Union Clodiense Chioggia FC

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)
Websitehttps://www.unionclodiensechioggia.it/

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.

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 30 August 2024[5]

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 Italy ITA Manuel Gasparini
3 DF Italy ITA Andrea Pozzi
4 DF Italy ITA Andrea Munaretto (Captain)
5 DF Italy ITA Matteo Salvi
6 MF Italy ITA Jacopo Nelli
7 FW Italy ITA Mattia Morello
8 FW Italy ITA Filippo Serena
9 FW Italy ITA Francesco Verde
10 MF Italy ITA Matteo Gasperi
11 MF Italy ITA Matteo Manfredonia
13 DF Italy ITA Lukas Sinn
14 MF Italy ITA Kevin Biondi
17 FW Italy ITA Alessandro Orfei (on loan from SPAL)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Kosovo KOS Ismet Sinani
19 FW Italy ITA Thomas Scapin
21 DF Italy ITA Andrea Bonetto
22 GK Italy ITA Thomas Agosti
24 DF Italy ITA Riccardo Nessi
25 MF Italy ITA Luca Maniero
27 DF Italy ITA Simone Barsi
32 DF Italy ITA Alberto Lattanzio
41 GK Slovenia SVN Rok Bržan
46 DF Croatia CRO Roko Vukušić (on loan from Modena)
80 MF Italy ITA Ousmane Niang (on loan from Modena)
90 FW Italy ITA Vincenzo Vitale
99 MF Italy 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.
  5. ^ "Clodiense squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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