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| Full name | Calcio Padova SpA | ||
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| Nicknames | I Biancoscudati (The White-Shielded) The Patavini (The Patavins) | ||
| Founded | 29 January 1910; 115 years ago (1910-01-29) as ACP | ||
| Ground | Stadio Comunale Euganeo | ||
| Capacity | 32,420 | ||
| Owner | J4A Holdings | ||
| Chairman | Joseph Oughourlian | ||
| Manager | Matteo Andreoletti | ||
| League | Serie B | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie C Group A, 1st of 20 (promoted) | ||
| Website | padovacalcio.it | ||
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Calcio Padova, commonly referred to asPadova, is anItalian football club based inPadua,Veneto. Founded in 1910, Padova currently play inSerie B, having last been inSerie A in 1996. The team's official colours are white and red.
The team was refounded in 2014 after the sports title was awarded toBiancoscudati Padova for the2014–15 Serie D season as a phoenix club. The old holder of the title was in the process of liquidation after it was expelled from2014–15 Lega Pro. The original Padova was renamedFootball Padova in order to allow the new iteration of Padova to use the original name of the club,Calcio Padova in 2015.
In the 1940s, the team was coached byBéla Guttmann. Padova's golden days were the late 1950s, when the team managed byNereo Rocco, reached the heights of third place in 1958 thanks to the wing wizardry ofKurt Hamrin. ForwardsSergio Brighenti andAurelio Milani would star as Padova remained a force in Serie A, before relegation in 1962. The rest of the 1960s would see the club in Serie B before going into a serious decline ahead of a 1980s revival.
The revival would see Padova return to Serie B in the early 1980s, and within a decade they would be serious promotion contenders. A play-off win overCesena in 1994 saw the club return to Serie A after 32 years. After a dire start to the 1994–95 season, Padova looked like fulfilling most experts' predictions of a swift return to Serie B. They nonetheless found their form in the second half of the year and when they recorded a 1–0 win away toJuventus, they were six points clear of the drop zone. However, they eventually ended up contesting the relegation play-off againstGenoa, due to a late Inter Milan goal assisted by aRubén Sosa corner, which they won onpenalties.
There would be no such luck the following year, as Padova were relegated, with further relegations in 1998 and 1999. Since 2001, they have resided inSerie C1 andLega Pro Prima Divisione. The team returned inSerie B at the end of the 2008–2009 season.
In total, Calcio Padova participated in 11Prima Divisione/Divisione Nazionale championships between 1914–15 and 1928–29 (best place being 3rd in 1922–23) and 16Serie A championships between 1929–30 and 1995–96 (best place being 3rd in 1957–58); inCoppa Italia, the best place was runner-up in 1967. Padova won aCoppa Italia Serie C in 1980, and played also 34 Serie B championships (won in 1947–48) and 29 Serie C1/C2/Lega Pro Prima Divisione championships (won in 1936–37, 1980–81 and 2000–01). Padova finished runner-up theAnglo-Italian Cup of 1983.
In the2013–14 Serie B season, Padova were relegated after finishing 20th, and on 15 July 2014, the team did not sign up to the2014–15 Lega Pro championship. In April 2015, the company was put into liquidation.[1]
The club was founded in the summer of 2014, with the nameSocietà Sportiva Dilettantistica a r.l. Biancoscudati Padova, after the non-inclusion of Calcio Padova inLega Pro andSerie D.[2]
The first official match was Biancoscudati Padova-Castellana (2–0), valid for theCoppa Italia Serie D, played 24 August 2014.[3]
On 19 April 2015, by virtue of a 2–1 away victory againstLegnago, the team secured promotion to Lega Pro.[4]
On 5 June 2015, changed its name toBiancoscudati Padova Spa.[5]
On 6 July 2015, changed its name toCalcio Padova Spa, after the oldCalcio Padova changed its name toFootball Padova Spa – società in liquidazione.[6]
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As of 23 August 2025[8]
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Matteo Andreoletti |
| Assistant coach | Nicola Tarroni |
| Goalkeeping coach | Adriano Zancopè |
| Technical assistant | Luca Di Lauri |
| Match analyst | Francesco Perrone |
| Athletic trainer | Andrea Molteni Matteo Zambello Giovanni Scampini |
| Team manager | Rudy Ravaioli Andrea Bonfanti |
| Accompanying manager | Rosario Ferrigno |
| Health manager | Dr. Luigi Munari |
| Doctor | Dr. Alberto Rigon Dr. Renzo Scaggiante |
| Physiotherapists | Felice Zuin Paolo Garolla Marco Giulio Cosaro Francesco De Checchi |
| Nutritionist | Diego Campaci |
| Orthopedic consultant | Giorgio Franceschi |
| Series | Years | Last | Promotions | Relegations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 16 | 1995–96 | – |  5 (1930,1934,1952,1962,1996) |
| B | 38 | 2018–19 |  4 (1932,1948,1955,1994) | 6 (1935,1969,1985,1998,2014✟,2019) |
| C +C2 | 34 +4 | 2024–25 | 5 (1937,1983,1987,2009,2018) 2 (1981 C2,2001 C2) | 2 (1979 C1,1999 C1) |
| 92 out of 93 years of professional football in Italy since 1929 | ||||
| Founding member of theFootball League’sFirst Division in 1921 | ||||
| D | 1 | 2014–15 | 1 (2015) | never |
