S.S. Murata is a Sanmarinese

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club, based in Murata, a civil parish of the city of

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. The club was founded in

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. Murata currently plays in ''Girone B'' of Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio. The team's colours are black and white.

Overview

They won their first Sammarinese national title in 2006, and repeated as champions the next two years. As

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decided to include Sammarinese champions in the first preliminary round of the

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starting from the 2007–08 season, Murata were the first Sanmarinese team to take part in the main European competition (see below for details). In order to reinforce the team, in July 2007 the club signed 41-year-old former Brazilian star and

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champion

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, gaining some headlines in the Italian sports news because of the move. Another former

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star, 43-year-old striker Massimo Agostini, played for Murata from 2005 to 2008. In July 2008, Murata announced that they were hoping to sign former Brazil international

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so he could play in the club's upcoming

fixtures. They also approached the former

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champion

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, but both declined Murata's offer. On July 17, 2007, Murata became the first Sanmarinese team to play in a

fixture, contesting a First Qualifying Round tie against Tampere United from

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. The home game of the two-legged tie was played at San Marino Calcio's Olimpico Stadium and resulted in a 2–1 win for Tampere. Murata lost the away leg 2–0 and were eliminated.

Honours

* Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio: 3 :: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 * Coppa Titano: 3 :: 1997, 2007, 2008 * San Marino Federal Trophy: 3 :: 2006, 2008, 2009.

European record

Current squad

''As of 4 February 2025''

Managers

* Gianluigi Pasquali (–2008) * Massimo Agostini (2008–10) * Alberto Manca (2010–11) * Ivo Crescentini (2012–13) * Fabio Baschetti (2013–14) * Paolo Tarini (2014–15) * Matteo Cecchetti (2015–16) * Fabrizio Constantini (2016–17) * Loris Martinini (2017) * Gori Massimo (2017–19) * Achille Fabbri (2019–22) * Roberto Sarti (2022–22) * Giuseppe Angelini (2023–24) * Sergio Grassi (2024–)

References

External links

Official page
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