Ancona-Matelica

Ancona-Matelica, commonly referred to as Ancona, is an Italian football club based in Ancona, Marche.

Not to be confused with A.C. Ancona, U.S. Ancona 1905, or S.S. Matelica Calcio 1921.
Ancona-Matelica
Full nameAncona-Matelica S.r.l.
Nickname(s)I Dorici (The Dorians)
I Biancorossi (The Red and Whites)
Founded2021
GroundStadio del Conero,[1]
Ancona, Italy
Capacity23,967
ChairmanTony Tiong
ManagerGianluca Colavitto
LeagueSerie C
2020–21Serie C/B, 8th (as S.S. Matelica Calcio 1921)
WebsiteClub website

The club is widely considered to be the heir of defunct former Serie A club Ancona, with whom it shares its official historical logo.

History

The club was founded in 2021 as the merger of Serie C club S.S. Matelica Calcio 1921, from the city of Matelica, with Ancona-based Eccellenza club Anconitana.[2]

As part of the merger, all logos and naming rights of Matelica were given away to Prima Categoria club G.S. Corrado Fabiani Matelica, formally owned by chairman Mauro Canil's wife and which is now to be legally considered the heir of Matelica itself,[3] whereas, as part of the merger, Anconitana brought the original footballing logo, as well as the rights to use the Stadio del Conero in the city of Ancona.[4] The new club's board will be the same as Matelica's, with Mauro Canil as majority shareholder and chairman, whereas Anconitana's original owner Stefano Marconi will be linked to Ancona-Matelica as the club's official main sponsor for the following five years.[4] The club board stated their aim to have the official name changed to just "Ancona" by 2022, pending approval by the Italian Football Federation.[2]

On 30 March 2022, Malaysian billionaire entrepreneur Tony Tiong, nephew of Tiong Hiew King, was announced as the new majority shareholder, after having acquired 95% of the club's shares.[5]

Colors and badge

The team's color are white and red.

Stadium
Main article: Stadio del Conero

Ancona-Matelica play their home matches at the 25,000 capacity, Stadio del Conero, located in the city of Ancona.

Players

Current squad

As of 30 March 2022.[6]
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 Lorenzo Canullo (on loan from USD Osimana)
3 DF  ITA Alessandro Di Renzo
4 MF  ITA Edoardo Iannoni (on loan from Salernitana)
5 DF  ITA Alessandro Bianconi
6 DF  ITA Luca Iotti
7 MF  ITA Matteo Gasperi
8 MF  ITA Andrea Delcarro
9 FW  ITA Alex Rolfini
10 FW  ITA Marcello Sereni
11 FW  SMR Filippo Berardi
12 GK  ITA Leonardo Vitali
14 DF  ITA Niccolò Tofanari
15 MF  ITA Lorenzo Sabattini (on loan from Sampdoria)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  ITA Federico Moretti
18 FW  ITA Alessandro Faggioli
19 MF  ITA Luca Palesi (on loan from Olbia)
20 FW  ITA Alessio Vrioni
21 MF  ITA Ferdinando Del Sole (on loan from Juventus U23)
22 GK  ITA Michele Avella
23 MF  ITA Michael D'Eramo
25 DF  ITA Lorenzo Masetti (on loan from Pisa)
26 MF  ITA Edoardo Ruani
27 MF  ITA Salvatore Papa
28 DF  ITA Emanuele Maurizii (on loan from Ascoli)
33 DF  ITA Mario Noce

Out on loan

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  ALB Alessio Vrioni (at SPAL U-19 until 30 March 2022)

References
  1. Archived 24 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Serie C, riecco l'Ancona: ripartirà al fianco del Matelica. Con doppio nome" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. "La Fabiani si trasforma: diventerà S.S. Matelica Calcio 1921" (in Italian). Cronache Maceratesi. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. "Ancona Matelica Calcio: c'è l'accordo. Stadio, maglia e stemma" (in Italian). Il Resto del Carlino. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. "Ancona-Matelica, Tiong si presenta: "Il mio obiettivo è stare qui il più a lungo possibile"" (in Italian). La Casa di C. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  6. "Prima Squadra".
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