# Carrarese Calcio 1908

Carrarese Calcio 1908, commonly referred to as Carrarese, is an Italian football club based in Carrara, Tuscany. The team plays in Serie B, second tier of Italian football after promotion from Serie C in 2023–24.

## History

The club was founded in 1908.
In the season 2010–11 from Lega Pro Seconda Divisione group B, Carrarese was promoted in the play-off to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.
In 2016, Carrarese Calcio S.r.l. went bankrupt. A new company Carrarese Calcio 1908 S.r.l., successfully bid the sports title by refurbished the debt of Carrarese Calcio S.r.l.
On 9 June 2024, Carrarese secure promotion to Serie B from 2024–25 season due to it winning Serie C promotion play-offs finals after defeat LR Vicenza with narrowly 1-0 aggregate 1-0 by a goal Mattia Finotto in 6th Minute and return to second tier after 76 years of absence.

## Colours and badge

The team's colours are light blue and yellow.

## Ownership

Italian international and Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon (a native of Carrara and prominent supporter of the club) was a major shareholder of the club, as part of a consortium that acquired the club in 2010; other shareholders included former Pisa Calcio chairman Maurizio Mian and long-time Serie A striker Cristiano Lucarelli.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 7 February 2025
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 | Marco Bleve (on loan from Lecce) |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Marco Imperiale (vice-captain) |
| 4 | DF | ARG | Julián Illanes |
| 5 | MF | ITA | Filippo Melegoni |
| 6 | DF | ITA | Filippo Oliana |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Luigi Cherubini (on loan from Roma) |
| 10 | MF | ITA | Tommaso Milanese (on loan from Cremonese) |
| 11 | MF | ITA | Manuel Cicconi |
| 13 | MF | ITA | Devid Eugene Bouah |
| 16 | MF | ITA | Michele Cavion (on loan from Vicenza) |
| 17 | MF | ITA | Emanuele Zuelli |
| 18 | MF | ARG | Nicolás Schiavi |
| 19 | FW | ALB | Stiven Shpendi (on loan from Empoli) |
| 20 | MF | ITA | Samuel Giovane (on loan from Atalanta) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | ITA | Mauro Coppolaro (on loan from Modena) |
| 22 | GK | ITA | Stefano Mazzini |
| 28 | FW | ITA | Giacomo Manzari (on loan from Bari) |
| 30 | GK | ITA | Nicola Ravaglia (on loan from Sampdoria) |
| 32 | FW | ITA | Mattia Finotto |
| 34 | DF | ITA | Gabriele Guarino (on loan from Empoli) |
| 44 | GK | ITA | Gianluca Mazzi |
| 47 | DF | ITA | Alessandro Fontanarosa (on loan from Inter Milan) |
| 72 | MF | ITA | Simone Zanon |
| 77 | MF | ITA | Niccolò Belloni |
| 82 | MF | ITA | Leonardo Capezzi |
| 90 | FW | ITA | Leonardo Cerri (on loan from Juventus) |
| 92 | FW | VEN | Ernesto Torregrossa |
| 98 | GK | ITA | Vincenzo Fiorillo (on loan from Salernitana) |

### US Carrarese Primavera

    As of 13 January 2025
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 |
| 71 | DF | UKR | Ivan Kovalenko |
| 99 | GK | ITA | Kristian Ferrara |

### Out on loan

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 |
| — | GK | ITA | Niccolò Chiorra (at Sampdoria until 30 June 2025) |
| — | DF | ARG | Mateo Scheffer Bracco (at Atalanta U23 until 30 June 2025) |
| — | MF | ITA | Alessio Sansaro (at Tuttocuoio until 30 June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | NGA | Malik Olalekan Opoola (at Casarano until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | ARG | Ryduan Palermo Dutra (at Altamura until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | ITA | Giuseppe Panico (at Avellino until 30 June 2025) |

## Club staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Nicola Antonio Calabro |
| Assistant head coach | Giuseppe Padovano |
| Technical assistant | Riccardo Nobili |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ferdinando Scarpello Matteo Della Bartolomea |
| Athletic coach | Michele Balloni |
| Sporting director | Iacopo Pasciuti |

## Honours

* Coppa Italia Serie C
    Winners: 1982–83