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Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor, commonly referred to by the acronym SPAL (), is a professional football club based in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. During the 2024–25 season the team played in Serie C, the third tier of the Italian football league system. Founded in 1907, since 1928 they have played their home matches at Stadio Paolo Mazza, named after Paolo Mazza (chairman of the club 1946–1977). In total, SPAL have participated in 24 top-tier, 28 second-tier, 43 third-tier, 7 fourth-tier and 1 fifth-tier league seasons. The club's best finish was when they came fifth in the 1959–60 Serie A; they also reached the 1961–62 Coppa Italia final. The club is chaired by the American lawyer and businessman Joe Tacopina and the current manager is Francesco Baldini. History From foundation to World War II The club was founded in March 1907 as Circolo Ars et Labor (Latin for ''Art and Work Club'') by the Salesian priest Pietro Acerbis. In the early stages, it was main ...
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House Of Este
The House of Este ( , , ) is a European dynasty of North Italian origin whose members ruled parts of Italy and Germany for many centuries. The original House of Este's elder branch, which is known as the House of Welf, included dukes of Bavaria and of Brunswick. This branch produced Britain's Hanoverian monarchs, as well as one Emperor of Russia ( Ivan VI) and one Holy Roman Emperor ( Otto IV). The original House of Este's younger branch, which is simply called the House of Este, included rulers of Ferrara (1240–1597), and of Modena (900–1859) and Reggio (1288–1796). This branch's male line became extinct with the death of Ercole III in 1803. Origins According to Edward Gibbon, the family originated from the Roman Attii family, which migrated from Rome to EsteThe miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon Vol 3 page 172 to defend Italy against the Ostrogoths. However, there is little evidence to support this hypothesis. The names of the early members of the family indicate ...
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Italian Language
Italian (, , or , ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family. It evolved from the colloquial Latin of the Roman Empire. Italian is the least divergent language from Latin, together with Sardinian language, Sardinian. It is spoken by about 68 million people, including 64 million native speakers as of 2024. Italian is an official language in Languages of Italy, Italy, Languages of San Marino, San Marino, Languages of Switzerland, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), and Languages of Vatican City, Vatican City; it has official Minority language, minority status in Minority languages of Croatia, Croatia, Slovene Istria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the municipalities of Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Santa Tereza, Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul, Encantado, and Venda Nova do Imigrante in Languages of Brazil#Language co-officialization, Brazil. Italian is also spoken by large Italian diaspora, immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Austral ...
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Coppa Dell'Amicizia
The Coppa dell'Amicizia (Cup of Friendship) was a summer association football friendly tournament for clubs and nations, which were held in a friendly in the time frame between 1959 and 1968. The first was named the Cup of French-Italian Friendship (, ), a tournament for the seasons 1959, 1960 and 1961 saw teams compete against Italian and French. The tournament provided that each of the participants were opposed to one another nation with the formula of round trip, and that the points he had accumulated in a general classification to describe the winning nation. Five teams participated in the first edition of Representative, in the second 16 and third 10. In 1962 took place the first and only edition of the Cup of French-Italian-Swiss Friendship (, , ). 16 teams (6 Italian, 6 French and 4 Swiss) for a tournament with the classical formula of second round, quarterfinals, semifinals and final, all articulated to lots of return. The following year saw still faced club French and Itali ...
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1963–64 Serie A
The 1963–64 Serie A season was won by Bologna. Teams Messina, Bari and Lazio had been promoted from Serie B. Final classification Results Championship tie-breaker With both Inter and Bologna level on 54 points, a play-off match was conducted to decide the champion for the first and only time in Serie A history. Relegation tie-breaker Modena relegated to Serie B. Top goalscorers Footnotes References and sources *''Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898–2004'', Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 External links All resultson RSSSF Website. {{DEFAULTSORT:1963-64 Serie A Serie A seasons 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 ... 1963–64 in Italian football leagues ...
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Fabio Capello
Fabio Capello (; born 18 June 1946) is an Italian former professional association football, football manager (association football), manager and player. As a player, Capello represented SPAL, AS Roma, Roma, AC Milan and Juventus FC, Juventus. He played as a midfielder and won several trophies during his career which lasted over 15 years. He won the Coppa Italia with Roma in 1969, though he was most successful with Juventus, winning three Serie A titles in 1971–72 Serie A, 1972, 1972–73 Serie A, 1973 and 1974–75 Serie A, 1975. With Milan, he won the Coppa Italia again in 1977 and also won another Serie A in 1978–79 Serie A, 1979. Capello also played internationally for Italy during his career, amassing 32 caps and scoring 8 goals. In his first five seasons as a manager, Capello won four Serie A titles with Milan, where he also won the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League, defeating FC Barcelona, Barcelona 4–0 in a memorable 1994 UEFA Champions League final, final. He then sp ...
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1962–63 Serie A
The 1962–63 Serie A season was won by Internazionale. Teams Genoa, Napoli and Modena had been promoted from Serie B. Final classification Results Top goalscorers References and sources *''Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004'', Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 External links - All results on Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, RSSSF Website. {{DEFAULTSORT:1962-63 Serie A Serie A seasons 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 ... 1962–63 in Italian football leagues ...
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1950–51 Serie B
The Serie B 1950–51 was the nineteenth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation. Teams Seregno, Treviso, Ancona and Messina had been promoted from Serie C, while Bari and Venezia had been relegated from Serie A. Events A provisional fifth relegation was added to reduce the league. Final classification Results References and sources *''Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004'', Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 See also * 1950–51 Serie A {{DEFAULTSORT:1950-51 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 northern land b ...
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Serie A
The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Established in the 1929–30 Serie A, 1929–30 season, it restructured the existing Italian Football Championship, which had been played since 1898 Italian Football Championship, 1898, into a national round-robin format alongside Serie B. It functions under a promotion and relegation system with Serie B and has historically served as the pinnacle of professional football in Italy. The league was organised by the Direttorio Divisioni Superiori until 1943, the Lega Nazionale Professionisti, Lega Calcio from 1946 to 2010, and the Lega Serie A ever since. The 29 championships played from 1898 to the formation of the Serie A in 1929 are officially recognised by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) as equal to later Serie A titles. Similarly the 1945� ...
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Mario Romani
Mario Romani (16 December 1907 – 25 May 1977) was an Italian professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ..., who played as a striker. External links Profileat MagliaRossonera.it at RosaneroUniverse.it 1907 births 1977 deaths Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Serie A players Serie B players SPAL players AC Milan players Palermo FC players Footballers from Ferrara 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-forward-1900s-stub ...
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Serie B
The Serie B (), officially known as Serie 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 season. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010 and the Lega B ever since. Common nicknames for the league are ''campionato cadetto'' and ''cadetteria'', since ''cadetto'' is the Italian name for junior or cadet. History The first Italian football championships were composed of a small number of teams. It was in 1904 that the tournament expanded with the first edition of the Seconda Categoria (''Second Category''): this was a competition in which, on one side, the reserve teams of clubs affiliated with the Prima Categoria (''First Category'') participated, and on the other side, those provincial clubs that had recently joined the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). For the provincial teams, it wasn't enough to beat the reserve teams of the ...
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Second World War
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 ...
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