F.C. Südtirol-Alto Adige (usually referred to as simply Südtirol) is an Italian association football

Football in Italy

Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup 4 times , trailing only Brazil . Italy's club sides have won 27 major European trophies, making them the most successful European nation in the subject of football...

 club, based in the city of Bolzano, South Tyrol

South Tyrol

South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...

.

In the season 2011-12 it plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B.

The team's colors are white and red.

History

The club was founded in 1974 in Brixen

Brixen

Brixen is the name of two cities in the Alps:*Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy*Brixen im Thale, Tyrol, AustriaBrixen may also refer to:*Bishopric of Brixen, the former north-Italian state....

 as S.V. Milland.

The team was renamed to FC Südtirol in 1995 and relocated to Bolzano in 2000 (though it was legally based in Brixen until 2011), adding Alto Adige (the Italian

Italian language

Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...

 equivalent of Südtirol

South Tyrol

South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...

) to their denomination, thus becoming FC Südtirol-Alto Adige.

In the 2010-11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season, Südtirol was relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione after the play-off, but August 4, 2011 it was later readmitted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione to fill vacancies..

Squad

As of 6 September 2011.

Notable players

The following list includes players, which play or played more than 10 matches in higher leagues, like Serie A

Serie A

Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...

 or Serie B

Serie B

Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...

.

• Michael Agazzi
  Michael Agazzi
  Michael Agazzi is an Italian footballer who plays for Cagliari Calcio.- Career :Since 2008–09 season, Agazzi has been the first choice goalkeeper, after the departure of Generoso Rossi....
  
  
• Christian Araboni
• Dario Bova
  Dario Bova
  Dario Bova is an Italian footballer who plays for Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Lucchese.-Early career:Born in Caserta, Campania, Bova started his career at Campania side S.S.C. Napoli. In 2003, he graduated from Primavera under–19 team and left for Serie D side Faenza. After the bankrupt of...
  
  
• Fabio Buscaroli
• Massimiliano Caputo
  Massimiliano Caputo
  Massimiliano Caputo is an Italian professional football player. Currently, he plays for A.S. Cisco Calcio Roma.-External links:*...
  
  
• Michael Cia
  Michael Cia
  Michael Cia is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club AlbinoLeffe.-Club career:Cia joined Atalanta in joint-ownership bid on 30 January 2007, he then loaned to Sambenedettese and Triestina....
  
  
• Luca Corradi
• Joachim De Gasperi

• Carlo Gervasoni
  Carlo Gervasoni
  -Career:Gervasoni started his career at a small Lombardy club Como. In mid-2001, he joined South Tyrol of Serie C2 in co-ownership deal. After 3 seasons as a regular starter, Como bought him back in 2004 but sold to Geona for free. But Genoa immediately sold him to Verona in another co-ownership...
  
  
• Stefano Ghirardello
• Andrea Guerra
  Andrea Guerra
  Andrea Guerra is a former Italian footballer.-Biography:Born in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Guerra started his career at Veneto club Hellas Verona. He made his Serie A debut on 15 September 1991, against Internazionale. he substituted Marino Magrin in the 59th minutes...
  
  
• Luca Lomi
• Marco Mallus
  Marco Mallus
  Marco Mallus is an Italian footballer who plays for Reggiana at Lega Pro Prima Divisione.-Career:Mallus started his career at hometown club Como. After a loan spell with Legnano of Serie C2, he joined Südtirol of Serie C2 in co-ownership deal, which South Tyrol based club got full registration...
  
  
• Manuel Mancini
  Manuel Mancini
  Manuel Mancini is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Hellas Verona.He made his Serie B debut with Gallipoli in the 2009-2010 season...
  
  
• Marco Moro
  Marco Moro
  Marco Moro is an Italian footballer who plays for Spezia, on loan from Ascoli.-Career:Moro started his professional career at Venezia. After played the first match of the season, he was signed by Torino of Serie A on 31 August 2007, the last day of transfer windows. But he was immediately farmed...
  
  
• Simone Motta
  Simone Motta
  Simone Motta is an Italian footballer who plays for Lega Pro club Triestina, on loan from Novara.Motta spent most of his career in Italian lower divisions, scored 80 goals in Lega Pro Prima Divisione; 32 goals in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione and 23 goals in Serie B...
  
  

• Gianfranco Nardi
• Alessandro Noselli
• Manuel Scavone
  Manuel Scavone
  Manuel Scavone is an Italian association footballer who plays for Italian Serie B club Bari.-Biography:Born in Bolzano, the autonomous province of South Tyrol, Italy, Scavone started his career at hometown club FC South Tyrol. He made over 100 appearances in Italian Lega Pro Seconda Divisione...
  
  
• Arnold Schwellensattl
• Andrea Seculin
  Andrea Seculin
  Andrea Seculin is an association footballer who plays for Italian Serie B club Juve Stabia.-Early career:Born in Gorizia, Venezia Giulia, Seculin started his career in Pro Romans of Romans d'Isonzo...
  
  
• Giovanni Serao
• Alessio Sestu
  Alessio Sestu
  Alessio Sestu is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Siena.Sestu started his professional career at Serie C2 club Südtirol-Alto Adige, which he joined the club in co-ownership deal. He then played for clubs in Serie B and Serie C1. He joined Treviso in January 2003...
  
  
• Giampietro Zecchin

External links

Official site