Atalanta. Unione Sportiva Lecce, commonly referred to as Lecce (Italian pronunciation: ), is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia.It currently plays in Serie B, the second level of the Italian football pyramid, and plays its home games at Stadio Via del Mare which has a capacity of 31,533 spectators.. Recent Game Results Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month Under the management of Eugenio Fascetti, Lecce would achieve promotion to Serie A for the first time in 1985. Lecce's home games are played in the 31,533-seater[1] Stadio Via del Mare. Striker Anselmo Bislenghi scored 83 goals for the club during this period, thus becoming a hero. Facts [Brescia] 32 Games. [10] After that occasion, the derby di Puglia was played many times in Serie C and Coppa Italia, and especially in Serie A. The club was formed in 1908 and has spent a large part of their recent history bouncing between Italy's second division and Serie A, where the team debuted in the 1985–86 season. 1971 Vignotto Juventus 51 1972 Vignotto Gamma 3 Padova 56 1973 Vignotto Gamma 3 Padova 25 1974 Vignotto Gamma 3 Padova 24 1975 Augustesen Gamma 3 Padova 29 1976 Augustesen Vialdobbiadene 28 1977 Augustesen Vialdobbiadene 42 1978 Reilly Jolly Catania 32 1979 Augustesen Conegliano 29 1980 Vignotto Gorgonzola 29 1981 Reilly Alaska G. Lecce 31 1981-82 … 1968 A.C.F. Informativa. [7] To this day, in the Grecìa Salentina, a group of towns not far from Lecce, the griko language is still spoken. Taranto Sport played Lecce in a game for promotion to Serie B from the local Southern Italian league; Lecce were victorious winning 3–2 after extra time. U.S. Lecce is also mentioned in many songs.[61]. La Stampa titola: "I laziali tentennano per mezz'ora poi Bigon segna e il Lecce affonda".. L'articolo così prosegue: Sullo slancio dei successi ottenuti su Foggia e Brescia, la Lazio ha centrato la terza vittoria consecutiva battendo all'Olimpico il Lecce con un secco 4-0. 2-0: Brescia. Later, the club was struck by a tragedy in 1983: players Michele Lo Russo and Ciro Pezzella died in an automotive accident. In 1980, a scandal occurred which rocked Italian football, including Lecce under president Franco Jurlano. During the 1923–24 season, the club dissolved before returning on 16 September 1927 as Unione Sportiva Lecce. Perugia. Lecce was unable to avoid relegation from Serie A, despite some initial hope due to the Serie A match-fixing scandal. The first colours worn by Lecce during this time were black and white stripes, known in Italy as bianconeri. Bologna. [3] On 22 August 2012, Lecce's relegation was confirmed by the Federal Court of Justice.[4]. Two decent seasons followed (finishing fourth and third in respective seasons), with star player Silvestri scoring 20 goals in one season, before the club was relegated. He remained in charge for twenty-seven games, but, due to four defeats in the last five matches, with the team one point below the survival zone, he was sacked and Luigi De Canio was appointed new manager. Unione Sportiva Lecce je italský fotbalový klub hrající v sezóně 2020/21 ve druhé nejvyÅ¡Å¡í lize. [10] The last one was also played in Bari on 15 May 2011 and saw Lecce prevailing by 2-0 and securing their stay in Serie A[11] (however that match was later object of an investigation for match-fixing). Lecce Bari Sambenedettese Avellino Poland * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ... 1981/82: 26: 8 Italy League; 1982/83: Juventus: Serie A: 28: 5 1983/84: 27: 3 1984/85: 26: 5 1985/86: Roma: Serie A: 29: 7 1986/87: 26: 4 1987/88: 21: 6 Country Poland 172 50 Italy 157 30 Total 329 80 Lecce experiences a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). | Goal.com", "CALCIOSCOMMESSE ALL’ITALIANA: ALTRI 41 INDAGATI", "FIDELIS, TRE ARRIVI ALLA CORTE DI PANARELLI: PETRARCA IN PORTA, VENTURINI IN DIFESA, RIGGIO A CENTROCAMPO", "Riccardo Fiamozzi è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli", https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=258419/match=300170268/report.html, "CAN 2021 (Q) – RDC : première pour Imbula contre le Gabon", "Aleksei Eremenko | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2004/2005 | 2004- | Soccer Base", "Lecce, Shakhov in campo per 75' con la nazionale ucraina", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S._Lecce&oldid=994489660, Association football clubs established in 1908, Articles with Italian-language sources (it), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Promoted (9) – 1984–85, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2018-19, Champions (4) – 1945–46, 1975–76, 1995–96, 2017–18, This page was last edited on 15 December 2020, at 23:53. The same year as their promotion, Lecce tasted cup success, winning the Coppa Italia Serie C. In 1976, Lecce took part in the Anglo-Italian Cup, notching up a 4–0 victory against Scarborough.[2]. The numerous managerial moves could not turn Lecce's fortune as they were relegated with a few games to spare and ended the season in 19th place. A bajnokságot hivatalosan 1986 óta rendezik meg. Since 1966, they have played at the 33,786-seater Stadio Via del Mare. Lecce players and fans are nicknamed salentini or simply giallorossi or lupi. Genova 1969 Roma C.F. 12 Wins. Once more, it proved a struggle in Serie A despite the best efforts of striker Francesco Palmieri and a famous away win against Milan on 19 October 1997. Reggiana. On 17 September 2017, Fabio Liverani was named new coach of Lecce, with whom he achieved two direct promotions from Serie C to Serie A, thus bringing the Salento club back to the Italian top-tier league after seven years. Soutěžní ročník Serie A 2001/02 byl 100. ročník nejvyÅ¡Å¡í italské fotbalové ligy a 70. ročník od založení Serie A.Soutěž začala 26. srpna 2001 a skončila 5. května 2002. In 1656, a plague broke out in the city, killing a thousand inhabitants. In its formative years, Lecce played in mostly regional leagues and competitions. It was restored to Roman rule in 549, and remained part of the Eastern Empire for five centuries, with brief conquests by Saracens, Lombards, Hungarians and Slavs. [12][13] Among the most important wins in the derby for Lecce there is a Serie B match ended 4-0 in Bari on 22 December 2007. Unione Sportiva Lecce, commonly referred to as Lecce (Italian pronunciation: [ˈlettʃe]), is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia. In the summer of 1998, Pantaleo Corvino was appointed new sports director, gaining a reputation for scouting new talents in the years to come. The club slipped even lower to Serie IV, where they spent three years. They were entered into Serie B for the 1929–30 season. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Despite earning 83 points (12 more than sixth-placed Pisa) and boasting the best defence in the tournament, the giallorossi were forced to face play-offs for promotion in the top flight. From 1959 to 1975, Lecce played 17 seasons in Serie C. They came extremely close to promotion several times during that period, finishing in second place three seasons in a row (1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74) before gaining promotion in the 1975–76 season. This is a record, as for the first time the team with the worst defence managed to survive in the history of Serie A. Most Common Scoreline: Brescia-Lecce (3 Matches) Brescia. Questa voce o sezione sull'argomento stagioni delle società calcistiche non è ancora formattata secondo gli standard. Then they won the first leg 1–0 away, before securing a 1–1 draw in the second leg at the Studio Via del Mare to gain promotion. Furthermore, the former president of Lecce, Semeraro, was suspended from all football activities for five years. The club finished in first place during the 1943–44 season, but club football was then suspended due to World War II. In 2007, Lecce gained more points than any other team in Serie B. Lecce had a theater and an amphitheater and was connected to the Hadrian Port (the current San Cataldo). Lecce have had many managers and trainers throughout the history of a club, in some seasons more than one manager was in charge. In the semi-final, they beat Pisa in both legs (1–0 away and 2–1 at home) to secure a place in the final against AlbinoLeffe. Having gained 36 points in the second half of the season, Lecce ended the season in the middle of the table, in ninth place. The symbol of Lecce is a female wolf under a holm oak tree which is typical to Apulia and is also the symbol of the city of Lecce.[8]. [60] Among these there are the movies Al bar dello sport, Benvenuti al Nord and Eccezzziunale veramente - Capitolo secondo... me and the TV series I Cesaroni. For the football club, see, Top left: Church of Santa Croce, Top right: Teatro Romano, Bottom left: Porta Napoli in, Herodotus, The Histories, 7.170.1, "and made this their dwelling place, accordingly changing from Cretans to Messapians of Iapygia". It is the main city of the Salentine Peninsula, a sub-peninsula at the heel of the Italian Peninsula and is over 2,000 years old. Palermo. In 2004, under Delio Rossi, who had been managing the club since 2002, Lecce achieved an impressive result, reaching a high-point of tenth despite a poor first half of the season. 0-2: Lecce. E domenica arriva l'ex Ventura", "Conte handed 10-month ban in Scommessopoli scandal | Goal.com", "ALMANACCO SOLOBARI.IT - L'archivio storico sull'A.S. 38%. Atmosphere and cuisine are the main attractions here, with rustic Apulian cuisine on offer at the countless wine bars and cafes spilling onto the city's cobblestone lanes. Campobasso. Under the emperor Hadrian (2nd century AD) the city was moved 3 kilometres (2 miles) to the northeast, taking the name of Licea or Litium. Famous performances include two sensational victories in a row, first against Italian giants Juventus 3–4 in Turin (the first ever win at the Stadio Delle Alpi for Lecce) and then against Internazionale 2–1 at the Stadio Via del Mare. Lecce. Seventeen seasons of Serie C: 1960s, 70s and 80s, Eccezzziunale veramente - Capitolo secondo... me, Captain Tsubasa 5: Hasha no Shōgō Campione, "Lecce, agibilità a tempo di record per il Via del Mare. The club had a mixed start to the 2006–07 season in Serie B, winning three home matches (including a win against early league leaders Genoa), though they suffered poor away form. Bari. 1970 Gomma Gomma Milano 1971 Piacenza 1972 Gamma 3 Padova 1973 Gamma 3 Padova 1974 Falchi Astro Montecatini 1975 A.C.F. Lecce is mentioned in many famous Italian movies and TV series. Cavese. Lecce ended the year again finishing tenth, putting in the spotlight talents like Valeri Bojinov and Mirko Vučinić. In the first season back into the third tier, Lecce ended in second place behind outsiders Trapani and was surprisingly defeated in the promotion playoffs finals by another outsider club, Carpi. A bajnokságot gyakran hívják például cadetti-nek (ifik), vagy Campionato Cadetto-nak is.. A 2002-2003-as szezonig a bajnokságot "mindössze" 20 csapat alkotta. In the 2011–12 Serie A season, Lecce was relegated to Serie B. Proseguendo la navigazione, accedendo ad altre aree del sito o interagendo con elementi del sito manifesti il tuo … In the game Captain Tsubasa 5: Hasha no Shōgō Campione, the main character Tsubasa Ohzora plays for this team. 1981 Chevrolet Corvette Prices Founded in 1911 by William C. Durant and Swiss-born Louis Chevrolet and a division of General Motors, Chevrolet is an iconic US car manufacturer. After the Norman conquest in the 11th century, Lecce regained commercial and political importance (count Tancred of Lecce was the last Norman King of Sicily), flourishing in the subsequent Hohenstaufen and Angevine rule. Serie B 1981/82. Lazio. Lecce refused to crumble as Cosmi's arrival instilled battling qualities into the relegation strugglers, who managed to gain a considerable number of points in the following months, but eventually failed to avoid relegation, due to four losses in the last five matches. Foggia. A bajnokságban 36 csapat szerepel, 2 darab földrajzi alapon elosztott 18 fős csoportban. In the last few matches, the team managed to win a tough battle against other underdogs and some glorious teams such as Sampdoria that ended the season in despair. The start of the season was bad and new manager Eusebio Di Francesco was sacked in December, after 9 losses in 13 matches. The club re-appointed Zdeněk Zeman as manager, just one year after he left the club. Serse Cosmi was appointed new manager. The season was coach Fabio Liverani's third in charge and second full season after being appointed in September 2017. The 2007–08 season saw Lecce fight for a place in Serie A for the next season. [9] The first derby di Puglia was played on 8 December 1929 in Serie B in Lecce, with the home team winning 1-0. In 2004–05, coach Zdeněk Zeman oversaw a highly attack-minded team that scored plenty of goals. The first club president was Francesco Marangi. They finished bottom and were relegated after only one season, but defeated Roma 3–2 away in the penultimate game to deal a fatal blow to Roma's title hopes. Relegation was official with one match to spare, after a 1–1 home draw against Fiorentina. In May, the team was on the verge of promotion, but wasted opportunities in their last two matches meant they had to wait until the last match to celebrate their eighth elevation to the top flight in the last 25 years. Monza. 19%. It currently plays in Serie B, the second level of the Italian football pyramid, and plays its home games at Stadio Via del Mare which has a capacity of 31,533 spectators. After persistent rumours, Papadopulo quit due to a difference of opinion with the general manager of the club and was replaced by Mario Beretta, who had a quite satisfactory start in the 2008–09 Serie A season. The 1993–94 season saw Lecce finish in last place with a pitiful 11 points, the lowest ever of any Serie A team, and a second relegation came the following year. Seven points earned in ten matches were not enough to secure Lecce a spot in the next Serie A season. Orontius of Lecce, locally called Sant'Oronzo, is considered to have served as the city's first Christian bishop and is Lecce's patron saint. [21], List of foreign football players who had at least one cup in their national team while playing for Lecce. Sotto accusa 9 match in A del Bari! The club competed in Serie A and in the Coppa Italia, starting in the third round.. The elimination came in the play-off quarterfinals against Alessandria on penalties after two draws in two matches. calcio.com utilizza cookies, anche di terze parti. On 10 August 2012, Lecce was provisionally relegated by the Disciplinary Commission set up for the Scommessopoli scandal investigations 2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione because of their involvement. Lecce players and fans are referred to as salentini or giallorossi. In June 2006, Giovanni Semeraro returned at the helm of the club after nine months. A baroque jewel in Italy’s southeastern heel, Lecce flourishes with the carved sandstone of its cathedrals and piazzas. In 1943, fighter aircraft based in Lecce helped support isolated Italian garrisons in the Aegean Sea during World War 2. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Lecce was sacked by the Ostrogoth king Totila in the Gothic Wars. Lecce ended a satisfactory 2010–11 Serie A season successfully avoiding relegation with one match to spare after beating arch-rival and already relegated Bari 2–0 away on 15 May 2011. Los Angeles Lakers 1981-82 Roster and Stats. Unione Sportiva Lecce 1981-1982 Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera. The County of Lecce was one of the largest and most important fiefs in the Kingdom of Sicily from 1053 to 1463, when it was annexed directly to the crown. The official sister cities of Lecce are:[13], This article is about the city in Italy. Giampiero Ventura saw Lecce achieve two successive promotions from Serie C to Serie A before leaving for Cagliari. The official anthem of Lecce is Giallorossi per sempre composed by Gioy Rielli. After defeating Bassano 3–0 at home, in the semi-finals Lecce lost to Foggia in both the home and the away match. A Lega Pro Prima Divisione, 2008-ig Serie C1 az olasz labdarúgás harmadik legmagasabb osztálya. In terms of industry, the "Lecce stone"—a particular kind of limestone[8]—is one of the city's main exports, because it is very soft and workable, thus suitable for sculptures. To avert invasion by the Ottomans, a new line of walls and a castle were built by Charles V, (who was also Holy Roman Emperor), in the first part of the 16th century. The 2019–20 season was Unione Sportiva Lecce's first season back in Serie A since being relegated at the end of the 2010–11 Serie A season. Lecce, Italy: Height: 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Playing position: Midfielder: Senior career* Years: Team: Apps (Gls) 1964-1965 1965-1966 1966-1968 1968-1969 1969-1970 1970-1981 1981-1984 1984-1985 1985-1986 1986-1988: Lecce Sambenedettese Juventus Reggina Palermo Juventus Udinese Internazionale Milano Lecce Triestina: National team; 1972-1983: Italy After a large drop in form, recording 10 losses in 18 matches, Zeman was sacked as manager and replaced by Giuseppe Papadopulo. It was conquered by the Romans in the 3rd century BC, receiving the new name of Lupiae. On 10 March 2007, Lecce clinched a historical victory over Frosinone, beaten 5–0 at Stadio Via del Mare. The match against them is called derby di Puglia. Here is a chronological list of them from 1927 onwards. According to legend, a city called Sybar existed at the time of the Trojan War, founded by the Messapii. The following players have been selected by their country in the World Cup Finals, while playing for Lecce. Lecce was founded as Sporting Club Lecce on 15 March 1908, initially including football, track-and-field and cycling sports. The first game match played in the league was against Novara on 6 October 1929, a 2–1 victory. The club ended the 2015–16 season in third place, two points behind the second-placed team, and qualified for the playoffs round. Most Common Scoreline: Lecce-Brescia (4 Matches) Lecce. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. They lasted three seasons before relegation, and returned two years later. 42 Goals Scored. The club changed its manager two times (Silvio Baldini for Angelo Adamo Gregucci and in January 2006 youth team coach Roberto Rizzo, supported by goalkeeper coach Franco Paleari, for Baldini). Following the departure of the Tesoro family, the club was taken over by a consortium of entrepreneurs led by Saverio Sticchi Damiani. Lecce had a mixed start in the 2009–10 Serie B campaign, but clinched first place in November 2009 and kept it for the rest of the season. Sambenedettese. The team was good enough to return to Serie A in 1999 and begin another three-year stint in the top-flight, with yet another return to Serie A in 2003. Pistoiese. [5][6] Lecce then fought against Genoa for survival and made it to the last day of the 2019–20 season before being relegated with a home loss to Parma. Nonetheless, when club football resumed, Lecce finished as champions of Serie C, gaining promotion back into Serie B. Losing a promotion play-off 2–1 to Cesena the following season, they would return to Serie A in 1988. Under Carlo Mazzone, Lecce finished a respectable ninth place in 1989. Four years later, Lecce returned and competed Serie C, finishing 11th in their return season. What to See in Lecce: Piazza del Duomo, or Cathedral Square, is a beautiful square with ornate buildings.Here you'll find the Duomo di Maria Santissima Assunta or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Assumption, originally built in 1144 and completely restored in 1659-70 when the 70-meter tall bell tower was added. 44%. The club was still wearing black and white stripes (similar to Juventus' kit) at this point, and the first president under the name Unione Sportiva Lecce was Luigi López y Rojo. 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Because of the rich Baroque architectural monuments found in the city, Lecce is commonly nicknamed "The Florence of the South". 1983–84 → Arezzo. The first derby played in Serie A was played on 27 October 1985 in Bari, and was won by the home team. The following season ended in similar fashion, with Lecce failing to win the league once again and then losing the playoffs finals, this time to Frosinone, despite a number of high-level signings such as former Palermo star, and well-known Lecce supporter, Fabrizio Miccoli. Its best Serie A finish is the ninth place obtained in the 1988–89 season. However, Jurlano was able to demonstrate his innocence and the scandal only lead to disqualification of player Claudius Merlo. On the other end, Lecce has a famous and long-standing friendship with the fans of Palermo.[9]. In 1944 and 1945, B-24 long-range bombers of the 98th Heavy Bomber Group attached to the 15th U.S. Army Air Force were based in Lecce, from where the crews flew missions over Italy, the Balkans, Austria, Germany and France. Contribuisci a migliorarla secondo le convenzioni di Wikipedia. Brescia. From the 15th century, Lecce was one of the most important cities of southern Italy, and, starting in 1630, it was enriched with precious Baroque monuments. Lecce won a Coppa Ali della Vittoria as Serie B winner in 2010, a Coppa Italia Serie C in 1975 and an Anglo-Italian Cup Semiprofessionals in 1976. The following players have been selected by their country in the European Championship Finals, while playing for Lecce. Milan. The main rivalry is with the other most successful football team from Apulia, S.S.C. Al San Nicola rabbia dei tifosi del Bari, "Scommessopoli, la testimonianza di Masiello apre nuovi scenari. Italy - List of Women's Topscorers. Lecce stayed down in Serie C for six seasons during this period, though this was not a particularly successful time for the club. ← 1981–82. Lecce (US: /ˈlɛtʃeɪ, ˈleɪtʃeɪ/,[4] Italian: [ˈlettʃe] (listen), locally [ˈlɛttʃe]; Salentino: Lècce; Griko: Luppìu; Latin: Lupiae; Ancient Greek: Λουπίαι, romanized: Loupíai[5]) is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Lecce, the second province in the region by population, as well as one of the most important cities of Apulia. LazioWiki.org - Presidente Onorario Erika Balestrieri Dal 2007 il primo sito enciclopedico online sulla Storia della S.S. Lazio 9 gennaio 2020: in tutte le librerie e piattaforme commerciali "Casacche Divise 1940-1945 - Gli atleti della Lazio nella Seconda Guerra Mondiale" 6 Draws. Cremonese. Lecce would eventually finish 13th. Bari", Il derby al Lecce, Jeda firma la salvezza. Lecce is home to Serie B (the second highest football division in Italy) football club U.S. Lecce. Unione Sportiva Lecce adalah tim sepak bola Italia yang bermarkas di kota Lecce.Didirikan pada tanggal 15 Maret 1908.Stadion yang digunakan untuk partai kandang adalah Stadio Via del Mare.Klub ini dibentuk pada tahun 1908 dan telah menghabiskan sebagian besar sejarah mereka terpental di antara Divisi kedua Italia dan Serie A, di mana tim itu mendapat promosi pertama pada tahun 1985.