S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928

S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928

Full name	Società Sportiva Fidelis Andria 1928 (aka Fidelis Andria)
Nickname(s)	Leoni Azzurri (Blue Lions)
Founded	August 5, 2013 2005 (as AS Andria BAT) 1971 (as AS Fidelis Andria)
Ground	Stadio Degli Ulivi Andria, Italy
Ground Capacity	9,140
Chairman	Paolo Montemurro
Manager	Luca D'Angelo
League	Lega Pro
2014-15	Serie D/H, 1st (promoted)
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Società Sportiva Fidelis Andria 1928 or simply Fidelis Andria is an Italian football club based in Andria, Apulia. The club, originally founded in 1971, has been re-founded in 2013 and currently plays in Lega Pro, the third tier of the Italian football system.

Fidelis Andria play their home matches at Stadio Degli Ulivi, which has a capacity of 9,140. The stadium is located in Andria itself.

History

A.S. Fidelis Andria (1971-2005)

AS Fidelis Andria crest

The club was founded in 1971 as A.S. Fidelis Andria (Associazione Sportiva Fidelis Andria). At that time the club worn red and yellow and it was the second club in town.

In 1978, after the cancellation of A.S. Andria, the club decided to wear blue and white, which are the colours of the town as well.

With these colours, the club played for years between Serie B and Serie C1: its last Serie B experience was in 1999.

After 2004/05 season the club declared bankrupt.

A.S. Andria BAT (2005-2013)

AS Andria BAT crest

On summer 2005 the club was refounded as A.S. Andria BAT (Associazione Sportiva Andria BAT). BAT stands for Barletta-Andria-Trani, as in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani.

The team played in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione from 2005-06 to 2008-09 season.

At the end of the 2008-09 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season the team was admitted in Lega Pro Prima Divisione after the forced relegation of Avellino in Serie D. At the end of the 2012-13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season the club was relegated after play-off, but didn't enroll in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione league.

S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928 (since 2013)

In its place, on summer 2013 a new team called S.S.D. Fidelis Andria 1928 was founded and admitted to Eccellenza Apulia.

The team ended the 2013-2014 season at 2nd place. After winning the national Play-offs, Fidelis Andria have been promoted to Serie D, the top level of the Italian non-professional football association.

Season 2014-15 Fidelis Andria played on Group H of Serie D. On April 26, winning 3-2 away at Cavese, the club has been promoted to Lega Pro, the third highest football division in Italy, two matches before the end of regular season.

After the regular season, Fidelis Andria have taken part to the Scudetto Serie D tournament, in order to assign the amateur champions' title. The team has been eliminated in the group stages.

Since 1 July 2015, being a member of Italian Professional Football League (Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico), commonly known as Lega Pro, the club have changed its name in S.S. Fidelis Andria.

Colors and crest

The team's colors are blue and white. The club crest, rappresenting a rampant lion, is based on elements from city of Andria badge.

Current squad

As of 18 October 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Giacomo Poluzzi GK Marco Cilli DF Angelo Tartaglia DF Matteo Fissore DF Ramzi Aya DF Mariano Stendardo DF Vittorio Ferrero DF Roberto Cortellini DF Marco Vittiglio DF Nico Paterni MF Dimitri Bisoli

No. Position Player MF Abass Alhassan MF Daniel Onescu MF Marco Piccinni MF Ismael Bangoura MF Antonio Matera MF Nicola Capellini FW Robert Krišto (on loan from Spezia) FW Nicola Strambelli FW Claudio Morra (on loan from Torino) FW Francesco Grandolfo FW Pietro Cianci

Notable former players

• Nicola Amoruso
• Marco Capparella
• Bernardo Corradi
• Cristiano Lupatelli
• Bruno Pesce
• Matjaž Florijančič

External links

• Official Webpage (Italian)