Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as simply
Lazio, is an Italian professional
sports clubA sports club, athletics club or sports association is an eclectic institution oriented to multiple sports, which fields many teams and in several sports, working under the same umbrella organization. In a larger sense, it may also refer to any sports institution, even those that have only one...
most noted for its football section, founded in 1900 and based in
RomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated municipality , with over 2.7 million residents in , while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 3.46 million. The metropolitan area of Rome is estimated by OECD to have a population of 3.7 million...
. Lazio participate in thirty-seven sports disciplines in total, more than any other sports association in Europe.
Lazio's association footballers, who play in sky blue shirts with white shorts, have won
Serie ASerie A, called for sponsorship reasons as Serie A TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the Italian football league system operating for eighty years from 1929. It is organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new league like the English Premier...
twice, first in
1973–74The 1973/1974 Serie A season was won by S.S. Lazio.-Final classification:-Results:
-References and Sources:...
and then again in
1999–00Lazio won the title on the final day of the season in controvertsial cirumstances. Juventus, the only other team left in contention on the day lost their match against Perugia in terrible conditions at a rain-sodden Stadio Renato Curi, many considering the pitch unplayable...
. As well as winning five
Coppa ItaliaThe Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Juventus and Roma lead the way with nine wins. Roma contested more finals: 15...
trophies, the latest in the 2008/2009 season. Lazio have earned silverware on the European stage, winning the
UEFA Cup Winners' CupThe UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season, and...
and UEFA Super Cup both in 1999 and the
Coppa delle AlpiCoppa delle Alpi , was a football tournament, first organized by the Italian national league to start 1960 and then aided by the Swiss League in 1962 for the reason that the majority of the Alps are in Switzerland...
in 1971. Lazio is currently the only team of the Capital who has won international trophies recognized by the
UEFAThe Union of European Football Associations is the administrative and controlling body for European football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA ....
. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football, where they are currently playing in the 2009–10 season.
Home games are played at the
Stadio OlimpicoStadio Olimpico is the main and largest sports facility of Rome, Italy. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex on the north of the city. Assets of CONI, the structure is intended primarily for football. It is the home stadium of S.S. Lazio and A.S...
, a stadium they share with city rivals
A.S. RomaAssociazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated at the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence bar one season in the early 50s...
.
History
Lazio Track and Field
Track and field athletics is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing, jumping and walking. Organised athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC, and most modern events are conducted by the member clubs of the International Association of Athletics...
Club was founded on January 9, 1900 in the
PratiPrati is the XXII rione of Rome. Its logo is the shape of Hadrian's mausoleum, in a blue color on a silver background. Hadrian's mausoleum was not in this area, but in the rione Borgo, bordering Prati to the south....
district of Rome. Lazio, that was the first football team of Rome, joined
leagueItalian Football League is the name of the most important American football league in Italy.It was founded in 2008, taking over previous league´s significance .- Teams :*Ancona Dolphins*Bergamo Lions...
competition in 1912 as soon as the Italian Football Federation began organizing championships in the center and south of Italy, and reached the final of the national championship playoff three times, but never won, losing in 1913 to Pro Vercelli, in 1914 to
CasaleAssociazione Sportiva Casale Calcio is an Italian football club, based in Casale Monferrato, Piedmont. The team's nickname nerostellati refers to the team’s colours of black with a white star on the heart.-History:...
and in 1923 to
Genoa 1893Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Genoa, is an Italian professional football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
.
In 1927 Lazio was the only major Roman club which resisted the Fascist regime's attempts to merge all the city's teams into what would become
A.S. RomaAssociazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated at the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence bar one season in the early 50s...
the same year.
The club played in the first organized
Serie ASerie A, called for sponsorship reasons as Serie A TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the Italian football league system operating for eighty years from 1929. It is organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new league like the English Premier...
in 1929 and, led by legendary Italian striker
Silvio PiolaSilvio Piola was an Italian footballer from Robbio Lomellina, province of Pavia. He is known as a highly prominent figure in the history of Italian football due to several records he set. Piola won the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Italy, scoring two goals in the final.Piola is third in the all-time...
, achieved a second place finish in 1937 — its highest pre-war result.
The 1950s produced a mix of mid and upper table results with an Italian Cup win in 1958. Lazio was relegated for the first time in 1961 to the
Serie BSerie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. It consists of 22 teams. The championship is often called the cadetti, which means 'juniors' or 'cadets', or campionato cadetto. It is organized by Lega Calcio, as the major tounament....
, but returned in the top flight two years later. After a number of mid-table placements, another relegation followed in 1970–71. Back to Serie A in 1972–73, Lazio immediately emerged as surprise challengers for the Scudetto to Milan and Juventus in 1972–1973, only losing out on the final day of the season, with a team comprising captain
Giuseppe WilsonJoseph Wilson is a former Anglo-Italian footballer. Although born in Northern England, Wilson played the majority of his football career in Italy....
, as well as midfielders
Luciano Re CecconiLuciano Re Cecconi was an Italian midfield footballer, who was nicknamed l'Angelo Biondo — 'The Blond Angel' — for the colour of his hair....
and
Mario FrustalupiMario Frustalupi was an Italian footballer, in the role of mid-fielder.Born in Orvieto , he debuted in Italian Serie A in 1963 with Sampdoria, for which he played in 8 seasons. In 1970 he moved to FC Internazionale, then in need of a replace for Luis Suárez, but Frustalupi disappointed the premises...
, striker
Giorgio ChinagliaGiorgio Chinaglia is a former football striker from Italy. He grew up and played his early football in Cardiff, Wales and began his career with Swansea Town in 1964. A year later at age 19, Chinaglia returned to Italy to play for Massese, and then Internapoli, before joining S.S. Lazio in 1969...
, and head coach Tommaso Maestrelli. Lazio improved such successes the following season, ensuring its first title in 1973–74. However, tragic deaths of
Luciano Re CecconiLuciano Re Cecconi was an Italian midfield footballer, who was nicknamed l'Angelo Biondo — 'The Blond Angel' — for the colour of his hair....
and scudetto trainer Tommaso Maestrelli, as well as the departure of Chinaglia, would be a triple blow for Lazio. The emergence of
Bruno GiordanoBruno Giordano is an Italian football manager and former player.-Playing career:Born in Rome, Giordano played for most of his career with Lazio, debuting in Serie A on October 5, 1975...
during this period provided some relief as he finished League top scorer in 1979, when Lazio finished 8th.
Lazio were forcibly relegated to Serie B in 1980 due to a remarkable scandal concerning illegal bets on their own matches, along with AC Milan. They remained in Italy's second division for three seasons in what would mark the darkest period in Lazio's history. They would return in 1983 and manage a last-day escape from relegation the following season. 1984–85 would prove harrowing, with a pitiful 15 points and bottom place finish.
In 1986, Lazio was hit with a 9-point deduction (a true deathblow back in the day of the two-point win) for a betting scandal involving player Claudio Vinazzini. An epic struggle against relegation followed the same season in
Serie BSerie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. It consists of 22 teams. The championship is often called the cadetti, which means 'juniors' or 'cadets', or campionato cadetto. It is organized by Lega Calcio, as the major tounament....
, with the club led by trainer Eugenio Fascetti only avoiding relegation to the
Serie CLega Italiana Calcio Professionistico is the name of the professional football league governing the third and fourth highest divisions in Italy: the Prima Divisione and the Seconda Divisione . It also includes the sole professional club of San Marino...
after play-off wins over Taranto and Campobasso. This would prove a turning point in the club's history, with Lazio returning to Serie A in 1988 and, under the careful financial management of Gianmarco Calleri, the consolidation of the club's position as a solid top-flight club.
The arrival of
Sergio CragnottiSergio Cragnotti is an Italian entrepreneur and author.One of the most high-profile and wealthy business figures in Italy in recent times, Cragnotti is best known for having been President of S.S. Lazio. However, his most influential position was as head of food conglomerate Cirio...
, in 1992, changed the club's history due to his long-term investments in new players to make the team a
scudetto competitor. Cragnotti repeatedly broke transfer records in pursuit of players who were considered major stars -
Juan Sebastian VeronJuan Sebastián Verón is an Argentine professional football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Estudiantes de La Plata in the Argentine first division, of which he is captain....
for £18million,
Christian VieriChristian Vieri is a Italian football striker currently being a free agent.-Early life:Born in Bologna, Italy, his family moved to Australia for a period, in the suburb of Wetherill Park in South-Western Sydney and he attended Prairiewood High School. His father Roberto Vieri played for...
for £19million and breaking the world transfer record, albeit only for a matter of weeks, to sign
Hernan CrespoHernán Jorge Crespo is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Genoa of the Italian Serie A.-River Plate:Crespo made his debut with River Plate during the 1993-94 season, scoring 13 goals in 25 league appearances as River Plate won the Apertura league title...
from Parma for £35million.
Lazio were Serie A runners-up in 1995, third in 1996, and fourth in 1997, then losing the championship just by one point to
MilanAssociazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan and as just Milan in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy...
on the last championship's match in 1999 before, with the likes of
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,
Alessandro NestaAlessandro Nesta, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Milan...
,
Marcelo SalasJosé Marcelo Salas Melinao , better known as Marcelo Salas, is a former football player from Chile. He, with Elías Figueroa and Iván Zamorano, have been some of Chile's most recognized football players...
and
Pavel NedvědPavel Nedvěd is a retired Czech football midfielder. He is one of the most successful Czech players to have played in a top European league, winning numerous accolades with Lazio and Juventus. Widely regarded as one of the best midfielders in the modern era, he was the recipient of the prestigious...
in the side, finally winning its second
scudetto in 2000, as well as the Italian Cup in an impressive and rare (by Italian standards) "double" with
Sven-Göran ErikssonSven-Göran Eriksson born 5 February 1948, in Sweden commonly referred to just by his nickname
Svennis , is a Swedish football manager. He is the current director of football for Notts County....
(1997–2001) as manager.
Lazio also had two more Coppa Italia triumphs in recent years, in 1998 and 2004, as well as the last ever UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1999. They also reached the
UEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is a competition for eligible European football clubs; the second most prestigious European football contest after the UEFA Champions League. It is an annual football cup competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations...
final in 1998, but lost 0–3 against
InternazionaleFootball Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale and as just Inter in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy, founded in 1908...
.
In addition, Lazio won the Italian Super Cup twice and defeated Manchester United in 1999 to win the
European Super CupThe European Super Cup is an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League . It takes place at the start of the domestic season, in August, normally on a Friday.The current champions are Spanish club FC Barcelona, and the most...
.
In 2000, Lazio became also the first Italian football club to be quoted on the Italian
Piazza Affari stock market.
However, with money running out, Lazio's results slowly worsened in the years; in 2002, a financial scandal involving Cragnotti and his food products multinational
CirioCirio S.p.A. is a major Italian food company.It was founded in 1856 in Turin, Italy....
forced him to leave the club, and Lazio was controlled until 2004 by caretaker financial managers and a bank pool. This forced the club to sell their star players and even then-one man club and captain Alessandro Nesta. In 2004 entrepreneur
Claudio LotitoClaudio Lotito is an Italian entrepreneur. He is the owner and president of the Serie A football club S.S. Lazio since 2004. His most successful signing were that boy....
acquired the majority of the club.
In 2006, the club qualified to the 2006–07
UEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is a competition for eligible European football clubs; the second most prestigious European football contest after the UEFA Champions League. It is an annual football cup competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations...
under coach
Delio RossiDelio Rossi is an Italian football manager. He last served as head coach of Serie A club Lazio from 2005 to 2009, and is currently unemployed.-Playing career:...
. The club was however excluded from European competitions due to their involvement in match-fixing scandal.
In 2006–2007, despite a later-reduced points deduction, Lazio achieved a third place finish, thus getting qualified to the UEFA Champions League qualifying round, where they defeated Dinamo Bucharest to get into the group phase, ended in fourth place in a round composed of
Real MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the most successful team in Spanish football and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Spanish Cups, a record nine European...
, Werder Bremen and Olympiacos. Things in the league did not go much better with the team spending most of the season in the bottom half of the table, sparking the protests of the fans, and eventually ending the Serie A season in 12th place. But the next season the club won their fifth
Coppa ItaliaThe 2008–09 Coppa Italia was the sixty-first season of the tournament. The competition started on 9 August 2008 and ended on 13 May 2009. The radically different format used in the 2007–08 Coppa was abandoned, with the new format more closely resembling earlier editions of the tournament.The final...
, beating Sampdoria in the
finalThe 2009 Coppa Italia Final was the final match of the 2008–09 Coppa Italia, the 61st season of the top cup competition in Italian football. The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 13 May 2009 between Lazio and Sampdoria; Lazio won 6–5 on penalties after the match ended 1–1 after...
.
Lazio started the
2009-10 seasonThe 2009–10 season will be the 108th season of competitive football in Italy.-Honours:-Deaths:*September 18, 2009 — Brian Filipi, 20, Ravenna midfielder and Albania youth international, killed in a car accident....
playing the
SupercoppaThe Supercoppa Italiana is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Italy every year. It is contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season, as a curtain raiser to the new season. It is usually played at the home of the Serie A...
against Inter in
BeijingBeijing is a metropolis in northern China and the capital of the People's Republic of China...
, and winning the match 2-1 by the scores of Matuzalem and
RocchiTommaso Rocchi is an Italian footballer who is the current captain of Serie A club Lazio. Rocchi has also been capped for the Italian national team.-Early years:...
.
Colours, badge and nicknames
Lazio's colours of white and sky blue were inspired by the
national emblem of GreeceThe National Emblem of Greece consists of a blue escutcheon with a white cross totally surrounded by two laurel branches. The emblem is painted or woven, mainly on the hats, uniforms and buttons of the military, the security forces etc.- History :...
, due to the fact that Lazio is a mixed sports club this was chosen in recognition of the fact that the
Ancient Olympic GamesThe Olympic Games were a series of athletic competitions held for representatives of various city-states of Ancient Greece. Records indicate that they began in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece. They were celebrated until 393 AD. The Games were usually held every four years, or olympiad, as...
and along with it the sporting tradition in Europe is linked to
GreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula....
.
Originally Lazio wore a shirt which was divided into white and sky blue quarters, with black shorts and socks. After a while of wearing a plain white shirt very early on, Lazio reverted to the colours which they wear today. Some seasons Lazio have used a sky blue and white shirt with stripes, but usually it is sky blue with a white trim, with the white shorts and socks. The club's colours have led to their Italian nickname of
biancocelesti.
Lazio's traditional club badge and symbol is the
eagleEagles are large birds of prey which are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa...
, which was chosen by founding member Luigi Bigiarelli. It is an acknowledgment to the emblem of the
Roman EmpireThe Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean. The term is used to describe the Roman state during and after the time of the first emperor,...
's army commonly known as the
AquilaThe Aquila was the eagle standard of a Roman legion, carried by a special grade legionary known as an Aquilifer. One eagle standard was carried by each legion.-History:...
; the
Roman legionThe Roman legion is a term that can apply both as a translation of legio to the entire Roman army and also, more narrowly , to the heavy infantry that was the basic military unit of the ancient Roman army in the period of the late Roman Republic and the...
carried the symbol with them when going in to battle. Lazio's use of the symbol has led to two of their nicknames;
le Aquile (the Eagles) and
Aquilotti (Young Eagles). The current club badge features a golden eagle above a white shield with a blue border; inside the shield is the club's name and a smaller tripartite shield with the colours of the club.
Stadium
Stadio Olimpico, located on the
Foro ItalicoForo Italico is a sports complex in Rome, Italy. It was built between 1928 and 1938 as the Foro Mussolini under the design of Enrico Del Debbio and, later, Luigi Moretti...
, is the major stadium of
RomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated municipality , with over 2.7 million residents in , while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 3.46 million. The metropolitan area of Rome is estimated by OECD to have a population of 3.7 million...
,
ItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...
. It is the home of the Italian national football team, as well as of both local teams S.S. Lazio and
A.S. RomaAssociazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated at the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence bar one season in the early 50s...
. It was opened in 1937 and after its latest renovation in 2008, the stadium has a capacity of 72,689 seats. It was the site of the
1960 Summer OlympicsThe 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Rome, Italy, in 1960...
, but has also served as the location of the 1987
World Athletics ChampionshipsThe World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations . Originally, it was organised every four years, but this changed in 1991, and it has since been organised biennially.-History:...
, the 1980 European Championship final, the
1990 FIFA World CupThe 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from 8 June to 8 July. Italy was chosen as hosts by FIFA on 19 May 1984, making it the second country to host the event twice. USSR was the rival of Italy's candidacy to host the event...
and the
UEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe...
Final in
1996The 1996 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match played on 22 May 1996 between Juventus of Italy and Ajax of the Netherlands. The match was deadlocked at 1–1 after extra time, forcing a penalty shootout which Juventus won 4–2. This was Italian giants' second triumph in the...
and
2009The 2009 UEFA Champions League Final was played on 27 May 2009 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. The match determined the winners of the 2008–09 season of the UEFA Champions League, a tournament for the top football clubs in Europe. The match was won by Barcelona of Spain, who beat England's...
.
Also on the Foro Italico lies the Stadio dei Marmi, or "marble stadium", which was built in 1932 and designed by Enrico Del Debbio. It has tiers topped by 60 white marble statues that were gifts from Italian cities in commemoration of 60 athletes.
During the
1989–90Another dominant year for Napoli, with Diego Maradona being among the leading goalscorers in Serie A , behind Marco Van Basten of Milan and Roberto Baggio of Fiorentina .-Final classification:...
season S.S. Lazio and
A.S. RomaAssociazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated at the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence bar one season in the early 50s...
played their games at the Stadio Flaminio of Rome, located in the district Flaminio, because of the renovation works carried out at the
Stadio OlimpicoStadio Olimpico is the main and largest sports facility of Rome, Italy. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex on the north of the city. Assets of CONI, the structure is intended primarily for football. It is the home stadium of S.S. Lazio and A.S...
.
Supporters and rivalries
Lazio is the sixth most supported football club in Italy with around 2% of Italian football fans supporting the club (according to the
la Repubblicala Repubblica is, as of 2008, the second largest circulation Italian daily general-interest newspaper, behind the Corriere della Sera. It was founded in 1976 in Rome by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso led by Eugenio Scalfari and Carlo Caracciolo and Arnoldo Mondadori Editore...
’s research of August 2008).
Historically the largest section of Lazio supporters in the city of Rome has come from the northern section just above the
Vatican CityVatican City , officially the State of the Vatican City , is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, the capital city of Italy...
, creating an
archAn arch is a structure that spans a space while supporting weight . Arches appeared as early as the 2nd millennium BC in Mesopotamian brick architecture and their systematic use started with the Ancient Romans who were the first to apply the technique to a wide range of structures.-History:Arches...
like shape across Rome with affluent areas such as;
ParioliParioli is a neighbourhood in Northern part of Rome. The name derives from the Monti Parioli, a series of tufa hills, and was given to the area before its incorporation into the city proper at the beginning of the 20th century...
,
PratiPrati is the XXII rione of Rome. Its logo is the shape of Hadrian's mausoleum, in a blue color on a silver background. Hadrian's mausoleum was not in this area, but in the rione Borgo, bordering Prati to the south....
, Flaminio, Salario, Nomentano, Cassia and
Monte MarioMonte Mario is the highest hill of Rome, central Italy. It lies in the NW side of the city.The hill was known as Mons Vaticanus or Clivus Cinnae in Roman times. The current name, according to some theories, comes from Mario Mellini, a cardinal who around the middle of 15th century owned there a...
.
Founded in 1987
Irriducibili Lazio are currently the club's biggest
ultrasUltras are a form of sports team supporters renowned for their fanatical support and elaborate displays. They are predominantly European followers of football teams...
group. In terms of match day displays Lazio ultras opt for a traditionally
EnglishAssociation football is a national sport in England.-Terminology:The sport is almost always referred to simply as "football". It is unusual for it to be called "soccer" and it is only referred to as "association football" in very limited circumstances...
style and embrace elements of
lad cultureLad culture is a subculture commonly associated with Britpop music of the 1990s.It also involves a liking for alcoholic beverages , football, fast cars and men's magazines...
. Usually the only time they create traditional Italian ultras displays is for the
Derby della CapitaleThe Derby della Capitale , also known as il Derby Capitolino and Derby del Cupolone, as well as The Rome Derby in English, is the football local derby in Rome, Italy, between the two major teams of the city, Lazio and Roma...
.
The
Derby della CapitaleThe Derby della Capitale , also known as il Derby Capitolino and Derby del Cupolone, as well as The Rome Derby in English, is the football local derby in Rome, Italy, between the two major teams of the city, Lazio and Roma...
, known in
English speakingEnglish is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...
countries as the
Rome derby is a match between Lazio and their main rivals
RomaAssociazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated at the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence bar one season in the early 50s...
; it is amongst the most heated and emotional footballing rivalries in the world. A Lazio fan, Vincenzo Paparelli was killed at one of the derby games during the
1979–80The 1979/1980 Serie A season was won by F.C. Internazionale Milano.-Final classification:-Results:
-References and Sources:...
season after being hit in the eye by a
flareA flare, also sometimes called a fusee, is a type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light or intense heat without an explosion. Flares are used for signaling, illumination, or defensive countermeasures in civilian and military applications...
thrown by a Roma fan. Lazio also have a strong rivalry with
NapoliSocietà Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is an Italian professional football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of their history in Serie A, where they currently play for the 2009–10 season....
and
LivornoAssociazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, just achieving promotion last year. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...
. Conversely the ultras have friendly relationships with
InterFootball Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale and as just Inter in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy, founded in 1908...
, Triestina and
Hellas VeronaHellas Verona Football Club is an Italian professional football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...
. They also have friendships with clubs elsewhere in Europe, including
Real MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the most successful team in Spanish football and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Spanish Cups, a record nine European...
, Espanyol and
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.
Statistics and records
Giuseppe FavalliGiuseppe Favalli is an Italian footballer at the position of defender who currently plays for AC Milan.-Cremonese:He started his career with then-Serie B squad Cremonese...
holds Lazio's official appearance record, having made 401 over the course of 16 years from 1992 until 2004. The record for league appearances is held by Aldo Puccinelli with 339. The all-time leading goalscorer for Lazio is
Silvio PiolaSilvio Piola was an Italian footballer from Robbio Lomellina, province of Pavia. He is known as a highly prominent figure in the history of Italian football due to several records he set. Piola won the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Italy, scoring two goals in the final.Piola is third in the all-time...
, with 148 goals scored. Piola, who played also with
Pro VercelliUnione Sportiva Pro Vercelli Calcio was one of the most successful Italian football clubs in the early decades of the twentieth century, with seven national titles won between 1908 and 1922...
,
TorinoTorino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906...
,
JuventusJuventus Football Club , commonly referred to as Juventus and familiarly as Juve, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
and
NovaraNovara Calcio is an Italian football club, based in Novara, Piedmont. The club was founded in 1908. Novara currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, having last been in Serie A in 1955-56 season...
, is also the highest goalscorer in Serie A history, with 274 goals, 49 ahead of anyone else.
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Giuseppe FavalliGiuseppe Favalli is an Italian footballer at the position of defender who currently plays for AC Milan.-Cremonese:He started his career with then-Serie B squad Cremonese...
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Italy |
401 |
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Giuseppe WilsonJoseph Wilson is a former Anglo-Italian footballer. Although born in Northern England, Wilson played the majority of his football career in Italy....
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Italy |
394 |
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Paolo Negro Paolo Negro is a former Italian footballer. He could either play as a central defender or a right back.-Club career:...
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Italy |
376 |
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Aldo Puccinelli |
Italy |
342 |
| 5 |
Luca Marchegiani Luca Marchegiani is a former Italian football goalkeeper.He played mostly for Torino FC and SS Lazio.At one time, Marchegiani was the most expensive goalkeeper in the world, when he joined Lazio from Torino in 1993 for £6m He played for Italy national football team and was a participant at the...
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Italy |
339 |
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Vincenzo D'Amico Vincenzo D'Amico is an Italian association football former player....
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Italy |
336 |
| 7 |
Idilio Cei |
Italy |
288 |
| 8 |
Enrique Flamini |
Argentina |
282 |
| 9 |
Renzo Garlaschelli Renzo Garlaschelli is an Italian association football former player....
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Italy |
276 |
| 10 |
Romolo Alzani |
Italy |
263 |
| 11 |
Alessandro NestaAlessandro Nesta, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Milan...
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Italy |
263 |
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Silvio PiolaSilvio Piola was an Italian footballer from Robbio Lomellina, province of Pavia. He is known as a highly prominent figure in the history of Italian football due to several records he set. Piola won the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Italy, scoring two goals in the final.Piola is third in the all-time...
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Italy |
148 |
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Giuseppe Signori Giuseppe "Beppe" Signori is a retired Italian football striker, one of the top scorers in Serie A history and widely regarded as one of the best football players to have never received a winners medal in competitive football. He was a fast, left footed striker who was prolific goalscorer...
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Italy |
127 |
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Giorgio ChinagliaGiorgio Chinaglia is a former football striker from Italy. He grew up and played his early football in Cardiff, Wales and began his career with Swansea Town in 1964. A year later at age 19, Chinaglia returned to Italy to play for Massese, and then Internapoli, before joining S.S. Lazio in 1969...
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Italy |
123 |
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Bruno GiordanoBruno Giordano is an Italian football manager and former player.-Playing career:Born in Rome, Giordano played for most of his career with Lazio, debuting in Serie A on October 5, 1975...
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Italy |
110 |
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Tommaso RocchiTommaso Rocchi is an Italian footballer who is the current captain of Serie A club Lazio. Rocchi has also been capped for the Italian national team.-Early years:...
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Italy |
86 |
| 6 |
Aldo Puccinelli |
Italy |
77 |
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Goran PandevGoran Pandev , is a Macedonian football striker who plays for Italian Serie A club, S.S. Lazio. He is also considered a key player for the Macedonian national football team and one of the more celebrated players of his homeland.-Career:Pandev began his football career with FK Belasica, the club...
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Macedonia |
64 |
| 8 |
Renzo Garlaschelli Renzo Garlaschelli is an Italian association football former player....
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Italy |
56 |
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Simone Inzaghi Simone Inzaghi is an Italian professional footballer who currently plays for S.S. Lazio, as a striker.-Football career:...
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Italy |
54 |
| 10 |
Juan Carlos Morrone |
Italy |
53 |
| 11 |
Vincenzo D'Amico Vincenzo D'Amico is an Italian association football former player....
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Italy |
51 |
Current squad
- For recent transfers, see: S.S. Lazio 2009–10 transfers.
Out on loan
Retired numbers
12 –
Curva NordCurva is an Italian term or name for a number of stands located at sports stadia, particularly in Italy; so named, originally, due to their curved or bending shape...
of
Stadio OlimpicoStadio Olimpico is the main and largest sports facility of Rome, Italy. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex on the north of the city. Assets of CONI, the structure is intended primarily for football. It is the home stadium of S.S. Lazio and A.S...
, as a sign of recognition towards the Curva Nord, considered the 12th man in the field.
Notable players
Current coaching staff
- As of 12 October 2009.
| Position |
Name |
| Manager |
ITA Davide Ballardini Davide Ballardini is an Italian football manager who is currently the head coach at Serie A club Lazio. He formerly played professionally for Cesena.-Playing:...
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| Technical area coordinator |
Albania Igli Tare Igli Tare is an Albanian former football striker. He is currently the technical area coordinator of Lazio.-Career:...
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| Assistant Coach |
Italy Carlo Regno |
| Technical assistant |
Italy Stefano Melandri |
| Technical assistant |
Italy Andrea Rinaldi |
| Goalkeeping Coach |
ITA Adalberto Grigioni |
| Physical fitness Coach |
ITA Adriano Bianchini |
| Head of health staff |
ITA Roberto Bianchini |
| Orthopaedic specialist |
ITA Stefano Lovati |
| Nutritionist specialist |
ITA Roberto Verna |
| Director for Referees |
ITA Stefano De Martino |
| Team manager |
ITA Maurizio Manzini |
Notable managers
The following managers have all won at least one trophy when in charge of Lazio:
| Name |
Period |
Trophies |
| Italy Fulvio Bernardini Fulvio Bernardini was an Italian professional footballer and coach.During his playing career, he played for Lazio, Inter, Roma and M.A.T.E.R....
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1958–1960 |
Coppa Italia The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Juventus and Roma lead the way with nine wins. Roma contested more finals: 15...
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Argentina Juan Carlos LorenzoJuan Carlos Lorenzo was an Argentine football player and coach. He is an icon for Boca Juniors fans, as he coached the club to its first two Copa Libertadores titles.-Biography:...
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1968–1971 |
Serie BSerie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. It consists of 22 teams. The championship is often called the cadetti, which means 'juniors' or 'cadets', or campionato cadetto. It is organized by Lega Calcio, as the major tounament....
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| Italy Tommaso Maestrelli Tommaso Maestrelli was an Italian association football player and manager....
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1971–1975 |
Serie ASerie A, called for sponsorship reasons as Serie A TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the Italian football league system operating for eighty years from 1929. It is organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new league like the English Premier...
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Sweden Sven-Göran ErikssonSven-Göran Eriksson born 5 February 1948, in Sweden commonly referred to just by his nickname Svennis , is a Swedish football manager. He is the current director of football for Notts County....
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1997–2001 |
2 Coppa Italia The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Juventus and Roma lead the way with nine wins. Roma contested more finals: 15... , 2 Supercoppa ItalianaThe Supercoppa Italiana is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Italy every year. It is contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season, as a curtain raiser to the new season. It is usually played at the home of the Serie A... , Serie ASerie A, called for sponsorship reasons as Serie A TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the Italian football league system operating for eighty years from 1929. It is organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new league like the English Premier... , UEFA Cup Winners' CupThe UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season, and... , UEFA Super Cup |
Italy Roberto ManciniRoberto Mancini is an Italian football coach and former player. His last job was as head coach of Internazionale in Serie A.-Club:...
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2002–2004 |
Coppa Italia The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Juventus and Roma lead the way with nine wins. Roma contested more finals: 15...
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Italy Delio RossiDelio Rossi is an Italian football manager. He last served as head coach of Serie A club Lazio from 2005 to 2009, and is currently unemployed.-Playing career:...
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2005–2009 |
Coppa Italia The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Juventus and Roma lead the way with nine wins. Roma contested more finals: 15...
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| Italy Davide Ballardini Davide Ballardini is an Italian football manager who is currently the head coach at Serie A club Lazio. He formerly played professionally for Cesena.-Playing:...
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2009– |
Supercoppa Italiana The Supercoppa Italiana is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Italy every year. It is contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season, as a curtain raiser to the new season. It is usually played at the home of the Serie A...
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National titles
- Serie A
Serie A, called for sponsorship reasons as Serie A TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the Italian football league system operating for eighty years from 1929. It is organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new league like the English Premier...
: 2
- Champions (2): 1973–74
The 1973/1974 Serie A season was won by S.S. Lazio.-Final classification:-Results:
-References and Sources:...
; 1999–00Lazio won the title on the final day of the season in controvertsial cirumstances. Juventus, the only other team left in contention on the day lost their match against Perugia in terrible conditions at a rain-sodden Stadio Renato Curi, many considering the pitch unplayable...
- Runners-up (3): 1936–37-Final classification:-Results:...
; 1994–95The Serie A 1994-95 was won by Juventus F.C..
-Final classification:-Results:-Relegation tie-breaker:|}Genoa C.F.C...
; 1998–99AC Milan won their 16th Scudetto, led by coach Alberto Zaccheroni. Lazio finished second, losing the title on the last day, whereas Juventus impressive start was cut short by a bad injury to Alessandro Del Piero, and they wound up having an unimpressive season.-Final classification:-Top...
- Coppa Italia
The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Juventus and Roma lead the way with nine wins. Roma contested more finals: 15...
: 5
- Winners (5): 1958; 1997–98
-First Leg:---------Second Leg:--------Lazio win Coppa Italia 3-2 on aggregate.-References:*...
; 1999–00-First Leg:---------Second Leg:--------Lazio win Coppa Italia 2-1 on aggregate.-References:*...
; 2003–04-First Leg:---------Second Leg:--------Lazio win Coppa Italia 4-2 on aggregate.-References:*...
; 2008–09The 2008–09 Coppa Italia was the sixty-first season of the tournament. The competition started on 9 August 2008 and ended on 13 May 2009. The radically different format used in the 2007–08 Coppa was abandoned, with the new format more closely resembling earlier editions of the tournament.The final...
- Runners-up (1): 1960–61
- Winners (3): 1998
The 1998 Supercoppa Italiana was a match contested by Juventus, the Serie A 1997-98 winner, and Lazio, the Coppa Italia 1997-98 winner.It was the fourth appearance for Juventus , whereas it was Lazio's first appearance....
; 2000The 2000 Supercoppa Italiana was a match contested by the 1999-00 winners SS Lazio and the 1999-00 Coppa Italia runners-up FC Internazionale. Since the Coppa Italia winners were also the newly appointed league champions, the Super Cup spot was given to the runners-up of the Coppa Italia,...
; 2009The 2009 Supercoppa Italiana was a match played by the 2008–09 Serie A winners Internazionale and 2008–09 Coppa Italia winners Lazio. It took place on 8 August 2009 at the Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, China...
- Runners-up (1): 2004
The 2004 Supercoppa Italiana was a match contested by the 2003-04 winners AC Milan and the 2003-04 Coppa Italia winners SS Lazio.The match result was a 3-0 victory for AC Milan after a hat-trick by Andriy Shevchenko.-Match details:-References:...
- Serie B
Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. It consists of 22 teams. The championship is often called the cadetti, which means 'juniors' or 'cadets', or campionato cadetto. It is organized by Lega Calcio, as the major tounament....
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- Champions (1): 1968-69
This article contains information on the 1968-1969 season of Serie B, the second highest football league in Italy.-Final classification:-Results:
-References and Sources:...
- Runners-up (3): 1962-63
-Final classification:-Results:
-References and Sources:*Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005...
; 1971-72This article contains information on the 1971-1972 season of Serie B, the second highest football league in Italy.-Final classification:-Results:
-References and Sources:...
; 1982-83This article contains information on the 1982-1983 season of Serie B, the second highest football league in Italy.-Final classification:-Results:
-References and Sources:...
- Promoted (2): 1926-27; 1987-88
This article contains information on the 1987-1988 season of Serie B, the second highest football league in Italy.-Final classification:-Results:
-References and Sources:...
European titles
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season, and...
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- Winners: 1998–99
The 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match played between S.S. Lazio of Italy and RCD Mallorca of Spain, to determine the winner of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998–99. The final was held at Villa Park in Birmingham on 19 May 1999...
- Winners: 1999
The 1999 UEFA Super Cup was a football match played on 27 August 1999 between the 1998-99 UEFA Champions League winners, Manchester United, and Lazio, winners of the 1998-99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup....
- UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is a competition for eligible European football clubs; the second most prestigious European football contest after the UEFA Champions League. It is an annual football cup competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations...
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- Runners-up: 1997–98
The UEFA Cup 1997–98 was won by Inter Milan comfortably in an all-Italian final against S.S. Lazio. It was their third title in eight years in the competition.-First qualifying round:|}-Second qualifying round:...
- Mitropa Cup
The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale was one of the first really international major European football cups for club sides. After World War II in 1951 a replacement tournament named Zentropa Cup was held to resume the rich tradition of this competition.A first...
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- Runners-up: 1937
- Coppa delle Alpi
Coppa delle Alpi , was a football tournament, first organized by the Italian national league to start 1960 and then aided by the Swiss League in 1962 for the reason that the majority of the Alps are in Switzerland...
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- Winners: 1971
Youth team titles
Trofeo Giacinto FacchettiCampionato Nazionale Primavera - Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti is an Italian football competition played by youth teams of all Serie A and all Serie B clubs. The first edition was held in the 1962-63 season but at that time there were two champions because Serie A and Serie B teams played in two...
: 4
- Champions: 1975–76; 1986–87; 1994–95; 2000–01
Coppa Italia PrimaveraCoppa Italia Primavera is an Italian football competition played for by youth teams from Campionato Primavera. The first edition was held in the 1972-73 season.-Format:...
: 1
Società Sportiva Lazio as a company
In 1998, during Sergio Cragnotti's period in charge, Società Sportiva Lazio became a
joint stock companyA joint stock company is a type of business entity: it is a type of corporation or partnership involving two or more legal persons. Certificates of ownership are issued by the company in return for each financial contribution, and the shareholders are free to transfer their ownership interest at...
; Lazio were the first Italian club to do so. Currently, the Lazio
shareShare may refer to:use in market ----by bhavya* Sharing ; to make joint use of resources , or to "give something away"* Share , a man who writes Urdu poetry...
s are distributed between Claudio Lotito, who holds 61.312%, and other shareholders who own the remaining 38.688%. Along with
JuventusJuventus Football Club , commonly referred to as Juventus and familiarly as Juve, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
and
RomaAssociazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated at the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence bar one season in the early 50s...
, Lazio is one of only three Italian clubs listed on the
Borsa ItalianaThe Borsa Italiana S.p.A., based in Milan, is Italy's main stock exchange. It was privatised in 1997 and acquired by the London Stock Exchange in 2007...
(Italian stock exchange). Unlike the other two Italian clubs on the stock exchange there is only one significantly large share holder in Lazio.
According to
The Football Money LeagueThe Deloitte Football Money League is a ranking of football clubs by income. It is produced annually by the accountancy firm Deloitte.- Full listing :- Rankings for the 2006/07 season :...
published by consultants Deloitte, in the 2004–05 season Lazio was the twentieth highest earning football club in the world with an estimated revenue of €83 million.
Sponsors and kit providers
| Years |
Sponsors |
| 1981–1982 |
Tonini |
| 1982–1984 |
Seleco Sèleco is an electronics company based in Pordenone, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. It is part of Super//Fluo, who bought the rights in August, 2006, along with Brionvega and Imperial.-History:...
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| 1984–1986 |
Castor -In science and technology:* Castor , α Geminorum* Castor , a data binding framework for Java* CASTOR, CAsk for Storage and Transport Of Radioactive material, containers used to transport highly radioactive nuclear waste...
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| 1986–1991 |
Cassa di Risparmio di Roma |
| 1991–1992 |
Banco di Santo Spirito |
| 1992-1996 |
Banca di Roma |
| 1996–2000 |
Cirio Cirio S.p.A. is a major Italian food company.It was founded in 1856 in Turin, Italy....
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| 1998–1998 |
Del MonteDel Monte Foods is an American food production and distribution company based in San Francisco, California.It offers canned goods in Del Monte, S&W and Contadina brands, pet foods under Kibbles n' Bits, 9Lives, Pounce, Milk-Bone and several premium brands.-History:In the 1870s and '80s, California... (UEFA Cup Winners' CupThe UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season, and... ) |
| 2000–2003 |
Siemens Siemens AG is a German electrical and telecommunications companysiemens may refer to*siemens , the SI unit of electrical conductance, equivalent to 1 ampere/voltSiemens may also refer to:...
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| 2003-2005 |
Parmacotto |
| 2003-2004 |
IndesitIndesit Company, an Italian company based in Fabriano , is one of Europe’s biggest makers of home appliances.- Company history :Founded by Aristide Merloni as Industrie Merloni in 1930 in Fabriano , the business initially made balances, a market in which it had gained a 40% share by the early 1950s... (Coppa ItaliaThe Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Juventus and Roma lead the way with nine wins. Roma contested more finals: 15... ) |
| 2005–2007 |
INA Assitalia (Insurance) |
| 2007–2008 |
So.Spe. Edileuropa |
| 2008-2009 |
PES 2009 GroupamaGroupama contraction of GROUPe des Assurances Mutuelles Agricoles is an international insurance group based in France... (Insurance) Cucciolone AlgidaAlgida is the name of a settlement in Ras al-Khaimah.-References:*Gazeteer of the United Arab Emirates. Washington, D.C. : Defense Mapping Agency, 1987....
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| 2009 |
Regione Lazio (Italian Super Cup) Edileuropa Paideia clinic |
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| Years |
Kit providers |
| 1963–1964 |
Lacoste |
| 1972–1976 |
Tuttosport |
| 1977–1979 |
Ennerre |
| 1979–1980 |
Pouchain |
| 1980–1982 |
AdidasAdidas AG is a German-based sports apparel manufacturer and part of the Adidas Group, which consists of Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-adidas golf company, and Rockport. Besides sports footwear, the company also produces other products such as bags, shirts, watches, eyewear and other sports...
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| 1982–1986 |
Ennerre |
| 1986–1987 |
Tuttosport |
| 1987–1989 |
KappaKappa is an Italian clothing company that started as a sock and underwear manufacturer in 1916 in Turin.-Logo:Known as the Omini, is a silhouette of a man and woman sitting back to back in the nude. Created in 1969 by mere accident...
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| 1989–1998 |
UmbroUmbro is a United Kingdom sportswear and equipment supplier based in Cheadle, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment...
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| 1998–present |
PumaPUMA AG Rudolf Dassler Sport is a large German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear....
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External links
- SSLazio.it Official club website
- Lazio at the Lega Calcio official website
- Lazio at the UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations is the administrative and controlling body for European football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA ....
official website