UC AlbinoLeffe

Unione Calcio AlbinoLeffe is an Italian association football club representing Albino and Leffe, two small towns located in Val Seriana, Lombardy. The club played in Serie B for nine consecutive years and narrowly missed promotion in Serie A at the end of the 2007–08 season. It currently plays in Serie C and has been in the Italian third tier since its relegation in 2011–12.

History

The club was created in 1998 as a result of the merger between former Serie C2 (fourth division) teams Albinese Calcio and Società Calcio Leffe, respectively from Albino and Leffe, two neighboring towns. In their first season, the club finished 2nd in the Serie C2 and won a promotion having defeated A.C. Prato in the Girone A Play-offs final. After rising to Serie C1 (the Italian third division), they performed at the middle of the pack, finishing 9th in 2000 and 13th in 2001.

However, in 2002, the Seriani went to the finals of the Coppa Italia Serie C, where they defeated Livorno 2–1 at home before losing 2–3 on the road. They won the tournament on the tiebreaker (most away goals scored). In league play they again finished 13th. In 2003, AlbinoLeffe, under coach Elio Gustinetti, finished second in league play before heading to the promotion play-off. There, they defeated Padua in the semifinals, then had a surprising triumph over Pisa Calcio, which pushed them up to Serie B.

The team moved from the small Martinelli Stadium in Leffe, where they used to play home matches before promotion to Serie B, to the bigger Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia located in Bergamo, the chief-town of the province where both Albino and Leffe are located. Even though AlbinoLeffe was considered to be an outsider in Serie B, which historically includes several former Scudetto winners, the team remarkably managed to avoid relegation in the last two seasons. In 2005–2006, after a great comeback in the second half of the season following the appointment of Emiliano Mondonico as new head coach, Albinoleffe ended the season in eighteenth place and managed to save itself from relegation by prevailing in the playouts against Avellino (score: 2–0, 2–3). The 2006–2007 Serie B campaign, the fourth consecutive for the small Lombard team, ended with a good tenth place, well ahead of the relegation zone.

Historically, AlbinoLeffe's home games have been characterized by very low attendance, as shown by the average 2,400 spectators per game in the 2006–07 season, the most successful in the club history.

With local hero Gustinetti back in charge of the team and despite a lineup composed of relative unknowns, the club's 2007–08 campaign started surprisingly well, with the team leading the Serie B table for a few weeks and arousing the interest of the national media, which began providing regular coverage of the team's games. This has thus far failed to improve the club's low home attendance, however. During the season, AlbinoLeffe confirmed as a potential candidate for direct promotion to Serie A, however a string of poor results, ended with four consecutive home defeats, the final one being a 0–4 loss to Rimini, denied them the chance to achieve a place in the top two, and persuaded club chairman Gianfranco Andreoletti to sack Gustinetti, who then confirmed not to be in good relationships with the chairman, and appoint youth team coach Armando Madonna as caretaker boss for the final regular season match and the following promotion playoffs. Even after a 1–0 loss to Brescia, AlbinoLeffe managed to win at home in the second leg (2–1) and qualified for the final against Lecce. In the first leg they suffered a 1–0 loss. On 15 June, the second match was played in Lecce and its result was 1–1, so AlbinoLeffe did not reach Serie A.

At the end of the 2011–12 season, it was relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione after 9 consecutive years in Serie B.

AlbinoLeffe following the systematic match fixing as a club controlled by Singapore-based organized crime was penalized 10 points in the 2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

Stadium and colors

From the 2003–04 Serie B season and until 2019, AlbinoLeffe played its home games at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia stadium in the city of Bergamo. Previously they played in Stadio Carlo Martelli of Leffe.

Following Atalanta's renovation works on the stadium, the club reached a venue sharing agreement with Giana Erminio from the nearby city of Gorgonzola allowing the club to play their home matches for the 2019–20 Serie C season at the Stadio Città di Gorgonzola.

In 2021, the club opened a brand-new stadium in the town of Zanica with a capacity of 1,791 (with possibility of expansion to up to 5,500 in case of a promotion in Serie B) built next to the club's headquarters and training centre; the stadium was formally approved by the Italian National Olympic Committee in March 2019. The stadium makes AlbinoLeffe the first Serie C team to own their home stadium. The inauguration match was played on 21 December 2021, a Serie C league game against Pro Patria.

The club's official colors are dark blue and azure blue, also used for home matches, while the outfit worn by the players for away matches is red and yellow.

Honours

Domestic

Coppa Italia Serie C Winners (1): 2001–02
Serie B Play-off Finals: 2007–08
Serie C1 Runners-up (1): 2002–03
Serie C2 Runners-up (1): 1998–99

Players

Current squad

As of 2 February 2026

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
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK ITA Salvatore Di Chiara 2 DF ITA Benedetto Barba 3 DF ITA Enrico Giannini 4 DF ITA Simone Potop 5 MF ITA Andrea Mandelli 6 MF ITA Andrea Astrologo 7 DF ITA Alessandro Garattoni 8 MF ITA Alessandro Lombardi 9 FW ITA Lorenzo Sorrentino 10 FW ITA Andrea De Paoli 11 FW ITA Giacomo Sali 12 GK ITA Gabriele Baldi 16 MF ITA Fabrizio Franchini	No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF ITA Sevo Ciko 18 MF ITA Samuele Parlati 19 MF ITA Mattia Agostinelli 20 MF ITA Michele Ambrosini 21 FW ITA Mattia Angeloni 22 GK ITA Lorenzo Facchetti 23 DF ITA Edoardo Sottini 27 DF ROU Gabriele Boloca 28 DF ROU Mihai Gușu 30 DF ITA Riccardo Baroni 33 DF ITA Giacomo Sciacca 42 MF ITA Tommaso Lupinetti 45 DF ITA Edoardo Borghi
1	GK	ITA	Salvatore Di Chiara
2	DF	ITA	Benedetto Barba
3	DF	ITA	Enrico Giannini
4	DF	ITA	Simone Potop
5	MF	ITA	Andrea Mandelli
6	MF	ITA	Andrea Astrologo
7	DF	ITA	Alessandro Garattoni
8	MF	ITA	Alessandro Lombardi
9	FW	ITA	Lorenzo Sorrentino
10	FW	ITA	Andrea De Paoli
11	FW	ITA	Giacomo Sali
12	GK	ITA	Gabriele Baldi
16	MF	ITA	Fabrizio Franchini
No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	ITA	Sevo Ciko
18	MF	ITA	Samuele Parlati
19	MF	ITA	Mattia Agostinelli
20	MF	ITA	Michele Ambrosini
21	FW	ITA	Mattia Angeloni
22	GK	ITA	Lorenzo Facchetti
23	DF	ITA	Edoardo Sottini
27	DF	ROU	Gabriele Boloca
28	DF	ROU	Mihai Gușu
30	DF	ITA	Riccardo Baroni
33	DF	ITA	Giacomo Sciacca
42	MF	ITA	Tommaso Lupinetti
45	DF	ITA	Edoardo Borghi

Out on loan

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
No. Pos. Nation Player — GK ITA Marco Taramelli (at Brusaporto until 30 June 2026) — DF ITA Lorenzo Bosia (at Messina until 30 June 2026) — DF ALB Kevin Lekaj (at AC Leon until 30 June 2026)	No. Pos. Nation Player — FW SEN Amadou Sarr (at Campobasso until 30 June 2026) — FW ITA Sebastiano Svidercoschi (at Treviso until 30 June 2026)
—	GK	ITA	Marco Taramelli (at Brusaporto until 30 June 2026)
—	DF	ITA	Lorenzo Bosia (at Messina until 30 June 2026)
—	DF	ALB	Kevin Lekaj (at AC Leon until 30 June 2026)
No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	SEN	Amadou Sarr (at Campobasso until 30 June 2026)
—	FW	ITA	Sebastiano Svidercoschi (at Treviso until 30 June 2026)

Club officials

Role	Name
Board of directors As of 1 September 2023 Role Name Owner Italy Gianfranco Andreoletti Board Members Italy Franco Acerbis Italy Luciano Zenoni Italy Simone Farina Italy Adriano Capponi Italy Pietro Gelmi General Manager Italy Simone Farina Administrative Director Italy Valerio Sacchi Secretary Italy Ruben Garlini Ticketing Director Italy Matteo Filosa Sporting Director Italy Antonio Obbedio Youth Center Director Italy Marco Malenchini Youth Center Coordinator Italy Angelo Garlini Order and Safety Director Italy Marco Colosio Stadium Manager Italy Ruben Garlini Scouting Director Italy Roberto Vattiato Head of Medical Staff Italy Giacomo Poggioli Team Manager Italy Ivano Peracchi Press Officer Italy Matteo Viscardi	Current technical staff As of 1 September 2023 Role Name Head coach Italy Giovanni Lopez Assistant coach Italy Simone Arceci Goalkeeping coach Italy Giuseppe Benatelli Fitness coach Italy Andrea Mossali
Owner	Italy Gianfranco Andreoletti
Board Members	Italy Franco Acerbis Italy Luciano Zenoni Italy Simone Farina Italy Adriano Capponi Italy Pietro Gelmi
General Manager	Italy Simone Farina
Administrative Director	Italy Valerio Sacchi
Secretary	Italy Ruben Garlini
Ticketing Director	Italy Matteo Filosa
Sporting Director	Italy Antonio Obbedio
Youth Center Director	Italy Marco Malenchini
Youth Center Coordinator	Italy Angelo Garlini
Order and Safety Director	Italy Marco Colosio
Stadium Manager	Italy Ruben Garlini
Scouting Director	Italy Roberto Vattiato
Head of Medical Staff	Italy Giacomo Poggioli
Team Manager	Italy Ivano Peracchi
Press Officer	Italy Matteo Viscardi
Role	Name
Head coach	Italy Giovanni Lopez
Assistant coach	Italy Simone Arceci
Goalkeeping coach	Italy Giuseppe Benatelli
Fitness coach	Italy Andrea Mossali

Seasons

Season	Div	Pos	League record	Other
			P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1998–99	Serie C2/A	2nd	34	16	10	8	44	35	58
1999-00	Serie C1/A	9th	34	11	12	11	36	37	45
2000–01	Serie C1/A	13th	34	7	18	9	27	31	39
2001–02	Serie C1/A	13th	34	8	17	9	33	35	41
2002–03	Serie C1/A	2nd	34	17	12	5	62	36	63
2003–04	Serie B	18th	46	13	15	18	47	59	54
2004–05	Serie B	11th	38	14	13	15	55	51	55
2005–06	Serie B	18th	38	10	16	16	38	52	46
2006–07	Serie B	10th	38	11	20	11	46	48	53
2007–08	Serie B	4th	38	23	9	10	67	48	78
2008–09	Serie B	9th	38	15	13	14	49	49	58
2009–10	Serie B	11th	42	14	13	15	59	56	55
2010–11	Serie B	18th	42	13	10	19	55	66	49
2011–12	Serie B	22nd	42	6	12	24	39	60	30
2012–13	Serie C1/A	6th	32	13	14	5	44	27	47
2013–14	Serie C1/A	7th	30	12	7	11	42	40	43
2014–15	Lega Pro/A	20th	38	7	11	20	27	51	32
2015–16	Lega Pro/A	17th	34	4	8	22	23	57	20
2016–17	Lega Pro/B	9th	38	12	16	10	38	34	52
2017–18	Serie C/B	5th	34	13	10	11	36	31	49
2018–19	Serie C/B	14th	38	9	16	13	31	35	43
2019–20	Serie C/B	8th	27	10	9	8	29	24	39
2020–21	Serie C/A	7th	38	14	15	9	43	36	57

Notable former players

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or a significant number of caps and goals accumulated throughout a certain number of seasons for UC AlbinoLeffe.

Notable former managers

External links

(in Italian)