Aurora Pro Patria 1919,[1] commonly referred to as Pro Patria, is an Italian football club based in Busto Arsizio, Lombardy. It currently plays in Serie C. In Latin, Pro Patria translates to "For the Fatherland".
The club has played in Serie A fourteen times mostly during the first half of the 20th century, the last time being in 1955–56.
In 1995 the club, then officially named Pro Patria et Libertate, was disqualified from Serie D.
Pro Patria Gallaratese G.B.
The Gallaratese of Gallarate was admitted to Serie C2, in order to keep the historical brand alive, it changed its name to Pro Patria Gallaratese G.B. (G.B. being for Gallarate and Busto Arsizio, respectively): the club is considered the direct heir of Pro Patria et Libertate.
The club played in the fourth tier until 2002, when the club won promotion to Serie C1 via the playoffs. In 2008 the club was relegated to Serie C2 after losing in the playoffs to Hellas Verona by 2–1 on aggregate, but was later readmitted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione to fill a vacancy.
In June 2008, a club takeover was completed and ambitious plans for a return to Serie B were unveiled. However, impressive performances in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione 2008–09 were accompanied by financial troubles, which led to the club being declared insolvent by the local magistrate in April 2009 due to excessive financial debts. The club's president was later arrested and has to stand trial on charges related to the bankruptcy.[2] The drive to Serie B came to nothing for the team in a most bitter way; badly losing the home return match of their playoff final against Padova, who played with 10 men after an early sending off.
Aurora Pro Patria 1919
On 27 June 2009 Aurora Pro Patria 1919, owned by the Tesoro family, construction businessmen from Apulia, acquired the sports title from the liquidator of the old company.[3]
In the season 2009–10 it was relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In the 2012–13 season it was promoted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione. In the 2014–15 season it was relegated to Serie D, but it was readmitted to Lega Pro to fill vacancies. However, a second consecutive relegation to Serie D brought the club down to the amateur levels of Italian football. Pro Patria is one of the most important football club in the Varese area but due to the recent performances on the pitch, the team has never been able to reach the same level of fame as before.
2013 racism incident
On 3 January 2013, the club was hosting A.C. Milan in a friendly match, when a small group of people in the crowd aimed abusive chants at black A.C. Milan players, including M'Baye Niang, Urby Emanuelson, Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng. Boateng reacted angrily, kicking the ball into the stands, before the entire Milan team walked off the field in protest, causing the game to be abandoned.[4] The final verdict on the incident, however, stated that the punishment handed down was not in reference to racism allegations.[5] Pro Patria was subsequently forced to play one game behind closed doors because of this incident.[6]
^ (in Italian). Lega Pro. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
^"Choc in Lega Pro, fallisce la Pro Patria" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport – Stadio. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.[dead link]
^(PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 27 June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
^. The Telegraph. 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
^"Boateng, tifosi della Pro Patria assolti: "Non fu razzismo"". Retrieved 12 May 2018.
^"Soccer-Pro Patria given one-game fan ban over Boateng incident". Reuters. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
^"Pro Patria squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
External links
Official website
January 26, 2023
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Aurora Pro Patria 1919 1 commonly referred to as Pro Patria is an Italian football club based in Busto Arsizio Lombardy It currently plays in Serie C In Latin Pro Patria translates to For the Fatherland Pro PatriaFull nameAurora Pro Patria 1919 S r l Nickname s I Tigrotti The Little Tigers Founded1919 1995 refounded 2009 refounded GroundStadio Carlo Speroni Busto Arsizio ItalyCapacity4 627PresidentPatrizia TestaManagerJorge VargasLeagueSerie C Group A2021 22Serie C Group A 11th of 20WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 1 1 Pro Patria et Libertate 1 2 Pro Patria Gallaratese G B 1 3 Aurora Pro Patria 1919 1 3 1 2013 racism incident 2 Players 2 1 Current squad 2 2 Out on loan 3 Notable former players 4 Honours 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditPro Patria et Libertate Edit The club was founded in 1919 The club has played in Serie A fourteen times mostly during the first half of the 20th century the last time being in 1955 56 In 1995 the club then officially named Pro Patria et Libertate was disqualified from Serie D Pro Patria Gallaratese G B Edit The Gallaratese of Gallarate was admitted to Serie C2 in order to keep the historical brand alive it changed its name to Pro Patria Gallaratese G B G B being for Gallarate and Busto Arsizio respectively the club is considered the direct heir of Pro Patria et Libertate The club played in the fourth tier until 2002 when the club won promotion to Serie C1 via the playoffs In 2008 the club was relegated to Serie C2 after losing in the playoffs to Hellas Verona by 2 1 on aggregate but was later readmitted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione to fill a vacancy In June 2008 a club takeover was completed and ambitious plans for a return to Serie B were unveiled However impressive performances in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione 2008 09 were accompanied by financial troubles which led to the club being declared insolvent by the local magistrate in April 2009 due to excessive financial debts The club s president was later arrested and has to stand trial on charges related to the bankruptcy 2 The drive to Serie B came to nothing for the team in a most bitter way badly losing the home return match of their playoff final against Padova who played with 10 men after an early sending off Aurora Pro Patria 1919 Edit On 27 June 2009 Aurora Pro Patria 1919 owned by the Tesoro family construction businessmen from Apulia acquired the sports title from the liquidator of the old company 3 In the season 2009 10 it was relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione In the 2012 13 season it was promoted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione In the 2014 15 season it was relegated to Serie D but it was readmitted to Lega Pro to fill vacancies However a second consecutive relegation to Serie D brought the club down to the amateur levels of Italian football Pro Patria is one of the most important football club in the Varese area but due to the recent performances on the pitch the team has never been able to reach the same level of fame as before 2013 racism incident Edit On 3 January 2013 the club was hosting A C Milan in a friendly match when a small group of people in the crowd aimed abusive chants at black A C Milan players including M Baye Niang Urby Emanuelson Sulley Muntari and Kevin Prince Boateng Boateng reacted angrily kicking the ball into the stands before the entire Milan team walked off the field in protest causing the game to be abandoned 4 The final verdict on the incident however stated that the punishment handed down was not in reference to racism allegations 5 Pro Patria was subsequently forced to play one game behind closed doors because of this incident 6 Players EditCurrent squad Edit As of 17 January 2023 7 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK ITA Mattia Del Favero on loan from Juventus 2 DF ITA Stefano Vaghi3 DF ALB Angelo Ndrecka4 DF ITA Lorenzo Saporetti5 DF ITA Stefano Molinari6 DF ITA Moris Sportelli7 MF ITA Leonardo Stanzani8 MF ITA Tommaso Brignoli9 FW ITA Sean Parker10 MF ITA Gianluca Nicco11 MF ARG Franco Vezzoni on loan from Inter Milan 12 GK ITA Giulio Mangano13 DF ITA Andrea Boffelli14 MF ITA Luca Bertoni No Pos Nation Player15 MF ITA Domenico Rossi on loan from Venezia 16 MF ITA Giovanni Fietta17 FW ITA Giorgio Citterio18 MF ITA Leonardo Piran19 DF ITA Manuel Lombardoni20 MF ITA Lorenzo Gavioli on loan from Reggina 21 FW ITA Clemente Perotti on loan from Juventus 22 GK ITA Enzo Cassano23 MF ITA Filippo Ghioldi25 MF ITA Davide Ferri26 FW ITA Mohammed Chakir27 FW ITA Alessandro Piu30 FW ITA Davide Castelli FW FRA Jonathan PitouOut on loan Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player FW ITA Ramon Caluschi at Castellanzese until 30 June 2023 Notable former players EditSee also Category Aurora Pro Patria 1919 players Ferdinando PiroHonours EditSerie BWinners 1946 47 Group A Serie DWinners 2017 18References Edit Aurora Pro Patria 1919 in Italian Lega Pro 30 July 2009 Archived from the original on 21 June 2009 Retrieved 2 August 2009 Choc in Lega Pro fallisce la Pro Patria in Italian Corriere dello Sport Stadio 4 April 2009 Retrieved 19 April 2009 dead link COMUNICATO UFFICIALE N 159 A 2008 09 PDF in Italian FIGC 27 June 2009 Archived from the original PDF on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 12 July 2015 AC Milan s Kevin Prince Boateng leads team off pitch in protest at racist chanting in friendly match with Pro Patria The Telegraph 3 January 2013 Archived from the original on 3 January 2013 Retrieved 3 January 2013 Boateng tifosi della Pro Patria assolti Non fu razzismo Retrieved 12 May 2018 Soccer Pro Patria given one game fan ban over Boateng incident Reuters 8 January 2013 Retrieved 8 January 2013 Pro Patria squad Soccerway Retrieved 26 September 2022 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org 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