# Virtus Entella

Virtus Entella, commonly referred to as Entella, is an Italian professional football club based in Chiavari, Liguria. Founded in 1914, the club currently competes in the Serie C Group B.

## History
### 1914: Foundation

The club was founded in 1914 as Foot-Ball Club Entella. It took its name from the river Entella, flowing between Chiavari and Lavagna.

### 2001: Bankruptcy

Foot-Ball Club Entella went bankrupt in 2001.

### 2002: Refoundation

It was refounded in 2002 as Unione Sportiva Valle Sturla Entella. In the summer of 2010 it was renamed Virtus Entella, after it had been admitted in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In summer 2012, Virtus Entella was promoted, for the first time, to Lega Pro Prima Divisione by repechage to fill the vacancies created. They completed the 2012–13 season in style, taking part to the promotion playoff, where they were defeated by Lecce in the semi-finals.
In the 2013–14 season, Virtus Entella took part to the Girone A of the Italian third tier, and topped the league for most of the season. On 4 May 2014, a 2–1 away win at Cremonese in the final day of the season ensured Virtus Entella the league championship title and a spot in the 2014–15 Serie B, in what will be the club's first appearance ever in the Italian second tier.

### 2014: Serie B Period

The team was promoted in Serie B for the first time in history in 2014. In the 2014–15 season they got relegated once again, in the relegation playoffs as they lost to Modena. But after the relegation of Calcio Catania to Lega Pro for sporting fraud it was readmitted to Serie B. Virtus Entella finished 19th at the conclusion of the 2017–18 season and lost a relegation playoff to Ascoli by virtue of being the lower ranked team after the two-legged tie finished 0–0 on aggregate.

### 2018: Return to Serie C

The team returned to the Italian third tier, now named Serie C for the 2018-19 season. During the season, they also achieved a surprise qualification to the round of 16 of the 2018–19 Coppa Italia, defeating Genoa on penalties during the process. That season they won the Serie C and thus earned promotion to the Serie B.

## Current squad

    As of 3 March 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 | Andrea Paroni |
| 2 | DF | ITA | Alessandro Garattoni |
| 5 | DF | MDA | Andrei Motoc (on loan from Athens Kallithea) |
| 6 | DF | ITA | Andrea Tiritiello |
| 8 | MF | SWE | Nermin Karić (on loan from Trapani) |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Davide Castelli |
| 10 | FW | ITA | Matteo Casarotto |
| 11 | FW | SEN | Maguette Fall |
| 14 | MF | ITA | Andrea Corbari |
| 15 | DF | ITA | Ivan Marconi |
| 17 | FW | LUX | Adulai Djabi Embalo |
| 21 | MF | ITA | Jacopo Lipani |
| 22 | GK | ITA | Federico Del Frate |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | DF | ITA | Luca Parodi |
| 24 | MF | ITA | Andrea Franzoni |
| 26 | DF | ITA | Stefano Di Mario |
| 27 | DF | ITA | Antonio Boccadamo |
| 36 | FW | SEN | Alioune Thioune |
| 40 | MF | ITA | Gabriele Costa |
| 43 | MF | ALB | Angelo Ndrecka |
| 47 | MF | ITA | Giovanni Di Noia |
| 70 | FW | ITA | Davide Bariti |
| 77 | FW | ESP | Bernat Guiu |
| 90 | DF | ITA | Denis Portanova |
| 99 | GK | LTU | Ovidijus Šiaulys |
| — | GK | ITA | Filippo Vandelli |

### 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 |
| — | DF | ITA | Federico Bonini (at Catanzaro until 30 June 2025) |
| — | DF | ITA | Filippo Saiani (at Virtus Verona until 30 June 2025) |
| — | MF | ITA | Ernesto Matteazzi (at Empoli U19 until 30 June 2025) |
| — | MF | ITA | Marco Piredda (at Ligorna until 30 June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ITA | Giacomo Tomaselli (at Feralpisalò until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | ITA | Emanuele Banfi (at Lavagnese until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | ITA | Samuele Vianni (at Sangiuliano City until 30 June 2025) |

## Honours

* Serie C1
** Winner: 2013-14, 2018-19,
* Serie D
** Winner: 1959-60, 1963-64, 1984-85,

## Notable former players

* Naser Aliji
* Nicolas Cinalli
* Cristiano Bacci
* Manlio Bacigalupo
* Gianpaolo Castorina
* Francesco Conti
* Gino Ferrer Callegari
* Rosario Di Vincenzo
* Matteo Matteazzi
* Simone Pasticcio
* Silvano Raggio Garibaldi
* Luciano Spalletti
* Giuliano Taccola
* Stefano Vavoli
* Nicolò Zaniolo

## Presidents and managers

Antonio Gozzi has been the President of the Virtus Entella since 2007. He was arrested and released in March 2015.