Not to be confused with A.C. Reggiana 1919, a Serie C team.

Reggina Calcio is the main football club of the Italian city of Reggio Calabria, Calabria. It was founded in 1914 as "Unione Sportiva Reggio Calabria". Then it changed its name many times: S.C. Reggio, Reggio F.B.C., A.S. Reggina, S.S. La Dominante, A.S. Reggina, and finally Reggina Calcio. Its stadium is the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo.

In recent years, Reggina has been alternating between the top two levels of the Italian league. It reached the Italian first division Serie A for the first time in 1999. Two years later, it lost a relegation playoff against Hellas Verona and dropped to Serie B. Reggina finished third in Serie B in 2002, earning a return to Series A. In 2003, Reggina survived a relegation playoff against Atalanta.

Current first team squad

Notable former players

• Martin Jiránek
• Mozart
• Shunsuke Nakamura
• Simone Perrotta
• Andrea Pirlo
• Cristiano Zanetti

External links

• Official site
• Reggina statistics

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