U.S. Catanzaro 1929
Unione Sportiva Catanzaro 1929, or simply Catanzaro, is a professional football club based in Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy, that competes in Serie B, the second tier of the Italian football, following a 17-year absence. The club was initially formed with the merger of two local clubs in 1927 before being officially founded in 1929. Since then, the club has primarily competed in the lower divisions of the national competitions and has been re-founded twice, once in 2006 and again in 2011, both for financial reasons. Since its foundation, the official colours of the club have been red and yellow. The team has used these colours predominantly in their kits, frequently playing in either all-red kits with yellow trims or in red and yellow stripes. The club's official emblem is the golden eagle, in honour of the city's coat of arms. The team plays its home matches at the Stadio Nicola Ceravolo, which was built in 1919 and is the oldest sports facility in Calabria. In its history, Cat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fabio Caserta
Fabio Caserta (born 24 September 1978) is an Italian association football, football coach and former player who is the manager of club US Catanzaro 1929, Catanzaro. Playing career After a long career playing in minor divisions (Serie D with Locri, and Serie C2 with F.C. Igea Virtus Barcellona, Igea Virtus), he was signed by Serie B side Calcio Catania, Catania in 2004, becoming a team leader and a fan favourite, as well as a protagonist in the successful Serie B 2005-06, 2005–06 campaign that brought the ''rossazzurri'' back into Serie A. After an impressive Serie A 2006-07, 2006–07 season, he was then signed on 31 August 2007 by arch-rivals U.S. Città di Palermo, Palermo. On 31 July 2008, Serie A newcomers U.S. Lecce, Lecce bought the contract of Caserta from U.S. Città di Palermo, Palermo for €1.6million. Atalanta successively acquired him for the 2009–10 season, after Lecce were relegated to Serie B. On 24 June 2010, he was loaned to Serie A newcomer A.C. Cesena, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Coppa Italia
Coppa Italia () is the annual domestic cup of Italian football. The knockout competition was organized by the DDS and the Lega Calcio until the 2009–10 season and by Lega Serie A ever since. Juventus is the competition's most successful club with fifteen wins, followed by Roma and Inter Milan with nine. Juventus has contested the most finals with 22, followed by Roma with 17 finals. The holder can wear a cockade of Italy (Italian: ''coccarda''), akin to the roundels that appear on military aircraft. The winner automatically qualifies for both the UEFA Europa League league phase and the Supercoppa Italiana the following year. History The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of the participation of the teams in the tournament, since its inception in 1921, the Italian championship was divided into two groups. On the one hand the rich CCI Championship (Italian Football Confederation) and on the other the poor FIGC championship (Italian Footb ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1959–60 Serie B
The Serie B 1959–60 was the twenty-eighth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation. Teams Mantova and Catanzaro had been promoted from Serie C, while Triestina and Torino had been relegated from Serie A. Events Consequently, to the reform of the professional football in Italy following the ''Belfast Disaster'', the first-ever elimination of the Italy football team into the World Cup Qualifiers, both a third promotion and relegation was introduced. Final classification Results Relegation tie-breaker Taranto relegated to Serie C. References and sources *''Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004'', Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 {{DEFAULTSORT:1959-60 Serie B Serie B seasons 2 Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1958–59 Serie C
The 1958–59 Serie C was the twenty-first edition of Serie C, the third highest league in the Italian football league system. There were no relegations in order to expand the league to three groups. The expansion was decided by the FIGC. Girone A Final classification Promotion tie-breaker A.C. Mantova, Ozo Mantova promoted to 1959–60 Serie B, Serie B. Girone B Final classification References External linksItaly 1958/59 at RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:1958-59 Serie C Serie C seasons 1958–59 in Italian football leagues, 3 1958–59 in European third-tier association football leagues, Italy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1951–52 Serie C ...
The 1951–52 Serie C was the fourteenth edition of Serie C, the third highest league in the Italian football league system. FIGC reduced the number of teams to form only one ''girone''. Regular season Girone A Girone B Girone C Girone D Play-off Promotion Relegation {{DEFAULTSORT:1951-52 Serie C Serie C seasons 3 Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1946–47 Serie B
The Serie B 1946–47 championship was organized by the Lega Calcio with geographical criteria: for this reason the three groups have different numbers of participants. Teams 26 clubs had variously qualified for this championship, following the results of both 1942–43 and 1945–46 seasons. However, war damages and political choices imposed to divide the old Serie B between Northern and Southern Italy. Consequently, 20 Northern clubs from the previous Serie B-C and 14 selected teams from Southern Italy were added. Events To reduce the fixtures to 34 matchdays the following season, four teams per group and an additional club from Northern Italy had to be relegated. Three groups were created: North-West, North-East and South. The group with 22 clubs was a record in the Italian football history. Group A Final classification Results Relegation tie-breaker :''Played in Legnano on July 13:'' Biellese qualified for the Northern Italy relegation play-off while Vogherese ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1936–37 Serie B
The Serie B 1936–37 was the eighth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation. Teams Cremonese, Venezia, Spezia and Catanzaro had been promoted from Serie C, while Palermo and Brescia had been relegated from Serie A. Events Four teams were relegated following the reform of the Serie C and in order to expand the number of participants to seventeen. Final classification Results Relegation tie-breaker Classification Results Since all the sides finished the play-off at 6 points, a tie-breaker was needed. Tie-breaker :''Semifinal North played in Brescia on July 4:'' :''Semifinal South played in Palermo on July 4:'' :''Final played in Rome on July 11:'' Calcio Catania were relegated to Serie C. See also * 1936–37 Serie A References and sources *''Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004'', Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 {{DEFAULTSORT:1936-37 Serie B 1936-1937 2 Italy Italy, officially the Italian Re ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1933–34 Serie B
The Serie B 1933–34 was the fifth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation. This championship was organized with two groups and a final round to determine the promoted team. Teams Viareggio Calcio, Viareggio, AC Perugia, Perugia and US Foggia, Foggia had been promoted from Lega Pro Prima Divisione, Prima Divisione, while AS Bari, Bari and Aurora Pro Patria 1919, Pro Patria had been relegated from Serie A. Atalanta BC, Atalanta and Pistoiese had been re-elected by the Direttorio Divisioni Superiori, Higher Directory to expand the league. More, during the summer the FIGC decided to abolish with immediate effect the Round-robin tournament, round robin as too expensive, and US Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Seregno Calcio 1913, Seregno, SPAL, AC Pavia, Pavia, Vicenza Calcio, Vicenza and Derthona were invited to join. As the fascist authorities forbade a natural North-South division, a strange West-East partition was established. Qualification Group A Final class ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1930–31 Prima Divisione
The 1930–31 Prima Divisione was the third-level league of the 31st Italian football championship. In 1928, FIGC had decided a reform of the league structure of Italian football. The top-level league was the National Division, composed by the two divisions of Serie A and Serie B. Under them, there were the local championship, the major one being the First Division, that in 1935 will take the name of Serie C. Starting from this season, the winners of the six groups of First Division would be admitted to the final rounds, where three tickets of promotion to Serie B were available, whereas the scheduled relegations were annulled by the Federation which expanded the division. Teams The Northern section rose from 45 to 56 clubs including twelve teams from the disbanded lower inter-regional Authority. The Southern section rose from 15 to 24 clubs including quite all the provincial capitals under FIGC decision. Regulation Four groups of 14 teams in the Northern section with two l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who, upon assuming office as Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister, became the dictator of Fascist Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until Fall of the Fascist regime in Italy, his overthrow in 1943. He was also of Italian fascism from the establishment of the Italian Fasces of Combat in 1919, until Death of Benito Mussolini, his summary execution in 1945. He founded and led the National Fascist Party (PNF). As a dictator and founder of fascism, Mussolini inspired the List of fascist movements, international spread of fascism during the interwar period. Mussolini was originally a socialist politician and journalist at the Avanti! (newspaper), ''Avanti!'' newspaper. In 1912, he became a member of the National Directorate of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), but was expelled for advocating military intervention in World War I. In 1914, Mussolini founded a newspaper, ''Il P ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |