Lazio

Societa Podistica Lazio was founded on January 9th, 1900, located in the Prati district in Rome. The club was a team at the amateur level, until it became a league club in 1912 when it was announced that the Italian Football Federation began organising championships throughout the central and southern regions of Italy and it made it to in the semi-finals of the National Championship at three occasions, however it did not win the championship, and lost on 1913, to Pro Vercelli, in 1914 to Casale and then in 1923 against Genoa 1893.

It was 1927 and Lazio was the one major Roman club to resist the Fascist regime's efforts to combine all teams of the city into what would eventually become A.S. Roma the same year.

The club was part of the first organized Serie A in 1929 and under the leadership of famous Italian player Silvio Piola, the team achieved the second place finish in 1937, the highest score before the war.

The 1950s saw a mixture of top and middle table results. There was the Coppa Italia triumph in 1958. Lazio was delegated to the Serie B for the very first time, in the year 1961 into the Serie B, but returned to the top division two years after. After a string of mid-table spots and a second relegation was followed in the 1970-71 season. Returning back to Serie A in 1972-73, Lazio immediately became surprise contenders in an Scudetto in the Scudetto competition to Milan as well as Juventus in 1972-73. They only losing on the last game of the year with a squad that included Captain Giuseppe Wilson, as well as midfielders Luciano Re Cecconi and Mario Frustalupi. Also included was striker Giorgio Chinaglia, and head coach Tommaso Maestrelli. Lazio made improvements to its success in the next season, and won the first time that it won a title in 1973-74. But the the tragic loss of Re Cecconi and Scudetto trainer Maestrelli along with the demise of Chinaglia could be an unforgiving triple blow to Lazio. The return of Bruno Giordano during this period brought some relief when Giordano was the League highest scorer in 1979, as Lazio placed 8th.

Lazio were forced to drop to Serie B in 1980 due to an infamous scandal involving betting illegally on their own games as well as Milan. They were in the second division of Italy for three seasons during the darkest period in the history of Lazio. They returned in 1983, and secure an escape from losing their place the next season. The 1984-85 season was difficult, ending with 15 points and a last-place in the final standings.

The year 1986 was the one when Lazio suffered an 8% deduction (a real death blow back on the day after the two-point victory) for a gambling scandal which involved player Claudio Viazzani. A gruelling fight to avoid relegation was followed by the same campaign with Serie B, with the club helmed by coach Eugenio Fascetti avoiding the losing its place to Serie C after play-off wins against Taranto as well as Campobasso. It was a turning moment in the club's history as Lazio back in Serie A in 1988 and under the shrewd financial control by Gianmarco Calleri reaffirmation of the club's status as a top-flight contender.

It was the arrival of Sergio Cragnotti in 1992 changed the course of the club's history thanks to his investment in new players that made the club a Scudetto contender. One of the most notable transfers during his tenure was the snatching from English midfielder Paul Gascoigne from Tottenham Hotspur for PS5.5 million. Gascoigne's move to Lazio is believed to be the reason for the growing enthusiasm for Serie A in the United Kingdom in the early 1990s. Cragnotti often broke records in search of players that were considered to be top players - Juan Sebastian Veron for PS18 million, Christian Vieri for PS19 million, and also breaking the world record for transfer in only a couple of weeks to acquire Hernan Crespo, who was a player from Parma in the sum of PS35 million.

Lazio was Serie A runners-up in 1995 then third in 1996 as well as fourth place in 1997. Then losing the title by only one goal to Milan in the final championship match in 1999. However having players like Sinisa Mihajlovic, Alessandro Nesta, Marcelo Salas and Pavel Nedved as players that won its third Scudetto in 2000. It also won winning the Coppa Italia double with Sven-Goran Eriksson (1997-2001) as the manager.

Lazio also won two additional Coppa Italia wins in the years 1998 and 2004 and also won the final winner of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1999. They also made it to the UEFA Cup, but lost 3-3 to Internazionale.

Additionally, Lazio won the Supercoppa Italiana twice, and also defeated Manchester United in 1999 to take home the UEFA Super Cup.

The year 2000 saw Lazio is also also the very first Italian football club to be listed by the Italian Piazza Affari stock market.

The money was running out, however, the club's performance gradually deteriorated over the course of. In 2002 an accounting scandal involving Cragnotti and his food-related products multinational Cirio caused him to quit the club. Lazio was managed from 2004 onwards by caretaker financial managers as well as a pool of bank funds. The club was forced to sell their top players, including fan-favourite Captain Alessandro Nesta. In 2004, the entrepreneur Claudio Lotito acquired the majority of the club.

The club in 2006 made it to play in the 2007 UEFA Cup under coach Delio Rossi. However, the club was omitted from European tournaments due to the involvement of their club in a match fixing scandal.

In the 2006-07 season despite a reduction in points deductions later, Lazio achieved a third-place finishing, which earned them a ticket for the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. They defeated Dinamo Bucuresti to reach the group stage, and finished fourth in the group made up from Real Madrid, Werder Bremen and Olympiacos. The league did not go any better as the team spent majority of the time in the bottom of the table, triggering the protests of fansand finishing with the Serie A season in 12th position. In the 2008-09 season Lazio took home their fifth Coppa Italia, beating Sampdoria in the final.

Lazio began the 2009-10 campaign by playing in Lazio in the Supercoppa Italiana against Inter in Beijing and won the match by 2-1. Goals came from Matuzalem as well as Tommaso Rocchi.

Lazio took home their 2012-13 Coppa Italia with a 1-0 win over their the rivals Roma with the only goal scored by Senad Lulic. Lazio also won their 2019-19 Coppa Italia 2-0 over Atalanta which was their seventh win overall.

On the 22nd of December, Lazio won their fifth Supercoppa Italiana title, following the 3-1 win over Juventus. Lazio had a surprise title challenge in this year's Serie A season. The team's performance was poor after the start of Serie A campaign after the COVID-19 suspension caused Lazio lose their title chase. On the 24th of July, 2020 Lazio was selected for the Champions League for the first time in 12 years, after having a top 4 finish.

The Lazio colours of sky blue and white were influenced by the national symbol of Greece because Lazio is a mixed-sports club. The choice was made due to how Greece is the home of the Ancient Olympic Games and along with it , the sport tradition throughout Europe is closely linked to Greece.

At first, Lazio wore a shirt that was divided into sky and white blue quarters. It was paired with socks and black shorts. After a time of wearing a white plain shirt, Lazio reverted to the colors they are wearing now. There have been seasons when Lazio have worn white and sky blue shirt with stripes. However, generally, they wear a sky blue shirt with white trim with white socks and shorts. The club's colors have earned them their Italian known as Biancocelesti.

Lazio's emblematic club badge and emblem is the eagle. This symbol was picked by founder member Luigi Bigiarelli. It's a nod to the symbol of Zeus (the god of the sky as well as thunder from Greek mythology) frequently known as Aquila The use of the symbol has resulted in two nicknames: Aquile ("the Eagles") and Aquile ("the Eagles") and Aquilotti ("Eaglets"). The current badge of the club has a golden eagle atop the shield is white with blue border. Inside this shield, you will find the Club's logo and smaller triangular shields with the colors associated with the club.

Stadio Olimpico, situated at the Foro Italico, is the principal stadium of Rome. It is home to the Italy national team of football and also of the team from the city of Lazio as well as Roma. It was officially opened in 1937, and following its most recent revamp that took place in 2008, it holds capacity of 70,634 seats. It hosted in the year 1960's Summer Olympics and was also the venue for the 1987 World Athletics Championships, the 1980 European Championship final, the 1990 World Cup and the Champions League Final in 1996 and 2009.

Additionally, on The Foro Italico lies the Stadio dei Marmi which is also known as "marble stadium" constructed in 1932 by the architect Enrico Del Debbio. It features tiers that are topped by 60 marble statues in white that were donated by Italian cities to mark the anniversary of the participation in 60 athletics.

In 1989-90, Lazio along with Roma played their matches on the Stadio Flaminio of Rome which is located in the district of Flaminio due to the restoration work that was that were carried out in the Stadio Olimpico.

In June, Lazio President Claudio Lotito said that "Lazio should receive the same treatment and favors as Roma and the right to build a new stadium. He further stated the following "Lazio's new stadium is going to be constructed prior to the stadium of Roma."

In June of 2019, Lazio President Claudio Lotito was scheduled to unveil the plans for a possible new stadium for Lazio which was named the Stadio of Aquile. But, it didn't happen due to reasons that are not known.

Lazio is the sixth-highest loved football team in Italy and second in Rome with about 2 percent in Italian football fans backing the club (according the research of La Repubblica in august 2008). The largest portion in Lazio supporters in Rome's city Rome comes from the northernmost section which has created an arch-like form across Rome with areas of affluence like Parioli, Prati, Flaminio, Cassia and Monte Mario.

In 1987. Irriducibili Lazio were the club's most popular ultras group for the last 30 years. They usually put on traditional Italian ultra-shows in their annual Derby della Capitale (Rome Derby) that is the annual match of Lazio and their principal adversaries, Roma. It is one of the most intense and emotional football rivalries around the globe like the one where Lazio supporter Vincenzo Paparelli was killed at one derby game during the 1979-80 football season after being struck in the eye with an emergency rocket launched by an Roma fan. Some of the ultras in Lazio employed swastikas as well as racist symbols on their banners and have also displayed the racial stereotypes on several instances during derbies. Particularly, during the derby of 1998-1999 laziali put up a massive banner in the Curva Nord that read, "Auschwitz is your town, and the ovens are your homes". Black players from Roma have been the victims of offensive and racist behaviour. After 33 years the Irriducibili was disbanded on February 27, 2020 in protest of "too many bloodsheds and too many banning orders and too many arrests." Lazio's ultras have now adopted the name of Ultras Lazio. Lazio has a fierce relationship against Napoli and Livorno in addition to Pescara in addition to Atalanta. Lazio also have fierce rivalries in the competition against Fiorentina, Juventus, and Milan.

The ultras, on the other hand, have friendships and have a good relationship with Internazionale, Triestina, and Hellas Verona. On the international level, Lazio's supporters maintain an ongoing relationship with supporters of Levski Sofia. Bulgarian Levski Sofia club. Levski Sofia and as such, Lazio were invited to be part of the centenary football game to commemorate Levski Sofia's birthday. Bulgarian club.

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The following managers have all won at least one trophy when in charge of Lazio:

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• Serie A

Winners (2): 1973–74, 1999–2000

• Coppa Italia

Winners (7): 1958, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2018–19

• Supercoppa Italiana

Winners (5): 1998, 2000, 2009, 2017, 2019

• Serie B

Winners (1): 1968–69

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Winners (1): 1998–99

• UEFA Super Cup

Winners (1): 1999

Stefan Radu holds Lazio's official record for appearances, having made 416 times. The record for the most appearances of a goalkeeper has been held by Luca Maregiani with 339 appearances. Meanwhile, the record for most appearances in league can be attributed to Aldo Puccinelli who has 339 appearances.

The all-time top goalscorer of Lazio has been Ciro Immobile, who has 170 goals. He is next to Silvio Piola, who scored the 159 goals. Piola also played in the teams of Pro Vercelli, Torino, Juventus and Novara and Novara, is also the top goal scorer of all time in Serie A history, with 274 goals. Simone Inzaghi is the all-time most prolific goal scorer in European competitions, scoring 20 goals. Inzaghi is also among five players who scored four goals in one UEFA Champions League match.

Officially, Lazio's biggest attendance at home is around 10,000 for an Serie A match against Foggia on May 12, 1974, the game that earned Lazio the first ever Scudetto. It also sets an all-time record at the Stadio Olympico, which includes matches played by Roma as well as the Italy national team.

In 1998 the year that Sergio Cragnotti was as Chairman, Societa Sportiva Lazio S.p.A. was listed on the stock exchange: Lazio were the first Italian club to go public. But, Cragnotti resigned as chairman in 2001 following the club had a "huge gap in the budget" that the organization.

Claudio Lotito, the current chairman of Lazio The club was purchased by Claudio Lotito from the Cragnotti family in 2004 however, he owned only 26.969 percent of shares, making it the biggest shareholder at that time. It was followed by the banking company Capitalia (and the subsidiaries of Capitalia, Mediocredito Centrale, Banca di Roma and Banco di Sicilia) as the second largest shareholder with 17.717 percent. Capitalia also holds a 49% in Italpetroli (via its subsidiary Banca di Roma), the owner of the city Rival Roma (via its subsidiary "Roma 2000"). Lotito later bought the minor share from Capitalia.

As of the year 2018, Claudio Lotito owns just about two-thirds of stake in Lazio. Lazio is among only three Italian clubs that are listed in the Borsa Italiana, the others being Juventus and Roma. At one time, Lazio had been the one club with one primary shareholder (Lotito). But, with the recent capital increase by Roma and Juventus the club is also heavily owned by shareholders. As per The Football Money League, produced by the consultants Deloitte in 2004-2005 season Lazio was ranked 20th in the highest-earning football team in the world, with estimated revenues of EUR83 million. The 2005 Lazio ranking was 15th. However, in the 2016 ranking (the ranking based on data from the 2015 year), Lazio was not within the top 20.

Lazio was among the few clubs to be self-supporting without the financial assistance from a shareholder. They in addition, consistently earn an aggregate income after each season. Contrary to Inter Milan, Roma and Milan which were all disqualified by UEFA for violations the rules of Financial Fair Play, Lazio was able to pass the rules set by the administrative body and had highest scores. Lotito was also awarded the prize jointly presented to him by Associazione Italiana Allenatori Calcio [itas well as DGS Sport and Culture, due to the health of Lazio's finances.

In 2017 the club renewed its sponsorship agreement with the shirt maker Macron. The deal cost EUR16 million per season and also variables of approximately EUR9 million that resulted of league or European results in competitions.

On February 20, 2022 Lazio made it clear that the team have parted ways with Macron after ten years. Mizuno was to be the new team's sportswear and technical gear manufacturer and Biancocelesti Biancocelesti getting EUR20 billion over the course of five years in the wake of their agreement with Mizuno, the Japanese company.

The month of March, 2022 was when Lazio announced their fiscal reports for the period June to December 2021. They resulted in a decrease of revenue (from EUR106.66 up to EUR71.56 million) however an increase in profits (from -EUR0.12 millions to EUR4.6 million) in comparison to the prior six months.