AZ Picerno

AZ Picerno, or simply Picerno, is an Italian association football club, representing the town of Picerno, Province of Potenza, Basilicata. It is currently playing in Serie C.

Picerno

Full name	Polisportiva AZ Picerno s.r.l.[1]
Founded	1973[2]
Ground	Stadio Donato Curcio, Picerno, Italy
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Donato Curcio
Manager	Francesco Tomei
League	Serie C Group C
2023–24	Serie C Group C, 6th of 20
Home colours Away colours

History

Founded in 1973, AZ Picerno mostly languished as an amateur club in the minor league of the Italian football system throughout its history.

The club turned its fortunes thanks to Donato Curcio, a local native who emigrated to the United States in the 1950s who first donated 1 million Euro for a new football stadium (named after him) in Picerno, and then starting investing directly into the club in the later years.^[3][4][5]

On 18 April 2019, Picerno mathematically ensured their first historical promotion to Serie C after a 0–0 draw with Taranto guaranteed them first place in the Round H of Serie D.^[6]

Due to restrictions to the local football stadium "Comunale Donato Curcio", which is unsuitable for professional league games, Picerno played its home games in the 2019–20 Serie C season at the Stadio Alfredo Viviani in neighbouring Potenza.^[7] The season ended with Picerno being immediately relegated back to Serie D.

After completing the 2020–21 Serie D season in second place, Picerno was readmitted to Serie C to fill a vacancy for the 2021–22 season.

Current squad

As of 17 September 2024^[8].

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ITA Davide Merelli 2 DF  ITA Gabriele Pagliai 3 DF  ITA Manuel Nicoletti 4 DF  ITA Papa Mamadou Seck 5 MF  ITA Francesco Pitarresi (captain) 6 DF  ITA Andrea Allegretto 8 MF  ITA Domenico Franco 9 FW  ITA Gabriele Bernardotto 10 MF  ITA Pasquale Maiorino 11 FW  ITA Emmanuele Esposito 13 DF  ITA Matteo Gilli 15 DF  ITA Pietro Santi

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  ITA Andrea Santarcangelo 17 MF  ITA Simone Cecere 18 DF  ESP Rubén García 19 FW  ITA Francesco Pio Petito 21 FW  ITA Emilio Volpicelli 22 GK  ITA Elia Summa 24 DF  ITA Federico Papini 25 MF  ITA Walter Guerra 30 MF  ARG Rodrigo De Ciancio 37 FW  ITA Pablo Vitali 77 MF  ITA Vittorio Graziani 99 MF  ITA Karim Cardoni

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ITA Andrea Esposito (at Fidelis Andria until 30 June 2025) — DF  ITA Matteo Savarese (at Fidelis Andria until 30 June 2025)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ITA Mirko Colaci (at Notaresco until 30 June 2025)

References

1. "E' nata ufficialmente la società di capitali "Az Picerno Srl"" (in Italian). AZ Picerno. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
2. "Storia AZ Picerno" (in Italian). AZ Picerno. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
3. "Picerno, Donato Curcio a 360°" (in Italian). TuttoPotenza. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
4. "Picerno: ingredienti per una favola, dalla A alla Z" (in Italian). Gianlucadimarzio.com. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
5. "La storia del Picerno in Serie C e del Presidente onorario Donato Curcio raccontata dal Tg2" (in Italian). Ondanews.it. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
6. "Calcio: il Picerno promosso in serie C" (in Italian). Ansa.it. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
7. "Picerno ufficialmente ospite del Potenza: i dettagli della sinergia lucana" (in Italian). Resto del Calcio. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
8. "Picerno squad". Soccerway.

External links

• Official website