FULL NAME: West Ham United Football Club.NICKNAMES: The Irons (From their original name - Thames Iron
Workers Football Club), The Hammers (Club Symbols - The two hammers
in their Coat-of-Arms), The Accademy of Football (In honour of the success
in launching talented young players).
HISTORY:Founded on the 29 June 1895 as 'Thames Iron Workers Football Club' by the owner of the 'Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company' and his Foreman, initially playing mainly employees of the company. In 1900 the club was disbanded after financial disputes but was immediately relaunched as 'West Ham United' in honour of the neighborhood in which it was founded in the west side of the London Borough of Newham.
NATIONAL HONURS: FA Cup, 3 - 1964, 1975, 1980. FA Charity / Community Shield, 1 - 1964.
Football League War Cup, 1 - 1940.
INTERNATIONAL HONOURS: UEFA Cup Winners Cup, 1 - 1965. UEFA Europa Conference League, 1 - 2022/23. UEFA Intertoto Cup, 1 - 1999.
FULL NAME: Vitória Sport Clube.
NICKNAMES: Os Branquinhos (Club Colours - The Little Whites),
Os Conquistadores (Club Mascot - The Conquerors, the nickname of
Alfonso Henriques, King Alfonso I of Portugal as seen in the statue shown
on the club's coat-of-arms), Os Vimaranenses (The people from the
city of Guimarães), Os Afonsinos (Afonso's ones - The people of Alfonso, the first king of Portugal who was born in Guimaraes in c.1106).
HISTORY: Founded on the 22 September 1922 as 'Vitoria Sport Clube. probably as a tribute to the club 'Vitória de Setúbal' (founded in 1910) which at that time was one of the main clubs in Portugal.
NATIONAL HONOURS: Portuguese Cup (Taça de Portugal), 1 - 2012/13.Portuguese Super Cup (Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira), 1 - 1988.
FULL NAME: Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica 1920
(The Italic tribe that occupied the area of Lanciano between 319 and 49 BC).
HISTORY:Founded on the 7 March 1920 as 'Circolo Sportivo Virtus Lanciano'. In 1924 the name was changed to 'Unione Sportiva Virtus Lanciano', in 1927 to 'Gruppo Sportivo 137ª Legione M.V.S.N. Virtus' and in 1929 they returned to the old name 'Unione Sportiva Virtus Lanciano'. But in 1930, due to financial problems, the club was disbanded and a new club was founded, the 'Gruppo Sportivo Duilio D'Autilio'. After only a year it was disbanded again. In 1933 and new club was founded, the 'Associazione Sportiva Lanciano', but again after a year, it was disbanded. In 1937, yet another club was founded, the 'Fascio Giovanile di Combattimento Lanciano', that changed the name to 'Associazione Calcistica Lanciano' in 1938. However, in 1941, due to financial problems the club was disbanded but re-founded as 'Associazione Calcistica Frentana Lanciano'. In 1944 the name was changed to 'Associazione Calcio Lanciano', but in 1945 it remained in active and was disbanded. In 1946 a new club was founded, the 'Polisportiva Virtus Lanciano', however in 1959 it was declared bankrupt and immediately re-founded as 'Unione Sportiva Pro Lanciano'. In 1976 the name was changed to 'Unione Sportiva Lanciano' and in 1977 to the old name 'Associazione Calcio Lanciano'. In 1992 the club was again declared bankrupt and re-founded as 'Associazione Calcio Lanciano 90'. In 1997 the name was changed to 'Società Sportiva Lanciano' and in 2008, after yet another bankruptcy, it was re-founded with the name 'Società Sportiva Virtus Lanciano 1924'. However, in 2016 it participated only in the league of the youngsters and thus in 2017 a new club was founded under the current name 'Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica 1920 Lanciano Calcio', commonly still called 'Virtus Lanciano'.
HONOURS: Nil.
AZZURRO RECORDS:Paolo ROSSI formed part of the Italian National Squad that finished fourth in the 1978 World Cup. He was also declared the Runner-up Best Player in the 1978 World Cup, thus winning the 1978 FIFA/Addidas Silver Ball Award.
AZZURRO RECORDS:Pietro ANASATASI became European Champion when he formed part of the Azzurri squad that won the European Nations Championship of 1968. He also scored Azzurro Goal number 600.
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Profile lists of all the Clubs starting with the letters V, W, X, Y and Z that gave players to the Italian National team
PROFILES V-Z
Clubs:
VADO
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
PLAYERS: 1 GAMES: 3 SCORERS: 0 GOALS: 0
CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
3 LEVRATTO Virgilio F. - A, 1924(d)
Virgilio F. LEVRATTO
Only player in Azzurro
SCORERS
No Vado player ever scored in Azzurro
CAPTAINS
No Vado player ever led the Azzurri as Captain
VALENCIA
FULL NAME: Valencia Club de Futbol.
NICKNAMES: Blanquinegre (Club Colours - Black and White), Los
Ches (The 'Che' - 'Che' is an expression that is used by Valencians when
they start a conversation. It is a common way of saying 'hey' in the Valencia region), Taronja (Oranges - Valencia is world famous for its oranges, in fact it is called the "Orange City" because of its abundance of orange trees).
HISTORY: Founded on the 18 March 1919 as 'Valencia Foot-ball Club' with the first President being elected with the toss of a coin. In 1941, the name was changed to the current one - 'Valencia Club de Futbol'.
NATIONAL HONOURS:Spanish Champions, 6 - 1941/42, 1943/44, 1946/47, 1970/71, 2001/02, 2003/04.Spanish Cup, 8 - 1941, 1949, 1954, 1967, 1979, 1999, 2008, 2019.Spanish Super Cup (Coppa Eva Duarte), 2 - 1949, 1999.
INTERNATIONAL HONOURS:UEFA Cup Winners Cup, 1 - 1979/80.UEFA (Europa) Cup, 3 - 1961/62, 1962/63, 2003/04.UEFA Super Cup, 2 - 1980/81, 2004/05.UEFA Intertoto Cup, 1 - 1998.
CITY: Valencia
(Spain)
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
PLAYERS: 5 GAMES: 10 SCORERS: 1 GOALS: 1
CAPTAINS: 0CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
3 FIORE Stefano - M, 2004
3 PICCINI Cristiano - D, 2018 (d)
2 DI VAIO Marco - A, 2004
1 CORRADI Bernardo - A, 2004
1 ZAZA Simone - A, 2018
Stefano FIORE
First player in Azzurro
Most games in Azzurro
SCORERS
1 ZAZA Simone
CAPTAINS
No Valencia player ever led the Azzurri as Captain
VALENZANA
CITY: Valenza
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
PLAYERS: 1 GAMES: 3 SCORERS: 0 GOALS: 0
CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
3 MORANDO Clemente - G, 1921(d)
Clemente MORANDO
Only player in Azzurro
SCORERS
No Valenzana player ever scored in Azzurro
CAPTAINS
No Valenzana player ever led the Azzurri as Captain
VARESE
FULL NAME: Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Varese Calcio.
(People from Varese), Bosini (The name the people from Varese are called).
HISTORY:Founded on the 22 March 1910 as 'Varese Football
Club' in order to promote more open air sports with the people of Varese. In 1923 it merged with 'Unione Sportiva Varesina', 'Club Sport Varesino' and 'Moto Club Varese' and was renamed 'Associazione Sportiva Varesina'. In 1926 the club merged again, this time with 'Sport Club Luigi Ganna' and 'Polisportiva Mussolini' and changed the name to 'Varese Sportiva'. After WW II, in 1945, the name was changed to the original 'Varese Football Club'. In 1970 the name was changed to 'Varese Calcio', but in 1988 the club was declared bankrupt and re-founded with the old original name 'Varese Football Club'. In 2004 the club was again declared bankrupt but was immediately re-founded as 'Associazione Sportiva Varese 1910'. However, in 2015 the club was disbanded due to financial problems and replaced with the newly founded club 'Varese Calcio Società Sportiva Dilettantistica'. In 2017 the club was reformed and changed the name to the old 'Varese Calcio'. But a year later the name was changed to 'Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Varese Calcio'. However in 2019 the club was declared bankrupt and was not re-founded.
NATIONAL HONOURS:Stella d'Oro al Merito Sportivo, 1 - 1982.
CITY: Varese
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
PLAYERS: 2 GAMES: 6 SCORERS: 1 GOALS: 1
CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
4 PICCHI Armando - D, 1967
2 ANASTASI Pietro - A, 1968(d)
Armando PICCHI
First player in Azzurro
Most games in Azzurro
SCORERS
1 ANASTASI Pietro
CAPTAINS
No Varse player ever led the Azzurri as Captain
Pietro ANASTASI
Only scorer in Azzurro
VENEZIA
CITY: Venezia
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
PLAYERS: 3 GAMES: 5 SCORERS: 3 GOALS: 3
CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
2 LOIK Ezio - M, 1942(d)
2 MAZZOLA Valentino - M, 1942(d)
1 CORBELLI Guido - M, 1940(d)
Guido CORBELLI
First player in Azzurro
First goal in Azzurro
SCORERS
1 CORBELLI Guido
1 LOIK Ezio
1 MAZZOLA Valentino
CAPTAINS
No Venezia player ever led the Azzurri as Captain
VERONA
FULL NAME: Hellas Verona Football Club (Hellas is the name
of Greece in the Greek language, selected on the proposal of the Classical
Greek teacher of the 'Liceo Classico Scipione Maffei' in memory of Ellade,
the name of classical Greece).
NICKNAMES: Gialloblu (Club Colours - Yellow-Blues), Mastini (Club Mascots - Mastiffs, a dog breed related to the Medieval Della Scala family, in particular Leonardino della Scala, known as Mastino I), Scaligeri (The people of the Della Scala princes, a family who ruled Verona in the 13th and 14th Centuries), Butei ('The Boys' in the Veneto Region dialect).
HISTORY:Founded in October 1903 as 'Associazione Calcio Hellas' by a group of University students from the 'Liceo Classico Scipione Maffei'. At the end of WW I, in 1919, it merged with 'Football Club Verona' (founded in 1911) and changed the name to 'Football Club Hellas'. In 1929, it merged with 'Istituzione comunale Marcantonio Bentegodi' (founded in 1868) and 'Associazione Calcio Scaligera' to became 'Associazione Calcio Verona'. In 1958 it absorbed the 'Associazione Sportiva Hellas' (founded in 1949) and changed the name to 'Associazione Calcio Hellas Verona'. In 1991 the club was declared bankrupt but was immediately re-founded with name 'Verona Football Club'. In 1995 the name was changed to the current one - 'Hellas Verona Football Club'.
NATIONAL HONOURS:Italian Champions, 1 - 1984/85. Stella d'oro al Merito Sportivo, 1 - 1975.
HISTORY: Founded on the 10 March 1919 as 'Sporting Club Viareggio' after the merger of six small clubs - Esperia 1911, Libertas, Vigor, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Aquila and Celeritas. In 1926 the name was changed to 'Unione Sportiva Viareggio' and in 1928 to 'Unione Sportiva Vezio Parducci Viareggio' in honour of the 17 year-old son of a local fascist leader who had just died in riots with the police. During WW II, in 1942 the club was re-founded as 'Associazione Sportiva Viareggio Calcio', after it had stopped functioning due to financial problems and the war. In 1953 it merged with 'Bar Ivano Viareggio' and became 'Associazione Sportiva Calcio Viareggio'. In 1994 the club was declared bankrupt but was immediately re-founded as 'Associazione Calcio Viareggio', but in 2003 the club went again bankrupt but was again re-founded, this time by the Mayor of Viareggio and his council as 'Football Club Esperia Viareggio'. In 2014 the club again had financial problems but was re-found as 'Viareggio 2014' again by the Mayor and council of Viareggio. Five years later, in 2019 the club had to be disbanded due to administrative issues, and the small local club 'Sporting Viareggio 86' (founded in 2015) took over all the rights of the previous club with the blessing of the Mayor and local council of the city. A year later, in 2020 the name was changed to 'Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Viareggio Calcio', but eventually the last part of the name started being used, the current name 'Viareggio Calcio'.
HONOURS: Nil.
CITY: Viareggio
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
PLAYERS: 1 GAMES: 2 SCORERS: 1 GOALS: 1
CAPTAINS: 1 CAPTAINED GAMES: 2
PLAYERS
2 CAPPELLI Giulio - A, 1936(d)
Giulio CAPPELLI
Only player in Azzurro
SCORERS
1 CAPPELLI Giulio
CAPTAINS
2 CAPPELLI Giulio
VICENZA
FULL NAME: Lanerossi Vicenza ('Lanerossi' is the name of the major
wool manufacture company in Italy in the 20th century, based in Vicenza, who
owned the club from 1953 until 1990)
NICKNAMES:Biancorossi (Club Colours - White-Reds), Lane (Wools - Vicenza is famous for its Wool industry, in particular the company 'Lanerossi'), Berici (The name of a chain of hills called Berici in the outskirts of the city of Vicenza), Nobile Provinciale (Noble Provincials - Due to the fact that between 1955 and 1975 they were a permanent club in the mid-top places of the Serie A, giving a hard time to other much titled and established clubs).
HISTORY:Founded on the 9 March 1902 by a group of citizens led by the Principle and the Physical Education teacher of the 'Liceo Lioy', as 'Associazione del Calcio in Vicenza', called in abbriviation 'ACIVI'. In 1908 it absorbed the club 'Olympia' and changed the name to 'Associazione Del Calcio Di Vicenza'. In 1922 it absorbed the 'Unione Sportiva Studentesca Vicentina' but kept its name as before and in 1928 it absorbed the 'Circolo Cotonificio Rossi' and change the name to 'Associazione Calcio Vicenza'. In 1932 it was forced by the local fascist government to change the name to 'Associazione Fascista Calcio Vicenza' but after WW II, in 1945, the name was changed back to 'Associazione Calcio Vicenza'. In 1953 the club was acquired by the wool manufacture company 'Lanerossi' and thus the name of the club was changed to 'Associazione Calcio Lanerossi Vicenza'. In 1967 the name was changed to 'Società Sportiva Lanerossi Vicenza' but in 1989, with a change in the ownership of the club, the name was changed to 'Vicenza Calcio'. In 2018 the club was declared bankrupt but was re-found as 'Lanerossi.Vicenza Virtus', this time not because the company 'Lanerossi' had anything to do with the club but due to the fact that the name became synonymous with the club. In 2021 the name was changed to the current one, abbreviated to 'L.R. Vicenza'.
NATIONAL HONOURS:Coppa Italia, 1 - 1996/97.
CITY: Vicenza
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
PLAYERS: 4 GAMES: 18 SCORERS: 1 GOALS: 7
CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
14 ROSSI Paolo - A, 1977(d)
2 PUIA Giorgio - D, 1962(d)
1 DAVID Mario - M, 1958(d)
1 MAINI Giampiero - M, 1997(d)
SCORERS
7 ROSSI Paolo
Mario
DAVID
First player in Azzurro
CAPTAINS
No Vicenza player ever led the Azzurri as Captain
UNUSED CALL-UPS
GRECO Jean Freddi - M(n)
MANCINI Tommaso - A
RANOCCHIA Filippo - M
Paolo
ROSSI
Most games in Azzurro
Only scorer in Azzurro
VIRTUS BOLOGNA
CITY: Bologna
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
PLAYERS: 1GAMES: 1SCORERS: 0GOALS: 0
CAPTAINS: 0CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
1 GIUSTACCHINI Giuseppe - M, 1921(d)
Giuseppe GIUSTACCHINI
Only player in Azzurro
SCORERS
No Virtus Bologna player ever scored in Azzurro
CAPTAINS
No Virtus Bologna player ever led the Azzurri as Captain
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AZZURRO RECORDS: Viareggio is one of only four clubs who gave players to the Italian National team from the Serie B only. It is the club who gave the Azzurri the first Captain and most Captained Games from the Serie B. In fact, Giulio CAPPELLI was the first Captain and the most to lead the Azzurri as Captain from the Serie B. Giulio CAPPELLI won the 1936 Olympics Gold Medal when he formed part of the Azzurri squad that won the football tournament of the 1936 Olympic Games. He was Captain of the Azzurri during these Olympics in two out of four games and is one of only seven players to play in Azzurro only from the Serie B. Giulio CAPPELLI is the third of only four players to lead the Azzurri as Captain in his debut match
CIristiano
PICCINI
Most games in Azzurro
Giampiero
MAINI
Giorgio
PUIA
WOLFSBURG
FULL NAME: Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg
(Wolfsburg Physical Exercise Association).
NICKNAMES: Die Wolfe (Club Mascot - The Wolves).
HISTORY:The city of Wolfsburg was founded in 1938 as 'Stadt des KdF-
Wagen' to house autoworkers building the car that would later become famous as the Volkswagen Beetle. The club was founded on the 12 September 1945 with the name 'VSK Wolfsburg' as a replacment for 'BSG Volkswagenwerk Stadt des KdF-Wagen', established in 1939 by the workers of the Volkswagen Beetle factory. But three months later the club went through a crisis that almost ended its existence when all but one of its players left to join their local rivals '1. FC Wolfsburg'. However, the club was re-organised and in 1946 the name was changed to the current one. The club also has other sports teams - badminton, handball and athletics.
NATIONAL HONOURS:German Champions, 1 - 2008/09.German Cup, 1 - 2014/15. German Super Cup, 1 - 2015.
CITY: Wolfsburg
(Germany)
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
PLAYERS: 1 GAMES: 2 SCORERS: 0 GOALS: 0
CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
2 BARZAGLI Andrea - D, 2008
SCORERS
No Wolfsburg player ever
scored in Azzurro
Andrea
BARZAGLI
Only Player in Azzurro
CAPTAINS
No Wolfsburg player ever led the Azzurri as Captain
UNUSED CALL-UPS
CALIGIURI Daniel - A
VILLARREAL
FULL NAME: Villarreal Club de Futbol.
NICKNAMES: El Submarino Amarillo (The Yellow Submarine -
due to their yellow shirt and being a low-profile team compared to regional
rivals Valencia and other Spanish clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético Madrid).
HISTORY:Founded on the 10 March 1923 as 'Club Deportivo Villarreal' in order to promote sports in Villarreal, in particular football. After WW II, in 1946, the club merged with 'Club Atletico Foghetazil' (founded in 1940) and changed the name to the current one - Villarreal Club de Fùtbol.
INTERNATIONAL HONOURS:UEFA (Europa) Cup, 1 - 1920/21. UEFA Intertoto Cup, 2 - 2003, 2004.
CITY: Villarreal
(Spain)
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
PLAYERS: 2 GAMES: 29 SCORERS: 1 GOALS: 6
CAPTAINS: 1 CAPTAINED GAMES: 1
PLAYERS
27 ROSSI Giuseppe - A, 2008 (d)
2 SANSONE Nicola - A, 2016
Giuseppe
ROSSI
First Player in Azzurro
Only Scorer in Azzurro
Only Captain in Azzurro
SCORERS
6 ROSSI Giuseppe
CAPTAINS
1 ROSSI Giuseppe
AZZURRO RECORDS:Giuseppe ROSSI is the fourth most Azzurro
player to play most Azzurro games from a foreign club.
AZZURRO RECORDS: Vado is one of only four clubs who gave players to the Italian National team from the Serie B only.
ZENIT SAINT PETERSBURG
FULL NAME: Futbol'nyj Klub Zenit Sankt-
Peterburg (Football Club Zenit Saint Petersburg - Zenith
is the imaginary point that is directly above a particular location on the celestial sphere, the world).
NICKNAMES: Sine-Belo-Golubye (Club Colours - The Blue-White-Sky Blues),
Zenitchiki (The Zeniters - From the club name Zenit), Bomzhi (The homeless or bums - Since their supporters used to sleep in the train stations when they go to support their team in away matches), Meshki (Bags or Sacks - Due to their supporters as explained above).
HISTORY:Founded on the 25 May 1925 as 'Krasnaja Zarja Leningrad (Red Dawn Leningrad)' (Leningrad was the name of Saint Petersburg before 1991). In 1936 the name was changed to 'Zenit Leningrad' but in 1940 it merged with 'Stalinec' (founded in 1925) and in 1941 with 'Elektrosila' (Founded in 1922) and 'Avangard', changing the name to 'ProfSoyuzy' for a very short time since this was immediately changed back to 'Zenit Leningrad'. In 1991, with the change in the name of the city, the name of the club was changed to the current one 'Zenit St Petersburg'. The club also administer teams in other sports - Basketball, Volleyball and Handball.
INTERNATIONAL HONOURS: UEFA (Europa) Cup, 1 - 2008. UEFA Super Cup, 1 - 2008.
CITY: Saint Petersburg
(Russia)
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
PLAYERS: 1 GAMES: 9 SCORERS: 0 GOALS: 0
CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
9 CRISCITO Domenico - D, 2011
Domenico
CRISCITO
Only Player in Azzurro
SCORERS
No Zenit Saint Petersburg player ever scored in Azzurro
CAPTAINS
No Zenit Saint Petersburg player ever led the Azzurri as Captain
VIRTUS LANCIANO
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
PLAYERS: 0GAMES: 0SCORERS: 0GOALS: 0
CAPTAINS: 0CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
No Virtus Lanciano player
ever played in Azzurro
SCORERS
No Virtus Lanciano player
ever scored in Azzurro
Gianmario
COMI
CAPTAINS
No Virtus Lanciano player ever led the Azzurri as Captain
UNUSED CALL-UPS
COMI Gianmario - A
Daniel
CALIGIURI
LEGEND OF LISTS: Number of Games / Goals / Captained Games, Surname, Name, Position, Year of first game in Azzurro from the Club.
POSITIONS: G - Goalkeeper, D - Defender, M - Midfielder, A - Attacker.
ABBREVIATIONS: (d) - Debut - Played his first game in Azzurro in that year and with that club.
(o) - Oriundo
UNUSED CALL-UPS: Statistics covered only from Azzurro Game 299 (25 September 1971) till TODAY. It includes also the Squads for the World Cups: 1970, 1966, 1962, 1954, 1950, 1938, 1934; European Nations Cup: 1968; Olympic Games Football Tournaments: 1952, 1948, 1936, 1928, 1924, 1920, 1912.
The Players displayed for each club are not necessary the best or most memorable players from the club, but statistically they are the main players. Displayed are mainly, the first players to play in Azzurro, score in Azzurro and Captain the Azzurri from the club and the players who played the most in Azzurro, scored the most in Azzurro and Captained the most the Azzurri from the Club. Where space permitted other significant statistical players from the club were displayed.
Due to the large white star on the coat-of-arms of the club).
HISTORY:Founded on the 1 November 1913 as 'Vado Foot Ball Club'. In 1935, due to the fascist government's law prohibiting all non-Italian word in titles, the name was changed to 'Associazione Calcio Vado'. In 1940 the club had big financial problems but was saved by the beginning of WWII, when all official football had to stop. At the end of the war, in 1945, the club was re-founded with the original name ' Vado Foot Ball Club'. Later on the name the date '1913' was added to the name, as it is today.
NATIONAL HONOURS:Coppa Italia, 1 - 1922. Stella d'Argento al Merito Sportivo, 1 - 1973.
(Goldsmiths - Valenza is famous for its goldsmiths and their artistic gold jewelry).
HISTORY:Founded in 1906 by a group of sportsman, mainly gymnasts and track athletes, as 'Unione Sportiva Valenzana', however they soon created its football section. In 1958 the name was changed to 'Unione Sportiva Valenzana Fulvius' but four years later, in 1962 the name was changed back to the old 'Unione Sportiva Valenzana'. In 2001 the name was changed to 'Valenzana Calcio' but in 2012 it was declared bankrupt and was saved by merging with the 'Gruppo Sportivo Mado', a small club of the Parish of the Madonnina di Valenza (founded in 2003), thus creating the 'Valenzana Mado Società Sportiva Dilettantistica', the current name.
Greens), Leoni Alati (Club Mascot - Winged Lions, the symbol of the
city and St Mark, the patron saint of the city), Lagunari (The people of
the Lagoons since Venice is build on a lagoon).
HISTORY:Founded on the 14 December 1907 as 'Venezia Foot-Ball Club' at the Tavern 'Da Nane in Corte dell'Orso' through the merger of the football sections of the 'Palestra Marziale di Venezia' and 'Costantino Reyer Venezia' (founded in 1904). After WW I, in 1919, the club merged with 'Aurora Foot-Ball Club' under the name 'Associazione Calcio Venezia'. In 1930 the name was changed to 'Societa Sportiva Serenissima' and in 1934 to 'Associazione Fascista Calcio Venezia'. After WW II, in 1945, the club was re-founded with the old name 'Associazione Calcio Venezia' until 1983 when the club was declared bankrupt and immediately re-founded as 'Calcio Venezia'. In 1987 it merged with 'Associazione Calcio Mestre' to became 'Calcio Venezia-Mestre' until 1989 when the name was changed to 'Associazione Calcio Venezia 1907'. In 2005 it was again declared Bankrupt but was immediately re-founded as 'Società Sportiva Calcio Venezia'. However in 2009, financial problems led to the club being disbanded and re-founded as 'Foot Ball Club Unione Venezia' until 2015 when the club was again re-founded as 'Venezia Football Club Società Sportiva Dilettantistica'. A year later, the name was changed to the old original 'Venezia Football Club', the current name of the club.
NATIONAL HONOURS:Coppa Italia, 1 - 1940/41.
Nicola
SANSONE
FULL NAME: Virtus Bologna.
HISTORY: Founded on the 17 January 1871 as an evening
sports club at the 'Scuole Tecniche San Domenico'. in 1889 the name was changed to 'Società Ginnastica Educativa Virtus' and 1910 to 'Virtus Gruppo Sportivo Bolognese'. In 1922 the name was changed to 'Società di Educazione Fisica Virtus' and in 1935 to 'Virtus Bologna Sportiva'. In 1945, after WW II, the current name was adapted 'Società Educazione Fisica (SEF) Virtus'. The club represents a number of different sports activities: Athletics, Baseball, Gymnastics, Skiing, Fencing (created in 1873), Tennis (created in 1925), Basketball (created in 1927), Volleyball (1962 - 1974) and American Football (created in 1995). The football section was created in 1910 and participated in regional leagues and the 'Coppa Emilia'. In 1920, the football section absorbed the 'Gruppo Sportivo Bolognese' and in 1922 it absorbed the 'Nazionale Emilia Foot-Ball Club'. It participated in the Italian National Championships from 1920 to 1924 and the Coppa Italia of 1922. In 1924, the football section was disqualified for illicit conduct but was found innocent some time later. However, it was too late as it was already disbanded. Although officially they always used the name of the club plus 'Sezione Calcio (Football Section)' they were always known as 'Virtus Bologna'. Today the club has a new football section that plays in provincial leagues.
HONOURS: Nil.
CITY: Lanciano
VITORIA DE GUIMARAES
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
PLAYERS: 0 GAMES: 0 SCORERS: 0 GOALS: 0
CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
No Vitoria de Guimaraes player
ever played in Azzurro
SCORERS
No Vitoria de Guimaraes player
ever scored in Azzurro
CAPTAINS
No Vitoria de Guimaraes player ever led the Azzurri as Captain
UNUSED CALL-UPS
BAMBA Ibrahima Kader - M
CITY: Guimaraes
(Portugal)
Ibrahima
BAMBA
VOLENDAM
FULL NAME: Football Club Volendam.
NICKNAMES: Het Andere Oranje (Club Colours - The Other
Orange, in view that the Netherlands National Football Team plays with
the orange colours), Het Nieuwe Oranje (Club Colours - The New Orange, in view that the Netherlands National Football Team plays with the Orange colours and became popular before the club), Palingboeren (Eel Farmers - Volendam is the main eel farming city in the Netherlands, leading the bid to replenish again the natural seas), Wijdbroeken (Wide Trousers - Volendam is famous for its male traditional costume baggy trousers).
HISTORY:Founded as 'Victoria' on the 1 June 1920 by local fishermen, in 1923 the club was renamed 'RKSV Volendam'. The club started playing in the 'Roomsch-Katholieke Federatie (RKF) (Catholic Football Association) until 1940 when during the German Occupation of World War II, RKF was forced to become a member and paly in the 'Royal Dutch Football Association'. By 1977 the club was still semi-professional, thus in July the club split, with the current club becoming professional as 'Football Club Volendam' and the other remaining amateur as 'RKAV Volendam'.
NATIONAL HONOURS:Nil.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
PLAYERS: 0 GAMES: 0 SCORERS: 0 GOALS: 0
CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
No Volendam player
ever played in Azzurro
SCORERS
No Volendam player
ever scored in Azzurro
CAPTAINS
No Volendam player ever led
the Azzurri as Captain
UNUSED CALL-UPS
ORISTANIO Gaetano Pio - M
CITY: Volendam
(Netherlands)
Gaetano
ORISTANIO
WEST HAM UNITED
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
PLAYERS: 4 GAMES: 11 SCORERS: 0 GOALS: 0
CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
4 SCAMACCA Gianluca - A, 2022
3 OGBONNA Angelo O. - D, 2016
2 EMERSON Palmieri - D, 2022(o)
2 ZAZA Simone - A, 2016
SCORERS
No West Ham United player
ever scored in Azzurro
CAPTAINS
No West Ham United player ever led the Azzurri as Captain
CITY: London
(England)
Angelo O.
OGBONNA
First Player in Azzurro
Simone
ZAZA
Gianluca
SCAMACCA
Most Games in Azzurro
ZURICH
FULL NAME: Fussballclub Zürich.
NICKNAMES: FCZ (Name Abbreviation with first letters of the
words in the name), Zuri (Short format of the name Zurich).
HISTORY:Founded on the 1 August 1896 as 'Fussball-Club Turicum' (Turicum was the Roman name for the city of Zurich) by students and members of the club 'Fussball-Club Excelsior' (founded in 1893). In a few months all the young players of 'Excelsior' joint the club and the name was changed to the current one, 'Fussball-Club Zürich'. In 1898 'Fussball-Club Excelsior' merged with 'Fussball-Club Zürich'. The club was a multi-sport club with Canoeing, Boxing, Athletics and Handball, besides Football, however in 1930, in view of financial difficulties, the other sports were separated and the club became only a football club.
INTERNATIONAL HONOURS:UEFA Intertoto Cup, 4 - 1973, 1974, 1984, 1993.
CITY: Zurich
(Switzerland)
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
PLAYERS: 1 GAMES: 4 SCORERS: 1 GOALS: 1
CAPTAINS: 0 CAPTAINED GAMES: 0
PLAYERS
4 GNONTO Wilfried - A, 2022(d)
Wilfried
GNONTO
Only Player in Azzurro
SCORERS
1 GNONTO Wilfried
CAPTAINS
No Zurich player ever led
the Azzurri as Captain
WERDER BREMEN
PLAYERS
No Werder Bremen player
ever played in Azzurro
SCORERS
No Werder Bremen player
ever scored in Azzurro
CAPTAINS
No West Ham United player ever led the Azzurri as Captain
UNUSED CALL-UPS
CHIARODIA Fabio - D
CITY: Bremen
(Germany)
FULL NAME: Sport-Verein Werder von 1899 (Werder Sports Club
from 1899 - 'Werder' is the German dialect word for 'river peninsula', referring
to the riverside field where the team played their first football matches).
NICKNAMES: Die Grün-Weißen (Club Colours - Green-Whites), Die Werderaner (The River Islanders - Due to the geographical area where the club is located near the River Weser).
HISTORY:Founded on the 4 February 1899 as 'Fußballverein Werder' (Football Club Werder) by a group of sixteen-year-old students who had won a substantial sports prize. After WW I, in 1920, they started participating in different sports and thus the name was changed to 'Sport-Verein Werder Bremen' (Sports Club Werder Bremen). After WWII, the club was disbanded in 1945 but re-founded a year later as 'Sport-Veren Grün-Weiß 1899 Bremen' (Sports Club Green-White 1899 Bremen). Eventually the name was updated to the current name with 'Werder' taking the place of 'Grün-Weiß'.
NATIONAL HONURS:German Champions, 4 - 1965, 1988, 1993, 2004. German Cup, 6 - 1961, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009. German League Cup, 1 - 2006. German Super Cup, 4 - 1988, 1993, 1994, 2009 (unofficial).
INTERNATIONAL HONOURS:UEFA Cup Winners Cup, 1 - 1992. UEFA Intertoto Cup, 1 - 1998.
Spanish Cup, 8 - 1941, 1949, 1954, 1967, 1979, 1999, 2008, 2019.
