Carrarese Calcio 1908

Carrarese
Full nameCarrarese Calcio 1908 S.r.l.
Nickname(s)Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
I Giallazzurri (The Yellow and Blues)
Gli Apuani (The Apuans)
I Marmiferi (The Marbles)
Founded1908 (1908)
GroundStadio dei Marmi
Capacity3,520
ChairmanFabio Oppicelli
ManagerNicola Antonio Calabro
LeagueSerie B
2024–25Serie B, 12th of 20
Websitecarraresecalcio1908.it

Carrarese Calcio 1908, commonly referred to as Carrarese, is an Italian football club based in Carrara, Tuscany. The team plays in Serie B, second tier of Italian football, after promotion from Serie C in 2023–24.

History

The club was founded in 1908.

In the season 2010–11 from Lega Pro Seconda Divisione group B, Carrarese was promoted in the play-off to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

In 2016, Carrarese Calcio S.r.l. went bankrupt.[1] A new company Carrarese Calcio 1908 S.r.l., successfully bid the sports title by refurbished the debt of Carrarese Calcio S.r.l.[2]

On 9 June 2024, Carrarese secure promotion to Serie B from 2024–25 season due to it winning Serie C promotion play-offs finals after defeat LR Vicenza with narrowly 1-0 aggregate 1-0 by a goal Mattia Finotto in 6th Minute and return to second tier after 76 years of absence.

Colours and badge

The team's colours are light blue and yellow.

Ownership

Italian international and Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon (a native of Carrara and prominent supporter of the club) was a major shareholder of the club,[3] as part of a consortium that acquired the club in 2010; other shareholders included former Pisa Calcio chairman Maurizio Mian and long-time Serie A striker Cristiano Lucarelli.[4]

Players

Current squad

As of 14 August 2025[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Marco Bleve
3 DF Italy ITA Marco Imperiale (Captain)
4 DF Argentina ARG Julián Illanes
6 DF Italy ITA Filippo Oliana
7 FW Italy ITA Niccolò Belloni
8 MF Italy ITA Filippo Melegoni
9 FW Italy ITA Fabio Abiuso
10 MF Albania ALB Kleis Bozhanaj (on loan from Modena)
11 MF Italy ITA Manuel Cicconi
12 GK Italy ITA Giovanni Garofani
13 MF Italy ITA Devid Eugene Bouah
14 DF The Gambia GAM Eliman Cham
17 MF Italy ITA Emanuele Zuelli
18 MF Argentina ARG Nicolás Schiavi
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Italy ITA Tommaso Rubino (on loan from Fiorentina)
22 GK Italy ITA Stefano Mazzini
23 DF Argentina ARG Mateo Scheffer Bracco
26 DF Italy ITA Fabio Andrea Ruggeri
28 FW Italy ITA Filippo Distefano (on loan from Fiorentina)
32 FW Italy ITA Mattia Finotto
37 DF Italy ITA Nicolò Calabrese (on loan from Hellas Verona)
72 MF Italy ITA Simone Zanon
77 MF Italy ITA Gabriele Parlanti
80 FW Italy ITA Federico Accornero
82 MF Italy ITA Leonardo Capezzi
92 FW Venezuela VEN Ernesto Torregrossa
99 GK Italy ITA Vincenzo Fiorillo

Club staff

Position Name
Head coach Italy Nicola Antonio Calabro
Assistant head coach Italy Giuseppe Padovano
Technical assistant Italy Riccardo Nobili
Goalkeeping coach Italy Ferdinando Scarpello
Italy Matteo Della Bartolomea
Athletic coach Italy Michele Balloni
Sporting director Italy Iacopo Pasciuti

Honours

Winners: 1982–83

References

  1. ^ Pippo Russo (12 March 2016). "Carrarese, cronaca di una fine annunciata: Buffon è corresponsabile". calciomercato.com (in Italian). Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°453/A (2015–16)" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Buffon absence fuels Man Utd rumours". Football Italia. 6 November 2010. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010.
  4. ^ Santoni, Luca (11 November 2010). "Carrarese, Maurizio Mian: "Al 90% il nostro progetto è saldo"" (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Prima Squadra". Carrarese Calcio 1908. Retrieved 30 August 2024.


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