Venezia F.C.
association football club in Italy
(Redirected from F.B.C. Unione Venezia)
Venezia Football Club, commonly known as just Venezia FC or Venezia, is a football club that plays in Venice, Italy.
Full name | Venezia Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Gil Arancioneroverdi (The Orange-Black-Green) I Lagunari (The Lagoonal Ones) I Leoni Alati (The Winged Lions) | ||
Founded | 1907 2005 (as SSC Venezia) 2009 (as FBC Unione Venezia) 2015 (as Venezia FC) | ||
Dissolved | 2005 (AC Venezia) 2009 (SSC Venezia) | ||
Ground | Stadio Pierluigi Penzo, Venezia, Italy | ||
Capacity | 7,000 | ||
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Manager | ![]() | ||
League | Serie B | ||
2018-19 | 15th of 19 | ||
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The club play their home games at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo. The stadium was opened in 1913. It is the second oldest stadium in Italy, with the oldest one being Genoa's Stadio Luigi Ferraris. The stadium is also notable because it is easily accessible by boat, and even has parking spaces for boats.
The club are currently planning a new stadium that will be located near Marco Polo Airport, away from Venice Island.[1]
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- 1907-1987 AC Venezia 1907
- 1987-1989 Calcio Venezia-Mestre
- 1989-2005 AC Venezia
- 2005-2009 SSC Venezia
- 2009-2014 FBC Unione Venezia
- 2015-present Venezia FC