US Sestri Levante 1919

Unione Sportiva Sestri Levante 1919 is an Italian association football club located in Sestri Levante, Liguria. Currently, it plays in Serie C.

Sestri Levante
Full nameUnione Sportiva Sestri Levante 1919
Nickname(s)Corsari (the pirates)
Founded1919
GroundStadio Giuseppe Sivori,
Sestri Levante, Italy
Capacity1,500
ChairmanStefano Risaliti
ManagerAndrea Scotto
LeagueSerie C/B
2023–24Serie C/B, 15th of 20

History

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The club was founded in 1919.

1940s in Serie C

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Sestri Levante participated in Serie C for three seasons between 1946 and 1949. After that, Sestri Levante played mostly in minor categories such as Promozione, Eccellenza, and Serie D.

2010s to current: Serie D and promotion to Serie C

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In the season 2011–12, the team was promoted from Eccellenza Liguria to Serie D.

On 6 April 2023, Sestri Levante were promoted back to Serie C after mathematically winning the Group A title of the 2022–23 Serie D with four games to go.[1]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 21 August 2024

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 Joyce Anacoura
3 DF   ITA Cristiano Furno
4 DF   ITA Massimiliano Pane
6 MF   ITA Luca Troiano
10 MF   ITA Simone Andreis
16 MF   ITA Giammarco Schirru
22 GK   ITA Pietro Balducci
24 DF   ITA Edoardo Grosso
27 DF   ITA Lorenzo Podda
64 GK   ITA Francesco Sias
72 MF   USA Claudio Vaughn
86 MF   ITA Silvano Raggio Garibaldi
94 FW   ITA Luca Clemenza
GK   ITA Eugenio Fusco
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ITA Omar Nenci
DF   ITA Andrea Primasso (on loan from Pisa)
DF   ITA Tommaso Raineri (on loan from Spezia)
DF   ITA Riccardo Santovito
MF   ITA Giuseppe Brugognone (on loan from Empoli)
MF   ARG Juan Brunet
MF   ITA Riccardo Calloni
MF   ITA Francesco Conti (on loan from Sampdoria)
MF   ITA Edoardo Oneto
MF   ITA Manuel Rosetti (on loan from Bologna)
FW   BUL Mert Durmush (on loan from Pisa)
FW   ITA Nicolas Parravicini
FW   ITA Andrea Pavanello (on loan from Pisa)

Colours and badge

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Its colours are red and blue.

References

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  1. ^ "Sestri Levante, i "corsari" in C dopo 73 anni" (in Italian). Primocanale. 6 April 2023.
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