A.C. Trento 1921 (nicknamed i Gialloblu or gli Aquilotti) is an Italian football club, and the major club in Trento. Currently they play in Serie C Group A.

Trento
Full nameAssociazione Calcio Trento 1921 s.r.l.
Nickname(s)Aquilotti (Eagles)
I Gialloblu (The Yellow and Blues)
Founded1921
GroundStadio Briamasco,
Trento, Italy
Capacity4,227
ChairmanMauro Giacca
ManagerLuca Tabbiani
LeagueSerie C Group A
2023–24Serie C Group A, 10th of 20
Websitehttp://www.actrento.com/

In 2014 Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Trento Calcio 1921 S.r.l. went bankrupt.[1] The sports title was transferred to A.C. Trento S.C.S.D.[2]

History

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Foundation

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The club was founded in 1921.

The team took part to the 1945–46 Serie B–C season.

It in the season 2010–11, from Serie D group B relegated, in the play-out, to Eccellenza Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.

In the season 2011–12 the team was promoted from Eccellenza Trentino–South Tyrol to Serie D after playoffs. The team was relegated again in 2013.

In 2014 Trento was relegated from Eccellenza to Promozione. After the transfer of the sports title to a new company in the same year, the phoenix club won promotion back to Eccellenza in 2016.

In the 2020–21 Serie D season, under the tenure of head coach Carmine Parlato, Trento were crowned Girone C champions, thus returning into professionalism after 18 years in the amateur leagues.[3]

Colors and badge

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Colors

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The official colors are yellow and blue. They are also the colors of the city of Trento.
The home jerseys of the club include the colors yellow and blue and can be vertically striped depending on the season. The away jerseys are mostly white or black.

Badge

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The badge of the club has the form of a shield. The left half of the logo in the background is blue, the other half yellow. They represent the colors of the club and the city of Trento. In the middle of the badge an eagle is depicted, which is also the coat of arms of Trento. Above the eagle is the inscription "A.C. TRENTO". The founding year "1921" is shown below the eagle.

Stadium

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Stadio Briamasco in Trento

AC Trento plays his home games at Stadio Briamasco. The stadium was opened in 1922 and has a capacity of 4,200 spectators. In the meantime, the stadium was often slightly modernized. The dimensions of the field are 105 by 65 meters (345 by 213 feet) and it is played on natural turf pitch. It consists of north (Tribuna Nord) and south tribune (Tribuna Sud). The north tribune is mostly covered and the south tribune only half. In addition, the arena has an athletics system, which is no longer used.

Two international matches of the Italy U21 team were played in the Stadio Briamasco.[4]

Current squad

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As of 30 August 2024[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ITA Sergio Barlocco
3 DF   ITA Edoardo Bernardi (on loan from Hellas Verona)
4 DF   ITA Andrea Trainotti (captain)
5 DF   ITA Sheriff Kassama
6 DF   ITA Alberto Barison
7 FW   ITA Emanuele Anastasia
8 DF   ITA Daniel Cappelletti
9 FW   CRO Tomi Petrović
10 MF   ITA Pasquale Giannotti
11 MF   ITA Francesco Disanto
12 GK   ITA Leonardo Santer
13 FW   ITA Samuel Di Carmine
14 MF   ITA Francesco Vallarelli (on loan from Empoli)
19 FW   ITA Davide Ruffato
20 MF   ITA Leonardo Di Cosmo
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW   ITA Diego Peralta (on loan from Catania)
22 GK   ITA Michele Tommasi
23 MF   ITA Christian Aucelli
27 MF   ITA Danijel Puzic
37 MF   ITA Tommaso Brevi
38 MF   ITA Mattia Sangalli
45 MF   ITA Davide Zanon
62 MF   ITA Ruggero Frosinini
66 DF   ITA Davide Vitturini
70 FW   ITA Alessandro Ghillani (on loan from Modena)
72 GK   ITA Sebastiano Uez
77 MF   ALB Armand Rada
80 FW   ITA Riccardo Fini
DF   ITA Filippo Ercolani

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   LVA Timurs Azarovs (at Monza U19 until 30 June 2025)

Notable players

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Notable managers

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References

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  1. ^ Trento bastonato: è arrivata la penalizzazione. Sport Trentino (in Italian). Published November 15, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Comunicato ufficiale N. 9/A (2014–15)" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. ^ "E' fatta, il Trento sbarca in serie C a 18 anni dall'ultima volta. Il calcio professionistico ritorna in provincia" (in Italian). Il Dolomiti. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Stadio Briamasco". AC Trento. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Trento squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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