Genoa CFC

The club was founded on 7 September 1893 as Genoa Cricket & Athletic Club. In its earliest years, it principally competed in athletics and cricket. Association football was only a secondary concern. Since the club was set up to represent England abroad, the original shirts worn by the organisation were white, the same colour as the Cricket section of the club (white shirt, black trousers and socks). At first Italians were not permitted to join as it was a British sporting club abroad. Genoa's activities took place in the north-west of the city in the Campasso area, at the Piazza d'Armi. The men who initially handled the management of the club were;

On 10 April 1897, the footballing section of the club, already in existence since 1893, became predominant thanks to James Richardson Spensley. It was among the oldest in Italian football at the time, only four other clubs—all in Turin—had been founded. Italians were allowed to join and found a new ground in the form of Ponte Carrega. The first friendly match took place at home, against a mixed team of Internazionale Torino and F.B.C. Torinese; Genoa lost 1–0. Not long after, Genoa recorded its first victory away against UPS Alessandria winning 2–0. Friendly games also took place against various British sailors such as those from HMS Revenge.

Championship dominance

Football in Italy stepped up a level with the creation of the Italian Football Federation and the Italian Football Championship. Genoa competed in the first…

Below is the chairmen (Italian: presidenti, lit. 'presidents' or Italian: presidenti del consiglio di amministrazione, lit. 'chairmen of the board of directors') history of Genoa, from when the club was first founded playing cricket and athletics, until the present day.

Genoa have had many managers and trainers, some seasons they have had co-managers running the team, here is a chronological list of them from 1896 when they became a football club, onwards.

National titles

League

Italian Football Championship / Northern League / Serie A: Winners (9): 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1914–15, 1922–23, 1923–24 Serie B: Winners (6): 1934–35, 1952–53, 1961–62, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1988–89 Serie C / Serie C1 (North): Winners (1): 1970–71

Cups

Coppa Italia: 1 Winners: 1936–37 Runners-up: 1939–40

Other Titles

Coppa delle Alpi: 2 Winners: 1962, 1964 Anglo-Italian Cup: 1 Winners: 1996

Youth titles

Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 1 Winners: 2009–10 Coppa Italia Primavera: 1 Winners: 2008–09 Primavera Super Cup: 2 Winners: 2009, 2010 Torneo di Viareggio: 2 Winners: 1965, 2007 Campionato Nazionale Under-18: 2 Winners: 2020–21, 2023–24 Campionato Nazionale Under-17: Runners-up: 2020–21 Campionato Nazionale giovanile: 2 Winners: 1939, 1942