Union Clodiense Chioggia FC

Union Clodiense Chioggia Football Club, commonly known as Union Clodiense Chioggia, is an Italian association football club located in Chioggia, Veneto. It plays in Serie C Group A.

Union Clodiense Chioggia
Full nameUnion Clodiense Chioggia
Football Club srl[1]
Founded1971 (Union Clodia Sottomarina)
2011 (merger with Sottomarina Lido)
GroundStadio Aldo e Dino Ballarin,
Chioggia, Italy
Capacity3,622
ChairmanIvano Boscolo Bielo
ManagerAntonio Andreucci
LeagueSerie C Group A
2023–24Serie D Group C, 1st of 18 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

History

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Early years

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Logo of A.C. Chioggia Sottomarina

The first incarnation of the current club was founded in 1971 as Union Clodia Sottomarina, when two teams from Chioggia, U.S. Sottomarina Lido (founded in 1959 and based in the frazione of Sottomarina) and Clodia, were merged.[2]

After many years in Serie C, the team was relegated to lower divisions in 1977.

In 1989, the club changed its name to S.S.C. Chioggia Sottomarina and, in 1995, to A.C. Chioggia Sottomarina. Three years later, it was promoted from Eccellenza Veneto to Serie D.

In the summer of 2011, the club did not apply to participate in the 2011-12 Serie D due to financial issues. It successively merged with Eccellenza Veneto rival crosstown club Sottomarina Lido to become A.S.D. Clodiense, winning promotion back to Serie D one year later.[3]

In the summer of 2012, it was renamed Union Clodiense and adopted its current denomination in 2019.

In 2024, Union Clodiense Chioggia were crowned Serie D Group C champions, thus winning promotion to Serie C.[4]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 29 July 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ITA Manuel Gasparini
3 DF   ITA Andrea Pozzi
4 DF   ITA Andrea Munaretto (Captain)
5 DF   ITA Matteo Salvi
6 MF   ITA Jacopo Nelli
7 FW   ITA Mattia Morello
8 FW   ITA Filippo Serena
9 FW   ITA Francesco Verde
10 MF   ITA Matteo Gasperi
11 MF   ITA Matteo Manfredonia
13 DF   ITA Lukas Sinn
14 MF   ITA Kevin Biondi
15 FW   ITA Sebastiano Scarpa
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   ITA Giulio Pellizzari
17 FW   ITA Alessandro Orfei (on loan from SPAL)
18 FW   KOS Ismet Sinani
19 FW   ITA Thomas Scapin
21 DF   ITA Andrea Bonetto
22 GK   ITA Thomas Agosti
24 DF   ITA Riccardo Nessi
25 MF   ITA Luca Maniero
27 DF   ITA Simone Barsi
32 DF   ITA Alberto Lattanzio
41 GK   SVN Rok Brzan
90 FW   ITA Vincenzo Vitale
99 MF   ITA Denis Manu

Colors and badge

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Its colours are all-dark red, in reference to the Grande Torino, where two players born in Chioggia, brothers Aldo and Dino Ballarin, played.

References

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  1. ^ "UNION CLODIENSE CHIOGGIA FC S.R.L." (in Italian). Registro Imprese. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. ^ Ultras Union Clodia Sottomarina Archived 11 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ (in Italian) History of Clodiense Calcio Archived 12 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Chioggia torna nel calcio che conta dopo 48 anni, l'Union Clodiense è promossa in serie C" (in Italian). VeneziaToday. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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