[fm21]From Greece to...who knows where?

[Sheriff7]

SEASON 2030/2031

JANUARY/FEBRUARY/MARCH 2031

SET UP CHANGES

SEASON EXPECTATIONS

DEALS

CLUB STATUS

PRE SEASON

TRANSFERS

OUT

We didn't lost any key player.Some players left us as free agents and we loaned our some pospects,Igors Ontuzans is a great pospect and i will watch closely his progress in Jalgava.

IN

Montet came as free agent from our rivals Riga fc to give more depth in our cm area.

An old friend return home!He wanted to retire in the end of the season but i spoke to him as national team manager and we found this resolution,he came here and will play for (at least) another 1,5 year.

Another old friend return!He had amateur contract with Riga fc and we signed him,he will be the back up of Korneiciks.

STAFF

SQUAD

FIRST TEAM

GK

DEFENSE

 

 

DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD

MIDFIELD

 

 

STRIKERS

B TEAM

U19s

TACTICS

1ST

2ND

As you can see we all ready have lines ,so i expect a very strong start in new season..

SHEDULLE

A very good pre season.

INFO

A beautifull all-white field against Stabaek.

LATVIAN HIGER DIVISION

SEASON ODDS

Again second favourite.

NATIONAL TEAM

INFO

I noticed that in our pool we had many players coming from Sarlenitana,i checked it and i saw that they have a latvian president!They could be an option in Italy.

NEXT

 

Edited March 20, 2021 by Sheriff7

[Sheriff7]

SEASON 2030/2031

MARCH/APRIL 2030

LATVIAN HIGHER DIVISION

LEAGUE TABLE & SHEDULLE

As i hoped we made an superb start with 8 wins and 1 draw...We smashed Riga fc also but we are just 1 point in front of them....

INFO 1

In this game we dropped our only points....

INFO 2

300!!!

SCISPORT STATS

LATVIAN CUP

SECOND ROUND

DRAW

Oh!A derby so early for the cup!

OTHER NEWS

INJURIES

SEASON TICKETS SALES

Great.

PLAYERS ON INTERNATIONAL DUTY

NATIONAL TEAM

CALL UP

Some new faces here.

FRIENDLY GAMES

Finally some good results!We were very good in both games and with different tactics,especially against Qatar i didn't expect so good performance but we were excellent!

INFO

Some players made their debut.

UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE

DIVISION C

DRAW

Nations league draw also was this month.Well if Slovakia  haven't came in our group i could speak for a very good draw.Let's see...

FIFA WORLD RANKINGS

NEXT

We start against Andorra and Georgia in our home.

 

Edited March 22, 2021 by Sheriff7

[Sheriff7]

SEASON 2030/2031

MAY/JUNE 2030

TRANSFERS

OUT

STAFF

LATVIAN HIGHER DIVISION

LEAGUE TABLE & RESULTS

We are amazing and very stable!3 points difference with one game less(witch is a very good difference for this league as you all ready know) and another win against our rivals Riga fc.

INFO 1

FAN DAY

INFO 2

400 GAMES!

SCISPORT STATS

Forgot to take the pics...

LATVIAN CUP

SECOND ROUND

Not again!!!

EUROPE

LATVIAN COEFFICIENTS

An unexpected move up for the league!

FK VENTSPILS COEFFICIENTS

A small drop for us.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

FIRST QUILIFIER(CHAMPIONS PATH)

DRAW

It must be a very easy task.

INFO

PREPARATIONS GAMES

We played 2 strong friendly games to get ready for our CL campain,our performance was very good.

OTHER NEWS

YOUTH INTAKE PREVIEW

OTHER INCOME

We had to sell some clauses we had to geat healthy in our finances.

OTHER INTERESTING STATS

NATIONAL TEAM

Not something important here.

[SixPointer]

League form is incredible! Would love you to do it unbeaten especially if this is to be the last season in Latvia. Go out with a show stopping season!

[Sheriff7]

On 23/03/2021 at 19:12, SixPointer said:

League form is incredible! Would love you to do it unbeaten especially if this is to be the last season in Latvia. Go out with a show stopping season!

Let's see.I'll try to make an update soon...

[Sheriff7]

SEASON 2030/2031

JULY/AUGUST 2030

FIFA WC 2030(HOLDERS-FRANCE/HOSTS-ENGLAND)

GROUP STAGE ROUND

FIRST KNOCK OUT ROUND

REST OF THE TOURNAMENT

TRANSFERS

STAFF

LATVIAN HIGHER DIVISION

LEAGUE TABLE & RESULTS

We made our first defeat after 34! games against our rivals Riga fc but we are in a very good place,If we win our less games(3) we will have a 5 points difference + we have a much better goal dfifference so actually it will be a 6 points lead,it is a miracle if you think that we had too many european games this summer(pics below)

SCISPORT STATS

EUROPE

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

FIRST QUILIFIER(CHAMPIONS PATH)

1ST LEG

FK VENTSPILS(LVA) VS LINCOLN RED IMPS(GIB)

Easy enough..

2ND LEG

LINCOLN RED IMPS(GIB) VS FK VENTSPILS(LVA)

We finished the job with another win in Gibraltar.

SECOND QUILIFIER(CHAMPIONS PATH)

DRAW

A decent opponent.

1ST LEG

FK VENTSPILS(LVA) VS DUNDALK FC(IRL)

We were the best team but the game end with a goalless draw.

2ND LEG

DUNDALK FC(IRL) VS FK VENTSPILS(LVA)

A much more clinical job in the away game and we are through!

THIRD QUILIFIER(CHAMPIONS PATH)

DRAW

Well...Propably our trip ends here...

1ST LEG

RED BULL SALZBURG(AUT) VS FK VENTSPILS(LVA)

They took the lead but with an amazing comeback in the end of the first half we took the lead,a red card in the start of the second half made it very difficult for us but we were from steal and hold amazingly!Propably our best performance ever.

2ND LEG

FK VENTSPILS(LVA) VS RED BULL SALZBURG(AUT)

WE ARE THROUGH!!!! We took the lead with a beautifull free kick from Ontuzans but (of course) red bull didn't let the game,they pushed us and send the game to extra time.There we were the better team and with another strike from Ontuzans we took our best ever results/progress to the next round.No words for my players.

INFO

HIGHLIGHTS

PLAY OF ROUND(CHAMPIONS PATH)

DRAW

One step before CL group stage round!Of course we are the outsiders here too.

1ST LEG

FK VENTSPILS(LVA) VS CSKA MOSCOW(RUS)

Phewwww....We didn't deserved this result but their experience spoke here...

2ND LEG

CSKA MOSCOW(RUS) VS FK VENTSPILS(LVA)

With 2-3 key players out we gave big fight in Russia but they were the best team.We couldn't reach CL group stage round guys but i can't say anything to my players,they gave everything they had and i am very proud for them.

INFO 1

RECORDS BRAKE

Our fans broke our attendance record twice this summer!

INFO 2

MONEY PRIZE

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE

GROUP STAGE ROUND

DRAW

We have to secure 3rd place and give our fight for the second one.

OTHER NEWS

INJURIES

UPGRADES

Another very important upgrade shedulled!

AROUND THE WORLD

A big devorse for Arsenal.

PLAYERS ON INTERNATIONAL DUTY

Edited March 27, 2021 by Sheriff7

[SixPointer]

So so close to champions league my man! Think you’ll get through your europa group! 

[TheRobert]

Congratulations on eliminating Salzburg. When I saw that you fell with them, I said that was it, but no.

[Sheriff7]

21 hours ago, SixPointer said:

So so close to champions league my man! Think you’ll get through your europa group! 

Thanks mate.I don't know for the 1-2 places but we have to secure 3rd place at least.

[Sheriff7]

On 28/03/2021 at 18:58, TheRobert said:

Congratulations on eliminating Salzburg. When I saw that you fell with them, I said that was it, but no.

Yep,me too but that's why we love football.

Edited March 29, 2021 by Sheriff7

[Sheriff7]

SEASON 2030/2031

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2030

TRANSFERS

OUT

Porto made an amazing offer for Gulliksen(7 millions) but he said no! Thank god Napoli also wanted him and we sold him there with very good money.We speak for a player who cost us 8,5 k euros...

INFO

It was a record tranfer for the country and also his last club took very good money(500,000 euro)

IN

Omar Richards will replace him.

FUTURE

And a youth one for the future.

STAFF

LATVIAN HIGHER DIVISION

LEAGUE TABLE & RESULTS

INFO

 Tiredness was huge and with 2 bad results  we lost first place.These results propably will cost us league title..

NEXT GAMES

FK VENTSPILS

RIGA FC

Their programm is easier and we have european games too so is more easy for us to dropp points than Riga fc.

SCISPORT STATS

....

EUROPE

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE

GROUP STAGE ROUND

GROUP D

MATCHDAY 1

FK VENTSPILS(LVA) VS RB LEIPZIG(GER)

Well..Not much to say here.

INFO

RECORD BRAKE

MATCHDAY 2

UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA(ROU) VS FK VENTSPILS(LVA)

A very important away result to Romania.

MATCHDAY 3

GENK(BEL) VS FK VENTSPILS(LVA)

And a tottaly undeserved win in Belgium....

GROUP D TABLE

NEXT

3 games left..

OTHER NEWS

INJURIES

YOUTH INTAKE

BEST REGENS

Beautifull..

PLAYERS ON INTERNATIONAL DUTY

NATIONAL TEAM

CALL UP(SEPTEMBER&OCTOBER)

INJURIES

UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE

DIVISION C

GROUP 2

Our FA just wants from us to fight bravely against relegation...

MATCHDAY 1

LATVIA VS ANDORRA

I made huge mistake and change our tactic against Andorra,as you can see below they have a much better roster from us.So,a heavy defeat in our home..

INFO

Propably because i have activated spanish league...

MATCHDAY 2

LATVIA VS GEORGIA

Back to our main tactic and a very important win against Georgia.

MATCHDAY 3

SLOVAKIA VS LATVIA

A very good result away to Slovakia,all though it could have been much better because they took a red card and we opened the score.

MATCHDAY 4

ANDORRA VS LATVIA

In 91st minute...

INFO

DEBUT

THE PLAYER

Lat summer i activated Serie B(Italy) and this player appeared.He is allready a key player for us and was a big disapointment that we didn't have him from the start.

GROUP 2 TABLE

NEXT

Next game in Georgia is very crucial.

OTHER NEWS

FIFA WORLD RANKINGS

Edited March 30, 2021 by Sheriff7

[Sheriff7]

SEASON 2030/2031

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2030

LATVIAN HIGHER DIVISION

LEAGUE TABLE(FINAL) AND RESULTS

We made it!!!Riga fc dropped points away to Spartaks and we won our games!In the last game against Valmiera we were exausted but our passion and our Goalkeeper Zommers gave us this huge win and we are back to back champions!

INFO 1

We played 4 games in 8 days!!!!After our last game we were exausted.

INFO 2

After all these(and our european games) we had to send these  4 players on short vacation)All of them played 50!+ games this season with club and national team!

SCISPORT STATS

EUROPE

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE

GROUP STAGE ROUND

GROUP D

MATCHDAY 4

FK VENTSPILS(LVA) VS GENK (BEL)

This time they scored in their chances and took the away win.

MATCHDAY 5

RB LEIPZIG(GER) VS FK VENTSPILS(LVA)

Germans show no mercy for us(classic) and smashed us 7-0...Of course this result end any chance we had for 2nd place.Also we broke our attendance record in this game.

MATCHDAY 6

INFO

FRIENDLY GAME

We played a friendly game before our last game for this season because the gap was big.It was in the agreement for Gulliksen's transfer.

FK VENTSPILS(LVA) VS UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA(ROU)

In a game with no serious interest we draw against Craiova,we had to win them though..

GROUP D TABLE(FINAL) AND RESULTS

7 points,3rd place and our trip continuous to ECL. 

UEFA EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE

FIRST KNOCKOUT ROUND

DRAW

A defenitely beatable opponent for our team.

OTHER NEWS

NEW AFFILIATE

RETIREMENT

PLAYERS ON INTERNATIONAL DUTY

NATIONAL TEAM

CALL UP

INFO

Also i forgot to tell you that i change my ass man in national team.

UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE

DIVISION C

GROUP 2

MATCHDAY 5

GEORGIA VS LATVIA

It was very important for us not to lose here and we made it.

INFO 1

This guy is amazing!

INFO 2

INJURY

MATCHDAY 6

LATVIA VS SLOVAKIA

We could had get the draw here..

GROUP TABLE (FINAL) & RESULTS

We reached our goal and avoid relegation.Andorra proved how strong they are and won the promotion to division B!

INFO

FA REACTION

FIFA WORLD RANKINGS

NEXT

No we wait for our European championship quilifying section draw.

 

Edited April 2, 2021 by Sheriff7

[Sheriff7]

SEASON 2030/2031

DECEMBER 2030

SEASON REVIEW

LATVIAN HIGHER DIVISION

This time we had to collect 97 points to crowned champions!FK Ventspils will play in CL.Riga fc(amazing league campain),Spartaks and Liepaja will play in ECL.Leevon relegated.

LATVIAN CUP

Another early exit,this time from Riga fc who won it..

EUROPE

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Our CL campaign was amazing this season!We eliminate easily Imps and Dundalk before we make the huge win-progress to the next phase against R.B Salzburg,CSKA Moscow was more carefull and end our trip.

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE

In EL group stage round we collect 7 points and quilified for ECL.

UEFA EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE

And a trip to Norway for our next challenge.

 U19s

Our U19s played for first time in Uefa youth league and had some very good results.

OTHER IMPORTANT STATS AND RECORDS

OTHER LATVIAN COMPETITIONS

FUTURE LEAGUE

Our B team won future league for first time!Our affiliate Jurmala relegated.

2.LIGA

Our new affiliate Grobinas won promotion to Future league.

OTHER LATVIAN CLUBS IN EUROPE

RIGA FC

VALMIERA FC

FK JELGAVA

It was an awfull european season for Riga fc.Only Valmiera passed a round..

NATIONAL TEAM

A good season for national team.

AROUND THE WORLD

LEAGUES(SEASON2029/2030)

GREECE

Olympiacos retain league title.

ENGLAND

SPAIN

ITALY

GERMANY

FRANCE

COMPETITIONS(SEASON2029/2030)

CL

A Manchester derby in CL final!

EL

ECL

SUPER CUP

VACATIONS..

Edited April 2, 2021 by Sheriff7

[Sheriff7]

SEASON 2030/2031

DECEMBER/JANUARY 2030/2031

THE END OF AN ERA...

As i told you in the end of the last season this one (propably) would be my last one...So after...... 7  years and some months and 343 games(234 won-43 drawn-66 lost) this is the end from my beloved FK Ventspils.....

BEFORE ME/NOW REVIEW

TITLES

BEFORE

NOW

4 league titles(the one you don't see in clubs history view is on the season with the whole bug think) and 3 latvian cups.

FK VENTSPILS COEFFICIENTS

BEFORE

NOW

117 places up for the club!In this space we reached qroup stage round 5! times and first knockout round twice.

LATVIAN COEFFICIENTS

BEFORE

NOW

Latvian league was 79th place and now is on 48th and as for the coeffients/quilifications places from 44th place we climbed to 26th!Of course this isn't only our work but the most of it belongs to our european campaigns..

CLUB REPUTATION

BEFORE

NOW

Finally we climbed first in latvian clubs reputation.

FACILITIES

BEFORE

NOW

And propably the most important improvements,our junior coaching went to Exceptional from Average,Youth recruitmen was Fairly basic and now is exceptional,training facilities were in average level and we upgraded them to state of art! As for the youth facilities from below average we upgraded them to Great and one more upgrade is running so they will be in excellent level in some months.

RECORDS

TOTAL TRANSFER INCOME

HIGHEST TRANSFER FRE RECEIVED

HIGHEST ATTENDANCE

MOST MATCHES WON IN ROW

MOST MATCHES WITHOUT LOSING

MOST MATCHES WITHOUT CONCEDING

BIGGEST WIN

ALL TIME BEST XI

All these hapened with (mainly) latvian players,always we had at least 5-6 latvians in our first XI and many more in our squad.

THE COACH

I came here without any license and with half star in my reputation.This club gave me everything and now i am leaving with continental pro licence and 3 stars reputation + too many experiences,friends and so many beautifull memories.

THE INTERVIEW

Of course this club and their fans will be always in my heart.

INFO

With me some other staff members also left the club.

THE NEXT DAY

FOR FK VENTSPILS

Tomaz Pertia (Riga fc manager) is the hot favourite.He is a great manager and i hope that he will take the job.

FOR THE COACH

As i told you in the past Salernitana was a future option for me because they have Latvian Chairman and they produce latvian regens.O looked their manager job and it was in danger...

And just one day later....

He get sacked.......This was the perfect synchronization. Ι applied for the job  and declared interest and

some days later....

They gave me a job interview!The conversation went quite well and now i wait....

NATIONAL TEAM

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUILIFYING SECTION

DRAW

Of course i kept my job in national team and our draw for next quilifiers wasn't good for us,even Kosovo i believe has a better team from us.

NEXT

A friendly game against Lebanon and the first game for the quilifiers is the most "easy" (propably) of our campaign..

OTHER NEWS

LATVIAN BEST XI FOR 2030

AROUND THE WORLD

AWARDS WINNERS

Edited April 2, 2021 by Sheriff7

[TheRobert]

How sad ... After 7 years ... Good luck!

[anagain]

Your save is throwing up some wonderful events...

little Norwegian club getting a massive 500k euros (love to have been their manager)

who knew Andorra had gotten so good?

conversely, who knew Slovakia had gotten so bad?

Good luck with the future. Ventspils did you good and now you get a real crack at the big time with a club that can give you real huge rewards in a bigger league.

You get brownie points for using what looks like a Star Trek 'to be continued'

[Sheriff7]

On 03/04/2021 at 12:53, TheRobert said:

How sad ... After 7 years ... Good luck!

Thanks mate.Yes it was quite difficult but it was the time.

[Sheriff7]

On 03/04/2021 at 14:21, anagain said:

Your save is throwing up some wonderful events...

little Norwegian club getting a massive 500k euros (love to have been their manager)

who knew Andorra had gotten so good?

conversely, who knew Slovakia had gotten so bad?

Good luck with the future. Ventspils did you good and now you get a real crack at the big time with a club that can give you real huge rewards in a bigger league.

You get brownie points for using what looks like a Star Trek 'to be continued'

Thank you!Yeah,so many memories!

As for the Norwegian club

We speak for a local club with grey players,really i don'tknow what they did the money but their financies are ok.

As for Andorra and Slovakia

If you see their rosters propably Andorra has a better one!

 

Thanks for they gif,i really didn't knew it was from Star Trek though.

 

[TheRobert]

What good players Andorra has! What does the Romanian national team look like?

[Sheriff7]

SEASON 2030/2031

JANUARY 2031

(Pics are from my home city Trikala)

THE NEW CHALLENGE

THE NATION

ITALY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy

THE CITY

 

Salerno

 

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Salerno   Salierno  (Neapolitan)
Comune
Comune di Salerno
Panorama of Salerno
Flag Coat of arms
Salerno within the Province of Salerno and Campania
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Coordinates: 40°41′0″N 14°46′0″ECoordinates: 40°41′0″N 14°46′0″E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Founded	197 BC
Government
• Mayor	Vincenzo Napoli (PD)
Area [1]
• Total	58.96 km2 (22.76 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population  (30 November 2014)[3]
• Total	133,199
• Density	2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Salernitano
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84121 to 84135
Dialing code	089
Patron saint	Saint Matthew
Website	Official website

Salerno (UK: /sæˈlɛərnoʊ/,^[4] US: /səˈ-, sɑːˈ-, səˈlɜːrnoʊ/,^[5][6][7] Italian: [saˈlɛrno] (listen); Salernitano: Salierne, IPA: [saˈljərnə]) is an ancient city and comune in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city is divided into three distinct zones: the medieval sector, the 19th century sector and the more densely populated post-war area, with its several apartment blocks.^[8]

Human settlement at Salerno has a rich and vibrant past, dating back to pre-historic times. The site has been one of the most important and strategic ports on the Mediterranean sea, yielding a rich Greco-Roman heritage. It was an independent Lombard principality, Principality of Salerno, in the early Middle Ages. During this time, the Schola Medica Salernitana, the first medical school in the world, was founded. In the 16th century, under the Sanseverino family, among the most powerful feudal lords in southern Italy, the city became a great centre of learning, culture and the arts, and the family hired several of the greatest intellectuals of the time.^[8] Later, in 1694, the city was struck by several catastrophic earthquakes and plagues.^[8] After a period of Spanish rule which would last until the 18th century, Salerno became part of the Parthenopean Republic.^[8]

In recent history the city hosted Victor Emmanuel III, the King of Italy, who moved from Rome in 1943 after Italy negotiated a peace with the Allies in World War II, making Salerno the home of the "government of the South" (Regno del Sud) and therefore provisional government seat for six months. Some of the Allied landings during Operation Avalanche (the invasion of Italy) occurred near Salerno. Today Salerno is an important cultural centre in Campania and Italy.

A patron saint of Salerno is Saint Matthew, the Apostle, whose relics are kept here at the crypt of Salerno Cathedral.

Contents

• 1History
  • 1.1Prehistory and antiquity
  • 1.2Middle Ages to early modern age
  • 1.3Late modern and contemporary
• 2Geography
  • 2.1Climate
• 3Demographics
• 4Economy
• 5Transport
• 6Education
• 7Sport
• 8Attractions
  • 8.1Secular sights
  • 8.2Churches
  • 8.3Monuments
  • 8.4Museums and galleries
  • 8.5Archaeological sites
  • 8.6Events
    • 8.6.1Luci d'artista
    • 8.6.2Salerno Literature Festival
    • 8.6.3Comic-cons
• 9Twin towns – sister cities
• 10See also
• 11References
• 12Bibliography
• 13External links

History[edit]

See also: Timeline of Salerno

Prehistory and antiquity[edit]

The area of what is now Salerno has been continuously settled since pre-historical times, as the discoveries of Neolithic mummy remains documents.^[9] Inhabited by Oscan-speaking populations, the region was colonized by the Etruscans, who founded the city of Irnthi in the 6th century BC, across the Irno river, in what is today city quarter of Fratte, as a part of their Dodecapolis political model they essentially replicated in Campania. This settlement represented an important base for Etruscan trade with the nearby Greek colonies of Posidonia and Elea. It was occupied by the Samnites around the 5th century BC as consequence of the Battle of Cumae (474 BC) as part of the Syracusan sphere of influence.

With the Roman advance in Campania, Irna began to lose its importance, being supplanted by the new Roman colony (197 BC) of Salernum, developing around an initial castrum. The new city, which gradually lost its military function in favour of its role as a trade center, was connected to Rome by the Via Popilia, which ran towards Lucania and Reggio Calabria.

Archaeological remains, although fragmentary, suggest the idea of a flourishing and lively city. Under the Emperor Diocletian, in the late 3rd century AD, Salernum became the administrative centre of the "Lucania and Bruttii" province.

In the following century, during the Gothic Wars, the Goths were defeated by the Byzantines, and the Salerno briefly returned to the control of Constantinople (from 553 to 568), before the Lombards invaded almost the whole peninsula. Like many coastal cities of southern Italy (Gaeta, Sorrento, Amalfi), Salerno initially remained untouched by the newcomers, falling only in 646. It subsequently became part of the Duchy of Benevento.

Middle Ages to early modern age[edit]

 

The Principality of Salerno in 1000.

Under the Lombard dukes Salerno enjoyed the most splendid period of its history.

In 774 Arechis II of Benevento transferred the seat of the Duchy of Benevento to Salerno, in order to elude Charlemagne's offensive and to secure for himself the control of a strategic area, the centre of coastal and internal communications in Campania.

With Arechis II, Salerno became a centre of studies with its famous Medical School. The Lombard prince ordered the city to be fortified; the Castle on the Bonadies mountain had already been built with walls and towers. In 839 Salerno declared independence from Benevento, becoming the capital of a flourishing principality stretching out to Capua, northern Calabria and Apulia up to Taranto. In 871–872, the Aghlabids besieged Salerno, but the city was relived by the Louis II of Italy.

Around the year 1000 prince Guaimar IV annexed Amalfi, Sorrento, Gaeta and the whole duchy of Apulia and Calabria, starting to conceive a future unification of the whole southern Italy under Salerno's arms. The coins minted in the city circulated in all the Mediterranean, with the Opulenta Salernum wording to certify its richness.

 

Salerno capital of the Norman "Ducato di Puglia e Calabria" in 1100

However, the stability of the Principate was continually shaken by the Saracen attacks and, most of all, by internal struggles. In 1056, one of the numerous plots led to the fall of Guaimar. His weaker son Gisulf II succeeded him, but the decline of the principality had begun. In 1077 Salerno reached its zenith but soon lost all its territory to the Normans.

 

The Schola Medica Salernitana in a miniature from Avicenna's Canon.

On 13 December 1076, the Norman conqueror Robert Guiscard, who had married Guaimar IV's daughter Sikelgaita, besieged Salerno and defeated his brother-in-law Gisulf. In this period the royal palace of Castel Terracena and the cathedral were built, and science was boosted as the Schola Medica Salernitana, considered the most ancient medical institution of European West, reached its maximum splendour. At this time in the late 11th century, the city was home to 50,000 people.^[10]

In 1100, Salerno was made the capital of the Norman southern Italy, after Melfi.

Salerno was the most important city of the Normans for half a century, but with the Norman conquest of southern Italy, the city of Palermo started to substitute Salerno as the most important city for the Normans. Indeed, Salerno played a little part in the fall of the County of Sicily, after the Emperor Henry VI's invasion on behalf of his wife, Constance, the heiress to the kingdom, in 1191, Salerno surrendered and promised loyalty on the mere news of an incoming army.

This so disgusted the archbishop, Nicolò d'Aiello (from Naples), that he abandoned the city and fled to Naples, which held out in a siege. In 1194, the situation reversed itself: Naples capitulated, along with most other cities of the Mezzogiorno, and only Salerno resisted. It was sacked and pillaged, much reducing its importance and prosperity.

Henry had his reasons, though. He had entrusted Constance to some important Salerno citizens (advised & "ruled" by the archbishop d'Aiello) and after his retreat from invasion in 1191 they had received letters about the events from Nicolò D'Aiello and so betrayed Henry, attacked Constance at Castel Terracena and handed her over to King Tancred of Sicily, making the Empress captive for nearly one year. The combined treachery and stubbornness of D'Aiello and his followers cost Salerno much after the Hohenstaufen conquest: Henry's son, Frederick II, moreover, issued a series of edicts that reduced Salerno's role in favour of Naples (in particular, the foundation of the University of Naples in that city).

 

Salerno in a print from the 17th century.

From the 14th century onwards, most of the Salerno province became the territory of the Princes of Sanseverino, powerful feudal lords who acted as real owners of the region. They accumulated an enormous political and administrative power and attracted artists and men of letters in their own princely palace. In the 15th century the city was the scene of battles between the Angevin and the Aragonese royal houses with whom the local lords took sides alternatingly.

In the first decades of the 16th century, the last descendant of the Sanseverino princes, Ferdinando Sanseverino, was in conflict with the viceroy of the king of Spain, mainly because of his opposition to the Inquisition, causing the ruin of the whole family and the beginning of a long period of decadence for the city.

A slow renewal of the city occurred in the 18th century with the end of the Spanish dominion and the construction of many refined houses and churches characterising the main streets of the historical centre. In 1799 Salerno was incorporated into the Parthenopean Republic. During the Napoleonic era, first Joseph Bonaparte and then Joachim Murat ascended the Neapolitan throne. The latter decreed the closing of the Schola Medica Salernitana, that had been declining for decades to the level of a theoretical school. In the same period even the religious orders were suppressed and numerous ecclesiastical properties were confiscated.

The city expanded beyond the ancient walls and sea connections were potentiated as they represented an important road network that crossed the town connecting the eastern plain with the area leading to Vietri and Naples.

Late modern and contemporary[edit]

Salerno was an active center of Carbonari activities supporting the unification of Italy in the 19th century.^[11] The majority of the population of Salerno supported ideas of the Risorgimento, and in 1861 many of them joined Garibaldi in his struggle for unification.^[12]

After the unification of Italy, a slow urban development continued, many suburban areas were enlarged and large public and private buildings were created. The city went on developing until World War II. Its population rose from 20,000 people around 1861s unification to 80,000 in the early 20th century.

During the 19th century, foreign industries started settling in Salerno: in 1830 a first textile mill was established by the Swiss entrepreneur Züblin Vonwiller, followed by Schlaepfer-Wenner's textile mills and dye factories; the Wenner family settled permanently in Salerno. In 1877 the city was the site of as many as 21 textile mills employing around ten thousand workers; in comparison with the four thousand employed in Turin's textile industry, Salerno was sometimes referred to as the "Manchester of the two Sicilies".

 

The Allied landing at Salerno (September 1943).

In September 1943, during World War II, Salerno was the scene of Operation Avalanche, the invasion of Italy launched by the Allies of World War II, and suffered a great deal of damage. Henry Wellesley, 6th Duke of Wellington, who was killed in action during the fighting, is buried in Salerno War Cemetery.^[13] From 12 February to 17 July 1944, it hosted the Government of Marshal Pietro Badoglio. In those months Salerno was the provisional government seat of the Kingdom of Italy, and the King Vittorio Emanuele III lived in a mansion in its outskirts.

After the war the population of the city doubled in a few years, going from 80,000 in 1946 to nearly 160,000 in 1976.

Geography[edit]

The city is situated at the northwestern end of the plain of the Sele River, at the exact beginning of the Amalfi coast. The small river Irno crosses through the central section of Salerno. The highest point is "Monte Stella" with its 953 metres (3,127 ft).^[14]

Climate[edit]

Salerno has a Mediterranean climate, with a hot and relatively dry summer (highs of 31 °C (88 °F) in July and August) and a rainy fall and winter (highs of 13 °C (55 °F) in January). Usually there is nearly 1,000 mm (39 in) of rain every year. The strong wind that comes from the mountains toward the Gulf of Salerno makes the city very windy (mainly in winter). However, this gives Salerno the advantage of being one of the sunniest towns in Italy.

hideClimate data for Salerno, Italy
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	13.4 (56.1)	14.4 (57.9)	17.0 (62.6)	20.4 (68.7)	24.6 (76.3)	28.5 (83.3)	31.2 (88.2)	31.3 (88.3)	28.3 (82.9)	23.9 (75.0)	18.7 (65.7)	14.9 (58.8)	22.2 (72.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	10.2 (50.4)	11.0 (51.8)	13.1 (55.6)	16.1 (61.0)	19.9 (67.8)	23.6 (74.5)	26.0 (78.8)	26.1 (79.0)	23.6 (74.5)	19.7 (67.5)	15.1 (59.2)	11.9 (53.4)	18.0 (64.5)
Average low °C (°F)	7.0 (44.6)	7.6 (45.7)	9.1 (48.4)	11.8 (53.2)	15.2 (59.4)	18.6 (65.5)	20.8 (69.4)	20.8 (69.4)	18.8 (65.8)	15.5 (59.9)	11.5 (52.7)	8.9 (48.0)	13.8 (56.8)
Source: globopix[15]

Demographics[edit]

In 2007, there were 140,580 people residing in Salerno, located in the province of Salerno, Campania, of whom 46.7% were male and 53.3% were female. Minors (children ages 18 and younger) totaled 19.61 percent of the population compared to pensioners who number 21.86 percent. This compares with the Italian average of 18.06 percent (minors) and 19.94 percent (pensioners). The average age of Salerno residents is 42 compared to the Italian average of 42. In the five years between 2002 and 2007, the population of Salerno grew by 2.02 percent, while Italy as a whole grew by 3.85 percent.^[16] The current birth rate of Salerno is 7.77 births per 1,000 inhabitants compared to the Italian average of 9.45 births.

As of 31 December 2010, there were 4,355 foreigners in Salerno. The largest immigrant group came from other European countries (mainly Ukraine and Romania).^[17] The population is overwhelmingly Roman Catholic.

Economy[edit]

The economy of Salerno is mainly based on services and tourism, as most of the city's manufacturing base did not survive the economic crisis of the 1970s. The remaining ones are connected to pottery and food production and treatment.^{[clarification needed]}

The Port of Salerno is one of the most active of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It handles about 10 million tons of cargo per year, 60% of which is made up by containers.^[18]

Transport[edit]

Salerno is connected to the A2, Autostrada A3 and Autostrada A30 motorways.

Salerno station is the main railway station of the city. It is connected to the high-speed railway network via the Milan-Salerno corridor. The main bus stop of Salerno is also at the train station, with both CSTP buses and SITA buses.

A metro light rail line connects the train station with Stadio Arechi, with seven intermediate stops.^[19]

A new Maritime Terminal Station, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, was completed in 2016 and was opened for the 2017 cruise season.^[20] Salerno features three marinas: Manfredi Pier, Masuccio Salernitano, and Marina di Arechi (opened in 2015).^[21]

Salerno airport is located in the neighboring towns of Pontecagnano Faiano and Bellizzi.

Education[edit]

Salerno hosted the oldest medical school in the world, the Schola Medica Salernitana, the most important source of medical knowledge in Europe in the early Middle Ages. It was closed in 1811 by Joachim Murat.

In 1944 king Vittorio Emanuele III established Istituto Universitario di Magistero "Giovanni Cuomo". In 1968 the university became state-controlled.^[22] Today University of Salerno is located in the neighboring town of Fisciano and has about 34,000 students^[23] and ten faculties: Arts and Philosophy, Economics, Education, Engineering, Foreign language and literature, Law, Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy and Political Science.^[24]

Sport[edit]

 

Stadio Arechi

The city's main football team is U.S. Salernitana 1919, that plays in Serie B (the second highest football division in Italy).^[25] Their home stadium is Stadio Arechi, opened in 1990 and with a capacity of 37,245.

The most successful team in the city is the women's handball team PDO Handball Team Salerno, with its four national titles, four national cups and two national supercups; other noteworthy teams are Arechi in rugby and Rari Nantes Salerno in water polo.

The city has also a tradition in motorsport.

Attractions[edit]

 

Main tourist sites of Salerno.

Salerno is located at the geographical center of a triangle nicknamed Tourist Triangle of the 3 P's (namely a triangle with the corners in Pompei, Paestum and Positano). This peculiarity gives Salerno special tourist characteristics that are increased by the many local points of tourist interest like the Lungomare Trieste (Trieste Seafront Promenade), the Castello di Arechi (Arechis' Castle), the Duomo (cathedral) and the Museo Didattico della Scuola Medica Salernitana (Educational Museum of the Salernitan Medical School).^[26]

Secular sights[edit]

• Lungomare Trieste (Trieste Seafront Promenade). This promenade was created from the sea during the 1950s and it is one of the best in Italy, at the level (and imitation) of those in the French Riviera. It has an extension of nearly five miles (8.0 km) with many rare palms.
• Castello di Arechi ("Arechis' Castle") is a large castle commanding the city from a 300 m (984.25 ft) hill. It was enlarged by Arechis II over a pre-existing Roman-Byzantine construction. Today it houses rooms for exhibitions and congresses. The Castle offers views of the city and the Gulf of Salerno.

 

"Lungomare Trieste" promenade.

• Centro storico di Salerno. The "Historical Downtown of Salerno" is believed to be one of the best maintained in the Italian peninsula. Its "Via dei mercanti" (Merchant street) is even today one of the main shopping streets in the city. The Duomo is its centre.
• Giardino della Minerva. "Minerva's Garden" is situated in the fringes of the castle hill that dominates the old Salerno. In it can be found the medieval "Hortus sanitatis" (Health garden) of the Schola Medica Salernitana, that was the first European "orto botanico" (botanical garden).
• Parco del Mercatello. The "Park of Mercatello (little market)" is situated in the eastern section of the city. It was made in 1998 and with its about twenty acres is one of the biggest in Italy.
• Forte La Carnale. The "La Carnale Castle" got his name from a medieval battle against the Arabs and is part of a sport complex (with pool, tennis courts and hockey). Actually it is used as a cultural center for expositions and meetings.
• Villa Comunale di Salerno (Municipal Park of Salerno). The garden of the old city hall is actually a huge recreation area in front the Salerno Theater (the "Teatro Verdi"), with a fountain (called "Don Tullio") done in 1790.
• Colle Bellara (Bellara Hill), a hill from which it is possible to see the Amalfi Coast up to the Cilento.
• Teatro Verdi. The Salerno Theater ("Teatro Verdi") was done in 1872 and is decorated with paintings of Gaetano D'Agostino. The theater was heavily damaged during the 1980 earthquake and rebuilt in 1994, during the celebrations for the fifty years of "Salerno Capital of Italy".

 

The "Teatro Verdi". In the background—on a hill—can be seen the "Castle of Arechis"

• Palazzo di Città di Salerno (Town Hall of Salerno). It was constructed in 1936 in typical Fascist style. Its main saloon, the "Marmol Saloon" was the meeting room for the first Government of the Kingdom of Italy after the fall of Fascism in 1943.
• Palazzo Genovese. In baroque style of the 17th century, was rebuilt by the architect Ferdinando Sanfelice.
• Palazzo Pinto. It is situated in the middle of the "Via dei Mercanti" (merchant street) and has the "Pinacoteca Provinciale" (Provincial Pinacotheca).
• Palazzo De Ruggiero. Noble building done in the 16th century, situated near the cathedral.
• Castel Terracena (Terracena Castle), built by Robert Guiscard in 1076–1086 as a royal mansion, next to the Eastern walls. Only scarce remains (mainly tower-houses in tuff) can be seen today, as it was destroyed by an earthquake in 1275.
• Palazzo Fruscione. Medieval palace erected in the 12th century. It includes walls of the Arechis II Royal Mansion.
• Palazzo Copeta. It is situated in the Lombard section of the city. It hosted the last lessons of the Schola Medica Salernitana during Napoleon times.
• Palazzo d'Avossa. Noble palace rebuilt in the 17th century by the architect Ferdinando Sanfelice. It has frescoes inspired by Torquato Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata
• Palazzo Ruggi d'Aragona. Palace built in the 15th century near the "Via dei Mercanti" (merchant street).
• Palazzo Morese. Built in the 14th century and later renovated in Baroque style, facing the cathedral.

Churches[edit]

 

Ambone D'Ajello, a pulpit inside the Salerno Cathedral.

 

The Natività (Nativity) of Andrea Sabbatini (called "Andrea da Salerno" when he worked in the Sistine Chapel) can be seen inside the "Palazzo Pinto" of the "Pinacoteca Provinciale".

 

The bell tower of the cathedral. Inside the Duomo of Salerno is the tomb of the Apostle Matthew.

 

The port of Salerno.

 

Via Botteghelle in the old Lombard area.

• The Cathedral of Salerno is the main tourist attraction of the city. In its crypt is the tomb of one of the twelve apostles of Christ, Saint Matthew the Evangelist.
• Chiesa della SS. Annunziata (14th century) located near the northern entrance of medieval Salerno (called "Portacatena"). It has a belltower done by the architect Ferdinando Sanfelice.
• Chiesa di San Gregorio. The church was built in the 10th century near the "Via dei Mercanti" (merchant street): a document states its existence in 1058. Actually is the home of the "Museo didattico della Scuola Medica Salernitana" (Museum of the Salerno Medical School).
• Chiesa di San Giorgio. The church of St. George is a Baroque church in Salerno which has paintings of Andrea Sabatini and high-quality frescoes by Francesco and Angelo Solimena (late 17th century). It is related to one of the most ancient monasteries of the city, dating back to the early 9th century, which remains of apse frescoes in have been recently brought to light.
• Chiesa di San Pietro in Vinculis. It is located on the "Piazza Portanova" (Portanova Square) and has Renaissance paintings.
• Chiesa di San Benedetto. The St. Benedict church was originally part of a monastery from 7th–9th centuries, connected to a massive aqueduct whose remains are still visible today. After the Arabs destruction in 884, it was rebuilt by Abbot Angelarius with a nave and two aisles. Remains of an entrance quadriporticus can still be seen.
• Chiesa di Sant'Agostino. The church is renowned for the "Madonna di Costantinopoli" (Our Lady of Costantinople) inside.
• Chiesa del SS. Crocifisso. The church located in the "Via dei Mercanti" (merchant street) has a Cripta of the 10th century.
• Chiesa di San Pietro a Corte. A Lombard church from the 10th century, it was part of Arechis II's royal mansion with the name "Cappella Palatina".
• Chiesa dell'Annunziatella. The church is located near the old Roman Forum and has a 16th-century fountain near the entrance.

Monuments[edit]

• Faro della Giustizia (Justice Lighthouse). Monument of the Judiciary Citadel of Salerno, near the "Colle Bellara".
• Monumento al Marinaio (Monument to the Sailor), situated in Concordia square, in front of the "Masuccio Salernitano" tourist port.

Museums and galleries[edit]

• Museo Archeologico Provinciale (Provincial Archaeological Museum).

The oldest museum of the city is the Museo archeologico provinciale (Provincial Archeological Museum), built in 1927 and restored in 2013, located in Palazzo Durazzo (Durazzo Palace), also known as Castelnovo Reale, the historical house of Queen Margareth. The museum offers a wide collection of historical artifacts from the Sannitico, Etruscan and Roman period which have been found all around the province or in Salerno itself, especially in the archeological area of Fratte (a district of Salerno). One of the most beautiful exhibits is the Testa di Apollo (Apollo's head), attributed to Pasiteles, found in a fishnet in 1930.).

• Museo Didattico della Scuola Medica Salernitana (Educational Museum of the Salernitan Medical School).

Located inside the Lombard church of San Gregorio. The Museum has noteworthy documents from the Schola Medica Salernitana.Restored and renovated in 2009, the museum shows a large variety of old medical tools and, thanks to its brand new multimedia exhibition, it is also possible to interact with Medieval codes and old medical treaties which show the history of the Scuola Medica Salernitana.

• Museo Diocesano di Salerno

The Museo diocesano (Diocesan Museum), located in the ex Archidiocesan Seminary, offers a collection of paintings and ivories that date back to the period that goes from XII to XVIII. What seems to be extremely important is the section of religious art from Middle Ages in which stand out the famous ivories from Salerno and the exulted (codice minato). The painting section houses paintings by Francesco Solimena, Andrea Sabatini, Luca Giordano and Cesare de Sesto

• Pinacoteca Provinciale (Provincial Pinacotheca).

Located in Palazzo Pinto, houses paintings from Renaissance to Futurism, like those of Solimena, Sabatini (who worked in the Sistine Chapel, Giovan Battista Caracciolo, Luca Giordano and foreign artists who were fascinated by the colours and the landscapes of Salerno.

Archaeological sites[edit]

• Area archeologica etrusco-sannitica di Fratte. The Archaeological site of the Etruscans and Samnites in Fratte is the most southern in Italy and is located in the eastern outskirts of Salerno. It has a huge necropolis.

Events[edit]

Various are the events that animate, or have animated, the city of Salerno during the year:

The most important holiday in Salerno occurs on September 21 and is the Feast of San Matteo, apostle and evangelist, patron of the city. On this occasion the silver statue of the saint crosses the city center in a procession deeply felt by the population. The attraction of the festival is the traditional "rowing of S. Matteo" which takes place on the morning of the 21st in the body of water in front of Lungomare Trieste, and in which the six crews made up of the "paranze" who carry the Saints in the procession take part. On the occasion of the celebrations, band ensembles of national and international fame are hired and they generally perform in Piazza Amendola. By ancient custom, the party ends after the splendid midnight firework display, fired from a pontoon to the sea in front of the promenade. The classic final blow officially puts an end to the celebrations in honor of the patron saint. The Salerno Film Festival reached its 69th edition in 2015. The "Linea D'Ombra - Festival Culture Giovani " (Shadow Line - Culture Youth Festival) is an event that takes place annually since 1995, born as a rib of the Giffoni Film Festival, it presents events related to contemporary creativity. The Fiera del Crocifisso (Crucifix Fair) takes up in a modern key the "San Matteo Fair" which was established in the Middle Ages by Manfredi of Swabia and attracted merchants from all over central and southern Italy. The event includes shows, historical re-enactments and is a showcase for local crafts and is considered one of the most important historical re-enactment events in all of Italy.

Luci d'artista[edit]

Luci d'artista (Artist lights) is an event that takes place since 2006 in the period between early November and late January, making it the main tourist attraction for the city in autumn and winter. Following the model of what was done in Turin, lights of particular scenographic effect and luminous works by local and non-local artists are installed in the main streets of the city and in the municipal villa. During the editions, the works of Domenico Luca Pannoli, Nello Ferrigno, Enrica Borghi, Eduardo Giannattasio, Luigi Stoisa, Francesco Casorati, Rebecca Horn, Chiara Dynys and Giulio Paolini were positioned in the 27 linear km of surface covered by the installations. The monumental sand Nativity that is made by famous international sculptors is another of the important events that from December attract large crowds from all over Italy for the Salerno Christmas. In 2016 the sand nativity attracted over 52,000 spectators. The event is completed by the 25-meter tree located in Piazza Portanova and the Christmas market set up in the squares of the historic center and on the Trieste waterfront.

Salerno Literature Festival[edit]

The Salerno Literature Festival is a cultural event born in 2013 which is held every year in the last week of June. During the festival there are several meetings with authors, readings, theatrical and musical performances, concerts and exhibitions. The culminating event of the event is the Salerno Book of Europe Award. It has been called the most important literary festival in Southern Italy, [92] [93] and has established collaborations with other literary events of national importance. In 2014 the festival reached 12,000 admissions. [Citation needed] Events take place in the historic city center, often in places usually closed to the public.

Comic-cons[edit]

The city hosted three different comic book fairs. The first was the Salerno Comicon, organized for 3 years (from 2011 to 2013) in collaboration with Napoli Comicon. From 2013 to 2015 it hosted the "Salerno in Fantasy" (SiF) fair every summer which also had a winter edition, which was held in the city of Fisciano. The only comic fair that still takes place in the city is FantaExpo, first held in 2012, which is held every September in the Parco Urbano dell'Irno and which ends every year with a concert by an artist linked to the world of cartoons soundtrack or with a rap or indie singer of the moment. Furthermore, from 2018 the "Irno Comix & Games" fair, usually held in the summer in Baronissi, holds its winter edition in the Villa Carrara in conjunction with the Luci d'Artista.

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Salerno is twinned with:

Tōno (Japan, since 1984)[27]  Rouen (France, since 2003)[28]  Montpellier (France, since 2008)[29]  Baltimore (United States, since 2008)[30]  Pazardzhik (Bulgaria, since 2011)[31]  Legnago (Italy, since 2011)[32]

 

THE CLUB

U.S. Salernitana 1919

 

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Salernitana

Full name	Unione Sportiva Salernitana 1919 S.r.l.
Nickname(s)	I Granata (The Garnets)
Founded	1919; 102 years ago 2005 (re-foundation)
Ground	Stadio Arechi[1]
Capacity	26,000[2]
Chairman	Marco Mezzaroma and Claudio Lotito
Manager	Fabrizio Castori
League	Serie B
2019–20	Serie B, 10th of 20
Website	Club website
Home colours   Away colours   Third colours

Unione Sportiva Salernitana 1919, commonly referred to as Salernitana, is an Italian football club based in Salerno, Campania. Salernitana returned to Serie B in 2015, having finished first in Lega Pro Prima Divisione - Girone C.

The club is the legitimate heir of the former Salernitana Calcio 1919^[3] and there is a sports continuity also with the former Salerno Calcio^[4] in the 2011–12 season^[5][6] which restarted from Serie D^[7] rather than from Terza Categoria due to Article 52 NOIF of FIGC.^[8]

The club – named Salerno Calcio – was promoted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione as it re-obtained the original name of U.S. Salernitana 1919.^[3] It was promoted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione the following season.

Contents

• 1History
  • 1.1From Unione Sportiva Salernitana to Salernitana Calcio 1919
  • 1.2From Salerno Calcio to US Salernitana 1919
  • 1.32012–13 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
• 2Colours, badge and nicknames
• 3Honours
• 4Current squad
  • 4.1Out on loan
• 5Former players
• 6Managers
• 7References
• 8Further reading
• 9External links

History[edit]

From Unione Sportiva Salernitana to Salernitana Calcio 1919[edit]

Main article: History of U.S. Salernitana 1919

The Salerno-based club was originally founded in 1919 as the Unione Sportiva Salernitana. The club was known as Società Sportiva Salernitanaudax for a time during the 1920s following a merger with Audax Salerno. In 1978, the club was renamed Salernitana Sport. The club has spent the majority of their history at the Serie B and Serie C levels of Italian football.

Salernitana play their home matches at Stadio Arechi. In their early years, Salernitana competed in the regional Italian Football Championship. They played at this level for four seasons during the 1920s. Since that time the club returned to the top level of Italian football twice; they played in Serie A during 1947–48 and 1998–99.

In 2005 the club went bankrupt but were refounded by Antonio Lombardi, changing the name from Salernitana Sport to Salernitana Calcio 1919.

In summer 2011, it did not appeal against the exclusion by Commissione di Vigilanza sulle Società di Calcio Professionistiche (Co.vi.so.c) and it is excluded by the Italian football.^{[citation needed]}

From Salerno Calcio to US Salernitana 1919[edit]

 

Salernitana-Cosenza 2014–15

On 21 July 2011, Salerno mayor Vincenzo De Luca accepted the proposal from Morgenstern S.r.l. administered by Gianni Mezzaroma, birthing the new team Salerno Calcio, competing in Serie D.^[9] The club's rebirth was spearheaded by Claudio Lotito,^[10] president of Lazio. His brother in law and Gianni's son, Marco Mezzaroma is the president of team,^[11] and he is married to former minister and Salerno native Mara Carfagna.^[12]

In the 2011–12 season, Salernitana was immediately promoted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione after winning Group G of Serie D.

On 12 July 2012 the club was renamed US Salernitana 1919.^[3]

2012–13 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione[edit]

In the 2012–13 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season, Salernitana finished first in Girone B, and was promoted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione. This was the second consecutive promotion for the team. Finally Salernitana won Group C of Lega Pro and returned Serie B in 2014–15 season.

Colours, badge and nicknames[edit]

 

 

Salernitana's original kit.

Salernitana originally wore light blue and white striped shirts, known in Italy as biancocelesti.^[13] The blue on the shirt was chosen to represent the sea, Salerno the city lies right next to the Gulf of Salerno and has a long tradition as a port city. In the 1940s, the club changed to garnet coloured shirts, which has gained them the nickname granata in their homeland.

During the 2011–12 season their kit colours were striped blue and deep red, resembling F.C. Barcelona. The symbol of St. Matthew, patron saint of Salerno, was also a part of the redesigned kit.^[14]

Since renaming the club US Salernitana 1919, however, their home colours have again been the traditional garnet.^[3]

The 100th anniversary logo was announced on June 24, 2019 and appeared on their 2019–20 season kits.^[15]

Honours[edit]

• Serie B:

Winners (2): 1946–47 (Group C), 1997–98

• Serie C / Serie C1:

Winners (4): 1937–38; 1965–66; 2007–08; 2014–15

Runners-up (2): 1989–90; 1993–94

• Coppa Italia Serie C:

Runners-up (1): 1980

Winners (1): 2013–14 against Monza Calcio^[16]

• Lega Pro Seconda Divisione:

Winner (1): 2012–13

• Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione

Winners (1): 2012–13

• Serie D:

Winner (1): 2011–12 (as Salerno Calcio)

Former players[edit]

These former players have recorded starts for their respective national teams. For Italian national football team:

•  Roberto Breda
•  David Di Michele
•  Marco Di Vaio
•  Salvatore Fresi
•  Gennaro Gattuso
•  Walter Zenga

From other national football team:

•  Erjon Bogdani
•  Andrei Cristea
•  Francesco Di Jorio^[17]
•  Bülent Eken
•  Norbert Gyömbér
•  Phil Masinga
•  Roberto Merino
•  Ruslan Nigmatullin
•  Siyabonga Nomvethe
•  Rigobert Song
•  Danny Tiatto
•  Marco Zoro

Managers[edit]

Géza Kertész (1929–31)  Pietro Leone (1931–32)  Ferenc Hirzer (1936–38)   Attila Sallustro (1939)  Ferenc Hirzer (1940–41)  Géza Kertész (1943–44)  Giuseppe Viani (1946–48)  Arnaldo Sentimenti (1950)  Rodolphe Hiden (1951–52)  Paolo Todeschini (1956–57)  Nicolò Nicolosi (1958–59)  Ettore Puricelli (1960–61)  Gyula Zsengellér (1961–62)  Rodolphe Hiden (1963–64)  Pietro Magni (1969)  Lucio Mujesan (1977)  Enea Masiero (1977–78)  Lucio Mujesan (1978)  Lamberto Leonardi (1980–81)  Romano Mattè (1981–82)  Francisco Lojacono (1982–83)

Mario Facco (1983–84)  Gian Piero Ghio (1984–86)  Lamberto Leonardi (1989)  Giovanni Simonelli (1991–92)  Tarcisio Burgnich (1991–92)  Giuliano Sonzogni (1992–93)  Delio Rossi (1993–95)  Franco Colomba (1995–97)  Delio Rossi (1997–99)  Luigi Cagni (1999–2000)  Nedo Sonetti (2000–01)  Zdeněk Zeman (2001–02)  Stefano Pioli (2003–04)  Angelo Gregucci (2004–05)  Stefano Cuoghi (2005–06)  Gianfranco Bellotto (2006–07)  Andrea Agostinelli (2007)  Fabio Brini (2008)  Fabrizio Castori (2008)  Bortolo Mutti (2008–09)  Fabrizio Castori (2009)

Fabio Brini (2009)  Marco Cari (2009)  Gianluca Grassadonia (2010)  Roberto Breda (2010–11)  Carlo Perrone (2011–12)  Giuseppe Galderisi (2012)  Carlo Perrone (2012–13)  Stefano Sanderra (2013)  Carlo Perrone (2013)  Angelo Gregucci (2014)  Mario Somma (2014)  Leonardo Menichini (2014–15)  Vincenzo Torrente (2015–16)  Leonardo Menichini (2016)  Giuseppe Sannino (2016)  Alberto Bollini (2016–17)  Stefano Colantuono (2017–18)  Angelo Gregucci (2018–19)  Leonardo Menichini (2019)  Gian Piero Ventura (2019–2020)  Fabrizio Castori (2020–)

References[edit]

1. ^ http://www.salernocalcio1919.it/biglietteria-e-stadio/
2. ^ http://www.ussalernitana1919.it/biglietteria/
3. ^ Jump up to:^a b c d "UFFICIALE. Da adesso chiamatela U.S. SALERNITANA 1919 – Salernitana – Resport". Resport.it. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013.
4. ^ "Nasce "Salerno Calcio" Nel simbolo San Matteo" (in Italian). Lacittadisalerno.gelocal.it. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
5. ^ http://www.salernocalcio1919.it/calendario-girone-g/
6. ^ "LND – Pagina non-trovata". Lnd.it.
7. ^ "Salerno Calcio, c'č l'iscrizione Oggi la presentazione dello staff – Corriere del Mezzogiorno". Corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it.
8. ^ "Modifica dell'art. 52 delle Norme Organizzative Interne della FIGC (Titolo sportivo)". Civile.it.
9. ^ http://www.salernocalcio1919.it/societa/
10. ^ "Lotito, show a Salerno "Torneremo in alto"". Repubblica.it.
11. ^ "E' nata la nuova Salernitana Il Salerno calcio sarà "blau-grana" Lotito: non è un satellite della Lazio" (in Italian). Ilmattino.it. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
12. ^ "Mara Carfagna Ťpresidentessať granata La carica degli ex per la Salerno calcio" (in Italian). Corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
13. ^ "La Storia: 1910–1919" (in Italian). Salernitana.it. 24 June 2007. Archived from the original on 27 February 2008.
14. ^ "Sarà "Salerno Calcio" il nome della nuova società calcistica della città. Lotito e Mezzaroma hanno presentato i loro progetti" (in Italian). 12mesi.it. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
15. ^ Il logo ufficiale della Salernitana per la stagione numero 100 (in Italian)
16. ^ "Festa Arechi nel nome di Ago, alla Salernitana la Coppa Italia". Ilmattino.it.
17. ^ "Francesco Di Jorio". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

STADIUM

 

Stadio Arechi

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Stadio comunale Arechi (official name)

Salernitana's Stadio Arechi in 2019
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Location	Salerno, Italy
Owner	Municipality of Salerno
Capacity	26,000[1]
Field size	114.83 by 74.36 yards (105.00 by 67.99 m)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	1990
Renovated	1998
Tenants
Salernitana Italy national football team (selected matches)

The Arechi Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Salerno, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of U.S. Salernitana 1919. The stadium holds 26,000.^[2] The stadium was built to replace the former structure that was no longer fit to host the growing audience of the team. The Italy national football team has played at the stadium three times.

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IN GAME

SQUAD

GOALKEEPERS

DEFENSE

 

 

MIDFIELD

 

 

 

ATTACK

These are the players I will rely on.

U20s

Οur U20s has some great pospects and 2 latvians.

OTHERS

These players aren't on my plans.

STAFF

Also i fulfill our staf member empty positions(in U20s and U19s too),also i signed some Latvian ex-intrnationals here.

TACTICS

1ST

 

Only my main tactic for now.

BOARD EXPECTATIONS

SERIE BKT

My board excpects from me a mid-table finish.I believe ww can reach it.

TIM CUP

In Italian cup we are allready out.

OTHER NEWS

BANK BALLANCE

INFO

Also don't forget that our chairman is Latvian..

YOUTH INTAKE PREVIEW

Let's see....

Edited April 6, 2021 by Sheriff7

[Sheriff7]

19 minutes ago, TheRobert said:

What good players Andorra has! What does the Romanian national team look like?

They are in quite good level.Just see their center back who cost 36 millions!

Also they are the only team who dropped points against us in last WC quilifiers...

Edited April 4, 2021 by Sheriff7

[TheRobert]

It would not surprise me to draw with Latvia in real life, given that we lost to Armenia. And that central defender is sensational. Good luck to your new team! I hope you achieve your goal..

[anagain]

What a beautiful city Salerno looks. It also connects me back to my first ever save in Crusader Kings (this was CK2) as Apulia and my own career write up (with the CK connection), with Salerno being a neighbouring province I conquered.

Best of luck in Serie B.

Your home town looks lovely too. Don't know why but the first image that comes in to mind of Greece as a Brit is not snow. I guess we just think of the islands and not the inner more hilly areas.

[Sheriff7]

4 hours ago, anagain said:

What a beautiful city Salerno looks. It also connects me back to my first ever save in Crusader Kings (this was CK2) as Apulia and my own career write up (with the CK connection), with Salerno being a neighbouring province I conquered.

Best of luck in Serie B.

Your home town looks lovely too. Don't know why but the first image that comes in to mind of Greece as a Brit is not snow. I guess we just think of the islands and not the inner more hilly areas.

Thank you!Yeah it looks a beautiful city, glad to remind you beautiful fm moments.As for the Greece of course snow must not come in your mind,we have tooooooooooo much sun here. This pic is probably from late December or January.

[Hootieleece]

According to the Foodie map you are in the land of wine. Don't sample the local product too much.....except in celebrating trophies!

 

[deltablue]

Well that's a change of scenery

[Sheriff7]

16 hours ago, Hootieleece said:

According to the Foodie map you are in the land of wine. Don't sample the local product too much.....except in celebrating trophies!

 

[Sheriff7]

2 hours ago, deltablue said:

Well that's a change of scenery

Yes and it gives me confidence to continue this trip.

[SixPointer]

Best of luck in Italy! Beautiful colour of kit very close to my beloved heart of Midlothian❤️ So am shouting on you even more now!

[Sheriff7]

17 hours ago, SixPointer said:

Best of luck in Italy! Beautiful colour of kit very close to my beloved heart of Midlothian❤️ So am shouting on you even more now!

Thanks mate!Glad you like them,both of them(3d and SS kits) are from sortitoutsi.

[Sheriff7]

SEASON 2030/2031

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2031

TRANSFERS

I didn't wanted to make any important move right no but...

OUT

My board decide to sell one of are best players in cm area...Of course the money were very good...

IN 

Ignacia will be his replacement,his contract would end in 6 months so we spoke with hime first and then we gave some... money to Zaragoza.

FUTURE

OUT

Placheta decide to sign for Altach.

IN

Svalbe will be his replacement(in 6 months).He is the first latvian who sign for us.

And another latvian.this time  from my last club.I have big hopes for him.

SERIE BKT

LEAGUE TABLE & RESULTS

After a very promising start some bad results came,of course this is normal.Still i can't believe (like when i went to Fk Ventspils) how this club is in so low place in this league,we have very good roster.

INFO

I forget to tell you before that we have a Greek guy here.Vagianidis (ex-Panathinaikos and now Inter's player) who is our captain also!

SCISPORT STATS

Still very early to say something.

OTHER NEWS

INJURIES

BOARD

FK VENTSPILS

Also i watched my lovely fk Ventspils games for the first knock out round of ECL.They didn't make it though..

NATIONAL TEAM

FIFA WORLD RANKING

NEXT

[Sheriff7]

SEASON 2030/2031

MARCH/APRIL/MAY 2031

TRANSFERS

FUTURE

Another Latvian for the next summer,this time national team best player.

OUT

POACHED

SERIE BKT

LEAGUE TABLE & RESULTS

If we had 1-2 more games we could reach automatic promotion....We are in amazing form!

INFO 1

AWARDS

INFO 2

Also we went to a training camp in international brake(in which we played against neighborhood Sarnese).

INFO 3

The only game we lost and cost us automatic promotion was against relegated Venezia....

SCISPORT STATS

PROMOTION PLAY OFF

PRELIMINERY ROUND 

DRAW

With no anxiety(we reached board goal) we are going to face Parma.

OTHER NEWS

INJURIES

The last one was some days before game against Parma...

UPGRADES

Beautifull!!

YOUTH INTAKE

3-4 good regens but no Latvians...

BEST REGENS

FK VENTSPILS

Forget to say that Pernia is Ventspils new manager,a great choice.

PLAYERS ON INTERNATIONAL DUTY

NATIONAL TEAM

CALL UP

FRIENDLY GAME

LATVIA VS LEBANON

One of our best ever performances came against Lebanon.

INFO

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUILIFYING SECTION

GROUP F

MATCHDAY 1

And a a bad start for the quilifiers.Draw propably would be the most fair result..

GROUP F TABLE

FIFA WORLD RANKINGS

NEXT

3 games in next month.

 

Edited April 9, 2021 by Sheriff7

[Sheriff7]

SEASON 2030/2031

MAY/JUNE 2031

SERIE BKT

PROMOTION PLAY OFFS

PRELIMINERY ROUND

U.S SALERNITANA 1919 VS PARMA

We weren't good in first half and they opened the score.In half time i spoke to my players and.. i wasn't gently at all.It worked perfect in second half and we turn it!One step closer to the miracle.

SEMI-FINAL

DRAW

Bari is our next opponent.

LEG 1

U.S SALERNITANA 1919 VS S.S.C BARI

One of our best performances!Just see the stats and you will see that we dominated this game from the start until the end.

INFO

Thank you.

LEG 2

S.S.C BARI VS U.S SALERNITANA 1919

They react and played much better in second game but we hold and we are in final!!

FINAL

DRAW

Against Sampdoria for the decider game!

LEG 1

U.S SALERNITANA 1919 VS SAMPDORIA

We will meet Marcucci.

Another very good performance and a 1-0 win,one more step left!

INFO

MISSES

We lost our right and left back for the return leg...

LEG 2

SAMPDORIA VS U.S SALERNITANA

WE ARE IN SERIE A!!!!!!! What a game!They took the lead in the last minute before half time and we were down to 10 men in the 2nd! minute of second half,they lost 2-3 very important chances after that and then our heart spoke!We controled the game,scored and took this huge result!Congratulations to everyone!

INFO

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