Even to big football fans, when they hear the phrase “football clubs of Rome”, “Roma” and “Lazio” come to mind first. However, in the capital of Italy there are much more professional teams for the most popular sport on the planet.
There are seven football clubs in total in Rome. In addition to the well-known Lazio and Roma, who play in Serie A every year, there are four much less well-known teams in the “city on seven hills”:
- "A.S.D. Lodigiani Calzio. "
- "Chisco Roma."
- Racing Club Roma.
- "A.S.D. Astrea. "
"A.S.D. Lodigiani Calzio »
The club was founded in 1972. The first name of the team was “AC Lodigiani”. In 2004, it was renamed "Chisko Lodigiani", and a year later - in "A.S. Lodigiani Calzio. " The club’s home arena is called the Borgesiana Stadium, with a capacity of 2,000 spectators.
Famous footballers who represented the Lodigiani club are Luca Toni, Mauro Esposito and David Di Michele. At the youth level, the team played Francesco Totti - the legend of another football club from Rome - “Roma”. Also, the player of the youth team was the now famous football player Antonio Kandreva.
"Chisco Roma"
In 1974, the Frascati Club was created, after 30 years the name of the team was changed to Chisco Roma. The Chisko Roma holds its home matches at the Stadium Olindo Galli stadium with a capacity of 3 thousand 500 spectators.
For all the time the club has not achieved high results. At the end of the 2011/12 season, the team was able to reach Serie D.
"A.S.D. Astrea »
Astrea is another football club in Rome. The base of the team is located in the Lazio area. Astrea is the representative of the fifth football division of Italy.
The team was created in 1948. For almost 60 years of its existence, Astrea was able to win only one trophy - Copa Italia Dilettanti. This historic event for the club happened in the 1996/97 season. The home arena of blue and white is called the Stadio Casal del Marmo and can accommodate two and a half thousand football fans.
Racing Club Roma
This is one of the weakest football clubs in Rome and all of Italy. The team shares the home arena with the Roman club Astrea. The date of creation of Racing Club Roma is June 30, 2013.
The team performs in the Lega Pro division. In that season, Racing Club Roma took 20th place in the tournament. After 38 rounds, the Romans had 30 points.
Roma
One of the most famous clubs in Rome is Roma. The team is very popular not only in the capital of Italy, but also in other countries. The club was founded on July 22, 1927. At the moment, he takes 37th place in the UEFA ranking. The Roma stadium is called the Stadio Olimpico (Olympic Stadium). The arena is able to accommodate more than 72 thousand spectators.
The football club "Roma" for its many years of history was able to win many trophies. The Romans won the championship only three times. This happened for the first time in 1942, then in 1983. The last victory in Serie A was won by Roma in the 2000/01 season. Over the past three years, the club has finished twice in second place. In the 2015/16 season, Wolves were third. In the 1951/52 season, the team won Series B.
In the Italian Cup, the Romans won ten times in the main match of the tournament. The last time this happened in 2008. Eight times Roma was defeated. Six times, “Wolves” participated in matches for the country's Super Bowl. Two times they managed to achieve what they wanted (2001 and 2007) and four times the “Gladiators” lost.
In the international arena, the Roman club has no special achievements. The last major result is the UEFA Cup final, dated 1991. In 1984, Roma lost the final of the European Cup.
This year, the legend in the club, as well as all Italian and world football, Francesco Totti, ended her career in Roma. The Emperor played his first game for the “wolves” back in 1992. In the last game, he replaced at the beginning of the first half, “Roma” defeated “Genoa” with a score of 3-2 and took second place in the Italian Championship. At the moment, “wolves” are changing the vector of their development. The flank striker Mohammed Salah left the team. It is also rumored that central defender Kostas Manolas and midfielder Raja Nayngolan will leave the team.
Lazio
Another club from Rome is Lazio. The team performs in the same stadium as Roma. Founded "Lazio" in 1900. The position in the UEFA ranking is 32.
Like Roma, Lazio has been missing stars from the sky for many years. Series A “Lazalle” won twice - in 1974 and 2000. Three times they were second and seven times occupied the third line at the end of the season. In 1969, Lazio won Series B.
In the finals of the Cup of Italy “Eagles” played nine fights, six of which won. The last victory was won in 2013. At the moment, the Italian Cup 2012/13 is the last trophy won by this football club of Rome. The Italian Super Cup "white-blue" also won three times.
In European football tournaments, Lazio, like Roma, cannot boast of great achievements. However, at the end of the last century, the Eagles were able to win two European tournaments. In the spring of 1999, Lazio won the UEFA Cup Winners Cup, as a result of which the club received the right to play in the match for the UEFA Super Cup. In August 1999, the Romans were able to win this trophy. For all the years of participation in the UEFA Cup, “Lazio” could not win the tournament. In the 1997/98 season, the "Eagles" were on the verge of victory, but lost in the final match.
Atletico
Until 2011, there was another professional football club in Rome - Atletico. The team was created in 2004 and was able to survive only 7 years. In 2011, it was a pleasant decision to merge the Chisko and Lodigiani teams. The home arena of the team was the “Stadio Flaminio” with 32 thousand seats.
“Atletico” has never played in Serie A and Serie B. In 2010, the team made its debut in League Pro, and at the end of the season it was expelled by the FIGC Federal Council from the championship. Management has decided to appeal to the Italian Football Federation. But the decision of football officials was not in favor of Atletico.