AS Roma
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| Full name | Associazione Sportiva Roma SpA | ||
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| Nickname(s) | i Giallorossi (the Yellow-reds) La Magica (The Magic) i Lupi (the Wolves) | ||
| Founded | July 22, 1927 | ||
| Ground | Stadio Olimpico Rome | ||
| Capacity | 82,307 | ||
| Chairman |  Franco Sensi | ||
| Head Coach | Luciano Spalletti | ||
| League | Serie A | ||
| 2006-07 | Serie A, 2nd | ||
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Associazione Sportiva Roma (BIT: {{{2}}}) is a major professional football club both in Italy’s Serie A and in European football. The team has spent its entire history (but one season in 1951-52) in the top flight of Italian football: the club will play in the 2007-08 campaign its 56th straight season in Serie A.
Roma's home strip comprises of maroon red shirts with golden yellow borders, white shorts and black socks, thus earning them their nickname i Giallorossi (the Yellow-Reds). The emblem of the team portrays the female wolf with the two infant brothers Romulus and Remus, illustrating the well-known myth of the creation of Rome, superimposed on a bipartite golden yellow over maroon red shield. The official colours also reflect the gold and maroon bipartite of the flag of the Eternal City, with the former symbolizing God in Christianity, and the latter imperial dignity.
At the end of the 2006-07 footballing season, A.S. Roma are the Coppa Italia holders, runners-up of the Serie A Championship and quarter-finalists of the UEFA Champions League.
History
Associazione Sportiva Roma was founded in July 1927 by a merger of three older clubs from the city of Rome who had played in the Italian football league; Roman FC (the oldest, founded in 1903), Alba-Audace Roma and Fortitudo-Pro Roma. The only major Roman club to refuse to merge was Lazio[1]. The clubs which ultimately merged, spurned on by the regime's desire for each Italian city to be represented by one major club (as had happened in Florence, Naples and Bari already), either had good players but were struggling financially or had healthy finances but ordinary players.
After a short use of the Motovelodromo Appio stadium, the yellow-red team settled in the working-class streets of Testaccio, where it built the extraordinary all-wooden homonym ground. The area still remains the club's spiritual heartland. Other grounds that have been used by A.S. Roma are the Stadio Flaminio and the Stadio Olimpico (the latter was built in 1952).
1920's-1950's
A.S. Roma took part in their first national league in the 1929-30 season and won their first Scudetto in 1941-42. However, they would have to wait a considerable 41 years for their second triumph in the 1982-83 season and 18 years for their third in 2000-01. They have been runners-up in 1930-31, 1935-36, 1980-81, 1983-84, 1985-86, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06 (after the final verdict on the match-fixing scandal) and 2006-07. A.S. Roma have been relegated only once in their 80 year history: this came at the end of the 1950-51 season, though they made a swift return to Serie A the following season.
1950s to 1970s
After returning to Serie A in 1952, Roma spent the remainder 1950s and early 1960s in the top half of Serie A. From 1963 to 1979 AS Roma endured a period of mediocrity with 3rd place in 1974-75 being the best they could manage, punctured by either mid-table mediocrity or flirtation with relegation. Notable players in this period include defender Giacomo Losi and midfielders Franco Cordova and Giancarlo De Sisti.
1980s and onwards
With talented players including Bruno Conti, Agostino Di Bartolomei, Roberto Pruzzo and Falcao, Roma would begin the 1980s in its best position to challenge for the title since 1942. After narrowly (and controversially) missing out in 1981 to Juventus, they broke through in 1983 amidst joyous celebrations in the capital. They reached the European Cup final the following year, only to lose to Liverpool on penalties. In the 1990-1991 season, Roma reached the UEFA Cup final in which they lost to Inter Milan 2-1 on aggregate.
They have more or less remained in the top half of Serie A ever since, occasionally mounting a serious challenge for the title, which they won again in the 2000/2001 season by beating Parma 3-1 on the last day of the season, edging out Juventus by two points.
Francesco Totti was one of the main reasons for Roma's victory that season and has since become an icon of the club equal in status to Pruzzo and Conti before him. He is a hero to Roma supporters, even more today thanks to Italy's 2006 FIFA World Cup success. Since then Totti has become Roma's top scorer beating Pruzzo's previous tally of 106 goals.
Roma came close to a successful defense of their title, but lost out as another title race with Juve went to the wire. They missed out by just one point and had to settle for second place and an automatic UEFA Champions League spot. Since they won the scudetto Roma have finished second every season in either the Serie A or the Coppa Italia. They lost out to AC Milan in the Coppa Italia final in the 2002-2003 season (losing 4-2 on aggregate), and again in the Serie A in the 2003-2004 season where they finished second.
2004-2005 was an abysmal campaign where Roma flirted with relegation before finishing in 8th place. They managed to secure a UEFA Cup spot by reaching the Coppa Italia final which they lost to Inter Milan 3-0 on aggregate. Their Champions League campaign was even worse as they only managed 1 point from 6 games before finishing last in their group. Their first game was a 3-0 victory for Dynamo Kiev as they got penalized because an object from the stands hit the referee. The match was called off, victory was given to the Ukrainian outfit, and Roma had to play 2 home games behind closed doors. Their only point came from the 1-1 draw at home with Bayer Leverkusen thanks to a late goal by Vincenzo Montella.
In 2005/2006 Roma classified 5th, but after de-scoring of Juventus, Milan and Fiorentina, Roma reached 2nd place. 2005/2006 season was remarkable because Roma won 11 consecutive matches, beating previous record of ten, owned by Juventus (1931-'32, trainer Carlo Carcano), Milan (1950-'51 trainer Lajos Czeizler) and Bologna (1963-'64, trainer Fulvio Bernardini). The record only lasted a matter of months as Inter beat it the following season. AS Roma also made to the final of the 2005/06 Coppa Italia to face Inter Milan. They drew the First leg 1-1 but lost the return leg 3-1, losing 4-2 on aggregate. This was the second year in a row they lost to Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia final.
AS Roma beat Olympique Lyonnais to reach the quarter finals of the Champions League in 2007, but after taking a 2-1 lead over Manchester United at home and being undefeated in 10 games in all competitions, they suffered a 7-1 defeat in the second leg at Old Trafford (8-3 on aggregate). This was their first defeat in Europe since losing 1-0 to Shakhtar Donetsk in the group stage. It was also the biggest margin of victory in a quarter final match of either the European Cup or Champions League, since 1957-58, when Real Madrid beat Sevilla 8-0 (10-2 on aggregate).
The team secured second place in Serie A with three games to go, behind Inter Milan. Although the nerazzurri dominated the championship, they lost the match against Roma 1-3 in San Siro. The two clubs also faced each other in the two legs of the 2007 Coppa Italia final. Roma won the cup after an impressive 6-2 in the first leg, while lost 2-1 the second leg. It was the eighth Coppa Italia in Roma's history.
Supporters
The club plays at the 82,656 seater Stadio Olimpico, shared with S.S. Lazio. The two teams face off against each other at least twice a season in the Derby della Capitale (Derby of the Capital) which is notorious for being one of the most fiery and emotional rivalries in world football. Two extreme incidents in particular have left their mark on the history of this heated fixture. In 1979, Lazio fan Vincenzo Paparelli was hit in the eye by a flare fired by a Roma fan from the opposite end of the stadium, subsequently becoming the first fatality in Italian football history. In 2003 an unprecedented event occurred when the Roma Ultras forced the game to be suspended after spreading false rumours among the crowd that a child had been killed by the police prior to the beginning of the game.
AS Roma's principal ultras group until the middle of the 1990s was the left-leaning CUCS (Commando Ultrà Curva Sud). However the group was slowly usurped by rival factions and ultimately broke up. The Curva Sud has been controlled since then by various groups which lean markedly to the right (AS Roma Ultras, Boys, Giovinezza, etc.) even if the oldest group, Fedayn, is now a-political. It is worth bearing in mind that in both team's cases the political leanings of the actual groups, though more likely to generate media attention, is usually not their raison d'être and more just a part of their overall identity.
The club anthem, "Roma (non si discute,si ama)" (popularly but incorrectly known as "Roma Roma Roma") by Antonello Venditti, is played and sung before each match, and "Grazie Roma", by the same singer, is played at the end of home games when the team wins. A recent addition to the supporters repertoire was the riff to the White Stripes song, 'Seven Nation Army' which was later used by supporters of the Italian national team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. It started when Totti was heard on camera during a warmup for one Roma's league games 'free-styling' his own words to the song and the Roma supporters began singing Totti's version at games.
First team squad
- As of July 29, 2007[2]
- See also AS Roma 2007-08
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Confirmed future transfers 2007-2008
- In
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Edgar Álvarez (loan return from Messina) |
| — | MF | ITA
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Matteo Brighi (loan return from Chievo) |
| — | FW |  COD
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Shabani Nonda (loan return from Blackburn Rovers) |
| — | DF |  GHA
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Samuel Kuffour (loan return from Livorno) |
| — | GK | ITA
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Carlo Zotti (loan return from Sampdoria) |
| — | MF |  CHI
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David Pizarro (full ownership from Inter) |
| — | DF | ITA
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Marco Cassetti (full ownership from Lecce) |
| — | FW |  MNE
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Mirko Vucinic (full ownership from Lecce) |
| — | MF |  ROU
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Adrian Pit (free transfer, from Bellinzona)[3] |
| — | MF | GHA
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Ahmed Barusso (co-ownership from Rimini)[4] |
| — | DF |  BRA
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Juan (full ownership from Bayer Leverkusen)[5] |
| — | MF | ITA
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Mauro Esposito (co-ownership from Cagliari Calcio)[6] |
| — | FW | ITA
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Keivan Zarineh (free transfer, from Rieti)[3] |
| — | MF |  FRA
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Ludovic Giuly (from Barcelona)[7] |
| — | DF | ITA
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Marco Andreolli (from Inter Milan)[8] |
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Retired numbers
6 – Aldair, centre back (1990-2003)
Team honours
- Coppa Italia
A mural of Francesco Totti painted after the 2001 Serie A victory
- Supercoppa Italiana
- Winners (1): 2001
- Runners-up (2): 1991, 2006
- UEFA Champions League (European Cup)
- Runners-up (1): 1983-84
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- Winners (1): 1960-61
- Anglo-Italian Cup
- Winners (1): 1971/72
- Youth Team Awards:
- Campionato Nazionale Primavera
- Winner (6): 1972-73, 1973-74, 1977-78, 1983-84, 1989-90, 2004-05
- Coppa Italia Primavera
- Winner (3): 1973-74, 1974-75, 1993-94
- Torneo di Viareggio
- Winner (3): 1981, 1983, 1991
- Runners-up (7): 1950, 1957, 1978, 1985, 1989, 1992, 2007
- Campionato Nazionale Primavera
International records
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions League | |||
| 2006-07 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Manchester United FC, 2-1 in Rome, 1-7 in Manchester | |
| 1983-84 | Final | defeated by Liverpool FC, 1-1, 2-4 on penalties | |
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| 1991-92 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by AS Monaco FC 0-0 in Rome, 0-1 in Monaco | |
| 1984-85 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by FC Bayern München 0-2 in Munich, 1-2 in Rome | |
| 1969-70 | Semi-finals | eliminated by Górnik Zabrze 1-1 in Rome, 2-2 in Zabrze | |
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| 1998-99 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Club Atlético de Madrid 1-2 in Madrid, 1-2 in Rome | |
| 1995-96 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by SK Slavia Praha 0-2 in Prague, 3-1 in Rome | |
| 1992-93 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by BV Borussia Dortmund 1-0 in Rome, 0-2 in Dortmund | |
| 1990-91 | Final | defeated by FC Internazionale Milano, 0-2 in Milan, 1-0 in Rome | |
| 1982-83 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by SL Benfica 1-2 in Rome, 1-1 in Lisbon | |
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| 1963-64 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by 1. FC Köln 3-1 in Rome, 0-4 in Koln | |
| 1962-63 | Semi-finals | eliminated by Valencia CF 0-3 in Valencia, 1-0 in Rome | |
| 1960-61 | Winner | won Birmingham City FC, 2-2 in Birmingham, 2-0 in Rome | |
| 1959-60 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Union Saint-Gilloise 0-2 in Brussels, 1-1 in Rome | |
Notable former players
- See also: List of AS Roma players
World Cup winners
- Luigi Allemandi (Italy 1934)
- Attilio Ferraris IV (Italy 1934)
- Eraldo Monzeglio (Italy 1934)
- Pietro Serantoni (Italy 1938)
- Bruno Conti (Spain 1982)
Thomas Berthold (Italy 1990)- Rudi Völler (Italy 1990)
- Aldair (USA 1994)
- Vincent Candela (France 1998)
- Cafu (Korea/Japan 2002)
- Daniele De Rossi (Germany 2006)
- Simone Perrotta (Germany 2006)
- Francesco Totti (Germany 2006)
Coaches
References
- ^ S.S. Lazio was founded in 1900 as an athletics club [1] and a football section was founded in 1901 which began playing official matches in 1902. Over the course of the next decade the club played a mixture of tournaments and local championships until 1912 when the Italian football association began recognizing and organizing teams from the center and south of Italy into national championships. By the 1920s Lazio was the strongest single team in Rome and had nothing to gain from the merger(Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio, Edizioni Panini)
- ^ "LA ROSA 2007/2008" (in Italian). AS Roma. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
- ^ a b AS Roma (2007-07-13). "SOTTOSCRIZIONE CONTRATTI ECONOMICI PER LE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEI CALCIATORI ZARINEH E PIT" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 2007-07-13.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ channel4.com (2007-06-15). ""Barusso lands Roma deal"".
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ AS Roma (2007-06-21). "Acquisizione a titolo definitivo del diritto alle prestazioni sportive del calciatore Juan Silveira dos Santos" (in Italian).
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ AS Roma (2007-07-04). "ACQUISIZIONE A TITOLO DEFINITO CON ACCORDI DI PARTECIPAZIONE DEL DIRITTO ALLE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEL CALCIATORE MAURO ESPOSITO" (PDF) (in Italian).
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ AS Roma (2007-07-17). "ACQUISIZIONE DEL DIRITTO ALLE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEL CALCIATORE LUDOVIC GIULY" (PDF) (in Italian).
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ AS Roma (2007-07-27). "ACQUISIZIONE A TITOLO DEFINITIVO CON ACCORDO DI PARTECIPAZIONE DEL DIRITTO ALLE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEL CALCIATORE MARCO ANDREOLLI" (PDF) (in Italian).
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ http://www.cagliaricalcio.net/news/notizia.asp?idNotizia=3927&type=0&id_menu=2 Arriva Magliocchetti
- ^ "BARUSSO alla Roma, PALERMO al Rimini !" (in Italian). Rimini Calcio. 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Bayer 04 verpflichtet Ricardo Faty" (in German). Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Galloppa in comproprietà" (in Italian). AC Siena. 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "OPERAZIONI DI TRASFERIMENTO DEI DIRITTI ALLE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEI CALCIATORI GALASSO, GALLOPPA, GIACOMINI, MAGLIOCHETTI E PALERMO" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "OPERAZIONI DI TRASFERIMENTO DEI DIRITTI ALLE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEI CALCIATORI GALASSO, GALLOPPA, GIACOMINI, MAGLIOCHETTI E PALERMO" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Calciomercato: arriva l'attaccante Stefano Okaka Chuka" (in Italian). Modena FC. 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Alessio Cerci in nerazzurro" (in Italian). Pisa Calcio. 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "TRASFERIMENTO A TITOLO TEMPORANEO DEL CALCIATORE VINCENZO MONTELLA" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Virga a Grosseto" (in Italian). Sportal. 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "CESSIONE DEL DIRITTO ALLE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEL CALCIATORE CRISTIAN EUGEN CHIVU" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
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External links
- Template:It icon Template:Zh icon Official Site
- AS Roma Statistics
- Roma Formations at football-lineups
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