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The performance of Avellino in the Italian football league structure since the first season of a unified Serie A (1929/30). For some seasons during the 1930s the club did not compete in the official league.

Unione Sportiva Avellino 1912, commonly referred to as US Avellino 1912, is an Italian professional football club based in Avellino, Campania. It competes in Serie B, the second tier of Italian football.

It is the official continuity club of US Avellino 1912, known worldwide for having competed in Serie A for ten consecutive seasons, from 1978–1979 to 1987–1988. The team went through two major reboots: once, in 2009, when it went bankrupt, and then, in 2018, when it was excluded from Serie B. In both cases, new clubs were founded to join the Serie D league.

The club was renamed as Avellino Calcio.12 Società Sportiva Dilettantistica in 2009, then Associazione Sportiva Avellino 1912 in 2010, and restored to the original Unione Sportiva Avellino 1912 in 2015,[1] although initially taking the name Calcio Avellino Società Sportiva Dilettantistica for the 2018–2019 season.

History

Foundation

The club was founded as U.S. Avellino on 12 December 1912[2] to give the town of Avellino a footballing representative. The early history of the club is quite obscure as they only competed at a lower level against regional sides. Avellino competed in IV Divisione from 1913 until after the Second World War; today's equivalent of that level is Serie D.

Post-war emergence

For the earlier part of their history the club did not achieve anything of note, until being placed in Serie C for the 1945–46 post-War season. In the 1946–47 season they narrowly missed out on getting through to the interregional final, after finishing third in their group.

Avellino beat out the likes of Catania, Reggina and Messina to win promotion to Serie B at the end of the 1940s. However, the club were accused of match fixing and the federation relegated them to Serie D. Although they were promoted to Serie C after one season, Avellino were relegated to spend six consecutive seasons at Serie D level.

Eventually Avellino returned, but, in six seasons, and Avellino gained promotion to Serie C in three of them and were relegated twice.

1970s: rise and ten consecutive seasons in Serie A

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Walter Schachner and Dirceu with Avellino in 1986–87 season

Avellino were promoted to Serie B in 1973 and Serie A in 1978. A truly remarkable feat for a southern provincial side was a 10-year stay in Serie A (1978 to 1988), with the club holding a mid-table place for the majority of that period. Their best finish was 8th in 1987, with a team starring Angelo Alessio, Paolo Benedetti, Franco Colomba and Dirceu.

1990s and 2000s: decline, ups and downs, and bankruptcy

The club tended to shift between Serie B and Serie C1 in the decade following relegation from Serie A in 1988.

The club marked a surprising Serie B return after defeating neighbors and football powerhouse Napoli in the 2004-05 Serie C1/B play-off finals. An unsuccessful 2005–06 campaign ended in a loss on relegation playoffs to Albinoleffe (0–2, 3–2). The 2006–07 season, with Giuseppe Galderisi as head coach, then replaced by Giovanni Vavassori, ended in a second place in the Serie C1/B regular season; this was then followed by a successful campaign in the promotion play-offs, in which Avellino defeated Foggia in the finals, being therefore promoted to Serie B once again. However, this was followed by Vavassori's resignations on 16 July 2007, shortly after his confirmation as Avellino boss,[3] being then replaced by Maurizio Sarri two days later.[4] Sarri himself resigned one month later, being replaced by Guido Carboni and later Alessandro Calori. Despite this, the club did not manage to escape relegation, ending the season in 19th place. The club was however readmitted to Serie B later on to fill a league vacancy created by Messina's disbandment.

The team finished second from bottom in the 2008–09 season and was therefore relegated again. On 9 July 2009, the Covisoc (Commissione di Vigilanza sulle Società Calcistiche, Vigilancy Commission on Football Clubs) organization announced that the team did not pass the financial requirements in order to be admitted to the league. The club was allowed to appeal the decision until 11 July 2009.[5] On 11 July, Avellino failed to appeal the exclusion.[6][7][8]

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Avellino Reggiana Coppa Italia 2008-2009

Avellino Calcio.12 S.S.D. restarts from Serie D

A new club founded in the summer 2009 as Avellino Calcio.12 S.S.D. restarts from Serie D, finishing 5th, but 4 August 2010 they were later admitted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione to fill vacancies. This ordeal saw them become the latest in a long line of Italian clubs that have faced severe financial difficulties, such as Napoli and Fiorentina.

From Lega Pro Seconda Divisione to Serie B

In the 2010–11 season the team became Associazione Sportiva Avellino 1912 and played in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione finishing 4th, being defeated by Trapani in the play-off final, but 4 August 2011 it was later admitted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione, again, to fill vacancies.[9] In the season 2012–13 Avellino won Lega Pro Prima Divisione and the team obtained the promotion in Serie B, under manager Massimo Rastelli. In 2014–2015, Rastelli led the team to the play-off semi-finals, when they are eliminated by the more prestigious Bologna team despite a 3–2 win away.

2018 Serie B exclusion

In 2018, Avellino was excluded from Serie B due to submitting a league membership paperwork that was deemed as incomplete, due to a late bank guarantee. Due to this, a new club was re-founded within days in order to submit application to play at Serie D instead. In 2019 Avellino won Serie D and the Scudetto Serie D, reaching the promotion in Serie C for the next season. In 2020–2021, they once again reached the play-off semi-finals, losing to Padova.

Colours and badge

Its traditional colours are green and white. Avellino are nicknamed the "Lupi", which means wolves, and their club crest displays a wolf head.[10]

Players

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No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Template:Fba/core Antony Iannarilli
2 DF Template:Fba/core Gianmarco Todisco
4 MF Template:Fba/core Antonio De Cristofaro
5 DF Template:Fba/core Michele Rigione
6 MF Template:Fba/core Luca Palmiero
7 MF Template:Fba/core Michele D'Ausilio
8 MF Template:Fba/core Michele Rocca
9 FW Template:Fba/core Cosimo Patierno
10 FW Template:Fba/core Raffaele Russo
19 MF Template:Fba/core Alessio Tribuzzi
20 MF Template:Fba/core Martin Palumbo (on loan from JuventusScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
21 DF Template:Fba/core Marco Armellino
22 GK Template:Fba/core Mattia Guarnieri
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Template:Fba/core Andrea Cagnano (on loan from SüdtirolScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
24 MF Template:Fba/core Dimitris Sounas
26 DF Template:Fba/core Thiago Cionek
29 DF Template:Fba/core Tommaso Cancellotti
32 FW Template:Fba/core Facundo Lescano (on loan from TrapaniScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
35 FW Template:Fba/core Jan Żuberek (on loan from InterScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
38 DF Template:Fba/core Paolo Frascatore
55 MF Template:Fba/core Noah Mutanda
56 DF Template:Fba/core Patrick Enrici
77 GK Template:Fba/core Leonardo Marson
79 DF Template:Fba/core Claudio Manzi
91 FW Template:Fba/core Giuseppe Panico (on loan from CarrareseScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
— DF Template:Fba/core Ramzi Aya

Out on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Template:Fba/core Pasquale Pane (at Team Altamura until 30 June 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
— DF Template:Fba/core Damiano Cancellieri (at Triestina until 30 June 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
— DF Template:Fba/core Leo Di Martino (at Ravenna until 30 June 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
— DF Template:Fba/core Erasmo Mulè (at Trapani until 30 June 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
— MF Template:Fba/core Santo D'Angelo (at Campobasso until 30 June 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
— MF Template:Fba/core Francesco Maisto (at Gubbio until 30 June 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Template:Fba/core Salvatore Pezzella (at Cavese until 30 June 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
— MF Template:Fba/core Daniel Sannipoli (at Cavese until 30 June 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
— MF Template:Fba/core Marco Toscano (at Trapani until 30 June 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
— FW Template:Fba/core Gabriele Gori (at Südtirol until 30 June 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
— FW Template:Fba/core Daishawn Redan (at Beerschot until 30 June 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
— FW Template:Fba/core Francesco Sacco (at Folgore Caratese until 30 June 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)

Retired numbers

10 – Template:Flagicon Adriano Lombardi, Midfielder (1975–79) – posthumous honor, number retired in 2007.

Notable former players

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Notable former coaches

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Honours

Competitions

Level Category Participations Debut Last season Total
1º Serie A 10 1978–79 1987–88 10
2º Serie B 19 1973–74 2017–18 16
3º Serie C 18 1945–46 2019–20 33
Serie C1 14 1992–93 2012–13
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione 1 2010–11
4º Seconda Divisione 3 1930–31 1935–36 19
Prima Divisione 4 1940–41 1945
Promozione 2 1949–50 1951–52
IV Serie 5 1952–53 1956–57
Interregionale 2 1957–58 1958–59
Serie D 2 1961–62 1963–64
5º Terza Divisione 2 1929–30 1932–33 5
Seconda Divisione 1 1935–36
Serie D 2 2009–10 2018–19

References

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External links

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