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Genoa Cricket and Football Club often called Genoa (Italian pronunciation ['dZe:noa]) is a professional football team located within Genoa, Liguria, Italy and is a member of Serie B, the second division of the Italian football league system.

The team was established in 1893. Genoa is Italy's longest-running football team, as well as the longest-running Italian football team that is still in existence with more than 125 years of the history. Through their long time in existence, Genoa have won the Italian Championship 9 times. Genoa's first victory came at the championship's inaugural in 1898. Their most recent victory was in 1923-23. They also been crowned the Coppa Italia twice. In the past, Genoa are the fourth most successful Italian club with regards to championships they have won. Genoa CFC have played their home matches at Stadio Luigi Ferraris since 1911.

The slew of early success may be at the root of the affection shown for Genoa through the Godfather of Italian sports journalists Gianni Brera (1919-92) who, despite being born in Lombardy was always as a fan of Genoa. Brera even went so far as making the name Vecchio Balordo (Old Fool or Cranky Old One) for Genoa.

In 2011, Genoa was admitted to Genoa's "International Bureau of Cultural Capitals" (a type of historic sports heritage of the world as per the guidelines of UNESCO) on the advice from president Xavier Tudela. In 2013, Genoa was also added into the "Club of Pioneers" which is an association that gathers the oldest football clubs around the world. It already includes Sheffield F.C. and Recreativo de Huelva.

1. History

The club was formed on September 7, 1893, as Genoa Cricket & Athletic Club. At its inception, it was primarily involved in cricket and athletics. Football was an association sport was an extra-curricular activity. Since the club was put in order to represent England in foreign countries, the first uniforms worn by the club were white, which was the same hue that was the England national team's shirts. The first time Italians weren't allowed to join the club as Genoa was an official British sporting club in foreign countries. Genoa's activities took place to the city's north-west in the Campasso area, which was located at in the Piazza d'Armi. The first group of people who handled the club's administration included:

  • Sandys
  • S. Blake
  • E. De Thierry
  • G. Green
  • W. Riley
  • Jonathan Summerhill Jr.
  • Daniel G. Fawcus

On the 10th of April, 1897, the football section that was part of the team, which was in existence since 1893, was made dominant due to James Richardson Spensley. It was one of the oldest clubs in Italian football in that time. The only other clubs founded were four from Turin. Italians were permitted to join the club and were given an additional ground that was named Ponte Carrega. The first match of the friendly took place at home against a mixed squad of Internazionale Torino and F.B.C. Torinese; Genoa lost 1-0. Then, Genoa recorded its first win away from UPS Alessandria winning 2-0. Friendly matches were also played against a variety of British sailors like the crew of HMS Revenge.

1.1. Championship dominance

The sport of football in Italy was elevated by the establishment of the Italian Football Federation and the Italian Football Championship. Genoa participated in the inaugural Italian Championship in 1898 at Velodrome Humbert I in Turin. They beat Ginnastica Torino 2-1 in their first match in official on May 8th, and then winning their first championship the following day when they beat Internazionale Torino 3-1 after extra-time.

Genoa was back for the following season, but this time with some modifications; the name of the team was changed into Genoa Cricket & Football Club and dropped the Athletic from the name. The color of the shirt was also required, since they switched to blue and white vertical stripes. They were known in Italy as the biancoblu. Genoa was crowned their second champion during a one-day event that took place on April 16th, 1899, beating Internazionale Torino 3-1 for the second time. In the process of winning the third time in succession, in 1900, and also beating their local rivals Sampierdarenese 7-0, a win margin that was not beat by any other club in league competition until the year 1910. The championship was won with the 3-1 victory against F.B.C. Torinese.

The strip of the club was altered in the year 1901. Genoa adopted the famous red-navy stripes and was referred to as the rossoblu. They are the colours that are used today, as do numerous others Italian clubs, like Cagliari, Bologna, Crotone and a myriad of clubs that are minor. After a disappointing season that saw them finish second in the competition to Milan Cricket and Football Club and Milan Cricket Club, they were back on track in 1902 when they won their fourth championship. Juventus were seen as an important contender to the throne of Genoa from 1903 , and for two consecutive seasons consecutively Genoa defeated Genoa in the Old Lady in the national final.

In particular, Genoa was the very first Italian soccer team participate in an international match in France on April 27, 1903 to take on FVC Nice. They took the game 3-1. Alongside taking home the Italian championship in 1904 it was notable for the Genoa reserves winning their inaugural II Categoria league season; an early version of the Serie B at the highest stage. From 1905, when they finished runners-up Genoa was unable to hold their own in the Italian championship, while other clubs like Juventus, Milan and Pro Vercelli were able to take over.

The downfall in part over this time is traced to 1908, when FIGC accepted Federal Gymnastics protests forbidding the participation of foreign athletes. Since the time Genoa was founded, they'd always had a large English presence. They were not happy, and so were numerous other famous clubs like Milan, Torino and Firenze which is why they resigned from the official FIGC competitions in the year. The following season , the FIGC reverted their decision, and Genoa was rebuilt, with players like Luigi Ferraris and some from Switzerland like Daniel Hug who came from FC Basel. The rebuilding of the team also led to the construction of a new stadium in the Marassi region of Genoa which, when it was built, was capable of holding 250,000 and was similar to British stadiums at the time It was officially opened on January 22nd, 1911.

1.2. Garbutt revival

The introduction of Italy national team in football, Genoa played an important role, with players such as of Renzo De Vecchi who was the captain of the azzurri team for a time, Edoardo Mariani and Enrico Sardi receiving call-ups. Englishman William Garbutt was brought into the role of head coach to revive the club. Garbutt became the very first manager to be professionally employed to be hired in Italy and was well-known for his charisma and for smoking his pipe. He was called "Mister" by players. Since then, Italians have been referring to coaches as.

Then, in 1914-15, Genoa had restored themselves as the most prestigious club from Northern Italy, winning the final round of the Northern section. But in this particular year the national final could be held due to the beginning in World War I, the finals of the Southern Italian section could not be decided , and Genoa didn't have an team to compete. Genoa was awarded this title following the war had ended which was their first title in 11 years. War took its heavy impact on Genoa as the players Luigi Ferraris, Adolfo Gnecco, Carlo Marassi, Alberto Sussone and Claudio Casanova all died while serving in Italy as well as the founder of Genoa's football team James Richardson Spensley was killed in Germany.

1.3. Genova 1893 period

Due to the strong British associated with Genoa's name Genoa was forced to alter their name under the fascist regime to Genova the year 1893. Circolo del Calcio in 1928. Genoa took part in the first European Cup of its kind as part of The Mitropa Cup, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals after a crushing defeat in the semi-finals to Rapid Vienna. After that, they earned the runners-up spot in their home league, but they fell in the second place behind Ambrosiana during the 1929-29 season which would be their final championship at the top runners-up place until today.

Genova's league performance was extremely inconsistent in the first decade of the 1930s, and was plagued by different league positions. It was in the 1933-34 season that Genova experienced their first being relegated into Serie B, the second league in Italian football. For the club's sake, they bounced into the top spot under the leadership of Vittorio Faroppa. They were promoted by finishing at the top of their group before Novara. The year 1936 was when the feisty Juan Culiolo took over as the club's president and in 1936-37, they managed the 6th position and took home the Coppa Italia after beating Roma by 1-0 thanks to the goal of Mario Torti.

The following season Genova ended up in third position and it was a very difficult season for the club, with Ambrosiana-Inter being just three points clear of the club. In the summer of 1938, Italy took part during the 1938 FIFA World Cup and won three Genova players were part of the team that won comprising Sergio Bertoni, Mario Genta and Mario Perazzolo. The club ended the decade with a bang and maintained an unbeaten position at the highest level in football's Italian soccer league.

World War II affected dramatically the whole Italian football team, however, Genova didn't recover as quickly like other club. After 1945, Genova decided to change their name back in to Genoa Cricket and Foot-Ball Club as they had previously used in the early days in the Italian championship. After the war, they was still popular with members, and there were some who had been involved with the team like Ottavio Barbieri, and William Garbutt returning for managerial stints. Genoa also was battling a new opponent in the shape of Sampdoria which was formed as a result of a merger between two clubs in 1946. The club would share the ground at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.

1.4. Post-war period

Following during the Second World War the ability of Genoa to make it to the top ranks within Serie A declined in a significant way. Throughout the remainder of the 1940s, the club was a middle-table finisher. The 1948-49 season brought three significant outcomes, Genoa defeated Inter by 4-1. They also beat the well-known Grande Torino side 3-0 and Padova 7-1. The 1950s started out in a shaky manner for the club. they had snatched Argentine Mario Boye from Boca Juniors however he only stayed for one season, and the club was dropped after finishing in the bottom spot of the table however, after two seasons, they came back with the win of Serie B, ahead of Legnano. Ragnar Nikolay Larsen played a star player at the club in the 1950s and they maintained mid-table finishes throughout the decade.

Despite being relegated in 1959-60, and then being promoted back into Serie A in 1961-62, Genoa was able to boast a fair level of success with cups during the first quarter during the 60s. Genoa was awarded the Coppa delle Alpi in the year 1962 and it marked the first occasion that the competition was played between clubs instead of international teams. The final was held at home , and Genoa defeated French clubs Grenoble Foot 38 by 1-0 with a goal scored by Nizza. Genoa was crowned champions of the competition in the following year The final took place on the Wankdorf Stadium in Berne, Switzerland; Genoa defeated Catania by 2-0, scoring the goals coming from Giampaolo Piaceri. The team took home the trophy.

The club's celebrations didn't last for long after the year of their cup win, they were sent down to Serie B again. The time they were in the second division of the Italian football league would be longer than the previous relegations. Genoa was unstable, as it had to change managers every season. Genoa had even suffered their first being relegated from Serie C in 1970, financially , the club experienced trouble and went through multiple ownership changes.

1.5. Mixed times

In in the 1970s Genoa played mostly on the second division. Under the leadership under the direction of Arturo Silvestri the club made its return into Serie A for the 1973-74 season, but was dropped straight back to. The return of Il Grifone to Serie A just a few years after, the squad included players like Roberto Rosato, Bruno Conti and the younger Roberto Pruzzo. The team played at the top of the table for two years before succumbing to relegation between 1977 and 1978. the relegation was especially cruel because the team above Fiorentina was able to survive on goal-difference of only one goal, both teams had played against each other on the last game of the year, which ended with a 0-0 draw.

The demotion was detrimental to Genoa in many ways and they lost some their most talented players that could have helped them make an immediate return, like Roberto Pruzzo's transfer to Roma which he would go to achieve tremendous success. After a couple of mid-table performances during Serie B, Genoa earned promotion in the season of 1980-81 under the management of Luigi Simoni, the club was runners-up, only behind AC Milan who had been dismissed in the previous season because of their involvement involved in scandals like the Totonero gamble scandal.

In the midst of Simoni in charge as coach, Genoa were able to remain within Serie A for their returning season, finishing one point clear of exiled AC Milan. In the dramatic final night of their season Genoa were down 2-1 to Napoli in the final five minutes before at the end of the game, Mario Faccenda scored the goal which secured the crucial point by Genoa and established an unofficial friendship between the two clubs' supporters. Two seasons later between 1983 and 1984, Genoa could not have been as fortunate, even though they beat champions Juventus in the final game of the season. The club was eliminated even though they ended the season with the same points as the surviving Lazio and this was due to the fact that Lazio had had more success in games against Genoa.

1.6. European experience

The club was bought from Calabrese owner Aldo Spinelli in the year 1985. despite not having Simoni as the manager, Genoa were finishing in the top quartile in Serie B. Following a dip in performance in 1987-88 (failing to get promoted by a single point in 1986-87, and then struggling to not be retroceded in the next year, and being spared the same fate by a single points), Genoa refocused their focus and managed to be promoted back into Serie A in 1988-89, winning the title over Bari. Genoa was a team with a seasoned trainer in Osvaldo Bagnoli, was able to make the most of teams with a weaker reputation (he was able to win an award as the head coach of Hellas Verona in the eighties) and with a squad with the talent that included Carlos Aguilera and Tomas Skuhravy along with others, reached highs in the 1990-91 season which saw them finish fourth being undefeated in home games for the whole campaign and winning against all the major teams which included Juventus, Inter, Milan, Roma, Lazio, Fiorentina, Napoli, as in their own local Rivalries Sampdoria which won the title in that same season.

In the following season, Genoa was admitted to The UEFA Cup in the 1991-92 season. Genoa was successful and made it to the semi-finals, only to be defeated by Ajax the champions of the tournament; particularly, Genoa played a double-over Liverpool in the quarter-finals making it the first Italian team to defeat Ajax Reds in the quarter-finals at Anfield. However, for Genoa it was quickly followed by a 'Dark Age' that followed an exit of Osvaldo Bagnoli (who decided to leave Genoa of Genoa for a more intimate relationship with his young daughter who was deteriorating in health) and the inability for the team to replace their key players when they aged or were transferred over to teams. The most notable Genoa players of this time comprised Gianluca Signorini Carlos Aguilera, Stefano Eranio, Roberto Onorati and John van 't Schip.

It must be noted that the chairman Spinelli had a distinct management style than many businessmen and owner of football clubs. While the majority of his peers considered football to be an opportunity for public relations and marketing investment, and were willing to seize funds from their primary business to keep their teams in the game and replenish their roster of players Spinelli was a different person. He saw Genoa as an additional business with the primary goal was producing revenues for its owner (namely himself, and only him) and therefore was not afraid to trade highly-regarded players for huge profits of which only a tiny part was re-invested into the team, usually for the purchase of less expensive substitutes or even virtual unknowns. So, he was all too eager to let go of Uruguayan player Carlos Aguilera and to replace him with a far less talented Kazuyoshi Miura of Japanese club Yomiuri Verdy (a deal that delighted him as the Japanese sponsors actually paid for him to allow Miura participate for them in Serie A). [citation needed]

In the same year as they completed their UEFA Cup run, they were just one point over the relegation zone. In the years following, Genoa continued to be in the lower echelon of table.

The 1994-95 season saw Genoa were relegated just a little bit; they were level on points with Padova following the normal season. The relegation play-out was scheduled to be played between the two teams in Florence. The game was 1-1 at half-time, and the game was relegated to the penalty shoot-out. Genoa ended up losing to the penalty shoot-out by 5-4. In Serie B, the club enjoyed another chance to experience international cup success as they became the champions in the Anglo-Italian Cup by beating Port Vale 5-1 and Gennaro Ruotolo scoring a hat trick. The chairman Spinelli was the one to sell Genoa in 1997 and moved to various clubs (Alessandria and later Livorno). The 1990s and early 2000s would prove to be the most difficult time in Genoa's history as it experienced constant managerial changes and a deteriorating financial position and no hope of an increase in standings, aside from the 6th place finish of 1999-2000. Between 1997 and the year 2003 Genoa experienced a period of 3 different owners as well as four chairmen. Then, the club was handed over to the games and toys billionaire of Irpinia, Enrico Preziosi, who was chairman of Como the football club he owned previously.

1.7. Recent times

Preziosi was appointed in 2003, and Genoa was supposed to be relegated to the C1 series following an unfun season, but instead was "saved" together alongside Catania along with Catania and Salernitana due to the controversial choice of the football league expand Serie B to 24 teams. Things began to look better for Genoa as they won Serie B in 2004-05. But, there were allegations that Genoa had arranged an event on the final date of their season, between them and Venezia. The victory of 3-2 during the game resulted in Genoa take the league title, while a draw was adequate enough to hold its position at the end. However, the Disciplinary Committee of FIGC saw it appropriate to put Genoa at the bottom of the league and move them into Serie C1 with a three-point reduction on the 27th of July, 2005.

In their time during Serie C1 for 2005-06, Genoa were penalized with an extra six points from the previous season. After dominating for the majority of this season they finished runners-up and in the play-offs winning Monza by a score of 2-1 to gain promotion back to Serie B. In the summer break, Gian Piero Gasperini was brought to the club as manager. He assisted the club achieve promotion in the 2006-07 season. It was secured on the final date of their season when they played a 0-0 draw against Napoli and both clubs were promoted to Serie A.

The 2007-08 campaign, the inaugural Serie A championship played by Genoa in the last 12 years was the top ten following those who were the "big winners" in Italian football.

A cautious market day in summer that saw Genoa's chairman Preziosi strengthening the team's core as well as releasing certain players on favorable economic terms (for instance, trading forward Marco Borriello to AC Milan for a significant amount). Genoa's goals in 2008/09 were based on the UEFA Cup spot. The team was able to achieve this after a solid season that resulted in the team finishing fifth with a 5th place finish in Serie A, besting traditional strongholds such as Juventus, Roma, and Milan as well as taking home two Genoa derbies with Sampdoria as well as Diego Milito finishing among the most prolific scorers in the competition. Genoa then lost Milito as well as the midfielder Thiago Motta Internazionale and Internazionale, but managed to sign forward Hernan Crespo. The situation did not take according to plan and the team suffering from injuries lost in the initial stage of Europa League and Coppa Italia and slipping to a ninth place finishing on the table in Serie A in 2010.

In the season of 2010-11, Genoa, whose ranks had been reformed except for a handful of players who were long-serving struggling to stay in the middle of the league. A series of shaky results in the beginning of the season prompted chairman Preziosi to sack coach Gian Piero Gasperini who had been the team's leader since the 2007-08 season and to pick Davide Ballardini to succeed him. The newcomers, despite never having a memorable season, managed to keep the team in good shape in the "left portion" of the league and managed to win two derby matches in succession against the rivals Sampdoria in May and December.

The 2012-13 and 2011-12 seasons saw Genoa finishing 17th and 17th, both times only one place away from being relegated into Serie B.

In the 2014-15 season Genoa was in sixth position and poised to qualify for an entry into the UEFA Europa League qualification round was denied an UEFA license due to having filed documents late and they were not able to prove that the Stadio Luigi Ferraris wasn't in good condition required for UEFA competition. The position was transferred to 7th-placed Sampdoria.

7 September 2018 was the day that the year 125th anniversary of the club's founding was commemorated. A parade of celebrations took place in Genoa's city Genoa on the night of September 7, 2018; A banner that measured many meters was dedicated in honor of the tragic event that occurred due to the fall of the Ponte Morandi bridge.

1.8. 777 Partners

On the 23rd of September, 2021, it was revealed that Genoa was acquired by 777 Partners an American-based private investment company founded by Steven W. Pasko and Josh Wander. While the details of the transaction were not announced, sources close to the deal confirmed that the company was purchased with an total value of $175 million.

1.9. Cricket

The club was initially changed from a multi-sports club to one that was solely dedicated to football. In 2007 an assemblage of club supporters set up a section devoted to cricket. It is currently playing under the name of Genoa Cricket Club 1893 in Serie A of the Italian cricket league.

2. Players

Detail of the players as below mentioned.

2.1. Squad

From 1 September 2022

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Croatia CRO Adrian Šemper
2 DF Italy ITA Stefano Sabelli
3 DF Germany GER Lennart Czyborra
5 DF Romania ROU Radu DrăguÈ™in (on loan from Juventus)
8 MF Netherlands NED Kevin Strootman (on loan from Marseille)
9 FW Italy ITA Massimo Coda
11 MF Iceland ISL Albert Guðmundsson
13 DF Italy ITA Mattia Bani
14 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Vogliacco
18 FW Ghana GHA Caleb Ekuban
21 FW Italy ITA Kelvin Yeboah
22 GK Spain ESP Josep Martínez (on loan from RB Leipzig)
23 FW Italy ITA Seydou Fini
24 MF Poland POL Filip Jagiello
25 GK Slovenia SVN Rok Vodišek
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF Italy ITA Stefano Sturaro (Captain)
31 MF Austria AUT Stefan Ilsanker
32 MF Denmark DEN Morten Frendrup
35 MF Italy ITA Luca Lipani
36 DF Switzerland  SUI Silvan Hefti
47 MF Croatia CRO Milan Badelj
50 FW Turkey TUR Güven Yalçın
57 FW Romania ROU George PuÈ™caÈ™ (on loan from Reading)
70 MF Italy ITA Mattia Aramu (on loan from Venezia)
82 GK Italy ITA Giuseppe Agostino
90 MF Italy ITA Manolo Portanova
93 DF Croatia CRO Marko Pajač
94 MF France FRA Abdoulaye Touré
99 MF Chile CHI Pablo Galdames

2.2. Out on loan

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Italy ITA Davide Biraschi (at Karagümrük until 10 July 2023)
DF Italy ITA Paolo Gozzi (at Cosenza until 30 June 2023)
DF Italy ITA Nicholas Rizzo (at SL16 FC until 30 June 2023)
DF Italy ITA Federico Valietti (at Vicenza until 30 June 2024)
DF Mexico MEX Johan Vásquez (at Cremonese until 30 June 2023)
MF Italy ITA Luca Chierico (at Foggia until 30 June 2023)
MF Italy ITA Patrizio Masini (at Novara until 30 June 2023)
MF Italy ITA Filippo Melegoni (at Standard Liège until 30 June 2023)
MF Italy ITA Vittorio Parigini (at Como until 30 June 2023)
MF Italy ITA Mattia Zennaro (at Feralpisalò until 30 June 2023)
MF Poland POL Kacper Zielski (at Matera until 30 June 2023)
MF Italy ITA Francesco Cassata (at Ternana until 30 June 2023)
FW Italy ITA Flavio Bianchi (at Brescia until 30 June 2023)
FW Poland POL Aleksander Buksa (at OH Leuven until 30 June 2023)
FW Italy ITA Giacomo Calò (at Cosenza until 30 June 2023, obligation to buy)
FW Italy ITA Andrea Favilli (at Ternana until 30 June 2023)
FW Sierra Leone SLE Yayah Kallon (at Verona until 30 June 2023)
FW Italy ITA Elia Petrelli (at Triestina until 30 June 2023)

2.3. Youth team

Genoa Cricket and Football Club Youth Section comprises the youth section that make up Genoa the Italian association soccer team located within Genoa, Liguria. They have a team for under-19s (Italian Primavera, which translates to. "spring") took part in Campionato Primavera 2. They also participated as part of"springtime" events like the Coppa Italia Primavera.

The under-17 team from the youth sector took part at the Campionato Allievi Nazionali.

2.4. Retired numbers

  • 6 – Italy Gianluca Signorini, sweeper, 1988–95
  • 7 – Italy Marco Rossi, MF, 2003–04, 2005–13
  • 12 – The fans of Gradinata Nord, "the twelfth man"

2.5. Notable players

The following list contains the most notable footballers who have been with Genoa C.F.C.. Generally this refers to players who have played at least 100 league matches for Genoa C.F.C. However, players who played less matches are also included. This includes players who have experienced great successes at other clubs as well as players who played at least one time in this year's FIFA World Cup.

Players are listed based on the date on which they made their debut in the first team of the club. Goals and appearances are only for first-team competition in domestic leagues only. Wartime and playoff matches are not included. Substitute appearances are included. Players with their names in bold play at the Club.

3. Chairmen history

Below are the chairmen (Italian presidenti or lit. 'presidents' or Italian: presidenti del consiglio di amministrazione, lit. "chairmen of the board of directors') history of Genoa beginning when Genoa was founded with athletics and cricket, up to current time.

Name Years   Name Years
England Charles De Grave Sells 1893-97   Italy Ernesto Cauvin 1951-53
Italy Hermann Bauer 1897-99   Italy Ugo Valperga 1953-54
England Daniel G. Fawcus 1899-04   Italy Presidential Committee 1954-58
Italy Edoardo Pasteur 1904-09   Italy Fausto Gadolla 1958-60
Italy Vieri Arnaldo Goetzlof 1909-10   Italy Presidential Committee 1960-63
Italy Edoardo Pasteur 1910-11   Italy Giacomo Berrino 1963-66
Italy Luigi Aicardi 1911-13   Italy Ugo Maria Failla 1966-67
Italy George Davidson 1913-20   Italy Renzo Fossati 1967-70
Italy Guido Sanguineti 1920-26   Italy Virgilio Bazzani 1970
Italy Vincent Ardissone 1926-33   Italy Angelo Tongiani 1970-71
Italy Alessandro Tarabini 1933-34   Italy Gianni Meneghini 1971-72
Italy Alfredo Costa 1934-36   Italy Giacomo Berrino 1972-74
Argentina Juan Culiolo 1936-41   Italy Renzo Fossati 1974-85
Italy Giovanni Battista Bertoni 1941-42   Italy Aldo Spinelli 1985-97
Italy Giovanni Gavarone 1942-43   Italy Massimo Mauro 1997-99
Italy Giovanni Battista Bertoni 1943-44   Italy Gianni Scerni 1999-01
Italy Aldo Mairano 1944-45   Italy Luigi Dalla Costa 2001-02
Italy Antonio Lorenzo 1945-46   Italy Nicola Canal 2002-03
Italy Edoardo Pasteur 1946   Italy Stefano Campoccia 2003
Italy Giovanni Peragallo 1946   Italy Enrico Preziosi 2003-2021
Italy Massimo Poggi 1946-50   Italy Alberto Zangrillo 2021-

4. Managerial history

Genoa have had numerous trainers and managers, in certain seasons they've had co-managers leading the team This is a chronology of their managers from 1896, when they first became a football club.

Name Years
Technical Commission 1893–1896
James Richardson Spensley 1896–1907
Technical Commission 1907–1912
William Garbutt 1912–1927
Renzo De Vecchi 1927–1930
Gèza Székány 1930–1931
Luigi Burlando
Guillermo Stábile
1931–1932
Karl Rumbold 1932–1933
József Nagy 1933–1934
Vittorio Faroppa
then Renzo De Vecchi
1934–1935
György Orth 1935–1936
Hermann Felsner 1936–1937
William Garbutt 1937–1939
Ottavio Barbieri
William Garbutt
1939–1940
Ottavio Barbieri 1940–1941
Guido Ara 1941–1943
Ottavio Barbieri
then József Viola
1945–1946
William Garbutt 1946–1948
Federico Allasio 1948–1949
David John Astley
then David John Astley and Federico Allasio
then Manlio Bacigalupo
1949–1950
Manlio Bacigalupo 1950–1951
Imre Senkey
then Valentino Sala and Giacinto Ellena
1951–1952
Giacinto Ellena 1952–1953
György Sárosi
then Ermelindo Bonilauri
1953–1955
Renzo Magli 1955–1958
Annibale Frossi 1958–1959
Antonio Busini
Gipo Poggi
then Jesse Carver
then Annibale Frossi
1959–1960
Annibale Frossi 1960–1961
Renato Gei 1961–1963
Beniamino Santos 1963–1964
Paulo Amaral
then Roberto Lerici
1964–1965
Luigi Bonizzoni 1965–1966
Giorgio Ghezzi
then Paolo Tabanelli
1966–1967
Livio Fongaro
then Aldo Campatelli
1967–1968
Aldo Campatelli
then Aldo Campatelli and Maurizio Bruno
1968–1969
Franco Viviani
then Maurizio Bruno and Ermelindo Bonilauri
then Aredio Gimona and Ermelindo Bonilauri
1969–1970
Arturo Silvestri 1970–1974
Guido Vincenzi 1974–1975
Gigi Simoni 1975–1978
Pietro Maroso
then Ettore Puricelli
then Gianni Bui
1978–1979
Gianni Di Marzio 1979–1980
Gigi Simoni 1980–1984
Tarcisio Burgnich 1984–1986
Attilio Perotti

1986–1987

Name Years
Gigi Simoni
then Attilio Perotti
1987–1988
Franco Scoglio 1988–1990
Osvaldo Bagnoli 1990–1992
Bruno Giorgi
then Luigi Maifredi
then Claudio Maselli
1992–1993
Claudio Maselli
then Franco Scoglio
1993–1994
Franco Scoglio
then Giuseppe Marchioro
then Claudio Maselli
1994–1995
Gigi Radice
then Gaetano Salvemini
1995–1996
Attilio Perotti 1996–1997
Gaetano Salvemini 1997
Claudio Maselli 1997
Tarcisio Burgnich 1997–1998
Giuseppe Pillon 1998
Luigi Cagni 1998–1999
Delio Rossi 1999–2000
Bruno Bolchi 2000
Guido Carboni
Alfredo Magni
2000
Bruno Bolchi 2001
Claudio Onofri 2001
Franco Scoglio 2001
Edoardo Reja 2001–2002
Claudio Onofri 2002
Vincenzo Torrente
Rino Lavezzini
2002–2003
Roberto Donadoni 2003
Luigi De Canio 2003
Serse Cosmi 2004–2005
Francesco Guidolin 2005
Giovanni Vavassori
then Attilio Perotti
then Giovanni Vavassori
2005–2006
Gian Piero Gasperini 2006–2010
Davide Ballardini[50] 2010–2011
Alberto Malesani 2011
Pasquale Marino 2011–2012
Alberto Malesani 2012
Luigi De Canio 2012
Luigi Delneri 2012–2013
Davide Ballardini 2013
Fabio Liverani 2013
Gian Piero Gasperini 2013–2016
Ivan Jurić 2016–2017
Andrea Mandorlini 2017
Ivan Jurić 2017
Davide Ballardini 2017–2018
Ivan Jurić 2018
Cesare Prandelli 2018–19
Aurelio Andreazzoli 2019
Thiago Motta 2019
Davide Nicola 2019–2020
Rolando Maran 2020
Davide Ballardini 2020–2021
Andriy Shevchenko 2021–2022
Alexander Blessin 2022–

5. Colours, badge and nicknames

Since Genoa is a British owned football club the first colors were the colours that of the England national team. After a while in the club's football history, the team's uniform was changed to blue and white stripes in 1899. The blue stripes were chosen to symbolize the sea since Genoa is an important port town. In 1901 , the club adopted their most well-known blue and red halves shirt and earned the club the name Rosablu along alongside Bologna, Cagliari and many smaller clubs.

A nickname associated with Genoa is Il Grifone , which is "the the griffin" The name comes by the arms of that belongs to Genoa. Genoa. Its coat of arms has two golden griffins that are one on either one of which is a Saint George's Cross. In addition to appearing on the coat of arms and flag of Genoa. of Genoa The cross is symbolic of Genoa's English founders. St. George was also the patron saint of the former Republic of Genoa. The club's badge Genoa Cricket and Football Club is heavily derived from Genoa's city coat of arms however it also incorporates the club's blue and red colors.

6. Supporters and rivalries

Genoa CFC has the bulk of its supporters in Liguria but they also have a large following in Piedmont as well as the Aosta Valley. The maritime heritage of Genoese and the sea-based traditions of Genoese along with the presence of Genoese communities in other countries helped to expand the attraction of Genoa the club beyond Italy and immigrants established club clubs for fans in Buenos Aires, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Toronto, New York, San Francisco, Barcelona, Iceland and other cities.

The most famous and well-known rivalry between Genoa is the city-wide match with the one which they share a stadium; Sampdoria. The two clubs battle in the tense Derby della Lanterna ("Derby of the Lantern") which is a reference to Genoa's Lighthouse of Genoa. Genoa's fans also have a strong dislike for AC Milan. A fight between rival supporters in January 1995 led to deaths of Genoese Vincenzo Spagnolo, who was murdered by Milanese Simone Barbaglia. The attacker was part of a football hooligan group known as "The Barbour Ones" that used to regularly carry knives during matches, a tactic which was made possible due to the loose security protocols of the time.

In contrast, the Genoa fans Genoa have long-standing relationships with Napoli (which is as old as the final match in 1982 of the campaign). On the final day of the 2006-07 season Genoa and Napoli played to a 0-0 draw, that ensured both were promoted to Serie A; Genoa ultras were seen holding banners reading "Benvenuto fratello napoletano" which translates to "Welcome, Neapolitan brother," and both sets of supporters were greeted by each other in a welcoming and always cooperative way.

However, the amicable relations with the fans of the red and yellow of Roma which was established through the departure of forward Roberto Pruzzo in 1979 and lasting through the 1980's, has over the last few years, softened up a bit , while another strong community was observed, with Genoese footballers at peace in the midst of Torino (since when the two clubs exchanged Gigi Meroni between the two clubs towards the conclusion of the 1963-64 season , and his death, tragically, on the 15th of October, 1967) is perhaps breaking down in the wake of the Genoa-Torino match in the 2008-09 season.

Afraid of losing points and the humiliating prospect of exile (one of several in a turbulent recent history) Genoa's Turinese supporters expected a hospitable treatment from Genoa and was in the midst of an intense fight with Fiorentina to be fourth (which could have secured the team a Champions League spot for the team) was not able to meet their expectations by thrashing Torino and, in the process, ending its destiny. When in early August 2009 Genoa set up a friendly game with Nice in the southern part of Piedmont There were a lot of Turinese fans travelled to the venue with the intention to cause chaos and trouble to "get to par" to Genoa and its supporters.

7. In Europe

As per detail below.

7.1. UEFA Cup/Europa League

Season Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1991–92 First round Spain Oviedo 3–1 0–1 3–2
Second round Romania Dinamo BucureÈ™ti 3–1 2–2 5–3
Third round Romania Steaua BucureÈ™ti 1–0 1–0 2–0
Quarter-finals England Liverpool 2–0 2–1 4–1
Semi-finals Netherlands Ajax 2–3 1–1 3–4
2009–10
Play-off round Denmark Odense 3–1 1–1 4–2
Group B Spain Valencia 1–2 2–3 3rd
France Lille 3–2 0–3
Czech Republic Slavia Prague 2–0 0–0

8. Honours

As per detail below.

8.1. National titles

Genoa C.F.C. National titles.

8.2. League

Italian Football Championship / Northern League / Serie A:

  • Winners (9): 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1914–15, 1922–23, 1923–24

Serie B: 6

  • Winners: 1934–35, 1952–53, 1961–62, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1988–89

Serie C / Serie C1: 1 (North)

  • Winners: 1970–71

8.3. Cups

Coppa Italia: 1

  • Winners: 1936–37
  • Runners-up: 1939–40

8.4. Other Titles

Coppa delle Alpi: 2

  • Winners: 1962, 1964

Anglo-Italian Cup: 1

  • Winners: 1996

8.5. Youth titles

Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 1

  • Winners: 2009–10

Coppa Italia Primavera: 1

  • Winners: 2008–09

Primavera Super Cup: 2

  • Winners: 2009, 2010

Torneo di Viareggio: 2

  • Winners: 1965, 2007

Campionato Nazionale Under-18: 1

  • Winners: 2020–21

Campionato Nazionale Under-17:

  • Runners-up: 2020–21

Campionato Nazionale giovanile: 2

  • Winners: 1939, 1942

8.6. Presence in Italian professional leagues

league years Debut Last Season
A 55 1929–30 Serie A 2021–22 Serie A
B 34 1934–35 Serie B 2022–23 Serie B
C 2 1970–71 Serie C 2005–06 Serie C1
91 years of professional football in Italy

9. Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1978–1980 Puma n.a.
1980–1981 Mauri Sport
1981–1982 Seiko
1982–1983 Adidas
1983–1984 Elah
1984–1985 Carrera
1985–1988 Levante Assicurazioni
1988–1989 Erreà
1989–1992 Mita
1992–1994 Saiwa
1994–1995 Kenwood
1995–1996 Giocheria
1996–1997 Santal
1997–1998 Costa Crociere
1998–2000 Kappa Festival Crociere
2000–2001 Nube che Corre
2001–2003 Erreà n.a.
2003–2005 Costa Crociere
2005–2007 n.a.
2007–2008 Eurobet
2008–2009 Asics
2009–2010 Gaudi
2010–2012 iZi Play
2012–2014 Lotto
2014–2015 n.a. McVitie's
2015–2016 AT.P.CO/LeasePlan
2016–2017 Prénatal Zenitiva, LeasePlan
2017–2018 Eviva
2018–2019 Giocheria
2019–2022 Kappa n.a.
2022-present Castore Radio 105, MSC Crociere

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