US Città di Pontedera
| Full name | Unione Sportiva Città di Pontedera | ||
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| Nickname | Granata | ||
| Founded | 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 | ||
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Unione Sportiva Città di Pontedera (formerly Unione Sportiva Pontedera 1912) is an Italian association football club located in Pontedera, Tuscany. Currently, it plays in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football.
History
Founded in 1912, Pontedera, a team from a city in the Pisa neighbourhood, played Serie C for several years without ever gaining a single promotion to Serie 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 the Italy national football team coached by Arrigo 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 to Eccellenza in 2002. Pontedera returned to Serie D in 2005, after having won its Eccellenza round.
In 2006, Maurizio Mian's Gunther Corporation briefly held a controlling interest in Pontedera. Pornographic film actor Ilona Staller ("Cicciolina") was installed as the club "godmother", while another pornographic actress Valentine Demy served as one of three club Presidents, alongside a Polish lap dancer named Karolcia and a British rapper named Prodigal1.[1] The performance was related to Mian's left-libertarian views on reproductive rights and his upcoming appearance in the 2006 Italian general election.[2]
Marcello Lippi, head coach of the Italy national team and World Cup champion in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, began his managerial career as head coach of Pontedera in 1985–1986.
Serie D 2010–11
At the end of the 2010-11 Serie D season, Pontedera qualified for the Serie D play-offs for promotion to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, but were eliminated in the third round.
Back into professionalism
In the 2012-13 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season, Pontedera finished second in Girone B, and was promoted to Lega 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 to Lecce on penalties in the first round.
Colors and badge
Its colours are all dark red.
Current squad
As of 17 September 2025[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former managers
References
- ^ "Tutti pazzi per Mian e Gunther IV". Il Tirreno. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Laicità, pillola abortiva e pallone Mian si compra anche il Pontedera" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Pontedera squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
External links
- (in Italian) Official website