Unione Sportiva Massese 1919 is an Italian football club, based in

Massa Massa may refer to: Places *Massa, Tuscany, the administrative seat of the Italian province of Massa-Carrara. *Massa (river), river in Switzerland * Massa (Tanzanian ward), administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Ta ...

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...

. Massese currently plays in Serie E, having last been in

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 ...

in 1970–71 season.

History

The first club in Massa was founded in 1919 as Società Sportiva Juventus Massa with green colors. The black and white Massese dates back to the end of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

in 1945. In the summer of 1991 it was renamed Unione Sportiva Massese 1919, but in 2009 it went bankrupt and it was reformed under the current name. In the season 2011–12 the team was promoted from Eccellenza Tuscany/A to

Serie D The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...

after playoffs.

Colors and badge

The team's colors are black and white.

Notable former players

Claudio Vinazzani Claudio Vinazzani (18 April 1954) is an Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Born in Carrara, Vinazzani began playing football with local side Massese. After several seasons in the lower levels, including spells with C ...

Giorgio Chinaglia Giorgio Chinaglia (; 24 January 1947 – 1 April 2012) was an Italian footballer who played as a striker. He grew up and played his early football in Cardiff, Wales, and began his career with Swansea Town in 1964. He later returned to Italy to ...

Roberto Mussi Roberto Mussi (; born 25 August 1963) is an Italian former professional footballer, who played as a defender; a versatile player, he was capable of playing both as a centre-back or right-back. Due to his dynamism, tenacity, work-rate, and tec ...

Giancarlo Oddi Giancarlo is an Italian given name meaning "John Charles". It is one of the most common masculine given names in Italy and is often short for "Giovanni Carlo". Notable people with the name include: List A * Giancarlo Agazzi (1933–1995), Italia ...

Gianluca Pessotto Gianluca Pessotto (; born 11 August 1970) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. A former Italy international, he spent the majority of his club career with Juventus, where he won several domestic ...

Giacomo Lorenzini Giacomo is an Italian name. It is the Italian version of the Hebrew name Jacob. People * Giacomo (name), including a list of people with the name Other uses * Giacomo (horse), a race horse, winner of the 2005 Kentucky Derby * ''Giácomo'' (film) ...

External links

Official site
Football clubs in Tuscany Massa Association football clubs established in 1919 Serie B clubs Serie C clubs Serie D clubs 1919 establishments in Italy 1945 establishments in Italy {{Italy-footyclub-stub