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| Full name | Unione Sportiva Città di Pontedera | ||
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| Nickname | Granata | ||
| Founded | 1912; 114 years ago (1912) | ||
| Ground | Stadio Ettore Mannucci, Pontedera, Italy | ||
| Capacity | 5,014 | ||
| Chairman | Gianfranco Donnini | ||
| Manager | Leonardo Menichini | ||
| League | Serie C Group B | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie C Group B, 10th of 20 | ||
| Website | www | ||
Unione Sportiva Città di Pontedera (formerlyUnione Sportiva Pontedera 1912) is anItalian association football club located inPontedera, Tuscany. Currently, it plays inSerie C, the third tier of Italian football.
Founded in 1912, Pontedera, a team from a city in thePisa neighbourhood, playedSerie C for several years without ever gaining a single promotion toSerie B. In 1993/1994, a second place in Serie C2/B allowed Pontedera to be promoted to Serie C1: during that season, the team was known for having longily been the only undefeated team in all Italian professional leagues, and for having incredibly won 2–1 to theItaly national football team coached byArrigo Sacchi in a friendly match played in April 1994. Pontedera played Serie C1 just in 1994/1995, and was relegated to Serie D in 2001, and even toEccellenza in 2002. Pontedera returned to Serie D in 2005, after having won its Eccellenza round.
In 2006,Maurizio Mian'sGunther Corporation briefly held a controlling interest in Pontedera.Pornographic film actorIlona Staller ("Cicciolina") was installed as the club "godmother", while another pornographic actressValentine Demy served as one of three club Presidents, alongside a Polishlap dancer named Karolcia and a British rapper named Prodigal1.[1] The performance was related to Mian'sleft-libertarian views onreproductive rights and his upcoming appearance in the2006 Italian general election.[2]
Marcello Lippi, head coach of the Italy national team and World Cup champion in the2006 FIFA World Cup, began his managerial career as head coach of Pontedera in 1985–1986.
At the end of the2010-11 Serie D season, Pontedera qualified for the Serie D play-offs for promotion toLega Pro Seconda Divisione, but were eliminated in the third round.
In the2012-13 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season, Pontedera finished second in Girone B, and was promoted toLega Pro Prima Divisione. This was the team's second consecutive promotion. The 2013–14 season saw Pontedera topping the Lega Pro Prima Divisione table in the early weeks, then completing the regular season in eighth place and thus securing a Serie B promotion playoff spot, before losing toLecce on penalties in the first round.
Its colours are all dark red.
As of 4 February 2026[3]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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