AC Bellinzona

Bellinzona
Full name Associazione Calcio Bellinzona
Nickname(s) Granata (Grenade)
Founded 1904
Ground Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona
Capacity 5,000 (600 seated)
Chairman Paolo Righetti
Head Coach Luigi Tirapelle
League 1. Liga Promotion
2017-2018 1. Liga Classic Group 3, 1st (promoted)

AC Bellinzona is a Swiss football club based in Bellinzona. It was founded in 1904, and won the Swiss Super League in 1948. After being folded in 2013 declaring bankruptcy, the team played the Ticino Group of 2.Liga, the sixth tier of the Swiss Football League System in 2014–15 season. After winning it and the 1. Liga Classic, Bellinzona is promoted to 1. Liga Promotion.

History

Chart of AC Bellinzona table positions in the Swiss football league system

Since Bellinzona is an Italian-speaking region, many of Italy's Serie A clubs loaned youth players to the club to get first team experience.

Bellinzona was promoted to the Swiss Super League after beating St. Gallen 5–2 on aggregate in the relegation play-off following the 2007–2008 season. Bellinzona played at the top level in the 2008–2009 season for the first time since the 1989–90 season. As finalists in the Swiss Cup, the team also qualified for the 08-09 UEFA Cup where it beat Ararat Yerevan of Armenia in the 1st qualifying round. Then they knock-out Ukrainian FC Dnipro on away goal rule (2:3 in Dnipropetrovsk, and 2:1 home victory, 4:4 aggregate).[1] In third qualifying round they faced Galatasaray losing both games 3:4 at home ground and 1:2 in Istanbul.[2]

In 2013 before the 2013–14 season of 1. Liga Promotion the club was declared bankrupt.[3] After staying one season playing only at young divisions, the club went back to professional football, joining the 2014–15 2.Liga.[4] After two years in 1. Liga Classic, the club finished first in 2018 and is promoted to the 1. Liga Promotion for 2018–19.

Achievements of Bellinzona

  • Swiss Super League
    • Winners: 1947–48
  • Challenge League
    • Winners: 1942–43 (Lost promotion play-off), 1943–1944 (Won pronotion play-off), 1975–1976, 1979–1980, 1999–2000 (Lost promotion play-off)
  • 1. Liga Classic
    • Winners: 1931–32, 1935–36, 1998–99, 2017-2018
  • 2. Liga
    • Winners: 1920–21 (as 4th tier), 2014–15 (as 6th tier)

Current squad

As of 17 June 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 Switzerland GK Ulisse Pelloni
2 Switzerland DF Daniel Maffi
3 Switzerland DF Antonio Felitti
4 Switzerland MF Luca Quadri
5 Switzerland DF Léo Farine
6 Switzerland DF Tito Tarchini (captain)
7 Switzerland FW Salvatore Guarino
8 Switzerland MF David Forzano
10 Switzerland MF Mirko Facchinetti
11 Switzerland MF Giovanni Italo
13 Switzerland DF Mattia Schneeberger
15 Switzerland MF Edmond Berzati
17 Switzerland DF Loris Lafranchi
No. Position Player
18 Switzerland GK Aleardo Prati
19 Switzerland DF Patrick Berera
20 Brazil DF André Ribeiro
21 Switzerland MF Alessio Bottani
22 Switzerland FW Renato Sergi
23 Argentina FW Gastón Magnetti
25 Italy GK Danilo Sperduti
26 Switzerland MF Siyar Doldur
29 Switzerland MF Luca Anselmi
30 Republic of Macedonia FW David Stojanov
33 Switzerland DF Daniele Russo

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head CoachItaly Luigi Tirapelle
Assistant CoachItaly Marco Piccinno
Goalkeeper CoachSwitzerland Ramon Consoli
Fitness CoachItaly William Viterbi
Sporting directorSwitzerland Paolo Gaggi

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2009/matches/round=15283/match=303895/index.html
  2. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2009/matches/round=15284/match=303970/index.html
  3. ↑ "Konkurseröffnung über AC Bellinzona" (in German). 22 April 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Federazione Ticinese di Calcio" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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