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(Redirected from Como Calcio 1907)
'Calcio Como' is an Italian football club, based in Como. The club was founded in 1907. Como currently plays in Serie D, having last been in Serie A in 2003. The team's colors are blue and white.
The club, relegated in Serie C2 at the end of the season 2004/05 after having lost a playoff (2-1 on aggregate) to Novara Calcio, was then cancelled from Italian professional football because of bankruptcy, before being admitted to Serie D, that is the top level of non-professional football in Italy.
The club gained some worldwide notoriety in 2003, when American actor George Clooney, who owns a villa near Como, has been asked to invest in the club.
Como were first promoted to Serie A in 1949 and enjoyed a respectable four-year stay before relegation, the next 20 years were spent moving between Serie B and C but more often the former. A revival in the 1970s saw the club emerge as contenders for promotion to Serie A, this was achieved in 1975 but despite the best efforts of players such as Alessandro Scanziani they would last only a season. They would slump to C1 by 1978, but with a rebuilt team containing stars like Pietro Vierchowod would achieve successive promotions and a two-year stay in Serie A (1980-82).
Como managed another promotion to the top flight in 1984, with a five-year stint in Serie A proving the club's most successful period of recent times. The strikeforce of Dan Corneliusson and Stefano Borgonovo oversaw a credible 9th place finish in 1986, this was repeated the following year with far fewer goals scored. The club's defence, led by hard man Pasquale Bruno, proved more than up to the task however. Relegation in 1989 percipitated a rapid decline, with Como spending most of the 1990s in Serie C1 with the exception of 1994-95. Interestingly, Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini spent a year on loan at Como.
The 21st century saw Como experience a brief revival. Promotion to Serie B in 2001 was marred by an appallingly violent incident in a game against Modena, resulting in captain Massimiliano Ferrigno being handed a three-year ban. They nonetheless managed promotion to Serie A in 2002, ironically being promoted alongside Modena. However, the return to Serie A proved a major disappointment with the side in the bottom two all season, and a ban on games at the Sinigaglia after crowd violence. Successive relegations have caused financial difficulties, and in 2005 Como were condemned to the amateur ranks of Serie D.
As of July 24, 2007
★ Official site
★ Fans site
★ Como page @ Serie-D.com
'Calcio Como' is an Italian football club, based in Como. The club was founded in 1907. Como currently plays in Serie D, having last been in Serie A in 2003. The team's colors are blue and white.
The club, relegated in Serie C2 at the end of the season 2004/05 after having lost a playoff (2-1 on aggregate) to Novara Calcio, was then cancelled from Italian professional football because of bankruptcy, before being admitted to Serie D, that is the top level of non-professional football in Italy.
The club gained some worldwide notoriety in 2003, when American actor George Clooney, who owns a villa near Como, has been asked to invest in the club.
| Contents |
| History |
| Players |
| 2007-08 squad |
| Famous players |
| External links |
History
Como were first promoted to Serie A in 1949 and enjoyed a respectable four-year stay before relegation, the next 20 years were spent moving between Serie B and C but more often the former. A revival in the 1970s saw the club emerge as contenders for promotion to Serie A, this was achieved in 1975 but despite the best efforts of players such as Alessandro Scanziani they would last only a season. They would slump to C1 by 1978, but with a rebuilt team containing stars like Pietro Vierchowod would achieve successive promotions and a two-year stay in Serie A (1980-82).
Como managed another promotion to the top flight in 1984, with a five-year stint in Serie A proving the club's most successful period of recent times. The strikeforce of Dan Corneliusson and Stefano Borgonovo oversaw a credible 9th place finish in 1986, this was repeated the following year with far fewer goals scored. The club's defence, led by hard man Pasquale Bruno, proved more than up to the task however. Relegation in 1989 percipitated a rapid decline, with Como spending most of the 1990s in Serie C1 with the exception of 1994-95. Interestingly, Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini spent a year on loan at Como.
The 21st century saw Como experience a brief revival. Promotion to Serie B in 2001 was marred by an appallingly violent incident in a game against Modena, resulting in captain Massimiliano Ferrigno being handed a three-year ban. They nonetheless managed promotion to Serie A in 2002, ironically being promoted alongside Modena. However, the return to Serie A proved a major disappointment with the side in the bottom two all season, and a ban on games at the Sinigaglia after crowd violence. Successive relegations have caused financial difficulties, and in 2005 Como were condemned to the amateur ranks of Serie D.
Players
2007-08 squad
As of July 24, 2007
Famous players
External links
★ Official site
★ Fans site
★ Como page @ Serie-D.com
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