AZ Picerno

AZ Picerno, or simply Picerno, is an Italian association football club, representing the town of Picerno, Province of Potenza, Basilicata. It is currently playing in Serie C.

Picerno

Full name	Polisportiva AZ Picerno s.r.l.^[1]
Founded	1973^[2]
Ground	Stadio Donato Curcio, Picerno, Italy
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Donato Curcio
Manager	Emilio Longo
League	Serie C Group C
2022–23	Serie C Group C, 6th of 20
Home colours Away colours

History

Founded in 1973, AZ Picerno mostly languished as an amateur club in the minor league of the Italian football system throughout its history.

The club turned its fortunes thanks to Donato Curcio, a local native who emigrated to the United States in the 1950s who first donated 1 million Euro for a new football stadium (named after him) in Picerno, and then starting investing directly into the club in the later years.^[3][4][5]

On 18 April 2019, Picerno mathematically ensured their first historical promotion to Serie C after a 0–0 draw with Taranto guaranteed them first place in the Round H of Serie D.^[6]

Due to restrictions to the local football stadium "Comunale Donato Curcio", which is unsuitable for professional league games, Picerno played its home games in the 2019–20 Serie C season at the Stadio Alfredo Viviani in neighbouring Potenza.^[7] The season ended with Picerno being immediately relegated back to Serie D.

After completing the 2020–21 Serie D season in second place, Picerno was readmitted to Serie C to fill a vacancy for the 2021–22 season.

Current squad

As of 31 January 2024^[8].

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ITA Davide Merelli 2 DF   ITA Gabriele Pagliai 5 MF   ITA Francesco Pitarresi (captain) 6 DF   ITA Andrea Allegretto 7 FW   ITA Tommaso Ceccarelli 8 MF   ITA Andrea Gallo 9 FW   ITA Jacopo Murano 10 MF   ITA Pasquale Maiorino 11 FW   ITA Emmanuele Esposito 13 DF   ITA Matteo Gilli 15 MF   ITA Vittorio Graziani 16 FW   ITA Andrea Santarcangelo 17 MF   ITA Sevo Ciko 18 DF   ESP Rubén García

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW   ITA Francesco Pio Petito 20 DF   ITA Alessandro Albertini 22 GK   ITA Elia Summa 23 MF   ITA Michele Orsi 23 DF   ITA Vincenzo Ciriello (on loan from Cittadella) 24 DF   CRO Eric Biasiol 25 MF   ITA Walter Guerra 26 DF   ITA Mattia Novella (on loan from Lazio) 27 DF   ITA Matteo Savarese 30 MF   ARG Rodrigo De Ciancio 37 FW   ITA Pablo Vitali 66 DF   ITA Andrea Cadili 70 FW   ITA Giuseppe D'Agostino (on loan from Napoli) 89 FW   ITA Diego Albadoro

References

1. (in Italian). AZ Picerno. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
2. "Storia AZ Picerno" (in Italian). AZ Picerno. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
3. "Picerno, Donato Curcio a 360°" (in Italian). TuttoPotenza. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
4. "Picerno: ingredienti per una favola, dalla A alla Z" (in Italian). Gianlucadimarzio.com. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
5. "La storia del Picerno in Serie C e del Presidente onorario Donato Curcio raccontata dal Tg2" (in Italian). Ondanews.it. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
6. "Calcio: il Picerno promosso in serie C" (in Italian). Ansa.it. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
7. "Picerno ufficialmente ospite del Potenza: i dettagli della sinergia lucana" (in Italian). Resto del Calcio. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
8. "Picerno squad". Soccerway.

External links

• Official website