S.S. Turris Calcio, commonly known as Turris, is an Italian football club based in Torre del Greco, Campania. The club was founded in 1944 as F.C. Turris 1944 and refounded in 2004 and then 2012. The nicknames of the team are Torresi and Corallini.

Turris
Full nameSocietà Sportiva
Turris Calcio
Nickname(s)Torresi, Corallini
Founded1944
2003 (refounded)
2014 (refounded)
GroundStadio Amerigo Liguori,
Torre del Greco, Italy
Capacity5,300
ChairmanAntonio Colantonio
ManagerGaetano Fontana
LeagueSerie C Group C
2022–23Serie C Group C, 15th of 20

Turris were promoted to Serie C in 2019–20 as champions of Serie D, following the early conclusion of the league due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

History edit

From 1944 to 2012 edit

F.C. Turris 1944 edit

 
Former FC Turris logo

F.C. Turris 1944 was founded in 1944 and refounded in 2004. In the past, the club played many seasons in Serie C.[2]

Serie D 2010–11 edit

In the 2010–11 season, Turris were the losing finalists of Coppa Italia Serie D. Since the winner, Perugia, were promoted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione as the division winner, Turris qualified for the semi-finals of the national promotion playoffs. Turris defeated SandonàJesolo in the semifinals but lost 3–1 on penalties, after a scoreless game, to Rimini in the final and remained in Serie D.

The transfer to Nola, Neapolis' relocation, and refoundation edit

In the summer of 2012, the club's membership of Serie D was transferred to Real Hyria Nola in the city of Nola.[3] Until the end of the 2013–14 season, the main football club of the city was F.C. Torre Neapolis 1944, as President Mario Moxedano relocated the former F.C. Neapolis Mugnano to the city from Mugnano di Napoli.[4] In the summer of 2014, Moxedano moved Mugnano di Napoli again, refounding F.C. Neapolis. Turris was refounded as a relocation of FC Miano (Eccellenza league) in the same year, and then renamed Associazione Polisportiva Turris Calcio A.S.D.. They won the Eccellenza the year after and returned to Serie D.

From 2017 and return to professional football edit

In 2017, Turris was acquired by Antonio Colantonio, who promised to supporters that he would take the team back to professional football within three years.

In 2018, the club was renamed ASD Turris Calcio.

In 2019–20 , Turris won promotion to Serie C, returning to professional football for the first time since Serie C2 2000-2001 and to the third level of Italian football for the first time since the Serie C1 1997-1998 season.

For the 2021-22 season, the club has been renamed SS Turris Calcio.

Colors and badge edit

The club's colours are red with white lightning bolts on the front.[5]

Current squad edit

As of 1 February 2024[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ITA Federico Donini
2 DF   ITA Stefano Esempio
4 MF   ITA Daniele Franco
5 DF   ITA Nicolò Cocetta
6 DF   ITA Laurens Serpe (on loan from Spezia)
7 FW   ITA Gianluca D'Auria
9 MF   ITA Federico Casarini
10 FW   ITA Luca Giannone
11 FW   ITA Francesco De Felice
12 GK   ITA Richard Marcone
13 DF   ITA Alessio Maestrelli
14 FW   ITA Fabian Pavone (on loan from Parma)
17 FW   ITA Luca Nocerino
19 FW   ITA Riccardo Maniero
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK   ITA Andrea Pagno
23 MF   ITA Jacopo Scaccabarozzi
24 FW   ITA Gianluca Cum
27 DF   ITA Sergio Contessa
31 FW   GAM Sulayman Jallow
32 MF   ITA Enrico Zampa
33 DF   ITA Lorenzo D'Alessio
37 DF   ITA Tommaso Panelli (on loan from Sorrento)
38 DF   ITA Giuseppe Nicolao
72 MF   ITA Matteo Saccani (on loan from Sassuolo)
77 MF   ITA Nicholas Siega
89 DF   ITA Luca Ricci
99 MF   ITA Samuel Pugliese

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ITA Mirko Miceli (at Taranto until 30 June 2024)

Notable former managers edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Il Palermo sale in Serie C insieme ad altre 8 squadre: ecco quali sono" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. ^ Mariani, Maurizio (19 April 2002). "Italy - Serie C/C1/C2 All-Time Table since 1959". RSSSF.
  3. ^ "» Gaglione iscrive la Turris con il nome "Real SM Hyria" e si giocherà a Nola VOCESPORT: Voce Sport quotidiano d\'informazione sportiva campana. Diretto da Ennio Carabelli". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  4. ^ "ISCRIZIONI SERIE D. E' nato il Torre Neapolis di Moxedano - Turris - Resport". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  5. ^ Images of the team
  6. ^ "Turris squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

External links edit