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Virtus Entella
Full nameVirtus Entella S.r.l.
NicknamesI Biancocelesti (The White and Sky Blues)
I Diavoli Neri (The Black Devils)
Founded1914; 111 years ago (1914)[1] (as F.B.C. Entella)
GroundStadio Enrico Sannazzari
Capacity5,535
ChairmanAntonio Gozzi
ManagerAndrea Chiappella
LeagueSerie B
2024–25Serie C Group B, 1st of 20 (promoted)
Websiteentella.it
Current season

Virtus Entella, commonly referred to as Entella, is an Italian professional football club based in Chiavari, Liguria. Founded in 1914, the club currently competes in the Serie B.

History

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1914: Foundation

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The club was founded in 1914 as Foot-Ball Club Entella. It took its name from the river Entella, flowing between Chiavari and Lavagna.[2]

2001: Bankruptcy

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Foot-Ball Club Entella went bankrupt in 2001.

2002: Refoundation

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It was refounded in 2002 as Unione Sportiva Valle Sturla Entella. In the summer of 2010 it was renamed Virtus Entella, after it had been admitted in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In summer 2012, Virtus Entella was promoted, for the first time, to Lega Pro Prima Divisione by repechage to fill the vacancies created.[3] They completed the 2012–13 season in style, taking part to the promotion playoff, where they were defeated by Lecce in the semi-finals.

In the 2013–14 season, Virtus Entella took part in Girone A of the Italian third tier, and topped the league for most of the season. On 4 May 2014, a 2–1 away win at Cremonese in the final day of the season ensured Virtus Entella the league championship title and a spot in the 2014–15 Serie B, in what will be the club's first appearance ever in the Italian second tier.

2014: Serie B Period

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The team was promoted in Serie B for the first time in history in 2014. In the 2014–15 season they got relegated once again, in the relegation playoffs as they lost to Modena. But after the relegation of Calcio Catania to Lega Pro for sporting fraud it was readmitted to Serie B. Virtus Entella finished 19th at the conclusion of the 2017–18 season and lost a relegation playoff to Ascoli by virtue of being the lower ranked team after the two-legged tie finished 0–0 on aggregate.

2018: Return to Serie C

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The team returned to the Italian third tier, now named Serie C for the 2018-19 season. During the season, they also achieved a surprise qualification to the round of 16 of the 2018–19 Coppa Italia, defeating Genoa on penalties during the process. That season they won the Serie C and thus earned promotion to the Serie B.

Current squad

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As of 2 September 2025[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Simone Colombi
2 DF  ITA Luigi Palomba
4 MF  ITA Marco Nichetti
5 MF  ITA Iacopo Lipani
6 DF  ITA Andrea Tiritiello
7 MF  ITA Davide Bariti
8 MF  SWE Nermin Karić
11 FW  ESP Bernat Guiu
15 DF  ITA Ivan Marconi
19 FW  ITA Alessandro Debenedetti (on loan from Genoa)
20 FW  ITA Tommaso Fumagalli (on loan from Como)
21 FW  ITA Flavio Russo (on loan from Sassuolo)
22 GK  ITA Federico Del Frate
23 DF  ITA Luca Parodi (captain)
24 MF  ITA Andrea Franzoni
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF  ITA Ernesto Matteazzi
26 MF  ITA Stefano Di Mario
27 MF  ITA Marco Dalla Vecchia (on loan from Torino)
33 FW  ITA Emanuele Banfi
37 DF  ITA Matteo Langella
42 DF  ITA Lorenzo Moretti (on loan from Cremonese)
45 FW  NGA David Ankeye (on loan from Genoa)
50 MF  LBY Ahmad Benali
57 DF  ITA Tommaso Del Lungo (on loan from Atalanta)
77 MF  ITA Antonio Boccadamo
80 GK  ITA Ruben Rinaldini
81 DF  ITA Andrea Bottaro
90 DF  ITA Denis Portanova
94 MF  ITA Francesco Mezzoni
99 GK  LTU Ovidijus Šiaulys

Virtus Entella Primavera

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As of 2 September 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ITA Tommaso Lagomarsino (at Mestre until 30 June 2026)
— DF  ITA Filippo Saiani (at Virtus Verona until 30 June 2026)
— DF  ITA Umberto Ghio (at Recanatese until 30 June 2026)
— MF  ITA Gabriele Costa (at Gubbio until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ITA Mattia Valori (at Scandicci until 30 June 2026)
— FW  SEN Maguette Fall (at Monopoli until 30 June 2026)
— FW  ITA Matteo Casarotto (at Casertana until 30 June 2026)
— FW  ITA Davide Castelli (at Cittadella until 30 June 2026)

Coaching staff

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As of 7 September 2025[5]

Position Name
Head coach Italy Andrea Chiappella
Assistant coach Italy Raul Bertarelli
Technical assistant Italy Giancarlo Bianchi
Italy Igor Graziani
Italy Michele Russo
Match analyst Italy Francesco Perrone
Athletic trainer Italy Massimiliano Botto
Goalkeeping coach Italy Sergio Porcù
Rehab coach Italy Jacopo Reffi

Honours

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Notable former players

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Presidents and managers

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Antonio Gozzi has been the President of the Virtus Entella since 2007. He was arrested and released in March 2015.[6][7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Italy - ACD Virtus Entella - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".
  2. ^ Aldo Pio Feoli (29 November 2014). "I Diavoli Neri nell'inferno del Comunale: per l'Entella è la prima in Serie B". www.ilciriaco.it. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  3. ^ http://www.entella.it/prima-squadra/1195-ripescaggio-ufficiale-il-presidente-gozzi-grazie-chiavari.html[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Prima Squadra". entella.it. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Staff tecnico". entella.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Gozzi dopo l'arresto: «Chiederò se devo fare passi indietro»". 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Affaire Kubla, Gozzi: "Totale estraneità. Martedì dimissioni da Federacciai"".
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Il Comitato di presidenza di Federacciai: «A Gozzi piena fiducia»". 11 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2015.