Squad
Chris Ikonomidis2016current
Gerard Deulofeucurrent
Gianluca Capraricurrent
Bülent Eken1950–1951
Pierino Prati1965–1966- Luciano Favero1977–1978
Walter Zenga1978–1979
Luigi De Canio1981–1981
Agostino Di Bartolomei1988–1990- Gian Piero Gasperini1990–1991
- Mark Iuliano1990–1996
Antonio Chimenti1993–1997
Marco Di Vaio1997–1999- Phil Masinga1997–1997
David Di Michele1998–2001
Gennaro Gattuso1998–1999
Rigobert Song1998–1999
Marco Zoro1999–2002
Giuseppe Mascara2001–2001
Cristian Molinaro2002–2005
Guglielmo Stendardo2002–2003- Erjon Bogdani2003–2004
- Guglielmo Stendardo2003–2003
Leandro Rinaudo2003–2004
Ruslan Niğmätullin2003–2003
Raffaele Palladino2004–2005- Ruslan Niğmätullin2004–2005
- Siyabonga Nomvethe2004–2004
Rok Štraus2007–2007
Giovanni Marchese2008–2009
Filipe Machado Nascimento2009–2010
Francesco Caputo2009–2010- Tommaso Berni2009–2009
Pasquale Foggia2013–2014
Thomas Strakosha2015–2016
Luiz Felipe Ramos Marchi2016–2017
Alessio Cerci2019–2020
Frédéric Veseli2020–2022
Franck Ribéry2021–2022
Joel Obi2021–2022
Matteo Ruggeri2021–2022
Antonio Candreva2022–2023
Boulaye Dia2022–2023
Federico Fazio2022–2024
Guillermo Ochoa2022–2024
Krzysztof Piątek2022–2023
Radu Drăgușin2022–2022- Antonio Candreva2023–2024
Benoît Costil2023–2024- Boulaye Dia2023–2026
William Troost-Ekong2023–2023
Jérôme Boateng2024–2024
Kostas Manolas2024–2024
Petar Stojanović2024–2025
Salernitana is an Italian professional football club based in Salerno, Campania, founded in 1919.
The club has been awarded a Star to sports merit for its contributions to Italian football.
Salernitana returned to Serie A in 2021 after a 23-year absence, showcasing their resilience in Italian football.
Biography
Formation
Unione Sportiva Salernitana 1919, commonly known as Salernitana, is a professional football club based in Salerno, Italy. The club was originally founded in 1919 and has undergone several reconstitutions throughout its history, with the most recent occurring in 2011. Initially, the club competed in regional championships before making its way up to the national leagues, where it has spent significant time in Serie B and Serie C.
Breakthrough
Salernitana achieved notable success in the late 20th century, reaching Serie A during the 1947-48 and 1998-99 seasons. However, the club faced financial difficulties and went bankrupt in 2005, leading to a rebranding as Salernitana Calcio 1919. After being excluded from Italian football in 2011, the club was reestablished and began its journey from Serie D, quickly climbing back up the ranks.
Recent History
In the 2020s, Salernitana made a significant return to Serie A, finishing second in Serie B in 2021, marking their first top-flight appearance in 23 years. Unfortunately, their tenure in Serie A was short-lived, as they were relegated back to Serie B after the 2023-24 season. The club's recent struggles continued into the 2024-25 season, where they faced relegation to Serie C after a playoff defeat against Sampdoria. Despite these challenges, Salernitana remains a proud member of the European Club Association and continues to compete at various levels of Italian football.
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Career & Clubs
From Unione Sportiva Salernitana to Salernitana Calcio 1919
The Salerno-based club was originally founded in 1919 as the Unione Sportiva Salernitana. The club was known as Società Sportiva Salernitanaudax for a time during the 1920s following a merger with Audax Salerno. In 1978, the club was renamed Salernitana Sport. The club has spent the majority of their history at the Serie B and Serie C levels of Italian football. Salernitana play their home matches at Stadio Arechi. In their early years, Salernitana competed in the regional Italian Football Championship. They played at this level for four seasons during the 1920s. Since that time the club reached the top level of Italian football twice; they played in Serie A during 1947–48 and 1998–99. In 2005, the club went bankrupt but was restarted by Antonio Lombardi, changing the name from Salernitana Sport to Salernitana Calcio 1919. In 2011, the club did not appeal against a decision by Commissione di Vigilanza sulle Società di Calcio Professionistiche (Co.Vi.So.C) and was excluded from Italian football.
Club refoundation: from Serie D to the top flight
On 21 July 2011, following the exclusion of the original Salernitana club, Salerno mayor Vincenzo De Luca, in compliance with Article 52 of N.O.I.F., assigned the new title to Marco Mezzaroma, brother-in-law of Lazio owner and chairman Claudio Lotito. The new club was admitted to Serie D under the denomination of Salerno Calcio. In the 2011–12 season,…
- League
- Serie B
- League
- Serie A
- League
- Serie C
Trophies & Awards
- Award
- Star to sports merit
Legacy
League
Serie B: Winners: 1946–47 (Group C), 1997–98 Serie C / Serie C1: Winners: 1937–38, 1965–66, 2007–08, 2014–15 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione: / Serie C2: Winners: 2012–13 Serie D: Winners: 2011–12 (as Salerno Calcio)
Cups
Coppa Italia Serie C: Winners: 2013–14 Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione: Winners: 2012–13
Internationally
Anglo-Italian Cup: Quarter Finalist: 1994-1995
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Unione Sportiva Salernitana 1919 is an Italian professional football club based in Salerno, Campania. The original club was founded in 1919 and has been reconstituted three times in the course of its history, most recently in 2011. The current club is the heir of the former Salernitana Calcio 1919, and it restarted from Serie D in the 2011–12 season. Salernitana returned to Serie A in 2021, after a break of 23 seasons, having finished second in Serie B. Their tenure at the top level lasted until the 2023–24 season, when they were relegated back to Serie B. In the 2024–25 season, following the defeat against Sampdoria in the relegation playoff, Salernitana was relegated to Serie C. It is an associated member of the European Club Association.
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