S.P.A.L.

Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor, commonly known as S.P.A.L. (Italian pronunciation: [spal]), is a professional football club from Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The club was founded in 1907 and plays in Serie B, the second tier of Italian football. They have played their home matches at Stadio Paolo Mazza since 1928.

SPAL
Full nameSocietà Polisportiva Ars et Labor
Nickname(s)Gli Spallini
I Biancazzurri (The White and Blues)
Gli Estensi (The House of Este)
Founded1907 (1907) (as "Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor")
2005 (2005) (refounded)
2012 (2012) (refounded)
GroundStadio Paolo Mazza,
Ferrara, Italy
Capacity16,134
OwnerVetroresina S.p.A.
ChairmanWalter Mattioli
Head coachPasquale Marino
LeagueSerie B
2019/2020th of 20 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

Name changes
  • 1907–2005: SPAL
  • 2005–2012: SPAL 1907
  • 2012–2013: SSD Real SPAL
  • 2013–2018: SPAL 2013
  • 2018–Present: SPAL

Players

Current squad
As of 5 October 2020[1]

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 Albania Albania Etrit Berisha
3 DF Italy Italy Luca Ranieri (on loan from Fiorentina)
4 DF Serbia Serbia Nenad Tomović
5 DF Poland Poland Bartosz Salamon
6 MF Italy Italy Salvatore Esposito
7 MF Italy Italy Simone Missiroli
8 MF Italy Italy Mattia Valoti
9 FW Italy Italy Alberto Paloschi (vice-captain)
10 FW Italy Italy Sergio Floccari (captain)
11 MF Italy Italy Alessandro Murgia
12 GK Italy Italy Cesare Galeotti
13 MF Estonia Estonia Georgi Tunjov
14 FW Italy Italy Federico Di Francesco (on loan from Sassuolo)
15 MF Italy Italy Federico Zanchetta
17 MF Italy Italy Leonardo Sernicola (on loan from Sassuolo)
19 MF Argentina Argentina Lucas Castro
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Italy Italy Caleb Okoli (on loan from Atalanta)
21 FW Italy Italy Sebastiano Esposito (on loan from Internazionale)
22 GK Senegal Senegal Demba Thiam
23 DF Italy Italy Francesco Vicari (third captain)
24 MF Italy Italy Federico Viviani
25 DF Italy Italy Riccardo Spaltro
27 MF Brazil Brazil Gabriel Strefezza
32 DF Italy Italy Marco Sala (on loan from Sassuolo)
41 DF Italy Italy Lorenzo Dickmann
77 MF Italy Italy Marco D'Alessandro
89 DF Poland Poland Jakub Iskra
94 FW Bolivia Bolivia Jaume Cuéllar
95 FW Montenegro Montenegro Marko Janković
97 GK Senegal Senegal Maurice Gomis
98 DF Italy Italy Riccardo Mastrilli
99 FW Italy Italy Enrico Brignola (on loan from Sassuolo)

Out on loan
As of 5 October 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Italy Italy Marco Meneghetti (at Südtirol until 30 June 2021)
— DF Italy Italy Kevin Bonifazi (at Udinese until 30 June 2021)
— DF Brazil Brazil Igor Julio (at Fiorentina until 30 June 2021, obligation to buy)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Italy Italy Paolo Cannistrà (at Cavese until 30 June 2021)
— MF Italy Italy Davide Mazzocco (at Virtus Entella until 30 June 2021)

Honours

League titles
  • Serie B
    • Winners (2): 1950–51, 2016–17
  • Serie C
    • Winners (3): 1937–38, 1972–73, 1977–78
    • Runners-up (4): 1941–42, 1942–43, 1969–70, 1970–71
  • Lega Pro
    • Winners (1): 2015–16
  • Serie C1
    • Winners (1): 1991–92
    • Runners-up (1): 1995–96
  • Serie C2
    • Winners (1): 1997–98
    • Runners-up (1): 1990–91

Cups
  • Coppa Italia
    • Runners-up (1): 1961–62
  • Coppa Italia Serie C
    • Winners (1): 1998–99
    • Runners-up (1): 1988–89
  • Supercoppa di Lega Pro
    • Winners (1): 2016

European
  • Cup of Italian-Swiss Friendship
    • Winners (1): 1968

References
  1. "Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor – Squadra". spalferrara.it. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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