S.S. Monopoli 1966

Monopoli 1966
Full name Società Sportiva Monopoli 1966
Founded
  • 1958
  • 1966 (refounded)
  • 1995 (refounded)
  • 2003 (refounded)
  • 2010 (relocation of Liberty Bari)
Ground Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani,
Monopoli, Italy
Capacity 6,880
Chairman Enzo Mastronardi
Manager Giuseppe Scienza
League Serie C
2016–17 Lega Pro/C, 15th

Società Sportiva Monopoli 1966 is an Italian association football club located in Monopoli, Apulia. They currently play in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football.

Predecessor

A.C. Monopoli

Former AC Monopoli logo

The origins of football in Monopoli go back to 1958 when was founded A.C. Monopoli. After winning Eccellenza Apulia in the 2004–05 season[note 1] it has played in Serie D/H for the 2005–06 season obtaining the promotion to Serie C2[note 2] where it played the 4 seasons following. The team did not enter Lega Pro Seconda Divisione in June 2010 and restarted from Terza Categoria.[note 3]

History

A.S. Liberty Monopoli

Former LIberty Monopoli logo

A new club was founded in the summer 2010 as A.S. Liberty Monopoli, after the relocation of Eccellenza club A.S.D. Liberty Bari 1909 from Bari to Monopoli.

In the 2011–12 season the team was promoted from Eccellenza Apulia to Serie D.

S.S. MonosPolis and S.S. Monopoli 1966

In the summer 2012 the club was renamed S.S. MonosPolis, then in 2014 Società Sportiva Monopoli 1966[1][2][3]

In the 2014–15 season won the Coppa Italia Serie D and was the finalist of the nation play off of Serie D; in the summer 2015 it was admitted to Lega Pro for involvement in the sporting fraud.

Colors and badge

Its colors are white and green.

Current squad

As of 27 September, 2018

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

No. Position Player
1 Italy GK Marco Pissardo (on loan from Inter)
3 Italy DF Mario Mercadante
4 Italy DF Riccardo Gatti (on loan from Atalanta)
5 Argentina MF Federico Scoppa
6 Italy MF Gianmarco Pierfederici
7 Slovenia FW Til Mavretič
8 Italy MF Enrico Zampa
9 Italy FW Ciro De Angelis
10 Greece MF Dimitris Sounas
11 Italy FW Ettore Mendicino
12 Italy GK Thomas Saloni (on loan from Spezia)
13 Italy DF Antonio Mangione
14 Italy DF Mattia Bei
No. Position Player
15 Italy DF Gianmarco Antonacci (on loan from Pescara)
17 Italy DF Daniele Donnarumma
18 San Marino FW Filippo Berardi (on loan from Torino)
19 Italy FW Doudou Mangni (on loan from Atalanta)
20 Greece DF Aris Rotas
21 Italy FW Federico Gerardi
22 Italy GK Marino Bifulco
23 Italy MF Lorenzo Paolucci (on loan from Pescara)
24 Italy MF Giuseppe Maimone
25 Italy MF Matteo Montinaro
26 Italy DF Michele Ferrara
27 Italy MF Vittorio Fabris
28 Italy DF Ciro De Franco

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
No. Position Player

References

  1. ↑ http://www.pugliacalcio24.it/?action=read&idnotizia=12620
  2. ↑ http://www.monopolicalcio.it/work/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=457:campagna-abbonamenti-stagione-sportiva-2012-13&catid=34:demo-content
  3. ↑ http://gomonopoli.it/sport/calcio/15744-monos-polis-imminente-la-presentazione-della-squadra.html

Notes

  1. ↑ with a claimed world record of 102 points, surpassed only in 2008 by Championnat de France amateur semi-professional team Croix-de-Savoie – now named Evian Thonon Gaillard F.C. – that scored 108 points
  2. ↑ defeating Celano in the playoff finals after the second place in the eague
  3. ↑ the lowest level of the italian football
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