SS Murata

SS Murata
Full nameSocietà Sportiva Murata
Founded1966
GroundStadio Fonte dell'Ovo
Capacity600
ChairmanBrazil Danilo José Cappovilla
ManagerItaly Sergio Grassi
LeagueCampionato Sammarinese di Calcio
2023–24Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, 5th of 16

S.S. Murata is a Sanmarinese football club, based in Murata, a civil parish of the city of San Marino. The club was founded in 1966. Murata currently plays in Girone B of Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio. The team's colours are black and white.

Overview

They won their first Sammarinese national title in 2006, and repeated as champions the next two years. As UEFA decided to include Sammarinese champions in the first preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League starting from the 2007–08 season, Murata were the first Sanmarinese team to take part in the main European competition (see below for details). In order to reinforce the team, in July 2007 the club signed 41-year-old former Brazilian star and 1994 FIFA World Cup champion Aldair, gaining some headlines in the Italian sports news because of the move.[1] Another former Serie A star, 43-year-old striker Massimo Agostini, played for Murata from 2005 to 2008. In July 2008, Murata announced that they were hoping to sign former Brazil international Romário so he could play in the club's upcoming UEFA Champions League fixtures.[2] They also approached the former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher, but both declined Murata's offer.[3] On July 17, 2007, Murata became the first Sanmarinese team to play in a UEFA Champions League fixture, contesting a First Qualifying Round tie against Tampere United from Finland. The home game of the two-legged tie was played at San Marino Calcio's Olimpico Stadium and resulted in a 2–1 win for Tampere. Murata lost the away leg 2–0 and were eliminated.

Honours

2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
1997, 2007, 2008
2006, 2008, 2009.

European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2006–07 UEFA Cup First qualifying round Cyprus APOEL 0–4 1–3 1–7
2007–08 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round Finland Tampere United 1–2 0–2 1–4
2008–09 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round Sweden IFK Göteborg 0–5 0–4 0–9

Current squad

As of 18 July 2024 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 San Marino SMR Elia Benedettini
3 DF Brazil BRA Guilherme Santos
4 DF Brazil BRA Mayann Peters
5 DF San Marino SMR Fabio Vitaioli
6 DF Brazil BRA Matheus Cunha
7 DF Albania ALB Xhulio Gega
9 FW Brazil BRA Henrique Giaretta
10 FW Italy ITA Raul Ura
11 MF Albania ALB Samel Gjorretaj
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Brazil BRA Matheus Paseli Santana
21 MF Brazil BRA Luigi Petillo
23 GK San Marino SMR Achille Terenzi
26 DF Brazil BRA Rafael Brescianini
30 GK Senegal SEN Moussa Gueye
35 MF San Marino SMR Thomas Rastelli
37 FW Brazil BRA João Echel

Managers

  • San Marino Gianluigi Pasquali (–2008)
  • Italy Massimo Agostini (2008–10)
  • Italy Alberto Manca (2010–11)
  • Italy Ivo Crescentini (2012–13)
  • San Marino Fabio Baschetti (2013–14)
  • Italy Paolo Tarini (2014–15)
  • Italy Matteo Cecchetti (2015–16)
  • San Marino Fabrizio Constantini (2016–17)
  • Italy Loris Martinini (2017)
  • San Marino Gori Massimo (2017–19)
  • Italy Achille Fabbri (2019–22)
  • Italy Roberto Sarti (2022–22)
  • Italy Giuseppe Angelini (2023–24)
  • Italy Sergio Grassi (2024–)

References

  1. ^ "Aldair riparte da San Marino. Miccoli-Palermo, ci siamo" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
  2. ^ "San Marino's Murata target Romario for UCL". ESPNsoccernet. 2008-07-07. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  3. ^ "Romario, Schuey turn down Champs Lge chance". ESPNsoccernet. 2008-07-08. Archived from the original on 2008-07-13. Retrieved 2008-07-09.