ACN Siena 1904

ACN Siena 1904 is an Italian soccer club in the city of Siena, in Toscana. It was founded in 1904 and refounded in 2014 and 2020. The team currently plays in series C, third category of Italian football.

HISTORY

The first years

In 1904, some affiliates to the Società Sportiv (study and amusement society), adopting the black and white colors of the shield of the city of Siena. This new society was mostly dedicated to activities such as cycling, walking, weightlifting, and is not until 1908 when they begin to practice football; This new football team adopts the name of Società Sportiv i>, the great basketball teams of the city).

The first championship in which Robur participates is that of 1920-21, in the Tuscan tournament, in which they would achieve resonated success. For the 1933-1934 serial championship, it is decided They achieve the promotion to series B. From this moment multiple category changes are presented, descending to the C and returning to the B.

From the 90s the team's goal was to reach the maximum division, as finally happened in 1999, after almost 50 years, by the great idols of Robur as Michele Mignani, Stéfano Argilli, Gil Voria, who, among others, achieve the promotion to series B. The first season in the B series was calm, but in the 2001-2002 season, the A.C. Siena suffered a hard setback when they were about to descend again; President Paolo de Luca and coach Giuseppe Papadopulo were hard, but miraculously the coach Pisano managed to save the Robur in the final days.

Series A

The 2002-2003 season is gold for Siena. La Robur, with a papadopulo still as a technical director, the valuable contribution of the experienced goalkeeper Giuseppe Tagliaratela, the Zagueros Mignani, Davide Mandelli; In the center of the countryside, with Vincenzo Riccio, the still unknown Rodrigo Taddei; And an attack made up of Simone Tiribocchi, Pinga, Raffaele Rubino among others, managed to form a very solid group that managed to achieve the long -awaited dream: the classification for the series A.

In August 2003, with renowned players such as Enrico Chiesa, the Norwegian Tore André Flo and Nicola Ventola, plays his first series in series A, against Peruggia, obtaining a 2-2 draw at all bad; becoming the goal of defender Andrea Ardito the first of the Robur in the highest category. This first season, Siena ended up quiet, without worries about the descent.

In the 2004/05 season, the Siena is saved from the descent by just one point, thanks to her victory on the last day against the Atalanta, a infarction ending very celebrated by the fans bianconeri .

In the 2005/06 season, Siena obtains its salvation two days from the end, thanks to the extraordinary work of veteran Enrico Chiesa.

The 2009/10 season the Siena Baja A Serie B after chaining a series of bad results, although the following season manages to ascend to series A after being second in series B.

The 2012/13 season the AC Siena suffers a penalty of -6 points which, together with bad results, determines its second descent to series B.

DESCENT, REFUNDATION AND CURRENT

already in series B, despite suffering a remove of 8 points for its economic problems, the Siena achieves a 9th place, being at a point of the last one that enters the play-offs for the 3rd ascent To series A. However, on July 15, 2014, the club is declared in bankruptcy.

Despite this the team was refounded as Robur Siena Società Sportiv most of youth and the experience of veteran midfielder Simone Vergasesola who had been in the club for 10 years. In January 2015, the Central Veteran Daniele Portanova returned to the club. At the end of the season, the club achieves promotion to the Lega Pro after winning its group and crowning champion in the final qualifiers.

Attempt to ascent to the B series

In the 2017/18 season, Siena had in mind to return to professional football. In his group he became a leader by taking 2 points to the Livorno in the absence of 2 days for the end, but a puncture in the penultimate day left him as 2 having to play the long road. After passing the rooms and the semifinals, he reached the final as a favorite but in the end he lost 3-1 against the Nuova Cosenza staying another season in the series C.

Hymn

The official hymn of Siena is its Forza Siena of Franco Baldi. Other historical hymns of the city, such as the Canto della Verbena and the march of the Palio, are usually sung by local fans during the matches.

Stadium

Club data

• Seasons in Serie A: 10
• Better place: 13.o
• Worse placeNineteenth
• Points Record: 44
• Great victory: Siena - Empoli 4-0, Siena - Modena 4-0 (2003-2004)
• Major defeat: AS Roma - Siena 6-0 (2003-2004)
• Match with more goals: Livorno - Siena 3-6 (2004-2005)
• Player with more goals in a season: Massimo Maccarone (13) (2007-2008)
• Player with more contested meetings: Antonio Monguzzi (368)
• Player with more goals scored: Eugenio Pazzaglia (57)

Players

Current Template

Robur Siena Template of the Season 2022-23

Players			Technical equipment
N.o Nac. Pos. Name 1 ITA! 0BY Ivan Lanni 2 ITA! 1DEF Alessandro Raimo 3 ITA! 1DEF Alessandro Favalli 6 ITA! 1DEF Davide Riccardi 7 ITA! 3OF THE Francesco Disanto 8 ITA! 2MED Davide Buglio 9 ITA! 3OF THE Alberto Paloschi 10 ITA! 3OF THE Niccolò Belloni 11 ITA! 2MED Marco Frediani 13 ITA! 1DEF Luca Crescenzi 14 ITA! 2MED Marco Meli 15 ITA! 2MED Riccardo Collodel 17 ITA! 2MED Manuele Castorani 21 ITA! 1DEF Enrico Bearzotti 22 ITA! 0BY Lorenzo Manni 27 ITA! 1DEF Tommaso Ciurli 30 ITA! 3OF THE Elia Petrelli 31 ITA! 0BY Filippo Berti 33 ITA! 3OF THE Andrea De Paoli 36 ITA! 1DEF Giuseppe Verduci 46 MDA! 1DEF Andrei Moțoc 55 ITA! 2MED Giuseppe Leone 66 ITA! 1DEF Santis Mirco 70 ITA! 1DEF Christian Mora 71 ITA! 2MED Alberto Picchi 77 ITA! 1DEF Damiano Franco 96 ITA! 3OF THE Francesco Orlando ITA! 3OF THE Matteo Ardemagni ITA! 3OF THE Pierluca Luciani			Coach(s) Guido Pagliuca Legend Pos.: Position Nac.: Nationality of sport Captain Mission BY / ARQ: Guardameta DEF: Defense MED / VOL: Camper OF THE: Delantero Updated on March 29, 2023 Official web template

Outstanding footballers

List of players who stood out in the club or internationally:

n : He played a FIFA World Cup while in the team

• Rodrigo Taddei (2002-05)
• Tore André Flo (2003-05)
• Leandro Cufré (2003-04)
• Roque Júnior (2004)
• Simone Vergassola (2004-15)
• Nicola Legrottaglie (2005-06)
• Antonio Mirante (2005-06)
• Cristian Molinaro (2005-07)
• Camilo Zúñiga (2008-09)
• Albin Ekdal (2009-10)
• Alexandros Tziolis (2009-10)
• Mattia Destro (2011-12)

Coaches

These are the internationally recognized coaches who have spent time at Siena

Marcello Lippi: After four years as coach, Lippi would be appointed manager for the 1986-87 season. At that time, Siena was playing in Serie C1. The results obtained were not satisfactory. In 34 games he won only 5 and drew 14, an effectiveness percentage of only 14%. His time at Siena is not well remembered, but he laid the foundation for what Lippi would achieve in the following years.

In 1996 and 1998 he was awarded the prize for the best coach on the planet by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). He was also the coach of the Italian soccer team between 2004-06 and 2008-10. He played in the 2006 Germany and 2010 South Africa World Cups, becoming champion in 2006.

Antonio Conte: Siena would be Conte's fourth club as manager. He took over in May 2010, with the team recently relegated to Serie B. In the 2010-11 season he would achieve a high level, achieving promotion, placing the team in 2nd position, three days before finishing the championship. Of the 42 games played, they won 21, drew 14 and only lost 7, with 50% effectiveness they managed to take the team back to Serie A, being only two points behind the first. Before starting the 2011-12 season, Conte would be hired by Juventus due to his good performance.

Conte was coach of the Italian national team from 2014-16. He qualified for Euro 2016 where he would reach the quarterfinals, being eliminated by Germany on penalties.