Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919, commonly referred to as Reggiana, is a professional

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club based in

Reggio Emilia Reggio nell'Emilia ( egl, Rèz; la, Regium Lepidi), usually referred to as Reggio Emilia, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, and known until 1861 as Reggio di Lombardia, is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has abou ...

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, Italy. The club was formed in 2018 upon an idea of 1919, and plays in the

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, the third tier of

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. Reggiana is known as ''i Granata'' ("the Maroons") in reference to the club's main colour:

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. The club was refounded two times after going bankrupt: in 2005 as Reggio Emilia Football Club, and in 2018 as Reggio Audace Football Club. In both occasions, the club subsequently regained the naming rights and the trophies of A.C. Reggiana via judicial auction. The club has participated in the

Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...

, the top tier of Italian football, seven times; their last appearance dates back to the 1996–97 season.

History

A.C. Reggiana (1919–2005)

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

in 1993–94, 1994–95, and 1996–97. Their highest ranking was 13th place in the

1993–94 Serie A The 1993–94 Serie A was won by Milan, being the 14th title for the ''rossoneri'' and their third in succession, complemented by glory in the UEFA Champions League. It was a disappointing season in the league for Internazionale, whose 13th-plac ...

championship, where its main name was Brazilian goalkeeper

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, who would go on to win the

1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States ...

after the season.

A.C. Reggiana 1919 (2005–2018)

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

2007–08 Serie C2 The 2007–08 Serie C2 season was the thirtieth football (soccer) league season of Italian Serie C2 since its establishment in 1978 . It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from September 2007 to May 2008, and the playoff phas ...

regular season, the team finished first in Group B, and won direct promotion to

Lega Pro Prima Divisione Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1. Before the 1978� ...

(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 club was acquired by Italian-American former baseball player

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in 2016. After the 2017–18 season, the Piazza family decided not to register the team in the 2018–19 Serie C season, leading the club to the loss of its sporting title and subsequent exclusion from the Italian professional leagues.

Reggio Audace F.C. (2018–2020)

On 31 July 2018, a new entity was formed in Reggio Emilia, called Reggio Audace F.C.. The name was given in honour of a precursor entity of the 1910s, where Reggiana founder Severino Taddei used to play before founding the granata club. The new club, whose ownership was the expression of local entrepreneurs from Reggio Emilia, subsequently announced former Ravenna manager Mauro Antonioli as the new gaffer of the newborn club, admitted into the

2018–19 Serie D The 2018–19 Serie D was the seventy-first edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represents the fourth tier in the Italian football league system. A total of 168 teams, divided on geographical grounds into si ...

. Two days later a three-year partnership was signed with Macron. On 20 August 2018 striker Nicola Luche became the first ever signing of the club. The club gained promotion to the

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, after having been admitted by

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to the

due to vacancies left by bankrupt clubs in the third tier of Italian football and winning the 2019-20 Serie C playoff, returning to Serie B after an absence of 21 years, gaining subsequently two consecutive promotions.

A.C. Reggiana 1919 (2020–present)

On 28 July 2020, the club changed its name back to A.C. Reggiana 1919.

Colors and badges

The team's home jersey color is ''granata'' (

), hence the nickname "Granata" or "Regia". 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 Granata border.

Stadium

Reggiana played all of its matches in

Stadio Mirabello Stadio Mirabello is a 1912- multi-use stadium in Reggio Emilia, Italy. It was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of A.C. Reggiana. until they moved to the Stadio Giglio Stadio (literally, ''Stadium'') is an Italian po ...

until 1994, when it moved to a modern arena,

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(a site previously known as ''Stadio Giglio''). The stadium was subsequently bought by

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Fans

Like other Italian cities, the birth of the "

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" phenomenon in the 1980s also affected A.C. Reggiana. With Reggiana battling for

and Cantine Riunite Reggio Emilia competing in

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, the youth of the city formed and gathered in ultras every Sunday. The leading group of Reggiana "Curva Sud" was "Ultras Ghetto", which was famous for its choreography. Since the late 1990s, the leading groups are "Teste Quadre" and "Gruppo Vandelli", which situate themselves in the East Stand of the stadium. Reggiana fans have always had good numbers on away days with a peak of 10,000 fans in Milan in 1994.

Friendships and rivalries

Reggiana fans have good and friendly relationships with fans from: *

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The main rivals are: *

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, see

Derby dell'Enza The Derby dell'Enza, also referred to as the Derby del Parmigiano Reggiano, is the local derby contested by Emilian association football clubs Parma F.C. and A.C. Reggiana 1919. The name derives from the Enza river, which forms the boundary of the ...

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, Secchia Derby *

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Notable players

Former Reggiana players have included: ;Italy *

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* Angelo Adamo Gregucci *

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* Marco Bresciani *

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* Stefano De Agostini *

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* Massimiliano Carlini *

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* Cristian Altinier *

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* Andrea Bovo *

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;Austria *

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;Belgium *

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;Brazil *

* André Viapiana * Robert Anderson ;Colombia *

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;Croatia *

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;Czech Republic * Edvard Lasota ;Georgia *

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;Germany *

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;England *

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;France *

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;Montenegro *

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* Hasim Đoković ;Nigeria *

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* Mathew Olorunleke *

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* Prince Ikpe Ekong *

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;Portugal *

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* Rui Águas ;Romania * Dorin Mateut *

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;Russia *

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;Spain * Marti Riverola ;Sweden *

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;Venezuela *

Massimo Margiotta Massimo Margiotta (born 27 July 1977) is an Italian-Venezuelan former professional footballer who played as a forward, currently working as youth system chief of Hellas Verona. Club career Udinese Vicenza Margiotta was signed by Vicenza in c ...

Youth sector

Reggiana have always had a good tradition in developing youth players, being a rare club with a training ground which has 16 football pitches, located in the nearbies of the club house. The youth teams play their games in

, via Agosti training ground or in small grounds located in the local province. The academy has produced various players, notably: ;Italy *

Gino Giaroli Gino Giaroli (27 June 1924, Reggio Emilia – 23 May 1991, Reggio Emilia) was an Italian footballer, active mainly during the 1950s. He is the second all-time capped player of Palermo in Serie A, with 151 caps, many as club captain. Career Giar ...

* Ettore Agazzani * Stefano Aigotti * Egidio Anceschi * Alessio Badari * Silvio Bandini * Aldo Bedogni *

Oreste Benatti Oreste Benatti (born 11 June 1906) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward, usually as a winger, although he was also capable of playing as a striker. Known in particular for his speed, offensive movement, quick feet, technical abilit ...

* Carlo Benelli * Roberto Benincasa *

Andrea Costa Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that ref ...

Simone Gozzi Simone Gozzi (born 13 April 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a right-back. Club career Born in Reggio Emilia, Emilia–Romagna, Gozzi started his career at hometown club Reggiana. On 6 July 2007 he was signed by Serie B team Modena ...

* Danilo Zini *

Elvis Abbruscato Elvis Abbruscato (born 14 April 1981) is an Italian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward; he was a youth coach at U.S. Arezzo, Arezzo as of 2016–17 season. Club career Abb ...

* Christian Araboni * Alessandro Bertoni * Leonida Bietti * Ottorino Bojardi * Leopoldo Bolognesi * Alberto Boni * Fabio Bonini * Enrico Bottazzi * Denis Brunazzi * Aldo Cagnoli * Giovanni Campari * Fabio Caselli *

Ilario Castagner Ilario Castagner (born 18 December 1940) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a striker. References External links 1940 births People from Vittorio Veneto A.C. Reggiana 1919 players A.C. Perugia Calcio p ...

* Aldo Catalani *

* Maurizio Cavazzoni *

Gianluca Cherubini Gianluca Cherubini (born February 28, 1974 in Rome) is a retired Italian professional football player. He played for 4 seasons (52 games) in the Serie A for A.C. Reggiana 1919 and A.S. Roma. In 2006, he suffered a cerebral aneurysm An intr ...

;Gabon *

Catilina Aubameyang Catilina Aubameyang (born 1 September 1983) is a Gabonese former professional footballer who played as a left-winger. He spent most of his career in the lower divisions of France and Italy. At international level, he made nine appearances scor ...

;Ghana *

Boadu Maxwell Acosty Boadu Maxwell Acosty (born 10 September 1991) is an Italian-Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for K League 1 club Suwon Samsung Bluewings. Club career AC Reggiana 1919 Acosty started his youth and senior career with Ital ...

;Morocco *

Hachim Mastour Hachim Mastour ( ar, هاشم مستور; born 15 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or second striker for Botola 2 club Renaissance Zemamra. He began his career at Reggiana, and signed for AC Milan f ...

;Nigeria *

Stephen Makinwa Stephen Ayodele Makinwa (born 26 July 1983) is a retired Nigerian Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. Makinwa also played for the Nigeria national football team, Nigerian national tea ...

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Backdoor and directors staff

Notable managers

The team's most famous coach was

Carlo Ancelotti Carlo Ancelotti , (born 10 June 1959) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of La Liga club Real Madrid. Regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time, Ancelotti is the most decorated manager ...

, who coached

AC Milan Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 and 1982–83 seasons ...

from 2001 to 2009 and then managed

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

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Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...

Napoli Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

and currently Everton. * 1919-20: Severino Taddei * 1920-22: Karl Stürmer * 1922-23:

* 1923-24: Karl Stürmer * 1924-25: Severino Taddei * 1925-26: Ottorino Bojardi * 1926: Karl Stürmer * 1926-28: Vilmos Zsigsmond * 1928-29: Anton Ringer * 1929-30: Severino Taddei * 1930-34: Regolo Ferretti * 1934-35: Mauro Maurer * 1935-37: Italo Rossi * 1937-39: Giuseppe Valenti * 1939-1942: János Vanicsek * 1942: Luigi Bernardi and William Ruozi * 1942-43: Alfredo Mazzoni * 1943-44: Regolo Ferretti * 1945-46: Felice Romano * 1946-47:

Bruno Vale Bruno Miguel Esteves do Vale (born 8 April 1983) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his professional career in Cyprus with Apollon Limassol after being formed at Porto, appearing in more than 300 comp ...

* 1947: Alcide Ivan Violi * 1947-48:

Angelo Mattea Angelo Mattea (; 21 October 1892 – 1960) was an Italian football player and manager from Santhià in the Province of Vercelli. He played club football as a forward or midfielder for several teams in Italy including Casale, which he helped t ...

* 1948-49: Piero Ferrari * 1949: Bruno Arcari * 1949-52:

Giuseppe Antonini Giuseppe Antonini (2 September 1914 – 29 November 1989) was an Italian professional footballer, who played as a midfielder, and football manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, ...

* 1952: Vittorio Malagoli * 1952-53:

Guido Masetti Guido Masetti (; 22 November 1907 – 26 November 1993) was an Italian football goalkeeper and manager. Club career Born in Verona, Masetti played for Hellas Verona, and A.S. Roma from 1929 to 1943, appearing in 339 matches, winning an Italian t ...

* 1953-54: Alcide Ivan Violi * 1954-62: Luigi Del Grosso * 1962: Angelo Piccioli * 1962-63: Renato Martini * 1963: Vittorio Malagoli * 1963-64:

Giancarlo Cadé Giancarlo Cadé (; 27 February 1930 – 7 October 2013) was an Italian professional football player and coach, who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Zanica, Cadé played for 6 seasons (64 games, no goals) in the Serie A for Atalanta B. ...

* 1964-65:

Dino Ballacci Dino Ballacci (; 24 May 1924 – 6 August 2013) was an Italian football player and manager, who played as a defender. Playing career Club During his football career, Ballacci became one of the most representative players of Bologna F.C. in t ...

* 1965-70:

Romolo Bizzotto Romolo Bizzotto (16 February 1925 – 27 March 2017) was an Italian professional football player and coach who played as a midfielder. He was born in Cerea, Province of Verona. He represented Italy at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Honours ;Juv ...

* 1970-74: Ezio Galbiati * 1974: Giampiero Grevi and Giovanni Galbiati * 1974-75: Tito Corsi * 1975-76:

Carmelo Di Bella Carmelo Di Bella (January 30, 1921 – September 9, 1992) was an Italian football player and manager. Di Bella spent the vast majority of his career in Sicily where he was a prominent figure in the footballing scene, especially in relation to the ...

* 1976:

Bruno Giorgi Bruno Giorgi (13 August 1905, Mococa – 7 September 1993, Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the ...

* 1976-77: Mario Caciagli * 1977-79: Guido Mammi * 1979-80: Franco Marini * 1980-83:

Romano Fogli Romano Fogli (; 21 January 1938 – 21 September 2021) was an Italian football player and manager who played as a midfielder. In 2021, he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame. Club career Fogli was born in Santa Maria a Monte, ...

* 1983:

Giovan Battista Fabbri Giovan Battista Fabbri (8 March 1926 – 2 June 2015) was an Italian football player and manager. Career Fabri managed a number of Italian club sides, including Varese, SPAL , Sangiovannese, Giulianova, Livorno, Piacenza, Vicenza, Ascoli, Cese ...

* 1983-84: Lauro Toneatto * 1984-86: Franco Fontana * 1986:

* 1986-88:

Nello Santin Nello Santin (born 3 July 1946) is an Italian former professional Association football, footballer, who played as a Defender (association football), defender, and former football Manager (association football), manager. He made 274 appearances in ...

* 1988:

Marino Perani Marino Perani (; 27 October 1939 – 18 October 2017) was an Italians, Italian Association football, football manager and player, who played as a Forward (association football), forward, usually as a Forward (association football)#Winger, winger. ...

* 1988-94:

Giuseppe Marchioro Giuseppe Marchioro (born 13 March 1936) is an Italian professional former footballer and manager. Career Footballer As a footballer, he grew up in A.C. Milan youth team, winning a Torneo di Viareggio in 1957. Later, he played only in lower Ital ...

* 1994-95:

Enzo Ferrari Enzo Anselmo Giuseppe Maria Ferrari (; 20 February 1898 – 14 August 1988) was an Italians, Italian motor racing driver and entrepreneur, the founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari ...

* 1995: Cesare Vitale * 1995-96: Giorgio Ciaschini and

* 1996:

Adelio Moro Adelio Moro (born 14 April 1951 in Mozzanica) is an Italian professional Association football, football coach and a former player who played as a Midfielder#Central midfielder, central midfielder. Playing career Moro began his career at Atalanta ...

and

Mircea Lucescu Mircea Lucescu (; born 29 July 1945) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently head coach of Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv. He is one of the most decorated managers of all time. Lucescu is also ...

* 1996-97:

Francesco Oddo Francesco Oddo (born 24 August 1946) is an Italian football manager and former player. Career Born in Trapani, Sicily, but resident of Città Sant'Angelo, Abruzzo, Oddo started his coaching career in 1988 with Giulianova of the Serie C2 league. ...

* 1997-98: Franco Varrella * 1998-99: Attilio Perotti * 1999: Franco Varrella * 1999:

Angelo Gregucci Angelo Adamo Gregucci (born 10 June 1964) is an Italian football coach and former player. Career Player Born in San Giorgio Ionico, Province of Taranto, Gregucci started his playing career in 1981 with Taranto, before moving to Alessandria ...

and Fabiano Speggiorin * 1999-00: Giorgio Rumignani * 2000:

Luigi Maifredi Luigi Maifredi (born 20 April 1947), commonly known as Gigi Maifredi, is an Italian football manager, currently working as a technical collaborator of Italian club Brescia. Career Born in Lograto (Province of Brescia), started out playing in h ...

* 2000-01: Claudio Testoni * 2001-02: Salvatore Vullo * 2002: Lorenzo Mossini * 2002-03: Adriano Cadregari * 2003-04: Antonio Sala * 2004: Adriano Cadregari * 2004-05:

Bruno Giordano Bruno Giordano (; born 13 August 1956) is an Italian football manager and former player, who was deployed as a forward and is mostly remembered for winning the title of Serie A capocannoniere (top goalscorer) achieved with Lazio as well as for ...

* 2005-06: Luciano Foschi * 2006-09: Alessandro Pane * 2009-10: Loris Dominissini * 2010-12:

Amedeo Mangone Amedeo Mangone (born 12 July 1968 in Milan) is an Italian association football coach and former player, who played as a defender. He currently serves as head coach of Italian amateur club Villa Valle. Playing career A product of A.C. Milan's yo ...

* 2012:

Lamberto Zauli Lamberto Zauli (born 19 July 1971) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of club Crotone. As a player, he spent his career as an attacking midfielder, but was also capable of playing on the left win ...

and

Salvatore Lanna Salvatore Lanna (born 31 July 1976 in Carpi, Modena) is the Italian association football former player who spent his career playing as a defender. He is currently the assistant coach of Palermo. Biography Playing career From Chievo to Torino ...

* 2012-13:

* 2013:

Luigi Apolloni Luigi Apolloni (; born 2 May 1967) is an Italian Association football, football Association football manager, manager and former player, who played as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back. At club level, Apolloni is mainly ...

* 2013:

* 2013-14: Pierfrancesco Battistini * 2014: Marcello Montanari * 2014-16:

Alberto Colombo Alberto Colombo (born 23 February 1946 in Varedo, Lombardy) is a former racing driver from Italy. He unsuccessfully entered three Formula One Grands Prix in 1978 with ATS (two failures to qualify) and Merzario (one failure to pre-qualify). He won ...

* 2016-17:

* 2017:

Leonardo Menichini Leonardo Menichini (born 11 December 1953) is an Italian football manager and former player. He is currently in charge of Serie C club Monterosi. Career Playing A defender, Menichini played for several top-flight teams, including AS Roma and Cat ...

* 2017: Massimiliano La Rosa and Andrea Tedeschi * 2017-2018: Sergio Eberini * 2018-2019: Mauro Antonioli * 2019–2021: Massimiliano Alvini * 2021–present:

Aimo Diana Aimo Stefano Diana (; born 2 January 1978) is an Italian football manager, currently for Reggiana, and a former player. A player of wide range, he was capable of playing both as a wide midfielder or as a defender on the right flank. Club caree ...

Honours

**Winners (1): 1992–93 *

Serie C1 Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football (soccer), football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1 ...

**Winners (6): 1939–40, 1957–58, 1963–64, 1970–71, 1980–81, 1988–89 *

Serie C2 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of 2 ...

**Winners (1): 2007–08, * Supercoppa di Serie C2 **Winners (1): 2008

Divisional movements

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reggio Audace 1919 establishments in Italy Association football clubs established in 1919 Football clubs in Emilia-Romagna Football clubs in Italy Italian football First Division clubs Serie C clubs Serie A clubs Serie B clubs Serie D clubs Phoenix clubs (association football) 2005 establishments in Italy 2018 establishments in Italy