SS Monopoli 1966

Società Sportiva Monopoli 1966 is an Italian association football club located in Monopoli, Apulia. They currently play in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football.

Monopoli 1966

Full name	Società Sportiva Monopoli 1966
Nickname(s)	Il Gabbiano (The Seagull) I Biancoverdi (The White and Greens)
Founded	1966 (1966)
Ground	Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani, Monopoli, Italy
Capacity	6,880
Chairman	Francesco Rossiello
Manager	Francesco Tomei
League	Serie C Group C
2023–24	Serie C Group C, 17th of 20
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Predecessor

A.C. Monopoli

The origins of football in Monopoli go back to 1958 when was founded A.C. Monopoli. After winning Eccellenza Apulia in the 2004–05 season it has played in Serie D/H for the 2005–06 season obtaining the promotion to Serie C2 where it played the 4 seasons following. The team did not enter Lega Pro Seconda Divisione in June 2010 and restarted from Terza Categoria, the lowest level of the Italian football.

History

A.S. Liberty Monopoli

Former Liberty Monopoli logo

A new club was founded in the summer 2010 as A.S. Liberty Monopoli, after the relocation of Eccellenza club A.S.D. Liberty Bari 1909 from Bari to Monopoli.

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

S.S. MonosPolis and S.S. Monopoli 1966

In the summer 2012 the club was renamed S.S. MonosPolis, then in 2014 Società Sportiva Monopoli 1966

In the 2014–15 season won the Coppa Italia Serie D and was the finalist of the nation play off of Serie D; in the summer 2015 it was admitted to Lega Pro for involvement in the sporting fraud of several teams that were, as a consequence, relegated. Since then, Monopoli has played in what is now known as Serie C.

Colors and badge

former logos

Its colors are white and green.

Current squad

As of 1 February 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	Samuele Vitale
2	DF	ARG	Tamir Berman
4	DF	ITA	Antony Angileri
6	DF	ITA	Michele Fornasier
8	FW	ITA	Andrea De Paoli
9	FW	ITA	Christian Tommasini (on loan from Pescara)
10	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Borello
11	MF	ITA	Francesco Ardizzone (on loan from Lecco)
12	GK	ARG	Joaquin Domingo Dalmasso (on loan from Lecco)
13	DF	ITA	Pasquale Fazio
14	MF	ITA	Orlando Viteritti
16	DF	ITA	Manuel Ferrini
17	MF	ITA	Claudio Cristallo
18	DF	ITA	Salvatore Dario La Vardera (on loan from Cosenza)
19	MF	ITA	Carlo De Risio

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	ITA	Nicola Bizzotto
23	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Simone
24	DF	ITA	Mirco De Santis
27	MF	ITA	Zaccaria Hamlili
28	FW	CRO	Marin Čubretović
29	FW	ITA	Alessandro Arioli (on loan from Cosenza)
30	MF	ITA	Matteo Mazzotta
33	MF	ITA	Danilo Bulevardi
39	FW	ITA	Francesco Grandolfo
44	FW	ARG	Franco Sosa (on loan from Cerignola)
55	GK	ITA	Ludovico Gelmi (on loan from Atalanta)
77	MF	ITA	Lorenzo Peschetola
78	MF	ITA	Gennaro Iaccarino (on loan from Napoli)
80	MF	ITA	Mattia Vitale (on loan from Sampdoria)
95	DF	ITA	Luca Barlocco

Out on loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ITA	Riccardo Cargnelutti (at Giugliano until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	ITA	Vito Dibenedetto (at Nardò until 30 June 2024)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Gaetano Vitale (at Sorrento until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	ITA	Samuele Spalluto (at Trento until 30 June 2024)

Honors

• Coppa Italia Serie D
  • Champions: 2014–15

External links

• (in Italian) Official website
• (in Italian) Bad Boys'87 Official website (archived 26 February 2009)