Cagliari Calcio
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Cagliari Calcio, commonly referred to as Cagliari (Italian: [ˈkaʎʎari] ⓘ), is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. In the 2023–24 season, they compete in Serie A. The team play their home games at the 16,416-seat Unipol Domus, the stadium built privately in 2017 in 4 months.
Full name | Cagliari Calcio S.p.A. | |||
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Nickname(s) | Gli Isolani (The Islanders) Casteddu (Cagliari in Sardinian language) Rossoblù (Red and Blue) I Sardi (The Sardinians) | |||
Founded | 30 May 1920; 103 years ago (1920-05-30) 1935; 89 years ago (1935) (re-founded as Unione Sportiva Cagliari) | |||
Ground | Unipol Domus | |||
Capacity | 16,416 | |||
Owner | Fluorsid Group | |||
President | Tommaso Giulini | |||
Manager | Claudio Ranieri | |||
League | Serie A | |||
2022–23 | Serie B, 5th of 20 (promoted via play-offs) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Founded in 1920, they won their first and only Scudetto in 1969–70, when they were led by the Italian national team's all-time leading scorer, Gigi Riva. The triumph was also the first by a club from south of Rome. The club's best European performance was in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup, reaching the semi-finals before losing to eventual winners Internazionale.
As with the flag of its city, Cagliari's colours are blue and red. The club badge incorporates the flag of Sardinia.