UC Sampdoria - last updated on 24 April 2008
(Courtesy of Johnny Beaufays)
Club name: Unione Calcio Sampdoria
SpA
Foundation: August 1st 1946
City: Genoa
Colours: Blue, white and red
Website: www.sampdoria.it
Honours:
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup - 1 (1989-90)
UEFA Intertoto Cup - 1 (2007)
Serie A - 1 (1990-91)
Serie B - 2 (1933-34, 1966-67)
Coppa Italia - 4 (1984-85, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1993-94)
Supercoppa Italiana - 1 (1991)
A bit of history:
Unione Calcio Sampdoria (commonly nicknamed Blucerchiati, blue-ringed) is a football club based in Genoa, Italy. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s; Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria. Both the team name and jersey do reflect this, the first being a crasis of the former names, the second incorporating the former teams' colours (blue-white and red-black) in a single design.
Sampdoria currently compete in the Italian Serie A. The team's colours are blue with white, red and black stripes, hence the nickname blucerchiati. Sampdoria play at Stadio Luigi Ferraris, capacity 36,536, which it shares with Genoa's other club, Genoa Cricket and Football Club. The derby between the two teams is commonly known as the Derby della Lanterna.
Sampdoria have obtained the scudetto once in their history; during 1991. The club has also won the Coppa Italia four times (1985, 1988, 1989, and 1994). Their biggest European success came when they won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1990. They also reached the UEFA Champions League final in 1992 only to lose against the Spanish FC Barcelona with an 1-0 score after extra time.
Club crests: (roll on the crest to get more informations)
UC Samdporia
