPVs) as a means of transport, a form of recreation or a sport. ...

In its formative years, Lecce played in mostly regional leagues and competitions. During the 1923/24 season the club broke up, before coming back on 16 September 1927 as Unione Sportiva Lecce. The club were still wearing black and white stripes (similar to Juventus) at this point, and the first president under the name Unione Sportiva Lecce was Luigi Lopez y Rojo. is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ...

League: Early years 1930s, 40s and 50s

Taranto Sport played Lecce in a game for promotion to Serie B from the local Southern Italian league, Lecce were victorious winning 3-2 after extra time. They were entered into Serie B for the 1929/30 season, the first game they played in the league was against Novara Calcio on 6 October 1929 , which they won 2-1. They would eventually finished 13th. But for the second time in the clubs history, it sized activity at the end of the 1931-32 season. Taranto Sport is an Italian football club, based in Taranto, Apulia. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... Extra time is an additional period played at the end of some games of football (soccer) if the score is tied after the two standard periods (halves) of play. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... Novara Calcio is an Italian football club, based in Novara, Piedmont. ... is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Four years later, Lecce came back and went into Serie C, finishing 11th in their return season. Around this time the club was in termoil, the following season they withdrew from Serie C after four days, and then during the 1938-39 season they finished in 3rd place but were moved down to 12th after it was revealed that the club had violated the league's federal regulations. Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ...

The club finished 1st during the 1943-44 season, but club football was suspended for the Second World War. Non the less, when club football resumed they finished as champions of Serie C once more, gaining promotion back into Serie B. Two decent seasons followed (finishing 4th and 3rd in respective seasons), with star Silvestri scoring 20 goals in one season, before the club were relegated. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ...

Lecce stayed down in Serie C for six seasons during this period, though this was not a particularly successful time for the club, striker Anselmo Bislenghi scored 83 goals for the club during this period, thus becoming a hero. The club slipped even lower to Serie IV where they spent three years. Serie D is the top level of Italian non-professional football and fifth level overall. ...

Seventeen seasons of Serie C: 1960s, 70s and 80s

From 1959 to 1975, Lecce had seventeen seasons in Serie C. They came extremely close to promotion several times during that period, finishing second three seasons in a row (1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74) before gaining promotion in the 1975-76 season. Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ...

The same year as their promotion Lecce tasted cup success, winning the Coppa Italia Serie C. In 1976 Lecce took part in the Anglo-Italian Semiprofessional Cup, notching up a 4-0 victory against Scarborough F.C.,^[2] ]. Coppa Italia Serie C is a straight knock out based competition envolving teams from Serie C1 and Serie C2 in Italian football. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Scarborough Football Club were an English football team based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. ...

During 1980, a scandal which rocked Italian football, Lecce under president Franco Jurlano occurred. However, Jurlano was able to demonstrate his innocence and the scandal only lead to disqualification of the player Claudius Merlo. The club was struck by a tragedy in 1983, players Michele Lo Russo and Ciro Pezzella died in an automotive accident. To this day, Lo Russo remains the club record holder for most number of appearances with 415. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Italy is one of the worlds leading football nations. ... A scandal is a widely publicized incident involving allegations of wrong-doing, disgrace, or moral outrage. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... Car redirects here. ...

Promotion to Serie A: mid-1980s and 90s

Under the management of Eugenio Fascetti, Lecce would achieve promotion to Serie A for the first time in 1985. They finished bottom and were relegated after only one season, but defeated Roma 3-2 away in the penultimate game to deal a fatal blow to Roma's title hopes. Losing a promotion play-off 2-1 to Cesena the following season, they would return to Serie A in 1988. A.S. Roma (Associazione Sportiva Roma) is a Italian football club. ... Associazione Calcio Cesena is a football club based in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

Under Carlo Mazzone, Lecce finished a respectable 9th place in 1989. Stars of the side included striker Pedro Pasculli and midfielders Antonio Conte and Paolo Benedetti. They lasted three seasons before relegation, and returned two years later. Season 1993-94 saw Lecce finish last with a pitiful 11 points, the lowest ever of any Serie A team, and a second relegation came the following year. Carlo Mazzone (born March 19, 1937 in Rome) is an Italian football manager. ... Pedro Pablo Pasculli (born in Santa Fé, 17 May 1960) is former Argentine soccer player. ... Antonio Conte (born July 31, 1969 in Lecce) is an Italian football player. ...

Stadio Via del Mare

Giampiero Ventura saw Lecce achieve successive promotions before leaving for Cagliari. Once more, it proved a struggle in Serie A despite the best efforts of striker Francesco Palmieri and a famous away win against AC Milan in 1997. Nonetheless the team were good enough to return to Serie A in 1999 and begin another three-year stint in the top-flight, with yet another return to Serie A in 2003. In 2004, under Delio Rossi, who had been managing the club since 2002, Lecce achieved an impressive result, reaching the 9th final position after an awful first half of the season. Famous performances include two sensactional victories in a row, first against Italian giants Juventus 4-3 in Turin and then they beat Internazionale FC 2-1 in Lecce, this helped the club to finish in 10th position. The following season in 2004-05 Zdenek Zeman oversaw a highly attack-minded team which scored plenty of goals, they ended up in 10th position. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Stadio Via del Mare is a multi-use stadium in Lecce, Italy. ... Giampiero Ventura (born January 14, 1948 in Genoa) is an Italian football manager. ... Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Delio Rossi (born November 26, 1960 in Rimini) is an Italian football (soccer) manager. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Torino redirects here. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano 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. ... This is about the Italian city of Lecce. ... Serie A 2004-05 teams distribution In the 2004-05 season, the Serie A, the major football Italian professional league, was composed by 20 teams, for the first time in several years. ... Zdenek Zeman (born March 12, 1947 in Prague) is a Czech-Italian renowned football (soccer) coach. ...

Recent times

The 2005-06 was a continual struggle for Lecce. The club has changed its manager two times (Silvio Baldini for Angelo Adamo Gregucci, and then to youth team coach Roberto Rizzo supported by goalkeeper coach Franco Paleari). The numerous managerial moves could not turn Lecce's fortune as they were relegated in 19th place. In June Giovanni Semeraro returned at the helm of the club after 9 months. The club re-appointed Zdenek Zeman as manager, just one year after he had left for Brescia. In the 2005-06 season, Serie A, the major football (soccer) Italian professional league, was contested by 20 teams. ... Silvio Baldini (born September 11, 1958 in Massa) is an Italian football coach. ... Zdenek Zeman (born March 12, 1947 in Prague) is a Czech-Italian renowned football (soccer) coach. ... Brescia Calcio is a football club based in Brescia, Lombardy. ...

Lecce were unable to avoid relegation from Serie A despite some initial hope due to the Serie A match-fixing scandal. The club had a mixed start to the 2006-07 season in Serie B, winning three home games (including a win against early league leaders, Genoa), though they have suffered poor away form. After a large drop in form, recording 10 losses in 18 matches, Zdenek Zeman was sacked as manager and replaced by Giuseppe Papadopulo. On March 10, 2007 Lecce clinched a historical victory over Frosinone, beaten 5-0 at Stadio Via del Mare. Having gained 36 points in the second-leg part of the season, Lecce ended the season in the middle of the table (9th place). In May 2006, a massive match fixing scandal in the history of Italian Serie A football was uncovered by Italian police, implicating league champions Juventus, and powerhouses A.C. Milan, Fiorentina, and Lazio. ... Serie B 2006-07 teams distribution The 2006-07 Serie B season started on September 9, 2006 and ended on June 10, 2007. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... Genoa Cricket and Football Club (IPA: , pronounced JEH-noa) is a professional football club based in the city of Genoa in Italy. ... Zdenek Zeman (born March 12, 1947 in Prague) is a Czech-Italian renowned football (soccer) coach. ... Giuseppe Papadopulo (born February 2, 1948 in Casale Marittimo, Pisa) is an Italian football manager, currently coach of US Palermo. ... is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Frosinone Calcio is an Italian football club, based in Frosinone, Lazio. ... Stadio Via del Mare is a multi-use stadium in Lecce, Italy. ...

Current squad

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No. Position Player 1 GK Antonio Rosati 2 MF Viktor Budyanskiy 3 DF Tiziano Polenghi 4 DF Marcello Cottafava 5 DF Souleymane Diamoutene 6 DF Ângelo 7 MF Andrea Zanchetta 8 MF Gianni Munari 9 FW Elvis Abbruscato 10 MF Anej Lovrečič 11 DF Alberto Giuliatto 14 DF Fabiano 15 DF Hemza Mihoubi 16 DF Andrea Esposito

No. Position Player 17 MF Drissa Diarra 19 MF Luca Ariatti 20 FW Jaime Andrés Valdés 21 MF Andrea Ardito 23 DF Raffaele Schiavi 25 FW Axel Cédric Konan 26 GK Ugo Gabrieli (from youth team) 27 FW Daniele Corvia (on loan from A.C. Siena) 28 DF Fabio Franceschini (from youth team) 30 FW Vittorio Triarico (from youth team) 80 MF Giuseppe Vives 90 FW Simone Tiribocchi 99 GK Francesco Benussi - MF Antonio Tundo

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Notable former players

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Honours and Club Records

• Serie B
  • Promoted - 1984-85, 1987-88, 1992-93, 1996-97, 1998-99, 2002-03

• Serie C1
  • Champions - 1995-96

• Serie C
  • Champions - 1945-46, 1975-76

• Serie IV
  • Promoted - 1957-58

• Coppa Italia Serie C
  • Champions - 1975-76

• Anglo-Italian Semiprofessional Cup
  • Champions - 1975-76

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Youth Team Honours

• Campionato Primavera
  • Champions - 2002-2003, 2003-2004

• Coppa Italia Primavera
  • Champions - 2001-2002, 2004-2005

• Supercoppa Primavera
  • Champions - 2003-2004, 2004-2005

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Player records

All-time Top 10 Lecce Goalscorers

Player	Goals
Anselmo Bislenghi	87
Franco Cardinali	66
Pedro Pasculli	54
Aurelio De Marco	50
Gaetano Montenegro	49
Javier Chevantón	45
Luigi Silvestri	45
Pietro De Santis	43
Ennio Fiaschi	40
Giancarlo Ferrari	36

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Stadium Information

• Name - Stadio Via del Mare
• City - Lecce
• Capacity - 36,285[2]
• Inauguration - 1966
• Pitch Size - 105 x 70 metres

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References

1. ^ Player History - Lecce formed 1908
2. ^ - RSSSF
3. ^ La Rosa del Lecce Calcio (Italian). US Lecce. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.

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External links

• Lecce's official website (Italian)
• Leccesidentro (Italian)
• WLecce (Italian)
• Lecce statistics (English)