Udinese
Serie A
Serie A
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| Rivals | Venezia FC, Unione Triestina |
| Club Profile | Club Website Twitter: @Udinese_1896 Facebook: @UdineseCalcio1896 Address: Dacia Arena, Piazzale Repubblica Argentina, 3, 33100 Udine UD, Italy Nickname: Le Zebrette, I Friulani |
| Stadium | Between 1920 and 1976, Udinese played their home games in the Stadio Moretti, named after the beer company that had their plant near-by and originally owned the venue. The stadium, which could host up to 25,000, was unique as the pitch was surrounded by an oval circuit which was used for motorcycle speedway races. There was no electric power at the stadium and so, in the 1970s, Udinese had to play their night games in the neighbouring Stadio Cosulich in Monfalcone or Stadio Omero Tognon in Fontanafredda. Inspired by the Olympia Stadion in Munich, a new Stadium was inaugurated in 1976, while an earthquake was still hitting Friuli Venezia Giulia, and was therefore named Stadio Friuli as an homage to the damaged region. It was originally meant as a multi-sports centre and had an athletic track surrounding the pitch, however this was only ever used 3 times. In 1984 it featured the biggest multi-screen in a European stadium. The stadium has been restructured several times, in particular for the World Cup in 1990 and for Udinese’s participation in the Champions League in 2005. In 2012 Udinese bought the stadium, which was subsequently demolished and re-built in 2016. The arena was rechristened the Dacia Arena much to the disappointment of the club’s supporters and the local authority, who are standing firm and still refer to it as the Stadio Friuli. |
| Recent History | Founded in 1896, Udinese won their first and only Scudetto in the very same year. Much to their disappointment it was never recognised by the Italian football authority. They went close again in 1954-1955 when they went head to head with Milan for the title in a battle which went right to the wire. The club spent most of the 1960s and 1970s in Serie C, before returning to the top flight in 1979-1980 thanks to back-to-back promotions. Between 1983 and 1985 they made the news again as Zico, then the best Brazilian player, delighted the fans with his magic in an Udinese shirt. In 1986 the club was bought by the entrepreneur Giampaolo Pozzo, who is still their owner. After a period of adjustment, which saw them move between Serie A and Serie B, Udinese began to feature heavily in the upper reaches of the top flight. Between 1996 and 2013 they finished 3rd, 4th and 5th on several occasions. They made regular appearances in Europe and the Coppa Italia semifinals. Key to a lot of this success was Antonio Di Natale, who scored 227 goals in 406 games for the club. Since 2013-2014, Udinese have found themselves fighting at the other end of the table. Lacking consistency and regularly changing head coach there has been much less joy for fans of late. |
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