Salernitana Calcio 1919 - last updated on 4 December 2008
(Courtesy of Johnny Beaufays)
Club name: Salernitana Calcio 1919 S.p.a.
Foundation: June 19th 1919
City: Salerno
Colours: Grenat and white
Website: www.salernitana1919.it
Honours:
Serie B - 2 (1947-48, 1997-98)
Serie C1 - 3 (1937-38, 1965-66, 2007-08)
A bit of history:
Unione Sportiva Salernitana was founded on 19 June 1919 by Adalgiso Onesti, who initiated the merger of an older club using the same name; which itself was founded in 1911 by a merger of four local clubs; and Foot-Ball Club Salerno.
The club was known as Società Sportiva Salernitanaudax for a time during the 1920s. It can be argued that Salernitana's best period as a club was 1997-1999. In the 1997-98 season, Salernitana topped Serie B and gained their second promotion to Serie A (first was in 1947-48). A young Marco Di Vaio led the scoring charts with 21 goals. In the 1998-99 season, their first in Serie A after 50 years, Salernitana fought hard and were led by Cameroonian international Rigobert Song and Salvatore Fresi in defense, a young Gennaro Gattuso in midfield, and Marco Di Vaio and David Di Michele leading the attack. They recorded surprise wins against Inter, Juventus, Roma and Lazio. Unfortunately, they finished 1 point shy of salvation and were relegated.
Since then, the club did not manage to return back to the top flight, and was excluded by Serie B in 2005. A new club, who started back from Serie C1, was then established. In 2008, Salernitana finally returned back to Serie B as Serie C1/B champions.
Club crests: (roll on the crest to get more informations)
Salernitana Calcio 1919
