Foggia

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Full name	Unione Sportiva Foggia srl
Nickname(s)	i Satanelli (The Little Satans)
Founded	1920
Ground	Stadio Pino Zaccheria, Foggia, Italy (Capacity: 25,000)
Chairman	Gennaro Casillo
Manager	Valter Bonacina
League	Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
2011-12	Lega Pro Prima Divisione A, 11th
Home colours Away colours

Unione Sportiva Foggia is an Italian football club, based in Foggia, Puglia. The club was founded in 1920. Foggia currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, having last been in Serie A in 1995.

The team gained nationwide popularity in the 1990s when coached by Zdeněk Zeman because of its attacking, spectacular style of play, which brought Foggia continuously on the verge of UEFA Cup qualification, launching several players who later broke through at international level such as Giuseppe Signori, Francesco Baiano, Brian Roy, Igor Kolyvanov, Igor Shalimov, Roberto Rambaudi and Dan Petrescu.

History[link]

Foundation and early years[link]

The club was founded in 1920 as Foggia Calcio. The club spent its early history playing football in the lower leagues, winning a championship in the dilettanti in 1933.

In 1957–58, a merger took place between Foggia Calcio and Foggia Incedit, forming Unione Sportiva Foggia as the club is today. In 1961–62, the team was taken over by President Domenico Rosa Rosa, a wood industrialist, and coach Oronzo Pugliese, who quickly led them to promotion to Serie B.

Reaching Serie A[link]

History was made in the 1963–64 season, when Rosa Rosa and Oronzo Pugliese's Foggia reached Serie A for the first time. From 1964–65, Foggia managed to compete in three consecutive seasons in the top flight. On 31 January 1965, still under the guidance of coach Pugliese, Foggia recorded a historic 3–2 victory against Inter, who were at the time led by manager Helenio Herrera. The season was crowned by the national call-ups of Micelli and Nocera who played for Italy against Wales. Italy won 4–1 and Nocera managed to get on the scoresheet. At the end of the season, Pugliese left to take charge of Roma.

Pugliese was replaced by Egizio Rubino, and Foggia, although with more difficulty compared to the previous season, managed to survive the drop again. The following year, however, Foggia was relegated. It wasa forgettable championship, after 10 matches Foggia had collected only three points and scored just 24 goals. Rubino was sacked and replaced by Bonazzini. The team improved under Bonazzini but failed to avoid relegation. At the end of the season, president Rosa Rosa also left the club, following their relegation.

Relegated at the end of the 1966–67 season, Foggia returned to the top flight in 1970–71, with Tommaso Maestrelli on the bench. Maestrelli would later win the 1973–74 scudetto with Lazio. Luigi Del Neri was, at the time, a Foggia player. The club was relegated again and returned to Serie A in 1973–74, before another relegation which came after a 6 point deduction for alleged corruption relating to the referee of a home match against Milan. The coach that season was Lauro Toneatto. Foggia played two more seasons in Serie A in 1976–77 and in 1977–78, when they were once more relegated to Serie B.

[edit] Glory years and Zemanlandia

Following their relegation back to Serie B, Foggia were then dealt with a further blow with relegation to Serie C. They battled their way in Serie C1 throughout much of the 1980s. This was a particularly tough time for Foggia as their regional rivals, Bari, Lecce, Barletta and Taranto were all playing at higher levels.

In 1989, with the appointment of Czech coach Zdeněk Zeman, the club began to enter the greatest period in its history. The aggressive and entertaining football of the Bohemian coach was based on a 4–3–3 formation. Pressure, offside tactics and frenetic movement of both players and the ball made up the trademark style of Zeman's Foggia. The club first returned to Serie B, and then the following season in 1990–91, they won the Serie B by a large margin and returned to Serie A.

After returning to Serie A in the 1991–92 season, Foggia dei Miracoli, as they were known, proved to be competitive with any opponent and was appreciated by the press because of the attractive football they played. The term Zemanlandia was then coined to indicate the style created by Zeman, and became strictly associated to the Foggia team of the 1990s. The Foggia team also featured star players, especially attacking trio of Giuseppe Signori, Francesco Baiano and Roberto Rambaudi, as well as Russian star Igor Shalimov. That season, Foggia achieved the amazing feat of scoring 58 goals while also conceding 58. Foggia soon lost many of these quality players, including their three key forwards, and had to replace them with young talent. The club completed three Serie A campaigns finishing mid-table. In Serie A 1993-94, Foggia's football continued but the depleted squad was no longer as competitive and the club was relegated back to Serie B in 1995.

Zeman left to join Lazio at the end of that season, marking the end of Zemanlandia whilst the club was beset with financial problems. The Foggia glory days had come to an end.

Decline, Serie C and Zeman's return[link]

Following the drop, Foggia spent two seasons in Serie B achieving mid-table finishes, before another relegation followed at the end of the 1997–98 season. They did not fare any better down in Serie C1, with another successive relegation to Serie C2.

Playing football in Italy's fourth tier was far less glamorous than the Zemanlandia days but the club set itself on the long road back in 2002–03, when led by coach Pasquale Marino and key players Roberto De Zerbi and Michele Pazienza, they were promoted back to Serie C1.

After the 2003–04 season, in which they finished mid-table but with good signs for the following year, Foggia were hit with financial problems and lost the coach Marino and all the best players.

The news sent the fans into despair but Giuseppe Coccimiglio took over the reins of the club and gave confidence to the new club which assumed the team's historic name, Unione Sportiva Foggia, and was able to keep their place in the league.

After two more seasons finishing in mid-table, during which there were five coaching changes, Coccimiglio was criticised for not paying players' wages, a situation which created instability. After complex negotiations, the company passed into the hands of a team of local entrepreneurs led by Tullio Capobianco.

The club spent the following years mid-table in C1, narrowly losing a promotion playoff in 2006–07 against Avellino which would have seen them return to Serie B. The following season, 2007–08, they again reached the playoffs, this time losing to Cremonese.

On June 2010 Pasquale Casillo, chairman and owner during the glory years of the 1990s, re-acquired the club, and reformed the old trio of Foggia heads by appointing back Zdeněk Zeman as manager and Giuseppe Pavone as director of football.

Current squad[link]

As of 4 February 2012^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Domenico Botticella GK Paolo Ginestra GK Michele Leo DF Denny Cardin DF Raffaele D'Orsi DF Alessandro De Leidi (on loan from Atalanta) DF Federico Frigerio DF Guillaume Gigliotti (on loan from Novara) DF Matteo Lanzoni (on loan from Sampdoria) DF Juri Toppan DF Mohamed Traoré MF Elia Cortesi (on loan from Atalanta) MF Carmine Marinaro

No. Position Player MF Fabio Meduri (on loan from Monza) MF Salvatore Molina MF Riccardo Perpetuini (on loan from Lazio) MF Ivan Reali (on loan from Ascoli) MF Mirko Velardi (on loan from Palermo) MF Dario Venitucci MF Renan Wagner (on loan from Varese) FW Wilson Cruz FW Gregoire Defrel (on loan from Parma) FW Daniel Ferreira (on loan from Varese) FW Laurent Lanteri FW Luca Pompilio (on loan from Varese)

Fans[link]

Football has always been a popular sport to follow in the city of Foggia, especially since the Zeman years. I Satanelli can also count on support from across the Province of Foggia.

The only twinning Foggia fans have is with the supporters of Cagliari and more specifically with the Sconvolts 1987 ultras. However, each group has personal friendships, notable are those with Monza, Latina and Budapest Honved.

Managerial history[link]

Foggia have had many managers and trainers throughout the history of a club, in some seasons more than one manager was in charge. Here is a chronological list of them from 1923 onwards.^[2]

Name Nationality Years Roberto Fini 1923–28 Severino Rosso 1928–29 Béla Károly 1929–32 Tony Cargnelli 1932–33 Engelbert König 1933–34 Silvio Stritzel 1934–35 Giobatta Rebuffo 1935 Wilmos Wilhelm 1935–36 Béla Károly 1936–37 Angelo Benincasa 1937–39 István Fogl 1939–40 Rudolf Plemich 1940 István Fogl 1940–41 Rudolf Plemich 1941 Angelo Benincasa 1941–46 Piero Andreoli 1946–47 Lajos Politzer 1947–48 Angelo Benincasa 1948–49 András Kuttik 1949 Vincenzo Marsico 1949–50 András Kuttik 1950 Vincenzo Marsico 1950–51 Tony Cargnelli 1951–52 Cesare Migliorini 1952 Vincenzo Marsico 1952–53 Cesare Migliorini 1953–54 Lajos Kovács 1954–55 Leandro Remondini 1955 Vincenzo Marsico 1955–59 Leonardo Costagliola 1959–60 Paolo Tabanelli 1960–61 Leonardo Costagliola 1961 Oronzo Pugliese 1961–65 Egizio Rubino 1965–66 Luigi Bonizzoni 1966–68 Serafino Montanari 1968 Tommaso Maestrelli 1968–71 Ettore Puricelli 1971–72 Lauro Toneatto 1972–74 Cesare Maldini 1974–76 Roberto Balestri 1976 Ettore Puricelli 1976–78 Cinesinho 1978–79 Giorgio Sereni 1979–80 Ettore Puricelli 1980–81 Vasco Tagliavini 1981–82

Name Nationality Years Fernando Veneranda 1982 Lamberto Leonardi 1982–83 Lamberto Giorgis 1983 Romano Fogli 1983–84 Ettore Puricelli 1984 Lamberto Giorgis 1984–85 Graziano Landoni 1985 G.B. Fabbri 1985 Corrado Viciani 1985–86 G.B. Fabbri 1986 Zdeněk Zeman 1986–87 Roberto Balestri 1987 Pippo Marchioro 1987–88 Roberto Balestri 1988 Giuseppe Caramanno 1988–89 Zdeněk Zeman 1989–94 Enrico Catuzzi 1994–95 Delio Rossi 1995–96 Tarcisio Burgnich 1996–97 Domenico Caso 1997 Beniamino Cancian 1997–98 Domenico Caso 1998 Lorenzo Mancano 1998–99 Fabio Brini 1999 Piero Braglia 1999–00 Lorenzo Mancano 2000 Ignazio Arcoleo 2000–01 Bruno Pace 2001–02 Carlo Florimbi 2002 Pasquale Marino 2002–04 Giuseppe Giannini 2004–05 Massimo Morgia 2005–06 Giorgio Rumignani 2006 Silvano Fiorucci 2006 Stefano Cuoghi 2006–07 Fulvio D'Adderio 2007 Salvatore Campilongo 2007–08 Giuseppe Galderisi 2008 Raffaele Novelli 2008–09 Antonio Porta 2009 Guido Ugolotti 2010 Zdeněk Zeman 2010–11 Valter Bonacina 2011 Paolo Stringara 2011–2012 Valter Bonacina 2012-

Famous players[link]

This list of "famous" or "notable" sporting persons has no clear inclusion or exclusion criteria. Please help to define clear inclusion criteria and edit the list to contain only subjects that fit that criteria.

José Chamot Luis Oliveira Mario Salgado Hernán Medford Francesco Baiano Pierpaolo Bresciani Luigi Di Biagio Massimo Marazzina Pasquale Padalino Roberto Rambaudi

Flavio Roma Delio Rossi Andrea Seno Giuseppe Signori Bryan Roy Dan Petrescu Igor Kolyvanov Igor Shalimov Bartosz Salamon Robert Englaro

References[link]

1. ^ "La squadra dell'U.S. Foggia" (in Italian). US Foggia. http://www.usfoggia.it/squadra/la_squadra.asp. Retrieved 4 February 2012. 
2. ^ "Gli allenatori e i presidenti". USFoggia.it. 1 April 2007. http://www.usfoggia.it/storia/allenatoripresidenti.asp. Retrieved 15 September 2007. 

External links[link]

• Official site

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Foggia
—  Comune  —
Comune di Foggia
The Villa Comunale in Foggia
Coat of arms
Foggia Location of Foggia in Italy
Coordinates: 41°27′51″N 15°32′46″E / 41.46417°N 15.54611°E / 41.46417; 15.54611Coordinates: 41°27′51″N 15°32′46″E / 41.46417°N 15.54611°E / 41.46417; 15.54611
Country	Italy
Region	Puglia
Province	Foggia (FG)
Frazioni	Arpinova, Incoronata, Cervaro, Tavernola, Segezia, Duanera La Rocca
Government
• Mayor	Gianni Mongelli
Area
• Total	507 km2 (196 sq mi)
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Population (1 January 2008)[1]
• Total	153,469
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Demonym	Foggians
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	71100
Dialing code	0881
Patron saint	Madonna dei Sette Veli
Saint day	March 22
Website	www.comune.foggia.it

Piazza Cavour in Foggia

Foggia  listen (help·info) is a city and comune of Apulia, Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known as the "granary of Italy".

History[link]

The name Foggia derives from Latin "fovea", meaning "pit", referring to the pits where wheat was stored. Although the area had been settled since Neolithic times, and a Greek colony known as Argos Hippium (in Greek, Ἀργόριππα or Ἀργύριππόι) existed nearby, the first document attesting the existence of the modern city dates from 1000 AD: according to the legend, the first settlers were peasants who had found a panel portraying the Madonna, on which three flames burnt.

The area was marshy and unhealthy, being partially dried under Robert Guiscard, who therefore boosted the economic and social growth of the city. The city was the seat of Henry, Count of Monte Sant'Angelo during the last twenty years of the 11th century. In the 12th century, William II of Sicily built a cathedral here and further enlarged the settlement.

Frederick II had a palace built in Foggia in 1223, in which he often sojourned. It was also seat of his court and a studium, including figures such as Michael Scot, but little of it remains now.

In 1447, King Alfonso V of Aragon built a Custom Palace to tax the local sheep farmers, but this caused a decline of the local economy and the progressive ruin of the land, which again became marshy.

In 1456, an earthquake struck Foggia, followed by others in 1534, 1627 and 1731, the latter destroying one third of the city. The House of Bourbon, however, promoted a certain economic growth by boosting the cereal agriculture of Capitanata and rebuilding much of the settlement.

In the 19th century, Foggia received a railway station and important public monuments. The citizens also took part in the riots, which led to the annexation to Italy in 1861.

By 1865, there was a definitive shift from the custom of sheep farming in favour of an agricultural economy. The historical lack of water resources was solved with the construction of the Apulian aqueduct in 1924, when Foggia was already an important hub between northern and southern Italy.

This role pushed the Allies to bomb the city during World War II, in particular on July 22 and August 19, 1943, killing more than 20,000 civilians and reducing it to rubble.^{[citation needed]} On October 1, 1943, the Allies conquered Foggia, making it a stronghold of their slow offensive towards the north of the peninsula. In 1959 and 2006, Foggia received, respectively, the Gold Medal for Civil and Military value for its role in World War II.

The makers of the well-known American TV sitcom All in the Family included in the biography of the main character Archie Bunker a World War II service at Foggia, in the ranks of the United States Army Air Corps.

Main sights[link]

• The cathedral of Santa Maria de Fovea, which is directly linked with the patron saint "Madonna dei Sette Veli" (Madonna of the Seven Veils)
• Palazzo Dogana, the historical seat of the sheep custom.
• Chiesa delle Croci ("Church of the Crosses").
• I Tre Archi ("The Three Arches").
• Arco di Federico II ("Arch of Frederick II").
• Archaeological park of Passo di Corvo.

Economy[link]

It is a communication and industrial center and the main wheat market of Southern Italy. The town is much devoted to San Padre Pio although he was from Campania. Foggia is famous for its watermelons and tomatoes.^[2]

Although less important than once before, the agricultural sector remains the mainstay of Foggia's economy, so much that its area is nicknamed the "granary of Italy".

The few industries present are mostly devoted to food processing. Craftsmanship is also encouraged and developed.

Transport[link]

Foggia railway station, opened in 1864, forms part of the Adriatic Railway (Ancona–Lecce), and is the terminus of the Naples–Foggia railway. It is also a junction for several other, secondary lines, namely the Foggia–Manfredonia, Lucera–Foggia and Foggia–Potenza railways, making Foggia the most important railway junction of southern Italy and the third one of whole Italy.

Sport[link]

Foggia's stadium is named after Pino Zaccheria, a local pioneer of basketball killed during World War II. It is home of the town's football team U.S. Foggia, which was very popular in early 1990s because of its sparkling interpretation of total football led by coach Zdenek Zeman. U.S. Foggia currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

Famous people[link]

• Renzo Arbore, TV showman and musician.
• Adriano Celentano, TV showman, musician and actor.
• Umberto Giordano, composer, whose memory is honored in the town square.
• Mauro De Mauro, journalist assassinated by mafia.
• Tony Slydini, master close up magician.
• Vincent Simone, dancer.
• Donato Coco, automobile designer, currently chief designer at Ferrari.

International relations[link]

Twin towns – sister cities[link]

Foggia is twinned with:

See also[link]

• Capitanata
• Gargano
• Tavoliere delle Puglie
• Province of Foggia
• Bombing of Foggia in 1943 (World War II)
• Foggia Airfield Complex (World War II)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Foggia

• Foggia News and Television
• www.ManganoFoggia.it - Website about city of Foggia, with its culture, history, curiosities
• The portal of Foggia and province
• City of Foggia's official site
• Small Town Foggia
• Small Town Foggia-Vieste
• City Guide of Foggia

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