SS Murata

Murata
Full nameSocietà Sportiva Murata
Founded1966
GroundStadio Fonte dell'Ovo
Capacity600
ChairmanBrazil Danilo José Cappovilla
ManagerItaly Sergio Grassi
LeagueCampionato Sammarinese di Calcio
2024–25Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, 9th 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

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAgg.
2006–07UEFA CupFirst qualifying roundCyprus APOEL0–41–31–7
2007–08UEFA Champions LeagueFirst qualifying roundFinland Tampere United1–20–21–4
2008–09UEFA Champions LeagueFirst qualifying roundSweden IFK Göteborg0–50–40–9

Current squad

As of 4 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. NationPlayer
1GK SMRElia Benedettini
2DF BRARafael Schneider
4MF SMRAlberto Baldazzi
5MF BRALuigi Petillo
6DF ITAAlessandro Castorina
7MF BRALuiz Felipe
8MF ITAGiacomo Francesconi
9FW ITAAlessio Zecchinato
10FW BRAJoão Echel
11DF ITAGennaro D'Ascenzio
12GK ITAMichele Magnani
13DF SMRAlex De Biagi
15MF SMRFrancesco Guidi
No.Pos. NationPlayer
16MF CHIGerónimo Zupel
19MF ITADavide Diurno
20MF BRAJoão Daguer
21MF CUBAlessandro Pasos
22FW ITAFrancesco Salemme
23DF ITALuca Tomassoni
24MF ITALuigi Piscopo
25MF ITAEdoardo Bellocchi
26DF ITARiccardo Pagliuso
27MF ITAManuel Socciarelli
69DF ITAFrancesco Monterosso
75FW BRAWeslei Dalla Vecchia
99GK ITADiego Martinez

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 (2024–25)
  • San Marino Lorenzo Bugli (2025–)[4]

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.
  4. ^ "È nato il nuovo Murata: Lorenzo Bugli è il presidente" [The new Murata is born: Lorenzo Bugli is the president] (in Italian). San Marino RTV. 21 July 2025.
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