AZ Picerno

Italian football club

Football club

Picerno

Full name

Polisportiva AZ Picerno s.r.l.^[1]

Founded

1973^[2]

Ground

Stadio Donato Curcio, Picerno, Italy

Capacity

2,000

Chairman

Donato Curcio

Manager

Emilio Longo

League

Serie C Group C

2022–23

Serie C Group C, 6th of 20

Home colours

Away colours

AZ Picerno, or simply Picerno, is an Italian association football club, representing the town of Picerno, Province of Potenza, Basilicata. It is currently playing in Serie C.

History

Founded in 1973, AZ Picerno mostly languished as an amateur club in the minor league of the Italian football system throughout its history.

The club turned its fortunes thanks to Donato Curcio, a local native who emigrated to the United States in the 1950s who first donated 1 million Euro for a new football stadium (named after him) in Picerno, and then starting investing directly into the club in the later years.^[3]^[4]^[5]

On 18 April 2019, Picerno mathematically ensured their first historical promotion to Serie C after a 0–0 draw with Taranto guaranteed them first place in the Round H of Serie D.^[6]

Due to restrictions to the local football stadium "Comunale Donato Curcio", which is unsuitable for professional league games, Picerno played its home games in the 2019–20 Serie C season at the Stadio Alfredo Viviani in neighbouring Potenza.^[7] The season ended with Picerno being immediately relegated back to Serie D.

After completing the 2020–21 Serie D season in second place, Picerno was readmitted to Serie C to fill a vacancy for the 2021–22 season.

Current squad

As of 31 January 2024^[8].

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	Davide Merelli
2	DF	ITA	Gabriele Pagliai
5	MF	ITA	Francesco Pitarresi (captain)
6	DF	ITA	Andrea Allegretto
7	FW	ITA	Tommaso Ceccarelli
8	MF	ITA	Andrea Gallo
9	FW	ITA	Jacopo Murano
10	MF	ITA	Pasquale Maiorino
11	FW	ITA	Emmanuele Esposito
13	DF	ITA	Matteo Gilli
15	MF	ITA	Vittorio Graziani
16	FW	ITA	Andrea Santarcangelo
17	MF	ITA	Sevo Ciko
18	DF	ESP	Rubén García


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	ITA	Francesco Pio Petito
20	DF	ITA	Alessandro Albertini
22	GK	ITA	Elia Summa
23	MF	ITA	Michele Orsi
23	DF	ITA	Vincenzo Ciriello (on loan from Cittadella)
24	DF	CRO	Eric Biasiol
25	MF	ITA	Walter Guerra
26	DF	ITA	Mattia Novella (on loan from Lazio)
27	DF	ITA	Matteo Savarese
30	MF	ARG	Rodrigo De Ciancio
37	FW	ITA	Pablo Vitali
66	DF	ITA	Andrea Cadili
70	FW	ITA	Giuseppe D'Agostino (on loan from Napoli)
89	FW	ITA	Diego Albadoro

References

^ "E' nata ufficialmente la società di capitali "Az Picerno Srl"" (in Italian). AZ Picerno. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
^ "Storia AZ Picerno" (in Italian). AZ Picerno. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "Picerno, Donato Curcio a 360°" (in Italian). TuttoPotenza. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "Picerno: ingredienti per una favola, dalla A alla Z" (in Italian). Gianlucadimarzio.com. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "La storia del Picerno in Serie C e del Presidente onorario Donato Curcio raccontata dal Tg2" (in Italian). Ondanews.it. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "Calcio: il Picerno promosso in serie C" (in Italian). Ansa.it. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "Picerno ufficialmente ospite del Potenza: i dettagli della sinergia lucana" (in Italian). Resto del Calcio. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "Picerno squad". Soccerway.