AC ChievoVerona
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Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona, commonly referred to as ChievoVerona or simply Chievo [ˈkjeːvo], is a[2][3] professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 4,500 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Sergio Pellissier. During its years as a professional club, Chievo shared the 38,402 seater Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi stadium with its cross-town rivals Hellas Verona.
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Full name | Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona S.r.l. | |||
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Nickname(s) | I Gialloblu (The Yellow and Blues) I Mussi Volanti ("The Flying Donkeys" in Venetian) Céo ("Chievo" in Venetian) Squadra della Diga (Dam Team) Clivensi | |||
Founded | 1929; 95 years ago (1929) | |||
Ground | Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi | |||
Capacity | 39,371[1] | |||
President | Sergio Pellissier | |||
Head coach | Riccardo Allegretti | |||
League | Serie D | |||
2023–24 | Serie D Group B, 9th of 20 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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In 2021, the club was excluded from professional football because of financial problems and was refounded as Football Club Clivense by Sergio Pellissier, former captain of the club in Eccellenza.[2][3][4][5]