Venezia F.C.

association football club based in Venice, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Venezia Football Club, commonly known as just Venezia FC or Venezia, is a professional football club that plays in Venice, Italy. They currently play in Serie B. They were promoted from the Serie B in the 2020–21 season, then demoted in that same season to Serie B.

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Venezia
Full nameVenezia Football Club
Nickname(s)Gil Arancioneroverdi (The Orange-Black-Green)
I Lagunari (The Lagoonal Ones)
I Leoni Alati (The Winged Lions)
Founded1907
2005 (as SSC Venezia)
2009 (as FBC Unione Venezia)
2015 (as Venezia FC)
Dissolved2005 (AC Venezia)
2009 (SSC Venezia)
GroundStadio Pierluigi Penzo,
Venezia, Italy
Capacity7,000
Chairman Yuri Korablin
Manager Alessandro Dal Canto
LeagueSerie B
2022/238th
Current season
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The club play their home games at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo. The stadium opened in 1913. It is the second oldest stadium in Italy. The oldest one is Genoa's Stadio Luigi Ferraris. The stadium is also notable because it is easily accessible by boat, and even has parking spaces for boats.

The club are currently planning a new stadium that will be located near Marco Polo Airport, away from Venice Island.[1]

Name changes

  • 1907–1919: Venezia FBC
  • 1919–1987: AC Venezia
  • 1987–1989: Calcio Venezia-Mestre
  • 1989–2005: AC Venezia 1907
  • 2005–2009: SSC Venezia
  • 2009–2014: FBC Unione Venezia
  • 2015–present: Venezia FC

League Position

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SeasonDivisionPosition
2010–11Serie DGroup C – 2nd
2011–12Serie DGroup C - Champion
2012–13Seconda DivisioneGroup A – 3rd
2013–14Prima DivisioneGroup A – 10th
2014–15Lega ProGroup A – 13th
2015–16Serie DGroup C – Champion
2016–17Lega ProGroup C – Champion
2017–18Serie B5th
2018–19Serie B15th
2019–20Serie B11th
2020–21Serie B5th
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