Ground Capacity 8,500 2015–16 Lega Pro/C, 6th Manager Gaetano Auteri Founded 1933 | Chairman Saverio Columella League Lega Pro Location Matera, Italy Ground Matera | |
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Matera Calcio S.r.l. is an Italian association football club located in Matera, Basilicata. They currently play in the Lega Pro/C, the third tier of Italian football.
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F.C. Matera
The history of Football Club Matera has covered 82 years of the football from the club based in Matera, Basilicata. It was a professional Italian football club, founded in 1930. Due to financial problems in the past, the club have previously folded twice.
Foundation
After the bankruptcy of old Matera, Serie D club Irsinese Matera, based in Irsina, in the Province of Matera, relocated to Matera to become a spiritual successor, despite actual properties was yet to be acquired.
In the 2012–13 season, the first season back as a new franchise, Matera finished 3rd in Serie D/H The following season, Matera won promotion to the new Lega Pro as Girone H champions.
Colors and badge
The club's traditional home kit is blue with a white diagonal strip whilst the away kit is white with a blue diagonal strip.
Stadium
The club plays at the Stadio XXI Settembre - Franco Salerno, in Matera, which has a capacity of 8,500.
Current squad
As of 2 February, 2017.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.