A.C. Gozzano

A.C. Gozzano S.r.l. also known as Associazione Calcio Gozzano, or simply Gozzano, is an Italian association football club, based in Gozzano, Piedmont. Gozzano currently plays in Serie C.

Gozzano
Full nameA.C. Gozzano S.r.l.
Nickname(s)
  • Rossoblù (red-blues)
  • Cusiani
  • Guzon
  • Malgascìtt
  • Juventina
  • Rubinettai (tap-makers)
Founded1924
Ground
Capacity1,526
ChairmanFabrizio Leonardi
Marilena Fornara Allesina (honorary)
ManagerAntonio Soda
LeagueSerie C Group A
2018–19Serie C Group A, 16th of 20
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded around 1924 as Club Sportivo Juventus, and later adopted the current name. It became member of the FIGC (Italian Football Federation) in 1924.[1][2]

In the 1978–79 season the team was promoted to Serie D for the first time;[3] it then reached the category again in 2010–11[4][5][6] and 2014–15 seasons.[7]

After more than 9 decades spent competing in the Italian amateur leagues, in the 2017–18 season the club won the A group of Serie D, and was promoted to the Serie C, reaching a professional championship for the first time in its history.[8][9][10]

Colors and badge

The team's historic colors are red and blue.[11]

From 1985 to 1995 the players wore red and white halved shirts derived from the colours of the town emblem (which is also pictured into the club badge).[8]

Players

Current squad
As of 31 January 2020[12][13]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Vittorio Gilli
2 DF Mattia Tumminelli
3 DF Maximiliano Uggè
4 DF Nicolò Tordini
5 MF Roberto Guitto
7 MF Fabio Concas
8 FW Adin Bukva
9 FW Doudou Mangni (on loan from Catanzaro)
10 FW Martín Rolle
11 FW Matteo Momentè
14 MF Alessio Salvestroni
15 DF Luka Dumančić (on loan from Lecce)
16 MF Nicolò De Angelis
17 FW Giovanni Bruzzaniti
18 FW Francesco Fedato
19 DF Matteo Rabuffi
No. Position Player
20 MF Nicolò Palazzolo
21 MF Riccardo Gemelli
22 GK Gian Marco Crespi (on loan from Crotone)
23 MF Riccardo Vono
24 DF Francesco Rizzo
25 DF Matteo Di Giovanni
26 DF Giuseppe Figliomeni
27 FW Giacomo Tomaselli (on loan from Monza)
28 MF Marco Spina (on loan from SPAL)
29 DF Agostino Garofalo
30 MF Riccardo Secondo
31 GK Gianmarco Fiory
32 DF Raul Zucchetti
32 DF Issa Samba
33 GK Nicola Tintori (on loan from Inter)
34 DF Max Barnofsky

Out on loan
As of 4 January 2020

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

No. Position Player
MF Nicolò Corioni (at Crema)
MF Mattia Gioria (at Verbania)
No. Position Player
MF Alessandro Mutti (at Verbania)
FW Demiro Pozzebon (at Avellino)

Coaching staff
As of February 2020[14]
Head coach Antonio Soda
Assistant coaches Carlo Caramelli
Emiliano Rossini
Goalkeeper coach Renzo Sottile
Athletics coach vacant

Stadiums

Since the 1950s, A.C. Gozzano's home stadium is Stadio Alfredo d'Albertas on 3 Via Madonna di Luzzara, Monterosso. Totally renovated and upgraded in 2019 after "cusiani" team's first promotion to Serie C,[15] the stadium is named after the club's longest serving president (H.E. marquis Alfredo d’Albertas, 1916 – 1992)[16] and has a seating capacity of approx 1,500.[17]

As the stadium wasn't ready to use for the 2018–19 season, Gozzano used Stadio Silvio Piola on 5 Via Massaua, Vercelli as the venue for most part of its home games (both in 2018-19 Serie C and 2018–19 Coppa Italia Serie C).[11][18]

The club also used Stadio Silvio Piola of Novara for the opening match of 2018–19 Serie C.[19]

After a couple more official matches played in Vercelli at the beginning of 2019–20 season, Gozzano headed back to "d'Albertas" stadium on September 15, 2019.[20]

References
  1. Speciale Gozzano 90 – 1924–2014 (parte 2 di 4) (in Italian). Radio Calcio Dilettanti. 20 November 2014.
  2. Contrada Mazzetti 2015 - contradamazzetti.it
  3. "BORGOSESIA CALCIO, L'AVVERSARIO DI DOMANI – Derby della Cremosina contro il Gozzano degli ex" (in Italian). Biella Oggi. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  4. Gozzano, è Serie D! - vcoazzurranews.tv
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Eccellenza – Gozzano, è serie D!" (in Italian). Iamcalcio Novara. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  8. "Storia" (in Italian). A.C. Gozzano. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  9. "Gozzano in festa, il paese da 5 mila abitanti per la prima volta in serie C". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  10. "La nostra storia" (in Italian). A.C. Gozzano. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  11. "Gozzano" (in Italian). Lega Pro. September 2018 [circa]. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  12. Sorpresa Gozzano: c’è l’ex serie A Barreto - novaranetweek.it - July 15, 2019
  13. I numeri di maglia per la stagione 2019-2020 - acgozzanocalcio.it - August 25, 2019
  14. "Staff Tecnico" (in Italian). Acgozzanocalcio.it. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  15. "Dal 4 febbraio apre il cantiere nello stadio di Gozzano, c'è l'annuncio del Comune". La Stampa (in Italian). Gozzano. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  16. "Lo stadio intitolato al marchese D'Albertas". La Stampa Novara e Provincia (in Italian). Gozzano. 19 May 1994.
  17. "Presentato Soda. Il patron Allesina: "La C per i tifosi"". Vco24Sport (in Italian). Gozzano. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  18. "Il Gozzano con un altro pareggio elimina la Pro Patria e avanza in Coppa Italia di serie C". La Stampa (in Italian). Vercelli. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  19. "Serie C, Gozzano-Entella 1–3. I liguri strapazzano la neopromossa con Nizzetto e Mota". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 17 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  20. "Gozzano, pronto il ritorno a casa!". VCO Azzurra TV (in Italian). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.


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