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{{short description|Italian football club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
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| clubname = Ravenna
| image = [[File:Ravenna F.C. logo.png|150px]]
| fullname = Ravenna Football Club 1913
| nickname = ''Giallorossi'' (''Yellow-reds'')
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1913}}
| ground = [[Stadio Bruno Benelli]], [[Ravenna]]
| capacity = 12,020
| chairman = 
| manager = [[Marco Marchionni]]
| league = {{Italian football updater|Ravenna}}
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| position = {{Italian football updater|Ravenna3}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.ravennafc.it/}}
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'''Ravenna Football Club''' is an [[Football in Italy|Italian association football]] club, based in [[Ravenna]], Emilia-Romagna. It currently plays in [[Serie D]] after relegation from [[Serie C]] in the 2020–21 season.

The club was founded in 1913.

==History==
=== Foundation ===
The club was founded in 1913 as football section of [[sports club]] ''Unione Sportiva Ravennate''. In 1920, the club merged with ''Audace Football Club'', which was founded only one year earlier, in 1919. The same year the club joined the [[Italian Football Federation]], being part of the [[Promozione]] league. Another merger in 1921 with ''S.G. Forti per essere Liberi'' brought the club to change its denomination to ''Unione Sportiva Ravennate Forti per essere Liberi''. The main sports club disbanded in 1928, with all its sports sections become separate entities; notably, the football one assuming the denomination of ''Associazione Calcio Ravenna''.

==== U.S. Ravenna ====
In 1936 Ravenna made their first appearance in the [[Serie C]], where they played until 1948. In 1949 the club, now playing in the amateur [[Serie D|Interregionale]] league, became known as ''Unione Sportiva Ravenna'', then switching this denomination to ''Sarom Unione Sportiva Ravenna'' for sponsorship reasons in 1954, maintaining it for ten years. Ravenna returned to Serie C in 1950 for a single season, and again in 1955, playing in this division until 1971, when they relegated to Serie D. Another Serie C spell from 1972 to 1976 was followed by two consecutive relegations. Two promotions in a row from 1980 to 1982 then brought the club back to the pro leagues, in the recently created [[Lega Pro Seconda Divisione|Serie C2]]. Ravenna relegated to Serie D in 1984, but promptly returned to Serie C2.

In 1992, Ravenna were awarded Serie C2 champions, being promoted to [[Lega Pro Prima Divisione|Serie C1]]. Only one year later, in 1993, Ravenna won the Serie C1 league and gained promotion to [[Serie B]] for a historical first time. However, this lasted only one season, and Ravenna returned to Serie C1 in 1994. They returned to Serie B in 1996, playing in the Italian second division until 2001, when they were relegated to Serie C1 and successively cancelled by the Federation because of financial troubles.

=== Ravenna Calcio ===
[[Image:Ravenna Calcio logo.png|100px|left|thumb|Former Ravenna Calcio logo]]

A new club, ''Ravenna Calcio'', was admitted to play [[Eccellenza|Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna]] and obtained two consecutive promotions that brought them back to Serie C2 in 2003.

In 2005, Ravenna were promoted to Serie C1 after playoffs, and on 9 May 2007 Ravenna won the [[2006–07 in Italian football|2006–07]] Serie C1/B in advance of one matchday, following a 0–0 away tie against [[S.S.D. Città di Teramo|Teramo]], being thus promoted to Serie B, after six seasons from their last appearance in the second-highest division of Italy. They were relegated in 2008 after a poor Serie B campaign to [[Lega Pro Prima Divisione]]. In their first season back in Serie C1, now rebranded as Lega Pro Prima Divisione, Ravenna was coached by debutant manager [[Gianluca Atzori]] and missed immediate promotion by losing the playoff semifinals to [[Calcio Padova|Padova]], who later went on to win the playoff finals as well.

For the 2009–10 season, Ravenna were forced to search for a new head coach after Atzori left for [[Serie A]] club [[Catania S.S.D.|Catania]], and former [[Inter Milan|Inter]] ''Primavera'' coach [[Vincenzo Esposito (footballer)|Vincenzo Esposito]] was appointed as a replacement. However, the season started with a huge off-the-field shock, as young Albanian midfielder [[Brian Filipi]], a regular for the team despite his 20 years of age, was hit by a car and left dead on 19 September 2009.

On 18 July 2011 it was excluded by the Federal Council from Lega Pro Prima Divisione,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rivieraoggi.it/2011/07/19/124750/dal-consiglio-federale-ok-alla-lega-pro-a-76-squadre/|title = Dal Consiglio federale ok alla Lega Pro a 76 squadre|date = 18 July 2011}}</ref> but on 12 August 2011 it was admitted in [[Serie D|Serie D/D]].<ref>[http://www.romagnanoi.it/News/Sport/Ravenna/articoli/299559/Ufficiale-il-Ravenna--in-serie-D.asp Unknown]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/ravenna/videocommenti/calcio/2011/08/12/561772-serie_ravenna_inserito.shtml|title = Serie D, il Ravenna inserito nel girone D|date = 12 August 2011}}</ref> after conciliation with [[Italian Football Federation|FIGC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/ravenna/sport/calcio/2011/08/11/561296-aletti_matteucci_della_pace.shtml|title = Aletti-Matteucci, è l'ora della pace|date = 11 August 2011}}</ref>

==== 2012: bankruptcy after relegation ====
In the season 2011–12 it was relegated to [[Eccellenza]].

On 29 June 2012 Ravenna Calcio in strong financial difficulty was declared bankrupt by the court of Ravenna.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.romagnanoi.it/news/ravenna/733359/Ravenna-Calcio-fallito-e-sfrattato.html |title=Ravenna Calcio fallito e sfrattato - RomagnaNOI |access-date=7 July 2012 |archive-date=3 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503014244/http://www.romagnanoi.it/news/ravenna/733359/Ravenna-Calcio-fallito-e-sfrattato.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== From S.C. Ravenna Sport 2019 to Ravenna Football Club ===
A new club, '''Ravenna Sport 2019''', was admitted to play [[Promozione|Promozione Emilia-Romagna]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ravennanotizie.it/main/index.php?id_pag=23&id_blog_post=57116 |title=Ravennanotizie.it - Calcio, presentazione dell'organigramma della cooperativa Ravenna Sport 2019 |access-date=27 July 2012 |archive-date=10 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110011959/http://ravennanotizie.it/main/index.php?id_pag=23&id_blog_post=57116 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.romagnanoi.it/news/Sport/734228/Niente-Eccellenza-il-Ravenna-ripartir%C3%A0-dalla-Promozione.html |title=Niente Eccellenza: Il Ravenna ripartirà dalla Promozione - Ravenna, Ravenna Sport 2019, calcio, Eccellenza, Fabrizio Matteucci, Giancarlo Abete, Promozione - RomagnaNOI |access-date=27 July 2012 |archive-date=20 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920031844/http://www.romagnanoi.it/news/Sport/734228/Niente-Eccellenza-il-Ravenna-ripartir%C3%A0-dalla-Promozione.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.corriereromagna.it/sport/2012-07-24/ravenna-grandi-manovre Unknown]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and was promoted to Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna.

In summer 2013 the club was renamed with the current name.

== Colors and badge ==
The team's colors are red and yellow.

==Current squad==
{{updated|29 January 2023}}<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Ravenna F.C.|title=Rosa|newspaper=Ravenna Fc 1913 |url=http://www.ravennafc.it/prima-squadra-201718/|access-date=28 March 2018|language=it}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{fs player | no=  1 | nat= ITA | name=Federico Botti|pos=GK}} 
{{Fs player | no=  2 | nat= ITA | name=Roberto De Angelis|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player | no=  2 | nat= ITA | name=Nicolò Milani|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player | no=  3 | nat= ITA | name=[[Leonardo Terigi]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player | no=  4 | nat= SVK | name=Filip Nagy|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player | no=  5 | nat= BRA | name=Matias Antonini|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player | no=  6 | nat= ITA | name=[[Lorenzo Polvani]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player | no=  7 | nat= ITA | name=Andrea Lussignoli|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player | no=  8 | nat= ITA | name=Michele Calì|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player | no=  9 | nat= ITA | name=Alex Ambrosini|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player | no= 11 | nat= ITA | name=Mattia Mascanzoni|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player | no= 13 | nat= ITA | name=Marco Spinosa|pos=MF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player | no= 15 | nat= ALB | name=[[Shaqir Tafa]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player | no= 16 | nat= ITA | name=[[Marco Crocchianti]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player | no= 17 | nat= ITA | name=[[Marco Guidone]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player | no= 19 | nat= ITA | name=Filippo Ercolani|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player | no= 20 | nat= ITA | name=Davide Macrì|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player | no= 21 | nat= NGA | name=Adamo Haruna|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player | no= 22 | nat= ITA | name=Giovanni Salvatori|pos=GK}} 
{{Fs player | no= 24 | nat= ITA | name=Edoardo Ceccuzzi|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player | no= 26 | nat= ITA | name=Luca Grazioli|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player | no= 27 | nat= SEN | name=Sylla Fodé|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player | no=    | nat= ITA | name=Alessandro Crispino|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan from [[Cesena F.C.|Cesena]]}}}}
{{Fs end}}

==Notable former players==
{{further|:Category:Ravenna FC players}}

==Notable former managers==
*{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Luigi Delneri]]
*{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Francesco Guidolin]]
*{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Walter Novellino]]
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Gyula Zsengellér]]
*{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Albert Meyong]]

==Achievements==
*'''[[Serie C1]]'''
**'''Winners''': 1992–93, 1995–96, 2006–07
*'''[[Super Coppa di Lega Serie C1]]'''
**''Runners-up'': 2006–07
*'''[[Serie C2]]'''
**'''Winners''': 1991–92
**''Runners-up'': 2004–05
*'''[[Serie D]]'''
**'''Winners''': 1950–51, 1956–57, 1971–72, 1981–82, 1984–85, 2002–03
**''Runners-up'': 1955–56
*'''[[Serie D#Scudetto Dilettanti|Scudetto Dilettanti]]'''
**'''Winners''': 1956–57
*'''[[Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna]]'''
**'''Winners''': 2001–02
*'''[[Promozione]] Emilia-Romagna'''
**'''Winners''': 1954–55, 1996–97, 1980–81, 2012–13
**''Runners-up'': 1920–21, 1978–79, 1979–80
*'''[[Serie C]]'''
**'''Winners''': 1939–40
**''Runners-up'': 1937–38, 1938–39
*'''''Seconda Divisione'''''
**'''Winners''': 1929–30
*'''''Terza Divisione'' Emilia-Romagna'''
**'''Winners''': 1927–28

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.ravennafc.it/}}

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